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WHAT ? ? ? ? The 12th Annual Science Fiction convention was held on September 3,4,5 & 6 at the St. Francis Drake Hotel, San THE FOURTH AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION TO BE Francisco, California. The convention committee was Les(ter)and Es(ter) Cole, Gary Nelson and Ben Stark. They were ably assisted HELD IN SYDNEY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY by , Reg Brctnor and Poul and Karen Anderson,with MARCH 18th AND 19th 1955 many other people giving a helping hand.

TALKS, ORIGINAL DRAMATIC PRESENTATIONS, DISPLAYS , Ken Slater of England was primarily raseonsOate for the success of the World Book Show. The program was filled FANCY DRESS BALL, SHORT STORY CONTEST. with talks by such noted authors as Jolin W. Campbel 1 Willy Ley, , E.E. (Doc) Smith, Anthony Boucher, , REGISTRATION FEE: 10/- Aust., 8/- Stg., 0 1.00 TO : Reg Bretnor, Dr. J. R. Pierce, who is J.J,Coupling. Jack’ David Cohen, Box 4940 ,. G. P. 0. j Sydney. Aust. Williamson and John W. Campbell were guests of honor. Robert Other particulars from: A. Haddon, Box 56 Redfern, N.S.W. Bloch was Master of Ceremonies at the banquest. Some of the highlights at the four day event were the Science Fiction , which was a premiere showieg, it is SYDNEY FANS ! f ! ! ! called "A Scent of Sarsaparilla", and is from a story of the same name by . This was not a strict amateur performance. The Science Fiction costume ball was a highlight of the event For the Lest night of your life, attend the weekly meetings and three oil paintings by George Faraco were given to the best costumes. of the Sydney Science Fiction Group, held on the 3rd Floor of the Sydney Bridge Club, Post Office Chambers, 333 George St, Sydney . An art display was held at one of the local art museums, with paintings by Bonestell, Hunter and many others. It Every reader of science fiction and is invited to was the largest collection of science fiction art ever assembled under one roof. •join the discerning .Sydney fan on any Thursday evening after 7.30 There is plenty to interest all. Probably one of the most interesting discussion panels was Is science being restricted?" or "Orthodoxy in Scie­ Chess, talk - in abundance - a large library, supper. nce moderated by Dr. Nello Pace, an associate professor of Phy- siolbgy at the University of California, who, by the way, took Of Course, part in a recent expedition to Mt. Makala in the Hima~l ayart The You buy your Science Fiction at members of the panel were Poul Anderson, young Berekely science McKay’s ! I 1 " fiction writer with a degree in physics, John W. Campbell of AST? with a degree in nuclear physics, Willy Ley, rocket researcher ’

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thoraushly enJoyea^S^?/^ “° P-l°a, and m members being John W fn pane1^ moderated by pnnl 11 (pubdX’-o?^: SCIENCE FICTION HANDBOOK compiled by Sprague Tollr ’ a 3™ "ootowltz (ex S.p J de Camp is to be published by London publishers, Peter Nevill an WUy Ley, Eeg A‘ R Van Vogt, B. B. s^’ the early part of 1955. eanel was held on SB movies and Pman’ James Gunn and others ’a Published or to be published on the American v

