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POSTCARD - KING EDWARD VII

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1905

Overview

Postcard with black and white portrait of King Edward VII in military uniform with gold glitter on medals, collar, and braiding.
Reverse side has address of recipient, Miss M. Brown in Kalgoorlie, plus short message dated 30/12/1905: [This is a card / Mother received / from England / + she thought / you would like / it for your / collection / 30.12.05].
Also on the back, just below and left the title [BAS-RELIEF + PHOTO + Card], has the print [For Inland Postage only]. On the right-hand side of the title is a faded reddish postmarked stamp.

Historical information

The writing on the postcard suggests that it was sent by a sibling of Miss M Brown, at the request of her mother, who received this postcard blank from England. The postcard was sent mid-reign of King Edward VII from within Australia, although it could have been delivered to Australia much earlier, perhaps shortly after the coronation of King Edward VII in 1901. Miss Brown would not have received the postcard until well into 1906, as inland postal service to Kalgoorlie was fairly recent at that time. The discovery of gold in 1892 in Kalgoorlie attracted many settlers to the area, creating a growing settlement in the Goldfields and intensified race relations with Aboriginals in the area.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2013.51

Item type

Documents

Themes

First Peoples
People
Social History

Material

Card

Ink

Width

88 mm

Height or length

139 mm

Inscriptions and markings

[ALLIANCE SERIES 116, Newgate Street, E.C.]

Keywords

BROWN M Miss

H.M KING EDWARD VII

Year

1905

Statement of significance

Provenance: England
Representativeness: Demonstrates how the culture of Edwardian England and the continuing significance of the British monarchy relayed to the outback via the early postal service. It also symbolises the migration of single women to the Goldfields region, and how colonial settlers expanded their settlement into remote parts of Australia after initial settlement.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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