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Postcard - Elliot Postcard Collection: Australia, 1895 - 1914

  • 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”.

    1405.141 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 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”.

    1405.142 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”.

  • 1405.143 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”.

    1405.143 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 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”.

    1405.144 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 long stalactites inside a cave; on the card is printed “THE CANOPY. ORIENT CAVE. JENOLAN. N. S. W. AUSTRALIA.”

    1405.145 This black-and-white card shows long stalactites inside a cave; on the card is printed “THE CANOPY. ORIENT CAVE. JENOLAN. N. S. W. AUSTRALIA.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a rocky coastal cliff with fenced walking paths; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 5976”, “Copyright.” and “THE GAP, WATSONS BAY, SYDNEY. N.S.W.”

    1405.146 This black-and-white card shows a rocky coastal cliff with fenced walking paths; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 5976”, “Copyright.” and “THE GAP, WATSONS BAY, SYDNEY. N.S.W.”

  • This coloured card shows a coastal railway line leading towards a headland, with a sailing ship offshore; on the card is printed “EARLY MORNING, NOBBY NEWCASTLE, N.S.W.”

    1405.147 This coloured card shows a coastal railway line leading towards a headland, with a sailing ship offshore; on the card is printed “EARLY MORNING, NOBBY NEWCASTLE, N.S.W.”

  • This coloured card shows a crowded coastal swimming cove; on the card is printed “CLOVELLY (LITTLE COOGEE), NEAR SYDNEY. A Very Popular Picnic Resort.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

    1405.148 This coloured card shows a crowded coastal swimming cove; on the card is printed “CLOVELLY (LITTLE COOGEE), NEAR SYDNEY. A Very Popular Picnic Resort.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a dam under construction in a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “237 Burrinjuck looking down stream 19.7.11.” and “Copyright H&S”.

    1405.149 This black-and-white card shows a dam under construction in a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “237 Burrinjuck looking down stream 19.7.11.” and “Copyright H&S”.

  • This coloured card shows Circular Quay with ferries, ships and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Circular Quay, Sydney N.S.W.”, “SYDNEY FERRIES LIMITED”, “SCOTT’S EMULSION” and “HARDIE AND GORMAN”.

    1405.150 This coloured card shows Circular Quay with ferries, ships and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Circular Quay, Sydney N.S.W.”, “SYDNEY FERRIES LIMITED”, “SCOTT’S EMULSION” and “HARDIE AND GORMAN”.

  • This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”

    1405.151 This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”

    1405.152 This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a settlement in a mountainous valley; on the card is printed “Barren Jack City”, “C. N. HOWARD, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.” The handwriting appears to read: “1 Mess Quarters 2 Hospital 3 House he stayed in.”

    1405.153 This black-and-white card shows a settlement in a mountainous valley; on the card is printed “Barren Jack City”, “C. N. HOWARD, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.” The handwriting appears to read: “1 Mess Quarters 2 Hospital 3 House he stayed in.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street lined with shops and verandahs; on the card is printed “Cooma Street, Yass.”

    1405.154 This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street lined with shops and verandahs; on the card is printed “Cooma Street, Yass.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street with shops and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “M.COEN.”, “GENERAL STOREKEEPER.”, “M. COEN, PUBLISHERS, YASS.” and “COOMA STREET, YASS.”

    1405.155 This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street with shops and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “M.COEN.”, “GENERAL STOREKEEPER.”, “M. COEN, PUBLISHERS, YASS.” and “COOMA STREET, YASS.”

  • 1405.156 This coloured card shows a warship in Sydney Harbour beside waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Fort Macquarie & H. M. S. Powerful, Sydney N.S.W.”

    1405.156 This coloured card shows a warship in Sydney Harbour beside waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Fort Macquarie & H. M. S. Powerful, Sydney N.S.W.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a waterfall flowing through a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “Waterfalls, Yass River.”, “A. J. SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”

    1405.157 This black-and-white card shows a waterfall flowing through a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “Waterfalls, Yass River.”, “A. J. SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a stone church with a tall spire and surrounding graveyard; on the card is printed “12 Canberra Church H&S”.

    1405.158 This black-and-white card shows a stone church with a tall spire and surrounding graveyard; on the card is printed “12 Canberra Church H&S”.

  • This coloured card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocks in forest; on the card is printed “Sylvia Fall, Blue Mountains, N.S.W.”

    1405.159 This coloured card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocks in forest; on the card is printed “Sylvia Fall, Blue Mountains, N.S.W.”

  • This coloured card shows a university building; on the card is printed “The Sydney University”.

