Issue 101 December 2013
Issue 101 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles. Convention report – Bruce Isted Records of the N Z Souvenir Co, Hastings – Jeff Long “Offensive to Everyone?” – Gary Davies J A Willoughby: Geraldine Photographer – David Gravenor Charles Sorrell’s Edwardian Napier: a book by Sarah Semple […]
Review of the previous 99 Issues – excerpt from article in issue 100
Issue 1 was dated October 1983. “The editorial policy of this publication is to print what we believe will advance the hobby and entertain our readers. Belonging is one thing . . . taking part is what it is all about”
Issue 100 July 2013
Issue 100 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) celebrates 100 Issues of the Postcard Pillar, and 30 years of the NZ Postcard Society. This Issue contains the following articles. The NZPC: A History of the Early Years – Geoff Potts A Review of the 100 Issues of the Postcard Pillar – […]
Burton Bros in Tonga – excerpt from article in issue 99
by Alan Kilpatrick. See below. A Burton Bros image 2707 of Nukualofa, the capital of Tonga. A wooden building is being constructed; the Royal Palace was constructed in 1867, so it is probably the Faiva Tokaikolo Church, immediately adjacent to the Palace. In June-August 1884 Alfred Burton made two separate trips from Auckland to […]
Issue 99 May 2013
Issue 99 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles. Tobacco Advertising on postcards – Bruce Isted Burton Bros image of Nukualofa, Tonga – Jeff Long & Alan Kilpatrick Gold Dredging in Waikaia – Jeff Long & Alan Kilpatrick Border Negatives – Jenny Long NZ Airline Photographers – Gerard […]
NZ Comic Cards – excerpt from article in issue 98
by Gary Davies. Ercildoune Frederick Hiscocks drew this card depicting the New Zealand rugby team’s win over Britain played at Wellington in 1904.The caption says it all! Hiscocks was a leading cartoonist who published books of cartoons and caricatures about prohibition and politicians. He worked for various New Zealand papers and also drew for […]
Issue 98 February 2013
Issue 98 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles. Snippets, photo gallery Wellington Through a Victorian Lens Revisited: Book Review – Bill Main NZ Comic Postcards – Gary Davies Speedway in Christchurch 1929-1959 – Laurence Eagle Most Southern – Donal Duthie Neville Seaward, Real Postcard Producer – Bill […]
Pre-Raphaelites and NZ Postcards – excerpt from article in Issue 97
by William Main. I had purchased a reproduction of a well known Pre- Raphaelite painting by Sir John Millais called Bubbles, and this card in my collection was eventually joined by others. I came across a real photo re-creation of Bubbles by the Kaikoura photographer Weidner. This was a very cleverly staged study […]
Issue 97 November 2012
Issue 97 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles. Convention report & photos, Society news and snippets Pre-Raphaelites and NZ Postcards – William Main The Rose Gardens in Christchurch – Donal Duthie The 2011 Rugby World Cup – Brian Vincent The Stonehurst Residential Hotel – Diane McKoy Thames […]
Issue 96 (Aug. 2012)
Issue 96 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles. Society news and snippets W. T. Wilson – by Jeff Long Report from Perth Exhibition. D. Craig & Co.Christchurch – by Jeff Long George Chance – by Alan Jackson & Jeff Long Hokitika Floods of 1914 – by Shirley […]