READING ABOUT COLLECTING; this little book Labels is really a short short story. Labels was publisher Hardie Grant’s first book. It was written by the UK author Louis de Bernieres. The short story … [Read more...]
Gorgeous vintage footy
FIND FAB FOOTY AT THE FAIR Francis Doherty gives us a preview of some magnificent Bombers, Magpies and Blues' sporting ephemera. Only problem - nothing for the Dees. At the Fair - Parkview Room, … [Read more...]
More from the Milnes
THIS SUNDAY 19 MAY, AT THE PARKVIEW ROOM, CAMBERWELL, 340 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell Vic. Rick & Margaret Milne will have some super special and rare items up for sale. Early bird entry for … [Read more...]
50th anniversary of the postcard collectors
2018 WAS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY INC. Bob Ferris and Graeme Dickinson have put together a 76 page homage to all that the Society has achieved. The Anniversary … [Read more...]
Naughty banks?
THE FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BANKING ROYAL COMMISSION WERE MADE PUBLIC AT 4.10 PM TODAY, 54 FEBRUARY 2019. Here are some lovable or benign images of banking ephemera past. What were the … [Read more...]
Show & tell
NEXT FRIDAY, 14 FEBRUARY, @6 PM, we will be starting the collecting year in Melbourne with a Show & Tell gathering. Why might you come? Do you like looking at and talking about collecting? Do … [Read more...]
Still thinking about Australia Day
Extract from the Wangaratta chronicle 31 July 1915: Yesterday was celebrated as Australia Day. In Wangaratta a number of ladies were busy selling flags, buttons, badges, and other mementoes and … [Read more...]
Australia Day – background
Geoffrey Potter Local History Librarian Central Coast Libraries advises Australia Day began as a recruitment drive in WWI in the wake of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli. Towns all over Australia … [Read more...]
Book sale (Melbourne CBD)
THIS SATURDAY 25 AUGUST 2018, 10-4. The Royal Historical Society of Victoria has its annual historical book sale, open to the public. More than 4,000 history books on offer. Prices start at $1. All … [Read more...]