    1405.160 This coloured card shows a university building; on the card is printed “The Sydney University”.

  • 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 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”.
  • 1405.143 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 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 long stalactites inside a cave; on the card is printed “THE CANOPY. ORIENT CAVE. JENOLAN. N. S. W. AUSTRALIA.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a rocky coastal cliff with fenced walking paths; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 5976”, “Copyright.” and “THE GAP, WATSONS BAY, SYDNEY. N.S.W.”
  • This coloured card shows a coastal railway line leading towards a headland, with a sailing ship offshore; on the card is printed “EARLY MORNING, NOBBY NEWCASTLE, N.S.W.”
  • This coloured card shows a crowded coastal swimming cove; on the card is printed “CLOVELLY (LITTLE COOGEE), NEAR SYDNEY. A Very Popular Picnic Resort.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a dam under construction in a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “237 Burrinjuck looking down stream 19.7.11.” and “Copyright H&S”.
  • This coloured card shows Circular Quay with ferries, ships and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Circular Quay, Sydney N.S.W.”, “SYDNEY FERRIES LIMITED”, “SCOTT’S EMULSION” and “HARDIE AND GORMAN”.
  • This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a settlement in a mountainous valley; on the card is printed “Barren Jack City”, “C. N. HOWARD, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.” The handwriting appears to read: “1 Mess Quarters 2 Hospital 3 House he stayed in.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street lined with shops and verandahs; on the card is printed “Cooma Street, Yass.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street with shops and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “M.COEN.”, “GENERAL STOREKEEPER.”, “M. COEN, PUBLISHERS, YASS.” and “COOMA STREET, YASS.”
  • 1405.156 This coloured card shows a warship in Sydney Harbour beside waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Fort Macquarie & H. M. S. Powerful, Sydney N.S.W.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a waterfall flowing through a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “Waterfalls, Yass River.”, “A. J. SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a stone church with a tall spire and surrounding graveyard; on the card is printed “12 Canberra Church H&S”.
  • This coloured card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocks in forest; on the card is printed “Sylvia Fall, Blue Mountains, N.S.W.”
  • This coloured card shows a university building; on the card is printed “The Sydney University”.

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.

1405.141 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”.

1405.142 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”.

1405.143 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”.

1405.144 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”.

1405.145 This black-and-white card shows long stalactites inside a cave; on the card is printed “THE CANOPY. ORIENT CAVE. JENOLAN. N. S. W. AUSTRALIA.”

1405.146 This black-and-white card shows a rocky coastal cliff with fenced walking paths; on the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 5976”, “Copyright.” and “THE GAP, WATSONS BAY, SYDNEY. N.S.W.”

1405.147 This coloured card shows a coastal railway line leading towards a headland, with a sailing ship offshore; on the card is printed “EARLY MORNING, NOBBY NEWCASTLE, N.S.W.”

1405.148 This coloured card shows a crowded coastal swimming cove; on the card is printed “CLOVELLY (LITTLE COOGEE), NEAR SYDNEY. A Very Popular Picnic Resort.” and “[Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

1405.149 This black-and-white card shows a dam under construction in a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “237 Burrinjuck looking down stream 19.7.11.” and “Copyright H&S”.

1405.150 This coloured card shows Circular Quay with ferries, ships and waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Circular Quay, Sydney N.S.W.”, “SYDNEY FERRIES LIMITED”, “SCOTT’S EMULSION” and “HARDIE AND GORMAN”.

1405.151 This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”

1405.152 This coloured card shows an elevated view of a harbour, sand spit, wharves and small boats; on the card is printed “1715 - The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney.”

1405.153 This black-and-white card shows a settlement in a mountainous valley; on the card is printed “Barren Jack City”, “C. N. HOWARD, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.” The handwriting appears to read: “1 Mess Quarters 2 Hospital 3 House he stayed in.”

1405.154 This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street lined with shops and verandahs; on the card is printed “Cooma Street, Yass.”

1405.155 This black-and-white card shows a broad commercial street with shops and horse-drawn vehicles; on the card is printed “M.COEN.”, “GENERAL STOREKEEPER.”, “M. COEN, PUBLISHERS, YASS.” and “COOMA STREET, YASS.”

1405.156 This coloured card shows a warship in Sydney Harbour beside waterfront buildings; on the card is printed “Fort Macquarie & H. M. S. Powerful, Sydney N.S.W.”

1405.157 This black-and-white card shows a waterfall flowing through a rocky river gorge; on the card is printed “Waterfalls, Yass River.”, “A. J. SHEARSBY, PHOTO.” and “WILL THOMSON, PUBLISHER.”

1405.158 This black-and-white card shows a stone church with a tall spire and surrounding graveyard; on the card is printed “12 Canberra Church H&S”.

1405.159 This coloured card shows a waterfall cascading over tiered rocks in forest; on the card is printed “Sylvia Fall, Blue Mountains, N.S.W.”

1405.160 This coloured card shows a university building; on the card is printed “The Sydney University”.

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