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.
1405.321 Collins Street, Melbourne
1405.322 The Badger River, Healesville
1405.323 City Hall, Ballarat, Australia
1405.324 River Scene, Warburton
1405.325 Kyabram Water Supply Tower
1405.326 Australian Pastoral Life
1405.327 River Yarra
1405.328 A Settler's Hut
1405.329 Australian Bush
1405.330 Back Beach. Phillip Island - The Nobbies
1405.331 Train Crossing Bridge, Belgrave
1405.332 Town Hall, Melbourne
1405.333 Loretto Abbey, Mary's Mount, Ballarat
1405.334 Town of Tolmie
1405.335 Sandringham Baths
1405.336 A Billabong
1405.337 Lake Tyers, Gippsland, Victoria
1405.338 Entrance to Botannical Gardens, Ballarat, Vic
1405.339 The Last of the Portland
1405.340 River Scene
