SAVE THE DATE - 12 JULY 2025, THE 2025 SYMPOSIUM - AN AFTERNOON OF TALKING ABOUT EPHEMERA - WITH SLIDE SHOWS and the traditional delicious afternoon tea. (All our visuals are from last year's terrific … [Read more...]
PHOTORIA: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN BEHIND THE LENS 1850 to 1950
SALLY JACKSON SAYS: Collecting has only just come into my life since around 2018. I was working at the National Film and Sound Archive as the Film Curator, when a colleague, Jennifer Coombes, was … [Read more...]
Mr Irreplaceable to be replaced
Many of you know ESA executive members, Ed Jewell and Garry James, from our fairs especially. They are both stepping down from roles in the Ephemera Society after decades of service. Garry retired as … [Read more...]
Early 20th century postcards
INQUIRY FROM UNIVERSITY STUDENT: I'm an honours history student at the university of Melbourne currently undertaking a thesis focusing on Australian postcards from the early 20th century. I was … [Read more...]
The Ephemera Fair evolves
There are a few changes afoot with the fairs. STARTING WITH A NAME CHANGE TO 'THE COLLECTABLES FAIR'. We will be moving to another venue in the eastern suburbs - something a bit smaller and more … [Read more...]