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"Edina", Clarence Park, South Australia - 1904

"Edina", Clarence Park, South Australia - 1904

Personalised Christmas card from Mr and Mrs W.J. Hill of 'Edina', Goodwood Road, Clarence Hill, S.A.

St Helens Private Hospital, Peel Street, Brisbane, Qld - very early 1900s

St Helens Private Hospital, Peel Street, Brisbane, Qld - very early 19...

Vintage Brisbane Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coffee plantation in Mackay, Qld - circa 1908

Coffee plantation in Mackay, Qld - circa 1908

Collection of Vintage Australian Postcards Public domain scan of the colorized vintage postcard, Queensland, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Rising Sun Preserving Works, A. Hoadley & Co, South Melbourne, Victoria - circa 1900

The Rising Sun Preserving Works, A. Hoadley & Co, South Melbourne, Vic...

Portion of a shipment of 200 tons of A. Hoadley & Co's jams to South Africa..About 1889 Abel Hoadley opened a small factory in South Melbourne, trading as A. Hoadley & Co. under the trade mark of the rising sun... More

GOLD MINING AT LARKINVILLE, KALGOORLIE, W.A. -  1930s

GOLD MINING AT LARKINVILLE, KALGOORLIE, W.A. - 1930s

Newspaper article about the rich gold mining history of this region and it's future:.www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-30/no-end-in-sight-for-kalgoo... ( https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-30/no-end-in-sight-for-kal... More

Rosemount Military Hospital, Brisbane, Qld - early 1900s

Rosemount Military Hospital, Brisbane, Qld - early 1900s

Vintage Brisbane Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Romantic Brisbane postcard - 1913

Romantic Brisbane postcard - 1913

Collection of Vintage Australian Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

McIvor Hotel, Maryborough, Victoria -  1909

McIvor Hotel, Maryborough, Victoria - 1909

Mrs. Baird - proprietress Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oaklands Red Cross Hospital, Clevedon, Somerset, England - November 1918

Oaklands Red Cross Hospital, Clevedon, Somerset, England - November 19...

Photo taken after the signing of the Armistice - November 1918 Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Off to Market - 1905 - An old photo of a goat pulling a cart

Off to Market - 1905 - An old photo of a goat pulling a cart

Vintage Australia Public domain photograph of a horse chariot, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allan Street, Kyabram, Victoria - early 1900s

Allan Street, Kyabram, Victoria - early 1900s

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Darling Street, Balmain, Sydney, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Darling Street, Balmain, Sydney, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.P. Hensler's Club Hotel, Goondiwindi, Qld - very early 1900s

J.P. Hensler's Club Hotel, Goondiwindi, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Salmon Ponds, near New Norfolk, Tasmania - very early 1900s

Salmon Ponds, near New Norfolk, Tasmania - very early 1900s

The history of the Salmon Ponds: www.salmonponds.com.au/history/ ( http://www.salmonponds.com.au/history/ )

Ant Hill - 28 ft (8.5 metres) - Thursday Island, Qld - circa 1920
Royal Hotel, Cloncurry, Qld - very early 1900s

Royal Hotel, Cloncurry, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australian Commonwealth Immigration promotional postcard - 1924 (1 of 5)

Australian Commonwealth Immigration promotional postcard - 1924 (1 of ...

These postcards were produced to be handed out at the British Empire Exhibition in London in 1924.

Torbanlea Railway Station, Qld - very early 1900s

Torbanlea Railway Station, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tarrant Motor and Engineering Company, Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria - 1908

Tarrant Motor and Engineering Company, Russell Street, Melbourne, Vict...

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On the steps of the Civic Picture Theatre in Warrnambool, Victoria - 1930s

On the steps of the Civic Picture Theatre in Warrnambool, Victoria - 1...

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"No fear.....not for me!" postcard

"No fear.....not for me!" postcard

One of six Australian postcards featuring a hobo/tramp. Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.E. Earl, Timber Merchant and Ironmonger, Port Melbourne, Victoria - very early 1900s

J.E. Earl, Timber Merchant and Ironmonger, Port Melbourne, Victoria - ...

