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Sydney
Shell Collectors Club Meets Monthly
Come along to one of our monthly meetings, talk to local collectors,
look at rare shells, buy swap or sell shells.
Send an email to details of time/location for our next Sydney meeting.
steve@sydneyshellclub.net
We usually meet on the 4th Saturday of each
month. (Except December)
We arrive at around 1.00pm to look at shells and then the meeting
commences at 1.30pm followed by presentations. We usually finish
around 4pm. Our regular room unless indicated otherwise below is the
Denistone Room upstairs.
Our club has a small annual
shell show each October There are competitive displays, educational
exhibits and both collector grade and decorator shells for sale.
We have mini-shows some other months.
Monthly meeting
Presentation Program 2025
(Subject to change or shuffling to
suit presenters)
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Location |
Presenter |
Presenter Topic |
Shell of the meeting topic |
| 25 Jan |
Ashley's House |
NA |
Summer Picnic BBQ at Ashley's. 12.30pm.
Regular members only. Report on the national Shell Show
Adelaide the week prior. |
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| 22 Feb |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
Kornel K Ian M
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Marquesas Is talk Short talk on newly named
species of volute.
Report on the National Shell Show |
Australian Cone |
| 22 Mar |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
Various |
Short 5 minute talks by members |
Unusual representative of a species |
| 26 Apr |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
Various |
Cymbiola rutila. Everyone bring in all
your C. rutila to show and discuss. Some members will give talks |
One interesting C. rutila |
| 24 May |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
Ashley Miskelly |
Shells and Urchins of Flinders Island |
Round Shell |
| 28June |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
Ashley Miskelly |
Ashley interviews a member (Kornel K)
about members shelling history. |
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| 26 July |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
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AGM, and annual memberships due $60.
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| 23 Aug |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
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| 27 Sep |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
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| 25 Oct |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
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45th Annual Shell Show
Upstairs
Public entry
12.30-3.30pm Guest speaker 1.30 - TBA |
NA |
| 22 Nov |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
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| 13 Dec |
Ryde Eastwood Leagues |
NA |
Shell club Xmas lunch, in the Downstairs Bistro.
Arrive 11-11.30am continue through afternoon, and possibly
evening |
NA |
Next NSW Annual Shell Show 25 Oct 2025
This will be our 45th Show!!!
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General public are welcome from 12.30pm to
3.30pm.
Location - Ryde Eastwood Leagues
In the months before the show members vote to decide what families of shell
will be exhibited and judged.
There are usually around twelve categories and sometimes children, novice and
photos as appropriate. For each category, number of specimens, range,
and other judging criteria are indicated.
There is usually shells for sale and swap.
There are experts who can name your unidentified specimens
Program for members, guests and visitors:
10-11 Arrange tables after club opens.
11-12 Set up displays. Prepare your competition displays
for fast setup!!!
12-12.30 Judging. EXHIBITS MUST BE SET UP BY MIDDAY TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE JUDGING. Perhaps setup categories where you are the only
exhibitor last as they are not judged.
12.00-1.00 Lunch in rotations.
12.30-3.30 Open to the public.
1.30 Award winner certificates
1.30 Presentation – Underwater photos of live shells and
their animals – Ron Moylan
3.30-4.30 pack up.
Categories TBA:
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45th annual Sydney Shell Show 25 October 2025 |
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Short Category |
Min/Max |
Notes |
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Best of Show Gastropod |
1 |
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2 |
Best of Show Bivalve |
1 |
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3 |
Shell with WOW Factor |
1 |
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Best marine non-mollusc |
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15 |
Educational display COA |
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Molluscs only |
For most categories the judging criteria are -
60% Quality and perfection of specimens (NOT rarity).
20% Variety of genus, locality and size as appropriate
10% Quality of visual display and aesthetic appeal (but not the display
box or lid)
10% Number in display, correct name and author, other labelling detail
Results from recent past NSW annual
shows:
Click Here
Past year programs:
Click Here
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