2008 PROGRAM

Ordinary Meetings 2.00pm at Philas House 17 Brisbane St. City (4th Saturday of each month which is not a long weekend or public holiday)

January 26 It’s Australia Day so No Meeting
February 23 Pages from Your Collection(s)
March 24 It’s Easter so No Meeting
April 26 Military Mail—Australia World War I and II
May 24 Thematics/Social Philately &  Annie Powell Competition
June 28 Australian States & The Pacific. We welcome Royal Sydney Philatelic Club
July 26  Aspects of Great Britain
August 23 Postal Stationery
September 27 China Study Group Presentation
October 25 Airmails—Great Britain & Europe to the Far East & Australia
November 22 AGM and The Presidents Display
December 27 It’s Christmas so No Meeting

Alternate Meetings 7.30pm at Dougherty Community Centre, 7 Victor Street, Chatswood (3rd Tuesday of each month except December)  Combined with Postal History Meetings, Held quarterly

January 15 Workshop. Any matters can be discussed.
February 19 Group—Caribbean Area
March 18 Group—Covers with High postal rates
April 15 Maurie Williams—Qantas
May 20 Group—Postal Stationery Cards, with Stamps added
June 17 John Higgs—Mail from Australian forces 1914-1919.  Middle East Theatre
July 15 Group—Unusual destinations
August 19 Lynda McCarthy—Dunedin in the first half of the 20th century
September 16 Group—Airmail - Pioneer & Experimental Flights
October 21 Group—Australian States, by non-specialists
November 18 Group—Postmarks which have the name of another country

China Study Group 7.30pm at Philas House 17 Brisbane St. City (4th Monday of every second month except December)

January 28 Hong Kong 1994 booklet expanded— Rod Sell
March 24 Kiaochow postal history—Albert Cheung
May 26 Domestic first-flight covers of PRC—Garry Francis
July 28 Manchurian local overprints Part 2—John Ikenberg
September 22 Money letters of China—Vincent Choi
November 24 Sport in China—Ruth Mitchell
December 1 Christmas banquet at Chinatown