Document. Greeting Cards. Small Cream card with raised line and dots on the corners border. There is a brown and green rural scene with a house and road. It has a gold raised border. To the right are purple and small blue flowers. Some more blue flowers on the bottom right corner. Below is a gold area with Raised Happy Days and border. Card & insert held together with pale mauve cord.Philcoperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, philco

Document. Greeting Cards. Cream card with gold border 15mm from the edge. At the top corners are gold bells with red interiors and ribbond. Inside the border is a picture of a snow covered scene with houses, church? and trees. A large red moon is rising behind the trees. Some people are walking along the path to the larger building. On the right of the path is a felled tree with a red robin sitting on it. At the bottom printed in gold is: Hearty Christmas Greetings. The celluloid front is sewn to the card backing. A bright yellow cord is double threaded through the front left.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Beige coloured card with Best Wishes at the top. The B & W are red, getting darker as the colour goes to the bottom. Rest of the letters are black, All are edged ing gold. On the lower left is a country scene with a house, sketched in black. On the right is Christmas Greetings and all Good Wishes for a Happy New Year from (printed in black) Mr & Mrs Martin (written in black ink.)Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, mr & mrs martin

Document. Greeting Cards. Off-white card with dark blue at the top fading to white at the bottom. Embossed ladder pattern and 5 petal flowers around the edges with pattern cut edges. Yellow flowers at the top with some large green leaves. Yellow then white under the leaves. 'best Wishes' printed in gold. Gold scrollwork and some more leaves at the bottom. Flower cut out extend past the fold of the card.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Small whitish card, bookmark size with 2 holes at the top and a piece of pink cord tied in them. At the top and printed in red with gold edge is: Mizpah. Below this is a pale pink rose, a darker pink rose, some yellow flowers and some violet buds. At the bottom, printed in brown is: The Lord watch between Me and Thee. Gen. 31.49. Embossed in the bottom left corner is: Made in Germany.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Small creamy card with cut out window. Through the window is a sepia rural scene with two cows, a lady, a bridge and some trees. Around the window is an embossed border inside a gold glitter border. At the top right and bottom left corners are embossed ivy like leaves which extend into the window. The edges are scallop cut. Card & insert held together with a pa;le blue twisted cord.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, mr. and mrs. john elliot, commercial bank footscray

Document. Greeting Cards. Cream coloured card with embossing. White rectangle in the centre withembossed border. Vines with green leaves, red berries and gold flowers twined around the words, red books and gold and dark grey lantern.To wish (printed in brown with gold highlights) you the old, old wish, (in red) A Merry Christmas, and a Bright New Year (printed in red and green.) The outer edges have rolled edges with gold highlights.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Creamy coloured card with celluloid front. Front is sewn to card back. The card has shaped edges which follow the edges of the leaves and gold border along the edge. There is a brown horseshoe with gold highlights. It has yellow and pink pansies and a pale pink ribbon around it. On the bottom right, printed in silver is: Best Wishes. Card and insert held together with a pink ribbon. Inside is written: to George Glen from Grace Pelham.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, george glen, grace pelham

