PAST EVENT MONDAY 11 JULY 2022, 7.30PM, join Michael via ZOOM for a curated tour through examples of kookaburra ephemera, from 1880s to 2000. Here is the invitation: Join Zoom … [Read more...]
1980s Australian greeting cards
THESE GREETING CARDS WERE PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED BY WILLIAM MOORE AUSTRALIA OF COPPIN STREET RICHMOND VICTORIA. The collection that has come to hand is just a selection of those published judging … [Read more...]
Royal apples
WHAT WOULDN'T WE DO FOR A CORONATION? This wonderful tissue paper wrap was discovered in a pile of forgotten ephemera. Couldn't help but share. I have three ONE spare copy if anyone wants it, … [Read more...]
Melbourne Rare Book Fair July 2022
7-9 July 2022: The Australian & New Zealand Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ANZAAB) is very excited to announce the return of the Melbourne Rare Book Fair after a two-year break. (The … [Read more...]
Using Australian ephemera to build a career in art and design. A profusely illustrated talk
THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA PRESENTS: Mimmo Cozzolino- using Australian ephemera to build a career in art and design. A profusely illustrated talk from his ephemera archive. A ZOOM … [Read more...]
Winter
WINTER OPTIONS: stay warm at home with hand forked briquettes. Or Stay warm at home with a rug? Embrace the winter by taking up skiing? Or travel to the warmer states? … [Read more...]
Time to take a tour… Book review by Wendi Bradshaw
World Tour: Vintage hotel labels from the collection of Gaston-Louis Vuitton by Francisca Mattéoli. Published in 2013 by Xavier Barral, Paris. Review by ESA member Wendi Bradshaw. In the … [Read more...]
Elections 1929
EVERY HOUSEHOLD, IN HOTLY CONTESTED ELECTORATES, WAS BOMBARDED WITH EPHEMERA, and then texts, facebook posts, radio, tv and newspaper advertising and no doubt other social media unknown to this writer … [Read more...]
See you at Trevor’s stall
TREVOR HAS A GREAT EYE AND THUS GREAT EPHEMERA ON OFFER AT THE FAIR: footy, hats and wine to name a few. This item deserves attention: a significant local manufacturer in Victoria … [Read more...]