THURSDAY 6 JULY 12-1, gsv MEETING ROOM, LEVEL 6, 85 QUEEN STREET, Preserving the past: photos, books & paper-based items Debra Parry will share her expertise about the preservation of books and … [Read more...]
RBW sporting ephemera (new)
WEDNESDAY 5 JULY, 1.30-2.30, RARE SPORTS BOOKS AND EPHEMERA, great opportunity. Sports writers and historians return to the Melbourne Cricket Club Library for its annual Melbourne Rare Book Week … [Read more...]
RBW Children’s books – hear from the experts
TUESDAY 4 JULY, 6-7 AT THE ATHENAEUM LIBRARY - Children’s books form one of the most varied and charming fields of collecting.This talk will deal with books from the early 19th century to the present. … [Read more...]
Lots of questions
NEW INQUIRY FROM THE SMOKY PAST, specifically about the history of a cigarette tin containing war service medals. I have a State Express 333 Cork Tipped Virginia 100 cigarette tin S-25-B English … [Read more...]
Australian Catholic history – help wanted
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH in Australia has a long history, here is a newspaper report from 1841-We congratulate the Roman Catholic community on the arrival of the Rev. Michael Ryan, who intends to … [Read more...]
More info from the outside world about north eastern Victoria artist
We ran a story about Marcus O'Donnell's paintings reproduced on greeting cards in the 1960s. From Anna: I vaguely remember visiting Marcus in his ‘humpy’ in the mountains with my father who either … [Read more...]
Book sale: Take home a page of history
22-24 June 2017: TAKE HOME A PAGE OF HISTORY, at a great price. The Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s (RHSV) Annual Book Sale will be held the last weekend in June at the RHSV headquarters. … [Read more...]
Sticky fingers
SWAP MANGO & OTHER FRUIT LABELS we love not only chocolate but also fruit. There are friends with the same interests. Jacques Tintinier ONLY collects mango labels/stickers. He is retired … [Read more...]
Rare? Digital?
MONDAY 3 JULY, 10AM What will the rare book of the future look like? Digitally published books Presented by Ephemera Society of Australia by ESA member Mimmo Cozzolino. In 2012 Mimmo … [Read more...]