Australia
Playing cards from Australia.
44: Australia
Two early makers, Thomas and Sands & McDougall, used courts copied from those of the New York Consolidated Card Co.

A Motley Pack
A book titled “On The Cards” or “A Motley Pack” by Garnet Walch (1843-1913) was published in Melbourne (Australia) and illustrated by George Gordon McCrae in 1875.

Adelaide Casino
Adelaide Casino by Spicers Paper Ltd, 1987.

Alison McDonald
Artwork for The Watersprite Tarot© designed and painted by Alison McDonald.

Ausgold by SNP
“Ausgold” by SNP Ausprint Pty Ltd

Australia
Playing cards from Australia.

Australia by Steve Parish
Australia souvenir deck with photography by Steve Parish

Australian Excise Duty
Excise Duty was introduced on Australian playing cards in 1932

Billabong playing cards
Billabong Dual Deck by Hudson Industries, 1950s.

Bosch Puzzle Playing Cards
Bosch Puzzle Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba, 2020.

Brewery Advertising
Australian Brewery Advertising

Cats, Cakes, Clothes and Cups
Dianne Longley is a print artist who produces books and folios as well as intaglio and relief prints.

Circular Coon Cards
Circular playing cards in a round tin titled: Sutherland's Circular Coon Cards published by Hartley Bros Pty Ltd, Australia, late 19th century.

Collecting Playing Cards with Jan Walls
I collected playing cards when I was in primary school, by Jan Walls.

Comic Families
“Comic Families” card game from Australia, c.1940s

Detmold Advertising Backs
Advertising backs by William Detmold Ltd (Australia) c.1910-1920s.

Drownin’ Surfer
Drownin’ Surfer card game

Elevenses by Adventureland Games
Elevenses is a card game in which respectable 1920s socialites strive to serve the finest morning teas!

Erlenmeyer City Sights
Erlenmeyer City Sights hand-illustrated playing cards by Stephanie Gray, 2015.

Estate Playing Cards
Estate Playing Cards with five suits designed by Keith Wilson

Estate Playing Cards
Estate Playing Cards with five suits designed by Keith Wilson

Flinders playing cards
Flinders playing cards manufactured by Hudson Industries Pty Ltd (Australia).

Hudson Industries
Hudson Industries Pty Ltd of Carlton in Victoria was first registered as a printing company in 1920. In the 1940s they registered their own distinctive ace of spades and joker.

John Sands
John Sands had incorporated the earlier playing card manufacturing businesses of Hudson Industries Pty Ltd and Valentine Publishing Co.

Kalevala
Kalevala playing cards by Sunish Chabba and Ishan Trivedi inspired by ancient Finnish mythology.

Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet Playing Cards feature amazing images from all over the globe

MusoDeck Playing Cards for Musicians
MusoDeck Playing Cards for Musicians

Nine Lives Playing Cards
Nine Lives Playing Cards designed by Annette Abolins, 2016

Nine Lives Tarot
Nine Lives Tarot by Annette Abolins, 2013.

On The Cards
A Motley Pack - transformation playing cards & ‘On The Cards’ book facsimile published by Sunish Chabba, 2019.

Pelaco
‘Pelaco’ playing cards with Aboriginal characters by Sands & McDougall, Australia, c.1930.

Qantas
Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia and is the world's third-oldest airline still in operation, having been founded in November 1920.

Redheads
These unusual and striking playing cards were published sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s by the iconic Australian brand of matches, Bryant & May. Whilst the same court card images are used in each suit, the numeral cards employ matches arranged geometrically instead of the normal pips.

Reed Paper Products
Reed Paper Products of Waterloo manufactured playing cards until the late 1970s.

Sands & McDougall
Sands & McDougall, playing card manufacturers, Melbourne, late 1890s-c.1970.

Sands & McDougall Aces & Jokers
Sands & McDougall produced many beautiful Spade Aces and Jokers.

Sands & McDougall Court Cards
Sands & McDougall Court Cards

SNP Ausprint Jokers
A series of SNP Ausprint jokers with the various wording and name changes

SNP Ausprint Pty Ltd
Formerly part of Singapore National Printers (SNP), the company went into receivership in April 2008.

Spicer & Detmold
Spicer & Detmold (1922-48) produced a lot of pictorial back designs. Most decks with picture backs were printed in 4 colours.

The Enchanted Journey
Cards from the delightful Enchanted Journey playing-cards by Karen Curran of Australia.

The Enchanted Journey
The Enchanted Journey

The Valentine Group
The Valentine Group, Australia.

Transformation Cards for Christmas
Hand-drawn Transformation cards, c.1870.

Vizaĝo playing cards
Vizaĝo playing cards created by Annette Abolins, 2017.

Watersprite tarot
The vibrant colours and artwork glorify the symbolism, mood and positive energy in this exciting new tarot deck from Australia.

William Detmold Limited
William Detmold Limited, manufacturers of playing cards.
