Tag Archives: Western Australia

CIA annual magazines

by Doug Burbidge Every year for three years, the CIA put out an annual magazine. They may well have continued the tradition after I left in 1995, but these are the only three I have. As described in a previous … Continue reading

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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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MARS: The Early Years

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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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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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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T-Shirts at Murdoch

Post by Chris Creagh There are 36 SF related t-shirts in the basement of Murdoch University. This is one of them. I have no idea of the year it was created but it was created in protest at funding cuts … Continue reading

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Dalek photoshoot

Post by Chris Creagh This photo of David Gunn’s Black Dalek was to be used for publicity in a Unit called “Science in Science Fiction” at a Western Australia university. Unfortunately the unit did not last for longer than a … Continue reading

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The most Beauooootiful Fan in the World…

Did you ever see this man? We cannot show you the real Simono, who was touted around SwanCons early in the current millenium as being the most Beauoootiful Fan in the World, but we can show you… The character of … Continue reading

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