AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Friday, July 9, 2010

Old Messages from Townsville


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ An unusual old postcard from Townsville in Queensland, Australia has an interesting feature!
The postal bag opens and...

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A series of mini scenes round Townsville pop out!
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Postcard Friendship Friday #19
(THIS PAIRS WITH MY WEEKEND MAILBOX MEME TOMORROW!)

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Echoes from Townsville
Days of pounds, shillings and pence
Postcard memories
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ The back of the card suggests that the writer is recuperating from an operation in Townsville.
Notice that the card cost a halfpenny - if just included address and sender's name only - and would have cost one penny if sent with a message!
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Hosted by Beth Niquette (Oregon, US) @ The Best Hearts Are Crunchy

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Absolutely love this Gemma. Mine is posted too!

Mary said...

Fantastic Card! Love the way you photographed it, as well.

Linda said...

Clever design! Happy PFF.

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