A great multiview card of some of Australia's most recognizable animals - koala, kangaroo, emu, and echidna (well, maybe not this one). It's an appropriate card for the sender as she volunteers and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland (QLDRSPCA).  The QLDRSPCA was created in 1876 in Brisbane's Town Hall. They didn't do much at first so there was another attempt to get it going again in 1883. In 1888 the Society established, for the education of youth, the Band of Mercy, to try to educate people on caring for non-human animals. Today there are 3000 volunteers in Queensland. In the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, the QLDRSPCA has legal powers to investigate reports of animal cruelty. 

Angela from Brisbane sent me a maxi-card of the centenary of the rugby league. Australian Rules Football is a form of rugby played on an oval pitch. Early pitches were cricket pitches.  The Australian Football League is the professional men's league in Australia. There are 18 teams in the league and are located in all of Australia's states except for Tasmania.  The oldest club in the league is the Melbourne Demons who were established in 1858. They play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the 11th largest in the world, and the second largest cricket ground by capacity. It can seat 100 024 people! It was built in 1853 and has undergone many renovations in its history. It was the main stadium for the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and two Cricket World Cups.  Melbourne is the current champion (2021), winning their 13th Premiership. The Carlton Essendon have won the most Premiers...