WHEN JOAN MATHESON, A COLLECTOR OF 90 YEARS STANDING DIED, her daughter Karen had the onerous task of clearing up and going through each piece of paper in an endeavour she took on to respect her … [Read more...]
Swap, sell and show
TOMORROW, FRIDAY 21 APRIL 2023 6-8PM AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS. Meet Ed with your banana box full of ephemera to sell or swap or giveaway. There will be snacks and a beverage. If you … [Read more...]
ZOOM about internment ephemera
ON MONDAY 1 MAY 2023 AT 7 PM, VIA ZOOM, find out what internees did in the many camps dotted across Australia during the two world wars. They were watched over by staff BUT HAD MUCH TIME TO OCCUPY. Ed … [Read more...]
Underneath a pile of bookmarks
ESA MEMBER DAVID CROWE COLLECTS ANTIQUE BOOKMARKS, AND SOMETIMES THIS LEADS TO OTHER FINDS. David writes: Such a delightful surprise it was to find at the bottom of a box of surplus bookmarks a … [Read more...]
Were you invited? What was on
ON 14 APRIL & 16 April 1951, THE BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES' CELEBRATED ITS CENTENARY OF DOING BUSINESS IN MELBOURNE. The Potters were invited to some of the events marking the centenary. They were … [Read more...]