Copy of a newspaper cutting titled Modern Building Replaces The Old Post Office at long Gully. Written on the paper is 18/2/47 and Opened 17/2/47. Article mentions the generosity of Mr Thomas Paynting for erecting the new Post Office which the department leased from him. Mrs Paynting opened the new office and was the first customer. A photo shows the window of the old Post Office. It has Post & Telegraph Office and the monogram of Queen Victoria.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - old long gully post office, mr a g porritt, mr thomas paynting, mr s dawson, mr f straub, postal department, mr w s cox, long gully progress association, mrs paynting, the advertiser

Four letters dated between October 3rd 1962 and 8th March 1968 between Harold Curnow and the Post Master generals Department concerning the early postal history of Bendigo. Harold Curnow initially posed the question: for how long was the first Post Office at Bendigo known as the Bendigo Creek Post Office? In a later letter he also inquires about the name 'Castleton'Harold Curnowplace, bendigo, post office, bendigo creek post office, sandhurst, castleton

Faded photocopied photo of the Post Office Bendigo showing a tram, horses and carts and a few people.photograph, building, the post office bendigo

Black and white postcard of the Post Office, two or three horse carriages can be seen in front.bendigo, buildings, post office

Document: copy of photos: Post Office and law courts, Bendigo and the fountain, Charing Cross, Bendigo.place, bendigo, charing cross, post office and law courts.

Shot in 1973 with particular interest in architecturePost Office Place, east side. Shows rear of Harpers Oriental Mill on left. 1973 Identified and dated on back in inkbuilt environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, built environment - industrial, post office place, harpers oriental mill

Murray Comrie Collection. A Post Office Order made out to Mary Williams, payable at Maryborough from a Thomas Crago (?)tarnagulla, maryborough, post office, money

Murray Comrie Collection. A Post Office Order made out to Edward Wilson, payable at Collingwood from a William Schofieldtarnagulla, post office, money

Mr Alfred Morton with his sisters, brothers and friends camping at Carrum in the 1890's. This area was later called Chelsea. Alfred Louis Morton (known as Louis) was born in Geelong in 1866, the fifth of eleven children of Mark Morton and Eliza nee Heard (married 1898). Alfred began work for the Post Office at South Yarra in the 1890s. In the late 1800s it was common for people from Melbourne and north of the city to travel to Chelsea area beaches for their holidays and many liked the area so much that, like the Mortons, they moved here permanently. In the 1890s Alfred’s sister, Mrs William Ashmore, built a weekend house at the foot of what is now Foy Avenue in Chelsea. The Morton family, including Alfred, visited the area often, camping on the foreshore during the 1890s. In 1911 Alfred moved his family permanently to a house on the corner of Morton Grove and Main Road Chelsea (now known as the Nepean Highway) on property that extended from the main road to the beach. This house was destroyed in the fire of 22 December 1913 which raged amongst the ti-tree on the foreshore between Aspendale and Chelsea. Many buildings were destroyed in this fire. The Argus newspaper reported on Wednesday 24 December that 94 houses were burnt with glowing embers blown a mile and half inland. According to the Argus but for the wide break provided by the Point Nepean Road (now the Nepean Highway) and the railway line, the scrub on the other side might have caught. The Morton children, Elsa and Ivan, attended Chelsea State School (now Chelsea Primary School) and Mrs Morton was active in the establishment of St Chad’s Church of England in Chelsea. At the age of 80 in 1945 Mr Morton was concerned about reports that English children had lost their toys due to the war and so he made (as part of a wider effort in Australia) 100 toy engines that were sent to England. He died in 1946 in Chelsea.Sepia photo of South Yarra Post Office, corner of Toorak Road and Osborne Street, South Yarra. Mr Morton and three other postal workers are standing at the front.morton, chelsea, carrum, post office, south yarra, postal workers, postal uniform

Coloured photograph on a post card, with brown border, showing the Rutherglen Post Office with a group of men near the steps.On back of card: "W. Hine, Bookseller, Rutherglen" | "Printed in Germany"rutherglen post office, post offices, main street

Black and white photo of Sandhurst Post Office Bendigo. View street. 1861. This building opened June 1858 and was demolished 1867. A new Post Office was built on same site. The building behind the lamp is the Shamrock Hotel. People standing out front.place, building, post office

Donald Clark Collection. A stack of circulars, letters and notices pertaining to post office operations which was used at Sandy Creek Post Office, most dating to the 1860s and 1870s. Contents relate to rates and fees, rules for correspondence and other regulations. Bound together at top by a piece of twine.tarnagulla, sandy creek, post office, postal regulations, correspondence

Black and white photograph of early view of old Lower Plenty Post Office and storelower plenty, post office, shops, main road

Coloured engraving by Samuel Thomas Gill showing the Ballaarat Post Office in the Government Camp. ballarat post office, government camp, camp st, ballarat, samuel thomas gill, s.t. gill

