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Postcard - Elliot Postcard Collection: Australia, 1895 - 1914

  • This black-and-white card shows a straight, tree-lined avenue through gardens: On the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7410 COPYRIGHT. POPLAR AVENUE, MEMORIAL GARDENS, WAGGA, N.S.W.”

    1405.201 This black-and-white card shows a straight, tree-lined avenue through gardens: On the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7410 COPYRIGHT. POPLAR AVENUE, MEMORIAL GARDENS, WAGGA, N.S.W.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a winding road beside the Tweed River with Mount Warning in the background: On the card is printed “VALENTINE SERIES No. 2697 COPYRIGHT. MT. WARNING & TWEED RIVER, MURWILLUMBAH.”

    1405.202 This black-and-white card shows a winding road beside the Tweed River with Mount Warning in the background: On the card is printed “VALENTINE SERIES No. 2697 COPYRIGHT. MT. WARNING & TWEED RIVER, MURWILLUMBAH.”

  • This coloured card shows a rocky ocean shoreline with a distant headland: On the card is printed “10. PORT HACKING HEADS, N.S.W LOOKING SOUTH. COPYRIGHT.”

    1405.203 This coloured card shows a rocky ocean shoreline with a distant headland: On the card is printed “10. PORT HACKING HEADS, N.S.W LOOKING SOUTH. COPYRIGHT.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a church with a tall steeple behind a cemetery: There is no visible printed caption.

    1405.204 This black-and-white card shows a church with a tall steeple behind a cemetery: There is no visible printed caption.

  • This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and houses along a wooded shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne, Mosman's Bay, Sydney 300157”.

    1405.205 This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and houses along a wooded shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne, Mosman's Bay, Sydney 300157”.

  • 1405.206 This coloured card shows a rocky coastal headland with buildings above the cliffs: On the card is printed “SOUTH HEAD, SYDNEY. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.” The handwriting is hardly readable but mentions someone has fallen off the cliffs. There are spots marked on the map of where they fell and landed.

    1405.206 This coloured card shows a rocky coastal headland with buildings above the cliffs: On the card is printed “SOUTH HEAD, SYDNEY. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.” The handwriting is hardly readable but mentions someone has fallen off the cliffs. There are spots marked on the map of where they fell and landed.

  • This coloured card shows Sydney Harbour with ships, boats and waterfront buildings: On the card is printed “Berry’s Bay, Sydney Harbour”.

    1405.207 This coloured card shows Sydney Harbour with ships, boats and waterfront buildings: On the card is printed “Berry’s Bay, Sydney Harbour”.

  • This coloured card shows a broad river bordered by wooded banks with a bridge in the distance: On the card is printed “1711 ~ Upper Lane Cove River, Sydney.”

    1405.208 This coloured card shows a broad river bordered by wooded banks with a bridge in the distance: On the card is printed “1711 ~ Upper Lane Cove River, Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows a harbour and spit viewed from a wooded hillside: On the card is printed “The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.

    1405.209 This coloured card shows a harbour and spit viewed from a wooded hillside: On the card is printed “The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.

  • This coloured card shows a ferry on Sydney Harbour viewed past a large tree: On the card is printed “Glimpse from McMahon Point, Sydney Harbour”.

    1405.210 This coloured card shows a ferry on Sydney Harbour viewed past a large tree: On the card is printed “Glimpse from McMahon Point, Sydney Harbour”.

  • This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and a wooded residential shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne. Mosman Bay Sydney.”

    1405.211 This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and a wooded residential shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne. Mosman Bay Sydney.”

  • This coloured card shows a coastal beach beneath steep hills: On the card is printed “1797 ~ Stanwell Park.”

    1405.212 This coloured card shows a coastal beach beneath steep hills: On the card is printed “1797 ~ Stanwell Park.”

  • This coloured card shows a sheltered beach with a rowboat and a rocky, tree-covered shoreline: On the card is printed “235. SHELLY BEACH, MANLY, N.S.W Copyright.”

    1405.213 This coloured card shows a sheltered beach with a rowboat and a rocky, tree-covered shoreline: On the card is printed “235. SHELLY BEACH, MANLY, N.S.W Copyright.”

  • This coloured card shows a harbour entrance with houses and trees in the foreground: On the card is printed “Sydney Heads”.

    1405.214 This coloured card shows a harbour entrance with houses and trees in the foreground: On the card is printed “Sydney Heads”.