Document. Greeting Cards. Cream coloured card indented about 8 mm from the edges. In the centre is a grey scroll with purple pansies at the top left & right. Also one on the bottom left. Red lines near the pansies. With the Seasons Greetings printed on the scroll W is printed in red with gold edges. The rest of the letters are green except Greetings which is printed in dark red. Card & insert held together with brown cord. Part of card missing.British Manufactursperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Small white card with green & gold border top, bottom & right. Dark black/brown scene with a family around a camp fire in the bush. The scene is framed by a gold border which has an uneven outer edge. Green ivy vines to the right and bottom left. Kind Thoughts printed in dark green with gold decoration around the first letters of the words. Card and insert held together with a pale green ribbon.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Various invitations, programmes and other mementos collected from Legacy events held during the early 1960's. These include invitations and tickets to the Annual Demonstrations of 1960 and 1961, the ANZAC eve school children's ceremony, also to the Senior Widows Club Grand concert (18 December 1961). The Senior Widows club also held a Christmas Dinner. Also a lapel tag for the Legacy Mothers Club. There are also mementos for Junior Legatees, such as tickets to attend the Christmas party at Government House and to Operation Float in 1962 and 1963. There are also tokens for ice creams and soft drinks at the events. There is a programme for the 1961 Annual Demonstration.A collection compiled to remember various events held in the early 1960s. It's a good record of the practice of printing invitations and tokens.Brown scrapbook pages with commercially printed items attached. The 6 pages have event invitations, notices and cards glued to the brown paper, 4 pages are double sided. The items include invitations and tickets to Christmas Parties at Government House in the 1960's, Operation Float, School Children's Anzac Eve Ceremony Attendance Card, Senior Widows Club-Christmas Dinner 1961 & Grand Concert 1962, plus a Greeting and Get Well Card. The items were commercially printed.government house party, christmas, annual demonstration, junior legatee outing, senior widows club

Document. Greeting Cards. Large white card with two holes at the top for hanging. It has a piece of orange cord through it. On the right, printed in silver capitals is: 'Be not afraid only believe Mark. 5.36.'. There is a piece of scroll work on each side of 'only'. On the left is a coloured picture of a brown house with a red roof. In the foreground is a path leading over a bridge to the house. On each side of the bridgeare flowers. On the left is a tree. Nearer the house, on the path is a man using a hoe or similar.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Creamy white card with pattern cut edges at the top and side. The card has a feather pattern around the main picture. A bunch of purple violets and one white one with some ivy leaves on a light green background with white scrollwork. The green is bordered by gold dots and white lace. The green extends over the left side as a cut-out. Gold scrollwork above and below the green with 'Wishes' printed in gold. Inside has gold printing and flowers.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Single, white card with green tint and pattern cut edges and wheel-shaped cut-outs along the top, bottom & right side. The centre of the left half has a shoe lace pattern cut-out with pink llacing and gold around the holes. Near the top is a garland of ivy and white flowers. 'Greetings' printed in pink at the top. 'A happy Christmas to you' printed in gold. Gold around the edges and cut-outs. 1895 written in ink on the back.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Small white card with gold border 3mm from the edges. Inside is a border of green holly with red berries and gold drawing ling each holly spray. Inside is a double brown border with 2 brown cats sitting in front of an open fire watching a gold kettle boiling. The fire has birght red flames. Underneath the picture is a large bunch of holly and under that is printed in gold: Warm Wishes. An insert is held with fine white cord.personal effects, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Pale green card with darker shade around the edges. On the left is embossed holly coloured in green, white & gold. On the right is a coloured scene with a white raised frame. The scene consists of a man and a dog walking along a road in hill country. There are trees and grass along the road. In the distance the sky is red, yellow & orange. Good Wishes printed in gold in the top left corner. Verse by H. M. Burnside inside. Card & insert held together with green cord.Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltdperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, h. m. burnside

