Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, Sturt St taken from the Town Hall tower, looking towards the East, c1908

Historical information

Postcard - , looking towards the East, Grenville St and Mount Warrenheip. Shows two trams westbound and has the 1907-built tramway shelter in the view. Shows Alfred Hall, exhibition buildings, and very good details of buildings in Grenville St. Title of the card in red ink "View from Town Hall, Ballarat" in the top left-hand corner. On the rear of the card, has the stamp of Ken Magor. It is the divided back type, with words "Post Card", and a location for the stamp. It is "Printed in Great Britain" and published by "The Valentine & Sons, Publishing Co. Ltd. Melbourne" on the right-hand side. See item 8985 for the same image but without a decorative border.

Significance

Yields information about Sturt St Ballarat and demonstrates Australian colour photo postcards with a decorative border.

Physical description

Colour postcard of Sturt St taken from the Town Hall tower

Inscriptions & markings

Has in pencil $6.50 along top edge on rear.

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