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Coogee Beach scenes have long been a favourite with artists. Here are two views of Coogee by local artist, Pat Reid. See More here.
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George F. Harris' grave at Randwick General Cemetery is decorated with a headstone featuring an artist's palette and brush. Though not well-known now,
in the early 1920s he came from Wales to Sydney to become a much sought after portraitist.
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Crown Seals, or metal bottle tops, are collected around the world. They are admired for their designs, ease of storage. and because they are free and plentiful.
Each one is a little piece of art that says something about its place of origin. READ MORE
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Enamel Badges, Lapel Badges, Tin Lapel Pins, Lapel Buttons are collected widely.
Politicians love to wear their national flag. Badges are produced for charities, sporting clubs, indentification, Olympic Games, commemorations and for many other uses.
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| Georg "George" Hamori was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1918, survived the holocaust and immigrated to
Australia in 1956. He became a noted designer and designed many postage stamps for Australia and other countries.
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Why not remember all those great parties and celebrations with your family and friends by collecting the coloured tin lids
covering the cork on the champaign bottles you popped in commemoration. READ MORE
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| Manhole Covers are things we walk over every day without noticing them, yet they can tell us a lot about
the history of where they are located and are interesting forms of industrial art.
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Coin Collecting in the Time of COVID19 has faced many challenges with cancelled events but the rise of online access has
provided collectors with new opportunities to enhance their collections. It has also seen a rise in the popularity of numismatics with former collectors returning to
the hobby and new collectors with time on their hands during lockdowns.
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| Six Poems submitted to our site: Vera TV Crime, Times Square, Ikea, CSI, Artists Guitars and UBER - all with contemporary themes, which you can read HERE . You are welcome to submit your own poetry for publication! |
Coogee Media went to a MOSS Deck exhibition at the aMBUSH gallery in Waterloo to see many unique pieces of art
using skate board decks as a medium. The MOSS Deck Foundation hosts annual exhibitions of works which are acutioned to raise funds for water projects in Africa.
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