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FREEMAN & WALLACE, MEDICAL INSTITUTE & HOMEOPATHIC DOCTORS

The New South Wales Post Card with the printed red 1d ‘Shield’ stamp is addressed to Messrs Freeman & Wallace, Medical Institute, 227½ Elizabeth street, Sydney. The stamp is cancelled with the ‘624′ Ray of Luddenham (Figure 1). The reverse has the following penned message: Post Office, Luddenham, April 24th 1905. To Messrs Freeman & Wallace, Sirs, Will you kindly send me one of your Medical Work Books as I

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FRANK STYANT BROWNE, HOMEOPATH, PHARMACIST & PHOTOGRAPHER

There is no certainty that this item was posted, but it is too good to ignore, for this homeopathic chemist was an important man in Tasmania particularly Launceston. It is part of an invoice in the 1920s when he operated his chemist shop out of 112 Brisbane Street, Launceston. He describes himself as a Homeopathic and Pharmaceutical Chemist, as well as a Merchant for Photographic Supply. He mentions his appointment

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FRANK ALLWORK, TASMANIAN DOCTOR & FORMER S.A. VINEYARD OWNER

This Tasmania Post and Telegraph form is strictly non-postal, but it does have an OUSE/ AU 19/ 03/ TASMANIA postmark. It was sent from Macquarie Plains on that date to a Mr. Nicholas, Coroner in Ouse with the following message: Have made full enquiries case of Dr. Stewart. My opinion death due to failure heart. No suspicion of suicide. Consider Inquest unnecessary. Frank Allwork, New Norfolk. It was calculated as

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ELEANOR LANCASTER SHIPWRECK, NEWCASTLE MEDAL, & DR. W. SWAINNOVEMBER 7, 1856

When I first considered this paper I could not find any information on the addressee of this letter, so I decided to discuss this ship which had a short but interesting sailing history, with journeys to and from Australia, and finally its demise on the coast of New South Wales. Its association with Australia is shown on this cover which is addressed to W.D.P. Swain Esq, Barque Eleanor Lancaster, Port

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EDWARD FRANCIS MAHADY, BOSTON MASS., LETTER from SYDNEY

The cover was sent from the American Consular Service to Mr. E.F. Mahady, 671 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. The blue 2½d ‘Roo on Map of Australia’ stamp was cancelled with a roller postmark SYDNEY/ MY 8 – 2PM/ 1915/ N.S.W. There was no backstamp on the reverse (Figure 1). Interesting information was obtained concerning the company from an advertising post card that had been sent to

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E.F. ALLEN: CARE for CRIPPLED CHILDREN, ELYRIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

The long registered cover has a Blue Sydney “A”, New South Wales Registration label, a purple ‘REGISTERED’ handstamp and 2 green 1d KGV Head stamps as well as two 2d orange ‘Centenary of Victoria’ stamps, showing an Aborigine and the Yarra River, canceled by REGISTERED/ 31 AU 31/ SYDNEY N.S.W. It has a printed address of The International Society for Crippled Children , Inc., Elyria, Ohio. The reverse is backstamped

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E. OTHAMS, BOWLS CHAMP/FREEMASON to DR. J. FRANTA, PRAGUE, AUSTRIA

The South Australian Post Card has a printed 1d overprinted O.S. stamp uprated with the bantam ½d S.A. stamp overprinted O.S., cancelled with G.P.O./ S/ MY 1/ 4 OC/ 1899/S.A postmark. In addition there is a reception PRAG 1/ PRAHA 1, but the date is illegible . It is addressed to Dr. Yaroslav Franta, Prague II Marianska’ ulice 9, Bohemia, Austria (Figure 1). The reverse has a return address: Government

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DR. WILLIAM SEDGWICK SAUNDERS & the JACK THE RIPPER CASE

This On Her Majesty’s Service (with notation re not for private use) has an oval VICTORIA/ [CROWN]/ OFFICIAL PAID, a MINISTER OF HEALTH/ VICTORIA/ FRANK STAMP as well as a MELBOURNE/ 6 45/ 11 SE 00 postmark.  It was sent from the PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT/ Office of the Board, Melbourne to Dr. W. Sedgwick Saunders, Medical Officer of Health, City of London, England (Figure 1). The reverse has a London

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DR. JOHN AUGUST EMIL GUTHEIL, SPECIALIST in EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT

The Victorian Letter Card has a red-rose 2d QV printed stamp with a ONE PENNY overprint and this postcard was introduced following the reduction of the postage rate to one penny within Victoria on 1 April, 1901. The redundant instructions concerning the original card’s use were crossed out by three diagonal lines. This was the first of the two different 2d Letter Cards which were overprinted, and it was first

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DR. HAROLD RITCHIE, PHYSICIAN SYDNEY HOSPITAL & PRESIDENT R.A.C.P.

This is a double ‘ring-in’ for it has already been partially seen in the Health Sciences paper concerning the large pharmaceutical company of Washington H, Soul & Co. In addition it has never been through the post, but I wish to introduce my ‘alma mater’ hospital Sydney Hospital where I spent 11 years, 4 as a student rather than the usual 3 years, for I was part-time there when I

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