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Conklin weekly meetings are held every Thursday at must have been desperate for something to fill the 3 pages remaining I For the new reader, a MUST. 7.50 PM., at the Oddfellows Hall, Latrobe + + + + + + + + + + + + St., Melbourne, in the basement Lodge Room . Tales Of Tomorrow No. ..8, (John Spencer & Co. Copy A Large Library is available to members at from McGills, priced at 2/3, 128 pages). a small charge, and film shows are held at • The cover is a big improvement on previous iss­ ues, with 5 stories by far-from-top-line authors, or frequent intervals. All visitors are always maybe they are pseudonyms. Fairly competent space op­ welcome. era mainly. This is a mag which is improving. + + + + + + + + + + + + + KEEP THURSDAY NIGHT FREE I’’’’ Futuristic Science Stories No. 12. -E--T--F-B4RLINE_________________ _________—----------- - -------------- Companion mag to Tales of Tomorrow - - and WANT SECTION tlie same remarks apply* Both, mags could use a oonfpei?- +++++++++++++++++++++++++ ent proof-reader - the many typos jar my delicate ne- M. A. Bos, 24 Spencer Rd., Killara, N.S.W. on rves* + + + + + + + + + +\' + behalf of the North Shore Futurian Society, requires BLACK WING OF MARS (Statten) McGill’s, 2/3. the following. First travellers to Mars bring back a moth ASTOUNDING BRE, 1941. all except Feb., Mar., specimen . It escapes, breeds and, because it devours All 1942, all 1943 except Dec., all 1944, all all matter, tends to destroy Earth when it prolifer— 1945 except Nov., all 1946 except July, Dec.,& ates into tremendous swarms. Brave man destroys men— any before 1941. ace — negative electrical energy. AUTHENTIC. 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,12,13,14. Another Statten Stinker. GALAXY US ed. All 1950, + + + + + + + + + + + ~ 1951: Jan, Feb, Apr, May, July, Aug THE DYNO-DEPRESSANT (Gridban) McGill’s 2/3. Oct. An electrical field which damps out normal 1952: Sept, Oct, Nov. electrical impulses envelopes the Earth. (Compare the 1953: Apr, May, June, July, Aug,Sep "Waveries" by Frederic Brown). Total silence forces Oct, Nov. the building of a space laboratory. Light and heat go NEW WORLDS 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11. next, causing panics and deluges. Scientist invents FORERUNNER 2. counter-field - Good. + + + + + + + + + + + + H. Eggleton, 42 Stevens Sto, Qurensclif f ,Vic. THE BLACK AVENGER (Statten) McGill’s 2/3. wants to contact keen photographer and/or model maker Falsely accused by ambitious colleagues,hero interested in table top montages depicting space tra­ is sent to prison on Jupiter. His escape and avenging vel and rocket ships. Has plenty of ideas and camera follow a well worn plot. 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May, June, July, 1940, Mar 1941. KJust be in reasonable GALAXY BRE 7 condition. A change in printing arrangements. Now printed in Dublin. Hope the leprechauns don’t object Kevin Wheelahan, 91 Monash St. , Sunshine, Vic. too strongly. Interior illo reproduction and binding wants the Malian Press edition of RED DEATH OF MARS, not so good. Cover by Mel Hunter RESCUE ABOVE THE by Williams. MOON. Mrs. J. Joyce, 20 Dryden Rd., Black Forest, S. WHEREVER YOU MAY BE by James A. Gunn is Aust., wants NEW WORLDS 1,2 and 3 and UNKNOWN WORLDS. first class, and points a moral. Never jiW:. a witch­ Send list and prices wanted. girl, you may nob enjoy the consequences. Also good were SPECIALIST by Robert Sheckley, about an animate Mr. 0 Adams, Flat 3, 4 Bedford Ave., East Br­ spaceship, and NOT FIT FOR CHILDREN by Evelyn E. Sm­ ighton, Vic, requires ASTOUNDING US ed containing the ith. Clifford D. Simak’s JUNK YARD was good, but dis­ 3 parts of Hal Clement's ICEWORLD. appointingly below his best. A GLEEB FOR EARTH by C. Shaf“’tNuuser was readable, just. Send YOUR wants to ETHERLINE. ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, Oct. 1933. US Outstanding cover by Kelly Freas, depic­ WHEELAHAN WORKS WONDERS I ! I I I ’ I ! ’ I ! ’ ting THE GULF BETWEEN by Tom Goodwin, which tells of the disadvantages of having too obedient servants. FOR ALL TYPES OF RADIO REPAIRS, CONTACT If you saw a demonstration of levitation, what would KEVIN WEELAHAN AT 90 MONASH ST., SUNSHINE you do ? Call a psychiatrist of course. You know it is impossible. Isaac Asimov’s BELIEF deals with a VICTORIA, OR RING M.M. 1691. physicist who is affected with levitation.. In the good bracket are THE SCAVENGERS , KEVIN ’HEELAHAN REPAIRS CAR AND HOUSEHOLD by James White, and two articles , George Pal's 'Fi­ RADIOS AT PRICES TO PLEASE. HIS SERVICE lming of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS’ and 'How To Talk W'th a Martian' by G. R. Shipman. Lowest rating THE TEST IS QUICK , EFFICIENT. by Ralph Williams. Good enough, but not your review­ ers type. FOR BEST SERVICE - BEST PRICES - BEST RESULTS, HAVE YOU READ IT ? WHAT ? CONTACT KEVIN WHEELAHAN AT ONCE I I I I I I QUESTION MARK, OF COURSE IT ETHERLINE____________________________ Jr!_____ FUTURIAN SOCIETY OF CANBERRA ETHERLINE GOES TO A DIANETICS MEETING + *+ -x-+ *+ -X-+ ‘X + -Hr + -x (-*+->+ *+ * + *+ -x-+ -X-+ I went along tc the Melbourne Dianetics Group The inaugural meeting of the Futurian Society meeting on Friday, 15/11/53s conducted by Mr.