Historical information

This is number 17 of 27 items in the Daisy Vickers collection of World War One memorabilia. These items were sent or given to Daisy Ogier (nee Vickers) during World War One by Corporal Arthur Anderson who enlisted from Warrnambool in 1915 at the age of 21. He served in Egypt and France and returned to Australia in 1919.
Daisy Ogier (1907-1987) was a student and then a teacher at Warrnambool Technical School with her early teaching years there from 1925 to 1936 and in 1949. She became the head mistress from 1950 to 1963 and in 1968. She officially retired in 1976. Daisy Vickers was one of the best loved and dedicated teachers that the school ever had. She married the Reverend Fred Ogier and continued her association with the school after her husband's death

Significance

This card is interesting because of its association with World War One and two local people Daisy Vickers and Arthur Anderson

Physical description

This coloured postcard features a man looking into an empty bottle held against his eye. There is a grey and white cat wearing a bow in the foreground and black and blue printing. The reverse has hand written ink writing and space for a stamp.

Inscriptions & markings

My Landlady's Cat wears a Blue Ribbon but I don't believe it's a Teetotaller !!. Il me semble qu'on y a mis un doigt
France Jan 26th Dear Daisy I received your letter dated 6th Nov saying you had been to the show what are you learning to play on the piano Arthur