History of St. Albans from 1850 to 1956.A Brief History of St. Albans 1850 - 1956st. albans, hume and hovell, john batman, charles grimes, st. albans primary school, miss couston, alfred padley

The first St. Albans post office opened in 1888, just one year after the township was established in 1887. At this time, St Albans was little more than a railway station, a handful of houses, and Alfred Padley’s speculative subdivision. The location of the first post office changed over time, from the Railway Station and to general stores. The first record of a post office at this site appears in the 1960 edition of the Sands & Mcdougall Directory. This collection of photographs captures the basic building structure of the post office at this site and the post office staff and their customers.5659.01 - Main Rd West 45 - St. Albans Post Office Photo 01.jpg 5659.02 - Main Rd West 45 - St. Albans Post Office Photo 02.jpg 5659.03 - Main Rd West 45 - St. Albans Post Office Photo 03.jpg 5659.04 - Main Rd West 45 - St. Albans Post Office Photo 04.jpg 5659.05 - Main Rd West 45 - St. Albans Post Office Photo 05.jpg main road west, st. albans, st. albans post office

The first St. Albans post office opened in 1888, just one year after the township was established in 1887. At this time, St Albans was little more than a railway station, a handful of houses, and Alfred Padley’s speculative subdivision. The location of the first post office changed over time, from the Railway Station to general stores and to the site on the corners of Main Road West and McKechnie Street. During the 1980's and 1990's, as the commercial centre of St. Albans shifted towards Alfrieda Street, on the east side of the railway line, Australian Post moved its post office closer to Alfrieda Street. To meet the needs of the St. Albans residents, Australia Post moved to a new location closer to the new St. Albans commercial centre. This photograph records the new post office in Victoria Square.5660 - St. Albans Post Office Cnr Elaine St And Victoria Cres - Opening (Sun Adv 143.3) 1993 Photo 01.JPGvictoria crescent, st. albans, st. albans post office, victoria square

The St. Albans State School, now the St. Albans Primary School opened in 1889 and is one of the oldest continuously operating schools in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The school was founded by early farming families shortly after the suburb itself was created by Alfred Padley and the Cosmopolitan Land & Banking Co. around the railway line. Local families needed a permanent school to replace informal or church-based teaching arrangements and this school was built. St. Albans grew dramatically after WWII due to migrant settlement and with industrial expansion in Sunshine, Tottenham, and Braybrook. The school was expanded with additional classrooms, specialist rooms (art, library, music) and larger playgrounds and assembly areas. By the 1960s–70s, the state School was a major multicultural school serving a rapidly growing suburb. For more than a century, the school has been central to migrant education, local civic life, community events and fetes The school has tight partnerships with the St. Albans High School and other local institutions. The school remains one of the longest running institutions in the district. St. Albans Primary School received its current name in 1970, when the Victorian Education Department changed all “State School” names to “Primary School.” St. Albans Primary School continues to operate on its original site and remains a key part of the educational landscape of Melbourne’s western suburbs.st. albans primary school, west esplanade, st. albans, st. albans state school

The St. Albans State School, now the St. Albans Primary School opened in 1889 and is one of the oldest continuously operating schools in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The school was founded by early farming families shortly after the suburb itself was created by Alfred Padley and the Cosmopolitan Land & Banking Co. around the railway line. Local families needed a permanent school to replace informal or church-based teaching arrangements and this school was built. St. Albans grew dramatically after WWII due to migrant settlement and with industrial expansion in Sunshine, Tottenham, and Braybrook. The school was expanded with additional classrooms, specialist rooms (art, library, music) and larger playgrounds and assembly areas. By the 1960s–70s, the state School was a major multicultural school serving a rapidly growing suburb. For more than a century, the school has been central to migrant education, local civic life, community events and fetes The school has tight partnerships with the St. Albans High School and other local institutions. The school remains one of the longest running institutions in the district. St. Albans Primary School received its current name in 1970, when the Victorian Education Department changed all “State School” names to “Primary School.” St. Albans Primary School continues to operate on its original site and remains a key part of the educational landscape of Melbourne’s western suburbs.These photographs show how multicultural the school had become after the post WW2 migrant boom.st. albans primary school, west esplanade, st. albans, st. albans state school