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.
1405.261 Port Arthur, Dead Island No 1
1405.262 Launceston, Crusoe Hut, Cataract Gorge
1405.263 Kathleen Sound, Gordon River, W. Coast. Tasmania
1405.264 St. Patrick's Head. East Coast. Tasmania
1405.265 Hobart
1405.266 Restless Seas, Coast of Australia
1405.267 Brown's River Road
1405.268 The Rocking Stone, Mt. Wellington
1405.269 Cataract Gorge, Launceston. Tas
1405.270 Mount Olympus. Tasmania
1405.271 Latrobe Road near Devonport
1405.272 Salmon Ponds, New Norfolk
1405.273 Launceston from Trevallyn
1405.274 Burnie, N. W. Coast. Tasmania
1405.275 River Derwent, near New Norfolk
1405.276 Botanic Gardens, Hobart, Tasmania
1405.277 "The Winter Garden"
1405.278 Hobart Waterworks
1405.279 LAUNCESTON. King's Bridge
1405.280 The Bridge. Perth (Tasmania)
