Category Archives: WA Fan clubs

Fanzines 1983

Posted on 8 June, 2012 by australian sf-history

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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MARS: The Early Years

Posted on 15 May, 2012 by australian sf-history

Post by Elaine Walker There have been a number of SF based clubs in Western Australia over the years. Most of the Universities in Western Australia have, or have at some point had one. UWA has UniSFA, Curtin had the … Continue reading →

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The CIA (no, the other one)

Posted on 6 March, 2012 by australian sf-history

post by Doug Burbidge I started going to Curtin in 1988, and I saw some posters around for a group called the CIA, I think with some Star Trek TNG art on them. (TNG was brand new then.) I took … Continue reading →

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WASFA box from July 1977 Part 4

Posted on 2 March, 2012 by australian sf-history

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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WASFA box from July 1977 Part 3

Posted on 14 February, 2012 by australian sf-history

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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Strange Stamp

Posted on 10 January, 2012 by australian sf-history

by Chris Creagh This interesting little item was found with WASFA papers in the basement of the Murdoch Library. Do we keep it? What does it mean? The second image was obtained by photocopying the base of the stamp and … Continue reading →

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Who Con 4

Posted on 20 December, 2011 by australian sf-history

Post by Mike Thompson. This was my first ever convention and my first fantastic, if you’ll excuse the pun, contact with the wider science fiction fandom.  The convention was held at the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre at UWA.  Guests of … Continue reading →

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WASFA T-shirt from the MUSFF collection

Posted on 24 May, 2011 by australian sf-history

Today’s post comes to you from the dusty dungeon depths of the Murdoch University Library, where the MUSFF collection is held. Amongst the treasures held is a veritable dragon’s hoard of t-shirts collected over several decades and multiple continents. One … Continue reading →

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