  • This coloured card shows a crowded beach with people bathing and walking along the shoreline: On the card is printed “Balmoral Beach, Middle Harbour. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

    1405.215 This coloured card shows a crowded beach with people bathing and walking along the shoreline: On the card is printed “Balmoral Beach, Middle Harbour. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

  • This coloured card shows sailing boats on a harbour, with a large yacht in the foreground: On the card is printed “THE TRACK OF SILVER. Series 35—Sydney by Moonlight. Kerry (Copyright) Sydney”.

    1405.216 This coloured card shows sailing boats on a harbour, with a large yacht in the foreground: On the card is printed “THE TRACK OF SILVER. Series 35—Sydney by Moonlight. Kerry (Copyright) Sydney”.

  • This coloured card shows a large verandah-fronted hospital building within a floral border: On the card is printed “The Hospital 2867 Greetings from YASS.”tle, N. S. W,

    1405.217 This coloured card shows a large verandah-fronted hospital building within a floral border: On the card is printed “The Hospital 2867 Greetings from YASS.”tle, N. S. W,

  • This black-and-white card shows a river winding through a wooded mountain valley: On the card is printed “Biddi Reach, Snowy River. Kerry Photo., Sydney.” The handwriting reads: “Dear Aunt Flo I hope you will like this it is one Charlie got when he was up atCooma. Love from Stella.”

    1405.218 This black-and-white card shows a river winding through a wooded mountain valley: On the card is printed “Biddi Reach, Snowy River. Kerry Photo., Sydney.” The handwriting reads: “Dear Aunt Flo I hope you will like this it is one Charlie got when he was up atCooma. Love from Stella.”

  • This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles: On the card is printed “Hunter St., Newcastle, N. S. W.”

    1405.219 This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles: On the card is printed “Hunter St., Newcastle, N. S. W.”

  • This coloured card shows Hyde Park with St. Mary’s Cathedral in the background: On the card is printed “Hyde Park & St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney N.S.W.”

    1405.220 This coloured card shows Hyde Park with St. Mary’s Cathedral in the background: On the card is printed “Hyde Park & St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney N.S.W.”

  • This black-and-white card shows a straight, tree-lined avenue through gardens: On the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7410 COPYRIGHT. POPLAR AVENUE, MEMORIAL GARDENS, WAGGA, N.S.W.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a winding road beside the Tweed River with Mount Warning in the background: On the card is printed “VALENTINE SERIES No. 2697 COPYRIGHT. MT. WARNING & TWEED RIVER, MURWILLUMBAH.”
  • This coloured card shows a rocky ocean shoreline with a distant headland: On the card is printed “10. PORT HACKING HEADS, N.S.W LOOKING SOUTH. COPYRIGHT.”
  • This black-and-white card shows a church with a tall steeple behind a cemetery: There is no visible printed caption.
  • This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and houses along a wooded shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne, Mosman's Bay, Sydney 300157”.
  • 1405.206 This coloured card shows a rocky coastal headland with buildings above the cliffs: On the card is printed “SOUTH HEAD, SYDNEY. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.” The handwriting is hardly readable but mentions someone has fallen off the cliffs. There are spots marked on the map of where they fell and landed.
  • This coloured card shows Sydney Harbour with ships, boats and waterfront buildings: On the card is printed “Berry’s Bay, Sydney Harbour”.
  • This coloured card shows a broad river bordered by wooded banks with a bridge in the distance: On the card is printed “1711 ~ Upper Lane Cove River, Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows a harbour and spit viewed from a wooded hillside: On the card is printed “The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.
  • This coloured card shows a ferry on Sydney Harbour viewed past a large tree: On the card is printed “Glimpse from McMahon Point, Sydney Harbour”.
  • This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and a wooded residential shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne. Mosman Bay Sydney.”
  • This coloured card shows a coastal beach beneath steep hills: On the card is printed “1797 ~ Stanwell Park.”
  • This coloured card shows a sheltered beach with a rowboat and a rocky, tree-covered shoreline: On the card is printed “235. SHELLY BEACH, MANLY, N.S.W Copyright.”
  • This coloured card shows a harbour entrance with houses and trees in the foreground: On the card is printed “Sydney Heads”.
  • This coloured card shows a crowded beach with people bathing and walking along the shoreline: On the card is printed “Balmoral Beach, Middle Harbour. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”
  • This coloured card shows sailing boats on a harbour, with a large yacht in the foreground: On the card is printed “THE TRACK OF SILVER. Series 35—Sydney by Moonlight. Kerry (Copyright) Sydney”.
  • This coloured card shows a large verandah-fronted hospital building within a floral border: On the card is printed “The Hospital 2867 Greetings from YASS.”tle, N. S. W,
  • This black-and-white card shows a river winding through a wooded mountain valley: On the card is printed “Biddi Reach, Snowy River. Kerry Photo., Sydney.” The handwriting reads: “Dear Aunt Flo I hope you will like this it is one Charlie got when he was up atCooma. Love from Stella.”
  • This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles: On the card is printed “Hunter St., Newcastle, N. S. W.”
  • This coloured card shows Hyde Park with St. Mary’s Cathedral in the background: On the card is printed “Hyde Park & St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney N.S.W.”

