Bruce Gillespie: Secret Master, Institution and Fine Fellow – Part 2

The thrilling conclusion. Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. Another sign of Bruce’s imperfection was his growing involvement in other aspects of science fiction fandom. The Metaphysical Review (or MetRev) grew out of his involvement in the Australia and New Zealand Amateur Press Association, of which he is one of the founder members. This gave Bruce an… Continue reading Bruce Gillespie: Secret Master, Institution and Fine Fellow – Part 2

Bruce Gillespie Secret Master, Institution and Fine Fellow – Part 1

Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. This is from the Aussiecon Three souvenir book. It’s by Leigh Edmonds, and it starts with a sidebar telling us who Leigh Edmonds is. Leigh Edmonds Leigh is a Ballarat based historian and Ditmar winning fanzine editor who did so much in fandom, that he had to move from Melbourne to… Continue reading Bruce Gillespie Secret Master, Institution and Fine Fellow – Part 1

Aussiecon 4, Voice of the Echidna, Issue 4 – Friday Evening (synopsis)

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. We thought we only had the first three of these, but trawling through another box has uncovered the next two issues of this newsletter so I shall continue to summarise their contents, including excerpts of bits I thought were interesting or amusing, starting with that of the Friday Evening. As per… Continue reading Aussiecon 4, Voice of the Echidna, Issue 4 – Friday Evening (synopsis)

The Monotreme #2

The Monotreme – the Aussiecon 3 Newsletter – Thursday Sept 2 pm: Number Two being a single A4 sheet, printed double-sided. Our copy is bright blue. The front page contains assorted news, rules for good writing, and a request for volunteers. The back page has a new trivia quiz, the answers for the previous trivia… Continue reading The Monotreme #2

The Monotreme #1

Monotreme – the Aussiecon 3 Newsletter – Thursday Sept 2 am: Number One being a single A4 sheet, printed double-sided. Our copy is bright green. The front page contains a welcome, details of the costume parade, definition of monotreme, and a Konica digital ad. The back page has a Trivia Quiz, details of a banquet and… Continue reading The Monotreme #1

Sitrep

A short note from Doug We’ve been working our way through boxes of SF materials: lots of flyers, souvenir books and such like. We’re getting near finishing the “Interstate Cons” and “Other WA Cons” boxes, so at some point we’ll have to do a proper reconnoiter to see what has and has not been done… Continue reading Sitrep

Borderlands The World Within flyer

White A4 flyer, single-sided. Transcribed by Doug Burbidge, who is annoyed that the body text is in small caps. Bleah. Nanotechnology Genetics Psychology Immunology Bionics Artificial Intelligence Chris LAWSON Jeremy BYRNE Tess WILLIAMS BORDERLANDS THE WORLD WITHIN Borderlands is the funkiest new speculative fiction convention to hit Perth in years! Borderlands will approach speculative fiction… Continue reading Borderlands The World Within flyer

Flyer – Borderlands: Trilogy (2003)

A5 flyer for Borderlands Trilogy. Green paper, double sided. One side contains the main guests (Simon Brown, Dave Luckett); the convention name superimposed on a circle made up of vague fantasy trilogy runes; URL: trilogy.borderlands.com.au (almost certainly defunct now); the convention date AUGUST 23-24, 2003; and the location: Emerald Hotel, Perth (as it was called… Continue reading Flyer – Borderlands: Trilogy (2003)