Historical information

The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.

Physical description

Polychrome postcard of High Street, Kew looking west towards Kew Junction. The photograph was also printed in monochrome format by the publishers, with different names and additions.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse -
(to) Miss __. J. Thompson, "Dry Lake", Kerang
(from) Very sorry indeed to hear of your Mother's illness. Sincerely hope all quite well ere this. Still going about very tired waiting __ being away. Love to all
M.B.L.