Colour photograph showing Post Office and Bank of NSW buildings in Sussex Street, Linton.buildings, post office linton, bank of new south wales linton

The set of seven imperial weights were used in the Post Office in Wodonga. The first Post Office in Wodonga opened on the 6th June 1856, and a second Post Office was built in 1874 on the corner of Sydney Road which became High St. and South St. In 1878 there were three staff at the Wodonga Post Office, including the Postmaster/Telegraph Manager and two Office-Keepers/Messengers. The mail service in 1878 included delivery four times a day from the Railway Station to the Post Office in Wodonga, and to and from the Wodonga Post Office to Albury twice a day.The set of seven imperial weights has local and state significance as it was used in the Wodonga Post Office in North East Victoria before decimal currency was introduced in Australia in 1966. The weights also have national significance as examples of the equipment used in post offices in Australia pre 1966.Set of seven cast iron and lead weights with imperial measurements '4 oz, 8oz, 1 lb, 2 lb, 3 lb, 4 lb, and 7 lb' The exterior circular black painted cast iron encases the heavy inner grey lead component, which is visible from the underside. "4 oz.", "8 / oz.", 1 lb.", "1 lb.", "2 lb.", "3 lb.", 4 lb.", MERCURY / 7 LB." on the top of the weights in raised numbers and letters.wodonga post office, post office, victoria post offices, wodonga, north eastern victoria post offices, victorian mail service

Mr Alfred Morton with his sisters, brothers and friends camping at Carrum in the 1890's. This area was later called Chelsea. Alfred Louis Morton (known as Louis) was born in Geelong in 1866, the fifth of eleven children of Mark Morton and Eliza nee Heard (married 1898). Alfred began work for the Post Office at South Yarra in the 1890s. In the late 1800s it was common for people from Melbourne and north of the city to travel to Chelsea area beaches for their holidays and many liked the area so much that, like the Mortons, they moved here permanently. In the 1890s Alfred’s sister, Mrs William Ashmore, built a weekend house at the foot of what is now Foy Avenue in Chelsea. The Morton family, including Alfred, visited the area often, camping on the foreshore during the 1890s. In 1911 Alfred moved his family permanently to a house on the corner of Morton Grove and Main Road Chelsea (now known as the Nepean Highway) on property that extended from the main road to the beach. This house was destroyed in the fire of 22 December 1913 which raged amongst the ti-tree on the foreshore between Aspendale and Chelsea. Many buildings were destroyed in this fire. The Argus newspaper reported on Wednesday 24 December that 94 houses were burnt with glowing embers blown a mile and half inland. According to the Argus but for the wide break provided by the Point Nepean Road (now the Nepean Highway) and the railway line, the scrub on the other side might have caught. The Morton children, Elsa and Ivan, attended Chelsea State School (now Chelsea Primary School) and Mrs Morton was active in the establishment of St Chad’s Church of England in Chelsea. At the age of 80 in 1945 Mr Morton was concerned about reports that English children had lost their toys due to the war and so he made (as part of a wider effort in Australia) 100 toy engines that were sent to England. He died in 1946 in Chelsea.Sepia photo of postal workers at South Yarra Post Office, corner of Toorak Road and Osborne Street, South Yarra. Mr Morton is standing at the counter, other workers are in the background .morton, chelsea, carrum, post office, south yarra, postal workers, postal uniform

