THURSDAY 6 JULY 12-1, gsv MEETING ROOM, LEVEL 6, 85 QUEEN STREET, Preserving the past: photos, books & paper-based items Debra Parry will share her expertise about the preservation of books and … [Read more...]
RBW sporting ephemera (new)
WEDNESDAY 5 JULY, 1.30-2.30, RARE SPORTS BOOKS AND EPHEMERA, great opportunity. Sports writers and historians return to the Melbourne Cricket Club Library for its annual Melbourne Rare Book Week … [Read more...]
RBW Children’s books – hear from the experts
TUESDAY 4 JULY, 6-7 AT THE ATHENAEUM LIBRARY - Children’s books form one of the most varied and charming fields of collecting.This talk will deal with books from the early 19th century to the present. … [Read more...]
Lots of questions
NEW INQUIRY FROM THE SMOKY PAST, specifically about the history of a cigarette tin containing war service medals. I have a State Express 333 Cork Tipped Virginia 100 cigarette tin S-25-B English … [Read more...]
Australian Catholic history – help wanted
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH in Australia has a long history, here is a newspaper report from 1841-We congratulate the Roman Catholic community on the arrival of the Rev. Michael Ryan, who intends to … [Read more...]