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Postcard - Elliot Postcard Collection: Australia, 1895 - 1914

  • This coloured card shows an ornate brick public building; on the card is printed “Mechanics’ Institute, Albury”.

    1405.061 This coloured card shows an ornate brick public building; on the card is printed “Mechanics’ Institute, Albury”.

  • This black-and-white card shows an elevated view of a coastal town and harbour with a lighthouse in the distance; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7523 COPYRIGHT. PANORAMA OF KIAMA, N.S.W., No.1”.

    1405.062 This black-and-white card shows an elevated view of a coastal town and harbour with a lighthouse in the distance; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7523 COPYRIGHT. PANORAMA OF KIAMA, N.S.W., No.1”.

  • This black-and-white card shows a broad town street lined with shops, motor vehicles and a clock tower; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P.6184 COPYRIGHT. DEAN STREET, LOOKING WEST, ALBURY, N.S.W.”

    1405.063 This black-and-white card shows a broad town street lined with shops, motor vehicles and a clock tower; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P.6184 COPYRIGHT. DEAN STREET, LOOKING WEST, ALBURY, N.S.W.”

  • 1405.064 This black-and-white card shows the Union Bank and Post Office buildings; on the card is printed “Wm. Nixon, Publisher. UNION BANK AND POST OFFICE, TEMORA.” The hand-writing appears to read ""Greeting - all good wishes from Pamela"

    1405.064 This black-and-white card shows the Union Bank and Post Office buildings; on the card is printed “Wm. Nixon, Publisher. UNION BANK AND POST OFFICE, TEMORA.” The hand-writing appears to read ""Greeting - all good wishes from Pamela"

  • This coloured card shows a rocky harbour inlet with several small boats; on the card is printed “MIDDLE HARBOUR, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

    1405.065 This coloured card shows a rocky harbour inlet with several small boats; on the card is printed “MIDDLE HARBOUR, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

  • This coloured card shows the main building of Sydney University; on the card is printed “SYDNEY UNIVERSITY”.

    1405.066 This coloured card shows the main building of Sydney University; on the card is printed “SYDNEY UNIVERSITY”.

  • 1405.067 This coloured card shows formal garden paths, lawns, flowerbeds and visitors among trees; on the card is printed “General View in Botanic Gardens, Sydney”.

    1405.067 This coloured card shows formal garden paths, lawns, flowerbeds and visitors among trees; on the card is printed “General View in Botanic Gardens, Sydney”.

  • 1405.068 This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with commercial buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “Bridge St.”, “Sydney Streets Series 50.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

    1405.068 This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with commercial buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “Bridge St.”, “Sydney Streets Series 50.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows visitors walking along a formal garden path bordered by flowerbeds, statues and ornamental urns; on the card is printed “BOTANICAL GARDENS, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

    1405.069 This coloured card shows visitors walking along a formal garden path bordered by flowerbeds, statues and ornamental urns; on the card is printed “BOTANICAL GARDENS, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

  • This black-and-white card shows two bridges crossing a rural valley with buildings and trees; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6809” and “THE TWO BRIDGES, YASS”.

    1405.070 This black-and-white card shows two bridges crossing a rural valley with buildings and trees; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6809” and “THE TWO BRIDGES, YASS”.

  • This black-and-white card shows a courthouse with an arched colonnade behind a garden and fence; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6810” and “COURT HOUSE, YASS”.

    1405.071 This black-and-white card shows a courthouse with an arched colonnade behind a garden and fence; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6810” and “COURT HOUSE, YASS”.

  • This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews facing an altar; on the card is printed “EXAUDI PRECES NOSTRAS DOMINE”, “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6807” and “CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.

    1405.072 This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews facing an altar; on the card is printed “EXAUDI PRECES NOSTRAS DOMINE”, “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6807” and “CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.

  • This black-and-white card shows a stone grotto containing a statue of the Virgin Mary; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6805” and “THE GROTTO, CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.

    1405.073 This black-and-white card shows a stone grotto containing a statue of the Virgin Mary; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6805” and “THE GROTTO, CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.

  • This black-and-white card shows a tall obelisk monument in a rural landscape; on the card is printed “HUME AND HOVELL PASSED HERE NOV 22ND 1824 ERECTED BY RESIDENTS OF ALLAN’S FLAT NOV 1924”.

