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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - CHILDS SCRAPBOOK, Redvers Lenten, c1914-1920
Used school book with numerous newspaper images of local soldiers and British poli glued to the pages. Page one has a photo of a tall brick chimney, two men at the top and a red postage stamp glued to the page. the stamp value 1 penny. Front cover "3RD Class Redveas Lenten 20.5.17 School No 210 Eaglehawk" ww1, children's scrapbook, soldiers ww1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: ENVELOPES FOR CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS, ca. 1930's ?
Diocese of Bendigo missionary Committee envelopes: 'Women's Lenten Self-Denial' (x2); 'Men's Lenten Self-Denial' (x2). Envelope collection is to support 'our missionary, Rev. Canon W. H. Hillard'.organization, church, bendigo churches -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - CUP, TROPHY, c.1938
Best and Fairest trophy won by Cyril Johnson of the South Bendigo Football Club in 1938. Cyril John JOHNSON VX36298 died as a POW. Refer Reg No 3144 for his service history.2 Handled silver cup with built in solid silver base. Lip of cup has rough serrated edge.S.B.F.C LENTEN MEMORIAL CUP BEST & FAIREST 1938 C. JOHNSONfootball, trophy, australian -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields N.L. Mine Manager's Reports, 1917 - 1920
In 1917 Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfield Ltd was formed from the amalgamation of 35 companies with operations on the Garden Gully, Sheepshead, Deborah and Derby lines of reef hoping to increase profits of these existing operations through economies of scale. This was difficult to achieve as the shafts involved were spread throughout the goldfield. Diamond drilling and good geological practices were introduced (Pabst was Chief Geologist) leading to some exploration success. However costs were rising rapidly and in 1923 the directors, deciding that mining would soon become unprofitable, dissolved the company returning assets to the original vendors. J.H. Lenten, Mine Manager, received his second class Mine Manager's certificate in September, 1914 at an examination held at the Bendigo Law Courts. One hundred pages of fortnightly manager's reports for Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields N.L., Sheepshead Shaft. Reports consist of two pages for each fortnight, signed by J.H. Lenten, Mine Manager. Dates of reports range from November 20th, 1917 to 5th May 1920. Categories reported on include: development, stoping, tons from tributors, tons Company's stone, plant and machinery, underground workings, number of rock drill shifts, firewood used, coal burnt, and general remarks. charcoal burnt., lifting waterbendigo, margaret roberts, , goldmining, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, sheepshead shaft, j.h. lenten, mine manager -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAMBRIDGE PRESS COLLECTION: ACCOUNT - W. J. LENTEN
Account page from W. J. Lenten, Shamrock Tobacco Store, Wholesale and Retail Tobacco Merchant. Date line ends 193-. Printing in the name has shadow and pale grey background. On the left of Tobacco Merchant is a lit pipe on a pipe stand. Printed in black and grey with red cash lines.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, w j lenten, sdhamrock tobacco store -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SERVING IT UP
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Serving it up: some of the staff at the Deli Café situated under Moran and Cato's in Hargreaves Street (now Wooz surf and street wear in Pall Mall) in the early 1940s. From left Vi Lambert, Ethel Murdoch, Silvia Doyle, Valda Hilson, Elsie Hogg, Molly White, Mrs Dudley (Dud) and Ruby Lenten (Stevens). The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SWIMMING FUN
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, January 15, 2005. Swimming fun: a resident of Bowen Mountain in New South Wales submitted this photo. It features her uncle Allan and auntie Maisie Monaghan. The swimmers were finalists in the Lenten Bracelet in 1949. They are back: Bob Lawrence, Keith Daniels, Allan Monaghan and Lindsay Mann. Front: John Hosking, Judith Eskadale and Paul Walters. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: READY
