We are pleased to announce the Award Winners in our 2024 On-Line Exhibition :
You can see these Exhibits in our Permanent Gallery
Our fourth On-line Phillumeny Exhibition ran from 1st to 31st October 2024 and was a great success as you can tell from reading our Visitor Book.
We will be holding our fourth On-line Exhibition in October 2025 details will be published in our June 2025 magazine and here on our web site.
If you have any questions about the Exhibition then please contact us at onlineexhibition@phillumeny.com
Committee’s Award winner 2024
Exhibit : Patriotic WWII War Slogans
It was 1960 when as a 9-year-old boy walking to school that I kicked over a matchbox in the gutter only to find that it had a picture on it (Brymay Birds & Animals issue) so took it to school, showed my mates and we started collecting. They soon lost interest and so I acquired their holdings to complete my set.
I had a Great Aunt in the UK who also sent me labels and so my collection slowly grew. The labels were soaked off and pasted in an exercise book.
In 1967, I learnt of the existence of the Australian Match Cover Collectors Society (AMCCS) through a work colleague of my late father at Parker Brothers Bakery who took his son to the meetings. This was to be the start of a life-long passion for the hobby.
In 1970, this Profile was published in the AMCCS magazine, the Observer and yes, I did meet a “little Miss” marrying Dianne in 1977. Children followed in 1981 & 1983 and three grandsons in 2014, 2019 & 2020.
COMMITTEE SERVICE, ETC.
Secretary AMCCS (SA) 1984-1986
President AMCCS (SA) 1987 to present
Observer Editor May 1990 to February 1999
Life Membership AMCCS 2002
Honorary Life Membership (International) Bangladesh Matchbox Collectors Club 2022
Observer Distributor since 2009
Annual Postal Auction Coordinator since 2009
Coordinator of National Match Exhibitions held in Adelaide in 1999, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
Attendee & Trader at BML&BS Exhibitions held in 2000, 2005, 2009 & 2017
SPECIALISATION AREAS
Collecting areas for labels, booklets & skillets are Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea & South Africa. World-wide hardware produced by or for the match manufacturers together with any ephemera allied to the match industry, particularly picture postcards are also collected.
PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES
Author of –
Duncan’s of Australia
E.L. Bell & Co, Australian Match Works & Commonwealth Match Works
Co-Author/Contributor to –
Bryant & May Australia Parts 1 & 2
Federal Match Company, Australia
Redheads Skillets
Plyfiber, Australia
The Cheapies (Imports to Australia)
New Zealand Catalogue 2023
Numerous articles in the Observer, Match Label News & IMSA News
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Committee’s Award winner 2024
Exhibitor : David Figg
During World War II, four of Australia’s match manufacturers issued box labels bearing patriotic war slogans and maxims. The firms were : Bryant & May (Melbourne), W. A. Match Co. (Perth), Federal Match Company (Sydney) and Duncan’s (also of Melbourne).
As well as the box size labels shown here, there was one dozen packet label issued by Bryant & May which encouraged the population to “Eat, Drink, Wear, Use – Australian Made Goods”.
Naturally, this was in the days when a box of matches contained 60 sticks, the box was made of wood instead of cardboard, and the product itself was also 100% made in Australia, a “striking” contrast to the situation today where all are now imported.
