Historical information

This postcard is part of an album of postcards which date from late 19th century to mid 20th century. Rutherglen's wine industry began in the 1850s and, by the 1880s, the area was a big employer and producing one third of all Australian wine. This postcard is dated 1909.

Significance

This postcard is in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century. It reflects the popularity of collecting postcards in Australia which reached a height in the early 1900s until around 1920.

Physical description

Postcard of grape-picking at Rutherglen, 1909.

Inscriptions & markings

On front: Inscribed 'GRAPE PICKING / RUTHERGLEN'
On back, handwritten long message: 'Rutherglen / 21-12-09 / Dear Mag / A short one to wish you / & Will & the children the / Compliments of the Season ... / Love to all / Wilb