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NEWSLETTER OF THE ORANGE COIN & STAMP CLUB INC OCTOBER 2014 September 2014 minutes & the treasurer’s report are on the back are on the back of the printed version (but not on the pdf edition) The NEWSLETTER OF THE ORANGE COINAND STAMP CLUB INCORPORATED Web page: www.philas.org.au/orange Howard Lyons with customers at our 2014 Spring Fair & Auction held on 11 October. Displays occupied thre rows of trestle tables in the centre of the hall. Auction lots were laid out for viewing on the tables under the stage in the background. OUR 2014 SPRING FAIR & AUCTION REPORT The Club’s annual Spring Fair and auction was held on Saturday 11 th October 2014 in the Kenna Hall. Every now and then we question the sustainability of our Club shows. The media is always announcing the death of hobbies stamp or coin collecting. Clubs seem to fold up at an increasing rate. But, this time we put on a really successful one-day show. It was the best Spring Fair that we had ever had. Everyone was really pleased. 28 OCTOBER 2014 ISSUE #152

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Page 1: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

NEWSLETTER OF THE ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC OCTOBER 2014

September 2014 minutes amp the treasurerrsquos report

are on the back are on the back of the printed

version (but not on the pdf edition)

The NEWSLETTER OF THE

ORANGE COIN AND STAMP

CLUB INCORPORATED

Web page wwwphilasorgauorange

Howard Lyons with customers at our 2014

Spring Fair amp Auction held on 11 October Displays occupied thre rows of trestle tables in the centre of the hall Auction lots were

laid out for viewing on the tables under the stage in the background

OUR 2014 SPRING FAIR amp

AUCTION REPORT

The Clubrsquos annual Spring Fair and auction was held on Saturday 11th October 2014 in the

Kenna Hall

Every now and then we question the

sustainability of our Club shows The media is always announcing the death of hobbies stamp

or coin collecting Clubs seem to fold up at an increasing rate

But this time we put on a really successful one-day show It was the best Spring Fair that

we had ever had Everyone was really pleased

28 OCTOBER 2014

ISSUE 152

- Page - 2 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Attendances were great It was only a one-day

show with Club dealers ndash none from Sydney or elsewhere Nonetheless there was a steady

stream of visitors throughout the day They came from not only Orange but from around

the region Oberon Lithgow Bathurst Parkes Forbes Peek Hill and Cowra and even

Canberra and Sydney There were more than enough membersrsquo displays that held viewersrsquo

interest The auction lots created much interesthellipand the auction attendance was the

best we have had

Howard Lyons interim financial report is

shown at the back of this Newsletter

AUCTION

The 14-page auction catalogue listed 283 stamp coin amp note lots

Auction lot viewing started at 9am when the Spring Fair opened Viewing was unrelenting

until the auction started at 230pm To view lots the prospective bidder needed to fill out a

sheet listing what lots they wanted to look at These were then handed to them on a rowing

of viewing tables When finished they were signed back in

The auction attracted a Spring Fair record of

36 room bidders plus a large number of postal bidders

ldquoAuctioneersrdquo were Norm Binns for the stamp lots amp Col Davidson for the coin lots

The auction took 95 minutes to go through the 283 lots offered The number of lots

passed in was quite small at 49 In 2013 only 104 of 288 lots sold

Norm Binns is working through the auctionrsquos stamp lots Col Davidson is seated on the stage

The auction treasurer was Dave Field Penciller was Eileen Davidson

Auction penciller Eileen Davidson is seated on the left

Auction treasurer Dave Field is seated on the right

THE HAMPER RAFFLE

Thanks to those members who provided donations for the food hamper raffle

The winning ticket stub was drawn by Tony Read about 4pm on the day and was won by

Alan Fitzmaurice of Forbes

DISPLAYS

Membersrsquo displays filled three rows of trestle

tables The Spring Fair displays were not competitive Instead it was an opportunity for

the Club to present itself to Orange and the regional community

Displays occupies three trestle rows

Displays came from -

Col amp Eileen Davidson - Money Doesnrsquot Grow on Trees Numismatic Money Trees

- Page - 3 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Col amp Eileen Davidson - The Money of the

Samurai Col amp Eileen Davidson - Bone Knives of West

New Guinea Norm Binns - Irish Heritage in Australia

Tony Read - India ndash Coins of Ancient India Tony Read - The Unusual Coinage of India

Ray Norman - Stamps of Japan Tony Read -Malayan Coin and Banknotes

Aaron Henry The Young Prince Aaron Henry - Coins by the Truckload

Geoff Henry Shell Petrol Tokens Aaron Henry - A Collection of Postcards

Norm Binns - Postal History of Great Britain Tegan Hildenbeutel - Australian Cricket

[covers] Norm Binns Australian Flight Covers

Junior members combined display - Things That Fly

Derek Dolstra NSW Postal History 1882-1907 Derek Dolstra - Commemorative postmarks of the

VII Commonwealth Games Perth 1962 Graham Doherty - Birds [2 frames thematic

stamps] Geoff Henry - Phone cards

Geoff Henry - Beliefs of Mankind Derek Dolstra - Soviet and American Journeys to

the Salyut 6 and 7 Space Stations [3 frames] Lawrence Sherwin The Origin of Our Dollar Coin

[coin case of Ancient amp modern coins]

THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS WHO

LOOKED AFTER THE FRONT

DESK AND WHO LOOKED AFTER

THE AUCTION LOT VIEWING

The front desk this year was just inside the Kenna Hall double doors instead of in the

foyer It seemed a better arrangement

Thanks to some of those who sat at the front

desk - Ron Mills Eileen Davidson Col Davidson Aaron Henry Tegan Hildenbeutel

Audrey Ferris Lawrie Sherwin and others

Thanks to those who looked after the auction lot viewing - Tony Richards Dave Field

Aaron Henry and others

Tegan Hildenbetel and Arron Henry on the front desk

Tony Richards is signing in auction lots at the viewing tables

KIDrsquoSACTIVITY TABLE

A huge thanks goes out to Audrey Ferris who

operated the kidrsquos activities table and who co-ordinated the junior membersrsquo display The theme

of the display was Things That Fly

Audrey Ferris a youthful visitor amp her mum at the kidrsquos

activity table [permission to publish this image in this Newsletter was obtained from the mum]

- Page - 4 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The junior members aggregated display called Things That Fly There were bugs and birds and planes

JOHN STOKER

Passed away Friday night 26th

September 2014

Members of the Club attended Johnrsquos funeral service held at Penhallrsquos Chapel

in on Friday 3rd October 2014

John was born on 10th December 1928

His family home had been in Scott Avenue Mortdale The Stoker family had been one of the first families to build

a home in the then new Mortdale sub-division His grandfather had been a serious stamp collector This helped lay

the foundations of Johnrsquos life-long interest in the hobby

In his youth John had been an A-grade

tennis player John continued playing tennis in Orange until only a year ago

In the 1930rsquos and 1940rsquos he also took up table tennis He played in amp won competitions in the St George area in

1966 1969 and 1970 John was singles champion at Miranda in 1975 and runner-up in 1977

In 1961 John married Wendy Fenton

Their first home was in Kirrawee the suburb adjacent to Sutherland In 1970 they moved to Sylvania Heights

John worked in Sydney for Metters Ltd Unfortunately Metters the maker of

kitchen stoves closed their Sydney factory in 1982 It took him six months of tossing-up for John to decide whether or

not to take up the offer of a job with their associate Email in Orange Eventually the family (John Wendy and sons Mark

amp Grant) decided to move here - to Email and the house in Heath Place John worked in the payroll section at

Email until his retirement He was very good with arithmetic

John amp Wendy Stoker have been members of our Club since 26 June

1990 Johnrsquos special collecting interest was stamps of the Pacific Islands amp Cocos (Keeling) Islands amp Christmas

Island His displays from these island countries amp territories were often a feature of our Orange Expos amp Spring

Fairs

The other major activity of John amp Wendy Stoker as visitors to their home would attest was the collection of mail

itemsenvelopes form Orange business houses This also entailed soaking off the stamps It was a huge operation The

sale of these ldquorecentrdquo issues raised money for the Girl Guides Charity called the Trefoil Guild

- Page - 5 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

On his visitations around the business houses collecting envelopes John would

sell them Club raffle tickets for whatever show was coming up next He was called ldquothe Clubrsquos principal fund-raiserrdquo

for good reason

Since joining John (amp Wendy) Stoker fully participated in every event the Club ever held They were also both regular

attendees of the Wagga stamp fairs Their absence was certainly missed at our just-held 2014 Spring Fair

John had been the Clubrsquos exchange book superintendent from October 1995

to July 2012 He had turned earlier attempts at establishing a circuit book into a very successful and sustainable

operation John used to travel all over town dropping off the circuit book and picking up pages He was quite

assiduous in collecting money for sales from the book He also delivered Club Newsletters all over town saving us a

fortune in postage

Ron Mills on the left John Stoker on the right at the front desk in the foyer at Expo 2014 in April 2014

