In order to celebrate the MSM’s first Chirstmas (awwww) we bring you an evening of fun and frivolity! Barefoot (LAWN) Bowls!

Who: The Silverminers and Partners and supervisored little ones welcome!
When: Sunday 14th December 2008 from 5pm (Bowling starts around 6pm)
Where: Fitzroy Victoria Bowling & Sports Club Inc. 578 Brunswick St North Fitzroy 3068
Cost: $20 for MSM Members and $25 for Non Members (Includes BBQ Dinner and Barefoot Bowls)

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We are pleased to be hosting our first Melbourne Silver Mine Slide night. With slides being shown from both medium format (6×6 size only) and 35mm chromes, it’s sure to be a great evening of seeing our work on a big scale!

What: The MSM Slide Night. 120 and 35mm!
Where: Aperture Studios - 21 Lincoln St Richmond
http://www.aperturestudios.com.au
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Spring has sprung in Melbourne and we find our thoughts turning once again to outdoorsy type activities. A traditional indicator that the weather has fined up is when the Melbourne Flickr group’s regular monthly meet goes BBQ. This year, the silver mine gave the October meet a touch of old school analogue spice with a DIY developing sausage sizzle in the park.

The idea itself seemed rather simple, a social event with an analogue twist. A traditional sausage sizzle get-together with the twist being giving the usually digital snappers in the Melbourne group the opportunity to handle some film cameras and to then develop the film right there in the park beside the sizzling snags. and as if that was exciting enough we would also produce some prints from those same negatives. Pass the sauce!

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The October 2008 instalment of the Australian Photographic Collectors’ Society is coming up. As has become customary the Melbourne Silver Miners will convene on the Camberwell Centre to try and unearth some jewels from the dealers tables. Continue Reading »

The Melbourne Silver Mine is taking over the Melbourne Flickr group’s regular monthly social meetup in October.

The event is a social BBQ sausage sizzle with an analogue twist

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The Melbourne Silver Mine’s 2nd annual exhibition of analogue photography took place at Collingwood gallery between 8th and 20th August 2008.

The exhibition was a great success on many levels, the members of the Melbourne Silver Mine committee wish to express our thanks to the participants, family and friends and of course all those that attended, gave us their financial and creative support, purchased work or just spent a bit of time considering film photography as a result of the show. Continue Reading »