It’s two days early but this week’s Trove Tuesday has a Valentine’s Day theme. From the Illustrated Australian News of February 21, 1883, comes “Bush Valentine”. Valentine’s Day was not the postman’s favourite day of the year as his workload increased significantly but whether he came by horse or bicycle, his arrival caused great excitement.
OUR ILLUSTRATIONS. (1883, February 21). Illustrated Australian News (Melbourne, Vic. : 1876 – 1889), p. 17. Retrieved February 10, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63186253
February 12th, 2013 at 5:11 pm
I must admit that I’m surprised that Valentine’s Day wqs celebrated in Oz all those years ago…perhaps it later went out of fashion.