John amp Wendyrsquos home was often the venue for Club meetings to plan our Expo Bathes and Mountex inter-club

displays He gave great service to us in so many other ways He was always on the front desk at our shows putting in long hours

at most of them He will be missed

His diagnosis of terminal cancer was quite sudden ndash only 4-5 weeks before his

death

We also need to give a huge accolade to Wendy Stoker Wendy was an ex- president amp is a life member of our Club

Wendyrsquos memory hasnrsquot been quite so good for the last little while Also she had been finding the two-storied house a

bit difficult Soon after Johnrsquos funeral she travelled with Mark her son to Wauchope to start a new life there

Wendy with the assistance of her sons made a ldquofarewellrdquo visit to our last Monthly

Coin amp Stamp Fair

OUR NEXT CLUB lsquoNIGHTrsquo

MEETING AFTER THIS

ONE IS ON TUESDAY 25th

NOVEMBER

The next meeting after this one is on Tuesday

25th November 2014 at 730pm

The Club always meets on the last Tuesday of

each month except in December at the Orange Community Information amp Services

Centre (Woolworthrsquos Car Park side door) 79 Kite St Orange There is no access from the

Kite St front door

OUR NEXT DAYTIME MEETING

IS ON MONDAY 10th

NOVEMBER

Our next lunchtime meeting will be on

Monday 10th November 2014 at midday in the meeting room in the Orange Community

Information amp Service Centre Kite Street If you havenrsquot been before please come along

Itrsquos an opportunity for swapping for asking questions and for information

OUR NEXT MONTHLY ORANGE

COIN amp STAMP FAIR IS IN THE

ORANGE CULTURAL CENTRE

ON SATURDAY 1st

NOVEMBER

2014

- Page - 6 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Our next monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair will be

held on Saturday 1st November 2014

The Fair runs from 9am till about 3pm

The venue for our monthly fair is the Orange Cultural Centre It is held on the 1st

Saturday of each month

The Orange Cultural Centre is the white-

stuccoed building with trees out the front on the right as you enter the Woolworthrsquos car park

from Sale St If you make your way past the junior ballet dancing classes you will find us in

the room on the south side of the building

DEALERS WHO

ATTENDED OUR 2014

EXPO ndash KEEP

SUPPORTING THEM

Dealers who attended Expo 2014 amp deserve your continuing support are - -

A Byrne Coins (Tony Byrne from

Canberra ndash PO Box 53 MITCHELL ACT 2911 ph (02) 6255 4044)

Leo Jakimow PO Box 1082 CANBERRA ACT 2601 phone (02) 6241 5292 E-mail - leojakimowyahoocomau

Pittwater Philatelic Service (John amp Tracy Pearson) Shop 18 331-335 Barrenjoey Rd Newport Beach NSW 2106 PO Box 259 Newport Beach NSW 2106 Ph (02) 9979 1561 Fax (02) 9979 1577 Mobile 0412 904 295 E-mail pittwaterstampsozemailcomau website wwwozemailcoau~pittwaterstamps

Wynyard Coin Centre 7 Hunter

Arcade Sydney 2000 ndash Lower Concourse Wynyard Railway Station Ph (02) 9299 2047 amp Fax (02) 9290 3710Their e-mail address is saleswynyardcoinscomau

Orange Stamps and Coins (Howard Lyons) PO Box 9288 ORANGE NSW

2800 Phfax (02) 6362 2368 E-mail - howardlyonsbigpondcom

MUDGEE COIN NOTE amp

STAMP SHOW ON SUNDAY

16th

NOVEMBER

The Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Club has invited our members to attend their annual Coin Note and Stamp Show on Sunday 16th November at Club Mudgee at 99 Mortimer St Mudgee The show runs from 10am to 4om Admission is $2

ITEMS FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

AND CORRESPONDENCE TO

THE CLUB

Items for this newsletter need to be posted to the Secretary at the Clubrsquos postal address -PO Box 324 ORANGE 2800 They can always also be e-mailed to - ddolstrabigpondnetau

-Or phone 63 614 872 The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the editor amp are not necessarily the Orange Coin amp Stamp Club Inc

TURN YOUR STAMPS INTO

CASH PREPARE SOME PAGES

READY FOR THE CLUBrsquoS

EXCHANGE BOOK

Turn your unwanted stamps into cash Pages

are needed for our next Exchange Book

Tony Richards the circuit book manager can be contacted by phone on (02) 6361 7681 and at 162 Cox Avenue Orange 2800

THANKS TO EXPO 2014

SPONSORS - PLEASE SUPPORT

THEM IN RETURN

ABC Shop Boomers Books

Australian Stamp Professional magazine

MR Roberts amp the Wynyard

Coin Centre

Jane Silvester of East Orange LPO

Geoff Henry amp family

Klaus Barrasch

Orange Odeon5 Cinemas

- Page - 7 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Members who donated to the hamper raffle

DATES FOR 2014-2015

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 730pm Tuesday 28th October 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 1st November 2014 9am to 3-ish

North Side Stamp Fair Sat 1st November

2014 Pittwater amp Federal Pde Brookvale 10-4

11th Fishers Ghost Stamp Fair

Campbelltown Sunday 2nd November 10-330 Campbelltown Civic Centre Queen St Campbelltown

PHILAS Stamp Auction 119 at PHILAS

House 17 Brisbane St Darlinghurst Sat 8th November 1230

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club midday meeting

amp stamp-swap 12 orsquoclock Monday 10th November Community Info Centre Kite St

Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Fair 10-4 Sunday 16th November - Room 01 Club Mudgee 99 Mortimer St Mudgee

Wagga Wagga Stamp amp Coin Show 22-23

November 2014 Sturt Primary School Wagga

Richmond River Annual Stamp amp Coin

Fair 23 November 231 Keen St Lismore

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 7320pm Tuesday 25th November 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 6th December 2014 9am to 3-ish

There are no Orange Club meetings in

December Sydney 2015 National Stamp Show

Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19TH April at the Johny Warren Indoor Sports Centre at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre

BATHEX 2015 Bathurst Bicentenary

Collectables Gem amp Mineral Exhibition Bathurst Showground 26th-27th September 2015

THE NEXT LUNCH-TIME MEETING is at midday Monday

10th November 2014 at the Orange Community Information amp

Services Centre 79 Kite St helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Thanks to Australian Stamps Professional Magazine for their kind donation of back copies for

our Spring Fair Pick the current issue up at your newsagent or email infozoicomau Most

Orange newsagents now keep it

wwwaustralianstampspr

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 2: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 2 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Attendances were great It was only a one-day

show with Club dealers ndash none from Sydney or elsewhere Nonetheless there was a steady

stream of visitors throughout the day They came from not only Orange but from around

the region Oberon Lithgow Bathurst Parkes Forbes Peek Hill and Cowra and even

Canberra and Sydney There were more than enough membersrsquo displays that held viewersrsquo

interest The auction lots created much interesthellipand the auction attendance was the

best we have had

Howard Lyons interim financial report is

shown at the back of this Newsletter

AUCTION

The 14-page auction catalogue listed 283 stamp coin amp note lots

Auction lot viewing started at 9am when the Spring Fair opened Viewing was unrelenting

until the auction started at 230pm To view lots the prospective bidder needed to fill out a

sheet listing what lots they wanted to look at These were then handed to them on a rowing

of viewing tables When finished they were signed back in

The auction attracted a Spring Fair record of

36 room bidders plus a large number of postal bidders

ldquoAuctioneersrdquo were Norm Binns for the stamp lots amp Col Davidson for the coin lots

The auction took 95 minutes to go through the 283 lots offered The number of lots

passed in was quite small at 49 In 2013 only 104 of 288 lots sold

Norm Binns is working through the auctionrsquos stamp lots Col Davidson is seated on the stage

The auction treasurer was Dave Field Penciller was Eileen Davidson

Auction penciller Eileen Davidson is seated on the left

Auction treasurer Dave Field is seated on the right

THE HAMPER RAFFLE

Thanks to those members who provided donations for the food hamper raffle

The winning ticket stub was drawn by Tony Read about 4pm on the day and was won by

Alan Fitzmaurice of Forbes

DISPLAYS

Membersrsquo displays filled three rows of trestle

tables The Spring Fair displays were not competitive Instead it was an opportunity for

the Club to present itself to Orange and the regional community

Displays occupies three trestle rows

Displays came from -

Col amp Eileen Davidson - Money Doesnrsquot Grow on Trees Numismatic Money Trees

- Page - 3 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Col amp Eileen Davidson - The Money of the

Samurai Col amp Eileen Davidson - Bone Knives of West

New Guinea Norm Binns - Irish Heritage in Australia

Tony Read - India ndash Coins of Ancient India Tony Read - The Unusual Coinage of India

