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.
1405.181 Paddy's Knob. Killarnay Rwy
1405.182 Burrin Juck, Murrumbidgee River
1405.183 Shelly Beach, Manley, N. S. W.
1405.184 Double Bay, Sydney, N. S. W.
1405.185 Government House, Sydney
1405.186 Lane Cove River, Sydney
1405.187 Mosmans Bay, Sydney
1405.188 Circular Quay, Sydney
1405.189 The Baths, Coogee, Sydney
1405.190 Hunter St, Newcastle
1405.191 Memorial Drive, Newcastle
1405.192 Taemas Bridge, near Yass
1405.193 Forest Creek Falls, Yass
1405.194 Rocks, Yass River
1405.195 Barren Jack. Murrumbidgee River
1405.196 Bridge
1405.197 Seaside Cottage at Tuross Heads, South Coast
1405.198 Town in the Hills
1405.199 Lapstone Hill Motel from Gardens
1405.200 Main Street, Kyogle
