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+ | A city in [[South Australia]]. Adelaidean [[fanhistory]] began in the late 1930s. | ||
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== A Brief Chronology== | == A Brief Chronology== | ||
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Date || Event | Date || Event | ||
ca. 1938 ||[[Adelaide SFL]] founded | ca. 1938 ||[[Adelaide SFL]] founded | ||
− | 1939, Feb 1 ||[[John Gregor]]'s ''[[Science Fiction Review]]'' (fanzine) published (as by John Devern) | + | 1939, Feb 1 ||[[John Gregor]]'s ''[[Science Fiction Review]]'' ([[fanzine]]) published (as by [[John Devern]]) |
1954, May 19 ||[[Adelaide Science Fiction Association]] officially formed | 1954, May 19 ||[[Adelaide Science Fiction Association]] officially formed | ||
1971, Dec 31 - 1972, Jan 3 ||First [[Advention]] | 1971, Dec 31 - 1972, Jan 3 ||First [[Advention]] |
Revision as of 20:58, 19 September 2020
A city in South Australia. Adelaidean fanhistory began in the late 1930s.
A Brief Chronology[edit]
Date | Event |
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ca. 1938 | Adelaide SFL founded |
1939, Feb 1 | John Gregor's Science Fiction Review (fanzine) published (as by John Devern) |
1954, May 19 | Adelaide Science Fiction Association officially formed |
1971, Dec 31 - 1972, Jan 3 | First Advention |
1973, Aug 17-19 | Advention 2 (Adelaide's first Australian Natcon) |
1976 | APES (apa) started |
1976 | Omegacon |
1977 | Sastrek founded (as S.A.S.T.F.C.) |
1977, Easter | Unicon III |
1977, July 29-31 | A-Con 7 (Natcon) |
1978 | Black Hole Bookshop opened. |
1980, June 1 | South Australian Doctor Who Fan Club founded |
1981, June 6-8 | Advention '81 (Natcon) |
1983, Oct 8-10 | Conpanion (Doctor Who convention) |
1985, Apr 5-8 | Advention '85 (Natcon) |
1986 | Aphelion first published (from a town in the Adelaide Hills) |
1986 | Black Hole Bookshop closed |
1987 | Known Space Books shop opened |
1987, Oct | Critical Mass founded |
1990 | Known Space Books shop moved to 96 Gowler Place |
1991, Sept | ConFictionary |
1992, Feb 14 | The Contract convention (in the Adelaide Hills) |
1992, June 6-8 | HongCon '92 (Media Natcon) |
2000, Sept 30 | ConVex |
2001, Oct 1 | Addercon |
2006, Jan | Starship Mawson founded |
2008, July 20 | Masscon |
2009, June, 5-8 | Conjecture (Natcon) |
2011, Oct 8 | Octacon |
2012, July 6-8 | Unseen University Convivium |
2012, Nov 25 | Wellscon |
2016, May 7-8 | SA Writers Centre Spec Fic and Fantasy Festival |
2017, Aug 4-6 | Nullus Anxietas VI |
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