Ray Norman - Stamps of Japan Tony Read -Malayan Coin and Banknotes

Aaron Henry The Young Prince Aaron Henry - Coins by the Truckload

Geoff Henry Shell Petrol Tokens Aaron Henry - A Collection of Postcards

Norm Binns - Postal History of Great Britain Tegan Hildenbeutel - Australian Cricket

[covers] Norm Binns Australian Flight Covers

Junior members combined display - Things That Fly

Derek Dolstra NSW Postal History 1882-1907 Derek Dolstra - Commemorative postmarks of the

VII Commonwealth Games Perth 1962 Graham Doherty - Birds [2 frames thematic

stamps] Geoff Henry - Phone cards

Geoff Henry - Beliefs of Mankind Derek Dolstra - Soviet and American Journeys to

the Salyut 6 and 7 Space Stations [3 frames] Lawrence Sherwin The Origin of Our Dollar Coin

[coin case of Ancient amp modern coins]

THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS WHO

LOOKED AFTER THE FRONT

DESK AND WHO LOOKED AFTER

THE AUCTION LOT VIEWING

The front desk this year was just inside the Kenna Hall double doors instead of in the

foyer It seemed a better arrangement

Thanks to some of those who sat at the front

desk - Ron Mills Eileen Davidson Col Davidson Aaron Henry Tegan Hildenbeutel

Audrey Ferris Lawrie Sherwin and others

Thanks to those who looked after the auction lot viewing - Tony Richards Dave Field

Aaron Henry and others

Tegan Hildenbetel and Arron Henry on the front desk

Tony Richards is signing in auction lots at the viewing tables

KIDrsquoSACTIVITY TABLE

A huge thanks goes out to Audrey Ferris who

operated the kidrsquos activities table and who co-ordinated the junior membersrsquo display The theme

of the display was Things That Fly

Audrey Ferris a youthful visitor amp her mum at the kidrsquos

activity table [permission to publish this image in this Newsletter was obtained from the mum]

- Page - 4 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The junior members aggregated display called Things That Fly There were bugs and birds and planes

JOHN STOKER

Passed away Friday night 26th

September 2014

Members of the Club attended Johnrsquos funeral service held at Penhallrsquos Chapel

in on Friday 3rd October 2014

John was born on 10th December 1928

His family home had been in Scott Avenue Mortdale The Stoker family had been one of the first families to build

a home in the then new Mortdale sub-division His grandfather had been a serious stamp collector This helped lay

the foundations of Johnrsquos life-long interest in the hobby

In his youth John had been an A-grade

tennis player John continued playing tennis in Orange until only a year ago

In the 1930rsquos and 1940rsquos he also took up table tennis He played in amp won competitions in the St George area in

1966 1969 and 1970 John was singles champion at Miranda in 1975 and runner-up in 1977

In 1961 John married Wendy Fenton

Their first home was in Kirrawee the suburb adjacent to Sutherland In 1970 they moved to Sylvania Heights

John worked in Sydney for Metters Ltd Unfortunately Metters the maker of

kitchen stoves closed their Sydney factory in 1982 It took him six months of tossing-up for John to decide whether or

not to take up the offer of a job with their associate Email in Orange Eventually the family (John Wendy and sons Mark

amp Grant) decided to move here - to Email and the house in Heath Place John worked in the payroll section at

Email until his retirement He was very good with arithmetic

John amp Wendy Stoker have been members of our Club since 26 June

1990 Johnrsquos special collecting interest was stamps of the Pacific Islands amp Cocos (Keeling) Islands amp Christmas

Island His displays from these island countries amp territories were often a feature of our Orange Expos amp Spring

Fairs

The other major activity of John amp Wendy Stoker as visitors to their home would attest was the collection of mail

itemsenvelopes form Orange business houses This also entailed soaking off the stamps It was a huge operation The

sale of these ldquorecentrdquo issues raised money for the Girl Guides Charity called the Trefoil Guild

- Page - 5 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

On his visitations around the business houses collecting envelopes John would

sell them Club raffle tickets for whatever show was coming up next He was called ldquothe Clubrsquos principal fund-raiserrdquo

for good reason

Since joining John (amp Wendy) Stoker fully participated in every event the Club ever held They were also both regular

attendees of the Wagga stamp fairs Their absence was certainly missed at our just-held 2014 Spring Fair

John had been the Clubrsquos exchange book superintendent from October 1995

to July 2012 He had turned earlier attempts at establishing a circuit book into a very successful and sustainable

operation John used to travel all over town dropping off the circuit book and picking up pages He was quite

assiduous in collecting money for sales from the book He also delivered Club Newsletters all over town saving us a

fortune in postage

Ron Mills on the left John Stoker on the right at the front desk in the foyer at Expo 2014 in April 2014

John amp Wendyrsquos home was often the venue for Club meetings to plan our Expo Bathes and Mountex inter-club

displays He gave great service to us in so many other ways He was always on the front desk at our shows putting in long hours

at most of them He will be missed

His diagnosis of terminal cancer was quite sudden ndash only 4-5 weeks before his

death

We also need to give a huge accolade to Wendy Stoker Wendy was an ex- president amp is a life member of our Club

Wendyrsquos memory hasnrsquot been quite so good for the last little while Also she had been finding the two-storied house a

bit difficult Soon after Johnrsquos funeral she travelled with Mark her son to Wauchope to start a new life there

Wendy with the assistance of her sons made a ldquofarewellrdquo visit to our last Monthly

Coin amp Stamp Fair

OUR NEXT CLUB lsquoNIGHTrsquo

MEETING AFTER THIS

ONE IS ON TUESDAY 25th

NOVEMBER

The next meeting after this one is on Tuesday

25th November 2014 at 730pm

The Club always meets on the last Tuesday of

each month except in December at the Orange Community Information amp Services

Centre (Woolworthrsquos Car Park side door) 79 Kite St Orange There is no access from the

Kite St front door

OUR NEXT DAYTIME MEETING

IS ON MONDAY 10th

NOVEMBER

Our next lunchtime meeting will be on

Monday 10th November 2014 at midday in the meeting room in the Orange Community

Information amp Service Centre Kite Street If you havenrsquot been before please come along

Itrsquos an opportunity for swapping for asking questions and for information

OUR NEXT MONTHLY ORANGE

COIN amp STAMP FAIR IS IN THE

ORANGE CULTURAL CENTRE

ON SATURDAY 1st

NOVEMBER

2014

- Page - 6 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Our next monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair will be

held on Saturday 1st November 2014

The Fair runs from 9am till about 3pm

The venue for our monthly fair is the Orange Cultural Centre It is held on the 1st

Saturday of each month

The Orange Cultural Centre is the white-

stuccoed building with trees out the front on the right as you enter the Woolworthrsquos car park

from Sale St If you make your way past the junior ballet dancing classes you will find us in

the room on the south side of the building

DEALERS WHO

ATTENDED OUR 2014

EXPO ndash KEEP

SUPPORTING THEM

Dealers who attended Expo 2014 amp deserve your continuing support are - -

A Byrne Coins (Tony Byrne from

Canberra ndash PO Box 53 MITCHELL ACT 2911 ph (02) 6255 4044)

Leo Jakimow PO Box 1082 CANBERRA ACT 2601 phone (02) 6241 5292 E-mail - leojakimowyahoocomau

Pittwater Philatelic Service (John amp Tracy Pearson) Shop 18 331-335 Barrenjoey Rd Newport Beach NSW 2106 PO Box 259 Newport Beach NSW 2106 Ph (02) 9979 1561 Fax (02) 9979 1577 Mobile 0412 904 295 E-mail pittwaterstampsozemailcomau website wwwozemailcoau~pittwaterstamps

Wynyard Coin Centre 7 Hunter

Arcade Sydney 2000 ndash Lower Concourse Wynyard Railway Station Ph (02) 9299 2047 amp Fax (02) 9290 3710Their e-mail address is saleswynyardcoinscomau

Orange Stamps and Coins (Howard Lyons) PO Box 9288 ORANGE NSW

2800 Phfax (02) 6362 2368 E-mail - howardlyonsbigpondcom

MUDGEE COIN NOTE amp

STAMP SHOW ON SUNDAY

16th

NOVEMBER

The Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Club has invited our members to attend their annual Coin Note and Stamp Show on Sunday 16th November at Club Mudgee at 99 Mortimer St Mudgee The show runs from 10am to 4om Admission is $2

ITEMS FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

AND CORRESPONDENCE TO

THE CLUB

Items for this newsletter need to be posted to the Secretary at the Clubrsquos postal address -PO Box 324 ORANGE 2800 They can always also be e-mailed to - ddolstrabigpondnetau

-Or phone 63 614 872 The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the editor amp are not necessarily the Orange Coin amp Stamp Club Inc

TURN YOUR STAMPS INTO

CASH PREPARE SOME PAGES

READY FOR THE CLUBrsquoS

EXCHANGE BOOK

Turn your unwanted stamps into cash Pages

are needed for our next Exchange Book

Tony Richards the circuit book manager can be contacted by phone on (02) 6361 7681 and at 162 Cox Avenue Orange 2800