Document. Greeting Cards. White, single card with blue shading & pattern cut edges. Top right corner has 'Motto for the Year' printed in gold. Large bunch of yellow daisies and blue/purple pansies. In the bottom right corner is printed in pink with the capital S red (fading to pink at the bottom) is 'Stand fast'. Blue scrollwork around and below the S. Printed in gold is 'Phil. 1.27. Along the bottom on the left is printed in grey is: London: The Sunday School Union, Ludgate Hill. On the right is: Printed in Germany.Printed in Germanyperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Yields information about Pall Mall Bendigo and demonstrates British printed colour photo postcards with a decorative hand painted message.Colour postcard of The Mall Bendigo, Charing Cross or Pall Mall with two trams in view, the fountain and building on the north east corner, including Henderson and Goodson's Beehive store, , J. T. Hill Tailor, Wertheims, Williams Showman, J. Donegan Dentist, Havelock Tobacco and on corner J. Koch supply store. Has many people by buildings, with well dressed ladies - and event day? Also horse and cars. On the top left hand corner in gold ink are words "Birthday Greetings" handwritten on card. In white ink in bottom left hand corner is title "The Mall, Bendigo". Rear is words "Post Card", divided back type, place for stamp included prices and "Printed in Britain" Card has not been used. trams, tramways, postcards, bendigo, pall mall, charing cross

Document. Greeting Cards. Small whitish card with plain raised border. At the top is a blue & green oval shaped scene of a house on the edge of the water. It is bordered by gold dots, which has 8 diamond shapes. At each side is a gold bow which is joined by a gold line. From one bow hangs some red flowers and from the other hangs a blue pot of red flowers. There is also a spray of blue cornflowers. In the bottom right corner is printed: 'With all Good Wishes for Christmas and the New Year (printed in red, gold, blue and green.)person, greeting cards, christmas cards, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Beige wallet card with stippled edge. Indented area 10 -12 mm from the edges. In top right corner of indented area is a small spray of pink roses. The leaves & stems are edged in gold. Inside is a cream card with an indented area 10 - 12 mm from the edges. At the top is a bunch of pink roses. Christmas Greeting is printed in gold below the roses. A single rose is near the C. Written on the front is: Frank? & Maggie Xmas 1913. Remains of a small cream ribbon which held the card & wallet together.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Small cream card with raised border. Inside the border is a black circle inside a gold border. Inside the black circle is a scene with a red sailing boat with gold sea and sky. The moon setting behind the water. On the right is black land with a light house. 'Kind Thoughts the Gulf of Distance Span' is printed and underlined in black with black edged gold capitals. The K is cream with gold edges, filigree and border on a red background. Left and bottom of the K are black leaves and gold flowers.The underlining and capitals are decorated too. Card & insert are held together with a small red ribbon.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document, Greeting Cards. Single whitish card wirh ripple cut edge. In the top left corner is a coloured scene with a house on the edge of a lake. Below this is a branch of pink flowers. In the top right corner is printed in gold: Motto for the Year. Below is printed 'Learn to do ?ell.' Isiah 1.17. Capital L is red at the top and yellow lower down. All the rest of the letters are brown with a pale grey shadow. Along the bottom, starting from the left is: London: The Sunday School Union, Ludgate Hill. Over to the right is: Printed in Germany. Surface of card is lightly stippled. Written on the back: with love from Lieut Harewood.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, lieut harewood

Five postcard sized birthday cards with colour images and text which includes a birthday wish and a bible reference. The back of the cards E2127.23.1 yellow card with white lamb and red and black text. The back has a different birthday wish and an image of a birthday cake with one candle on it. E2127.23.2 white card with two kittens with blue, red and black text. The back has a different birthday wish and an image of a birthday cake with two candles on it. E2127.23.3 and E2127.23.4 white card with coloured scene with blue, red and black text. The back has grey text in the greetings space. E2127.23.4 white card with coloured scene with blue, red and black text. The back has black text at the top. "E2127.23.1 "Birthday Greetings Now you're 1 year old" Back: "We send you this greeting, dear, With a prayer that God's blessing Be with you all the year." E2127.23.2 "Happy Birthday 2 year old" Back: "May the Lord watch over you and care for you throughout the year." E2127.23.3 "Loving Wishes for Baby's First Birthday" Back: "Suffer little children to come unto me" "From The Superintendent of THE CRADLE ROLL of ... Sunday School" E2127.23.4 "Two Today ... We wish you Many Happy Returns." Back: "Suffer little children to come unto me" "From The Superintendent of THE CRADLE ROLL of ... Sunday School" E2127.23.5 "Birthday Blessings" Back: "Post Card"birthday card

