Reference numberLH000559DescriptionThe Post Office at Cliff Street was opened 10.08.1889. It was convenient for the mail steamers berthed nearby. Note the hitching rails; the notice boards with shipping intelligence on the right and tenders and postal notices on the left; the woman with the baby carriage. Use of this post office ceased when all post office business moved to Market Street in 1907. From 1911, the old post office was the offfice of the D. N. O. and the Naval Drill Hall until the establishment of H.M.A.S. Leeuwin at Preston Point. The building was demolished in July 1965.Date1905Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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