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StJiM by G. H< Williamson f c'|° 1 24th’ and THE SAUCERS at X 2. CO on July 24th. ' ’ lcy lrom Wew Age Publishing , ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION BRE August 1954. LU® TO TOMORROW by Lewis Padgett No, it’s not ASTOUNDING’s best ever cover , 25c, and THE LONE LOUD SILENCE W wn'^ ------“ ~ but it’s a very good one by Kelly Freas illustrating the lead are two more MB's. 'ilson Tucker from Dell at 25 G story, IMMIGRANT by Clifford D. Simak. The more you learn , the more you learn how much more there is to learn. ett was published by MuseS^L^at^ by Leigh Brack~ I MADE YOU by Walter M Miller. Wat happens i.IAD UNIVERSE by Fredrin SS at 8/6 stS °n ^Auugguussut .1w8ethn;: YW/HAT August 30th at 2/- st^ t pn > OD1 T-V.Boardman in PB foJo* when a thinking weapon.decides its operators are the enemy ? C. Clarke on August 13thfe 1/2 ^^ H?ELUDE TO SPACE by 7^ FINAL EXAM by Arthur Zirul. Aliens shipwre­ AT WORLDS END by Edmond Hamilton CW cked on Eai’th. SUCKER BAIT by ends very tamely after a promising start. The usual articles and departments at 12/6 stg on 6th S^t^or^ST-^^Tn^® Stur8eon fo® Golfecz round of a very good, issue. Sidgewick & jackson aF?/ X JnT/T by Robert HeirdX fem A. A. Santos S PatriGk fromXS 29th’' BOT'S ^F SeFF" ? SFEL by Isaac- Asimov from T 4 \§ °? SePtemfce^ 1st; THE FANTASTIC BRE 5. September 9th; CHILDREN OF THE ?w /Boar*^ at 9/6 stg on Cover by Schroeder illustrates DEATH:S BRI­ on September 15th at 9/6 s> S^TX ^5 Shiras " V. B? GHT AT^GET., and captures the atmosphere of the story well. fern I^re & Spottiswoode . * " E 1 by Jeffry Lloyd Castle THE CANDLES by R.K.White, music by candle - light, not bad. THE HUNGRY by Robert Sheckley is a good, well’ We have been informed that the W Nova Novela to sustained tension story. Both THE VICAR AND THE DEVILKIN by M. be published before the end nf +i^ Maclean and THE CURIOUS CHILD by Richard Matheson are not bad. PB publishing, in that they will hawf departure in DEATH'S BRIGHT ANGEL by L. Chandler is only will sell at 2/- stg 3/- Aust ■rh + 1- . ^aisbed board cover, and fair, while WOMEN DRIVERS by R. Garrett and THE WASP by Michael in ETHERLINE, are WEAPON SHOPS OF ISHFR^/v’ announced earlier Shaara are not bad. The other two are fair only. SEA by Tucker; THE WOG JE’XJs“bFt+by V°gt; LI THE An article, TARGET TIME by W. L. Gresham is by Blish, followed by amount - b“ SturSeon and JACK OF EAGLES interesting, presenting a new interpretation on part of the Book and THE TIME MASTERS * °Lners> RENAISSANCE, COSMIC ENGINEER of Hzckial in the old Testament. With the short THE HUNGRY, it is the best in the issue. Most of the cartoons were very good, stray, HttSCt® IN THE SKULL ‘AH '™3!0 Jp1 be the famous rye and inside artists, although not listed, were very good. publication in the StatZAh TO” th® befoA On the whole, not a bad issue, but I have so it is doubtful whether’many bStSTr TT®3 “ “^ine fL.a not had much experience of this magazine, so cannot judge pro - the pleasure of reading it? °r Auste>Han fans have had gress, if any. Jack Keating. IJC —-WvDINGJCIEICE FICTION JOURNAL THE LFADWG SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL 9 ETHERLINE 9 ETHERLINE

NV' FQRLDS 26. Cover by Quinn again illustrates +h« n story very well. Inside iHos by L . the lead mniscent of Armstrong in local daily ’ ' very re- Author Wilson Tuohor SX/?/ SXXX t^T f Ot 3 IS left up in the air. Good. THE iZt °ne THE WHEEL IN THE SKI (Rafe Bernard) Published by Ward Irek & Co., at 11/3 XX Available at McGills. a ^oXw^ out^fo/yo Tby This one is closer to home. The 'Peoples Planet PATH K. Bulmer is /*“ Party’ of deep pinks, try to'take over the new satellite. Not as good as the companion volume,, COLONISTS CP SPACE, but is readable.

governing factor. Not bad at al?. intelligence as a Bob McCubbin is still good. ThlS ±SSUe S1^€d slightly on the last, but MUTANT (Lewis Padgett) Published by vVeidenfeld & Nicholson at 12/-'A. Prom Collins. _ ==—______Jack Keating. The 'Baldv' series from ASTOUNDING have been collected and tied together". Stories comprise THE PIPER’S SON, THE LION AND THE UNICORN, THREE BLIND MICE, BEGGARS IN VELVET and HUM­ PTY DUMPTY. The sequence deals with the division of humanity a^r the Atomic War into 3 classes, non-telepaths, telepaths (the hair­ less ’Bel dies*) and the paranoid baldies, who believe it is their duty to control the earth. There is much good writing about the struggle of the normal baldies to overcome the distrust of the non- telepaths, and to defeat the ambitions of the paranoids. Well worth having. Bob McCUbbin

