The Stonnington History Centre staff have been working hard to create a display which showcases some of the fantastic items which are part of the SHC collection including photos, documents, objects … [Read more...]
Railway hotel histories – hear about it
Monday 29/2 - VOL 1 OF RAILWAY HOTEL HISTORY BOOK LAUNCH. Interested in railway hotels? Here is the opportunity to hear from the author, Roderick Smith. where: Drill Hall, 239 A'Beckett Street, … [Read more...]
Paper engineering exhibition – Adelaide
Paper engineering from the collections of the State Library of South Australia On display from 14 November 2015 to 27 March 2016 'Noah's Ark' Vojtech Kubasta, 196-?, Children's Literature … [Read more...]
C-Day – changeover day for decimal currency
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF DECIMAL CURRENCY THIS WEEKEND, 14 FEBRUARY 2016. Thanks to member Andrew H for sharing a wonderful subset of his collection. The campaign On the 14th of … [Read more...]
The Making of Midnight Oil – exhibition
The Making of Midnight Oil is a straight-up rock ‘n roll exhibition that charts the Oil’s impact on Australian musical, political and cultural history. From their early development on the … [Read more...]
Fighting over badges in the op shop + some dating tips
Many of us hunt in local op shops. Recently looking in Cheltenham, Vic. Met a fellow collector who was wearing a cap with some nice badges and a few that are more like brooches, for example the … [Read more...]
Fireworks, NYE
END OF YEAR = FIREWORKS' DISPLAYS. In Australia, fireworks are now chiefly the domain of the professional pyrotechnical folk. And it seems they have been for as long as the 1880s. The two major … [Read more...]
Happy hanukkah
THERE ARE OTHER RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS IN DECEMBER. IT IS NOT JUST CHRISTMAS. We look briefly and with the help of other at hanukkah. The source of our story is a Queensland report about a menorah set … [Read more...]
New Year’s resolutions
RESOLUTIONS ARE USUALLY VERY EPHEMERAL, FEW SURVIVE TO MID JANUARY. Here are some postcards urging serious, and others with immodest, thought be given to resolutions. These are by and large North … [Read more...]