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.
1405.341 Winter Scene
1405.342 A Vase of Flowers
1405.343 On the Road
1405.344 Artist's Glen, Lorne, Victoria
1405.345 Knight of the Bath
1405.346 Off on the Wallaby Track
1405.347 Washing-day in Camp
1405.348 Woman and Child
1405.349 A breezy day on a Rocky Coast
1405.350 Allan's Music Shop
1405.351 Rocky Headlands, near Cowes, Phillip Island
1405.352 Birthday Card
1405.353 On the Buffalo River
1405.354 Jack's Creek Aqueduct, Whittlesea
1405.355 River Yarra, Yarra Junction
1405.356 Shire Hall, Warragul
1405.357 Mentone
1405.358 Holiday Resort, Lorne, Vic
1405.359 Botannical Gardens, Ballarat
1405.360 Snow Scene, Ballarat Gardens. 1905
