YES, CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, WITH SOME DELIGHTS FOR THE EPHEMERIST..Christmas cards, Christmas wrapping paper and tape. This time last year we posted a beautiful article by Michael Aitken about … [Read more...]
Paying tribute to early Australian collectors
WHAT ABOUT RECOGNISING EARLY COLLECTORS? HERE IS A MAN WITH A STORY SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR TO MODERN COLLECTORS. William Bednall was a printer, newspaper man and collector of many types of things including … [Read more...]
New TV show about Australian collecting
ANTIQUES WITH ATTITUDE IS AN AUSTRALIAN TV PROGRAMME ABOUT COLLECTING - its on channel 31, starting on 3 December at 6.30 pm and it runs for 13 weeks. The press release … [Read more...]
You have to eat your fruit and vegetables
TOO BIG TO COLLECT? WE RECENTLY HAD SOME CONTACT FROM A COLLECTOR IN NORTH QUEENSLAND WHO PHOTOGRAPHED BANANA BOXES STACKED ON THE BACK OF TRUCKS. (These photographs were posted on the Society's … [Read more...]
Exhibition: RedPlanet: a reflection
POSTER EXHIBITION DOTTED AROUND THE RICHMOND TOWN HALL. Where: Richmond Town Hall: Level 1, 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, Vic. When: 9-5, Monday to Friday, 8 October to 5 December 2014. There … [Read more...]
Another storage solution for badges
HERE IS ANOTHER SOLUTION FOR STORING BADGES - A HELLUVA LOT OF THEM. Here are some snapshots from member Bill - more from Bill soon and more close up photos. … [Read more...]
New ways of storing badges and buttons
COLLECTING IS FUN BUT STORING IS HELL. Thanks to Annette Shiell for bringing this new method to our attention. Here is the link. We have extracted some highlights here. Might be a bit challenging … [Read more...]
Election times past
HERE ARE SOME REMINDERS OF THE just passed OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. A post card with a nice graphic - it is designed to be posted back to the GeneEthics Network to … [Read more...]
Talk about the changes in books and bookselling – Nick Dawes
TALK ABOUT BOOK SELLING THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER. You are invited to attend the next meeting of the Book Collectors Society at 6.00 pm. Thursday 27th November 2014. The speaker is Nick Dawes. He will be … [Read more...]