Miscellaneous Australian Postcards : Box 9

Item Number Title Author Format Description
Folder 1/ Item 1 Souvenir of New South Wales Swain & Co. Ltd. Folder Cream folder of 12 coloured pictures 6 of which are native wildlife. The other 6 appear to be from paintings of the landscape.
Folder 1/ Item 2 Beautiful Australian Wildflowers Frank Hurley photographer Folder Eight photographs in full colour of native plant flowers from all over Australia.Two copies (a) and (b)
Folder 1/ Item 3 Australian Series- Deserted Hut Art Series Postcard Warm colour tones of the bush scene with ruined hut and lakeside vegetation.
Folder 1/ Item 4 Letter Card Harding & Billing Folder Fold out letter card with 8 coloured scenes of bush and stream with space for correspondence at centre.
Folder 1/ Item 5 An Australian Bush Drama Crown Studios Postcard Kookaburras and a snake- drama on a tree with farmhouse in the distance. Two copies (a) and (b)
Folder 1/ Item 6 [Two Eagles] Crown Studios Postcard Two eagles sitting on branches above a river. Coloured drawing. Two copies, (a) and (b)
Folder 1/ Item 7 Kangaroos Australian Animal Series Postcard Two kangaroos at a lake- coloured drawing.
Folder 1/ Item 8 White Cranes Crown Studios Postcard Three cranes lakeside in pastel background.
Folder 1/ Item 9 Rosellas Crown Studios Postcard Two eastern rosellas sitting on a tree branch near a river.
Folder 1/ Item 10 Native Companions Crown Studios Postcard Two red faced cranes in foreground with farm property in back.
Folder 1/ Item 11 Strawnecked Ibis Crown Studios Postcard Two ibis at lakeside with pastel background of trees and hills.
Folder 1/ Item 12 Australian Native Companions Valentine & Sons Postcard Two cranes with black faces standing on cleared ground with bushland behind.
Folder 1/ Item 13 A Family Party- [Swans] Reliable Series Postcard A family of white swans with three cygnets on a lake. Coloured glossy card.
Folder 1/ Item 14 Greetings from Blackheath- [Rosella] Murray Views Postcard Crimson rosella sitting on grass and eating a biscuit. Coloured glossy with gold imprinted greeting.
Folder 1/ Item 15 Greetings from Blackheath- [Kookaburra] Murray Views Postcard Blue winged kookaburra sitting on grass. Gold imprinted greeting on glossy card.
Folder 1/ Item 16 Greetings from Blackheath- [Kangaroos] Murray Views Postcard Mother eastern grey kangaroo with joey and emu in the background. Gold imprinted greeting on glossy card.
Folder 1/ Item 17 Catch Your Own Breakfast- [sea eagles] Art Series Postcard Dull finish picture of two sea eagles on rocks at the seaside from a painting by J.M. Cantle.
Folder 1/ Item 18 Pictorial Souvenir of Australian Country Life Folder B/W photographs of native fauna, flora and rural scenes, some double sized pictures.Blue foler with kangaroos on cover.
Folder 1/ Item 19 Australia To-day 1950 C.Dudley Wood artist Postcard Cover of an old magazine of two magpies fighting. Gold mottled background. From the 45th issue of The National Annual.
Folder 1/ Item 20 Australia To-day 1948 C.Dudley Wood artist Postcard Kangaroo on stage with reddish curtain behind. Reprint for cover of The National Annual of magazine. 43rd issue.
Folder 1/ Item 21 Australia To-day 1949 C.Dudley Wood artist Postcard Lyre bird in the bush with tail fanned out. Reprint of cover of magazine the 44th issue.
Folder 1/ Item 22 Kangaroo and Joey Postcard Mother eastern grey kangaroo with joey in pouch,on coloured card.
Folder 1/ Item 23 Beautiful Wildflowers of NSW Frank Hurley photographer Folder Beautiful coloured photographs of many native NSW plants in close-up. Cover has red flowering gum featured.
Folder 1/ Item 24 The Word is Out [Frill necked Lizard] Paul Sweeney Postcard Close-up coloured photo of frill necked lizard with mouth wide open in threatening pose.
