Geelong Bottle Collectables Club Meeting

Meeting time & venue: Monday 22nd August. 7.30 pm for an 8pm start. Upstairs, Barwon River Pavilion. under the James Harrison Bridge, near corner Barrabool Road & High Street, Belmont.

Here we are again, 5 Mondays in the month so don’t come on the 29th!

(We meet on the 4th Monday NOT Last Monday)

And in 9 WEEKS TIME we will be doing our preliminary (Thursday afternoon) setting up at the Showgrounds and into it all from the Friday morning.

However I must remind myself and you all that Geelong Bottle and Collectables Club will continue after the National. Your Committee is asking you to consider what do we want to happen on the social calendar? Already we are planning an extra BBQ at Graham Blake’s vineyard on a Saturday afternoon late February or early March. We want to know what else our members want to happen. Bus Trip? Club Dig? other ideas?

The October 24th Meeting will be a mini celebration of the show and November 28th our now “Traditional” BBQ at David and Hany’s.

National: How can you help?

Marketing

ELECTRONIC Know of a website we should have a listing on? please list the event your self. Or tell us. Everything is on our website and Facebook page. Just type “Geelong Bottle and Collectables club”

Our old website comes up first on page still (It has a link to new site) but the new one is about the 4th listing or here is the link http://www.geelongbottleandcollectables.club/

Have your own Facebook page? please list our event and link to our page

https://www.facebook.com/Geelong-Bottle-and-Collectables-Club-inc-1100858053298435/

POSTERING Know of a shop or noticeboard for a colour or black and white poster ? Take one home with you,  or we can post some to you.

WORD OF MOUTH tell heaps of people you know about how good this event will be!

PRESS and MEDIA I did an interview this morning for an article that will hopefully be in the October 20 edition of a local weekly magazine. We will ramp up our press and media editorial campaign but if you can get an article in any publication or online network please do and/or call on David, Cam or Paul for help.

DUTY ROSTERS watch out for door and security rosters and fill in whatever shifts you can. Set up and knock down helpers needed as well.

The BBQs are filling the budget gap in nicely thanks to Allan and Paul and our regular team of helpers

so a lot less stress here

Oh and bring your latest finds Monday 22nd!

See ya there

David Smith
President GBACC

Geelong club meeting July 25th 2016.

A big thanks to Noel Dawson, Vice President, for running our June meeting whilst I was on leave. See you all Monday 25th, July. 7.30 pm for an 8pm start. Upstairs, Barwon River Pavilion. under the James Harrison Bridge, near corner Barrabool Road & High Street, Belmont. Bring along your latest finds and any display items you want to talk about and educate us.

Fees and E news letter

There are still a few who I keep forgetting to remind to pay their 2016 Club Subscription! Also let us know if you are happy to receive your newsletter by email. And our erstwhile editor, Cam Ward, needs your stories, show reports, collector profiles, articles on items from your collection to get some words and less photos in. Cam’s email: 4ozwards@gmail.com

Latest Finds and Displays

Please bring something you have had in your collection but want to bring along to talk to the rest of us inquisitive and willing members about. We love your latest finds as well.

Bunnings Fundraising BBQs

Thanks to Allan Snowden and Paul Bruce for organising this important fund raiser, and everyone who helped on the day. GBACC needs more money in the bank to make sure we can run a fantastic National Bottle & Collectables show and come out of it financially OK. Our first BBQ profit and future larger profits, plus the market day, will help achieve this. See report next page and attached.
And see the roster for next dates you can help, August 2nd and 12th, September 9th. pbruce2@gmail.com

Social media and new website

The Facebook page and website, thanks to David Bruce and ABCR auctions, means we are promoting the hobby to people who do not know we exist! Have a look at them for latest news and copies of past reports, auction results on Geelong items, etc

Geelong 2016 National Bottle & Collectables Show

It’s nearly time to start some serious marketing and promoting the show. I will be asking you all to circulate posters, flyers and entries to everyone you know in a separate email after the meeting. Committee in final stages of locking everything in
Schedule is available electronically on our website or I have spare copies.

Next Geelong Bottle & Collectables club meeting

Monday August 22nd. Yes 4th Monday !! (NOT the 29th!!!)

Next events:

Maryborough Show August 26th to 28th.
National Bottle and Collectables Show Geelong Showgrounds October 21st to 23rd.
Morwell show November 25th to 27th.
Cheers in collecting,
David 0419434306

Geelong Bottle & Collectables Club Fundraising Bunnings BBQ 17/7/16

Financials
Total Income
$901.60
Receipted Expenditure
$480.30
Cash profit
$421.30
Stock On Hand Drinks etc
$120.00 estimate

This was a very satisfactory first effort which required a one off purchase of essential operating gear such as aprons, detergent, sausage holders, rubbish bins etc. as well as expendables such as sausages, bread, onions, and drinks
Next time a turnover of $901 would give us a profit close to $700 Which makes the whole exercise very worthwhile even during the week

LEARNINGS

Alan and I believe that we could start our roster at 7.30 with two people —- many tradies were looking for sausages at the start of the day. For most of the day 4 people would have been adequate to run the show except for the lunch period from say 11.30 to 1.30 where 5 were needed

LOGISTICS

Alan believes that the resting trays should be on the right hand side of the BBQ—the BBQ slopes to the left as well— and then there would be no need for double handling the sausages The person doing the cooking could then concentrate on that

FUTURE

The acquittal at the end in the office upstairs is a bit time consuming however Bunnings were very happy with our group and preparation (big thanks to Alan). Liz Keck the coordinator has offered us a Tuesday in a couple of weeks. I need to phone them this Monday if we want it. Also I need to submit another expression of interest on the 1st August and she will give us some more Fridays and try to squeeze in a Saturday or Sunday for us.
Thanks are due to everyone on our roster. Bunnings were very impressed by our preparation, readiness and service to their customers and also the clean up where the BBQ area was left in a state better than how we found it. This all is evaluated in the final acquittal form.
Thanks again to everyone for their support. Great result!!!!
Paul and Alan