THANKS TO EXPO 2014

SPONSORS - PLEASE SUPPORT

THEM IN RETURN

ABC Shop Boomers Books

Australian Stamp Professional magazine

MR Roberts amp the Wynyard

Coin Centre

Jane Silvester of East Orange LPO

Geoff Henry amp family

Klaus Barrasch

Orange Odeon5 Cinemas

- Page - 7 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Members who donated to the hamper raffle

DATES FOR 2014-2015

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 730pm Tuesday 28th October 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 1st November 2014 9am to 3-ish

North Side Stamp Fair Sat 1st November

2014 Pittwater amp Federal Pde Brookvale 10-4

11th Fishers Ghost Stamp Fair

Campbelltown Sunday 2nd November 10-330 Campbelltown Civic Centre Queen St Campbelltown

PHILAS Stamp Auction 119 at PHILAS

House 17 Brisbane St Darlinghurst Sat 8th November 1230

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club midday meeting

amp stamp-swap 12 orsquoclock Monday 10th November Community Info Centre Kite St

Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Fair 10-4 Sunday 16th November - Room 01 Club Mudgee 99 Mortimer St Mudgee

Wagga Wagga Stamp amp Coin Show 22-23

November 2014 Sturt Primary School Wagga

Richmond River Annual Stamp amp Coin

Fair 23 November 231 Keen St Lismore

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 7320pm Tuesday 25th November 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 6th December 2014 9am to 3-ish

There are no Orange Club meetings in

December Sydney 2015 National Stamp Show

Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19TH April at the Johny Warren Indoor Sports Centre at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre

BATHEX 2015 Bathurst Bicentenary

Collectables Gem amp Mineral Exhibition Bathurst Showground 26th-27th September 2015

THE NEXT LUNCH-TIME MEETING is at midday Monday

10th November 2014 at the Orange Community Information amp

Services Centre 79 Kite St helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Thanks to Australian Stamps Professional Magazine for their kind donation of back copies for

our Spring Fair Pick the current issue up at your newsagent or email infozoicomau Most

Orange newsagents now keep it

wwwaustralianstampspr

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 3: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 3 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Col amp Eileen Davidson - The Money of the

Samurai Col amp Eileen Davidson - Bone Knives of West

New Guinea Norm Binns - Irish Heritage in Australia

Tony Read - India ndash Coins of Ancient India Tony Read - The Unusual Coinage of India

Ray Norman - Stamps of Japan Tony Read -Malayan Coin and Banknotes

Aaron Henry The Young Prince Aaron Henry - Coins by the Truckload

Geoff Henry Shell Petrol Tokens Aaron Henry - A Collection of Postcards

Norm Binns - Postal History of Great Britain Tegan Hildenbeutel - Australian Cricket

[covers] Norm Binns Australian Flight Covers

Junior members combined display - Things That Fly

Derek Dolstra NSW Postal History 1882-1907 Derek Dolstra - Commemorative postmarks of the

VII Commonwealth Games Perth 1962 Graham Doherty - Birds [2 frames thematic

stamps] Geoff Henry - Phone cards

Geoff Henry - Beliefs of Mankind Derek Dolstra - Soviet and American Journeys to

the Salyut 6 and 7 Space Stations [3 frames] Lawrence Sherwin The Origin of Our Dollar Coin

[coin case of Ancient amp modern coins]

THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS WHO

LOOKED AFTER THE FRONT

DESK AND WHO LOOKED AFTER

THE AUCTION LOT VIEWING

The front desk this year was just inside the Kenna Hall double doors instead of in the

foyer It seemed a better arrangement

Thanks to some of those who sat at the front

desk - Ron Mills Eileen Davidson Col Davidson Aaron Henry Tegan Hildenbeutel

Audrey Ferris Lawrie Sherwin and others

Thanks to those who looked after the auction lot viewing - Tony Richards Dave Field

Aaron Henry and others

Tegan Hildenbetel and Arron Henry on the front desk

Tony Richards is signing in auction lots at the viewing tables

KIDrsquoSACTIVITY TABLE

A huge thanks goes out to Audrey Ferris who

operated the kidrsquos activities table and who co-ordinated the junior membersrsquo display The theme

of the display was Things That Fly

Audrey Ferris a youthful visitor amp her mum at the kidrsquos

activity table [permission to publish this image in this Newsletter was obtained from the mum]

- Page - 4 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The junior members aggregated display called Things That Fly There were bugs and birds and planes

JOHN STOKER

Passed away Friday night 26th

September 2014

Members of the Club attended Johnrsquos funeral service held at Penhallrsquos Chapel

in on Friday 3rd October 2014

John was born on 10th December 1928

His family home had been in Scott Avenue Mortdale The Stoker family had been one of the first families to build

a home in the then new Mortdale sub-division His grandfather had been a serious stamp collector This helped lay

the foundations of Johnrsquos life-long interest in the hobby

In his youth John had been an A-grade

tennis player John continued playing tennis in Orange until only a year ago

In the 1930rsquos and 1940rsquos he also took up table tennis He played in amp won competitions in the St George area in

1966 1969 and 1970 John was singles champion at Miranda in 1975 and runner-up in 1977

In 1961 John married Wendy Fenton

Their first home was in Kirrawee the suburb adjacent to Sutherland In 1970 they moved to Sylvania Heights

John worked in Sydney for Metters Ltd Unfortunately Metters the maker of

kitchen stoves closed their Sydney factory in 1982 It took him six months of tossing-up for John to decide whether or

not to take up the offer of a job with their associate Email in Orange Eventually the family (John Wendy and sons Mark

amp Grant) decided to move here - to Email and the house in Heath Place John worked in the payroll section at

Email until his retirement He was very good with arithmetic

John amp Wendy Stoker have been members of our Club since 26 June

1990 Johnrsquos special collecting interest was stamps of the Pacific Islands amp Cocos (Keeling) Islands amp Christmas

Island His displays from these island countries amp territories were often a feature of our Orange Expos amp Spring

Fairs

The other major activity of John amp Wendy Stoker as visitors to their home would attest was the collection of mail

itemsenvelopes form Orange business houses This also entailed soaking off the stamps It was a huge operation The

sale of these ldquorecentrdquo issues raised money for the Girl Guides Charity called the Trefoil Guild

- Page - 5 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

On his visitations around the business houses collecting envelopes John would

sell them Club raffle tickets for whatever show was coming up next He was called ldquothe Clubrsquos principal fund-raiserrdquo

for good reason

Since joining John (amp Wendy) Stoker fully participated in every event the Club ever held They were also both regular

attendees of the Wagga stamp fairs Their absence was certainly missed at our just-held 2014 Spring Fair

John had been the Clubrsquos exchange book superintendent from October 1995

to July 2012 He had turned earlier attempts at establishing a circuit book into a very successful and sustainable

operation John used to travel all over town dropping off the circuit book and picking up pages He was quite

assiduous in collecting money for sales from the book He also delivered Club Newsletters all over town saving us a

fortune in postage

Ron Mills on the left John Stoker on the right at the front desk in the foyer at Expo 2014 in April 2014

John amp Wendyrsquos home was often the venue for Club meetings to plan our Expo Bathes and Mountex inter-club

displays He gave great service to us in so many other ways He was always on the front desk at our shows putting in long hours

at most of them He will be missed

His diagnosis of terminal cancer was quite sudden ndash only 4-5 weeks before his

death

We also need to give a huge accolade to Wendy Stoker Wendy was an ex- president amp is a life member of our Club

Wendyrsquos memory hasnrsquot been quite so good for the last little while Also she had been finding the two-storied house a

bit difficult Soon after Johnrsquos funeral she travelled with Mark her son to Wauchope to start a new life there

Wendy with the assistance of her sons made a ldquofarewellrdquo visit to our last Monthly

Coin amp Stamp Fair

OUR NEXT CLUB lsquoNIGHTrsquo

MEETING AFTER THIS

ONE IS ON TUESDAY 25th

NOVEMBER

The next meeting after this one is on Tuesday

25th November 2014 at 730pm

The Club always meets on the last Tuesday of

each month except in December at the Orange Community Information amp Services

Centre (Woolworthrsquos Car Park side door) 79 Kite St Orange There is no access from the

Kite St front door

OUR NEXT DAYTIME MEETING

IS ON MONDAY 10th

NOVEMBER

Our next lunchtime meeting will be on

Monday 10th November 2014 at midday in the meeting room in the Orange Community

Information amp Service Centre Kite Street If you havenrsquot been before please come along

Itrsquos an opportunity for swapping for asking questions and for information

OUR NEXT MONTHLY ORANGE

COIN amp STAMP FAIR IS IN THE

ORANGE CULTURAL CENTRE

ON SATURDAY 1st

NOVEMBER

2014

- Page - 6 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Our next monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair will be

held on Saturday 1st November 2014

The Fair runs from 9am till about 3pm

The venue for our monthly fair is the Orange Cultural Centre It is held on the 1st

