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The 1975 [[Worldcon]], and [[Australian Worldcons|first in Australia]], Ausseicon was held August 14-17, 1975 at the Southern Cross Hotel in [[Melbourne, Australia]].  The [[GoH]] was [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], the [[FGoHs]] were [[Susan Wood]], [[Mike Glicksohn]], [[Donald Tuck]] (Australian).  [[Fan GoH]] [[Donald Tuck]] did not attend the [[convention]]. ([[Fans]] had to go to his home in Tasmania to meet him.)
  
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[[John Bangsund]] was [[Toastmaster]] and it was [[chaired]] by [[Robin Johnson]].  Attendance was about six hundred and a majority of the attendees were Australians who had never been to a Worldcon before -- there seem to have been around a hundred non-Australians present.  (This was the first Worldcon held within 8,000 miles of [[Melbourne]].)  It was successful enough that by the end of the convention, [[Eric Lindsay]] had started a bid for [[Sydney Cove in '88]] and had sold memberships... [[Jack Chalker]] was US agent, [[Richard Labonte]] was Canadian agent, [[Peter Roberts]] was UK agent.
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[[1977 Worldcon Site Selection]].
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The bid which won this convention was [[Australia in '75]]. [[NASFiC 1]] was held two weeks later in [[Los Angeles]].
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'''Reports on Aussiecon'''
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* [[Aussiecon One Reminiscence (Sims)]]
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* {{fanzineindex|name=''The Hat Goes Home'', [[Mike Glicksohn]]'s trip report|dir=Trip_and_Con_Reports}}
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* {{link | website=http://fanac.org/worldcon/AussieCon/w75-rpt.html | text=Ned Brook's Aussiecon trip report}}
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'''Videos from the convention'''
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* {{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EByiTkebTV8|text=Video of Hugo Awards banquet}}
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* {{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Deuas-AuzbU|text=Video of Ursula LeGuin GoH speech}}
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{{convention |series1=Australian Worldcons | series=Worldcon | year=1975 | before=Discon II | after=MidAmeriCon  | after1=Aussiecon Two}}
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Revision as of 17:04, 27 July 2021

The 1975 Worldcon, and first in Australia, Ausseicon was held August 14-17, 1975 at the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. The GoH was Ursula K. Le Guin, the FGoHs were Susan Wood, Mike Glicksohn, Donald Tuck (Australian). Fan GoH Donald Tuck did not attend the convention. (Fans had to go to his home in Tasmania to meet him.)

John Bangsund was Toastmaster and it was chaired by Robin Johnson. Attendance was about six hundred and a majority of the attendees were Australians who had never been to a Worldcon before -- there seem to have been around a hundred non-Australians present. (This was the first Worldcon held within 8,000 miles of Melbourne.) It was successful enough that by the end of the convention, Eric Lindsay had started a bid for Sydney Cove in '88 and had sold memberships... Jack Chalker was US agent, Richard Labonté was Canadian agent, Peter Roberts was UK agent.

1977 Worldcon Site Selection.

The bid which won this convention was Australia in '75. NASFiC 1 was held two weeks later in Los Angeles.

Reports on Aussiecon

Videos from the convention


Discon II Worldcon - Bidding - Hugos MidAmeriCon
first Australian Worldcons Aussiecon Two
1975
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