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Contents of Random Stack

by Chris Creagh This is an acknowledgement of existence. A small insignificant box lurked in the corner of the library. “This doesn’t seem to be important, not part of a collection”, the librarian. “You can take it home if you … Continue reading

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Fanzines 1983

by Chris Creagh I have in my hot little hand a fanzine edited and published by Seth Lockwood in 1983 called “Give Dog Boiled Yak”, number 2 July. It looks like it was written on a flying hammer typewriter and … Continue reading

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MU(SF)2F

by Chris Creagh Murdoch University has a large collection of SF related works. There are thousands of books on the shelves in the main part of the library. In the basement there is a book-film tie in collection with around … Continue reading

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Mitch?! – Part 2

Post by Elaine Walker in an interview with Mitch. Mitch? launch t-shirt (Continued…) We continue our interview with Mitch by asking a bit more about his Fanzine/short story anthologies Mitch? (Volumes 1-4) Elaine: How did you pick the contributors for … Continue reading

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WASFA box from July 1977 Part 4

by Chris Creagh The following, type writer produced, short story is reproduced with permission of the author, Stephen Dedman. Said permission was accompanied by the remark “It has kind of a cheesy ending.” So, if you are an early career … Continue reading

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Hope

Elaine Walker Hope Issue 1, front cover. Artist: Bec Handcock In February 2009, some of the worst bushfires in Australia’s history hit the State of Victoria. The Black Saturday Bushfires as they came to be known killed 173 people and … Continue reading

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Mitch?! – Part 1

Mitch "You know you’ll buy my book, don’t you? Feel the burn!" Elaine Walker in an interview with Mitch. Anthony (Mitch) Mitchell is a big man in the fannish community (with time spent in the wrestling community also) I recently … Continue reading

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WASFA box from July 1977 Part 3

by Chris Creagh Contents Reflections, the WASFA “magazine which people keep saying is a fanzine” edited by R.C. Ferguson and sold for the princely sum of $1 (one copy). It contains: short story by David Underwood called “Jack” review by … Continue reading

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Australia Fanzines: Rhizome Factor

by Anna Hepworth The Rhizome Factor, edited and published by Cathy Cupitt, was a Western Australian fanzine of the late 1990s/early 2000s. One volume, comprising six issues, was released between February 1998 and April 2001. Although these were marked as … Continue reading

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Call Out

post by Chris Creagh If you have any free time then take a look at our collection of pictures http://www.flickr.com/groups/1644715@N22/ If you have even more free time and know any “stuff” about the pictures and would like to help us … Continue reading

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