Saturday of each month

The Orange Cultural Centre is the white-

stuccoed building with trees out the front on the right as you enter the Woolworthrsquos car park

from Sale St If you make your way past the junior ballet dancing classes you will find us in

the room on the south side of the building

DEALERS WHO

ATTENDED OUR 2014

EXPO ndash KEEP

SUPPORTING THEM

Dealers who attended Expo 2014 amp deserve your continuing support are - -

A Byrne Coins (Tony Byrne from

Canberra ndash PO Box 53 MITCHELL ACT 2911 ph (02) 6255 4044)

Leo Jakimow PO Box 1082 CANBERRA ACT 2601 phone (02) 6241 5292 E-mail - leojakimowyahoocomau

Pittwater Philatelic Service (John amp Tracy Pearson) Shop 18 331-335 Barrenjoey Rd Newport Beach NSW 2106 PO Box 259 Newport Beach NSW 2106 Ph (02) 9979 1561 Fax (02) 9979 1577 Mobile 0412 904 295 E-mail pittwaterstampsozemailcomau website wwwozemailcoau~pittwaterstamps

Wynyard Coin Centre 7 Hunter

Arcade Sydney 2000 ndash Lower Concourse Wynyard Railway Station Ph (02) 9299 2047 amp Fax (02) 9290 3710Their e-mail address is saleswynyardcoinscomau

Orange Stamps and Coins (Howard Lyons) PO Box 9288 ORANGE NSW

2800 Phfax (02) 6362 2368 E-mail - howardlyonsbigpondcom

MUDGEE COIN NOTE amp

STAMP SHOW ON SUNDAY

16th

NOVEMBER

The Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Club has invited our members to attend their annual Coin Note and Stamp Show on Sunday 16th November at Club Mudgee at 99 Mortimer St Mudgee The show runs from 10am to 4om Admission is $2

ITEMS FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

AND CORRESPONDENCE TO

THE CLUB

Items for this newsletter need to be posted to the Secretary at the Clubrsquos postal address -PO Box 324 ORANGE 2800 They can always also be e-mailed to - ddolstrabigpondnetau

-Or phone 63 614 872 The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the editor amp are not necessarily the Orange Coin amp Stamp Club Inc

TURN YOUR STAMPS INTO

CASH PREPARE SOME PAGES

READY FOR THE CLUBrsquoS

EXCHANGE BOOK

Turn your unwanted stamps into cash Pages

are needed for our next Exchange Book

Tony Richards the circuit book manager can be contacted by phone on (02) 6361 7681 and at 162 Cox Avenue Orange 2800

THANKS TO EXPO 2014

SPONSORS - PLEASE SUPPORT

THEM IN RETURN

ABC Shop Boomers Books

Australian Stamp Professional magazine

MR Roberts amp the Wynyard

Coin Centre

Jane Silvester of East Orange LPO

Geoff Henry amp family

Klaus Barrasch

Orange Odeon5 Cinemas

- Page - 7 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Members who donated to the hamper raffle

DATES FOR 2014-2015

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 730pm Tuesday 28th October 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 1st November 2014 9am to 3-ish

North Side Stamp Fair Sat 1st November

2014 Pittwater amp Federal Pde Brookvale 10-4

11th Fishers Ghost Stamp Fair

Campbelltown Sunday 2nd November 10-330 Campbelltown Civic Centre Queen St Campbelltown

PHILAS Stamp Auction 119 at PHILAS

House 17 Brisbane St Darlinghurst Sat 8th November 1230

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club midday meeting

amp stamp-swap 12 orsquoclock Monday 10th November Community Info Centre Kite St

Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Fair 10-4 Sunday 16th November - Room 01 Club Mudgee 99 Mortimer St Mudgee

Wagga Wagga Stamp amp Coin Show 22-23

November 2014 Sturt Primary School Wagga

Richmond River Annual Stamp amp Coin

Fair 23 November 231 Keen St Lismore

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 7320pm Tuesday 25th November 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 6th December 2014 9am to 3-ish

There are no Orange Club meetings in

December Sydney 2015 National Stamp Show

Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19TH April at the Johny Warren Indoor Sports Centre at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre

BATHEX 2015 Bathurst Bicentenary

Collectables Gem amp Mineral Exhibition Bathurst Showground 26th-27th September 2015

THE NEXT LUNCH-TIME MEETING is at midday Monday

10th November 2014 at the Orange Community Information amp

Services Centre 79 Kite St helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Thanks to Australian Stamps Professional Magazine for their kind donation of back copies for

our Spring Fair Pick the current issue up at your newsagent or email infozoicomau Most

Orange newsagents now keep it

wwwaustralianstampspr

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 4: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 4 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The junior members aggregated display called Things That Fly There were bugs and birds and planes

JOHN STOKER

Passed away Friday night 26th

September 2014

Members of the Club attended Johnrsquos funeral service held at Penhallrsquos Chapel

in on Friday 3rd October 2014

John was born on 10th December 1928

His family home had been in Scott Avenue Mortdale The Stoker family had been one of the first families to build

a home in the then new Mortdale sub-division His grandfather had been a serious stamp collector This helped lay

the foundations of Johnrsquos life-long interest in the hobby

In his youth John had been an A-grade

tennis player John continued playing tennis in Orange until only a year ago

In the 1930rsquos and 1940rsquos he also took up table tennis He played in amp won competitions in the St George area in

1966 1969 and 1970 John was singles champion at Miranda in 1975 and runner-up in 1977

In 1961 John married Wendy Fenton

Their first home was in Kirrawee the suburb adjacent to Sutherland In 1970 they moved to Sylvania Heights

John worked in Sydney for Metters Ltd Unfortunately Metters the maker of

kitchen stoves closed their Sydney factory in 1982 It took him six months of tossing-up for John to decide whether or

not to take up the offer of a job with their associate Email in Orange Eventually the family (John Wendy and sons Mark

amp Grant) decided to move here - to Email and the house in Heath Place John worked in the payroll section at

Email until his retirement He was very good with arithmetic

John amp Wendy Stoker have been members of our Club since 26 June

1990 Johnrsquos special collecting interest was stamps of the Pacific Islands amp Cocos (Keeling) Islands amp Christmas

Island His displays from these island countries amp territories were often a feature of our Orange Expos amp Spring

Fairs

The other major activity of John amp Wendy Stoker as visitors to their home would attest was the collection of mail

itemsenvelopes form Orange business houses This also entailed soaking off the stamps It was a huge operation The

sale of these ldquorecentrdquo issues raised money for the Girl Guides Charity called the Trefoil Guild

- Page - 5 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

On his visitations around the business houses collecting envelopes John would

sell them Club raffle tickets for whatever show was coming up next He was called ldquothe Clubrsquos principal fund-raiserrdquo

for good reason

Since joining John (amp Wendy) Stoker fully participated in every event the Club ever held They were also both regular

attendees of the Wagga stamp fairs Their absence was certainly missed at our just-held 2014 Spring Fair

John had been the Clubrsquos exchange book superintendent from October 1995

to July 2012 He had turned earlier attempts at establishing a circuit book into a very successful and sustainable

operation John used to travel all over town dropping off the circuit book and picking up pages He was quite

assiduous in collecting money for sales from the book He also delivered Club Newsletters all over town saving us a

fortune in postage

Ron Mills on the left John Stoker on the right at the front desk in the foyer at Expo 2014 in April 2014

John amp Wendyrsquos home was often the venue for Club meetings to plan our Expo Bathes and Mountex inter-club

displays He gave great service to us in so many other ways He was always on the front desk at our shows putting in long hours

at most of them He will be missed

His diagnosis of terminal cancer was quite sudden ndash only 4-5 weeks before his

death

We also need to give a huge accolade to Wendy Stoker Wendy was an ex- president amp is a life member of our Club

Wendyrsquos memory hasnrsquot been quite so good for the last little while Also she had been finding the two-storied house a

bit difficult Soon after Johnrsquos funeral she travelled with Mark her son to Wauchope to start a new life there

Wendy with the assistance of her sons made a ldquofarewellrdquo visit to our last Monthly

Coin amp Stamp Fair

OUR NEXT CLUB lsquoNIGHTrsquo

MEETING AFTER THIS

ONE IS ON TUESDAY 25th

NOVEMBER

The next meeting after this one is on Tuesday

25th November 2014 at 730pm

The Club always meets on the last Tuesday of

each month except in December at the Orange Community Information amp Services

Centre (Woolworthrsquos Car Park side door) 79 Kite St Orange There is no access from the

Kite St front door

OUR NEXT DAYTIME MEETING

IS ON MONDAY 10th

NOVEMBER

Our next lunchtime meeting will be on

Monday 10th November 2014 at midday in the meeting room in the Orange Community

Information amp Service Centre Kite Street If you havenrsquot been before please come along

