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Postcard - Elliot Postcard Collection: Australia, 1895 - 1914

  • This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge in bushland; on the card is printed “WEEPING ROCK, Wentworth Falls, N.S.W”. Hand written on the card is 28/12/08

    1405.121 This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge in bushland; on the card is printed “WEEPING ROCK, Wentworth Falls, N.S.W”. Hand written on the card is 28/12/08

  • This black-and-white card shows a large sailing ship stranded on a beach surrounded by crowds; on the card is printed “ON MANLY BEACH (an Unusual Visitor).—The stranding of the French barque, ‘Vincennes,’ on the beach, usually devoted to the gambols of surf bathers, attracted thousands of sightseers to the ocean-side suburb.”

    1405.122 This black-and-white card shows a large sailing ship stranded on a beach surrounded by crowds; on the card is printed “ON MANLY BEACH (an Unusual Visitor).—The stranding of the French barque, ‘Vincennes,’ on the beach, usually devoted to the gambols of surf bathers, attracted thousands of sightseers to the ocean-side suburb.”

  • This coloured card shows Mosman Bay with ferries, boats, wharves and a footbridge; on the card is printed “Photo.] MOSMAN BAY, SYDNEY.—Mosman’s Bay, reached from Circular Quay by a fifteen minutes ferry trip down the splendid harbour, is the favorite of all Sydney’s marine suburbs. Its beautiful surroundings fully entitle it to that pride of place. [Toogood.”

    1405.123 This coloured card shows Mosman Bay with ferries, boats, wharves and a footbridge; on the card is printed “Photo.] MOSMAN BAY, SYDNEY.—Mosman’s Bay, reached from Circular Quay by a fifteen minutes ferry trip down the splendid harbour, is the favorite of all Sydney’s marine suburbs. Its beautiful surroundings fully entitle it to that pride of place. [Toogood.”

  • This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “MOSSMAN BAY FROM CREMORNE”.

    1405.124 This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “MOSSMAN BAY FROM CREMORNE”.

  • This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry, ships and a rocky shoreline; on the card is printed “CREMORNE POINT, SYDNEY HARBOUR.—An ideal picnic ground. A favorite rendezvous for lovers. A paradise for admirers of beautiful scenery.”

    1405.125 This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry, ships and a rocky shoreline; on the card is printed “CREMORNE POINT, SYDNEY HARBOUR.—An ideal picnic ground. A favorite rendezvous for lovers. A paradise for admirers of beautiful scenery.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a thatched bush homestead with people standing in the garden; on the card is printed “A Bush Homestead” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

    1405.126 This black-and-white card shows a thatched bush homestead with people standing in the garden; on the card is printed “A Bush Homestead” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows a rocky coastal cliff above the sea; on the card is printed “1827.—Gap, Watson’s Bay, Sydney.”

    1405.127 This coloured card shows a rocky coastal cliff above the sea; on the card is printed “1827.—Gap, Watson’s Bay, Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows a long railway bridge crossing a broad river; on the card is printed “1789 - Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, nr. Sydney.”

    1405.128 This coloured card shows a long railway bridge crossing a broad river; on the card is printed “1789 - Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, nr. Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows a waterfall descending over a steep rocky cliff surrounded by bushland; on the card is printed “1276 - Head of Wentworth Falls. Blue Mountains.”

    1405.129 This coloured card shows a waterfall descending over a steep rocky cliff surrounded by bushland; on the card is printed “1276 - Head of Wentworth Falls. Blue Mountains.”

  • This coloured card shows a person standing on a path through snow-covered trees; there is no visible printed caption.

    1405.130 This coloured card shows a person standing on a path through snow-covered trees; there is no visible printed caption.

  • This black-and-white card shows the Three Sisters rock formation framed by a tree and cliffs; on the card is printed “Three Sisters, Katoomba.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

    1405.131 This black-and-white card shows the Three Sisters rock formation framed by a tree and cliffs; on the card is printed “Three Sisters, Katoomba.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocky ledges; on the card is printed “Terrace Falls, Hazlebrook.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

    1405.132 This black-and-white card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocky ledges; on the card is printed “Terrace Falls, Hazlebrook.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

  • This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”

    1405.133 This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows an elevated view of a riverside settlement and broad waterway; on the card is printed “BROOKLYN, Hawkesbury River, N.S.W.” and “W. C. PENFOLD & CO.” The handwriting reads: “Am sorry I have no other cards just now. H. Downer.”