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, November 29, 2003. Ready: the 38th Battalion Northern Victorian Regiment Members in 1954. Back row from left: Rob Boxhall, Brian McGrath, Bill Burgess, Jack Ewert, Russ Emond, Gerald Matheson, Ian Sides, Bill Clemens, Don Roxton. Middle row: Murray Hooper, Brian Hartley, Austin Phillips, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Brian Lenten. Front row: Jack Threlfell, Cec Riley, Ern Johnson, Harry Youla, Tom Luke.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: STICKY BUSINESS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, May 14, 2004. Sticky business: employees of the Bendigo Preserving Company in August 1949. Back row from left: Ken Whitburn, John Harrington, Arthur Genne, Beatrice Hosking, Norma Curry. Third row: Nell Shelton, Verna Mannix, Gloria Hanna, Mrs Crameri, Lorna Speedley, Olly Watts, Edna Comte, Dorothy King, Yvonne Hopcott. Second row: Keith Hocking, Betty Whitburne, Muriel Kitt, Gwen Gool, Olive Nugent, Bedtty Mardy,, Mavis Shady, Effie West. Front row: Jack Coulston, Gordon Vercoe, Red Lenten, Burt Joslien.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO FOR SUNSHINE BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
Bendigo for Sunshine Business and Pleasure, under the seal of the Bendigo City Council. Published by Bolton Bros Pty Ltd, Centreway, Bendigo. The book has 56 pages of early Bendigo photos, depicting various tourist attraction, buildings,shops, industries. Some of the photes: Herbert Keck&Sons, Commercial House, Tomlins-Simmie&co. Flour Millers,The Beehive, W. Cowling, The School of Mines, Chemists of Bendigo, Bolton Bros, Prescott and Dawe, Churches of Bendigo, W.J. Lenten, Myer,Favaloro, Electric Light- Poer and Tramway, Bartlett Bros, Baker&Woods, William Wallace, Public Buildings, Lake Weeroona, Bendigo Business College, Leggo's of Bendigo, Rosalind Park, Stillwell, Bendigo Pottery, Warren's Emporium, Randall's, Chatfield, Frank Monaghan, Rickards Bros, Cocking's Bargain Centre, Whitelock & Carter, Bucknell & Jeffrey, The Bendigo Advertiser, Charing Cross, Hartley Bros, Cohn Bros, Bendigo Art Gallery, J.B. Wilson.bendigo, history, photographic history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SNIPPETS OF BENDIGO
BHS CollectionBendigo Weekly from Friday, June 28, 2002 - Snippets of Bendigo history, the Pall Mall story, part two - by Edith Lunn. Close to the jeweller's shop, we came to Chancery Lane. Many early legal firms had their offices there. Among them were: Quick&Rymer, Luke Murphy&Don and Macoboy&Taylor. A branch of the Bendigo united Friendly Society's Dispensary opened on the corner. Other small business in the walk included a florist, men's hairdresser and a boot and shoes repairer. Moving on there was Betteridge's Agency for the Singer sewing machine company, Wilkinson's photographic studio, Sutton's music shop and Favaloro's cake shop and café the ''Savoy'' was opened in the 1920's. Whitelock and Carter had their men outfitters business in the building, Cocking's was a very popular drapery store. After Cocking's closed down, Stoneman's supermarket opened in the premises. Alongside there was a passageway that led upstairs to the office of Phillip Secher and Son, Accountants and the Bendigo jockey club. Mrs Allan's baby wear business and Lenten's the tobacconist came after and last but not least the Shamrock Hotel enhances Pall Mall. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo, bendigo weekly -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BACK TO EAST SHELBOURNE SPORTS CARNIVAL, 8 October, 1927
Back To East Shelbourne Sports Carnival, Saturday, October 8, 1927. Programme. Refreshments on grounds, dance at night. 1/- Casamento's Buses. Executive Committee: President; W Harris. Vice-President; M De Araugo. Messrs. E Wright, A D Holden, W Hamilton, J Bartels, J Hinck, and H Hinck. Hon. Sec.; H M Burke. Asst. Hon. Sec.; G H Marshall. Ladies; Mesdames J Bartels, H Burke, G H Marshall, E Pocock, R Vines, and E Wright. General Committee; In addition to the above, Messrs. E Pocock, J De Araugo, F J Roberts, and W Marshall, Mesdames W Harris, A Holden, J De Araugo, F J Roberts, and Miss Pocock. Officials Judges: Messrs. T D Cairns, J Craven, and Geo. Hogben. Handicappers: Mr P Davidson (Northern District Walker's Assn.) Starter: Mr W Harris, M De Araugo, J Hinck, H Hovenden, E Pocock, W Hamilton, F J Roberts, A D Holden. Timekeeper: Mr H Hinck. Patrons: Cr, J Bartels, Nuttall & Clarke, Mrs D Punton, R S V Cocking, J Murray, and A Wells. Next 8 pages contain information on the history of East Shelbourne beginning with; This district is situated about ten miles west of south-west of Bendigo on Back Creek or Spring Creek, which received its names from the early diggers of Bendigo who, through shortage of water, were compelled to puddle at Bullock Creek or further 'back,' hence Back Creek; and because of the number of springs it contained - Spring Creek. Among the first to settle, in 1860, were Messrs. John Jenkinson, J Kilgour, T Connelly, G Nichols, R Fox, (who married Mrs James Jenkinson), Kenny, J Roberts, J Genders, J Curry, G Nevinson, Bartram, J Geary, A Nicholl, H Spencer, W Saunders, Mrs Prichard, and J Stansfield. History of East Shelbourne continues . . . Events held were Boy's (State School) Bicycle Race, Stepping the Distance (Gents), Stepping the Distance (Ladies), Bowling at the Stump, Kicking Football Through Hoop, Sheaf Toss, Bucket Ball, Sheffield, Children's Relay Race, Men's Potato Race, Tilting Rings, on Bikes, Walking Contest 1 mile, Car Race through pegs, Slow Bicycle Race 50 yards, Handicap Bicycle Race 2 miles, Tilting Rings in Cars, High Jump, Ladies' and Gent's Cigarette Race, Weight Guessing. Prizes were awarded for first and second placing of these events.In 1923, a Sports Carnival was held in the precincts of what was then a water reserve, situated south of the State School. The area was reserved for watering purposes on 1st May, 1894; and on July 15th, 1912, a small portion was excised. By 1923 its usefulness for water storage had disappeared, and being ideal for recreation purposes, it was decided, at the final meeting of the above sorts carnival, to apply for the area appointed, Mr W Harris (chairman), Messrs. G H Marshall, J Roberts, D Gill, M Connolly, R Vines, E Pocock, and H M Burke (secretary). The matter terminated in a Land Board, presided over by Mr McPherson, being held in Bendigo. The application was granted, but was not gazetted, until Messrs. W Harris and F J Roberts, with Messrs. A E Cook, MLA and Hon. H Keck, MLC interviewed the Minister for Lands. Soon afterwards, at a public meeting, the following members were elected to constitute the first Board of management, Messrs. W Harris (chairman), G H Marshall, A D Holden, F J Roberts (tres.), M D'Araugo, E Wright, and H M Burke (sec.). Since then the arena has been cleared and levelled by residents, and labor and material to the value of 150 pounds have been put into the reserve. At least 2/3rds of the program contain ads from business in Bendigo. Fordson Tractor - W Cowling, W Lewis William's Chymist, Collier footwear, William Wallace Land and Clearing Sales, Bain & Daws Groceries, Farmers & Citizens Trustees Company Bendigo Limited, Northern Seed Supply Co., Marong Bakery, Bennetts' Arcade Store, Marong Hotel, Warren's Drapery & Clothing, Jas. Friswell Butcher, Webster's Wireless, Baker & Woods Tennis Supplies, Hartleys Wireless, Cycle Hartleys, Bendigo Book & Stationery Centre Frank J Every's, T R Jones Chemist, Wool Skins & Hides F Ferguson, Furniture Carpets Linoleums Morley Johnsons, Jewellery & Silverware Prescott & Dawe, Drapers Honan & O'Toole, Stilwell's of Bendigo, Gents' & Ladies' Tailoring Hatters & Mercers Messrs. Denton Bros., Groceries Ales Wines & Spirits W Jeffrey, Ashman's Tailors Hatters Mercers, Myer's, Farmers' Grocery D Whyte & Co., Drapers & Furniture Stores The Beehive, Butcher les. Friswell, Tobacconist & Hairdresser W J Lenten, Timber Merchants & Ironmongers Hume & Iser, Stock E M Vains & Co., Ladies' & Gents' Tailors Clifford & Fulton, Printers & Stationers Bolton Bros. Pty Ltd, Bendigo Leather Shop, Everything Musical Suttons, Andrew's Auction Rooms Butter Eggs Poultry etc, Meats A C Petherick's, Albert Bush's Produce Stores & Chaff Mills, T D Cairns & Co., Jeweller C J Kirby, Casamento's Garage & Ballarat Motor Bus Service, Webster Bros. Sporting House Cycle Builders Motor Cycle & Car Agents, British Motors Bendigo, Webb's Bacon Depot. 20 pages plus coverBoltons Print, Bendigoevent, social, east shelbourne sports carnival -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Document, Maryborough Births 1854, 04/04/2025
A spreadsheet of births, parents, marriage, etc for Maryborough, Victoria in 1857.maryborough, births, hosking, thomas, alsop, knoth, roberts, kent, jenkinson, addis, iverson, mcrae, munro, lee, atkinson, richard, davis, pengelly, cooke, gullock, robson, wilson, saw, wellington, spotswood, powning, hardiman, duke, conway, walker, mcconnell, mitchell, orams, hicks, richards, melrose, howe, chambers, hooper, reid, haynes, bann, barry, white, fineletter, hornby, wells, sullivan, bevan, duncan, isaac, johnstone, percy, harding, norman, james, watts, clarke, bonney, beenie, lang, burrington, wright, campbell, o'dea, mchutchison, sore, tainsh, mcleod, kirkland, bradshaw, bryant, moyes, smith, duff, kerr, dunn, carr, neal, atkins, trethowen, minster, peady, powell, wrigley, phillips, dixon, whelpdale31 yrs, ross, bower, mahon, martin, irving, holmes, fielder, wymond, griffiths, mackey, carnegie, mcmorran, sublet, sim, osborne, williams, partridge, tregellis, pugh, mckenny, mckay, bennett, simmons, edwards, ward, jackson, franks, mcgrath, jones, craig, wilkie, new, tweedie, jeffery, libby, woolcock, brown, taylor, hall, sainsbury, anderson, upjohn, larrad, crosbie, galt, mcgill, dawson, o'connor, donaldson, murray, heron, grant, knuckey, robertson, huston, brennan, turgens, peart, mccosker, rees, hill, thompson, stewart, schwikkard, ford, thomson, coutts, heath, trudgen, learmonth, tippett, webbe, simpson, barnett, field, broomhead, treloar, graham, gregg, marshall, lenten, wyatt, ead, speak, arnott, gunn, cassidy, cail, steele, nestor, gray, gluyas, dimmock, uren, baxter, downing, dwyer, ivory, marett, reddie, herman, davies, kempsey, miller, padgett, gardner, ritchie, penhall, parker, shore, sellwood, petrusch, niven, hossack, mcauley, berry, bethune, hodnett, syer, dowden, andert, fryer, hughes, robinson, farrell, irons, stanford, ploughwright, burdeu, stodart, doneghu, platt, aitkin, nankivell, irvin, chisolm, cox, schilcock, brady, kidd, carter, lambert, quigley, cornyn, carruthers, halls, tucker, o'malley, sawyer, knight, shingler, wilkinson, uran, mcdearmid, varcoe, bourke, pasco, schmidt, hewitt, dickson, kilpatrick, valentine, doyle, mcmahon, richie, mumby, macdonald, mcleely, budden, redman, norton, ewart, moyle, mullins, nicholls, quuick, mathers, coggeshall, trewenack, mckenzie, magor, pearce, tainch, legg, pender, goddard, sibley, pryor, large, rowe, warren, matthews, young, rosenhain, barrett, morris, horne, cope, rowlands, scott, whittington, dunstan, mcwaters, lindsell, duncombe, barker, lawrie, manderson, myles, ryan, tarrant, richardson, canning, higgins, doolen, rose, hyde, rosenwax, siemfen, woodward, bain, walsh, page, brien, moore, gardiner, hickman, neate, moizer, bayfield, berryman, merry, harwood, penrose, collins, tallack, judge, curnow, mcdow, selman, burton, sayer, finlay, holt, tappin, claney, cavanagh, walter, buchannan, cody, bryan, curtis, beaven, wholah, tobin, harris, o'brien, benness, cunningham, cockerton, murphy, onn, bolger, cooper, kipps, futcher, nankervis, strachan, mccleverty, temperly, grenfell, mckissock, drew, lewis, stephens, molony, stubbs, tipton, willis, silver, fox, rand, cocking, catherll, harland, paterson, dean, rosewearn, street, rae, hudson, leman, abraham, dancyger, polkinghorne, coughlan, kilderry, nettle, clemence, kennedy, hunter, fishburn, trewick, cook, bennetts, dowlan, maguire, cockburn, swanger, moncreiff, naples, elaine murphy -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Box - Cigarette silks, 1911 - 1917
These type of cigarette silks were included in WD & HO Wills cigarette packets to induce women in particular to take up smoking.|The Word 'Cartophilic?|It is believed that this unusual word was coined in the 1920s by Col. Bagnall, an Englishman, who was the father of the hobby of cigarette card and trade card collecting. It is thought to be a combination of a Latin word, 'carto' meaning 'card and the Greek word 'philic', meaning 'love'.- lover of cards. The term originally related to the collection of the two types mentioned, however, our Society has included postcards in the range of items collected by our members.|The Cigarette Card|The cigarette card began its evolution in the United States of America, in the early 1880s as a plain piece of cardboard used by tobacconists to protect the cigarettes which were sold in that era, not in packets, but loosely. A purchaser would buy his cigarettes then wrap them in paper around the small piece of cardboard, which acted as a stiffener. In fact, for many decades, cigarette cards were known as 'stiffeners' in the USA.