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.
1405.241 The Pilot
1405.242 St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, South Australia
1405.243 Hindmarsh River, Victor Harbour, S. A.
1405.244 Breakers Ahead
1405.245 At Glenelg - Commemoration Day
1405.246 Pleasant Cove, Ocean Beach
1405.247 Millicent, S. A.
1405.248 Leg of Mutton Lake, Mount Gambier
1405.249 On the Torrens
1405.250 Bronte, Sydney
1405.251 Adelaide Hills, Montacute Rd
1405.252 Rough Seas, Australian Coast
1405.253 St. Leonards Road. Tasmania
1405.254 On the Gordon River, W. Coast. Tas.
1405.255 A Pretty Cascade. Sheffield Tas
1405.256 Floods 1929
1405.257 The Gorge at Launceston in Flood (1929)
1405.258 Lower End of Launceston during the Floods (1929)
1405.259 Beauty Point, River Tamar
1405.260 Hobart, Tasmania