Folder 1/ Item 25 Young Blue Gums at Koala Park Postcard Sepia toned photo of three young koalas on a tree branch with extensive information on reverse where they are called 'bears.'
Folder 1/ Item 26 Koala Postcard B/W close up of a koala in a tree with information on the reverse.
Folder 1/ Item 27 Australian Native Bears Valentine & Sons Postcard Mother koala in dead tree branch with baby on back. B/W photo with glossy finish.
Folder 1/ Item 28 [Crocodile and observers] Empire Postcard Sepia toned photograph of a large crocodile on the riverbank with three men beside it. Its mouth is propped open with a stick.
Folder 1/ Item 29 [Koala Eating Gumleaves] Healesville Sanctuary Postcard Glossy coloured card of koala in a tree. Close-up photo.
Folder 1/ Item 30 Christmas Bells & Maiden's Hair Fern Postcard B/W picture of flowers and fern in a white frame and dull finish. 1d. red stamp.
Folder 1/ Item 31 Dog Dynamite A.E. Scammell Postcard Vivid yellow card with red dog outline and its internal skeleton. Reprint of a 1909 picture about a chemical for the destruction of dogs (possibly dingos.) From 'Symbols of Australia' by Mimmo Cozzolino.
Folder 1/ Item 32 A Loving Birthday Message to My Grandson Postcard Highly coloured cockatoo in improbable hand tinted tones with birthday message. Photo set in a white embossed frame.
Folder 1/ Item 33 'Hard Hit' - Black duck Neville Cayley Postcard Post marked 1905, this is a drawing by Cayley of a shot duck about to fall to the reeds.
Folder 1/ Item 34 Galahs Neville Cayley Postcard Two perching galahs on a branch from a watercolour by Cayley. Postmarked 1905
Folder 1/ Item 35 Lyre Birds Neville Cayley Postcard Two lyre birds, male and female, by Cayley from a watercolour.
Folder 1/ Item 36 [Swans] Postcard Glossy photo of two white swans beneath a bridge of some kind. photo has discoloured to a deep green shade.
Folder 1/ Item 37 [Tassie Devil] Tasmanian Postcards Postcard Cut-out shape of Tasmanian Devil with short description on reverse. Highly coloured drawing of same.
Folder 1/ Item 38 [Flat Fish] Van Houten's Cocoa Postcard Advertising card for cocoa manufacturer featuring flat fishes in an underwater scene. Coloured drawings of 6 species.
Folder 1/ Item 39 Dingos Art Series Postcard Two dingos sitting near a river taken from a painting by U. Stake.
Folder 1/ Item 40 [Butterflies] Tuck & Sons Postcard Drawings of four moths in colour, the shape of each stamped through to press out
Folder 1/ Item 41 Native Plants Werner Bartel Photgraphy Postcard Glossy coloured card with black background and a mass of Australian native plants including flannel flowers and waratah.Postmarked1979. 20c stamp.
Folder 1/ Item 42 With all kind thoughts for Christmas Postcard Dull finish coloured card with kookaburras, desert peas and an Australian flag. Greetings in a poem.
Folder 1/ Item 43 Familiar Australian Singers Singer Sewing Machine Co Postcard Dull finish coloured card with a number of different songbirds including lyre bird blue wren and magpie.
Folder 1/ Item 44 Compliments of the Season Art Series Postcard Greeting and drawing of a lyre bird beside a river. Hand dated 1908.
Folder 1/ Item 45 Magpies Australian Enamellers Postcard Coloured card showing two magpies and nest with eggs near a farmhouse. Small poem with morbid tone.
Folder 1/ Item 46 Familiar Australian Singers- [Green toned] Singer Sewing Machine Co Postcard Dull finish coloured card with a number of different songbirds including lyre bird blue wren and magpie. On the reverse is a story of the Singer sewing machine.
Folder 1/ Item 47 Pelican Australia The Crown Studios Postcard Drawing of a pelican beside waterway in pastel colours and dull finish.
Folder 1/ Item 48 Lambertia formosa- The Honey-flower Linnean Society of NSW wildfower series Postcard Fine coloured drawing of the honey flower on a white background.
