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Postcard - Elliot Postcard Collection: Australia, 1895 - 1914

  • This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge; on the card is printed “Weeping Rock, Wentworth.”

    1405.041 This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge; on the card is printed “Weeping Rock, Wentworth.”

  • This black-and-white card shows ships berthed beside railway yards and wharves; on the card is printed “RAILWAY YARDS NEWCASTLE 612.”

    1405.042 This black-and-white card shows ships berthed beside railway yards and wharves; on the card is printed “RAILWAY YARDS NEWCASTLE 612.”

  • This coloured card shows a garden pavilion beside lawns and palm trees overlooking the harbour; on the card is printed “Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N. S. W.”

    1405.043 This coloured card shows a garden pavilion beside lawns and palm trees overlooking the harbour; on the card is printed “Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N. S. W.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a calm tree-lined creek; on the card is printed “MULLET CREEK, DAPTO. Series 19—Illawarra.”

    1405.044 This black-and-white card shows a calm tree-lined creek; on the card is printed “MULLET CREEK, DAPTO. Series 19—Illawarra.”

  • This coloured card shows a large crowd gathered along a broad seaside promenade; on the card is printed “1768 - The Corso, Manly, Sydney.”

    1405.045 This coloured card shows a large crowd gathered along a broad seaside promenade; on the card is printed “1768 - The Corso, Manly, Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows two views of the coastal cliffs at The Gap; on the card is printed “Sydney!”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay”, “1849”, “Sydney”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay” and “1906”.

    1405.046 This coloured card shows two views of the coastal cliffs at The Gap; on the card is printed “Sydney!”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay”, “1849”, “Sydney”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay” and “1906”.

  • This black-and-white card shows a narrow rocky passage through bushland; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7557 HYAM PASS, SHOWGROUND RESERVE, NOWRA. COPYRIGHT”.

    1405.047 This black-and-white card shows a narrow rocky passage through bushland; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7557 HYAM PASS, SHOWGROUND RESERVE, NOWRA. COPYRIGHT”.

  • This black-and-white card shows waves breaking on a beach below a coastal headland; on the card is printed “Ex.184. NEWCASTLE N.S.W. ‘Nobby’s’ from the Beach.”

    1405.048 This black-and-white card shows waves breaking on a beach below a coastal headland; on the card is printed “Ex.184. NEWCASTLE N.S.W. ‘Nobby’s’ from the Beach.”

  • This black-and-white card shows the Commonwealth Bank building with a large crowd and procession in the surrounding streets; on the card is printed “COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY.”

    1405.049 This black-and-white card shows the Commonwealth Bank building with a large crowd and procession in the surrounding streets; on the card is printed “COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a broad coastal beach backed by wooded hills; on the card is printed “Beach, Stanwell Park.”

    1405.050 This black-and-white card shows a broad coastal beach backed by wooded hills; on the card is printed “Beach, Stanwell Park.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a horse-drawn carriage travelling along a winding road through forest; on the card is printed “Stroud Cutting". The handwriting says “This is near the old home where I was born.”

    1405.051 This black-and-white card shows a horse-drawn carriage travelling along a winding road through forest; on the card is printed “Stroud Cutting". The handwriting says “This is near the old home where I was born.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a person rowing on a calm river between wooded banks and hills; on the card is printed “THE DERWENT AT NEW NORFOLK” and “BEATTIE HOBART 359”.

    1405.052 This black-and-white card shows a person rowing on a calm river between wooded banks and hills; on the card is printed “THE DERWENT AT NEW NORFOLK” and “BEATTIE HOBART 359”.

  • This black-and-white card shows an iron bridge leading into a town street; on the card is printed “C. N. Howard, Photo. Hume Bridge and Cooma St., Yass. Will. Thomson, Publisher.”

    1405.053 This black-and-white card shows an iron bridge leading into a town street; on the card is printed “C. N. Howard, Photo. Hume Bridge and Cooma St., Yass. Will. Thomson, Publisher.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a calm river framed by large trees and dense vegetation; on the card is printed “Yass River.”