Document. Greeting Cards. Small white card with white embossed flowers at the top. Printed on the front is 'To Give you Greeting with Hearty Goodwill printed in gold with some of the letters at the beginning of words purple at the top and black at the bottom and edged in gold. A gold horseshoe is under Goodwill. Around and hanging below the To is some green leaves on gold stems and some gold scrollwork around the capital letters. Inside the card is an insert held with a small mauve ribbon. It has 3 small blue & yellow birds flying away from some blue leaves around a gold edged cutout.At the top of the card is some gold scrollwork. The right and bottom edges are dark blue fading to lighter blue and the inner edge edged with gold.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Collection of various family and personal documents, photographs, and early 1900s greeting cards. Papers of Gwen Reed from Edith Graham of Ware Cres, Ringwood East. (Provided by Nicki Shea, Granddaughter of Stan & Jo Bridgman of Eastwood Cycles) Contents: Hand-written notes – Woodford Family Tree, by Gwen Reed Autograph book with entries "To Gwen" Bookmark - with name "Lorrie B" Christmas card to May with love from George 1906 Christmas card from May to George 1906 Christmas card from Edie to Gwen (Cousin Ede) Christmas card from Dot to Gwen 1925 (from Dot Grundy, dc'd) Christmas card from Ollie S to Gwen 1924 Happy New Year card to Gwen from Grandma (Woodford) Christmas card from Mum & Ethel to Gwen 1926 Christmas card to Gwen from Emily (Gawith, Jeparit East) Christmas card from Olive to Gwen 1919 (Olive Janetski, Jeparit East) Christmas card from Hilda (Obst) to Gwen 1929 Postcard to Miss G Woodford "Bygalorie Park" Tullibigeal PO NSW (To Gwen from Effie - Effie Robson, Jeparit East) Christmas card to Gwennie from C. S. Graham 1915 (School teacher) Christmas card from Mum to May & George Christmas postcard from Grandfather to Gwenny Christmas card to Dear Daddie from Gwen Christmas card from May with love to George Christmas card from Nellie Parker (Nell Rodgers - Albury) to Gwen 1924 Greeting card from Hilda to Gwen 1919 (Hilda Obst Jeparit East) Christmas card from Ethel to Gwen 1927 Christmas card from Anne (MCGrath) to Gwen Christmas card from S. Hoober(?) (School teacher, Bygalorie) to Mr & Mrs Woodford, Gwen & Ollie) 1924 Christmas card from May and George to Mum and Dad 1925 Christmas card to Gwen Syd & Family from May Dad & Kiddies (Stepmother) Christmas card from George to May 1907  Postcard (signed Dulcie) to Mrs G. Reed, 9 Laurence Grove, East Ringwood Vic 3055 postmarked 1993 Envelope (only) addressed to Mrs. G. Reed, 9 Laurence Grove, Ringwood East Vic. 3135 Birth Certificate District of Balmoral, Victoria – Sonia Woodford b.1856 (Issued 1987) Death Certificate District of Stawell, Vic – Archibald Brown d.1914 Marriage Certificate District of Hamilton, Vic – John Brown & Margaret Dale m.1895 Coroner’s Post-Mortem report – Edward John Reed d.1981 Family Data Tree (Family Tree) William Walker/Elizabeth Silk, Hamilton Vic & children b.1842-1862 Newspaper clipping – May & Archibald Brown drowned at North Hamilton, 1887 Pictorial Souvenir – Selected Views of Mount Gambier to Miss L. Boyce, postmarked 1959 Hand-written poems/song lyrics by Gwen Reed (4 pages) Newspaper extract - Weekly Times Magazine Section “At Hamilton”, 1937 Photograph – “My mother standing with Foster parents” Photograph of Gracie (?) Grandma (?) Murray (?) Photograph of costumed performers Photograph of child Photograph of lady at John Mansell dispensary (Chemist at Forest Hill Vic?) Postcard photograph – Gwen & Ethel Woodford Photograph of grave – Victoria May Woodford (died 1957 aged 56 years) Photograph of grave – William Woodford and Sarah Woodford Photograph of un-named male Photograph of baby on chair Photograph – “Myself. Hope you like it May" Photograph (colour) – un-named group on train at Currumbin Qld Photograph – 2 un-named girls Autographs include Arthur Young Rosie Sturgess Joff Ellen Carlu Carter Toni Lamond Dick Curtis Billy Daniels Margaret Whiting Horrie Dargie Duo Moreno Therese Talbert Richard Gray Three Apollos Robert Leeman

