NEW YEAR MEANS SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND CREATED SOME BEAUTIFUL SCENES. WE LOOK BACK HERE, AND FINALLY FORWARD TO THE 2010S WITH SOME AUSTRALIAN NEW YEAR EFFORTS. Alcohol and new year … [Read more...]
Meet Michael Taffe, bookmark collector
NEWish MEMBER MICHAEL TAFFE advises: Following an early career as a welfare worker and counsellor I became involved in education and the arts and have now retired as an archivist and professional … [Read more...]
President’s annual report 2021-22
THE 2021-22 ESA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WAS HELD BY ZOOM ON 8 DECEMBER 2022. WE HAD A QUORUM. THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REPORTS WERE ACCEPTED. IN CASE YOU COULDN'T COME HERE IS The president’s annual … [Read more...]
Travel plans?
THERE IS SO MUCH TRAVEL EPHEMERA, and here is a nice selection of luggage tags. Superseding the baggage label, just as air travel superseded travel by sea, these tags don't function as a mini … [Read more...]
Let us shout you a drink (or two)
THIS IS NOW A PAST EVENT - ON WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER, THE ESA ANNUAL DINNER. At the Old England Hotel, 459 Lower Heidelberg Rd, Heidelberg VIC 3084. About 20 members gathered for a bit of a … [Read more...]
On this day
WHEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT TICKETS WERE LITTLE PIECES OF HISTORY. Would this anniversary of electric trains in Australia be of much interest to someone travelling to Flemington on 6 October 1968? And a … [Read more...]
Ian Atkinson’s stall – in the foyer – variety +++
IAN A. ALWAYS HAS A HUGE VARIETY OF GREAT EPHEMERA - What about the 19th century voter's registration forms? one that got away. Here a few samples for 18 September 2022. Where: Parkview Room, 340 … [Read more...]
ESA Zoom about Australian chocolate and confectionery packaging
MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2022 AT 7.30 PM, take up this invitation to a tour of some early, rare and remarkable Australian confectionery and chocolate packaging - all welcome. Time: Sep 12, 2022 07:30 PM … [Read more...]
Kookaburras wanted
THE NEXT EPHEMERA JOURNAL WILL BE A VISUAL SPECIAL DEVOTED TO THE KOOKABURRA. Inspired by Michael A's zoom presentation on his two dimensional laughing jackasses, Mimmo Cozzolino will be photographing … [Read more...]