Post Card Valentine Series pre 1930. "The Lake" Stawell. The lake has been renamed and now called Cato Lake. This view is looking north and shows distant buildings of Stawell behind a line of trees. People can be seen enjoying the lake walking and swimming with a rotunda between the trees and the lake. Valentine Series post card of The Lake, Stawell looking north pre 1930's. The back of the Coffee Palace can be seen on the left back and the roof of the Anglican church can be seen above the trees. The other side to the right are houses in Florence Street. Along the lake are people walking and enjoying the waters edge swimming. A rotunda is to the left and the post card is framed by an overhanging willow tree. Valentine Series No 1814 The Lake, Stawell. Valentine Publishing Co. Melbourne & Sydney.stawell

Diving Tower Valentine Series Card No. 1815. Post card is a view of the diving platform with the change rooms at the lake. On the verandah of the change room are people in swimming costumes and one person about to dive into the lake. There is also an enlarged photo of the post card. c 1930-1940.Valentine Series Post Card No 1815 of the Diving Tower and Change rooms at Lake c 1930 - 1940. The post card is black & white with trees along the lake and behind the change room. Valentine Series No. 1815 THE SWIMMING POOL, STAWELL on the back Published by the Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Queen St., Melb.stawell

Photographic postcard showing view of Mt Carmel Convent, Rutherglenmt-carmel-convent

Black and white postcard photograph of a butcher in striped apron, holding knife and sharpening tool.On back: "Uncle Jack Ryan"butcher in apron, jack ryan

Black and white postcard photograph of a view of Rutherglen with paddocks in the foreground.Card addressed to "Mr J Ryan, The Hospital, Wangaratta" Message: "Dear Jim, Just a few lines to let you know I am sending some oysters by first train tomorrow so you can send to the Stn. for them. I hope you will like them and trust you are getting better, you must look after yourself, and not get bad again, you owe me a letter, do you get the papers. Best love to you from all, Marie" Postmarked February 24, 1908.lake king, rutherglen, jim ryan

Black and white postcard photograph of the front of the Rutherglen State School No. 522At bottom of photo: "Valentine Series No. 986" and "State School, Rutherglen" Written on back of card: " 'Tarrangower' | Carinish Road | Clayton Vic | 6/1/51 | Dear Mr & Mrs Lay. Just a card to with you both all the happiness and good luck for the year 1951. We have now been here about a month & just about settled down. Hope to have the pleasure of visiting you both in the near future. Trusting this will find you and the children enjoying the best of health. Kindest regards to all of you from Mrs R. and [illeg.] Yours sincerely T.F. Rollason"school buildings, rutherglen state school, lay family, rollason family

A computer screen-print, from the eBay website, advertising this postcard for sale, was found filed with our photographs. Not recognising it as one already held, Martha Valentine purchased the card from eBay and donated it to the collection.Early black and white photograph of Rutherglen Park, printed on a postcard. A horse and cart and a bicyclist are on a path between large trees, with a very large pine tree at the centre of the photograph.At foot of photo: "The Park Rutherglen." On back of card, in the space for a message, is written: "Springhurst, Monday May 15th", and the card is addressed to "Miss Ivy Blackwood, Castella St, Healesville, Victoria"rutherglen park

Located on Sturt Street in front of Parent Place. Valentine Series V 42.gold cairn, monument, mining, sturt street, public

Valentine Series 1650the point, lake wendouree, public

A postcard from Belfast. Part of the collection relating to John Basil McLean, who normally signs himself Basil. He returned to Australia in April 1920. The date on this card implies someone sent this a few months later from Belfast. One of the items relating to JB McLean was a vesta (match) case from Belfast (see item 01125). This postcard was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. Possibly these were with him during his time in the First World War and kept them as a mementos. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving in Portsea in 1920. His full war record is available from the National Archives of Australia (B2455, MCLEAN JBM).Postcards were a very common form of communication. They were also a common souvenir. This type of correspondence would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1.Standard size postcard showing coloured image of City Hall, Belfast. Front - “City Hall, Belfast / 46398 JV” Back - “Belfast / 18.8.20 / Dear Jack, / I am just here for a / few days on holiday. It’s / charming on the outskirts, and / the scenery is great, though ‘spose / it does not come up to the Blue / Mtns. Many thanks for the book / of views. Am sure you must / have enjoyed your stay amongst / the mountains, and weren’t you / lucky in obtaining 2 months / leave. We’ve just been over this / town hall. The whole of / the interior is practically / built of white and green / marble, with some wonderful old wood carving dotted here / and there. Suppose you have / now settled down, and of course / its getting for summer with / you now. Hope you are / very well. Yours sincerely / Dorothy”souvenir, postcard