.1) - .6) & .8) These seven cards are from J.H. Robertson No. 4895, enlisted 20/09/1915 aged 25 years, embarked with 15th Reinforcements 6th Bn on 07/03/1916, transfers to the 59th Bn. Discharged medically unfit in 1918. The cards are all addressed to "Violet" and signed off "Jack". .3) dated 29.8.1916 .4) dated 7.12.17 ,7) This card is from "Bert to Violet" dated May 1916, and is possibly from Violet's brother. Robertson was married to "Sarah". No other information re "Violet". She could have been a friend or even a daughter..1) Post Card, silk, colour, Rising Sun, flags and shields. .2) Post Card, silk, colour, basket of flowers with "Fondest Love" in light blue. .3) Post Card, silk, colour, with pocket, shows flags and flowers, inside pocket small card with "Greetings from France". .4) Post Card, silk, colour with Rising Sun,flag and "Honour to Australia" in light blue. .5) Post Card, colour showing 8 flags, under "With all Good Wishes from Wareham". .6) Post Card, colour with flowers over a horse shoe, at the top "Best Birthday Wishes", at the bottom a small four line poem re birthday. .7) Post Card, black & white showing roses down one side, flags and ships at top. Main heading at top "Goodbye to my Dear Sister". Under a poem re leaving England for France. .8) Card, folding, colour, front has gold Rising Sun at top, bottom xmas decoration with "From one of the Australian Expeditionary Force". Inside a small poem and then xmas wishes. postcards, silk, 6th

Post Card: Melton Railway Station 1909 Mattie to Fred My Dear Fred I received your letter and the L2 10/- I was very pleased to hear that I could write again. You say you will come home after the last shead. I should think so. I had a letter from E Jenkins so I am going down to see her next week we call the baby Fernie now I hope you will agree. Dear Fern has got the whooping cough. Written on the side: I suppose you will be away four weeks yet. Love from Mattie will write on Sunday. This letter appears to be connected with the post card Barwonleigh Saturday October 1908 handwriting My Dear Mattie I received your letter and was sorry to hear of our dear little babys misfortune how did it happen do you know what was the cause of it Mrs Watts must be a blind old fool not to have known what it was when you took him to her the first time poor dear you must be worried to death with all this trouble tell me what the doctor thinks of the rupture. I do hope dear he will get over this all right you must be nearly dead going without sleep for so long I had a bit of misfortune myself on Thursday the machine locked and jumped out of my hand and stuck in my bone I kept on working but it was very painful as all the holding is done with the..next page ..knee the boss also has been chipping a good deal this week he says the next time he has occasion to speak to me I will have to go he is very particular. I would like to go through if possible even if I do a lot less. I have about sixteen hundred done up to now and would get another nine hundred if I was let alone but I suppose we will live lovie even if I go do you know if they are full handed at Eynesbury if I thought I could get a week there I would cut myself out here quick. Well dear lovie I am sending you a couple of pounds as I suppose you will want it to get a truss. I don’t think they are very expensive and hope things will find this better with you. Well my dear love I must close with fond love for you and baby from your loving Husband Fred Post Card: 16 Aug 1909 - Mathoura The card depicts a small sailing boat laden with blue flowers. Well Dear Wife you see I have kept my promise. I rode all the way up here and also carried all my luggage with me it came in handy as I had to camp on the road last night between Rochester and Echuca surrounded by water. I had to walk all the way pretty well from Rochester to Echuca. I am now waiting for the train to Deniliquin. Love to you and my little son Fred. From you loving Husband Fred Written along the top and side of the card. what do you think if the card comes in all right as I have been wading through water all day yesterday and this might be …? will write when I get to the Station, don’t forget to look after the little Freddie and remember me to mother. Post Card: 1909 - view across the