Folder 1/ Item 49 [Red flowering bells] Linnean Society of NSW wildfower series Postcard Fine coloured drawing of epacris longiflora on a white background.
Folder 1/ Item 50 The Waratah Linnean Society of NSW wildfower series Postcard Fine coloured drawing of telopea speciosissima on a white background.
Folder 1/ Item 51 The Native Rose Linnean Society of NSW wildfower series Postcard Fine coloured drawing of the native rose, boronia serrulata, on a white background.
Folder 1/ Item 52 The Heath-leaved Dillwynia Linnean Society of NSW wildfower series Postcard Fine coloured drawing of the yellow flowering dillwynia with spiky leaves on a white background.
Folder 1/ Item 53 Here's a good old Kookaburra L & B Sydney Postcard Poem and arched window with waratahs and koala with kookaburra perched on a twig. Season's Greetings on reverse.
Folder 1/ Item 54 Koala Postcard Pale sepia toned close up of a koala eating gum leaves.
Folder 1/ Item 55 Kookaburra Postcard Pale sepia toned close up of a kookaburra in full call attitude.
Folder 1/ Item 56 [Two koalas] Australia Post Postcard Coloured card showing two koalas in the fork of a tree. Coloured glossy finish. 20 c printed stamp on reverse.
Folder 1/ Item 57 [Red Kangaraoo] Australia Post Postcard Coloured card showing a red kangaroo in full hop. Coloured glossy finish. 20 c printed stamp on reverse.
Folder 1/ Item 58 Grey Opossum Australian Animal Series Postcard Pale drawing of a farm scene with a brush tailed possum on an overhanging branch. Backing stapled to card.
Folder 1/ Item 59 [Quoll] Tasmanian Museum Postcard Eastern native cat or quoll in a black lined frame on white card. Fine line drawing in B/W.
Folder 1/ Item 60 [Wallaby] Tasmanian Museum Postcard Bennetts wallaby drawn in fine lines. B/W card with information on reverse.
Folder 1/ Item 61 [Pademelon] Tasmanian Museum Postcard Fine line drawing of a pademelon in B/W with information about its distribution and habits on reverse.
Folder 2/Item 1 [Fully Rigged Sailing Ship] Sydney Cove Waterfront Museum Postcard Coloured card of the barque 'James Craig' in full sail.
Folder 2/Item 2 Bridging Sydney Museum of Sydney Postcard The Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction with a ferry moored alongside the pier. Arch not quite complete.
Folder 2/Item 3 Homes in the Sky Museum of Sydney Postcard Blue card with white window shapes and one yellow window with a human shape looking out. Story of apartment living on reverse.
Folder 2/Item 4 Bull Fighting now on at the Australian Museum Australian Museum Dec. 2001 / Mar. 2002 Postcard Advertising the Wildlife Photographer of the Year with a photo of bull seals fighting
Folder 2/Item 5 Australia's most comprehensive display of convict life Hyde Park Barracks Museum Postcard Yellow toned card showing brick wall with male figure wearing a uniform marked with the convict arrow.
Folder 2/Item 6 Saltwater - Yirrkala bark paintings Australian National Maritime Museum Aug. 20 / Oct. 27, 2002 Postcard Exhibition of bark paintings of sea country showing shark and fish on geometric background shapes.
Folder 2/Item 7 Twang Multicultural Arts Alliance Sept. 5 / Nov. 1, 2000 Postcard Exhibition and sounds from around the world. Card shows 3 fish and a circle of a musical instrument in vivid green with yellow writing on a blue background.
Folder 2/Item 8 Demolished Houses of Sydney Hyde Park Barracks Sept. 26, 1999 Postcard Card shows 4 buildings which have been demolished in Sydney, advertising an exhibition of photographs by Max Dupain and others.
Folder 2/Item 9 [Caroline Casey] Powerhouse Museum July 28, 1998 Postcard Apricot toned card of female figure with a table shape in vague outline.
Folder 2/Item 10 Terror Saurus Australian Museum Oct. 31, 1998 / Apr. 25, 1999 Postcard Coloured card shows a T-Rex and pterosaurs with fiery background .
