FREE ON FRIDAY 19 JANUARY 2024? KICK OFF THE YEAR WITH A FRIENDLY GATHERING OF FELLOW COLLECTORS If you can follow the theme of WORK. We usually each talk for 5 minutes about our material - then … [Read more...]
Ephemera friends/experts
THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY'S GOALS INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION OF EPHEMERA and luckily we have members and friends to assist with this. On this occasion we acknowledge Cheryl Ridge, who we knew was an … [Read more...]
Watermelon?
FRUIT ANYONE? THE ESA HAS RECENTLY BEEN CONTACTED BY A PHD STUDENT WHO IS STUDYING TASMANIAN APPLE CRATE LABELS. She is from South America. We are delving into possibly deeper meaning including the … [Read more...]
Have I got all the Australia Day badges?
I wonder how many Australia Day badges were circulating in Adelaide in 1918 - wonder no more - the newspaper, The Register, answered it - 37 from private establishments or employee groups, 6 official … [Read more...]
The bells are ringing
A question about bells with kookaburras on top- are there any sea travelers out there who have seen bells like these in use. Suggestions have been souvenir and also on dining room tables to summon … [Read more...]
Visit a colonial Christmas in Melbourne
COMO IN SOUTH YARRA IS BEDECKED WITH COLONIAL CHRISTMAS CARDS. This is an opportunity to see wonderful late 19th century Christmas ephemera, especially cards, and decoration. If you want to … [Read more...]
Years within WW1
IS THERE A WW1 EXPERT OUT THERE WHO CAN ASSIST WITH DATING THESE TWO KOOKABURRA RELATED ITEMS? If you can assist please put your thoughts in the comments box. Thanks you The first and earlier I … [Read more...]
2022-2023 Annual report from ESA president
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND WHAT SHOUDL WE BE DOING IN THE FUTURE? FAIRS: September 2022 and May 2023 (and September 2023) In September we had a good array of stalls with regular, … [Read more...]
lost in Melbourne laneways
THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA (RHSV) IS PLANNING AN EXHIBITION ABOUT MELBOURNE LANEWAYS AND IS LOOKING FOR SOME MATERIAL..... Background: The RHSV is republishing Weston Bate’s 1994 book … [Read more...]