This postcard is part of a collection made by Amy and Lindy Hall of West Maitland, New South Wales, between 1905 and 1925. Consisting of over 750 postcards, mainly of Australian and United Kingdom scenes, it was donated to the Museum by Cedric Bullard in the late 1960s. These postcards are among some of the earliest picture postcards produced by private companies in Australia. Even though the private printing of postcards was allowed in 1898, few were collected prior to the 1905 decision to divide the card, allowing a picture on the front and message and address on the back.

This change made it far more attractive to collect postcards and it is really from this date that Australian cards became part of the global trend of collecting and exchanging cards. The trend appears to have started during the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889, but these postcards represent the hey-day of early collecting in Australia. The collection contains examples published by well-known Australian photographers such as the Falk, Crown and Kerry Studios along with rarer examples produced by amateurs.

Geoff Barker, Curatorial, December, 2012

References
Picture Postcards in Australia, 1898-1920, David Cook

This postcard was sent to Linda and Amy Hall, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia at an unknown date.

A postcard, photographic print of the Cedar Party bridge in Wingham, made of paper, silver and gelatine. The front of the postcard features an image of a bridge with grass in the foreground and buildings and trees in the background. In the centre bottom of the image there is text in white ink reading 'Cedar Party Bridge. / WINGHAM.' and on the right 'Kerry. / 3820.'. The reverse of the postcard features a message to the recipient/s. In the top right corner, there is handwritten text in pencil reading 'Hill' in the box formed by the words 'KODAK AUSTRAL KODAK AUSTRAL'.

Made: 1905 - 1920

See Description.

96/150/1-22

1905 - 1920

84 mm

135 mm