Monthly Archives: September 2015

Swancon 18 – Progress Report 0 – Part 6

Posted on 29 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. She hopes that any typos are the ones that were there originally. This covers page 7 and 8 of Progress Report 0, which are the last pages in this progress report, published in early 1991. So … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 18 – on Children's Programming

Posted on 25 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

The SwanCon 18 progress report 2 (March 1992) devoted an entire page to the topic of Children’s Programming. While some of it is pie-in-the-sky, and some couldn’t be done now (for legal reasons), as a historical commentary, it has some … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 18 – on Children’s Programming

Posted on 25 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

The SwanCon 18 progress report 2 (March 1992) devoted an entire page to the topic of Children’s Programming. While some of it is pie-in-the-sky, and some couldn’t be done now (for legal reasons), as a historical commentary, it has some … Continue reading →

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Swancon 18 – Progress Report 0 – Part 5

Posted on 22 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

Transcribed by Elaine Walker, matching the text in all its glory. This was page 6 of Progress Report 0 of Swancon 18 … and Swancon 18’s Fan GoH. Now deeply immersed in medical practice in the south-west but was for … Continue reading →

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Swancon 18 – Progress Report 0 – Part 4

Posted on 18 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

Transcribed by Elaine Walker – This covers page 5 of Progress report 0 for Swancon 18. As usual, any typographical errors will be diligently reproduced. RIP Pterry. Swancon 18’s Guest of Honour… Have you invented a world lately? Terry Pratchett … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 18, PR3, post 2 of ummm

Posted on 15 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

In the last post about the November 1992 Progress Report 3 from SwanCon 18 (1993!), we managed to get through Three! Whole! Pages!. In this post page 4 is covered in roughly the same level of obsessiveaccurate detail. Unclassifiable Programming … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 18, PR3, post 1 of umm

Posted on 11 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

In keeping with our current style, Progress Report 3 from SwanCon will be chopped up, rearranged slightly, and served in bite-sized chunks across a number of posts. This first post starts at the cover (minimalist, with con name at the … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 18 – Progress Report Two: March 1992

Posted on 8 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

Synopsised by Doug Burbidge. The PR is A5, being A4 folded into a booklet in the usual fashion, making 12 A5 pages. In a break from convention, the front and back page are in red toner. Where the hell did … Continue reading →

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