Post Office Receiving Pillar was Collected from Warrnambool City Council’s Scott Street Depot and transported to Flagstaff Hill, stored in the Barracks area Friends of Flagstaff Hill began the project of restoring the Post Office Receiving Pillar in early 2011. The replacement dome required a pattern to be made from paper, then timber, then someone to manufacture it. The cast iron body required sand blasting and undercoating. The pillar was installed in Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in March 2014. A specialist visited the Village and painted the pillar with 7 coats of ‘post office red’ then completed the job with gold paint on the details. In 2015 an information plate of brass was fitted to the Pillar in the position that would have originally announced the clearing times. It was originally manufactured by G Couch, Engineer, Alliance Iron Works, Melbourne. Gordon Couch passed away in June 1896 and his Works were offered for auction in November 1897. HISTORY OF POST OFFICE RECEIVING PILLARS In 1851 ‘pillar boxes’ were installed at roadside locations in the island of Jersey, England; they had already been successful in several European countries. The use of new prepaid, adhesive postage stamps as well as the roadside pillar boxes meant there was no need for the public to take a trip to the Post Office just to post a letter. By 1855 London had installed its first six Pillar Boxes. In 1856 the pillar boxes were first introduced in Sydney. These were circular with a crown on the dome, supported by leaves. Early Victoria Mail was originally collected by ‘letter carriers’, first appointed in Melbourne in 1841, equipped with leather bag and hand bell. He wore a red coat with brass buttons and a black top hat! In 1844 two wooden receiving boxes were erected in Melbourne. The first cast iron boxes were installed in South Melbourne (Emerald Hill) and were still in service until 1967. They were a fluted circular design and made in England. In the early 1860’s the ‘low door round’ design posting box was introduced, being circular and surrounded by a crown, with two broad embossed bands around its circumference. The clearance door was in front of the box and low down. These were made in Australia. In the early 1870’s square boxes with a tapering top were being used. These too were made in Australia by different manufacturers with slight variations on style such as the orientation and number of slots. Next came the circular boxes again, similar to the ‘low door round’ but with the clearance door extending to just below the posting slot, often referred to as ‘high door round’. These boxes did not have embossed bands. In 1887 small cast iron boxes were introduced, attached to posts and poles and called ‘lamp post receivers’. Around 1930 a ‘London’ model was used in Victoria. It was copied from the flat-domed type in London but made in Tasmania. … [References: Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village records, The Argus, 11th April, 1890, The Argus, 2nd July, 1896, The Argus, 30th Nov. 1897, “Stamps.Au” http://www.stampsau.com, 4th April 2011 (Extracted from “Australian Street Posting Boxes” by Ken Sparks – out of print)] Post Office Receiving Pillar, or letterbox.1885 "High Door Round" design, restored 2014 Tall cast iron sylinder with decorative dome cap, slot in side, hinged door with handle shaped as a fist. Painted red with gold trip..Reconditioned barrel, reconstructed dome. Restored by Friends of Flagstaff Hill, 2014. Now a working letterbox. Made in Melbourne.Oval maker's plate “ - G. COUCH - / ENGINEER / ALLIANCE IRON / WORKS / MELBOURNE”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, post office receiving pillar, letterbox, mailbox, australia post

typed document -'Heritage week -Reflections from a Postal viewpoint - including a History of the Bendigo post Office -document, bendigo post office -

Glossy print of a Watercolour painting depicting the Post Office and Survey Office , Sandhurst in 1854 (artist unknown).unknownplace, bendigo, early buildings, post office, survey office, view point, sandhurst, early bendigo

Murray Comrie Collection. A Post Office Order made out to Lyell Gowan, payable at Melbourne from a H. William or McWilliam (?)tarnagulla, post office, money

Black and white photograph of a sketch of building (post office) with high roof and six skylight windows. Lean-to verandahs/ buildings in front of main building. LH front is creek and primitive wooden bridge (short span). Inscriptions: on back - written in ballpoint pen. 'Bendigo Vic Post Office, Sandhurst Vic 1850's' History: James Lerk 18/2/2000: 'View Point Bendigo, Post Office, looking West'buildings, post office, view point

This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall. Further details on the photographer, William H. Bardwell, can be found at http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/William_H._Bardwell Framed Black and White photograph showing Ballarat from the Ballarat Town Hall. The photo shows the intersection of Sturt Street and Lydiard Street, and is taken in the direction of the Ballarat Post Office. It shows the Ballarat Railway line in the background, and the Burke and Wills Memorial Fountain in the foreground on the right.. The Ballarat Post Office is located in the centre of this photograph. There is no tower on the Post Office. The tower and other extensions were built in 1879.ballarat post office, sturt street, camp street, ballarat townscape, william bardwell, fotobiennale, arts academy, art academy, lydiard street, ballarat, william h. bardwell

Black and white photo of building used as Post Office (Blackburn) until 12/9/1960blackburn post office

Black and white photo of brochure for the opening ceremony of Blackburn Post Office 12/9/1960blackburn post office

Black and white photo of Mitcham Post Office, corner Whitehorse Road and Station Street, Mitchampost office, mitcham, 1924

Postcard -colour enhanced photo of Post Office and Law Courts , Bendigo / addressed to the Railway Club Hotel Spencer street , Melbourne / one penny red stamp postmarked 31.12.1904.postcard, photograph, bendigo post office, post office and law courts , bendigo / railway club hotel spencer street , melbourne / one penny red stamp postmarked ' 31.12.1904 up train and possiblt mg4

Mr. J.D. Jess, MHR handing over key of Blackburn Post Office to Mr. J.S. (Bert) Treloar, Postmaster. Cr. Keith and Mrs. Joan Satchwell , Jim Manson MLA, Hon. Ray Garrett MLA at opening of Blackburn Post Officesatchwell, joan, treloar, j.s. (bert), jess, j.d., manson, jim, garrett, ray, blackburn post office, keith

Robert Peacock was postmaster of the Forest Hill Post Office from 1884 to 1888 followed by Joshua Peacock until 1891, then Lestock Peacock until 1905, then Catherine Peacock until 1933. By 1983 the post office was located at Glebe St., Forest Hill.forest hill post office, peacock robert, peacock family, peacock catherine, mcarthur archibald, glebe street forest hill, peacock lestock robert