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Medieval Knight leading National Savings Week
![Sunday Herald Syd 1949 Sun 30 Oct Medieval Street Procession National Savings Week[1].pdf](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-file.png "Sunday Herald Syd 1949 Sun 30 Oct Medieval Street Procession National Savings Week[1].pdf")
National Savings Week was a movement instituted in Great Britain in 1916 to raise funds to counteract government deficits. The emblem of the Movement was, at first, the Swastika but that was replaced with a figure that appears to be St. George…
Medieval Precedent for Women Playing Bowls
The ‘new phenomenon’ of women participating in sport post World War I is discussed at length. The writer argues that women are physically capable of participating in some sports. The counterpoints to this argument are that they could…
Medieval Weaponry at the Perth Medieval Fayre
A display of medieval weapons handcrafted by members of the Grey Company at the Perth Medieval Fayre. The weapons featured here include staff weapons such as halberds and spears, poleaxes, andalsoflanged maces and throwing axes. The Grey…
Medieval Weaponry on display at the Perth Medieval Fayre
A display of medieval weapons handcrafted by members of the Grey Company at the Perth Medieval Fayre. The weapons featured here include staff weapons such as halberds and spears, poleaxes, andalsoflanged maces and throwing axes. The Grey Company…
Medieval Weapons Demonstration
This photograph (along with seven others) was taken at an event held by the Round Table at The University of Western Australia. The demonstration was presented by Michael Ovens and featured various replica medieval weapons including swords, shields…