Monthly Archives: August 2011

Having a good whinge!

One of the things I love about zines is that they are a perfect platform to get those irritations of modern life off your chest! This also means they deal with subjects rarely documented anywhere else and give a voice … Continue reading

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Creativity rules!

One of the things that make zines so interesting is the vast array of design variations out there. I have just finished cataloguing a cute little zine called The midday train from Melbourne to Geelong : Sunday 1st April 2007, … Continue reading

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Typing tidbits – rainbow ribbons

Did you think those old red and black typewriter ribbons you may remember from the 1960s and 1970s were the limit of colour typewriting before the age of the computer and colour printing? Not so! Here’s an article from the … Continue reading

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Serendipity makes my day

We make a concerted effort to acquire publications by or about Australians that are produced overseas, but it is really difficult to know what’s “out there”. I was recently lucky to find a special issue of the zine Cyäegha, which is … Continue reading

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Typing tidbits – a royal typist!

I know that many zinesters have a fondness for typewriters, so this is the first of a series of posts where I’m going to indulge myself and share with you some quaint/curious/quirky/interesting articles from early editions of Australian newspapers recently digitised … Continue reading

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How to get your hands on the zines!

So you are reading about all these great zines in our collection and this has whetted your appetite but I can hear you asking, “How do I get to look at these zines?” I think it’s time for a quick post … Continue reading

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Just breathe! – zines are a challenge

Recently I was asked if I would move temporarily to another section.  After a very brief conversation with myself (in my head, not out loud – I’m strange but not that strange), I of course said yes.  Scared at the … Continue reading

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