Itrsquos an opportunity for swapping for asking questions and for information

OUR NEXT MONTHLY ORANGE

COIN amp STAMP FAIR IS IN THE

ORANGE CULTURAL CENTRE

ON SATURDAY 1st

NOVEMBER

2014

- Page - 6 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Our next monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair will be

held on Saturday 1st November 2014

The Fair runs from 9am till about 3pm

The venue for our monthly fair is the Orange Cultural Centre It is held on the 1st

Saturday of each month

The Orange Cultural Centre is the white-

stuccoed building with trees out the front on the right as you enter the Woolworthrsquos car park

from Sale St If you make your way past the junior ballet dancing classes you will find us in

the room on the south side of the building

DEALERS WHO

ATTENDED OUR 2014

EXPO ndash KEEP

SUPPORTING THEM

Dealers who attended Expo 2014 amp deserve your continuing support are - -

A Byrne Coins (Tony Byrne from

Canberra ndash PO Box 53 MITCHELL ACT 2911 ph (02) 6255 4044)

Leo Jakimow PO Box 1082 CANBERRA ACT 2601 phone (02) 6241 5292 E-mail - leojakimowyahoocomau

Pittwater Philatelic Service (John amp Tracy Pearson) Shop 18 331-335 Barrenjoey Rd Newport Beach NSW 2106 PO Box 259 Newport Beach NSW 2106 Ph (02) 9979 1561 Fax (02) 9979 1577 Mobile 0412 904 295 E-mail pittwaterstampsozemailcomau website wwwozemailcoau~pittwaterstamps

Wynyard Coin Centre 7 Hunter

Arcade Sydney 2000 ndash Lower Concourse Wynyard Railway Station Ph (02) 9299 2047 amp Fax (02) 9290 3710Their e-mail address is saleswynyardcoinscomau

Orange Stamps and Coins (Howard Lyons) PO Box 9288 ORANGE NSW

2800 Phfax (02) 6362 2368 E-mail - howardlyonsbigpondcom

MUDGEE COIN NOTE amp

STAMP SHOW ON SUNDAY

16th

NOVEMBER

The Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Club has invited our members to attend their annual Coin Note and Stamp Show on Sunday 16th November at Club Mudgee at 99 Mortimer St Mudgee The show runs from 10am to 4om Admission is $2

ITEMS FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

AND CORRESPONDENCE TO

THE CLUB

Items for this newsletter need to be posted to the Secretary at the Clubrsquos postal address -PO Box 324 ORANGE 2800 They can always also be e-mailed to - ddolstrabigpondnetau

-Or phone 63 614 872 The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the editor amp are not necessarily the Orange Coin amp Stamp Club Inc

TURN YOUR STAMPS INTO

CASH PREPARE SOME PAGES

READY FOR THE CLUBrsquoS

EXCHANGE BOOK

Turn your unwanted stamps into cash Pages

are needed for our next Exchange Book

Tony Richards the circuit book manager can be contacted by phone on (02) 6361 7681 and at 162 Cox Avenue Orange 2800

THANKS TO EXPO 2014

SPONSORS - PLEASE SUPPORT

THEM IN RETURN

ABC Shop Boomers Books

Australian Stamp Professional magazine

MR Roberts amp the Wynyard

Coin Centre

Jane Silvester of East Orange LPO

Geoff Henry amp family

Klaus Barrasch

Orange Odeon5 Cinemas

- Page - 7 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Members who donated to the hamper raffle

DATES FOR 2014-2015

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 730pm Tuesday 28th October 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 1st November 2014 9am to 3-ish

North Side Stamp Fair Sat 1st November

2014 Pittwater amp Federal Pde Brookvale 10-4

11th Fishers Ghost Stamp Fair

Campbelltown Sunday 2nd November 10-330 Campbelltown Civic Centre Queen St Campbelltown

PHILAS Stamp Auction 119 at PHILAS

House 17 Brisbane St Darlinghurst Sat 8th November 1230

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club midday meeting

amp stamp-swap 12 orsquoclock Monday 10th November Community Info Centre Kite St

Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Fair 10-4 Sunday 16th November - Room 01 Club Mudgee 99 Mortimer St Mudgee

Wagga Wagga Stamp amp Coin Show 22-23

November 2014 Sturt Primary School Wagga

Richmond River Annual Stamp amp Coin

Fair 23 November 231 Keen St Lismore

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 7320pm Tuesday 25th November 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 6th December 2014 9am to 3-ish

There are no Orange Club meetings in

December Sydney 2015 National Stamp Show

Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19TH April at the Johny Warren Indoor Sports Centre at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre

BATHEX 2015 Bathurst Bicentenary

Collectables Gem amp Mineral Exhibition Bathurst Showground 26th-27th September 2015

THE NEXT LUNCH-TIME MEETING is at midday Monday

10th November 2014 at the Orange Community Information amp

Services Centre 79 Kite St helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Thanks to Australian Stamps Professional Magazine for their kind donation of back copies for

our Spring Fair Pick the current issue up at your newsagent or email infozoicomau Most

Orange newsagents now keep it

wwwaustralianstampspr

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 5: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 5 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

On his visitations around the business houses collecting envelopes John would

sell them Club raffle tickets for whatever show was coming up next He was called ldquothe Clubrsquos principal fund-raiserrdquo

for good reason

Since joining John (amp Wendy) Stoker fully participated in every event the Club ever held They were also both regular

attendees of the Wagga stamp fairs Their absence was certainly missed at our just-held 2014 Spring Fair

John had been the Clubrsquos exchange book superintendent from October 1995

to July 2012 He had turned earlier attempts at establishing a circuit book into a very successful and sustainable

operation John used to travel all over town dropping off the circuit book and picking up pages He was quite

assiduous in collecting money for sales from the book He also delivered Club Newsletters all over town saving us a

fortune in postage

Ron Mills on the left John Stoker on the right at the front desk in the foyer at Expo 2014 in April 2014

John amp Wendyrsquos home was often the venue for Club meetings to plan our Expo Bathes and Mountex inter-club

displays He gave great service to us in so many other ways He was always on the front desk at our shows putting in long hours

at most of them He will be missed

His diagnosis of terminal cancer was quite sudden ndash only 4-5 weeks before his

death

We also need to give a huge accolade to Wendy Stoker Wendy was an ex- president amp is a life member of our Club

Wendyrsquos memory hasnrsquot been quite so good for the last little while Also she had been finding the two-storied house a

bit difficult Soon after Johnrsquos funeral she travelled with Mark her son to Wauchope to start a new life there

Wendy with the assistance of her sons made a ldquofarewellrdquo visit to our last Monthly

Coin amp Stamp Fair

OUR NEXT CLUB lsquoNIGHTrsquo

MEETING AFTER THIS

ONE IS ON TUESDAY 25th

NOVEMBER

The next meeting after this one is on Tuesday

25th November 2014 at 730pm

The Club always meets on the last Tuesday of

each month except in December at the Orange Community Information amp Services

Centre (Woolworthrsquos Car Park side door) 79 Kite St Orange There is no access from the

Kite St front door

OUR NEXT DAYTIME MEETING

IS ON MONDAY 10th

NOVEMBER

Our next lunchtime meeting will be on

Monday 10th November 2014 at midday in the meeting room in the Orange Community

Information amp Service Centre Kite Street If you havenrsquot been before please come along

Itrsquos an opportunity for swapping for asking questions and for information

OUR NEXT MONTHLY ORANGE

COIN amp STAMP FAIR IS IN THE

ORANGE CULTURAL CENTRE

ON SATURDAY 1st

NOVEMBER

2014

- Page - 6 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Our next monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair will be

held on Saturday 1st November 2014

The Fair runs from 9am till about 3pm

The venue for our monthly fair is the Orange Cultural Centre It is held on the 1st

Saturday of each month

The Orange Cultural Centre is the white-

stuccoed building with trees out the front on the right as you enter the Woolworthrsquos car park

from Sale St If you make your way past the junior ballet dancing classes you will find us in

the room on the south side of the building

DEALERS WHO

ATTENDED OUR 2014

EXPO ndash KEEP

SUPPORTING THEM

Dealers who attended Expo 2014 amp deserve your continuing support are - -

A Byrne Coins (Tony Byrne from

Canberra ndash PO Box 53 MITCHELL ACT 2911 ph (02) 6255 4044)

Leo Jakimow PO Box 1082 CANBERRA ACT 2601 phone (02) 6241 5292 E-mail - leojakimowyahoocomau

Pittwater Philatelic Service (John amp Tracy Pearson) Shop 18 331-335 Barrenjoey Rd Newport Beach NSW 2106 PO Box 259 Newport Beach NSW 2106 Ph (02) 9979 1561 Fax (02) 9979 1577 Mobile 0412 904 295 E-mail pittwaterstampsozemailcomau website wwwozemailcoau~pittwaterstamps

Wynyard Coin Centre 7 Hunter

Arcade Sydney 2000 ndash Lower Concourse Wynyard Railway Station Ph (02) 9299 2047 amp Fax (02) 9290 3710Their e-mail address is saleswynyardcoinscomau