    1405.074 This black-and-white card shows a tall obelisk monument in a rural landscape; on the card is printed “HUME AND HOVELL PASSED HERE NOV 22ND 1824 ERECTED BY RESIDENTS OF ALLAN’S FLAT NOV 1924”.

  • This coloured card shows a man seated on a rocky hillside overlooking a wooded harbour with a ferry; on the card is printed “Flat Rock, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.

    1405.075 This coloured card shows a man seated on a rocky hillside overlooking a wooded harbour with a ferry; on the card is printed “Flat Rock, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.

  • This coloured card shows a person reclining beside a rowboat on a calm, tree-lined lake; on the card is printed “The Dam, National Park, New South Wales” and “N.G. 58.”

    1405.076 This coloured card shows a person reclining beside a rowboat on a calm, tree-lined lake; on the card is printed “The Dam, National Park, New South Wales” and “N.G. 58.”

  • This black-and-white card shows an obelisk monument in a garden; on the card is printed “EXPLORER HAMILTON HUMES MONUMENT ALBURY GARDENS.” and “THE DEPENDABLE SERIES M 5172”.

    1405.077 This black-and-white card shows an obelisk monument in a garden; on the card is printed “EXPLORER HAMILTON HUMES MONUMENT ALBURY GARDENS.” and “THE DEPENDABLE SERIES M 5172”.

  • This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a weir in a rural valley; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6812” and “THE WEIR, YASS”.

    1405.078 This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a weir in a rural valley; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6812” and “THE WEIR, YASS”.

  • This black-and-white card shows a bridge crossing a broad river framed by trees and rock; on the card is printed “Lane Cove River, Sydney, N.S.W.”

    1405.079 This black-and-white card shows a bridge crossing a broad river framed by trees and rock; on the card is printed “Lane Cove River, Sydney, N.S.W.”

  • This coloured card shows a suspension bridge spanning a wooded river valley; on the card is printed “Suspension Bridge, North Sydney”.

    1405.080 This coloured card shows a suspension bridge spanning a wooded river valley; on the card is printed “Suspension Bridge, North Sydney”.

  • This coloured card shows an ornate brick public building; on the card is printed “Mechanics’ Institute, Albury”.
  • This black-and-white card shows an elevated view of a coastal town and harbour with a lighthouse in the distance; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7523 COPYRIGHT. PANORAMA OF KIAMA, N.S.W., No.1”.
  • This black-and-white card shows a broad town street lined with shops, motor vehicles and a clock tower; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P.6184 COPYRIGHT. DEAN STREET, LOOKING WEST, ALBURY, N.S.W.”
  • 1405.064 This black-and-white card shows the Union Bank and Post Office buildings; on the card is printed “Wm. Nixon, Publisher. UNION BANK AND POST OFFICE, TEMORA.” The hand-writing appears to read ""Greeting - all good wishes from Pamela"
  • This coloured card shows a rocky harbour inlet with several small boats; on the card is printed “MIDDLE HARBOUR, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”
  • This coloured card shows the main building of Sydney University; on the card is printed “SYDNEY UNIVERSITY”.
  • 1405.067 This coloured card shows formal garden paths, lawns, flowerbeds and visitors among trees; on the card is printed “General View in Botanic Gardens, Sydney”.
  • 1405.068 This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with commercial buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “Bridge St.”, “Sydney Streets Series 50.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows visitors walking along a formal garden path bordered by flowerbeds, statues and ornamental urns; on the card is printed “BOTANICAL GARDENS, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”
  • This black-and-white card shows two bridges crossing a rural valley with buildings and trees; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6809” and “THE TWO BRIDGES, YASS”.
  • This black-and-white card shows a courthouse with an arched colonnade behind a garden and fence; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6810” and “COURT HOUSE, YASS”.
  • This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews facing an altar; on the card is printed “EXAUDI PRECES NOSTRAS DOMINE”, “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6807” and “CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.
  • This black-and-white card shows a stone grotto containing a statue of the Virgin Mary; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6805” and “THE GROTTO, CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.
  • This black-and-white card shows a tall obelisk monument in a rural landscape; on the card is printed “HUME AND HOVELL PASSED HERE NOV 22ND 1824 ERECTED BY RESIDENTS OF ALLAN’S FLAT NOV 1924”.
  • This coloured card shows a man seated on a rocky hillside overlooking a wooded harbour with a ferry; on the card is printed “Flat Rock, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.
  • This coloured card shows a person reclining beside a rowboat on a calm, tree-lined lake; on the card is printed “The Dam, National Park, New South Wales” and “N.G. 58.”
  • This black-and-white card shows an obelisk monument in a garden; on the card is printed “EXPLORER HAMILTON HUMES MONUMENT ALBURY GARDENS.” and “THE DEPENDABLE SERIES M 5172”.
  • This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a weir in a rural valley; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6812” and “THE WEIR, YASS”.
  • This black-and-white card shows a bridge crossing a broad river framed by trees and rock; on the card is printed “Lane Cove River, Sydney, N.S.W.”
  • This coloured card shows a suspension bridge spanning a wooded river valley; on the card is printed “Suspension Bridge, North Sydney”.

