Events in November 2019
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October 28, 2019 | October 29, 2019 | October 30, 2019(1 event) 6:00 pm: Collecting maps (Sydney)6:00 pm: Collecting maps (Sydney) – 'Collecting maps: an uncharted journey' presented by Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM at the State Library of New South Wales Clancy has been an avid map collector for over 40 years, from $20 tourist maps to rare charts of exploration. Each map in his collection has a story attached - whether it be the first selection he bought in London or the Matthew Flinders atlas he bought in 1978. Hear Clancy discuss his collecting journal! | October 31, 2019(1 event) 11:00 am: A peek inside the Caroline Simpson Library (tour Sydney)11:00 am: A peek inside the Caroline Simpson Library (tour Sydney) – Special, in-depth, curator-led tour of the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (CSL&RC), the library of Sydney Living Museums. Tour numbers are limited to 30. Book tickets by going to this link. Where: The Mint, 10 Macquarie St, Sydney
| November 1, 2019(1 event) 1:00 pm: Sydney Rare Book Fair1:00 pm: Sydney Rare Book Fair –  Booksellers from New South Wales and other states offering rare antiquarian books and printed material. Where: MacLaurin Hall, The Quadrangle, University of Sydney When: Friday 1 November 1-7pm and Saturday 2 November 10am-4pm Free entry. McLaurin Hall The Quadrangle University of Sydney NSW | November 2, 2019(1 event) 1:00 pm: Sydney Rare Book Fair1:00 pm: Sydney Rare Book Fair – Booksellers from New South Wales and other states offering rare antiquarian books and printed material. Where: MacLaurin Hall, The Quadrangle, University of Sydney When: Friday 1 November 1-7pm and Saturday 2 November 10am-4pm Free entry. McLaurin Hall The Quadrangle University of Sydney NSW | November 3, 2019 |
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November 11, 2019 | November 12, 2019(1 event) 6:00 pm: Ephemera as Historical Sources (panel Melbourne)6:00 pm: Ephemera as Historical Sources (panel Melbourne) – ‘Ephemera as historical sources’ is part of the ‘Making Public Histories series’ run by the History Council of Victoria. Speakers: Dr Annette Shiell, Senior Curator Heritage, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, 'Out of the bag and into the archive: Royal Melbourne Show ephemera'; Rebecca Carland, Senior Curator, History of Collections & Scientific Art at Museums Victoria, 'Where worlds collide: ephemera in science'; Richard Aitken, historian, curator, and writer, ‘Hazardous goods: the case of white lead in household paint’. Admission is free, but bookings are required. via: https://www.historycouncilvic.org.au/making_public_histories_seminar_series Where: Old Treasury Building, Melbourne.
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November 18, 2019 | November 19, 2019 | November 20, 2019 | November 21, 2019 | November 22, 2019 | November 23, 2019 | November 24, 2019(2 events) All day: Gippsland antiques & collectables' fairAll day: Gippsland antiques & collectables' fair All day This weekend event is now in its 24th year and has grown into a major event in Gippsland with a huge range of antiques and collectables on display and for sale. Free antique appraisals will be available on both days, so if you have something old and interesting bring it along for Ross Roycroft to appraise for you. This Fair is a great opportunity for collectors to get together and socialize over the whole weekend or just drop in for an hour or so to look at items of interest. Full catering will be available. The Fair is organised by the Gippsland Antique Bottles and Collectables Club Inc. Items for sale include: Kernot Hall Princess Drive Morwell, VIC 3840 Australia 394288023 9:00 am: Postcard Fair (Sydney)9:00 am: Postcard Fair (Sydney) – Great Postcard and Small Collectibles Fair run by the New South Wales Postcard Collectors' Society In addition to vintage and modern postcards, there will also be a range of other paper collectibles such as old books, magazines and brochures, Trade Cards, Cigarette Cards, and philately. At each Fair, dealers offer thousands of postcards (ranging from over 100 years old to moderns), books and ephemera and small collectables for sale on a wide range of popular subjects and themes: views of Early Sydney, N.S.W, Australian and foreign towns and cities, glamour and fashion, artist signed (e.g Norman Lindsay, J.A Turner, and Neville Cayley), transport (including shipping, aviation, railways trams etc), social history, sport (including cricket, horse racing, golf and football), military, ethnic, famous people, advertising, theater, sports, architecture, historical events, royalty, fantasy, comic cards, etc… There are usually a good number of cards and some other postal items from overseas countries including the UK, Germany, France, Italy etc, China, and other Asian countries, and the Middle East and Africa. There are usually a good number of postcards with postmarks and other markings relevant to postal history collectors. Great morning tea, lunch and other refreshments are available. Where: the IMAR Community Hall. 2a Fitzroy St Croydon, NSW (very close to the Croydon Railway station). |
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