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Australia - Melbourne

The IBNS Chapters

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The Melbourne Chapter of the IBNS
was established on 14 April 1983

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month, starting time 6 PM.
As meeting dates and venues can vary from time to time,
all visitors are advised to check with the Secretary before attending.

Meetings are held at:

Level 16
379 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria
Telephone one of the office bearers shown below if you are late and the door is locked.

Postal Address:

PO Box 325
Yarraville VIC 3013
AUSTRALIA

Email:

Ian Yarde (Secretary/Treasurer) or
David White (Newsletter Editor) or
melbourne-chapter (general enquiries).

2022 MEETING SCHEDULE

DATE

TOPIC

SPEAKER

JANUARY

Meeting cancelled

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17 FEBRUARY

Banknotes of Brunei

Ian Yarde

17 MARCH

Annual General Meeting and
Election of Office-bearers

Banknotes of Italy


Bill Xynos

21 APRIL

Australia - New Note Series

 Frank Robinson

12 MAY

 Banknotes catalogued as Pick 1, 2 or 3 All members

21 & 22 MAY

Australian Regional Banknote Conference

Canberra ACT

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16 JUNE

Auction

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21 JULY

Conservatism vs Opportunism

 Laurie Webb

18 AUGUST

Parliament on Paper

 David White

15 SEPTEMBER

TBA

 TBA

20 OCTOBER

TBA

 TBA

CANCELLED

National Banknote Convention and Exhibition

 CANCELLED

17 NOVEMBER

Simon Bolivar on Currencies

 Mauricio Diaz-Chavarro

15 DECEMBER

End-of-Year Dinner

 TBA

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Office Bearers

Title

Name

Telephone

E-mail

President

Stephen Prior

0437 337 605

Contact

Vice President

Frank Robinson

0477 179 045

Contact

Secretary/Treasurer

Ian Yarde

0404 813 973

 Contact

Newsletter Editor

David White

0425 787 961

Contact

Conventions Manager

Rion van Zyl Smit

 0405 653 641 Contact

Returning Officer & Auctioneer

Don Cleveland

 0426 585 449 Contact
Honorary Auditor Laurie Webb 0409 524 984 Contact


Activities
Monthly meeting with a speaker on a banknote topic. Auctions. Exhibitions.
Annual joint convention with Sydney and Perth chapters - the location alternating between the three capital cities.

Our Newsletter
A monthly newsletter with details of chapter meeting minutes and banknote articles is mailed to all members.
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IBNS AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL BANKNOTE CONFERENCE
2023
Goulburn, New South Wales

If you have enquiries about conventions, please contact the chapter: