Australia - Sydney Opera House

"Inaugurated in 1973, the Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and structural design. A great urban sculpture set in a remarkable waterscape, at the tip of a peninsula projecting into Sydney Harbour, the building has had an enduring influence on architecture. The Sydney Opera House comprises three groups of interlocking vaulted ‘shells’ which roof two main performance halls and a restaurant. These shell-structures are set upon a vast platform and are surrounded by terrace areas that function as pedestrian concourses. In 1957, when the project of the Sydney Opera House was awarded by an international jury to Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it marked a radically new approach to construction." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
Nice night view of the Sydney Opera House. Thanks to Lynne of Sydney for sending this postcard with nice flower stamps.

Postcard 2

A view of Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Opera House - commemorating Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Postcard 3

Night view with moon. I bought this Sydney Opera postcard, mint, from Singapore in August, 2015.

Postcard 4

Opera House. Thanks to Laurent of Sydney, Australia.

Postcard 5

View of Sydney Opera House. Thanks to Kayu of Japan who celebrated New Year's Eve in Sydney.

Postcard 6

Nice view of Sydney Opera House. Thanks to SP and family for mailing from Sydney, Australia.

Postcard 7

Maxicard of Sydney Opera House on October 2024 projected the image of King Charles and Queen Camilla. Thanks to Maria of Australia.

Australia - Murujuga Cultural Landscape (2025)

"Murujuga is a landscape of ancient rocks located in northwest Australia, which encompasses the Burrup Peninsula, the Dampier Archipelago’s 42 islands, and nearby marine areas. It is shaped by the Lore—rules and narratives that were put in place to create the Country—and the enduring presence of the Ngarda-Ngarli, Traditional Owners and Custodians of the site. The property holds profound cultural and spiritual significance, reflecting over 50,000 years of continuous care and use. Murujuga is renowned for its dense concentration of petroglyphs, featuring unique motifs that display artistic and technical mastery."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Site

The rock art of Murujuga Cultural Landscape which has been inscribed in 2025 as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Helen of Australia.

Australia - Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens

"The Royal Exhibition Building and its surrounding Carlton Gardens were designed for the great international exhibitions of 1880 and 1888 in Melbourne. The building and grounds were designed by Joseph Reed. The building is constructed of brick and timber, steel and slate. It combines elements from the Byzantine, Romanesque, Lombardic and Italian Renaissance styles. The property is typical of the international exhibition movement which saw over 50 exhibitions staged between 1851 and 1915 in venues including Paris, New York, Vienna, Calcutta, Kingston (Jamaica) and Santiago (Chile). All shared a common theme and aims: to chart material and moral progress through displays of industry from all nations." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
I bought this prepaid postcard in Melbourne and mailed to myself in April 2014.

Postcard 2

Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, Australia inscribed in 2004. Many thanks to Alison of Australia for beautiful colorful stamps used.

Postcard 3 

Carlton Gardens.Thanks to Alison of Australia.

Postcard 4
The Royal Exhibition is the venue of boxing, fencing, judo, wresting and Modern Pentahlon Fencing for Melbourne Summer Olympics 1996. It is also inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Australia - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

"Located within the Country of the Gunditjmara, an Aboriginal nation in the southwest of Australia, the property includes the Budj Bim Volcano and Tae Rak (Lake Condah), as well as the Kurtonitj component, characterized by wetland swamps, and Tyrendarra in the south, an area of rocky ridges and large marshes. The Budj Bim lava flows, which connect these three components, have enabled the Gunditjmara to develop one of the largest and oldest aquaculture networks in the world. Composed of channels, dams and weirs, they are used to contain floodwaters and create basins to trap, store and harvest the kooyang eel (Anguilla australis), which has provided the population with an economic and social base for six millennia." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Maxicard of Gunditjmara Country of Buj Bim Cultural Landscape by Australia Post of the World Heritage Series issued October 20, 2020. It is a new addition to my postcard collection of Australia UNESCO World Heritage sites. Thanks to Helen of Victoria, Australia. A postage paid postcard sent on October 23, 2020 from Australia and arrived in Penang island on December 1, 2020. 

Australia - Greater Blue Mountains Area

"The Greater Blue Mountains Area consists of 1.03 million ha of sandstone plateaux, escarpments and gorges dominated by temperate eucalypt forest. The site, comprised of eight protected areas, is noted for its representation of the evolutionary adaptation and diversification of the eucalypts in post-Gondwana isolation on the Australian continent. Ninety-one eucalypt taxa occur within the Greater Blue Mountains Area which is also outstanding for its exceptional expression of the structural and ecological diversity of the eucalypts associated with its wide range of habitats. The site provides significant representation of Australia's biodiversity with ten percent of the vascular flora as well as significant numbers of rare or threatened species, including endemic and evolutionary relict species, such as the Wollemi pine, which have persisted in highly-restricted microsites." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
Three Sisters of Blue Mountains with the Scenic Skyway. The Blue Mountains is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to SM who went there on a day tour for this nice card.

