The SunCon ’91 Progress Report 2 is a 6 double-sided A4 page booklet, stapled in the top left corner. There are any number of interesting bits scattered throughout [the 6th page will be featured in a later post, being about the DUFF (Down Under Fan Fund) Race for the year, including candidate platforms] Artwork for… Continue reading SunCon ’91, PR2 – snippets
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The St Valentine’s Feast
Yellow A5 flyer, single-sided, stapled to the front of the Suncon ’91 Progress Report 3. Entire border of page is Victorian-style line-art, potentially clip art (no obvious signature). STAR WALKING Inc. – The Second Convention and SUNCON Proudly Present The St Valentine’s Feast MELBOURNE TOWNHOUSE HOTEL Saturday February 16th 1991 From 7pm till 12pm COST:… Continue reading The St Valentine’s Feast
SUNCON and MEDTREK IV presents the May Day Ball, Banquet and Dance
Stapled to the front of SunCon ’91’s Progress report 2 is a bright yellow A5 (one-sided) flyer: SUNCON and MEDTREK IV presents the May Day Ball, Banquet and Dance, on Saturday, May 5th, 1990 at the Royal Parade Motor Inn, Royal Parade, Parkville. COST PER HEAD: $30.00 TIME: … Continue reading SUNCON and MEDTREK IV presents the May Day Ball, Banquet and Dance
Suncon Raffle #1 ticket
Ah, the ephemera that makes its way into our collection: SUNCON RAFFLE #1 Number of tickets, 250 $5.00 EACH Prize; $1000 worth of Airfare to Brisbane. or a Video Recorder to the value of $1000 Selling starts 1st April, 1989 , ends 1st September, 1990. Results published in… Continue reading Suncon Raffle #1 ticket
SUNCON ’91: Progress Report No. One: Bio on Leigh Edmonds
Transcribed by Doug Burbidge In S.F. Commentary-the Reprint Edition, there is a photograph (dated Easter 69) of Leigh Edmonds with short hair and no beard. It is the only proof that I have seen that Leigh was not born with beard and long hair. (Although this would support Tim Reddan’s theory that to be a… Continue reading SUNCON ’91: Progress Report No. One: Bio on Leigh Edmonds
SUNCON ’91: Progress Report No. One: About the Convention
transcription by Anna Hepworth of the first page (back of the front cover) of the SUNCON ’91 Progress Report No. One. SUNCON: About the Convention Suncon is the 30th National Science Fiction Convention, and the first to be held in Brisbane and will be held at Brisbane Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Brisbane from the 29th… Continue reading SUNCON ’91: Progress Report No. One: About the Convention
Brisbane in ’91!
transcribed by Anna Hepworth – one A4 yellow sheet, single sided, Natcon bid newsletter. All typos faithfully reproduced. (stylistic sun logo at top left of page) Brisbane in ’91 P.O. Box xxx Camberwell, 3124, Victoria Well, just when you thought it was safe, here we are again, even though we did not win the bid… Continue reading Brisbane in ’91!