Orange Stamps and Coins (Howard Lyons) PO Box 9288 ORANGE NSW

2800 Phfax (02) 6362 2368 E-mail - howardlyonsbigpondcom

MUDGEE COIN NOTE amp

STAMP SHOW ON SUNDAY

16th

NOVEMBER

The Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Club has invited our members to attend their annual Coin Note and Stamp Show on Sunday 16th November at Club Mudgee at 99 Mortimer St Mudgee The show runs from 10am to 4om Admission is $2

ITEMS FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

AND CORRESPONDENCE TO

THE CLUB

Items for this newsletter need to be posted to the Secretary at the Clubrsquos postal address -PO Box 324 ORANGE 2800 They can always also be e-mailed to - ddolstrabigpondnetau

-Or phone 63 614 872 The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the editor amp are not necessarily the Orange Coin amp Stamp Club Inc

TURN YOUR STAMPS INTO

CASH PREPARE SOME PAGES

READY FOR THE CLUBrsquoS

EXCHANGE BOOK

Turn your unwanted stamps into cash Pages

are needed for our next Exchange Book

Tony Richards the circuit book manager can be contacted by phone on (02) 6361 7681 and at 162 Cox Avenue Orange 2800

THANKS TO EXPO 2014

SPONSORS - PLEASE SUPPORT

THEM IN RETURN

ABC Shop Boomers Books

Australian Stamp Professional magazine

MR Roberts amp the Wynyard

Coin Centre

Jane Silvester of East Orange LPO

Geoff Henry amp family

Klaus Barrasch

Orange Odeon5 Cinemas

- Page - 7 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Members who donated to the hamper raffle

DATES FOR 2014-2015

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 730pm Tuesday 28th October 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 1st November 2014 9am to 3-ish

North Side Stamp Fair Sat 1st November

2014 Pittwater amp Federal Pde Brookvale 10-4

11th Fishers Ghost Stamp Fair

Campbelltown Sunday 2nd November 10-330 Campbelltown Civic Centre Queen St Campbelltown

PHILAS Stamp Auction 119 at PHILAS

House 17 Brisbane St Darlinghurst Sat 8th November 1230

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club midday meeting

amp stamp-swap 12 orsquoclock Monday 10th November Community Info Centre Kite St

Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Fair 10-4 Sunday 16th November - Room 01 Club Mudgee 99 Mortimer St Mudgee

Wagga Wagga Stamp amp Coin Show 22-23

November 2014 Sturt Primary School Wagga

Richmond River Annual Stamp amp Coin

Fair 23 November 231 Keen St Lismore

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 7320pm Tuesday 25th November 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 6th December 2014 9am to 3-ish

There are no Orange Club meetings in

December Sydney 2015 National Stamp Show

Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19TH April at the Johny Warren Indoor Sports Centre at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre

BATHEX 2015 Bathurst Bicentenary

Collectables Gem amp Mineral Exhibition Bathurst Showground 26th-27th September 2015

THE NEXT LUNCH-TIME MEETING is at midday Monday

10th November 2014 at the Orange Community Information amp

Services Centre 79 Kite St helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Thanks to Australian Stamps Professional Magazine for their kind donation of back copies for

our Spring Fair Pick the current issue up at your newsagent or email infozoicomau Most

Orange newsagents now keep it

wwwaustralianstampspr

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 6: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 6 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Our next monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair will be

held on Saturday 1st November 2014

The Fair runs from 9am till about 3pm

The venue for our monthly fair is the Orange Cultural Centre It is held on the 1st

Saturday of each month

The Orange Cultural Centre is the white-

stuccoed building with trees out the front on the right as you enter the Woolworthrsquos car park

from Sale St If you make your way past the junior ballet dancing classes you will find us in

the room on the south side of the building

DEALERS WHO

ATTENDED OUR 2014

EXPO ndash KEEP

SUPPORTING THEM

Dealers who attended Expo 2014 amp deserve your continuing support are - -

A Byrne Coins (Tony Byrne from

Canberra ndash PO Box 53 MITCHELL ACT 2911 ph (02) 6255 4044)

Leo Jakimow PO Box 1082 CANBERRA ACT 2601 phone (02) 6241 5292 E-mail - leojakimowyahoocomau

Pittwater Philatelic Service (John amp Tracy Pearson) Shop 18 331-335 Barrenjoey Rd Newport Beach NSW 2106 PO Box 259 Newport Beach NSW 2106 Ph (02) 9979 1561 Fax (02) 9979 1577 Mobile 0412 904 295 E-mail pittwaterstampsozemailcomau website wwwozemailcoau~pittwaterstamps

Wynyard Coin Centre 7 Hunter

Arcade Sydney 2000 ndash Lower Concourse Wynyard Railway Station Ph (02) 9299 2047 amp Fax (02) 9290 3710Their e-mail address is saleswynyardcoinscomau

Orange Stamps and Coins (Howard Lyons) PO Box 9288 ORANGE NSW

2800 Phfax (02) 6362 2368 E-mail - howardlyonsbigpondcom

MUDGEE COIN NOTE amp

STAMP SHOW ON SUNDAY

16th

NOVEMBER

The Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Club has invited our members to attend their annual Coin Note and Stamp Show on Sunday 16th November at Club Mudgee at 99 Mortimer St Mudgee The show runs from 10am to 4om Admission is $2

ITEMS FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

AND CORRESPONDENCE TO

THE CLUB

Items for this newsletter need to be posted to the Secretary at the Clubrsquos postal address -PO Box 324 ORANGE 2800 They can always also be e-mailed to - ddolstrabigpondnetau

-Or phone 63 614 872 The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the editor amp are not necessarily the Orange Coin amp Stamp Club Inc

TURN YOUR STAMPS INTO

CASH PREPARE SOME PAGES

READY FOR THE CLUBrsquoS

EXCHANGE BOOK

Turn your unwanted stamps into cash Pages

are needed for our next Exchange Book

Tony Richards the circuit book manager can be contacted by phone on (02) 6361 7681 and at 162 Cox Avenue Orange 2800

THANKS TO EXPO 2014

SPONSORS - PLEASE SUPPORT

THEM IN RETURN

ABC Shop Boomers Books

Australian Stamp Professional magazine

MR Roberts amp the Wynyard

Coin Centre

Jane Silvester of East Orange LPO

Geoff Henry amp family

Klaus Barrasch

Orange Odeon5 Cinemas

- Page - 7 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Members who donated to the hamper raffle

DATES FOR 2014-2015

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 730pm Tuesday 28th October 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 1st November 2014 9am to 3-ish

North Side Stamp Fair Sat 1st November

2014 Pittwater amp Federal Pde Brookvale 10-4

11th Fishers Ghost Stamp Fair

Campbelltown Sunday 2nd November 10-330 Campbelltown Civic Centre Queen St Campbelltown

PHILAS Stamp Auction 119 at PHILAS

House 17 Brisbane St Darlinghurst Sat 8th November 1230

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club midday meeting

amp stamp-swap 12 orsquoclock Monday 10th November Community Info Centre Kite St

Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Fair 10-4 Sunday 16th November - Room 01 Club Mudgee 99 Mortimer St Mudgee

Wagga Wagga Stamp amp Coin Show 22-23

November 2014 Sturt Primary School Wagga

Richmond River Annual Stamp amp Coin

Fair 23 November 231 Keen St Lismore

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 7320pm Tuesday 25th November 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 6th December 2014 9am to 3-ish

There are no Orange Club meetings in

December Sydney 2015 National Stamp Show

Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19TH April at the Johny Warren Indoor Sports Centre at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre

BATHEX 2015 Bathurst Bicentenary

Collectables Gem amp Mineral Exhibition Bathurst Showground 26th-27th September 2015

THE NEXT LUNCH-TIME MEETING is at midday Monday

10th November 2014 at the Orange Community Information amp

Services Centre 79 Kite St helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Thanks to Australian Stamps Professional Magazine for their kind donation of back copies for

our Spring Fair Pick the current issue up at your newsagent or email infozoicomau Most

Orange newsagents now keep it

wwwaustralianstampspr

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 7: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 7 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Members who donated to the hamper raffle

DATES FOR 2014-2015

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 730pm Tuesday 28th October 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 1st November 2014 9am to 3-ish

North Side Stamp Fair Sat 1st November

2014 Pittwater amp Federal Pde Brookvale 10-4

11th Fishers Ghost Stamp Fair

Campbelltown Sunday 2nd November 10-330 Campbelltown Civic Centre Queen St Campbelltown

PHILAS Stamp Auction 119 at PHILAS

House 17 Brisbane St Darlinghurst Sat 8th November 1230

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club midday meeting

amp stamp-swap 12 orsquoclock Monday 10th November Community Info Centre Kite St

Mudgee Coin Note amp Stamp Fair 10-4 Sunday 16th November - Room 01 Club Mudgee 99 Mortimer St Mudgee

