I was toying around with an idea for a short fantasy-genre story called "A guy with a sword" last night and thinking about how (if at all) it should be influenced by my own Australian nature.
But then I was thinking, have swords ever been a big deal here? Are there any records of men dueling each other from the early days of the colony? In fact, has anyone in Australia ever been killed with an actual sword?
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A quick google search reveals:
Hapkido Master splits assistant's head open during demonstration
http://www.tsuki-kage.com/darwin.html
Man charged over samurai sword attack
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24600580-1245,00.html
Four charged with sword-fight death
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/four-charged-with-swordfight-death/2007/01/10/1168105052403.html
I'm pretty sure a Japanese street gang finished off one of their members with a samurai sword near where I used to live in Prahran in Melbourne, and of course Australian POW's were beheaded by the Japanese during WWII.
Also, I once split Benny's finger open duelling with a spade and a stick.
There was the rather famous incident with Francis de Groot at the opening of the Harbour Bridge. No people were injured, but there was a sword prominently involved.
As far as I know swords were common in the gentry way-back-when, but for little more than ornamental purposes.
It was common for certain military ranks to wear swords as part of formal dress, but certainly not for combat.
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