|The card depicting 'The Marquis of Lome' is reputed to be the first known cigarette card issued. This is thought to have been in 1879. It did not take long for an enterprising entrepreneur to recognise the advertising potential of the cigarette card, and, very soon, the cards began displaying popular images, often in sets. This had the effect of youngsters, wishing to complete their sets, harassing their fathers to buy a specific brand of cigarettes. The kids who collected cards in the days when they were being issued in the cigarette packets, would hang around outside the local tobacconist's shop, pestering the men who had just bought a packet of cigarette, with the cry: 'can I have the cig can mister?'|It is a proven fact that, here in Australia during the 1930s, at least one set had one card deliberately withheld and issued very sparingly. This card is No. 86 (Mrs Jack Crawford) in the Carreras 'Turf Personality Series'. Thus, in a set of reasonably easy cards to get, this one card is a constant source of frustration for the collector, and as such, commands a premium when it comes to price. It is not hard to imagine the young collector nagging his to Dad to keep buying 'Turf' cigarettes to enable him to finish the set.|From small beginnings the cigarette card soon gave rise to a booming industry in itself. Artists and writers were|employed to produce the cards, which were miniature works of art and served as little encyclopaedia's for the children of the day. By the 1930s cards were being issued in the countless millions. It has been stated, in one book on the history of cards; that 450 million sets of a series produced and issued by the prolific issuer of cards in the United Kingdom, WD & HO Wills. As each set contained 50 cards you would need a calculator with a very long result window to see the answer to how many cards of that series were in circulation.|Australia's involvement would appear to have its beginnings with the English and American firms who shipped their tobacco products here and the cards of American Tobacco Company (ATC) are found in great numbers in early Australian collections; many featuring Australian subjects, e.g. 'Australian Parliament a 1901 issue. Earlier U.S. sets depicting Australians included Goodwin & Co's, so called. 'Australian Series' with cricketers and Australian Rules footballers who were on the sporting scene during the 1880s. The caption of one of theses cards reads:|'W.Hannysee. Captain Port Melbourne Football Club' which enables us to pinpoint the year of issue to either 1889 or 1890.|On the Australian scene the first local manufacturer who issued cards seems to have been The National Cigarette Company of Australia Proprietary Limited, whose 'Tally Ho' packets contained cards from a series of thirteen featuring the touring 'English Cricket Team 1897-8' Of the few Australian manufacturers who issued cards, only two companies issued more the two sets.|Undoubtedly the cards issued by the Melbourne firm Sniders & Abrahams (later Sniders & Abrahams Pty Ltd) are the 'jewels in the crown' of Australian card issues. They issued some thirty-three series, with numerous sub-series and allied issues such as metal badges, metal football shields, celluloid flags etc., which ensured that the hobbyist had a vast range from which to collect. Sporting themes – football, cricket, horse racing – dominate, indicating the Australians' love of sport and the outdoors was as strong in those earlier times as it is today. Military, animals and birds themes were also to the fore, with a touch of culture being provided by 'Shakespeare', 'Dickens', actresses and even classical 'Statuary'. Humour was not forgotten with 'Cartoons and Caricatures', 'Naval and Cricket (double meaning) Terms' and the 'Jokes' series. Art and history were covered by the artist, S.T. Gill's 'Views of Victoria in 1857' while the stereoscopic 'Views of the World' expanded the collectors' knowledge of the world as a whole.|The Sniders & Abrahams series began in 1904 and by 1919 the company was in decline and was eventually taken over by G.G. Goode & Co. Ltd. This company produced one set only, the highly collectable 'Prominent Cricketer Series' issued in 1924. During the early to mid-1920s, J.J. Schuh Tobacco Pty Ltd issued eight series, again containing the popular subjects of sport and war. At least two provincial tobacconists, Lentens of Bendigo and Baillies of Warrnambool, issued private football series. The last series of cards issued by a truly Australian firm was Dudgeon & Arnell's '1934 Australian Cricket Team'.