Wagga Wagga Stamp amp Coin Show 22-23

November 2014 Sturt Primary School Wagga

Richmond River Annual Stamp amp Coin

Fair 23 November 231 Keen St Lismore

Orange Coin amp Stamp Club monthly

meeting 7320pm Tuesday 25th November 2014 at the Community Info Centre Kite St

Orange Monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the

Orange Cultural Centre sale St Saturday 6th December 2014 9am to 3-ish

There are no Orange Club meetings in

December Sydney 2015 National Stamp Show

Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19TH April at the Johny Warren Indoor Sports Centre at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre

BATHEX 2015 Bathurst Bicentenary

Collectables Gem amp Mineral Exhibition Bathurst Showground 26th-27th September 2015

THE NEXT LUNCH-TIME MEETING is at midday Monday

10th November 2014 at the Orange Community Information amp

Services Centre 79 Kite St helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Thanks to Australian Stamps Professional Magazine for their kind donation of back copies for

our Spring Fair Pick the current issue up at your newsagent or email infozoicomau Most

Orange newsagents now keep it

wwwaustralianstampspr

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 8: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 8 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Thanks to

Orangersquos ODEON5 Cinema for their kind donation of prizes for the Expo 2014 youth competition

helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Norm Binns with a customer at the Spring Fair 12 October 2014

YOUR 2014-15 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW DUE

Your $5 annual membership became due after the annual general meeting on 29

th July 2014 Have

you paid yours If you havenrsquot paid you will not be able to access the circuit book

Please pay the treasurer at the next meeting at a monthly Coin amp Stamp Fair in the Cultural

Centre or post $5 to the Club at PO Box 324 Orange

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 9: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 9 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

CAMBELLTOWN CLUBrsquoS STAMP FAIR amp AUCTION(S) 2nd NOVEMBER 2014

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 10: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 10 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

The date shown in the September Newsletter was incorrect It is on Sunday 16

th November (not

the18th)

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 11: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 11 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

LETTERS FROM KEVIN ndash PART III

Kevin again hears from his pal Ebsworth E Tibbetsrdquo ndash

ldquo lsquoCoorabinrsquo

Vera St

Gilgandra

lsquoDear Kevin

I suppose you think it is time for me to write to you again

I intended to write to you earlier but I have had so much to do it is hard to find the time

I had to go up for my medical exam on Monday and got an A1 pass Judging by what the Captain

told me I should proceed to camp within a fortnight He is giving me a job in the signalling corp

and also operating by wireless

About the revolver Kev the trigger guard is slightly broken and if I can manage it I will bring it

along with me and leave it with the station master

We experienced a very heavy storm here last night The hailstones were three times the size of a

lolly ball without exaggeration and the lightning was very severe

There will be only three boys left in TD [tech drawing] when I am gone amp Mr Oxenford wants me

to bring back some canes when I come home on leave ndash but thinking of the boys I think I will leave

them

Well Kev you must excuse me for the time being as I have to go on duty But I will write a long

letter when I reach camp

Your true friend

Ebsworth E Tibbets

PS I hope your brother (Malayer) [sic] is well amp saferdquo

hellip- hellip- - [Morse code ending]

There is a note from Ebsworth postmarked at Goulburn on 21st December 1942 amp addressed to Kevin

at 92 William St Orange -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I have no time to finish a letter but I am going home on Tuesday for 6 days leave I very much want to

see you If possible will you wait at the station Writing fully to you later

Ebsworth Trdquo

Another letter in pencil is postmarked Goulburn 27 January 1943 The cover shows a purple

ldquoAustralian Imperial Forces Censor 47rdquo hand-stamp -

ldquoN437918

Driver Ebsworth Tibbets

B Coy L of C [Line of Command]

AASC TD

Goulburn

Dear Kevin

I donrsquot know what you think of me not writing to you as often as I did but the sudden call in to the

army and the job of settling down was the reason I did not write

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 12: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 12 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

There has been nothing worth writing about for the last week except that my training is completed and

it wonrsquot be long before I am with my brothers

I have been in this camp now for four months and I am beginning to grow tired of it They say that

before we can leave here we must have six months training If I have to stop here another two months I

will go absolutely mad

About a fortnight ago I was home for 6 good days leave The only thing that spoilt it was the though of

having to return to camp

I felt it difficult to settle down after returning but now Irsquom settled down amp feel as fit as a fiddle

I have become a member of the Australian Radio College amp I will receive all my books papers badges

etc on Wednesday The reason I am taking up this course is that I will something interesting to do while

Irsquom here If Irsquom ever in a Battle area the knowledge might prove useful

The weather has been frightful the whole time I have been here To-day it was dusty amp tomorrow I

suppose I will be as cold as a frog in a half-frozen pool You just canrsquot imagine how changeable the

weather is

We have not had any route marches lately but I suppose we will have one at any time now We were to

go on an all day route march last Friday

But it rained thus preventing us from going

We have been issued with some of our equipment so I think there must be something in store for us

I have been studying a bit on supplies this morning I very much hate the subject but if its not learnt

well I wonrsquot get out of here The person who lectures on this subject has a terrific voice amp he has

absolutely ruined my nerves It is no use putting in a complaint as they wonrsquot listen to you

Well Kev there is nothing much else I can write about so will say cheerio until a day or two

that I can write about

Your old fine mate

Ebsworth Tibetts

ldquowhimpyrdquo

At about this time Kevin made an application to join the News South Wales Government Railways He

was still to young to be called up for National Service He was still living with his dad in Orange His

dad worked at the Orange Munitions factory There was no vacancy however in January 1943 -

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 13: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 13 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 14: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 14 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin had applied in late-1942 His first offer of a position came n October 1943

A copy of a sample Railway entrance exam was supplied to Kevin It is shown on the next page 90

minutes was allowed to complete it ndash and calculators had not yet been invented

The Railways medical examination was always very rigid ndash probably more so than for entrance in to the

Army Testing for colour blindness alone took over 3 minutes

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 15: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 15 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Kevin obviously passed this test and a firm offer of employment came dated 29th November 1943

By that time the family had moved from rented premises in William St to ldquoduration-of-the=Warrdquo house

in Buna Avenue Although only built for the War these hoses all still exist

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 16: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 16 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 17: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 17 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

While working for the Railways Kevin also held a position in the RAAFrsquos Volunteer Air Observer

Corps The Orange Munitions Factory was always considered vulnerable to attack by Japanese aircraft

While Orange unlike Lithgow had no anti-aircraft batteries the Air Observer Corps could sound an air

raid warning alarm They also provided protection for RAAF aircraft at the Bloomfield Park landing

strip Kittyhawk aircraft based at Parkes would do practice landings there Sometimes these planes

made ldquopracticerdquo attacks on Spring Hill

The Air Observer Corps manned aircraft observation posts around the town In August 1944 he was

busy with night duties at the Orange Railway Station and was unable to fully assist the Air Observer

Corps He was asked to return his badge

[To be continued]

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 18: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 18 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Publicity for the 2014 Spring Fair

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 19: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 19 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Sign of the times

This rather knocked about copper dirhem has little immediate appeal to the average

collector but its obvious defects are interesting in their own right The coin was struck

by the shahs of Khwarizm a former kingdom which corresponds roughly of what is now the west of Afghanistan and territory downstream to the Aral Sea in central Asia

For centuries the dirhem had been struck in silver but at the time this dirhem was struck

by Ala al-Din Muhammad II (H 596-617 AD 1200-1220) silver was in short supply The result was that copper coinage had to be struck to enable the economy to

function Had there been an insistence upon silver coinage there would have been little

coinage in circulation to enable much economic activity Imagine shopping today if

there was little coinage and no notes let alone creditdebit cards Being struck in cheaper copper of course meant that coins could be struck on much larger flans

At the time this coin circulated it was common to store onersquos wealth in necklaces

certainly where women were concerned a practice which continues to this day in many parts of Asia and Africa It was like storing onersquos wealth on a chain instead of

a purse and an instant indicator of personal wealth Silver coins in particular

frequently turn up in the market with obvious mount marks

Khwarizm Shahs Ala al-Din Muhammad II AH 596-617 AD 1200-1220 AElig Dirhem (34mm 543 g 5h) Balkh mint g Photo courtesy of CNG Ltd

The coin illustrated was struck in the town of Balkh (now in modern Afghanistan) and

shows clear evidence of having been mounted almost certainly as part of some

Mediaeval womanrsquos monetary assets and broken when the mount was removed That so much trouble was taken over a copper coin instead of one in silver (or even gold) is an

indicator that in its day this coin probably represented the only form of readily available

currency The attempted or piercing at one orsquoclock suggests that it may have been part

of more than one womanrsquos treasury

Lawrence Sherwin

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 20: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 20 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

This is a page which is just a ldquofillerrdquo is from Derekrsquos Mackay Qld display

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014

Page 21: The NEWSLETTER OF THE - Philasclub.philas.org.au/orange/pdf/Newsletter_2014_Oct.pdfinterest in the hobby. In his youth John had been an A-grade tennis player. John continued playing

- Page - 21 ORANGE COIN amp STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 2014