Geelong Collectors Club Meeting for June 2016

Hello Fellow Club Members,

Note that our Geelong Collectors Club Meeting for June 2016 is on Monday June 27th and the venue is as per usual at the Barwon River Pavilion under the James Harrison Bridge. There are some important topics to discuss regarding fund raising to help us finance the cost of staging this years National Show.
Our secretary Paul Bruce has managed to secure 3 dates from “Bunnings” on which we can run BBQ’s to help raise money and these three dates are all on Fridays, namely 15th July, 12th August and 9th Sept. Friday may be a difficult time for some of you to help out but on Monday night we will be asking for volunteers and some of us will have to brush up on the Food Safety Health Regulations.

Our President David Smith as well as Cam Ward are both unable to attend our meeting and have tendered their apologies

Meeting time as per usual is 7:30pm for set up ready for a 8pm start. Don’t forget to bring along your latest finds or something interesting from your collection for discussion.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Meeting,

Regards,
Noel Dawson.
Vice President.

GBACC Presidents Report March April 2016

Hello everyone, the autumn winds are blowing the last of the leaves off the trees as I write. Currently rushing around with the last preparations for my trip, the club swap and sell day on May 28th and some more for the National. I always try to remember that we are involved in a great hobby and being busy is supposed to be a good thing!

May 28th Market and swap & sell day is building up. Inside nearly sold out though bookings are extremely slow to come in. I had hoped for around $1000 gross or more but I think the inclement weather forecast will kill off the outside stalls. Hopefully the weather improves and I am wrong. Results will be in for the next members update.

The National, October 21,22,23.

A few of us met at the showgrounds and we discussed using the Agricultural Hall, Motor Pavilion and Education pavilion with a marquee joining the 3 together so it’s looking BIG. This is planned so we can expand the space required as bookings demand. certainly the level of interest out there is great and we have to make sure we can cater for demand.

All this plus an inspection of AJ’s on site cafe (The former Great Western Hotel beer barn) which will host the Friday BBQ (we cook, they serve drinks at bar prices) and Saturday night Roast meal and 150 lot Auction make everything on site a potentially great activity filled event.

Don’t forget if you are thinking of selling anything please consider selling through the Roycroft Auction via GBACC as we get to keep the sellers commission on 50 lots if we source them.

eBay news

an interesting lot the last two months.

Fred Flanagan brand shorts $205; Eastern beach Paddlo Boat post card, no sale at $25; Polly Farmer card $4; Purple GAW sauce, $35 good money for a common bottle; Berri fruit Juice pint $11; small Franklins ceramic label $11; and another $9; 10 boxes of small Franklins ceramic labels, no sale, private sale later; Mclintocks Vinegar label, original label on champagne bottle, no sale $54; Extremely rare Chas Cole torpedo in purple glass, damaged, coming home at $170; International harvester stick pin $35; Dickson Chemist bottles, coming home, $83 and $38; McPhillimy Lolly jar no sale after repeated attempts at $175; Ampol “We follow Geelong” badge, no sale at $20.

Kerleys Auctions

This local auction house has seen a good selection of quality Geelong bottles go through over last 2 months, apparently from a country household lot, some have been cheap others sold for good prices. I haven’t recorded all sale prices but one week saw: A perfect Priddle ginger beer sold at $300 (plus commission 16%); A Wilding Queenscliff Codd $500; Chas Cole Torp (vertical bird) $170; Chas Cole Ginger beer (English pottery) $80. All this seems to be bringing other vendors in to sell their bottles as well, again with mixed results.

Please put an article in to Cam Ward for the newsletter. Consider doing a brief profile of yourself and your collection or favourite item, Why and how you started collecting etc. We need more stories !

Yours in collecting, Dave Smith, President GBACC

Notice of Club Meeting May 23rd 2016

Hello everyone,
Autumn is finally here and some lovely rain, though not enough yet.
A reminder that next Club Meeting May 23rd 2016 (Monday) 7.30 for 8pm start is nearly here. Bring your latest finds and purchases and any display that you want to educate us about.
I will be on leave for our June meeting and not sure if anyone will be able to do a reminder so put June 27th in your diaries as reminders!!

Swap and Sell Day

May 28th is building up and expect a last minute booking rush! Hall is two thirds full with most outside sellers waiting for a weather forecast, hope we get a good day! Regardless of weather inside the hall and the sheds will be full of great gear and if you need that clear out why not book a stall or table!!
Most of the committee is helping set up Friday from 1pm. Meeting at Rugby St hall to load tables, then to Dean St to set them up. We need some help on the day, bumping in stall holders, BBQ and packing up and taking down signs. Many hands make light work.
And welcome to a BBQ afterwards.

Club Fees!

A few of you have paid fees by EFT and some of you need reminding …….PAY YOUR FEES.

2016 National Bottle and Collectables Show Schedule.

The schedule for the national is about to go up on our website

http://www.geelongbottleandcollectables.club/
and linked to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Geelong-Bottle-and-Collectables-Club-inc-1100858053298435/
Once it does you can circulate to everyone. We are getting lots of enquiries and people waiting for it to come out so everyone is keen. we will be asking for help for set up, pack up and rosters during the show so please make yourself available.
The whole concept of everything on site is coming together well. Looks like as well as the Agricultural hall we will be using the motor pavilion, the education pavilion and a marquee to join them all together. AJs on site cafe is also a fantastic new venue for Friday and Saturday evening meals.
Cheers in collecting.
David Smith, President, GBACC