Galactic Tours Convention
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Name: | Galactic Tours Convention |
Dates: | March 7-10, 1986 |
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Location: | Melbourne Town House, Swanston St, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia |
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Focus: | Science Fiction, Multimedia, space |
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Founding Date: | 1986 |
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Galactic Tours Convention was "a science fiction/science fact multi-media convention" held in Australia. Guests of Honor were David Prowse, Katy Manning. Fan Guests of Honor were Denise Cunningham, Susan Clarke.
The convention was a multimedia SF fan convention with a healthy dose of space displays, the Enterprise Bridge, and SF panels and programming. School groups toured through the displays so students could learn about the space program and its links to science fiction and cosmic inspiration. In that sense, Galactic Tours transcended the fourth wall and spoke to all participants, whether they were fans of space, science fiction, media fandoms, or simply curious onlookers.
NASA display materials were supplied for the convention.
Gallery
All photos (below) were supplied from the Helena Binns Collection and used with her family's permission. All photos (unless marked otherwise) were taken by Helena Binns
Betsi Ashton at Galactic Tours
Space Association of Australia display in the Science area at Galactic Tours
Kate Doolan gives the space shuttle some spit and polish
'All these ships were named Enterprise' - space display at Galactic Tours
David Prowse in the Captain's chair, Marje Miller and Shane Morrissey (at the console) and others on the Bridge including Tracy Adamczyk, Jenny Maclean, Helena Russell, Robyn Cullen and John Meekings - photo by Kate Doolan
David Prowse, Shane Morrissey and Helena Binns on the Bridge - photo by Kelvin Roberts
Diane Marchant and Betty de Gabriele at the banquet - photo by Helene Shaw
Susan Clarke (Guest of Honour) clings on to Klingon Robert Jan
“You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.” - MC Greg Franklin and band of slightly cultured but maurauding Klingons
Aliens among us - Gail Adams on the left - photo by Helene Shaw
Denise Cunningham (GoH), Greg Franklin, and others