|The Australian market was not neglected by the English companies with WD & HO Wills, Godfrey Phillips and Ogdens all making their contributions. By far the most active issuer was the long-established company Wills, whose 'Cricketers' of 1901 heralded the flood of Australian series, which continued into the mid-thirties.|The onset of the 1939-45 World War sounded the death knell of the cigarette card and very few post-war issues were made, certainly not here in Australia.|The Trade Card|The Trade Card is a non-tobacco item used by manufacturers to promote and advertise their products, in the same way that cigarette cards were. It is uncertain exactly when they were first produced, but in the USA, non-collectable cards were issued by firms in the early 1800s. These were more akin to a latter day 'business card'. It was not until the 1850s, when coloured and pictorial cards were issued to advertise and promote products that the Trade Card|became a collectable item. Many beautiful lithographic cards were produced in this early era and they are very mu sought after by collectors. By the 1870s the issues of Trade Cards became more prolific and it is from this era that more cards are seen.|Again, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact date of the first Australian Trade Card and it may be that the highly collectable and extremely rare 'American Candy Co's' - 'Pure Caramels' Australian Rules football card, issued i 1891, is the earliest series. This confectionery firm was located in Fitzroy, a Melbourne suburb. To date only two subjects have been seen.|Another early set was 'Flags', issued by F.H.Fauldings & Co. It featured testimonials of seven English cricketers who toured Australia with the 1894/5 Test team. Fauldings was an Adelaide based firm which manufactured medicinal toiletries, soaps and oils, using the distinctly Australian eucalyptus oil. During the 20th century a multitude of Australian businesses issued trade cards, with confectionery manufacturers such as Hoadleys, Allens, Sweetacres and Australian Licorice producing the majority of them. Again sporting themes dominated with the ever popular Aussie Rules football cards being the most numerous. Cricket issues ran a close second.|Apart from sporting cards, almost every subject imaginable was covered by the Trade Card, making it the most diverse and interesting branch of cartophilly. In contrast to the Cigarette Card, which had its demise prior to the Second World War, the Trade Card is still alive and well.|We all are aware of the long running 'Birds of Australasia' series put out by Tuck-fields Tea and 1 doubt if there is a kitchen drawer in Australia that has not got one or two of these informative and attractive cards floating about in it. These cards were first produced in the early 1960s and are still being inserted in that company's packets of tea. Such is also the case with Sanitarium Health Foods, manufacturers of the well known Weetbix, who began issuing cards, with a wide range of subjects, in the early 1940s and continue to do so.|The 1940s and 1950s saw the two breakfast food giants, Kornies and Weeties dominating the card scene. Kornies footballers were in production fora decade from 1948 to 1959. Four years later in 1963, we saw the start of four decades of Scanlens bubble-gum card issues, both football and cricket. In the mid 1990s, with the end of the Scanlens/Stimorol cards, the Trading Card came on the scene. These cards do not fit under the umbrella of the Trade Card, having been produced and marketed purely as a 'collectable' with no connection whatsoever to any product, which of course is necessary for an item to be classified as a Trade Card.|The earliest British postcard was issued in 1870 and was designed to send short messages; the stamp was printed on the card, therefore it did not require an envelope. It was considered by many to be lowering the postal standards because the texts were no longer private. However the cards were a great success as on the first day of issue in 1870, half a million passed through the London postal centre.