This postcard is part of an album of postcards which date from late 19th century to mid 20th century. It depicts Parkes Post and Telegraph Office which was built in 1880 and designed by colonial architect, James Barnet and is noteworthy as one of the first 'grand' buildings in Parkes.This postcard is in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century. It reflects the popularity of collecting postcards in Australia which reached a height in the early 1900s until around 1920. Postcard of Post and Telegraph Office, Parkes NSW On back left-hand side of card, handwritten: ' "Newthorp" Dec 12 1906 / Wishing you a / Merry Xmas & a / happy New Year / with love from /M (?)Marslock / Parkes PO On back right-hand side of card, handwritten: 'Mr & Mrs W Stuart / Richmond Plains / Wedderburn / Victoria'postcard, photography, 1900s, buildings, parkes,

Bendigo Victorian Railways Date Stamp from Telegraph Office

Post and Telegraph Office Ross Street 1895; features four men posing out the front.tatura, buildings, historic, costume, male

Black and white photograph of Telegraph Office at Bills Toorloo Arm House Lake Tyers Victoriaguesthouses, accommodation

Engineers, postmen and other staff pose outside Canterbury Post Office in the1930s.black and white photographcanterbury post and telegraph office, canterbury, canterbury road, postal workers

Telegraph Office Leslie Street - Window and wall Details. Five photographs.stawell

This building housed the Telegraph Office circa 1858 now a private residenceColoured photograph of bluestone buildinggovernment, building, cox street

Catherine Agnes Davies proprietor of the Bolangum Inn in the Kanya Post and Telegraph Officekanya

Telegraph Office Pleasant Creek Stawell. Part of a collection of Photographs by Mr. O.G. Armstrong as commissioned by the Shire of Stawell for the Inter-colonial and Paris Exhibition in Melbourne in 1866. The first post was office was erected at Commercial Street, Pleasant Creek in the goldfields, in June 1858, by J Harding and was a portable one. In October 1860 the first permanent Telegraph Office was erected by Cormick and Irvine for £329. In the same month the Post Office was removed from Commercial St in the Goldfields to the rear of the Telegraph office in Stawell. In February 1862 Edmond Johnson was appointed manager of Electrical Telegraph, Collector of Imposts and acting Postmaster. This building was later used as a private dwelling. It is situated in Lesley Street at the rear of the Pleasant Creek Courthouse although the right-hand wing has been removed. stawell

Early photograph of the Ballarat Post Office taken from the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. A gas lamp stands in the middle of the intersection. People standing and talking on the roads. The Post Office was built in two sections. Section one built in 1864. Section two and the tower were built in 1885. It was built in the Victorian Italianate design. Arched headed windows on the ground floor originally formed a colonnade. These were filled in to provide more internal space. The tower was a feature - the top having a cast iron balustraded widow's walk.Ballarat Post Office - view north along Lydiard Street from its intersection with Sturt Street. Image taken in 1897. Gas lamp in the middle of the intersection. Numerous people are seen standing in the middle of the road talking. There are wires noticeable but cannot verify if they are electric or for the telephone. Electricity was produced in Dana Street Ballarat as early as 1895post office, gas lamp, overhead wires, tower, arched headed windows, victorian italianate design, widow's walk, ballarat post office

(a) Two story Post and Telegraph Office, 146 Elgin St. Carlton. Arched windows and doors on both levels, inset balcony with women and children standing on it and 10 men standing out the front. There is a small cottage to the left of the office and on the right there's a Hardware? Business.R. Dermer Smith, Bull ST. Sandhurstbuildings, government, post and telegraph office, post and telegraph office, wooden tree guards, r. dermer smith

A photograph of Ford street, Beechworth. It features the old Gaol with the Telegraphs Office, Gold Wardens and Courthouse Office.A photograph that features several important buildings in the early history of Beechworth law enforcement, including the Courthouse and Gaol. Black and white landscape photograph on matte photographic paper.old beechworth gaol, telegraph office, beechworth courthosue

Inglis Street of Ballan .circa 1930/40.The photograph is looking East. Parts of the Mechanics Institute and Free Library can be seen, as can the butcher shop, and on the opposite side of the Street the Ballan Hotel and Post and Telegraph office.Black and white photograph of Inglis Street Ballan.Looking East. Photograph is on a cardboard backing with an ornate surround of green and gold. Cars and a truck circa 1930/40 are parked in the street.The word Ballan written on bottom of surround under the photographtelegraph office, car, mechanic institute, butcher shop, delivery truck, 1930 40 cars