Swanston St, showing Town Hall Melbourne

Registration number

1089044

Title

Medium

paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

8.8 x 13.5 cm

Inscriptions

LC – SWANSTON ST, SHOWING TOWN HALL / MELBOURNE / GREETINGS from VICTORIA ; COLLINS ST / UPPER COLLINS ST / ELIZABETH ST / QUEEN ST (on respective images) Verso: (handwritten) CL - Dear Flo / I received your / welcome + very pretty p.c. about / 1/2 an hour ago. I am writing this / before I go to cricket. Of course I said / nice things about you. I don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t see / how I could possibly say anything / else. George(?) (my mate) + I went down / for a swim last night, we just got / home before a storm. Hoping you / + your sister are quite well. / I may be up (illeg.) a couple of / days after Xmas. / Yours Sincerely / Bert. ; CR – Miss F. Wunhym(?) / 211 Young St. / Ballarat E. Post marked 18 DEC. 11

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Melbourne buildings, Melbourne streets, Town Hall, Swanston St, Postcard

Summary

Coloured postcard with main image that of a view down Swanston Street looking towards Flinders Street and showing the Town Hall. Four inset views of Collins Street, Elizabeth St, Upper Collins St and Queen Street. "Greetings from Victoria" printed at bottom. Crest of Australia at top.