Melbourne’s Reflections in the Yarra River c. 1970s

John Hinde Studio

Registration number

1895338

Artist/maker

John Hinde Studio

Publisher

John Hinde Limited, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Title

Melbourne’s Reflections in the Yarra River

Production date

c. 1970s

Medium

printed card

Dimensions (H x W x D)

10.5 x 15 cm

Inscriptions

VERSO: 2AUS 32 / BISCAY GREETING / DISTRIBUTED BISCAY GREETINGS PTY LTD, MELBOURNE, VIC, AUST. / THE YARRA RIVER, MELBOURNE, RISES IN THE BAW / BAW MOUNTAINS SOME FIFTY MILES TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE / CITY, AND SLOWLY WIDENING, IT MEANDERS THROUGH FERNY / GULLIES AND STRETCHES OF OPEN LAND UNTIL IT ENTERS THE SUBURBS OF MELBOURNE. ITS TRANQUIL WATERS THEN FLOW THROUGH LANDSCAPED PARKS AND GARDENS, PAST OLYMPIC / PARK, BUILT FOR THE 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES, THROUGH THE / CITY, TO THE BUSTLING ACTIVITY OF MELBOURNE'S DOCKS BEFORE / MERGING WITH THE WATERS OF PORT PHILLIP BAY. / PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY JOHN HINDE LIMITED, CABINTEELY, CO. DUBLIN, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.

Credit line

Keywords

Yarra River, Princes Bridge, Melbourne Skyline, John Hinde, postcard, 1970s

Summary

John Hinde Ltd was a pioneering postcard company based in Dublin, Ireland. Founded by photographer John Hinde in 1956, the company went on to become one of the world’s most successful producers of postcards. Using large format cameras, his technicolour signature style was used to capture views from across the world, including from places as far away from Ireland as Australia.