Flat from the Creek looking to the Presbyterian Church in the distance with some small dwellings in the foreground. To Mr Fred Myers Wandook Stn Denniliquin NSW Dear Fred, received your letter I am sorry to hear you are having such wet weather I will write a letter tomorrow baby is better With Love from M Post Card: 1910 Postmark Stamp 1d Aug 12 1910 Moama NSW Melton postmark stamped Aug 25? Hare Street, looking south Echuca Mrs F Myers, Melton P O Vic Dear Mattie, Just a line to let you know I got here all right I go to Pericotta tonight and to Cobran to morrow best love to all from yours Fred Letter Cobran Stn Via Deniliquin N.S.W. Sunday 21st Aug extract I am having a good time here, a good cook and the best of everything no fires to light or kettles to boil just get up and wire in… plenty hard work the sheep are pretty tough but much better than Wandook. I am well among them here we had a little rain on Friday but not enough to stop us so we have got one full week in .. the weather is lovely. I have been basking in the sunshine mainly in the morning and feel strong and fit a as fiddle, they are a grand lot of men here I only knew one out of the lots but know them all pretty well now, we have a bit of a concert here every nights almost there are a few good singers here and we also had a phonograph up from the station with all the latest records we have two dancers among ourselves very boisterous affairs indeed thy do make the dust fly. I have not ventured to take part in it and don’t think I will either. I get enough dancing all day long and besides I have to furnish the music you ought to see them going when I rattle up the concertina. Letter Cobran Stn via Deniliquin Thursday Sept 1st 1910 [abbreviated] My Dear Mattie, I received your welcome letter today. I though I was never going to get one as it was Sunday fortnight when I wrote to you but we only the mail here twice a week so it takes a long time to write and get an answer. I also got a reply from Eynesbury and a favourable reply it starts on the 13th Oct. …. I have 800 sheep shorn up to date and am fifth among about 30 men. I am sending two more [Ls] this time which I drew on Saturday. I don’t like sending too much more this time as there is a chance of it going astray and it is not very easily earned…. Things must be humming in Melton with all them babies coming and people getting married… I suppose we will be having new neighbours soon. If Mr Watts is selling out he was getting more property then he could keep. I hope you will soon have rain…. you will have to watch our little boy the dear little rascal he must be getting very cute opening the gates he will be tumbling into the tank …. I love to think of the happy times we have had together and hope that we will love one another to the end .. the mail will not leave here until Monday Love to you dear wife and baby Fred Post Card: – I Cling to you like Ivy Cobran September 18th 1910 Fred awaits a letter from Mattie I still have three weeks here yet.. I am sending L2 tell if you got the other 1L 1911 Letters Fred to Mattie October Spring Plains Oct 1911 Mia Mia Post Office I had a great job to catch the train at Diggers Rest as after I turned off the Keilor Rd it was very way and muddy and I had to walk a lot of the way and got there just in time. I came right into Redesdale by the train and stopped there last night… they had heavy rain on thursday up here and a tremendous fall of hail which covered the ground over a foot deep. There are only 4 shearers here yet.. I saw some of the sheep they look very rough and big so there will be no big tallies done, the men are saying he is giving 2s per hundred extra, so that will help a little. We are going to start Cobran via Deniliquin. Post Card: three scenes of Mathoura 10/9/1914 EB on a photo copy 10/9/12 ? Mathoura Thursday Dear Mattie, Just a line to let you know I got up here all right. I rode the seat out of my trousers. I have done 100 miles on the bike. I met none of the old hands this time so will go out on my own… Your loving husband Fred, did Marjie miss me at all. Post Card: Cobran 15th Sept 1912 Hearts and intertwined flowers and little envelope he has written Marjorie …just a line to let you know I will cut out here Friday next in find, we have had two falls of rain since I wrote and it has bean blowing a hurricane for couple of days and may blow up again however if we are delayed I will send you a card Wednesday I am longing to see you and the two little kiddies again…. Fred Copy only Golf Hill Sep 26th Cut out 31 Oct Total 