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.
1405.281 Brown's River Road (Copy No 2)
1405.282 New Norfolk
1405.283 Road Scene near Weldborough, N. E. Coast, Tasmania
1405.284 West Burnie. Tasmania
1405.285 General Post Office, Hobart
1405.286 Above the Rapids, Gordon River, Tasmania
1405.287 St. Patrick's River and Fisherman's Hut. Tasmania
1405.288 Cataract Gorge
1405.289 Cataract Gorge, Launceston
1405.290 Silver Falls, Mt. Wellington, Tasmania
1405.291 A Famous Tourists Resort. Mount Roland and Mount Claude near Sheffield. Tas
1405.292 Picturesque Tasmania
1405.293 Fem Scene - Lobster Creek - near Ulverstone. Tas
1405.294 St. Mary's Pass. East Coast. Tasmania
1405.295 Huonville. Tasmania
1405.296 Russell Falls
1405.297 Government House, Hobart
1405.298 Christ Church, Longford, Tasmania
1405.299 Port Arthur
1405.300 Launceston. Pulpit Rock, Corra Linn
