This was an occasional publication, produced by Syd Smith in Australia, and along similar lines to the Collector’s Digest and Story Paper Collector. It was produced by members of the Sydney Old Boys Book Club, also called Golden Hours. It was followed by Golden Years Magazine, which ran from 1986 to 1995, with a similar range of contents and occasional publication schedule; and eventually became the
Collecting Books and Magazines website.
All 7 issues are available for download from the
Friardale web site.
Golden Hours issue 1 |
March 1960 |
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2 |
Editorial |
Syd Smith |
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3 |
Sexton Blake in Australia |
Victor Colby |
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13 |
Zenith the Albino |
Victor Colby |
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14 |
Inside Information and Facts and Figures |
W.O.G. Lofts |
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22 |
A Magnet Puzzle |
Syd Smith |
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23 |
A Strange Harmony of Contrasts – Wodehouse & Reed |
Stanley Nicholls |
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30 |
The School for Slackers |
Ron Hodgson |
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38 |
Pity the Poor Editor (or somebody) |
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39 |
The Review Page: Sexton Blake Library |
Victor. Colby |
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Golden Hours issue 2 |
July 1960 |
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2 |
Editorial |
Syd Smith |
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3 |
Memories of the Magnet Office |
G.R. Samways |
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12 |
The Voice of the Master |
Betty Pate |
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13 |
After the Lord Mayor’s Show |
H.W. Twyman |
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19 |
The Story Behind the Cover Illustration |
W.O.G. Lofts |
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20 |
For Sale |
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23 |
An Answer to a Magnet Puzzle |
Arthur V. Holland |
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24 |
Sexton Blake information |
Victor Colby |
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26 |
Some Memories of S. Walker |
Harold T. Griffiths |
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31 |
The Review Page: Sexton Blake Library |
Victor Colby |
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Golden Hours issue 3 |
December 1960 |
2 |
Editorial |
Syd Smith |
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3 |
Strange Yuletide in Baker Street |
Stanley Nicholls & Victor Colby |
Story |
20 |
Stop Press! |
Syd Smith |
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21 |
Christmas Chimes |
G R Samways |
Article |
25 |
Golden Hours Club |
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Notice |
26 |
I Raise Some Christmas Ghosts |
H W Twyman |
Article |
34 |
Christmas at Baker Street |
Bette Pate |
Story |
37 |
What Mr H W Twyman Thought of the Cover of No.2 |
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Letter |
39 |
The Review Page (recent Sexton Blake Library issues) |
Victor Colby |
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Golden Hours issue 4 |
March 1962 |
2 |
Editorial |
Syd Smith |
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3 |
Formulas of Genius (Memories of Fleetway House) |
Edward C Snow |
Article |
11 |
1st Series Penny Popular Sexton Blake reprints |
Victor Colby |
Article / listings |
18 |
Readers’ comments |
Various |
Letters |
19 |
Facts and Figures |
WOG Lofts |
Article |
24 |
Spotlight on WOG Lofts |
DJ Adley |
Article |
25 |
Sharp Eyed Stan Nicholls |
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26 |
Ernie Carter’s Column |
Ernie Carter |
Article |
28 |
A Tribute to the Chatterbox |
Arthur V Holland |
Article |
30 |
Vic Colby’s Comments (Sexton Blake Library reviews) |
Victor Colby |
Article |
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Golden Hours issue 5 |
June 1962 |
34 |
Editorial |
Syd Smith |
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35 |
Hedley Percy Angelo O’Mant |
H W Twyman |
Article |
43 |
Odds and Ends |
Victor Colby |
Article |
44 |
Fleetway in the Twenties |
Ernest L McKeag |
Article |
51 |
Some of My Golden Hours |
H Curtis |
Article |
52 |
Some Schoolboy Hypnotists |
Jack Murtagh |
Article |
60 |
Frank Richards, the Down to Earth Author |
Jack Corbett |
Article |
62 |
Sonnet: Frank Richards |
Arthur M oyse |
Poem |
63 |
Ernie Carter’s Column |
Ernie Carter |
Article |
66 |
Vic Colby’s Comments (Sexton Blake Library reviews) |
Victor Colby |
Article |
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Golden Hours issue 6 |
December 1962 |
70 |
Editorial |
Syd Smith |
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71 |
Peeps into ‘The Magnet’ post bag |
G R Samways |
Article |
76 |
Roving Thoughts on the ‘B.O.P.’ |
Stanley Nicholls |
Article |
82 |
Facts and Figures |
WOG Lofts |
Article |
86 |
Snobbery in the Hamilton Stories |
J F Bellfield |
Article |
89 |
Those Old Jesters of Mine |
Arthur V Holland |
Article |
90 |
Readers’ Comments |
Various |
Letters |
91 |
Frank Richards has died but Bunter rolls on immortal |
H W Twyman |
Article |
96 |
Vic Colby’s Comments (Sexton Blake Library reviews) |
Victor Colby |
Article |
100 |
Ernie Carter’s Column |
Ernie Carter |
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Golden Hours issue 7 |
February 1964 |
104 |
Editorial |
Syd Smith |
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105 |
The U J Cover Book |
H W Twyman |
Article |
111 |
Golden Days at the Fleetway House |
F Addington Symonds |
Article |
113 |
The Triumph in the 1930’s |
Albert Watkins |
Article |
115 |
A Half-Hour with Charles Hamilton |
G R Samways |
Article |
118 |
Facts and Figures |
WOG Lofts |
Article |
120 |
Ernie Carter’s Column |
Ernie Carter |
Article |
122 |
Vic Colby’s Comments (Sexton Blake Library reviews) |
Victor Colby |
Article |
125 |
H W Twyman Answers WOG Lofts |
H W Twyman |
Letter |
