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#1040Y Aboriginal children wearing shell necklaces, La Perouse, Sydney Early postcard, c 1905 (postally used, dated May 14 1906) 138 x 90 mm Girls' names are written in ink across each child: Ida / Dorrie / Alice. Although it is not clear if these are the actual names of the children or merely fanciful additions, the former seems likely; written message verso. The location is identifiable from information printed on another postcard of the same children with their parents, selling necklaces at La Perouse. The other postcard states that they are from the Wollongong area. Corner wear.