When Cal met Bon Scott at the State Library of WA

In 1979, Bon Scott asked, “Have you heard the new album yet? Should pay the rent for a few weeks.” That new album was Highway to Hell by AC/DC. These words were handwritten on one of two previously unseen postcards from Bon Scott to his friend, Colin Moore, a motorcycle shop owner in Sydney. They are now part of the State Library of Western Australia’s collection.

To celebrate our new acquisition, we invited local rocker Cal Kramer of The Southern River Band into our conservation lab to be the first member of the public to read these incredible postcards. The Southern River Band will perform on Sunday 7 May 2023 at High Voltage – a rock’n’roll street circuit inspired by Perth Festival 2020’s smash hit Highway to Hell.

Music: Chasing After Love ('ll Burn a Hole In Your Shoes) by The Southern River Band