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The VBACA represents Antique Bottle & Collectables clubs from Victoria as well as many Associate Clubs throughout Australia..

Geelong Bottle & Collectables Club Inc.

The Geelong Club has provided a sample of their high quality newsletter. Check out all the latest news online!


Geelong March-April 2009 Newsletter

coming events

Australian National - Sydney - August 2009

The National is upon us again in 2009. A definate date not to miss. The National is the largest collectables event in Australia. Mark your calendar – Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August 2009 and head to the Penrith Panthers Exhibition Pavilion for Australia’s biggest Annual Antique & Collectables Fair organised by collectors.

essential links

Australian Antique Bottle Forum
The best place to get all your Australian bottle news, gossip, buy & sell.

Australian Bottle & Collectables Review

The team at Australian Bottle & Collectables Review are strong supporters of the VBACA.

The review is a must read for all collectors of antique bottles, ceramics, enamel signs, advertising, pot lids, mirrors, in fact anything you may collect.

Click here to go to the ABCR website and subscribe today!

news '08: around the shows

Bendigo Swap & Sell

If you've never been then I can't recommend enough getting along to the Bendigo Swap & Sell day each year. It is the first event of the year and after a three month gap the swap and sell always has plenty of fresh items. 2008 was no exception with outstanding quality available to buy in virtually any category. Always on in early to mid February make a point of going next year if you get the chance.

Toowoomba National

The biggy for the year came early in 2008. The 37th National at Toowoomba was a beauty with great support by collectors from all around Australia and New Zealand. As is now the way the displays are fewer than 20 odd years ago but the quality is absolutely astounding. Stand out category was the Crown Seals (in both A and B sections) with incredible bottles on virtually every one of the 13 total entries. Swap and sell was good with plenty of nice bottles available and many changing hands. Great public support also gave the hall a buzz for nearly all the weekend. And the great atmosphere carried over to the auction on Saturday night with a buoyant mood and strong buying throughout the sale.

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