1970s Western Australia Perth Barracks Arch Parliament House Postcard WA

1970s Australia Perth Barracks Arch Parliament House Multiview Greetings Postcard

Front description:

A colour multiview “Greetings from Perth” postcard showing three views of Perth, Western Australia, divided into three panels. In the upper left panel is the original Pensioners Barracks — a large Tudor-style red brick building with a central crenellated tower bearing white cross motifs, flanked by long wings with pitched roofs and rows of white-framed windows; several vintage 1950s–60s cars are parked on the forecourt in front. The lower left panel shows a modern low-rise building (Parliament House / government offices) of pale horizontal design set among landscaped gardens and trees, with a row of flags and a cascading water feature on the hillside, above a multi-lane highway with 1970s cars. The large right-hand panel shows the surviving Barracks Arch in close-up: a tall Tudor Gothic red brick gateway tower with crenellated twin turrets, white cross emblems, pointed-arch windows with white frames, and a central pointed archway through which a fountain and greenery are visible; a street with a traffic signal and street lamp runs across the foreground. A caption box across the centre-left reads “Greetings from Perth,” with “Perth” in ornate orange Old English lettering.

Back description:

The back is a standard divided postcard back printed in blue ink, with the publisher’s emu logo and “EMU POST CARDS & SOUVENIRS P/Ltd.” at top centre, and a “Made in Western Australia” camera logo box in the upper right. Four ruled address lines are at right, with “POSTCARD” and “EMU SOUVENIRS ©” at lower right.

Printed at lower left:

P. 16.

1. & 2. The Barracks Arch. ‘The Arch’ was retained when the Pensioners Barracks were demolished in 1966. The Tudor style Barracks, designed by Richard Roach Jewell, were built in 1863-66 in Flemish bond brick-work.
2. Parliament House, the foundation stone was laid on the 31st July, 1902 by the then Governor Lawley. Perth, Western Australia. Photographs by Frank Indrisie.

No postal markings, stamp, or handwritten message — the card is unused.

Estimated era: Circa 1970s. Although the upper-left view retains an older photograph showing the Barracks still standing (pre-1966 demolition) with 1950s–60s cars, the lower panel shows 1970s vehicles on the freeway and the completed modern Parliament House precinct. The EMU Souvenirs printing style, divided back, and caption referencing the 1966 demolition all point to production in the 1970s.

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