Folder 2/Item 11 Variety is the spice of life. Australian Museum Postcard Coloured card shows a purple background with a tray of invertebrates including a red back spider and a ladybird beetle.
Folder 2/Item 12 Spiders Live Scienceworks June 1 / Oct. 1998 Postcard Yellow card with a large blue huntsman spider advertising an exhibition.
Folder 2/Item 13 Christian Dior: the magic of fashion Powerhouse Museum July 27 / Oct. 23 Postcard Fashion photo of a woman in evening dress by Henry Clarke. B/W image in a black frame and dull finish. Two copies a and b.
Folder 2/Item 14 [Joseph Banks on an amphora] The Mint and Barracks Postcard Hand painted portrait of Banks on a piece of pottery. Coloured card with orange background and state emblem.
Folder 2/Item 15 [Coin with red background] The Mint and Barracks Postcard Red card with image of a globe showing Australian continent labelled as Holland. No. Coin struck in 1669.
Folder 2/Item 16 [Elaborate sofa] The Mint and Barracks Postcard This marquetry timber work shows thousands of wooden pieces to decorate the back of the upholstered sofa. Made by John Mason with Australian coat of arms at centre.
Folder 2/Item 17 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Australian Museum Jan. 9, / Mar. 21, 1999 Postcard A colobus monkey photo by Raoul Slater advertising the annual photography competition shows a red-backed monkey with whispy white hair and a black face.
Folder 2/Item 18 Cars and Culture Our driving passions. Powerhouse Museum Dec. 10, 1998 Postcard Coloured card showing a face with sunglasses peeking through a car window.
Folder 2/Item 19 [Dinosaur fossil] Australian Museum Postcard Image of a dilophosaurus fossil found in Arizona. Replica funded by Australian schoolchildren. Still on display at Museum.
Folder 2/Item 20 [Carved Figures in wood} Australian Museum Postcard Two carved figures from Tabar Island showing men in body decoration . Coloured card with black background.
Folder 2/Item 21 [Carved tree] Australian Museum Postcard Carved indigenous tree decoration from Dubbo found at a burial site. Very precise incisions inside bark.
Folder 2/Item 22 [Kangaroo painted on bark] Australian Museum Postcard X-ray style of indigenous decoration of kangaroo and internal organs painted on bark background. Glossy card with brown background.
Folder 2/Item 23 [Skull mask] Australian Museum Postcard Papuan Gulf skull mask with restored features and intricate patterned stand. Glossy orange-coloured background.
Folder 2/Item 24 [Wooden shields and sword] Australian Museum Postcard Glossy coloured card showing the reverse side of a shield with handgrip, one highly decorated rainforest shield and a wooden sword all from North Queensland.
Folder 2/Item 25 [Indigenous tools] Australian Museum Postcard Coloured glossy card showing women's daily equipment for food preparation and collection including coolamons and a grinding stone.
Folder 2/Item 26 [Bark Painting on dark brown background] Australian Museum Postcard Story of the Milky Way shown on bark, painted in East Arnhem Land. Figures include crocodile, fish, people and dotted patterns.
Folder 2/Item 27 [Papua New Guinea Mask] Australian Museum Postcard Carved Malanggan mask with enormous ear features and pointed hat. Glossy card with brown background.
Folder 2/Item 28 [Figures of two men with cord and shell] Australian Museum Postcard Carved figures seated with shell and rope decoration from Sepik River area. Glossy card with pale green background.
Folder 2/Item 29 [Dinosaurs fighting over food] Australian Museum Postcard Two carnivores fight over food. Green background glossy card of an early diorama in the Hall of Fossils.
Folder 2/Item 30 [Stegosaurus skeleton] Australian Museum Postcard Fossil skeleton of stegosaurus with lit wooden panelling behind. Glossy coloured card.
Folder 2/Item 31 [Magnified cell] Australian Museum Postcard Orange coloured ball representing a hugely magnified animal cell. Glossy card with dark background.
Folder 2/Item 32 [Azurite Mineral sample] Australian Museum Postcard Blue and green mineral sample on a dark background. Found in copper mine in Queensland.
