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Sydney Futurian, issue 8, 1948
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THE SYDNEY FUTURIAN PAGE THREE could be set up, to which fan clubs and individual fans in unorganised areas could affiliate. A basis for such a global organisation has been created by the formation of national associations -- the N.F.F.F. in America, the British Fantasy Library, the new Canadian Science Fiction Association, the Futurian Society in Australia -- which in practice overlap; we hope for some truly international body in times to come, for there are many ways in which fans in different countries can assist one another in the collection and appreciation of stf, weird and fantasy fiction. The Futurian Society (né "of Sidney") was born, we said, in November, 1939. But science fiction fans had existed in Australia long before that date, as evidenced by the rapid sale of American prozines. At least twice, clubs had been formed; The Sydney Chapter, Science Fiction League, and later the Junior Australian Science Fiction Correspondence Club -- to which several members of the early FSS had previously belonged. There are rumours of a club in Adelaide, S.A, but these cannot be verified. While we enjoyed the steady arrival of U.S. magazines, and the conditions of the 1919--39 truce were not seriously disturbed, the Futurian Society grew until it had thirteen members. Then the intensification of the war, the Ban, and internal disagreements cut this number back to a handful. In May 1940, a general ban was imposed on the importation of American magazines. This ban has never been lifted, and so Australian fans have had to rely on the generosity of overseas fans to obtain any stf. From time to time, Australian books of interest to fans have appeared, and we have been able to return the gesture; but it is a paradox that today, with science fiction magazines rarer than unargumentative fans, the Futurian Society is stronger than ever before. At the moment the Society has ten members living in and around Sydney, and seventeen associates scattered over the rest of the planet. Possibly in the future it may be found advisable to resume the original status of a local club,per-
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THE SYDNEY FUTURIAN PAGE THREE could be set up, to which fan clubs and individual fans in unorganised areas could affiliate. A basis for such a global organisation has been created by the formation of national associations -- the N.F.F.F. in America, the British Fantasy Library, the new Canadian Science Fiction Association, the Futurian Society in Australia -- which in practice overlap; we hope for some truly international body in times to come, for there are many ways in which fans in different countries can assist one another in the collection and appreciation of stf, weird and fantasy fiction. The Futurian Society (né "of Sidney") was born, we said, in November, 1939. But science fiction fans had existed in Australia long before that date, as evidenced by the rapid sale of American prozines. At least twice, clubs had been formed; The Sydney Chapter, Science Fiction League, and later the Junior Australian Science Fiction Correspondence Club -- to which several members of the early FSS had previously belonged. There are rumours of a club in Adelaide, S.A, but these cannot be verified. While we enjoyed the steady arrival of U.S. magazines, and the conditions of the 1919--39 truce were not seriously disturbed, the Futurian Society grew until it had thirteen members. Then the intensification of the war, the Ban, and internal disagreements cut this number back to a handful. In May 1940, a general ban was imposed on the importation of American magazines. This ban has never been lifted, and so Australian fans have had to rely on the generosity of overseas fans to obtain any stf. From time to time, Australian books of interest to fans have appeared, and we have been able to return the gesture; but it is a paradox that today, with science fiction magazines rarer than unargumentative fans, the Futurian Society is stronger than ever before. At the moment the Society has ten members living in and around Sydney, and seventeen associates scattered over the rest of the planet. Possibly in the future it may be found advisable to resume the original status of a local club,per-
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