WHILE STILL THINKING LONGINGLY OF LAST YEAR'S POST ABOUT SOME GORGEOUS COLONIAL CARDS, here are some more Australia designed cards from the last 3 decades. These cards are about Father Christmas … [Read more...]
Here comes the sun
SUN-BAKING, GETTING A TAN, GETTING SUNBURNED - THEY WERE THE WAYS TO MARK SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA - last century. This great card sums up the beach in the 1970s. There was some awareness of too … [Read more...]
Are we there yet? Driving holidays.
PASSPORTS FOR CAR TRAVELLERS, what's this? A Trove search dates the passport in the early 1960s as there are advertisements referring to it published in from 1960 to 1962. One of the … [Read more...]
Fire – natural disaster
BUSHFIRES ARE PART of Australia's history. "The weather conditions that set the scene for prolific unmanaged fire in the landscape are the same weather conditions that make the urban environment … [Read more...]
Exhibition: RedPlanet: a reflection
POSTER EXHIBITION DOTTED AROUND THE RICHMOND TOWN HALL. Where: Richmond Town Hall: Level 1, 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, Vic. When: 9-5, Monday to Friday, 8 October to 5 December 2014. There … [Read more...]
Another storage solution for badges
HERE IS ANOTHER SOLUTION FOR STORING BADGES - A HELLUVA LOT OF THEM. Here are some snapshots from member Bill - more from Bill soon and more close up photos. … [Read more...]
Election times past
HERE ARE SOME REMINDERS OF THE just passed OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. A post card with a nice graphic - it is designed to be posted back to the GeneEthics Network to … [Read more...]
Show & tell, this Friday at 6.30, Camberwell
REMINDER TO JOIN US FOR A FRIENDLY CHAT THIS FRIDAY AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS. The format is a simple one: - meet fellow collectors; - sit around the table talking about items … [Read more...]
Queen’s honour for Honor Godfrey
ALL COLLECTORS AND ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INC will be very pleased to see and hear that our founder Honor Godfrey has been awarded an MBE for services to English … [Read more...]