Comments on: Hooked on Books http://weheartbooks.com/2008/05/16/hooked-on-books/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:09:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sue http://weheartbooks.com/2008/05/16/hooked-on-books/#comment-424 Sue Thu, 22 May 2008 11:45:07 +0000 http://weheartbooks.com/?p=413#comment-424 For those of you young mums and dads interested in children's book illustrations don't forget Dromkeen Museum at Riddells Creek, beyond Sunbury. The property was purchased in 1973 by Joyce and Court Oldmeadow of Oldmeadow Books (an Australian publishing firm - alas no longer). They used the homestead as a private residence but in time it also became a public gallery - home to the Dromkeen Collection of original artwork and manuscripts of Australian children’s literature. Scholastic Australia purchased the homestead in 1985 and the Oldmeadow's daughter Kaye Keck continues to be involved as Director of Dromkeen. Look on their website - (www.scholastic.com.au/common/dromkeen) for details of special events. The grounds are lovely for a picnic and on the way for those litle boys - and girls - fascinated by aeroplanes, a stop at the carpark on the Sunbury road under the flight path to Tullamarine is a must! For those of you young mums and dads interested in children’s book illustrations don’t forget Dromkeen Museum at Riddells Creek, beyond Sunbury. The property was purchased in 1973 by Joyce and Court Oldmeadow of Oldmeadow Books (an Australian publishing firm - alas no longer). They used the homestead as a private residence but in time it also became a public gallery - home to the Dromkeen Collection of original artwork and manuscripts of Australian children’s literature.

Scholastic Australia purchased the homestead in 1985 and the Oldmeadow’s daughter Kaye Keck continues to be involved as Director of Dromkeen. Look on their website - (www.scholastic.com.au/common/dromkeen) for details of special events. The grounds are lovely for a picnic and on the way for those litle boys - and girls - fascinated by aeroplanes, a stop at the carpark on the Sunbury road under the flight path to Tullamarine is a must!

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