Every opportunity shop in at least the cooler, southern Australian states, has a selection of knitting books. To some these represent something of a treasure trove - they are time capsules about … [Read more...]
Book about the magazine – The Australian Women’s Weekly
PUBLISHED IN APRIL 2014, A HISTORY OF AN ICONIC (YES) AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE, HAS HIT THE BOOKSHELVES. Previous Australian Women's Weekly editor Deborah Thomas and Vogue editor Kirstie Clements … [Read more...]
Rare book week 17-27 July 2014
THE WEEK of 17-27 JULY IS A FESTIVAL OF (FREE) FUN FOR COLLECTORS. It is organised by The Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers. We have highlighted events in our … [Read more...]
Discouragement of panic – ephemera of influenza
ON 31 JANUARY 1919, ACCORDING TO INFLUENZA OUTBREAK: Memorandum Published for General Information by the Influenza Advisory Committee the public should: avoid crowds - in streets, in trains, in … [Read more...]
Ephemeral cures for coughs and colds
THE CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD HAS BEEN OFFERED BY MANY AND IN MANY FORMS. Andrew H collects in the area of health and so his collection documents many medicinal problem solvers. It looks like in … [Read more...]