SWANCON XI — Australian National Science Fiction Conventions

from p5 of the SWANCON XI souvenir / program book. Transcribed by Doug Burbidge 1952 1st Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney 1953 2nd Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney 1954 3rd Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney 1955 4th Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney 1956 5th Australian Science Fiction Convention Melbourne 1958 6th Australian Science Fiction Convention… Continue reading SWANCON XI — Australian National Science Fiction Conventions

WASFA News #1 — 28 May 1977

Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. One sheet of paper, single-sided. Typed, two columns, with horizontal rules between items. WASFA has a newly elected president: psychologist Sally underwood, our former president having to step down due to pressure of outside work. It is hoped that the current poster campaign to increase membership will get results soon. Meetings… Continue reading WASFA News #1 — 28 May 1977

aussiecon two progress report #1 – Membership Statistics by Region

43rd world science fiction convention transcribed by Chris Creagh MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS BY REGION Country Total Attending Supporting Australia: 83 22 61 • Victoria: 40 • New South Wales: 21 • South Australia: 9 • Western Australia: 8 • Queensland: 2 • ACT: 2 • Tasmania: 1 USA: 743 233 510 Canada: 37 13 24 United… Continue reading aussiecon two progress report #1 – Membership Statistics by Region

SwanCon XI – Con Book – The Chairman’s Piece

Being page 1 of the SwanCon XI Con Book. Transcription by Anna Hepworth. WELCOME everyone to another fun-filled SWANCON, thinly disguised as the 1986 Australian National Science Fiction Convention. After trial and tribulation we have finally got it all together. First of all, let me tell you a story. At SWANCON IX, a certain fan… Continue reading SwanCon XI – Con Book – The Chairman’s Piece

Melbourne for Americans

From aussiecon two progress report #2. Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. Melbourne for Americans AN IDIOSYNCRATIC GUIDE by Mark Linneman Outside of North America, Australia is the easiest country in which an American can feel at home. McDonald’s and Pizza Huts dot major streets, and the themes to Eyewitness News and Hill Street Blues are heard… Continue reading Melbourne for Americans

SwanCon XI – Con Book – Jack Herman Bio

being page 7 of the SwanCon XI con book. Transcribed by Anna Hepworth What can you say about the fan who has done everything? (An attempt to write and introduction to Jack Herman without mentioning his hats) By Marc Ortlieb, with additional information from Justin Ackroyd and Carey Handfield. If there is anything that Jack… Continue reading SwanCon XI – Con Book – Jack Herman Bio

SwanCon XI – Con Book – The committee

being pages 2 – 4 of the SwanCon XI con book. Transcribed by Anna Hepworth Note that the photographs included in this article have not been reproduced here CHAIRMAN: ERIK “THE HALF” HARDING – son of the more famous Lee; short of stature, blond and bumbous; creator of Chicken Kiev; famous lead guitarist of the… Continue reading SwanCon XI – Con Book – The committee

SwanCon 1 – Cygnetures – Impressions: a blurry-eyed conreport – Clifford R Wind

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. All idiosyncracies of type faithfully reproduced Impressions:a blurry-eyed conreport I refuse to start at the beginning. To do that would require, if not my whole fannish history (such as it is), at least an explanation of why a homebody Yank like myself should hie himself out beyond the black stump to… Continue reading SwanCon 1 – Cygnetures – Impressions: a blurry-eyed conreport – Clifford R Wind

1996 national awards nomination form(s)

summary by Anna Hepworth From the depths of our archives, we have extracted an A4 (yellow, ~80 gsm bond, double sided) sheet laid out as two side-by-side A5 pages, with voting forms and official information for the a) 1996 Australian National Science Fiction Achievement “Ditmar” Awards and b) the Australian Science Fiction Media Awards (ASFMA).… Continue reading 1996 national awards nomination form(s)