Below are some examples of early South East Queensland topographical postcards
BRISBANE
Corner Queen & George Streets, Brisbane
Edco Series printed postcard no. 1255
FORTITUDE VALLEY
Corner Wickham and Brunswick Streets, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Edco Series printed postcard no. 1246
Brunswick St c.1910. Published by Retrac.
A second commercial centre which was established east of the city centre
of
Brisbane. Postcards of "The Valley" are seen much less frequently
than the Brisbane city centre.
T. C. Beirne's emporium c.1910
Wickham St c.1935. Franklin Series.
WARWICK
Warwick Ambulance c.1915. Photo by M.H. Poulsen.
This is a fairly superior topographical postcard from a smaller country
town taken by one of it's 3 resident photographers
SOUTHPORT
Surfer's Paradise Hotel c.1935. Photo by Murray's Studios
Now a bustling tourist resort, this shows Queensland's world famous tourist town Surfer's Paradise in it's quieter days when it was still considered part of the neighbouring town of Southport.