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

Australian postcards collected by Mrs. James Elliot between 1898 and 1915.
1405.081 Yass River
1405.082 Botanic Gardens, Macquarie Street, Sydney
1405.083 The Scot's Cottage, Rose Bay, N.S.W.
1405.084 Sydney Harbour Trust Offices, N.S.W.
1405.085 Suspension Bridge, North Sydney
1405.086 "Den Fenella", Wentworth Falls, N.S.W.
1405.087 Murray Bridge, from Corowa
1405.088 Road Scene, top of Berry Mountain, Shoalhaven District
1405.089 Manly from Red Hill
1405.090 Wynyard Square Park, Sydney
1405.091 Brittania Falls, Valley of Waters, Blue Mountains, N.S.W.
1405.092 Cronulla Beach near Sydney
1405.093 Weeping Rock, Wentworth
1405.094 Weir on a River
1405.095 The Blue Lake, near Mount Kosciusko, N.S.W
1405.096 On Walla Walla Station
1405.097 Third Fall and Cascades, Fitzroy, Moss Vale
1405.098 A Bush Stream
1405.099 The Curios, Jenolan, N.S.W.
1405.100 Rising Mists, Govett's Leap