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Can anyone identify this power station? It was with other Tasmanian postcards, so I think there is a good chance that it is somewhere in Tasmania. It is not Waratah or Lake Margaret power stations.

I can now confirm that the postcard view of a group of gentleman (see first post) does indeed include T.B.Moore. This same photograph appears in the book, 'Beyond the Ramparts' by Kerry Pink and Annette Ebdon, on page 250. The book was published by the Circular Head Bicentennial History Group in Jun...

Just found a Church Grammar School, Launceston, with a notice printed on the back for Old Launcestonian's annual sports, meeting and dinner on Saturday, March 28th. The Launceston postmark is dated 27/3/14. A trove search confirmed the 1914 date. This card is now listed on the F.W.Niven Listing. sca...

The Bellerive Post Office. Card was posted 10/11/10 from Hobart to Williamsford.

A quick search of the size of a Court Postcard has revealed a range of sizes. Wikipedia Court Postcard. 4.75" x 3.5" 121mm x 89mm. Wikipedia Postcard, 4.5" x 3.5" 115mm x 89mm. (Gary Watson size) Edinphoto.org.uk 4.75" x 3.5" 121mm x 89mm. Books A History of Postcard by Martin Willoughby page 46 4.5...

Just noticed this Franco British Exhibition card on an internet auction site. Unfortunately the stamp have been removed but the posting date was June 29th 1908. Again posted from Ulverstone by a Jean Douglas and again the view of the Tasmanian Gold Mine at Beaconsfield! Just noticed that Malcolm Gro...

At the moment I have not been able locate Sphinx Rock situated by the sea. It is not listed on the Tasmanian List Map Land Information System. It is certain that the cliffs are located somewhere in the Southern Tasmania / Hobart area. There is a Sphinx Rock in located in the Mt Wellington Park. The ...

Can confirm that both scenes are of the Lindisfarne Regatta. See Lindisfarne Historical Society Image Catalogue. (A PDF File)

The twin gabled Victoria Convalescent Home at Lindisfarne. Posted from Lindisfarne March 1906

Two more cards unposted from the Examiner, Launceston. These cards are c1898-1899. See the first post above.

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A recent find. Postally used at Ulverstone again (see Malcolm Groom post 21/5/12) Posted 10/8/08 to England. The writer R.Nichols mentions, "This is one of the series published for the Franco-British Exhibition. I am sending you two other postcards under separate cover" scan0722.jpg scan0723.jpg

Not a postcard but a good hand tinted photograph mounted on board by Anderson Keith Dargaville. c1930? Notice the colour of a very polluted King River.

The Courier No 58 Dec 2014, page 35, John Harding details the rare "Hobart / Tas" double ring CDS and mentions that it always shows 1907 as the date. This example has the 7 changed by hand to an eight. The card is dated 2/9/08 and is addressed to France. I believe the postage rate should of been 1 1...

Another postcard addressed to Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Townshend Wallack. (See first post above) This real photo card was posted at Hobart 29/4/04. I believe the photo is of Wallack at a Ross Military Camp in 1904. Does the word at the bottom of the photo say "ME" ? It appears that he posted the ca...

Yes, this is indeed a Tasmanian Postcard. It is in fact view of Strahan. The bay in the foreground is Risby Cove, then Long Bay which is a part of Macquarie Harbour. The building in the middle left with the gable roof is now called Franklin Manor which is B & B accommodation. The jetty has long gone...

Just came across this photograph of the Tullah Post Office in "Tullah Remembered", The Farrell Mining Field 1897 - 1997, By Kerry Pink.

Published in 1997 by author and the Farrell Mine Centenary committee.

Just obtained this great Kodak backed real photo postcard the other day of a very impressive haulage winder rig. The wood fired boiler is located to the rear of the building and stacks of wood are to the left. It appears excess stream is being let off to the right. There are two substantial winders ...

Thanks Ross for finding that interesting newspaper article.

What would we do without Trove?

Found this cracker of a real photo card today. The truck is operated by the "Tas Motor Syn Launceston". They appear to be licenced (Truck No 11 ?) Royal Mail contractors. Photo taken on the banks of the Tamar River. Trevallyn is in the background. Does anyone have additional information? Postally us...

Hearty Tasmanian Greetings for Christmas 2014, to all TPS Bulletin Board Members.

This is one of only a few Tasmanian Christmas postcards I have seen.

Unfortunately a thief has pinched the Golden Nugget which was attached to the card on the right!

Re Wilson's Steppes Homestead photo by Beattie, on page 4. Just came across the same photo in the book "Lifeblood, Tasmania's Hydro Power" by Roger Lupton, see page 64. This photo is of the official party for the opening of the Great Lake power scheme 6th May 1916. The man in the centre with the bow...

I can now positively confirm that this Bush Hut was indeed located at "Alanvale" Great Lake. Thanks to a new book by Simon Cubit and Nic Haygarth, titled "Historic Tasmanian Mountain Huts" which has just been published. See pages 92 to 99. The photographer was Howard Drew who practised as a chemist ...

I recently found this interesting cover with what appears a double ring canceller "Postage Paid At Burnie" I notice that part 2 of the green book page 120, lists this canceller (type 12) only as a single ring. Has the double ring CDS been recorded before? The back stamped CDS's of Wynyard 2/1/04 and...

Found this rather interesting cover today. It was posted at Kellys Point, Bruny Island on June 2? (perhaps a 5 or 6) 1879 to Back River New Norfolk. It has Hobart Town and New Norfolk backstamps. Note the spelling of Bruny Island on the letter head. The letter was written by S.T.Young. I have consul...

Could it be William P Hart 1845 to 1926, photographer, Queenstown, NEW ZEALAND?

Same card by Ernest Winter, but falls are named as Oldaker's. Ross, is this a name that you know? Are the falls still called Oldaker's?