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.
1405.161 Cascades over Katoomba Falls, N. S. W.
1405.162 Bulli Pass, N. S. W.
1405.163 Waterfalls, Yass River
1405.164 His Old Home
1405.165 Main Avenue, Botanical Gardens, Sydney N.S.W.
1405.166 A Bush Home
1405.167 Upper Lodore Falls. Valley of the Waters
1405.168 The Selector's Hut
1405.169 St Paul's Church and Rectory, Cooma
1405.170 St Andrew's Cathedral
1405.171 Snowy River and a Dog
1405.172 Long Bay and Goal Island, Hawkesbury
1405.173 The Weeping Rock - Wentworth Falls
1405.174 Valley of the Waters, Wentworth
1405.175 Yass Town from the Park
1405.176 Waterfall - National Park. N. S. W.
1405.177 A Flock of Sheep, Burrawong Station
1405.178 Open Boat Sailing, Sydney Harbour
1405.179 Newcastle, N. S. W. "Nobby's" from the Breakwater
1405.180 Forbes Hospital