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.
1405.201 Poplar Avenue, Memorial Gardens, Wagga, N. S. W.
1405.202 Mt. Warning & Tweed River, Murwillumbah
1405.203 Port Hacking Heads, N. S. W,
1405.204 Church of England
1405.205 Cremorne, Mosman's Bay, Sydney
1405.206 South Head, Sydney
1405.207 Berry's Bay, Sydney Harbour
1405.208 Upper Lane Cove River, Sydney
1405.209 The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney
1405.210 Glimpse from McMahons Point, Sydney Harbour
1405.211 Cremorne, Mosman Bay, Sydney
1405.212 Stanwell Park
1405.213 Shelly Beach, Manly, N. S. W,
1405.214 Sydney Heads
1405.215 Balmoral Beach, Middle Harbour
1405.216 The Track of Silver
1405.217 The Hospital, Yass
1405.218 Biddi Reach, Snowy River
1405.219 Hunter Street., Newcastle, N. S. W,
1405.220 Hyde Park & St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, N. S. W.