ESA 2018/2019 REPORT - the ESA has had a busy year with 2 fairs, the symposium, show and tell meetings, a swap meet, the publications and participation in Rare Book Week. Fairs We have had the … [Read more...]
Sydney Rare Book Fair
BOOKSELLERS FROM NSW & OTHER STATES offering rare antiquarian books and printed material. Where: MacLaurin Hall, The Quadrangle, University of Sydney; When: Friday 1 Nov., 1pm-7pm; and … [Read more...]
Collecting maps: an uncharted journey 30 October 2019
'Collecting maps: an uncharted journey' presented by Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM. Robert has been an avid map collector for over 40 years, from $20 tourist maps to rare charts of … [Read more...]
Revolutions: records and rebels – until 6 October 2019
The Beatles' Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover reconstructed with uniforms, lyrics and more. Image: Melbourne Museum. A retro exhibition brings the Sixties back … [Read more...]
Busy Bees in Heidelberg
Unique 19th Century signature quilt now on display Sundays 2pm-5pm until end of November. This large, rare quilt with distinctive lace insertions was made by a local group to help raise funds in the … [Read more...]
Valuation Day – Hawthorn Vic.
VALUATION DAY, Sunday August 25, 2019, 1-4pm. The Boroondara Historical Societies present a valuation day: Please check your cupboards and bring along a piece or two to be valued. Richard … [Read more...]
Vintage cookery booklets
FREE TALK AT 11 AM ON 19 MAY 2019, CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS, hear and see part of a wonderful collection about food donated to the State Library of Victoria. Our speaker is Richard Overell … [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...]