Postcard 2

Multi-view of Greater Blue Mountains Area. Thanks to SP for mailing from Blue Mountains, Australia.

Postcard 3

Three Sisters of Blue Mountains. Thanks to Denny of Australia. Received in March 2019.

Postcard 4

Echo Point and Three Sisters in Blue Mountains, New South Wales of Australia. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France. Postmarked GPO Sydney Mar 9, 2020 and arrived in Penang Island on April 2, 2020 despite current lockdown due to Covid-19.

Australia - Australian Convict Sites

"The property includes a selection of 11 penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. They are located on the fertile coastal strip from which the Aboriginal peoples were then forced back, mainly around Sydney and in Tasmania, as well as on Norfolk Island and in Fremantle. They housed tens of thousands of men, women and children condemned by British justice to transportation to the convict colonies. Each of the sites had a specific purpose, in terms both of punitive imprisonment and of rehabilitation through forced labour to help build the colony. The property presents the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."

1306-001 - Kingston and Arthur`s Vale Historic Area “KAVHA” - Norfolk Island (collected in bold)
1306-002 - Old Government House and Domain “Old Government House” - Parramatta, New South Wales
1306-003 - Hyde Park Barracks - Sydney
1306-004 - Brickendon and Woolmers Estates “Brickendon- Woolmers” - Longford, Tasmania (missing in italics)
1306-005 - Darlington Probation Station “Darlington”
1306-006 - Old Great North Road  - Sydney
1306-007 - Cascades Female Factory “Cascades” - Hobart, Tasmania 
1306-008 - Port Arthur Historic Site “Port Arthur” - Tasmania
1306-009 - Coal Mines Historic Site “Coal Mines” - Tasmania 
1306-010 - Cockatoo Island Convict Site “Cockatoo Island” - Sydney
1306-011 - Fremantle Prison - Fremantle, Western Australia 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1A - Norfolk Island
Maxicard of Australia Post. Thanks to Denny of Australia.

Postcard 1B - Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area, Norfolk Island

Kingston from QE Lookout, Norfolk Island. Kingston is the capital of Australia South Pacific Territory of Norfolk Island. Thanks to Azzi of Australia who visited Norfolk Island.

Postcard 2 - Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney (1306-003) 

Thanks to Sharon of Australia.

Postcard 3 - Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbor (1306-010)

Thanks to Sharon of Australia.

Postcard 4 - Port Arthur, Tasmania (1306-08) 

Port Arthur, Tasmania - The Penetentiary, Guard Tower, The Asylum, Church ruins at Port Arthur. Thanks to Kimberle of Tasmania, Australia.

Postcard 5 - Freemantle Prison, Western Australia (1306-011) 

Freemantle Prison is the largest convict structure in Western Australia. After 140 years of operation, it was decommisioned in 1991. Thanks to Heather of Australia.

Postcard 6 - Old Government House - Parramatta Park

Another site - Old Government House - Parramatta Park in New South Wales, Australia. Thanks so much to Castro for mailing from Australia. Received in February 2020.

Australia - Shark Bay, Western Australia

"At the most westerly point of the Australian continent, Shark Bay, with its islands and the land surrounding it, has three exceptional natural features: its vast sea-grass beds, which are the largest (4,800 km2) and richest in the world; its dugong (‘sea cow’) population; and its stromatolites (colonies of algae which form hard, dome-shaped deposits and are among the oldest forms of life on earth). Shark Bay is also home to five species of endangered mammals."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
A maxicard of Zuytdorp Cliffs, Shark Bay by Australia Post with First Day Issude cancellation in 1993. I bought it in Penang in March, 2011.




Postcard 2
Stromatolites at Hamelin Pool, evolved over 3.5 billion years at Shark Bay. Nice stmaps including Year of Tiger stamp used. Thanks to Heather of Western Australia.






Postcard 3
Multi-view showing two important sea mammal species of Shar Bay - dugong and dolphin. Nice stamps used. Thanks again to Heather of Australia.






Postcard 4
Sunset at Shark Bay Denham of Western Australia. Thanks to Alison of Australia.

Postcard 5

Nature's art of Shark Bay. Prepaod Maxicard by Australia Post. Thanks to Helen of Australia. Received in July 2018.