JIZZLE (John Wyndham) Published by Dennis Dobson, London at 14/^. From McGills A collection of Wyndhoin* s fant8.sios5 some opig — inally from ARGOSY, WOMAN'S JOURNAL, BEYOND and EVERYBODY'S. There. are fifteen tales ranging from a miraculous monkey maliciously ma- rrinp marriages to the result of transferring a female spider s soul- and habits - to a female body ( spidefs soul savours sheiks spouse l). Very good for those who like fantasy. Oh yes . CHINES PIT7.ZT.IC is good social satire. You'll enjoy it, I think. Bob McCubbin

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183 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C. 1 I WILL EXCHANGE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING :- US EDITIONS. Victoria.... Australia ASTOUNDING: Jan, Feb, Mar, Hay, July, Aug, Sep, 1952 NEWSAGENCY May, June, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec, 1951' TECHNICAL BOOKS, LATEST NOVELS, MAGAZINES, PAPERS, STATIONERY, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, 1953 i SUBSCRIPTIONS GALAXY: Dec, 1950; July, Mar, 1951; July, Mar, 1952. MAGAZINES:- MAG OF F & SF: Sep, Oct 1952; Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Aug, Sep, Astounding August 2/3 Amazing 5 ’ ■ 2/6 Oct, Dec, 1953; Jan, Feb, 1954. Beyond 1 & 2 • each 1/6 Fantastic 1,2,3,4- <3 5 A M WONDER STORIES: July, 1934; May, 1935; Nov, 1933; Dec,1950; Fantasy & Stf. 9,10,11. 2/6 If 9 2/3 Dec, 1937; Dec, 1939. Galsocy 6 & 7 1/6 ea.14 & 16 2/3 Planet 12 1/3 STARTLING: Jan, May, 1951; Jan, June, July, Sep, Oct, 1952 New Worlds 25 & 26 2/6 3 & 4 2/3 Jan, 1940; Jan, 1954. 9 2/6 WONDER . STORY ANNUAL: 1952 FANTASTIC STORY Winter 1951. BOOKS:- FANTASTIC Vol 1, No. 2 City Simak 12/- IF July, 1952; Mar, 1953, July, 1954 The Clock Strikes Thirteen H. Brean 13/3 IMAGINATION: July 1952; Jan, 1952; Aug, July, 1953. 1st Astounding Anthology J. W. Campbell 12/- OTHER WORLDS: Jan, June, July, Aug, 1952 The Demolished Man Bester 12/- Ahead of Time Kuttner 12/- BRE EDITIONS Any two of these Star Science Fiction Pohl 12/- SPACE Vol 1, Nos. 1,2,4 & 5; Vol 2, No. 1 Project Jupiter Brown 12/- GALAXY Nos. 3, 6, & 11 The Long Loud Silence Tucker 12/- ASTOUNDING: Mar, June, 1950; Feb, Apr, June, Oct, 1951; The & The Man Gireenberg 12/- Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec,1952 Drago n's Island Williamson 12/- Feb, June, Apr, Aug, Oct, 1953 Invasion from Space Mackenzie 8/3 Hole in Heaven Fawcett FOR ANY OF T’lE FOLLOWING MAGAZINES US Editions 12/- Lucky Starr & Pirates of Asteroids ASTOUNDING: 1940 to 1946. Any. Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, June, French 10/6 Aug, Oct, Dec, 1947; Jan, June,1948; ‘ May, 1950; POCKET BOOKS:- Feb, 1951; Oct, Nov, 1953. No Place Like Earth Carnell GALAXY: Oct, 1950; Oct, Dec,1952; Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, The Sands of Mars June., July, Sep, Oct, Nov, 1953. Clarke Orwell GALAXY NOVELS: 1,2,3,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,17,18. 3/3 BEYOND. Vol. 1, Nos. 1,2,3,4,5. Double identity Gallun MAG of F &SF. Vol 1. any. Vol. 2. 1,2,4,6. 9d Hand of Havoc Grey FANTASTIC: Vol 1. 2,3,4,5. 2/3 UNKNOWN WORLDS. Any. DUE SOON:- MUTANT John O'Shaugnessy, 'Berrycourt Flats', Olive St. Albury. MORE THAN HUMAN CHILDREN OF THE ATOM SATELLITE El THE CAVES OF STEEL THE STARMEN THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL

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THE MELBOURNE SCIENCE FICTION GROUP invites all those interested persons to attend its weekly meetings held each Thursday evening at 8 PM at the Oddfellows Hall, Latrobe Street, Melbourne. i’TSSION Vol 1, No. 1. January, 1954. Bi-monthly 9d per copy 32 pages from Colin Parsons, 31 Benwood Court, Benhillwocd Rd , Su­ A large library is available at a small fee, and social tton, Surrey, England. Clearly dittoed. An article refuting a claim A QUANDRY evenings are held at frequent intervals. Films are inspired British fan-mags (memo: must read Q some ti. c) by Kay- screened at regular dates. Chess players welcome. effess; F. G. Rayer writes a fair story; Brian Berry writes an article on SF free-lancing; H. J. Campbell gives us a nice short All visitors are made welcome. story, the editor includes one of his own stories, G. A.'Wlngrovc reviews the BRE magazines; a short story by P. J. Cakebread and REMEMBER, the editor winds up the issue with an article, IF EX­ Keep ISTED. This is a good fanmag with some good tales by well-known Thursday pros. I should inagine that Colin will have trouble keeping up Night this standard, but I wish him luck. Keep it sensible, Colin - - Free !!!!!! too many fan-mags are spoiled by ’humor’ incomprehensible outside the editorial chair. Bob McCubbin THE BIG EVENT IN NINETEEN FIrTY SIX 1 ! ! ! OVERSHADOWING THE OLYMPIC GAMES ! THE OLYMICON 1956 TO BE HELD IN MELBOURNE IN SPACE PUPPET (John Rackham) A TitBits Novel at 1/3 from McGills NOVEMBER, 1956. Sup r humanoid robot defeats space iir - ates . The tag line is obviously set-up for a sequel. A. fair FULL DETAILS TO BE RELEASED SOON !!!!!! effort, but not up to the standard of previous TitBits.

DON’T FORGET, MELBOURNE IN '56 VOYAGE HITO SPACE (Erle van Loden). Experimenting with a new space drive, accident hurls 3 men and a girl onto a planet where a space ship is worshipped. Badly over written. Tech Book @ 1/9.

THE YELLOW PLANET (George Sheldon Browne) Space ship suddenly slips. Dimensional distortion decrees dire disaster. Perils on peculiar planet. Just a story. Tech Book Store © 1/9. Bob McCubbin

