HERE ARE SOME FINDS FROM A HOLIDAY IN SOUTHERN NSW. If you would like to share recent finds (and the places you bought them, let us know on 03 9428 8023). Member Andrew H, who is usually a fairly … [Read more...]
Recently collected in central Victoria
HAVE YOU BEEN OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND FOUND A SHOPPING STOP YOU CAN RECOMMEND? Here are a couple of recent finds from Central Victoria (Trentham Books, Di Parsons 0448, 760 563, 19 Victoria … [Read more...]
The business of diaries
WHO DOESN'T LOVE THE FRIVOLOUS OR INDULGENT 'FANTASY' DIARY, THAT MAKES EVERY DAY A WALK IN THE PARK, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE OR A LAUGH? THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BUSINESS SIDE TO DIARIES AND HERE … [Read more...]
Mopping up children’s spills – with blotters
PUDDLES, SPLASHES, BLOODY KNEES, SPLUTTER. Did the parent of the 1950s think about blotting up domestic disasters at work? Paddle Brand shoes are first advertised in the early 1920s and … [Read more...]
Long held views, ephemeral signs
LONG HELD VIEWS ARE OFTEN RECORDED IN EPHEMERAL WAYS. The Palm Sunday rally in Melbourne on 29 March 2015 (and around Australia) saw many marching with homemade signs, likely not to survive … [Read more...]