MONDAY NIGHT 4 DECEMBER 7PM ZOOM PRESENTATION All welcome - lots of nice things to see - Don't wait until Christmas eve - have a peek now. Even if you have been bad all year, you are welcome 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...]
Look pleasant please
TIDYING UP, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE - I CAME ACROSS THE VERSO OF A POSTCARD - I WAS FOCUSED ON THE KOOKABURRA TALKING WHEN I WAS SCANNING. This happens to be number 1 in a series of 36. The … [Read more...]
Ephemera of internment
Zooming in on internment Monday 1 May, 7pm (Eastern standard time) Ed Jewell has been collecting ephemera and items relating to internment of enemy aliens and prisoners of war in Australia in the … [Read more...]
New year’s greetings
NEW YEAR MEANS SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND CREATED SOME BEAUTIFUL SCENES. WE LOOK BACK HERE, AND FINALLY FORWARD TO THE 2010S WITH SOME AUSTRALIAN NEW YEAR EFFORTS. Alcohol and new year … [Read more...]
Collectors and ephemera
Fresh examples of who collects and why? Our founder, an English museum curator in Australia for the Bicentennial museum activity, collected paper bags - free or cheap, easy to store, and a record … [Read more...]
Unprecedented #88 postcards
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, A FRIEND MOURNED THE LACK OF POSTCARDS AVAILABLE TO TOURISTS WANDERING AROUND SOUTHBANK, MELBOURNE. So much has changed. On 15 September 2021, there are no tourists … [Read more...]
Wattle Day
WHAT IS WATTLE DAY? The word from our Australian Parliamentary website is: Although wattle was associated with Australia from very early days, its significance increased around the time of … [Read more...]
On the cards – for father’s day
LOOKING AT MEN ON EPHEMERA - some specifically for father's day - this Sunday. Drawn from our website archive. … [Read more...]