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Spring 2010 >
Gallery on the High Seas –The Queen Mary and the Art of Deco; North Head Reveals its Historic Treasures; Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point – a brickie’s mecca; Nature Appropriated – Australian Flora and Fauna in decorative art Part 1.

Autumn 2010 >
Mid-Century Maturity with Roy Lumby; The Embassy of France in Canada with Larisa Sarkadi; The Appian Way and Yaralla with John Dymond.

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Winter_2009_pdf
The Victoria & Albert Museum’s Art Deco exhibition in Melbourne; a Glebe and Annandale walk with the Australian Garden History Society; the 10th World Congress on Art Deco in Montreal; the inaugural Marion Mahony Griffin lecture.

Winter_2008_pdf
There were unfortunate developments at The Royal Hotel in Orange, NSW – where a rare 1930s structural glass facade has been destroyed by the hotel's owners for no discernible reason. John Dymond's notes on a trip to Napier, NZ. Thoughts about the true origins of Art Deco. Larisa Sarkadi ponders Frank Lloyd Wright’s venture into organic architecture. A review of the Society’s Christmas Party. The passing of member Richard Jones.

Spring_2007_pdf
This edition features the Ninth World Congress on Art Deco held in Melbourne, and the fascinating pre-congress program in Canberra. Also an overview of some heritage-related issues by Roy Lumby.

Autumn_2007_pdf
Roy Lumby on houses in Cowra and the Wentworth Memorial Church in Vaucluse; the leadup to the World Congress on Art Deco in Melbourne; early 20th century landscape designers with Stuart Read; and Lyn Scaysbrook on Hazelhurst in Gymea. The passing of member Jack Burrell.

Spring_2006_pdf
The Society's visit to the breathtaking Seidler residence in Killara; Taronga Park Zoo; and the barque James Craig. The passing of Mary Nilsson.

Autumn_2006_pdf
Around about Taylor Square, and a special feature on crypts and mausoleums. The World Congress on Art Deco.
The passing of Harry Seidler, including a special Seidler supplement (pdf).

Summer_2006_pdf
New York, A Piece of Cake; Downtown Delights with Trevor Howells; the art deco paintings of Grace Cossington Smith; Tom Bass; Everglades; and more.

Spring_2005_pdf
An extended report from Roy Lumby, including pictures from the First Queen Mary Art Deco Festival; an update on a variety of conservation issues; and moves to federate the Art Deco and affiliated societies within Australia.

Winter_2005_pdf
Features a report by Jill and Craig Pearce covering their trip to the 8th World Congress on Art Deco in New York; a Mr Squiggle exhibition, the art and life of Norman Hetherington; Macquarie University & Ku-ring-gai UTS; and more.

Autumn_2005_pdf
Rose Seidler House; a walk along Macquarie Street; and Thirlmere Rail Museum.

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