Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family. This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno. Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world. Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859. She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno. They had two children – Mona and Sibley. Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years. Australian postcards collected by Mrs. James Elliot between 1898 and 1915. 1405.101 Mysteries. Jubilee Cave. Jenolan. N.S.W. 1405.102 Courtyard. Hotel Koscuisko 1405.103 Lachlan St. Forbes 1405.104 Forbes District Hospital, Forbes. N.S.W. 1405.105 Scow, Sydney Harbour 1405.106 Clifton Village 1405.107 Alabaster Hall. Jubilee Cave. Jenolan. N.S.W. 1405.108 Marguerite Cave. Left Imperial. Jenolan. N.S.W. 1405.109 Lavendar Bay, Sydney 1405.110 Lila Falls, Leura 1405.111Katoomba Cascade Blue Mts., N.S.W. 1405.112 New Falls, Wentworth 1405.113 New Falls, Wentworth 1405.114 National Park, Sydney, N.S.W. 1405.115 Rough Sea, Ocean, Beach, Bondi, Sydney, N.S.W. 1405.116 Town Hall, Albury 1405.117 The Murray River 1405.118 Smollet Street, Avenue, Albury 1405.119 Mosman 1405.120 Convent from Rose Bay, Sydney postcards, collecting, collections, talgarno