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1956, Easter ||[[Canberra Science Fiction Conference]] | 1956, Easter ||[[Canberra Science Fiction Conference]] | ||
1971, June ||[[Canberra Science Fiction Society]] officially formed | 1971, June ||[[Canberra Science Fiction Society]] officially formed | ||
| − | 1979, Dec ||[[Nikki White]]'s ''[[Multiverse ( | + | 1979, Dec ||[[Nikki White]]'s ''[[Multiverse (White)|Multiverse]]'' fanzine first published |
1981, Oct 3-4 ||First [[Circulation]] convention | 1981, Oct 3-4 ||First [[Circulation]] convention | ||
1987, Apr 24-27 ||[[Capcon]] (Canberra's first [[Australian Natcon]]) | 1987, Apr 24-27 ||[[Capcon]] (Canberra's first [[Australian Natcon]]) | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 19 March 2020
For some more information on Canberra fandom to 2002, see the ACT SF Information Group's Fan History page.
A Brief Chronology[edit]
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1953, Nov 8 | Futurian Society of Canberra formed |
| 1956, Easter | Canberra Science Fiction Conference |
| 1971, June | Canberra Science Fiction Society officially formed |
| 1979, Dec | Nikki White's Multiverse fanzine first published |
| 1981, Oct 3-4 | First Circulation convention |
| 1987, Apr 24-27 | Capcon (Canberra's first Australian Natcon) |
| 1988 | Esoteric Order of Dagon apa started |
| 1989, Mar 17-20 | Conspire convention (Media Natcon) |
| 1989 | Gaslight Books opened |
| 1991, Mar | Australian National University Science Fiction Club formed |
| 1994, Apr 23-25 | Interact convention |
| 1999 | Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild formed |
| 2001, May 5-6 | Canberra Science Fiction Convention |
| 2002, May 24-26 | CSF Con 2002 |
| 2004, Apr 23-26 | First Conflux convention (Natcon) |
| 2013, Apr 25-28 | Conflux 9 (Natcon) |
| 2014 | FableCroft Publishing relocated from interstate |
| 2014, Aug | Gaslight Books closed doors (continuing online) |
| 2016, Oct | FableCroft Publishing in hiatus |
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