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...]
THE MILK BARS BOOK VOL 11
WE HAVE A LOT OF CONFECTIONERY AND POINT OF SALE COLLECTORS, AND GENERALISTS LIKE ME WHO ENJOYED EAMON DONNELLY'S FIRST BOOK ABOUT MILK BARS. He spoke at one of our symposia and a few of us snapped up … [Read more...]
From the New York times magazine
AN OLD TYPE OF EPHEMERA IS BEING REINVENTED IN PARIS IN 2025. A NEW COMPANY PRESIDENT FOR A CHOCOLATIER FOUND 'a cellar full of old packaging, drawings and recipes' The Parisian chocolate company … [Read more...]
An RHSV Distinguished Lecture – traveling to and around Europe in 1950s
The Inaugural Gwenda D. M. Jones Memorial Lecture: Orontes’ adventure: introducing The Jones Collection of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria to be delivered by eminent historian (and ESA … [Read more...]
Find it at the Ephemera Fair 13 October 2024
Find Grant in the Parkview Room - with his hard to find and marvelous pieces for sale. His stall is full of advertising items, tins, badges, signs. When: SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 2024, 8.45am to 2pm … [Read more...]
Swap meet (banana box of ephemera) preceded by AGM
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2024, AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS, 340 CAMBERWELL RD, yes CAMBERWELL VIC. Friendly gathering with a chance to meet up, unload or add, fronm banana boxes of material. … [Read more...]
What’s on? Political poster exhibition 3 August to 27 October 2024
Troppo Print Studio presents Future Foundations, a political poster exhibition, @counihangallery in Merri-Bek, Brunswick, Narrm from August 3rd until October 27th 2024. 'Future Foundations', curated … [Read more...]
Listen in – catch it on catch up radio
On Thursday 20 June 2024, ABC Melbourne/774. David Astle spoke with one of our symposium speakers, Saskia Ericson, about her talk: The art of cooking, 1945–1985. A journey through an illustrated … [Read more...]