Tamworth Antique and Collectables Fair 2011

Many people will be traveling up the New England Highway to visit the Antique and Collectables Fair 2011  in Tamworth, NSW, Australia, which is 167 km from Muswellbrook, and 416 km from Sydney.

On display will be:

- Sterling Silver,  &  silver plate
- Linen, lace
- Paintings, prints
- Fine crystal & glassware
- Clocks, rugs

- a magnificent collection of early Australian and Colonial furniture, English & European furniture as well as pine furniture.

- Wonderful pieces of antique, estate, costume & reproduction jewellery in gold & silver.
- Fine china,  including Doulton, Shelley, Clarice Clift & Winton Moorcroft
- Kitchenalia, tools, dolls, toys, bears
- A wonderful collection of old telephones, gramophones, scales & radios.

All goods will be for sale, and dealers are very willing to deliver goods. Dealers will also be looking to buy. The hall is heated and there is wheel chair access. Light meals, refreshments and freshly brewed coffee will be available throughout the fair.

GALA OPENING Friday night at the fair is a gala affair with entertainment and refreshments provided by the staff and students of the music department from Oxley High School.  Mr Jim White, Regional Director of Education North West, is the special guest to open the Fair on Friday evening at 6:00pm. It is open to everyone, not an invitation only evening, and is a truly educational as well as social evening. The dealers are only too ready to tell you the story behind any of their pieces if you show an interest

APPRAISALS

Dealers will give verbal appraisals during the Fair, with a charge of $5 per item and a limit of 3 items.   Prior bookings must be made for these appraisals on 0438 663 058 or at the door of the fair. All monies from the appraisals goes to Oxley High School.

LUCKY DOOR PRIZES: There will be four lucky door prizes:

1st prize: Fur collar, donated by Admirables

2nd prize: Unusual cut glass vase, donated by Just Imagine Collections

3rd & 4th prizes: One year's subscription to the online version of Carter's Price Guide.

These are valued at $110 each, donated by John Furphy, Carter's Publications.

OXLEY HIGH SCHOOL

The Tamworth Antique and Collectables Fair is run by a voluntary committee of the Oxley High School Parents' & Citizens' Association. All money raised goes to the direct benefit of the students of Oxley High School.  It is the school's largest fundraising event each year. Oxley High School is the largest comprehensive high school in the north west of New South Wales with a student population of just over 1100 and a staff of 90.   It acquits itself very well academically, culturally and in sport.    It is a reasonably young school, in that it only opened in 1968.   Past students are acquitting themselves well in medicine, law and teaching as well as holding down positions at many of our universities including Newcastle, New England and Wollongong, others are making a name for themselves in the music field and research. Some of our more widely recognised  students are Philip Quast, actor and singer both within Australia and overseas.    Deniese Morrison, Country Music singer, Golden Guitar Winner and songwriter.    Michael York, former captain of the Australian Men's Hockey Team.  More recently Josh Hazlewood who is making his name in Australian Cricket.

DEALERS ATTENDING THE 2011 TAMWORTH FAIR
- History Revealed, Admirables, Sydney

- Absolute Antiques, Perth W.A.

- Kinnears, Glenreagh & Grafton. N.S.W.  

- The Woodshed, Ballarat , Victoria .

- John Wigg Antiques, Wagga Wagga. N.S.W.  

- Margot Edwina Rees, Tenterfield, N.S.W.  

- Mainly Chintz, Lynzay Antiques,

- Grange Antiques, Tasmania   

- Old Bar Curios & Antiques, Old Bar NSW
- Eric & Lyn Miles, Pat Pinder,  Adelaide , South Australia

- Mainly Chintz, Lynzay Antiques, Olde Stuff, all from Brisbane & the Gold Coast. QLD. 

- Forever Amber, China Bound, Diana B, Pech Antiques all from Melbourne Victoria

- The Source Antiques, Mooneys Collectables, Port Macquarie.N.S.W.  

- Absolute Antiques Penrith, Erik's Jewellery Blue Mountains, Just  Imagine Antiques, Sydney

TAMWORTH ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLES FAIR DETAILS

When: Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July 2011, Friday - 2:0pm - 8:00pm, Saturday - 10:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday - 10:00am - 4:00pm

Tickets: $6 per person. Children are free, but must be accompanied by an adult.

Location:: Tamworth War Memorial Town Hall, Fitzroy Street, Tamworth.

For further information contact Helen Brennan, Organising Secretary on 0438 663 058, Email: tamafair@gmail.com or  see the website: www.tamafair.org.au