SynCon 88 – Conviction – Program book: Jeanne Robinson

transcription by Anna Hepworth and Elaine Walker. Mix of American and Australian spellings as per original text. Jeanne Robinson In the panegyric which you have just read (did you know that if you sprinkle panegyric on cigarettes and smoke them, you can get high?), John Varley expresses the hope that someone else has been assigned… Continue reading SynCon 88 – Conviction – Program book: Jeanne Robinson

Danse Macabre Art Show Poster and General Application Form

Front page poster. Caricature of a “typical” left-handed bipedal alien with an artists paintbrush, smock and large intent eyes on the right side of the page. On the left… Display Your Art! The  Danse Macabre Art Show 13th to 16th April 1990 The DIPLOMAT MOTOR INN, St Kilda All kinds of SF and Fantasy Art… Continue reading Danse Macabre Art Show Poster and General Application Form

The Daily Sinews – SynCon 92 – Newsletter No. 2 Sunday 19 April 1992

Transcription of the second newsletter for SynCon 92 which was printed on fairly thick paper that appears to be from the hotel. The back has ‘The Shore Inn Hotel’ with logo and address on the back. This is the second newsletter/conzine of which we have 2 and 3. All typos reproduced to the best of… Continue reading The Daily Sinews – SynCon 92 – Newsletter No. 2 Sunday 19 April 1992

Bizarre 2 – Forum

being page 3 of the Fanzine “Bizarre”, Issue 2. Bizarre was the fanzine of the 29th Australian National S. F. Convention, Danse Macabre. Fan Funds by Jean Weber What Is A Fan Fund? FAN Funds provide contacts between fans in various parts of the world by bringing well-known and popular fans from one area to… Continue reading Bizarre 2 – Forum

SwanCon XI Progress Report Number Two: Accomodation

The progress report is 12 A4 pages, constructed of 3 A3 sheets folded and saddle-stapled with two staples. A lot of its content is already covered in our posts from the souvenir program book, but here’s a bit about Accommodation (although it’s not spelled that way). ACCOMODATION This will be, more than likely, my first… Continue reading SwanCon XI Progress Report Number Two: Accomodation

The St Valentine’s Feast

Yellow A5 flyer, single-sided, stapled to the front of the Suncon ’91 Progress Report 3. Entire border of page is Victorian-style line-art, potentially clip art (no obvious signature). STAR WALKING Inc. – The Second Convention and SUNCON Proudly Present The St Valentine’s Feast MELBOURNE TOWNHOUSE HOTEL Saturday February 16th 1991 From 7pm till 12pm COST:… Continue reading The St Valentine’s Feast

SUNCON and MEDTREK IV presents the May Day Ball, Banquet and Dance

Stapled to the front of SunCon ’91’s Progress report 2 is a bright yellow A5 (one-sided) flyer: SUNCON and MEDTREK IV presents the May Day Ball, Banquet and Dance, on Saturday, May 5th, 1990 at the Royal Parade Motor Inn, Royal Parade, Parkville. COST PER HEAD: $30.00 TIME:              … Continue reading SUNCON and MEDTREK IV presents the May Day Ball, Banquet and Dance

SwanCon 16 – “A Blast From the Past” – wrap up publication

The SwanCon 16 wrap up publication is two A4 (single-sided) sheets, stapled together. The first page lists a set of awards, with a list at the bottom of “The Top Twelve Ways To Kill Wesley Crusher”, but the second is in some ways the more interesting. Receipts and expenditures statement (or “Where Your Money Went”)… Continue reading SwanCon 16 – “A Blast From the Past” – wrap up publication

SwanCon 16 archive folder

Today, I have broached the folder containing SwanCon 16 archive items. Previously, Doug blogged about his SwanCon 16 badge (here), but other than that we haven’t made mention of this particular con. So what do we find? Program Leaflet – 8 panel folded to one visible on shiny white paper. 3 progress reports (cunningly titled… Continue reading SwanCon 16 archive folder