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Category Archives: South Australia
Fizzy drinks, the Codd patent bottle and some experimental archaeology
When aerated mineral water drinks were first manufactured way back in the eighteenth century, they were stored in stoneware bottles. But the gas often escaped, the fizz disappeared and the drinks became flat. When glass bottles were used, a different … Continue reading
Posted in Material culture, Research, hmmm, South Australia
Tagged australia, Codd bottles, fizzy drinks, glass, Material culture
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Bonfires and St John’s Eve
Yesterday, 23 June, was St John’s Eve, which was traditionally celebrated in Ireland with large bonfires across the countryside. Hence its other name, Bonfire Night. June in Ireland is the height of summer, and the long twilight would be a … Continue reading
Posted in Baker's Flat, Folk traditions, Folklore, Ireland, Irishness, Kapunda, South Australia
Tagged Baker's Flat, bonfires, fertility, Irish folk traditions, St John's Eve
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We’re building a wall and adding a foundation deposit
So, we like gardening, although we’re often neglectful and the plants that thrive do so because they’re hardy. This weekend’s project, in which I played a minor role, was to build a three-course curved wall around the fence that holds … Continue reading
Posted in Excavation, Folk traditions, Foundation deposits, Ireland, Irishness, Material culture, South Australia
Tagged building a wall, City to Bay 2018, Foundation deposits, Irishness, medals
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A short visit to Z Ward
It was a cold and wintry afternoon in Adelaide today. What better time to visit an old lunatic asylum? For nearly 90 years, Z Ward was home to the ‘criminally insane’ patients of South Australia’s health system. Opened in the … Continue reading
Posted in Folk traditions, South Australia
Tagged Glenside, Hexafoils, history, Parkside Lunatic Asylum, South Australian heritage, Witch marks, Z Ward
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St Dymphna’s, Booborowie
At the weekend, it was my great privilege to drive to Booborowie for the decommissioning of St Dymphna’s Catholic Church. It’s not every day one gets to go to the deconsecration of a church, and in fact, this was my first. … Continue reading
Posted in Around the world, Folk traditions, Ireland, South Australia
Tagged Booborowie, St Dymphna, St Dympna
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