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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: HALLMON TRENBERTH, FROM ALBUM 1, THELMA GREEN COLLECTION

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c. 1913

Overview

Postcard showing Hallmon Trenberth.

Reverse: Written in black pen is text dated 'London July 3, 1914.'

'Dear Mother,

…? alright here and I reckon that I have improved 3 points I had bad luck from the very start so its not [striked out] no good if your luck ….? Was going well in the king's when …? Struck bad weather at 600 never mind …? …? …? All are well, as we all are I remain your loving son Hallmon xxxx'.

This postcard has come from the postcard and photograph album number one (2004.47) from Thelma Green. The images were removed in 2025, scanned and rehoused in two A4 lever arch files for conservation reason.

Image three (3) from page eighteen (18).

Historical information

Photo album from the Thelma Green, nee Congdon, collection, only child of Bert and Pearl, nee Trenberth.

This postcard has come from the postcard and photograph album number one (2004.47) from Thelma Green. The images were removed in 2025, scanned and rehoused in two A4 lever arch files for conservation reason.

Image shows Hallmon Trenberth.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2004.47.46

Item type

Documents

Material

Paper

Ink

Card

Width

102 mm

Height or length

152 mm

Keywords

Documents, Letters

Documents, Letters

CONGDON, Thelma (later GREEN)

Year

Statement of significance

Historical - people, houses,street scenes, military, postcards, animals, greeting cards

Last modified

Wednesday, 2 September, 2026

Completeness

94

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