Folder 2/Item 33 [Orange Mineral sample] Australian Museum Postcard Crocoite sample from Tasmania showing orange crystal formation. Glossy card on dark background.
Folder 2/Item 34 [Opal sample] Australian Museum Postcard Rare black opal found in band of quartzite at Andamooka. Greenish glossy card with red sparks.
Folder 2/Item 35 Royal Mail Westpac Museum Postcard Glossy card showing Cobb & Co. coach with VR crest and Royal Mail sign. Glossy finish white card.
Folder 2/Item 36 Bank of New South Wales Westpac Museum Postcard Glossy reproduction of an original bank note for twenty Spanish Dollars.
Folder 2/Item 37 Moreton Bay One Pound Westpac Museum Postcard Reproduction one pound note issued by the Bank of New South Wales. Glossy green/brown coloured card.
Folder 2/Item 38 Bank of New South Wales Westpac Museum Postcard Glossy reproduction of an old photograph of the tent banking system used on the gold fields at Wyalong.
Folder 2/Item 39 [Vintage Evening Wear] FIDM Museum Card A selection of vintage evening dresses on a pale blue card showing fashions from 1899 to 1969.
Folder 2/Item 40 [Cluttered Parlour] Hastings Historical Society Postcard Glossy card with crimped edge of a selection of Victorian era parlour items and furniture.
Folder 2/Item 41 [Vintage street scene] Hastings Historical Society Postcard Reproduced street scene showing shops and window displays from a past era. Glossy format with crimped edge.
Folder 2/Item 42 [Slab Hut] Jindera Historical Society Postcard B/W pencil drawing of an old slab hut with tin roof and stone chimney.
Folder 2/Item 43 Pioneer Museum Jindera Jindera Historical Society Postcard Dull finish pencil drawing of the old museum, a single level tin roofed structure with long front verandah.
Folder 2/Item 44 [Horse and Buggy] Joclyn Zwar- illustrator Postcard White card with pen drawing of a horse with buggy and rider.
Folder 2/Item 45 Pioneer Museum Jindera Pioneer Museum Jindera Postcard Glossy card with crimped edge and five scenes from the Museum.
Folder 2/Item 46 Robert Mapplethorpe exposed Museum of Contemporary Art Postcard Self portrait of Robert Mapplethorpe from1985 on a pale green background. Figure shown with horns protruding from head.
Folder 2/Item 47 [Blue Holden] Powerhouse Museum Postcard Ceramic sculpture of the Holden car by Margaret Dodd around 1977. Glossy card with black background.
Folder 2/Item 48 [Balinese drawing] Australian Museum Postcard Ink drawing on paper showing Balinese story of the Seven Maidens Lost. Brown image with demonic figure and sisters.
Folder 3/Item 1 The Great Zig-Zag- NSW Railway. Giovanardi Postcard Small B/W image with space around showing the railway viaducts and cliff route. Postmarked 1905
Folder 3/Item 2 The Great Zig Zag - Blue Mountains Kerry Postcard Close up view of the sandstone arches and rail lines of the system. B/W card with no writing space. Postmarked 1905.
Folder 3/Item 3 [Close up of Zig Zag line] Postcard Mauve/brown tinted view of the rail line with arches and trackwork descending into the gully.
Folder 3/Item 4 An Express Engine of to-day. Art Series Postcard NSW Railway engine No. 467 on turntable. B/W image with stamp cut off the corner.
Folder 3/Item 5 Signal Box- Night - Sydney R. Station Giovanardi Postcard Coloured photo of signal boxes and many train tracks under lights .
Folder 3/Item 6 Congratulates 20 Years Richard Whitfield design 1993 Postcard Burgundy and white card showing a sedan with Harbour Bridge and Opera House in background. Produced by NSW Post Card Collectors Society.
Folder 3/Item 7 [T Model Ford] Qantas Postcard Gold finish reproduction photo of Hudson Fysh's vehicle used to survey the air routes. Fiftieth anniversary card.
Folder 3/Item 8 The Audi TT. Driven by instinct. Audi Postcard Silver/Blue Audi card with white frame. Advertising card with distinctive logo.
Folder 3/Item 9 One of Parrett's Drags Postcard B/W photo of team of horses pulling a large carriage with driver up top. Advertising for the company in Windsor St. Paddington.