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of Western Australian aborigines -Christmas 1910
Advertisements for Toowoomba Guest Houses -  1912
Aboriginal Camp somewhere in Queensland - circa 1910
Railway side of Cooma, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Railway side of Cooma, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Vintage New South Wales Public domain image of railroad, railway, 19th-century Sweden, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Machinery by Aveling & Porter Limited, Rochester, England - 1919

Machinery by Aveling & Porter Limited, Rochester, England - 1919

Clark & Fauset must have been their agent in Brisbane, Qld. Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

McIvor Hotel, Maryborough, Victoria - 1916

McIvor Hotel, Maryborough, Victoria - 1916

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Golden Horseshoe Mine, Western Australia - very early 1900s

Golden Horseshoe Mine, Western Australia - very early 1900s

Vintage Western Australia Public domain photograph of 20th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prince Patrick Hotel, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria - very early 1900s

Prince Patrick Hotel, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria - very early 19...

135 Victoria Parade, Collingwood..This hotel looks better in this vintage photo than it does now..Even on their website this building is pictured with paint peeling off........it seems to have become their 'poi... More

Advertisement for William Dodgshun & Sons, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria - early 1900s

Advertisement for William Dodgshun & Sons, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, V...

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australian Scottish Ladies Pipe Band World Touir - 1926

Australian Scottish Ladies Pipe Band World Touir - 1926

Collection of Vintage Australian Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'Clealot' Mudgee, N.S.W. - 1906, New South Wales

'Clealot' Mudgee, N.S.W. - 1906, New South Wales

Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Advertising postcard for Singer Sewing Machines

Advertising postcard for Singer Sewing Machines

Australian Advertisements Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In the grounds of Hopewood House, Darling Point, Sydney - 1930s

In the grounds of Hopewood House, Darling Point, Sydney - 1930s

After Lebbeus Hordern died, this house opened as a finishing school for girls mid 1933: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230156591?searchTerm=h... ( http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230156591?searchT... More

David Edmund Peers, Deniliquin, N.S.W. - 1926

David Edmund Peers, Deniliquin, N.S.W. - 1926

The house sign looks like: W. Lightbodys Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

TOWN HALL AND FIRE STATION, PORT AUGUSTA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1930s
Harrietville, Victoria - 1938 - A black and white photo of a small town

Harrietville, Victoria - 1938 - A black and white photo of a small tow...

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Winning Team - St. Ignatius School, Richmond, Victoria

The Winning Team - St. Ignatius School, Richmond, Victoria

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yarram School Childrens' Flower Display Empire Day, Victoria

Yarram School Childrens' Flower Display Empire Day, Victoria

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letterhead for Estate H.S. Williams, General Merchants, North Queensland - 1928
Lloyd Street, Dimboola, Victoria - early 1900s

Lloyd Street, Dimboola, Victoria - early 1900s

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tennis afternoon at 'Mourilyn' in Auchenflower, Brisbane - October 1914

Tennis afternoon at 'Mourilyn' in Auchenflower, Brisbane - October 191...

This appears to be the family of Stanley Youngman Harrison. The message on reverse says “Taken in a hurry by Stanley at least a friend pressed the bulb while Stanley stood with us, during a tennis afternoon at ... More

REG MITCHELL'S PETROL STATION, PORT ROAD, WOODVILLE S.A. - 1935
Three men in a row boat

Three men in a row boat

Looks like the same three friends from the previous photo - A.G. Butler, J.H. Sexty and A.P. Cameron

Australian Commonwealth Band - World Tour 1925-1929

Australian Commonwealth Band - World Tour 1925-1929

1920-1929 Public domain photograph of military orchestra, music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The 'Bodington' Red Cross Sanitorium, Wentworth Falls, N.S.W. -  1939

The 'Bodington' Red Cross Sanitorium, Wentworth Falls, N.S.W. - 1939

For early stage Tuberculosis patients. Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Main Street, Kyogle, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Main Street, Kyogle, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Queenstown, Tasmania - early 1900s
Barrett's Australian Productions - Silent Films 1921

Barrett's Australian Productions - Silent Films 1921

I guess this is a still from a movie by Franklyn Barrett in 1921..It could be his movie "A Girl from the Bush"..Australian Dictionary of Biography entry for Walter Franklyn Barrett: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bar... More

OLD AND NEW TRAMS IN ADELAIDE,SOUTH AUSTRALIA - very early 1900s

OLD AND NEW TRAMS IN ADELAIDE,SOUTH AUSTRALIA - very early 1900s

The horse trams were old and the first new electric tram went on trail in 1908.

