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Knightqueste Myspace Profile

A hyperlink to the Myspace music profile for Australian metal band, Knightqueste. Based in Wollongong, New South Wales, Knightqueste have utilised elements of a typically 'masculinised' medieval past. In particular, there is a strong focus on…

Mitchell Building, The University of Adelaide

An image of the Mitchell Building at The University of Adelaide. The Mitchell Building was designed by South Australian architect Willliam McMinn, and is of a Victorian Academic Gothic architectural style. It was completed between 1879 and 1881, and…

Anglo-Saxon Window, Great Hall, University of Sydney

The Anglo-Saxon window in the Great Hall of the University of Sydney is one of a number of windows along the side walls of the hall containing portraits of famous people. It includes three notable Anglo-Saxon churchmen and writers from the Kingdom of…

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Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows a poster advertising the exhibition. Although set in a magical version of the…

Tags: alchemy, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, unicorn, witch, wizard

Jack and the Beanstalk house window, East Devonport

One of three photographs of a house in East Devonport built in the Gothic Revival architectural style. Gothic features of the house include the arched windows and steeped pitch of the roof. This photograph shows one of the gothic-style windows, which…

Tags: arched window, architecture, domestic, domestic architecture, East Devonport, folktale, Gothic, Gothic Revival, home, house, household, Jack and the Beanstalk, residence, residential, Tas, Tasmania

New Procession ushers in Slipper era

This article from the online edition of ABC News reports on a change in Australian parliamentary procedure. A longer and more formal procession from the lobby of Parliament House to the Chamber of the House of Representatives has been introduced by…

Tags: Australian Parliament, Canberra, ceremonial robes, Chamber, House of Representatives, lobby, mace, medieval ritual, parliament, Parliament House, procession, public display, ritual, serjeant-at-arms, Speaker, weapon

Kryal Tapestry

An image depicting the hand embroidered 'Kyral Tapestry', which is displayed at Kryal Castle, a tourist attraction located 8km from Ballarat in Victoria. The tapestry was designed and executed by Gloria Rose Armstrong, and depicts Kryal Castle and…

Tags: attraction, Australia, Ballarat, castle, castles, craft, entertainment, functions, Gloria Rose Armstrong, jousting, Keith Ryall, knight, knights, Kryal Castle, leisure, medieval, medieval craft, medieval scene, Melbourne, re-creation, recreation, tapestries, tapestry, tourism, tourist, Vic, Victoria, weaving

No 'Robin Hood' financial transaction tax coming to Australia, says Wayne Swan

This article from the online news site Perth Now reports on Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swanâ€™s decision not follow the lead of European nations such as France and introduce a financial transactions tax to deal with economic crisis. Such…

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