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contented themselves with a casual mention of space ships or Mars or rayguns or time machines, with the idea that this was science Science & Fieri o N fiction. This was not science, and in many cases, the fiction Edward. Wood IJiat resulted was unmentionable. Some of ic was decent adventure fiction. J. R. Pierce, better known to the readers of The tragic part was the acceptance by most ed­ ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as J. J. Coupling, in an exceptionally itors of this state of affairs. The great exception was , of tSlliant article, SCIENCE AND LITERATURE , throws some well deser- course, John W. Campbell, who, besides a shrewd editorial sense, ved cinders into the eyes of the unrestrained adorers of seemed to comprehend the role of physical sciences in 2pth Centuy fiction . Everyone interested in science fiction either society. nr science should obtain a copy and read it. The other editors, since they mould not , or ature or sc , - writers get a particularly harsh going would not compete with Campbell on his terms, ignored him and his over. C.or»entins onWe atoost^o^ s £ pct. They boasted in their own magazines of how good they were . It was a shameful, but not unprecedented action. Their idea of Ses XXXfrllps science and the complicated social and to*- life was that of the stock pulp characters. The stories, unpalat­ lies, he sa, .jj - 1 . . wrninniipA are foreign to writers, able hackwork, contained the usual unnecessary female, the pulp nologioal structiao tf/ lleroe doos not argue about the quality of young man, who nine times out of eight, was a reporter or a rich the writing. -eienoe Motion -«* man (handsome, but bored to death with too much money or too much time) and the scientists, the poor, mad, drooling idiot who was never.ooen more professional.... th0 he makes a sex-starved, stupid, hideous, moronic, introverted, nearsighted , pertl^n/pXfthat "The lAk of fi°ti°n °C”:' unwashed, and, of course, the monster maker. There was, and still continues, a tendency t'o ly reflects the lack of first start­ skip imperfections and errors in stories with the stock reply , that these errors are due to the small financial rewards of the ed science fiction as a deVito pulp field. Why this excuse for shoddy work should be acceptable X recogisable noientifio principles in the field of writing, and hot in any other human endeavour has not been adequately explained. It is only one of the various subterfuges that high speed pulp writers use to defraud the read­ To°^ ing public into accepting imitation science fiction. The saddest part has not been what the writers pages E X?Xotcd mostly have done, but rather what they could have done. There is more romance'and imagination to'be conjured out of the work of a bv writers. Entertainment was the thing. Style, technique chara- Fischer, a Reppe or a Stock, to single out just chemistry, or out by writers, ni words. " A hackneyed story well told is of the lonely, enigmatic lives of Cavendish, or C-alois, that are cterization were the great , Killing Sc- better than an original story badly ..old. ( . - r>22^ to be found in the entire field of science fiction. The problem -BH(,+5rn " Festus Pragnell, Fantasy Magazine, Sept. 193 , p - ) of characterization/humanization is not just a literary one. Sci­ rence Fiction, that were committed in the ^name ence has had and still has its errors, heartbreaks and tragedies. OP ’the story’! galore filled the pages of science fict­ Plots and gadgets galore await a writer intell­ ion magazines. Either too lazy or merely incompetent, mapy v i igent enough to pick them up. Either writers will learn the sci­ entific attitude, or scientists will learn to write in 1 the popu-

THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL etherline ETHERLINE 13 For science is not something apart from the ^cultural lar manner" reflects, and. is reflected, into, the culture ox ate I PE)D//\/G mileu, but JUKE'-W times. Edward Wood. + ++ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Leon Stone, 28 Elgin St., Gordon, N.S.W., wants copies The foregoing article was reprinted, from RHODOMAGNE- of Walt Willis' SLANT, nos. 1 to 6. Offered are 2 American pro — TIC DIGEST by the kind permission of Gladys======zines, GALAXY, STARTLING, FANTASTIC, WONDER, AMAZING 1947-53.

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J. Eyre, 50 Wilcox St., Preston, Vic., wants copies of BRE ASTOUIDINC before December 1950, except February 1950. There were 11 cash customers present - the usual in Bob McCubbin, 90 Lilydale Grove, 'Hawthorn East, Vic. , the chair. Pleased to see Jack Evans get away from his editorial wants US ASTOUNDING Dec, 48, Aug Sep Oct 45. chair for one nightI . a gmy BRE ASTOUNDING March 1941 “ There was a good auction - up to 15/ paid. o_ ml GALAXY NOVELS 13,15,, 16,19, 20. Of UMNOW the meeting on Show Day, as US GALAXY March 1953. BRIO PLANET 5 .erwise engaged. BRE STARTLING 7,8,9. most members are ot. tad booked 'The Italian Straw Hat for Oct. Sth and it was not possible to arrange a hut the notice was too short It has been suggested that this film suitable place for showing, Sale Section. Ian J. Crozier has American AMAZINGS, FANTASTIC he re-booked for November. Dan Bicknell has a third daughter, an ADVENTURES, THRILLING , STARTLINGS, PLANET, FAMOUS Social Notes. FANTASTIC MYSTERIES, TWO COMPLETE SCIENCE ADVENTURE BOOKS,FANTASY which arrived on 21/8/54. . . Rose, & SCIENCE FICTION, BfAGINATION, OTHER WORLDS, ASTOUNDINGS, GALAXY 8 pounder, Bob McCubbin’s daughter, Patricma, is NOVELS, FANTASTIC STORY MAGAZINE, SUPER SCIENCE, FUTURE, MARVEL and engaged. CrozieI.Is sister is out of hospi­ many other titles. Here is a chance to fill in the blanks in your tal after an extensive operation. these folk. collection. ' Write for dates and prices to: 6 Bramerton Rd , Cau­ Best wishes to all tne^e ioi- lfield, Vic., at once. ARMAK

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