Folder 3/Item 10 Omnibuses Archives Office of NSW 1895 Postcard Several omnibuses with large crowd of men up top and billboard for tobacco advertising behind. B/W image.
Folder 3/Item 11 Spirit of Progress Rose Series Postcard Streamlined Victoria Railways train in sepia toned colour. Train travelled from Melbourne to Albury.
Folder 3/Item 12 Railway Platform, Longest in Australia, Albury Rose Series Postcard Long view of the Albury station and platform with rail lines. Sepia toned photo showing buildings and signal posts.
Folder 3/Item 13 The Morpeth Tram Stinson Copyright Postcard Vintage tram crossing a bridge over water with scattered buildings in the background. White framed card with blue scrollwork edging.
Folder 3/Item 14 [Vintage Car No. 8420] Kodak Postcard Sepia toned view of a vintage vehicle with buildings behind
Folder 3/Item 15 Qantas Australia Qantas Airways Postcard Boeing 747B airliner with vague vision of the coastline below. Kangaroo tail logo with hollow wing design.
Folder 3/Item 16 Qantas Qantas Airways Postcard Commercial advertising card showing the Boeing 767 with patterned farming areas below. Kangaroo logo in tail fin is all white.
Folder 3/Item 17 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Limited Postcard DC-8 Jetliner Commercial card without showing tail fluke pattern clearly. Clouds below and clear sky above. Two copies a and b.
Folder 3/Item 18 Thai Thai Airways Postcard DC 10-30 white aircraft showing Thai logo on tail fluke and front, in a clear blue sky.
Folder 3/Item 19 Air New Zealand [with Maori logo] Air New Zealand Postcard DC 10 Series 30. The Maori Koru logo is clearly seen on the tail fluke.
Folder 3/Item 20 [Crowded DC-9] Voller Ernst Collectiion Postcard DC-9 mid flight with mountains below. Crowds of people are seated and standing on the aircraft. B/W humourous photo collection.
Folder 3/Item 21 [Thai Air Hostess] Thai Airways Postcard Thai hostess wearing pink orchids and the sash of her uniform.
Folder 3/Item 22 Imperial Airways [Flying boat] Empire Airways Postcard Two fishermen watch as a flying boat comes in to land near islands and sail boats.Dull finish coloured card.
Folder 3/Item 23 Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline Qantas Empire Airways Postcard Coloured glossy commercial card showing Boeing 707 V Jet. Postmarked 1965 with 5d. stamp.Red tail fluke has a tiny kangaroo logo with hollow wing design.Vivid teal coloured sky.
Folder 3/Item 24 Sydney Suburban Network- City Rail City Rail Postcard Sydney rail network map in colour with Airport line marked to open in 2000.
Folder 3/Item 25 The Great Zig Zag, Blue Mountains NSW Kerry Sydney Postcard B/W dull finish photo of rail line showing arches and track ways.
Folder 3/Item 26 The Great Zig Zag over the Blue Mountains Swain & Co. Postcard B/W dull finish card showing close up of the rail line with train in the distance.
Folder 3/Item 27 452 [Steam Engine] Archives Office of NSW Postcard B/W reproduction of Steam locomotive No. 452 from the 1890's. Crew standing in view.
Folder 3/Item 28 Military Road Archives Office of NSW Postcard Sydney's first electric tram car 1895. Reproduction photo in B/W dull finish. Two crew awaiting passengers.
Folder 3/Item 29 The Railway Station Lismore NSW Rogers & Co. Postcard Steam engine and assorted gentlemen at Lismore station. Postmarked [19]06. Almost all men in suits and hats.
Folder 3/Item 30 [Ship leaving port] Postcard A Liner 'Esperance Bay' leaving port with streamers from dock to shipside. Vaguely sepia toned view showing life boats and passengers and gangplank. Two copies a and b.
Folder 3/Item 31 Union Castle Line Royal Mail Steamer 'Dunluce Castle' Postcard Dull finished coloured card showing pale grey ship with red funnel and two masts in calm water. Two copies a and b.
Folder 3/Item 32 S.S. Suevic