    1405.134 This coloured card shows an elevated view of a riverside settlement and broad waterway; on the card is printed “BROOKLYN, Hawkesbury River, N.S.W.” and “W. C. PENFOLD & CO.” The handwriting reads: “Am sorry I have no other cards just now. H. Downer.”

  • This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”

    1405.135 This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows a horse-drawn vehicle travelling through a densely forested mountain pass; on the card is printed “Camberwarra Pass, South Coast, New South Wales.”

    1405.136 This coloured card shows a horse-drawn vehicle travelling through a densely forested mountain pass; on the card is printed “Camberwarra Pass, South Coast, New South Wales.”

  • This coloured card shows a hospital complex beside a broad river with a person rowing a boat; on the card is printed “WALKER’S HOSPITAL, PARRAMATTA RIVER, NEAR SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

    1405.137 This coloured card shows a hospital complex beside a broad river with a person rowing a boat; on the card is printed “WALKER’S HOSPITAL, PARRAMATTA RIVER, NEAR SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a road descending between trees towards a town; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Manse Hill Yass”.

    1405.138 This black-and-white card shows a road descending between trees towards a town; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Manse Hill Yass”.

  • This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews, altars and religious statues; on the card is printed “St. Augustine’s R. C. Church, Yass.”, “HOWARD & SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”

    1405.139 This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews, altars and religious statues; on the card is printed “St. Augustine’s R. C. Church, Yass.”, “HOWARD & SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”

  • This black-and-white card shows two people in a boat on a river beside a wooded hillside; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Murrumbidgee River Yeumburra Yass”.

    1405.140 This black-and-white card shows two people in a boat on a river beside a wooded hillside; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Murrumbidgee River Yeumburra Yass”.

  • This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge in bushland; on the card is printed “WEEPING ROCK, Wentworth Falls, N.S.W”. Hand written on the card is 28/12/08
  • This black-and-white card shows a large sailing ship stranded on a beach surrounded by crowds; on the card is printed “ON MANLY BEACH (an Unusual Visitor).—The stranding of the French barque, ‘Vincennes,’ on the beach, usually devoted to the gambols of surf bathers, attracted thousands of sightseers to the ocean-side suburb.”
  • This coloured card shows Mosman Bay with ferries, boats, wharves and a footbridge; on the card is printed “Photo.] MOSMAN BAY, SYDNEY.—Mosman’s Bay, reached from Circular Quay by a fifteen minutes ferry trip down the splendid harbour, is the favorite of all Sydney’s marine suburbs. Its beautiful surroundings fully entitle it to that pride of place. [Toogood.”
  • This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “MOSSMAN BAY FROM CREMORNE”.
  • This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry, ships and a rocky shoreline; on the card is printed “CREMORNE POINT, SYDNEY HARBOUR.—An ideal picnic ground. A favorite rendezvous for lovers. A paradise for admirers of beautiful scenery.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a thatched bush homestead with people standing in the garden; on the card is printed “A Bush Homestead” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows a rocky coastal cliff above the sea; on the card is printed “1827.—Gap, Watson’s Bay, Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows a long railway bridge crossing a broad river; on the card is printed “1789 - Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, nr. Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows a waterfall descending over a steep rocky cliff surrounded by bushland; on the card is printed “1276 - Head of Wentworth Falls. Blue Mountains.”
  • This coloured card shows a person standing on a path through snow-covered trees; there is no visible printed caption.
  • This black-and-white card shows the Three Sisters rock formation framed by a tree and cliffs; on the card is printed “Three Sisters, Katoomba.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocky ledges; on the card is printed “Terrace Falls, Hazlebrook.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”
  • This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows an elevated view of a riverside settlement and broad waterway; on the card is printed “BROOKLYN, Hawkesbury River, N.S.W.” and “W. C. PENFOLD & CO.” The handwriting reads: “Am sorry I have no other cards just now. H. Downer.”
  • This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows a horse-drawn vehicle travelling through a densely forested mountain pass; on the card is printed “Camberwarra Pass, South Coast, New South Wales.”
  • This coloured card shows a hospital complex beside a broad river with a person rowing a boat; on the card is printed “WALKER’S HOSPITAL, PARRAMATTA RIVER, NEAR SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a road descending between trees towards a town; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Manse Hill Yass”.
  • This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews, altars and religious statues; on the card is printed “St. Augustine’s R. C. Church, Yass.”, “HOWARD & SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”
  • This black-and-white card shows two people in a boat on a river beside a wooded hillside; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Murrumbidgee River Yeumburra Yass”.

