Category Archives: fanzines

SwanCon 17 – Progress Report January 1992 – Orion advert

Posted on 12 March, 2019 by australian sf-history

Page 14 of the SwanCon 17 January 1992 progress report was a full page advert for ‘Orion’. The top three-quarters of the page are the text reproduced below; the bottom quarter contains a graphic element consisting of the word ‘Orion’ … Continue reading →

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Fannish History Panel – Continuum 13 – 2017

Posted on 1 August, 2017 by australian sf-history

by Elaine Walker I went to the panel on Fandom History at Continuum 13 (Triskaidekaphilia) in Melbourne in 2017. Originally it was meant to be a panel on Fandom: Where Did We Come From? Aussiecon 1975, but they had some … Continue reading →

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Aussiecon 4, Voice of the Echidna, Issue 5 – Saturday Morning (synopsis)

Posted on 11 November, 2014 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 21 October, 2014 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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The Monotreme #2

Posted on 17 October, 2014 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Aussiecon 4, Voice of the Echidna, Issue 3 – Friday Afternoon (synopsis)

Posted on 16 September, 2014 by australian sf-history

Transcribed by Elaine Walker The Voice of the Echidna was the daily (sometimes twice daily) newsletter of Aussiecon 4. I appear to have obtained or at least retained the first three issues, of which this is the third. I am … Continue reading →

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Aussiecon 4, Voice of the Echidna, Issue 2 – Friday Morning (synopsis)

Posted on 9 September, 2014 by australian sf-history

Transcribed by Elaine Walker The Voice of the Echidna was the daily (sometimes twice daily) newsletter of Aussiecon 4. I appear to have obtained or at least retained the first three issues, of which this is the second. I am … Continue reading →

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THE DAILY SINGNUS: SynCon 92 – No 3 – 20th April 1992

Posted on 5 August, 2014 by australian sf-history

Transcribed by Chris Creagh This issue of The Daily SinGnus was a single A4 page (single-sided), with a second (double-sided) page containing the Ditmar voting breakdown stapled to the back. At Last The End Is Near This is the final … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 22 July, 2014 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Bizarre 2 – Forum

Posted on 18 July, 2014 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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