One Hundred Postcards

Temporary Exhibition | Updated 10 years ago

Eliza Callcott seated for a portrait photo
Eliza 'Lida' Jane Downey
Image copyright WA Museum

Six soldiers serving in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War One sent over one hundred postcards to home-nurse Eliza ‘Lida’ Jane Downey of Boulder, Western Australia, while training or on active duty overseas. Three were young men she knew from Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The others were relatives. Sadly most were killed, wounded or medically incapacitated, while serving on the Western Front.

The showcase features over 100 postcards sent from this period.