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...]
Continuing on a political theme
WITH A PRIME MINISTER'S DEATH IN MIND, WE LOOK AT SOME OTHER EPHEMERA FROM THAT PART OF THE COLLECTING WORLD. This is a photograph of the scale model. It shows the two curved walls unifying the … [Read more...]
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES – THE AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY INC.
ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY INC. Origins (1968) The Society was formed when a small group of cigarette card and trade card collectors, led by Bon Penhallurick, got … [Read more...]
Kangaroos
Beautiful one day; perfect the next – Queensland in winter
SCIENTISTS HAVE RECENTLY ADVISED US OF SOMETHING WE ALL KNEW - WE NEED A DOSE OF SUNSHINE EVEN IN WINTER. Why go? The Great Barrier Reef The beach Getting there Where to stay … [Read more...]
French WW1 postcards – virtual exhibition
BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE WERE COUNTRIES OTHER THAN AUSTRALIA INVOLVED IN WW1. And those countries are looking back too. Here is a series of French WW1 postcards showing scenes including farewells. This … [Read more...]
It’s cold outside – let’s go to the snow
WISH YOU WERE HERE - THERE ARE MANY COLD PLACES IN AUSTRALIA IN WINTER, and Victoria's Ballarat is one of them. So it may not be so surprising that this postcard of the local constabulary arresting a … [Read more...]