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.

1405.121 This black-and-white card shows water cascading over a broad rocky ledge in bushland; on the card is printed “WEEPING ROCK, Wentworth Falls, N.S.W”. Hand written on the card is 28/12/08

1405.122 This black-and-white card shows a large sailing ship stranded on a beach surrounded by crowds; on the card is printed “ON MANLY BEACH (an Unusual Visitor).—The stranding of the French barque, ‘Vincennes,’ on the beach, usually devoted to the gambols of surf bathers, attracted thousands of sightseers to the ocean-side suburb.”

1405.123 This coloured card shows Mosman Bay with ferries, boats, wharves and a footbridge; on the card is printed “Photo.] MOSMAN BAY, SYDNEY.—Mosman’s Bay, reached from Circular Quay by a fifteen minutes ferry trip down the splendid harbour, is the favorite of all Sydney’s marine suburbs. Its beautiful surroundings fully entitle it to that pride of place. [Toogood.”

1405.124 This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “MOSSMAN BAY FROM CREMORNE”.

1405.125 This coloured card shows a harbour with a ferry, ships and a rocky shoreline; on the card is printed “CREMORNE POINT, SYDNEY HARBOUR.—An ideal picnic ground. A favorite rendezvous for lovers. A paradise for admirers of beautiful scenery.”

1405.126 This black-and-white card shows a thatched bush homestead with people standing in the garden; on the card is printed “A Bush Homestead” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

1405.127 This coloured card shows a rocky coastal cliff above the sea; on the card is printed “1827.—Gap, Watson’s Bay, Sydney.”

1405.128 This coloured card shows a long railway bridge crossing a broad river; on the card is printed “1789 - Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, nr. Sydney.”

1405.129 This coloured card shows a waterfall descending over a steep rocky cliff surrounded by bushland; on the card is printed “1276 - Head of Wentworth Falls. Blue Mountains.”

1405.130 This coloured card shows a person standing on a path through snow-covered trees; there is no visible printed caption.

1405.131 This black-and-white card shows the Three Sisters rock formation framed by a tree and cliffs; on the card is printed “Three Sisters, Katoomba.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

1405.132 This black-and-white card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocky ledges; on the card is printed “Terrace Falls, Hazlebrook.” and “Kerry (Copyright) Sydney.”

1405.133 This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”

1405.134 This coloured card shows an elevated view of a riverside settlement and broad waterway; on the card is printed “BROOKLYN, Hawkesbury River, N.S.W.” and “W. C. PENFOLD & CO.” The handwriting reads: “Am sorry I have no other cards just now. H. Downer.”

1405.135 This black-and-white card shows stalactites and mineral formations inside a cave; on the card is printed “GEM OF THE SOUTH, Temple of Baal. Series 31—Jenolan B. Kerry (Copyright), Sydney.”


1405.136 This coloured card shows a horse-drawn vehicle travelling through a densely forested mountain pass; on the card is printed “Camberwarra Pass, South Coast, New South Wales.”

1405.137 This coloured card shows a hospital complex beside a broad river with a person rowing a boat; on the card is printed “WALKER’S HOSPITAL, PARRAMATTA RIVER, NEAR SYDNEY.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

1405.138 This black-and-white card shows a road descending between trees towards a town; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Manse Hill Yass”.

1405.139 This black-and-white card shows the interior of a church with pews, altars and religious statues; on the card is printed “St. Augustine’s R. C. Church, Yass.”, “HOWARD & SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”

1405.140 This black-and-white card shows two people in a boat on a river beside a wooded hillside; on the card is printed “A. J. Shearsby, photo.” and “Murrumbidgee River Yeumburra Yass”.

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