Sad News - June McNicol has passed away
Paul R Marshall | Published on 10/20/2025
With sadness, I am passing on the news that June McNicol OAM, the doyenne of our Guild, died this Sunday morning, 19 October.
June was one of the founders of the Queensland Bookbinders Guild in 1977, and worked tirelessly for members and on the committee, of which she was President for many years. Those who knew June would recall her indefatigable devotion to the Guild and to bookbinding. She has presented many talks, courses and articles over the years and she last spoke at a Guild meeting in February this year. June was 99 years old.
We will let members know when we have details of June’s funeral arrangements, and we will also plan a memorial to June at the Guild in the near future and share the date as soon as we can.
June's passing will be a great loss to the bookbinding world and a personal loss to many of us.
Our thoughts are with her family and friends all over the bookbinding world.
Bernard Milford
Secretary, Queensland Bookbinders Guild