Sunset on the Tamar, Tasmania - 1907

Sunset on the Tamar, Tasmania - 1907

Collection of Vintage Australian Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Garlick - Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!

Henry Garlick - Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!

Vintage Australian postcard designed by Henry (Harry) Garlick (1878-1910), an Australian cartoonist

Nobby's Beach, Newcastle, N.S.W. - 1950s

Nobby's Beach, Newcastle, N.S.W. - 1950s

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Hotel Tweed, Coolangatta - Mrs. Tighe, Proprietress - circa 1910

Hotel Tweed, Coolangatta - Mrs. Tighe, Proprietress - circa 1910

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Comic vintage postcard. Australian postcard

Comic vintage postcard. Australian postcard

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

WWMembers of 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England - WW1

WWMembers of 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire...

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Farley and Thomson's Austral Stores, 369 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia - 1907

Farley and Thomson's Austral Stores, 369 Wellington Street, Perth, Wes...

Notice they are selling 'talking machines'.......wording on the right at floor level...Newspaper article about the Austral Stores in 1902 .trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/81320248?searchTerm=farl... ( http://t... More

WW2 era comic postcard postcard

WW2 era comic postcard postcard

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

BRUSE'S CRITERION HOTEL AT QUORN, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - circa 1910

BRUSE'S CRITERION HOTEL AT QUORN, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - circa 1910

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Sussex Inlet, New South Wales - Public domain portrait drawing

Sussex Inlet, New South Wales - Public domain portrait drawing

1930s perhaps Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1937 - somewhere in Australia - A black and white photo of an old town

1937 - somewhere in Australia - A black and white photo of an old town

Photo taken by a crew member of H.M.A.S. Sydney II on a cruise around Australia in 1937.

Aussies fed by underground kitchen - 1941

Aussies fed by underground kitchen - 1941

This is an underground army cook house used by Australian troops during the advance on Bardia early in January. .In other huge underground chambers discovered by advance units, headquarters and other bases were... More

View of Brisbane River - 1915 - Public domain image of a steam boat

View of Brisbane River - 1915 - Public domain image of a steam boat

One of many postcards produced by the Queensland Government for the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco 1915.

Overlooking Indooroopilly from Mt. Coot-tha, Brisbane
At Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney - 1940s

At Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney - 1940s

Photo taken from an old illustrated visitor guide for the zoo..Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was of... More

At Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney - 1940s

At Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney - 1940s

Photo taken from an old illustrated visitor guide for the zoo..Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was of... More

At Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney - 1940s

At Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney - 1940s

Photo taken from an old illustrated visitor guide for the zoo..Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was of... More

Australian soldiers in Vietnam War - reverse

Australian soldiers in Vietnam War - reverse

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Arrival in Australia of the 1924 Dr. Barnardo's Homes Party

Arrival in Australia of the 1924 Dr. Barnardo's Homes Party

Barnardos' official Immigration Scheme began in 1920. A representative of Dr. Barnardos Homes in England - Miss Mabel Cameron - was sent to Australia to raise funds and support for the institution and the Immig... More

Griffith Street, Coolangatta, Australia - 1960s

Griffith Street, Coolangatta, Australia - 1960s

I've been into that newsagent many times over the years and also visited the 'Pie Shop' nearby for some delicious homemade Aussie meat pies...The same view today: maps.google.com.au/maps?q=griffith+street+coola... More

Motorcycle postie circa 1950, Queensland, Australia

Motorcycle postie circa 1950, Queensland, Australia

From "Australia Post - the early years" published 1995.

Post Master General motorcycles circa 1950

Post Master General motorcycles circa 1950

From "Australia Post - the early years" published 1995.

