Bathex 2010

BATHEX 2010 Stamp, Coin, Collectables & Lapidary Exhibition

NSW Central West's biggest collectables triennial event.

There will be interstate & NSW dealers offering a range of Australian & world stamps, coins, & accessories, as well as competitive stamp and coin displays in the regional show.

Children's activities at the Kids Zone Activity Cave, more details >>
First 200 paying visitors through the gate on Saturday morning get a free First Day Cover.

When

Saturday 17 April 2010	Sunday 18 April 2010
9.00am Open	9.00am Open
11.45am Official opening of Bathex 2010 Exhibition	3.15pm Raffles drawn, final presentations and closing ceremony
5.30pm closed	3.30pm Closed

Where

Bathurst Showground Pavillions
Kendall Ave (Great Western Highway).
Bathurst, NSW (See map below)

Entry Fee

To be advised

Facilities

Food and Refreshments	Car park
Sit down food area	Coach Parking
Access for the Disabled	Toilets

Demonstrations & Workshops

Model making – how to build plastic models and paint them.

Other Collectable Displays include:

Emperor Qin – China’s Terracotta Army, coins, artefacts,	Colonial Gentleman
Horsedrawn wagons and Cobb & Co,	Shearing Equipment
Model trains (operating and displays)	Colonial displays of artefacts
Colonial Cookbooks	Light Horse display
Fossils from 600 million years ago	Historic Documents from the 1600s
Exhibition Medallions and Medals	Charles Bean’s father’s medals and artefacts (East India Company)
Old banknotes	Zeppelins
Les Moorehead display – “The Queen that saved a Trooper”	Holey Dollars and Dumps – Governor Macquarie’s legacy
America’s Pony Express	Shipwreck artefacts from around the World
Primitive man – stone implements and what they hunted	Radios, Gramophones and early valve equipment
Vintage and Antique Cars	Early farming equipment and implements
“Prisoners of the Japanese” – WWII Prisoners of War	Dinosaur Eggs
Crystals, Rocks and Minerals	American Civil War display
Campaign Medals since the Crimean War.	Historic items from early Bathurst
Lapidary displays	Boer War artefacts now over a century old
Old tractors and stationary steam engines	Convict bits and pieces
Dinosaurs on Stamps	Carnival glass & glassware
Chinese coinage from 1200BC	Greek and Roman coins
German and Allies memorabilia	French Revolution banknotes
Ceramic pot lids and containers	Siege of Mafeking Collection
Story of the Aussie Bob (Shilling)	Australiana Displays
“Gold treasures of the Turon"	Early Banking memorabilia
Old banknotes, primitive money, tokens	RAAF Memorabilia
Elongated coin press.	Miniature steam engines
Model ships and aircraft	Goldrush memorabilia
“Funny Money”	Giant WWII Field gun
Australiana & Yesteryear items	Seashells collected from the early 1800's
Egyptian, Greek  & Sumerian artefacts	Bottles dating back to 3000BC
The first stamp in the world	Old Household Items from the past
Models	Photo & Photographic display
Rock specimens under UV light	Military equipment
Worlds largest coins - Plate Money	Codd, Lamont, and Hamilton bottles.
Lamps from 5000BC	Worlds first banknote - Chinese Ming note
Coin, banknotes and stamps valuations	....... and many more.

 

 

 

 

 

Map

 

Bathex 2010 Dinner & Trophy Presentation Night

Saturday 17 April at Historic Carrington House, 99 Keppel Street – 6.30pm - Special Guest Speaker – Special buffet style meal $47.00 per person.  Please book early - Booking and Payment must be made by 7th April, 2010, to Secretary.

 

Contact Us

Club Publicity Officer: Alan McRae FAIHA
Email: amcrae@lisp.com.au
Postal Address: Bathurst Stamp, Coin, Collectables and Lapidary Club Inc., PO Box 9156, BATHURST NSW 2795
Phone: 02 63321622 (Business hours)

Organised by

The Bathurst Stamp, Coin, Collectables & Lapidary Club Inc.