PENCIL IN FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY, 6PM, AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM. All welcome, friendly chat with about 10 others about 5+ of your recently collected or material on a theme or of current … [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...]
Bye bye July
JULY WAS A MONTH RESERVED FOR AUSTRALIANNESS A CENTURY AGO. These badges from the collection of ESA member EJ are of interest given our debates about Australia Day and the necessity for it to be … [Read more...]
New year ephemera
On the Facebook page WE HAVE POSTED MANY NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS, here are some of the popular ones. And some 'new' ones. The visual messages of new year include: time passing, good luck (horse shoes and … [Read more...]
Cats and dogs and cats and dogs
SELECTION OF EPHEMERAL ITEMS FEATURING OUR DOMESTIC FRIENDS; all late 20th century; mostly Australian. … [Read more...]
Ask Ian S. for very old to current day sports and swap cards
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014, STARTS AT 10 FOR PUBLIC, 9.15 FOR MEMBERS. At the Parkview Room, Camberwell Civic Centre, 340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell - best entry from near corner of Reserve & … [Read more...]
Half price sale continues – new 80 year old magazines hit the shelves
WE WILL KEEP PLUGGING THE SALE AT CAMBERWELL BOOKS - IT IS A CLOSING DOWN SALE. MORE 'NEW' STOCK IS BEING BROUGHT ON TO THE SHELVES DAILY. Here are some 'new' things that seemed likely to be of … [Read more...]
Footy, say no more
HOW DO WE DO JUSTICE TO THIS NATIONAL INVENTION AND PREOCCUPATION? IT IS IMPORTANT TO US: Why? We are a distinctly and proudly Australian society - not xenophobic; not overly patriotic - but … [Read more...]
The best collections jump boundaries
INFLUENZA EPIDEMICS WERE NOT CONFINED TO HUMANS, and of course, horse influenza created its own ephemera. There had been outbreaks reported in newspapers in different parts of the country at different … [Read more...]