William, Berta, Cis and friend - Public domain portrait print

William, Berta, Cis and friend - Public domain portrait print

England 1908. Note the British and French flags behind them. It was the time of the Franco-British Exposition in London.

At grandmother's house - interior of a Breton village home, Crach, France -  circa 1900

At grandmother's house - interior of a Breton village home, Crach, Fra...

I love the bed up so high and tucked away behind the curtains...Written on reverse:.The village is near Auray on the west coast of Brittany, not far from the famous Druid stones of Carnac. It is a small place, ... More

Australian pavilion sketch - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley 1924

Australian pavilion sketch - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley 1924

This sketch of the Australian pavilion was done by George T. Oakeshott an Australian government architect..(Mobsby Collection, Fryer Library, Brisbane, Australia)

Greetings postcard dated 20 February 1913

Greetings postcard dated 20 February 1913

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Stereoview detail- Sackville Street, Dublin, Ireland 1896

Stereoview detail- Sackville Street, Dublin, Ireland 1896

A lovely street scene. Note the sign on the building to the left - Gun Powder Office

Possibly the steamship 'Orvieto' in the Brisbane River, Qld. Australia

Possibly the steamship 'Orvieto' in the Brisbane River, Qld. Australia

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Aborigines at Oodnadatta, South Australia - 1935
The Union Bank of Australia Ltd in Childers, Qld - 1920s
Pizzey's saw mills in Childers, Qld - very early 1900s

Pizzey's saw mills in Childers, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of 20th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Advertising postcard for the Bunyip Soap Company - circa 1910

Advertising postcard for the Bunyip Soap Company - circa 1910

Collection of vintage Adelaide Australia photographs. Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Windmill Corroboree by aborigines in North Queensland - early 1900s

Windmill Corroboree by aborigines in North Queensland - early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph related to Jewish history, Jews, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Railway station at Toogoolawah, Qld - very early 1900s

Railway station at Toogoolawah, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of train station platform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mailing card for Robert Harper & Co, Brisbane, Qld - 1912
Railway Station at Mortdale, Sydney, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Railway Station at Mortdale, Sydney, N.S.W. - very early 1900s

Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Advertising postcard for O. Wegener & Co, Grocers and Provision Merchants, Ipswich Road, Brisbane - circa 1910

Advertising postcard for O. Wegener & Co, Grocers and Provision Mercha...

Vintage Queensland Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'Return from the Hunt' - Australian aborigines - very early 1900s
Reefers Hotel, Woods Point, Victoria - very early 1900s

Reefers Hotel, Woods Point, Victoria - very early 1900s

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J. BIDENCOPE & SON, MURRAY STREET, HOBART, TASMANIA - 1931

J. BIDENCOPE & SON, MURRAY STREET, HOBART, TASMANIA - 1931

Vintage Tasmania Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Main Street, Childers, Qld - circa 1915
DENNIS SEMI-TRAILER WITH DRIVER NEAR ADELAIDE, S.A.

DENNIS SEMI-TRAILER WITH DRIVER NEAR ADELAIDE, S.A.

Collection of vintage Adelaide Australia photographs. Public domain photograph of a truck, military vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FIRE BRIGADE STATION, DUNOLLY, VICTORIA - very early 1900s

FIRE BRIGADE STATION, DUNOLLY, VICTORIA - very early 1900s

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pressed metal ceiling by Wunderlich Ltd - somewhere in Australia

Pressed metal ceiling by Wunderlich Ltd - somewhere in Australia

Vintage Australia Public domain photograph of the interior of a church, altar, choir, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'His First Bath' - Australian aboriginal children - circa 1920s
Lawn Tennis in Sydney - 1905, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Lawn Tennis in Sydney - 1905, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Vintage Australia Public domain photograph of tennis court, tennis players, sport, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Library at the Benedictine Monastry in New Norcia, W.A. - very early 1900s
Quartz Crushing Battery in Bendigo, Victoria - 1908

Quartz Crushing Battery in Bendigo, Victoria - 1908

Vintage Victoria Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scenes of Leura, N.S.W. - early 1900s

Scenes of Leura, N.S.W. - early 1900s

Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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