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Bush Fire Alarm
The Melbourne, Australia, printing and engraving
company Osboldstone and Atkinson, later
Osboldstone & Co were amongst the first
Australian printers and publishers to produce
coloured post cards of Australian artists work. In
1903 they began a long running series of coloured
post card reproductions of J.A Turner's work. 46 of
his rural and bush-life works were issued in the
thousands until 1907. The cards were first issued
in sets of 6, then in sets of 12 with many variations
including gilt edged, advertising logo's and greeting
messages. Minor title changes were made
between sets - example “A Bush Fire Alarm” and
“Bush Fire Alarm”, pictured.
Some, or all (information needed) of this earlier
series were later reproduced on a deluxe series of
folded greeting cards c1920. Paintings from the
Post Card series found their way into prints for
commercial use in the 1920s and perhaps up to
the late 1940’s. Precisely what works were printed
and how many copies, is currently unknown.
Shirley Jones collection included a set of Dinner
Mats, 5 round cardboard medium size, in a
cardboard stand, which has a J.A. Turner colour
print on the front of stand. The print is "Evening
Drink" from the postcard series. Design of the table
mats appears to be c1940s. Also a Set? of six (or
more) small coloured folding pocket calendars for
1927 (images also from postcard set). Shirley had
also seen several J.A.T. coloured prints, medium.
size most likely intended for adding to medium size
wall calendars.
Few colonial painter's had their work published in
such volume and Turner postcards are actively
sought and traded by collectors today.
We would like to make contact with collectors with a view to
expanding this section or getting better quality reproductions.
Breaking Camp
A Dangerous Visitor
Evening Drink
Used on Post Cards
and Table Mats
A Bush Fire Alarm
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