    1405.054 This black-and-white card shows a calm river framed by large trees and dense vegetation; on the card is printed “Yass River.”

  • This coloured card shows a path through dense tree ferns; on the card is printed “In the Fernery, Blackheath, Blue Mountains”.

    1405.055 This coloured card shows a path through dense tree ferns; on the card is printed “In the Fernery, Blackheath, Blue Mountains”.

  • This black-and-white card shows a calm river bordered by trees and reeds; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, Photo. Will. Thomson, Publisher. Yass River at Kenilworth.”

    1405.056 This black-and-white card shows a calm river bordered by trees and reeds; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, Photo. Will. Thomson, Publisher. Yass River at Kenilworth.”

  • This coloured card shows a railway bridge crossing a broad river with a steamer below; on the card is printed “HAWKESBURY BRIDGE.”

    1405.057 This coloured card shows a railway bridge crossing a broad river with a steamer below; on the card is printed “HAWKESBURY BRIDGE.”

  • This coloured card shows a city street lined with large commercial buildings and a horse-drawn cart; on the card is printed “Market Street, Sydney” and “Oceanic Series (Copyright).”

    1405.058 This coloured card shows a city street lined with large commercial buildings and a horse-drawn cart; on the card is printed “Market Street, Sydney” and “Oceanic Series (Copyright).”

  • This coloured card shows a busy city street with a tram, motor vehicles, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians; on the card is printed “1792 - George St. from Margaret St., Sydney.”

    1405.059 This coloured card shows a busy city street with a tram, motor vehicles, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians; on the card is printed “1792 - George St. from Margaret St., Sydney.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a small boat on calm water beneath dramatic clouds; on the card is printed “‘NEATH SOUTHERN SKIES.”

    1405.060 This black-and-white card shows a small boat on calm water beneath dramatic clouds; on the card is printed “‘NEATH SOUTHERN SKIES.”

  • This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge; on the card is printed “Weeping Rock, Wentworth.”
  • This black-and-white card shows ships berthed beside railway yards and wharves; on the card is printed “RAILWAY YARDS NEWCASTLE 612.”
  • This coloured card shows a garden pavilion beside lawns and palm trees overlooking the harbour; on the card is printed “Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N. S. W.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a calm tree-lined creek; on the card is printed “MULLET CREEK, DAPTO. Series 19—Illawarra.”
  • This coloured card shows a large crowd gathered along a broad seaside promenade; on the card is printed “1768 - The Corso, Manly, Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows two views of the coastal cliffs at The Gap; on the card is printed “Sydney!”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay”, “1849”, “Sydney”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay” and “1906”.
  • This black-and-white card shows a narrow rocky passage through bushland; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7557 HYAM PASS, SHOWGROUND RESERVE, NOWRA. COPYRIGHT”.
  • This black-and-white card shows waves breaking on a beach below a coastal headland; on the card is printed “Ex.184. NEWCASTLE N.S.W. ‘Nobby’s’ from the Beach.”
  • This black-and-white card shows the Commonwealth Bank building with a large crowd and procession in the surrounding streets; on the card is printed “COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a broad coastal beach backed by wooded hills; on the card is printed “Beach, Stanwell Park.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a horse-drawn carriage travelling along a winding road through forest; on the card is printed “Stroud Cutting". The handwriting says “This is near the old home where I was born.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a person rowing on a calm river between wooded banks and hills; on the card is printed “THE DERWENT AT NEW NORFOLK” and “BEATTIE HOBART 359”.
  • This black-and-white card shows an iron bridge leading into a town street; on the card is printed “C. N. Howard, Photo. Hume Bridge and Cooma St., Yass. Will. Thomson, Publisher.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a calm river framed by large trees and dense vegetation; on the card is printed “Yass River.”
  • This coloured card shows a path through dense tree ferns; on the card is printed “In the Fernery, Blackheath, Blue Mountains”.
  • This black-and-white card shows a calm river bordered by trees and reeds; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, Photo. Will. Thomson, Publisher. Yass River at Kenilworth.”
  • This coloured card shows a railway bridge crossing a broad river with a steamer below; on the card is printed “HAWKESBURY BRIDGE.”
  • This coloured card shows a city street lined with large commercial buildings and a horse-drawn cart; on the card is printed “Market Street, Sydney” and “Oceanic Series (Copyright).”
  • This coloured card shows a busy city street with a tram, motor vehicles, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians; on the card is printed “1792 - George St. from Margaret St., Sydney.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a small boat on calm water beneath dramatic clouds; on the card is printed “‘NEATH SOUTHERN SKIES.”