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.

1405.061 This coloured card shows an ornate brick public building; on the card is printed “Mechanics’ Institute, Albury”.

1405.062 This black-and-white card shows an elevated view of a coastal town and harbour with a lighthouse in the distance; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7523 COPYRIGHT. PANORAMA OF KIAMA, N.S.W., No.1”.

1405.063 This black-and-white card shows a broad town street lined with shops, motor vehicles and a clock tower; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P.6184 COPYRIGHT. DEAN STREET, LOOKING WEST, ALBURY, N.S.W.”

1405.064 This black-and-white card shows the Union Bank and Post Office buildings; on the card is printed “Wm. Nixon, Publisher. UNION BANK AND POST OFFICE, TEMORA.” The hand-writing appears to read ""Greeting - all good wishes from Pamela"

1405.065 This coloured card shows a rocky harbour inlet with several small boats; on the card is printed “MIDDLE HARBOUR, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

1405.066 This coloured card shows the main building of Sydney University; on the card is printed “SYDNEY UNIVERSITY”.

1405.067 This coloured card shows formal garden paths, lawns, flowerbeds and visitors among trees; on the card is printed “General View in Botanic Gardens, Sydney”.

1405.068 This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with commercial buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “Bridge St.”, “Sydney Streets Series 50.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

1405.069 This coloured card shows visitors walking along a formal garden path bordered by flowerbeds, statues and ornamental urns; on the card is printed “BOTANICAL GARDENS, SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

1405.070 This black-and-white card shows two bridges crossing a rural valley with buildings and trees; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6809” and “THE TWO BRIDGES, YASS”.

1405.071 This black-and-white card shows a courthouse with an arched colonnade behind a garden and fence; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6810” and “COURT HOUSE, YASS”.

1405.072 This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews facing an altar; on the card is printed “EXAUDI PRECES NOSTRAS DOMINE”, “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6807” and “CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.

1405.073 This black-and-white card shows a stone grotto containing a statue of the Virgin Mary; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6805” and “THE GROTTO, CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, YASS”.

1405.074 This black-and-white card shows a tall obelisk monument in a rural landscape; on the card is printed “HUME AND HOVELL PASSED HERE NOV 22ND 1824 ERECTED BY RESIDENTS OF ALLAN’S FLAT NOV 1924”.

1405.075 This coloured card shows a man seated on a rocky hillside overlooking a wooded harbour with a ferry; on the card is printed “Flat Rock, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.

1405.076 This coloured card shows a person reclining beside a rowboat on a calm, tree-lined lake; on the card is printed “The Dam, National Park, New South Wales” and “N.G. 58.”

1405.077 This black-and-white card shows an obelisk monument in a garden; on the card is printed “EXPLORER HAMILTON HUMES MONUMENT ALBURY GARDENS.” and “THE DEPENDABLE SERIES M 5172”.

1405.078 This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a weir in a rural valley; on the card is printed “C. V. Jackson, Newsagent, Yass, No. 6812” and “THE WEIR, YASS”.

1405.079 This black-and-white card shows a bridge crossing a broad river framed by trees and rock; on the card is printed “Lane Cove River, Sydney, N.S.W.”

1405.080 This coloured card shows a suspension bridge spanning a wooded river valley; on the card is printed “Suspension Bridge, North Sydney”.

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