Christmas card sent by Pioneer Walter F. Holliday of the Royal Engineers
Colourful Christmas and New Year card sent by Pioneer Walter F. Holliday of the Royal Engineers to Ernest and Amy.
It features a lion and a European looking kangaroo facing each other and holding hands while standing on the British and Australian coats of arms. The Union Jack flag appears to the left of the lion, while the Australian flag appears to the right of the kangaroo. Each animal has a floral background - the English rose behind the lion and the Australian wattle behind the kangaroo.
The black text between the two shields reads 'Emblem of Australia's glory -; Golden flowers of golden land. Whispering the old old story -; Heart to heart and hand to hand.' On the lower half of the card is the printed text 'With Every Good Wish for Christmas and the New Year from', followed by the signature of Walter F. Holliday, written in black ink.
The paper of the card is thin, shiny, and textured to look like timber. The inner leaves are plain, with the inscription 'To Ernest and Amy' written in black ink on the upper right hand page. The back cover is plain.
Details
Details
On front cover between shields:
"Emblem of Australia's glory -
Golden flowers of golden land.
Whispering the old old story -
Heart to heart and hand to hand."
On lower section of front:
"With Every
Good Wish
for Christmas
and the
New Year
from"
"Walter F. Holliday"





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