2332 1913 Post Card: Scene View Street, Bendigo August 1913 Mathoura Tuesday My Dear Mattie Just a line to let you know I got up here all right. Teddy Ginger and another couple of chaps on the way ……. Letter Cobran Sunday Aug 7th 1913 My Dear Mattie Just a line to let you know that weather permitting we will cut out here about Thursday morning….I have not got any more shearing here. I have not heard from the other place…. Expect me about Friday …. I suppose Freddie and Marjie will be glad to see me, Marjie will climb all over me. I will be glad to se you all again you will have a fortnight before Golf Hill starts. I see in the Express you sent that Annie McPherson of (Dunvegan) is engaged to Len Farrell, she appears to be going to take no risks with him she wont let him slip through her hands like the banker did…… Fred Post Card: 1914 Garland of roses Warrambeen Stn Shelford PO October 14th 1914 Birthday wishes. Post Card: Love’s Golden Chain Golf Hill Tuesday Oct 17 1914 Birthday wishes [ this one might be a different year] Letter Cobran Wed 2nd Sept 1914 My Dear Mattie, I received your welcome letter today and also the papers which were very acceptable as we don’t get many papers here we only get see one at odd times as we get none for the hut this year.. I have not seen a bit of butter since I left home as it is too dear for us for sinners here. Poor Marjie had a cold.. so the little kid wants to go to the war, she must think it is good like a picnic. We had light rain on Monday as usual only half a day’s shearing in the shed so that is all we done this week, we took a vote 9 to 6 no shearing so nothing till to morrow morning Thursday so there is still a good fortnights shearing to do, will do nothing Saturday polling day as we have to go 13 miles is near Services where I was last year so we will want the full day 50 men to vote and some will probably have to walk to get there, all solid for Labour. I have just had an interval for lunch, pudding, yeast buns and rock cakes… We are doing nothing but eating and sleeping this week. Fred I am sending L1 in this which will do you till I come back if I keep drawing up I will have none when I finish so make the most of it. Post Card: Two doves with violets 1915 Cobran Wed 18th Sept [could be 1912] Sorry to tell you we are delayed with rain so will not be home till next week… only 3 days of shearing to do…. expect me about the middle of next week….I wish I was with you now and the dear little ones Fred Post Card: Iris Flowers Barwonleigh Stn Tuesday Oct 14th 1918 Happy birthday greetings from Fred Post Card: Irrigation channel Swan Hill 5 Year not shown Swan Hill Tuesday night Just a few lines to let you know I got this far all right. I had to walk nearly all the way to Gisborne and got there last night and took the train here today. It has been raining all the way between Gisborne and here. Moulamein tomorrow. I think it will be another case of walking as it is wet here no metal roads all mud. best love to yourself and the little ones and also mother. will write Sunday Post Card: The White Man’s Burden.The writing on the back rubbed out Mattie has written, I was weighed and I am 8 stone 10 pounds. 14 Post Cards, some have the original dates, others have the date added later by Martha. Two envelopes, one with addressed to Melton postmark Moule, stamp torn off, the other Cards from my dear Fred. The letters and the notebooks can be cross checked according the their contents. Italics show the dates added by Mattie local identities

This postcard was hand-embroidered in France and sent to Australia during World War I. A large piece of silk would be hand-embroidered by French women with the same pattern 20 times or so, then the large completed piece would be sent to a factory to be cut up and the individual pieces mounted on card. They had varying themes and patterns, greetings such as happy birthday or thinking of you, featuring butterflies, flowers and sometimes patriotic flags of allied countries involved in the war. They were marketed to troops to send home to female members of the family and girlfriends. It was estimated 10 million silk postcards were produced in Europe between 1915 and 1919. During World War 1 postcards were a welcome means of personal communication for many people. Most information came from newspapers or broadcasts.A small Christmas postcard of fabric with embroidery of flowers around the British flag and "Happy Christmas" sewn along the bottom."I am still going well & strong Love to all Maurie"ww1-correspondence ww1 postcard