Historical information

Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family.
This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno.
Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world.
Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859.
She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno.
They had two children – Mona and Sibley.
Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years.

Physical description

This item contains the following:

Twenty Australian postcards collected by Mrs. James Elliot between 1898 and 1915.

1405.041 This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge; on the card is printed “Weeping Rock, Wentworth.”

1405.042 This black-and-white card shows ships berthed beside railway yards and wharves; on the card is printed “RAILWAY YARDS NEWCASTLE 612.”

1405.043 This coloured card shows a garden pavilion beside lawns and palm trees overlooking the harbour; on the card is printed “Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N. S. W.”

1405.044 This black-and-white card shows a calm tree-lined creek; on the card is printed “MULLET CREEK, DAPTO. Series 19—Illawarra.”

1405.045 This coloured card shows a large crowd gathered along a broad seaside promenade; on the card is printed “1768 - The Corso, Manly, Sydney.”

1405.046 This coloured card shows two views of the coastal cliffs at The Gap; on the card is printed “Sydney!”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay”, “1849”, “Sydney”, “The Gap, Watson’s Bay” and “1906”.

1405.047 This black-and-white card shows a narrow rocky passage through bushland; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7557 HYAM PASS, SHOWGROUND RESERVE, NOWRA. COPYRIGHT”.

1405.048 This black-and-white card shows waves breaking on a beach below a coastal headland; on the card is printed “Ex.184. NEWCASTLE N.S.W. ‘Nobby’s’ from the Beach.”

1405.049 This black-and-white card shows the Commonwealth Bank building with a large crowd and procession in the surrounding streets; on the card is printed “COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY.”

1405.050 This black-and-white card shows a broad coastal beach backed by wooded hills; on the card is printed “Beach, Stanwell Park.”

1405.051 This black-and-white card shows a horse-drawn carriage travelling along a winding road through forest; on the card is printed “Stroud Cutting". The handwriting says “This is near the old home where I was born.”

1405.052 This black-and-white card shows a person rowing on a calm river between wooded banks and hills; on the card is printed “THE DERWENT AT NEW NORFOLK” and “BEATTIE HOBART 359”.

1405.053 This black-and-white card shows an iron bridge leading into a town street; on the card is printed “C. N. Howard, Photo. Hume Bridge and Cooma St., Yass. Will. Thomson, Publisher.”

1405.054 This black-and-white card shows a calm river framed by large trees and dense vegetation; on the card is printed “Yass River.”

1405.055 This coloured card shows a path through dense tree ferns; on the card is printed “In the Fernery, Blackheath, Blue Mountains”.

1405.056 This black-and-white card shows a calm river bordered by trees and reeds; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, Photo. Will. Thomson, Publisher. Yass River at Kenilworth.”

1405.057 This coloured card shows a railway bridge crossing a broad river with a steamer below; on the card is printed “HAWKESBURY BRIDGE.”

1405.058 This coloured card shows a city street lined with large commercial buildings and a horse-drawn cart; on the card is printed “Market Street, Sydney” and “Oceanic Series (Copyright).”

1405.059 This coloured card shows a busy city street with a tram, motor vehicles, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians; on the card is printed “1792 - George St. from Margaret St., Sydney.”

1405.060 This black-and-white card shows a small boat on calm water beneath dramatic clouds; on the card is printed “‘NEATH SOUTHERN SKIES.”

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