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.

1405.201 This black-and-white card shows a straight, tree-lined avenue through gardens: On the card is printed “THE ROSE SERIES P. 7410 COPYRIGHT. POPLAR AVENUE, MEMORIAL GARDENS, WAGGA, N.S.W.”

1405.202 This black-and-white card shows a winding road beside the Tweed River with Mount Warning in the background: On the card is printed “VALENTINE SERIES No. 2697 COPYRIGHT. MT. WARNING & TWEED RIVER, MURWILLUMBAH.”

1405.203 This coloured card shows a rocky ocean shoreline with a distant headland: On the card is printed “10. PORT HACKING HEADS, N.S.W LOOKING SOUTH. COPYRIGHT.”

1405.204 This black-and-white card shows a church with a tall steeple behind a cemetery: There is no visible printed caption.

1405.205 This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and houses along a wooded shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne, Mosman's Bay, Sydney 300157”.

1405.206 This coloured card shows a rocky coastal headland with buildings above the cliffs: On the card is printed “SOUTH HEAD, SYDNEY. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.” The handwriting is hardly readable but mentions someone has fallen off the cliffs. There are spots marked on the map of where they fell and landed.

1405.207 This coloured card shows Sydney Harbour with ships, boats and waterfront buildings: On the card is printed “Berry’s Bay, Sydney Harbour”.

1405.208 This coloured card shows a broad river bordered by wooded banks with a bridge in the distance: On the card is printed “1711 ~ Upper Lane Cove River, Sydney.”

1405.209 This coloured card shows a harbour and spit viewed from a wooded hillside: On the card is printed “The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney”.

1405.210 This coloured card shows a ferry on Sydney Harbour viewed past a large tree: On the card is printed “Glimpse from McMahon Point, Sydney Harbour”.

1405.211 This coloured card shows a harbour with boats and a wooded residential shoreline: On the card is printed “Cremorne. Mosman Bay Sydney.”

1405.212 This coloured card shows a coastal beach beneath steep hills: On the card is printed “1797 ~ Stanwell Park.”

1405.213 This coloured card shows a sheltered beach with a rowboat and a rocky, tree-covered shoreline: On the card is printed “235. SHELLY BEACH, MANLY, N.S.W Copyright.”

1405.214 This coloured card shows a harbour entrance with houses and trees in the foreground: On the card is printed “Sydney Heads”.

1405.215 This coloured card shows a crowded beach with people bathing and walking along the shoreline: On the card is printed “Balmoral Beach, Middle Harbour. [Star Photo. Co., Copyright.”

1405.216 This coloured card shows sailing boats on a harbour, with a large yacht in the foreground: On the card is printed “THE TRACK OF SILVER. Series 35—Sydney by Moonlight. Kerry (Copyright) Sydney”.

1405.217 This coloured card shows a large verandah-fronted hospital building within a floral border: On the card is printed “The Hospital 2867 Greetings from YASS.”tle, N. S. W,

1405.218 This black-and-white card shows a river winding through a wooded mountain valley: On the card is printed “Biddi Reach, Snowy River. Kerry Photo., Sydney.” The handwriting reads: “Dear Aunt Flo I hope you will like this it is one Charlie got when he was up atCooma. Love from Stella.”

1405.219 This coloured card shows a broad city street lined with buildings, pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles: On the card is printed “Hunter St., Newcastle, N. S. W.”

1405.220 This coloured card shows Hyde Park with St. Mary’s Cathedral in the background: On the card is printed “Hyde Park & St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney N.S.W.”

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