Coloured image of the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets looking north along Lydiard St. North giving a high view of the Post Office building with its tower. Has an ESCo tram southbound in Lydiard St North, a motor car and several horse-drawn vehicles. Shows the verandahs along Lydiard St, centre poles, and looks towards a rather desolate Black Hill following extensive mining works. The Post Office time ball is in the down position. Possibly c1910. Summerscales building - photographer, postcards is next door to the Post Office in Sturt St. On the rear is a handwritten note from Wal Jack to Ken Magor about the tram in the photo, the time ball on the post office flagstaff, Railway station tower to the left of the Post Office, carriage sheds in the long building behind the oval type roof of old mining exchange. See item 8411 for a coloured version. Yields information about the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets in the early ESCo era and the Post Office building.Postcard - black and white- divided back, undated - Valentine & Sons, Printed in Great Britain. Card Number "20-2"Notes by Wal Jack on the rear - see image 2nd image.sturt street, post office, ballarat, tramways, lydiard st, esco, black hill

Coloured Postcard looking east along Sturt St south side from Lydiard St, with Mt Warrenheip in the view. A tram is parked in the loop. The Robbie Burns statue, Ballarat Gas Co and the Buckshead Hotel are in the view. Based on the cars, c1950. Published by Valentine Publishing Co. Demonstrates a coloured postcard produced by Valentine.Postcard - coloured - divided back, not used.sturt street, ballarat, mt warrenehip

Photograph - looking east along Sturt Street from the Ballarat City Fire station tower. Shows a ESCo tram east bound. Mount Warrenheip can be seen in the far distance along with St Patrick's Cathedral and the St Andrews Scots church.Yields information about the streetscape of Sturt St.Postcard coloured, divided back, unused, Valentine & Sons.tramways, trams, esco, sturt st

Photograph - looking east along Sturt Street from Grenville St showing the various buildings on both sides of Sturt St. One ESCo tram in the view along with many people and one horse-drawn vehicle. The photo was taken before the construction of the large office/waiting room shelter at the tram terminus - possibly c1906. This photo is used in item 2688 - same image but more defined colours within a gold background flowery oval.Yields information about the streetscape of Sturt St.Postcard coloured, divided back, unused, Valentine & Sons.Has marking "55393 JV" along the bottom edge. tramways, trams, esco, sturt st

The photo shows the view of the south side of Sturt Street from Lydiad St, looking east. The Robbie Burns statue is on the left of the card, along with the Mechanics Institute, The Ballarat Gas Co, Buckshead Hotel. There is one tram parked in the parking loop. On the rear, Wal Jack in a note to Ken Magor has written: "4 wheeler (No. 30 or 33?) in parking loop. Lower Sturt St from Lydiard St, looking east showing narrow Bridge St and Victoria St hill. Mt Warrenheip 4 miles away." Has a sketch of the tram tracks as well. C1950Yields information about Ballarat during the late 1940s or early 1950s.Postcard black and white, undivided back, with a handwritten note on rear. Card No. V39.See image 2 for details of the handwritten note by Wal Jack on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, valentine

The photo taken from near Princes shows the view looking east along Victoria St, near King St. Ballarat East. Has a tram in the photo along with St Alipius church in the background. c1950Yields information about Ballarat during the late 1940s or early 1950s.Postcard black and white, divided back. Card No. 3287.tramways, trams, valentine, victoria st

Printed colour postcard of the east end of Sturt St. from top of the Nichol and Allen Building in Grenville St looking west. Titled "Sturt St Ballarat" in the top left-hand corner. Has three ESCo trams in the image, at the east end of Sturt St. In the bottom left-hand corner is the number "300477" and the initials "JV" within a circle. A 2d Australian stamp, cancelled with the postmark "Burnie Tas 21Ap 34" is in the top centre of the postcard. Image taken early in the days of the Ballarat electric trams, with no windows and no rooftop destinations. Appears to be the same tram possibly three times - looking at the number on the tram in detail. On the rear of the postcard is the address to a "Mme Helen Ferrando, Sori, Genova Italy" in black handwritten ink, while in the left-hand half of the postcard, typed in light purple ink is "Arthur H. Rubock, 23 Wilmot St., Burnie, Tasmania USCE 23897" (could be US Corps of Engineers) and the postmark of "Sori Genova. / 28.5.34". The printer of the card is "The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd, Melbourne and Sydney" 2433.1 - Digital image of the same postcard from the Wal Jack album of Ballarat Photos - 5100-7-C, scanned as images .3 and .4 and high-resolution scans. On the rear in ink "Ballarat about 1912" and "Old type trams" 2433.2 - Card from Wal Jack to Ken Magor - see image 6 for a scan of the rear. Wal notes that the front of the cars have been outlined incorrectly. Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene at the intersection from Grenville and Sturt Sts looking west with three trams.Postcard - divided back, used with postage stamp on front. Two copies held along with a digital image. On the second copy, has Ken Magor's stamp and a note from Wal Jack to Ken.See images.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, grenville st