ESA MEMBER PAT GRAINGER IS SECRETARY FOR THE PORT MELBOURNE HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY, which recently won a Victorian Community History Award. Their Postcards from Port: An Audiovisual … [Read more...]
New Year’s resolutions
RESOLUTIONS ARE USUALLY VERY EPHEMERAL, FEW SURVIVE TO MID JANUARY. Here are some postcards urging serious, and others with immodest, thought be given to resolutions. These are by and large North … [Read more...]
New year ephemera
On the Facebook page WE HAVE POSTED MANY NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS, here are some of the popular ones. And some 'new' ones. The visual messages of new year include: time passing, good luck (horse shoes and … [Read more...]
Imaging the year 2000 in 1899
POSTCARDS DRAWN IN 1899 WONDERING ABOUT LIFE IN 2000. Here is a link to a post about French postcards that anticipate flying postmen, the vacuum cleaner, fighting war from the sky - yes they got a few … [Read more...]
Swallow & Ariell use Italian ingredients (postcards) to keep in touch with trade customers
ART DECO POSTCARDS FOR POST MELBOURNE BISCUIT FACTORY, ESA member Pat Grainger, Secretary, Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society reports: A set of Art Deco period Italian postcards … [Read more...]
Card fair 3 May 2015
SUNDAY 3 MAY 2015, AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY'S FAIR. 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Moorabbin Masonic Hall (corner of Rowans Road and Isabella Street). They will be selling: postcards, trade cards, … [Read more...]
With fondest love from your loving brother Jim
HERE IS SOME CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE FRONT BY WAY OF A SERIES OF POSTCARDS. They are sent by soldier, Jim Jorgensen to his family, principally his youngest brother Stan who were all at home on the … [Read more...]
Fire – natural disaster
BUSHFIRES ARE PART of Australia's history. "The weather conditions that set the scene for prolific unmanaged fire in the landscape are the same weather conditions that make the urban environment … [Read more...]
Election times past
HERE ARE SOME REMINDERS OF THE just passed OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. A post card with a nice graphic - it is designed to be posted back to the GeneEthics Network to … [Read more...]