|The first illustrated postcards are said to be those introduced by a French stationer in 1870. He realized that French troops fighting in the Franco-Prussian War needed to be able to send short messages to their families and designed a 'postcard' to suit the purpose. As many of the soldiers were illiterate they decorated their cards with sketches of their many activities at the front rather than writing; thus creating a picture postcard. Private enterprise soon saw the great financial possibilities of this new easy and attractive way of communication by post; also sending a postcard cost less than postage for letters. It was correctly assumed that postcards were likely to overtake letter writing in many instances.|Between 1875 and 1882 every state in Australia introduced official postcards, N.S.W. first and Tasmania last. Each state produced a simple type of postcard with a pre printed stamp allied to that state. The stamp side stated 'The Address Only To Be Written On This Side'; the reverse side sometimes carried a simple illustration or decoration with space fora short message, each state extolling their own state's virtues. In 1901, with the advent of Federation, the new Government became responsible for all postal services in Australia and produced postcards for sale in every state. With several mail deliveries each day in most towns, postcards were used for many purposes. One 1906 postcard, with an illustration of fruit, was sent from Mrs X in the morning to her greengrocer ordering her fruit and vegetables to be delivered that afternoon. Another lady asks her charlady to 'come this afternoon'.|Australian private enterprise also began selling pictorial postcards, most companies using the very experienced German printing works who were the worlds best in the field of lithography and fine detailed colour-printing. Many of these beautiful German cards still exist today, 100 years later. Australia did have a few fine printers but they were in the minority. Black and white postcards printed in Australia in the early 1900s were often of good quality e.g. postcards printed by 'The Bulletin', illustrating the works of 'The Bulletins' top artists.|Between c1903-09 The Melbourne company Osboldstone and Atkins etc. printed coloured reproductions of 46 J.A. Turner bush/rural life paintings, which were generally of good quality and became hugely popular and still sought after today. Like thousands of homes in Europe, Britain and U.S.A., many Australia homes had albums of cherished postcards, which were given pride of place for visitors to see and enjoy.|Postcard collecting remained popular but was changing with the times. About 1912 the Australian photographer George Rose of Melbourne began to produce topographical B/W real photographic postcards covering most of Australia and other photographers began to do likewise. These cards soon found their way into collections as well.|WWI and the horrors of war suddenly changed the world; postcards were still in great demand but the subject matter was far more serious. Thousands of postcards from the trenches in European war zones arrived in Australia to be included in family albums. Propaganda and recruitment messages were produced to encourage enlistment. Australian postcard producers began to create cards decorated with gum leaves, boomerangs, wattle etc., which were designed for sending to Australian troops serving overseas. Very few 'pretty' cards were available, as access to the Gentian printing works was no longer possible and exporting of postcards from Britain was very limited. By the end of WWI people had other more serious problems to contend with and the avid postcard collecting hobby declined, fold greetings took over and topographical photographic postcards became a small but steady income for the producers and newsagents etc. in every town.|Fortunately many of these old postcards still exist and are avidly collected by a new generation or postcard collectors. The Australian Cartophilic Society Inc. is one of four postcard/cigarette card organizations in Australia. They are, N.S.W. Post Card Collectors Society; Queensland Card Collectors' Society Inc. and West Australian Card Collectors|Society, and across the Tasman there is a New Zealand Postcard Society.|References:|Picture Postcards of the Golden Age A Collector's Guide by Toni & Valmai Holt. Picture Postcards in Australia 1898 - 1920 by David CookBox of Cigarette Silks ( 10 ) depicting animal motifs, which were placed in cigarette packets as an incentive for women in particular to smoke.|WD & HO Wills|Produced 1911 - 1917personal effects, smoking accessories, recreations, collections