Kilcoy Post Office (since 1913) in Kilcoy, Queensland | Post office

Kilcoy Post Office (since 1913)

Locality: Kilcoy, Queensland

Phone: +61 131318

Address: 14 Kennedy Street 4515 Kilcoy, QLD, Australia

Website: http://auspost.com.au

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25.01.2022 Our mobile phone in the 80s and 90s

24.01.2022 Who remembers this, it was vintage texting, not quite a quick, but got there.

23.01.2022 It is on the new Post Office building. Emu Park is on the Capricorn Coast north east of Rockhampton.

21.01.2022 A little visitor named Luna dropped in today .

21.01.2022 Post Office, 14 Maryland Street, Stanthorpe. Today we are in Maryland Street looking at the Stanthorpe Post Office back in 1909. It replaced an earlier building... on this site that was originally a hotel building dating back to at least 1872. Sometime after the hotel closed in 1874 the post office opened up in this location, but resulted in the buildings demolition in 1885 for the construction of a purpose built post and telegraph office. That 1885 post office was then demolished around 1900 for the construction of the new post office in 1901. This building was built by John Stewart and Co. of Brisbane for 2,848 to the designs of Mr. John Smith Murdock. Mr. Murdock later went on to design the Provisional Parliament House Building in 1927. This was his last design in southern Queensland before being sent to the northern public works district. This was the first post federation post office to be built in Queensland. Prior to federation, postal services were organised by the Queensland Government and though communications were under the responsibility of the Commonwealth Government after 1901, the Queensland Department of Works continued to carry out design and documentation of post offices until 1920. During 1900 and 1910 only 5 stone post office buildings were constructed, those being Ipswich (1900), Stanthorpe (1901), Woolloongabba (1905), Cairns (1906) and Mount Morgan (1910). Sadly the Cairns post office is no longer around today. The clock pictured on the tower came from England and was installed in 1903. The building has undergone multiple alterations over the years, such as in February 1952 when a prefabricated building was erected behind the post office so that the telephone exchange could move into it. Then in 1963 then they enlarged delivery areas, amenities and a post office box lobby was created. This work involved the removal of the original chimneys, the installation of an automatic sliding aluminium entrance door, concrete steps to one of the porch entries and a ramp to the other porch entry. Today the building is still occupied by Australia Post. **The time and effort put towards compiling these articles are unpaid. Any brands or business depicted in my postings are purely coincidental and are done without remuneration. The information supplied in my articles are sourced from a variety of locations, such as newspaper archives, State Heritage Register, Council Heritage Registers, current newspaper articles, QImagery, word of mouth and many more locations. (Taken: 1909/2019) (Source: SLQ/John Prpic) (Don’t Forget To Like) See more

18.01.2022 Sandgate Post Office, 1 Bowser Parade, Sandgate. Today we are in Sandgate looking at what was the Sandgate Post and Telegraph Office around the time of its open...ing. An early post office had been operating in Sandgate since 1864 on Eagle Terrace. A new site was purchased for 800 in Bowser Parade in the 1880s which was closer to the new railway line that opened in 1882. In June 1885 the Post and Telegraph Department put a request in for the Department of Public Works to prepare plans for a new post and telegraph office for Sandgate, though with a maximum cost of 2,000. While not entirely certain, it is thought that the design was produced under supervision of the Colonial Architect, Mr. John James Clark who served between 1883 and 1885. The Postmaster General met with the Colonial Architect and the Mayor of Sandgate in February 1886. It was requested that the Sandgate Borough Council made some satisfactory arrangements to the roads before tenders could be called. In March 1886 tenders were called for its construction, but the design was said to be too expensive. The successor to Mr. Clark was Mr. George St. Paul Connolly, who appears to have oversaw new plans. Mr. Connolly was Queensland’s first locally born and trained Colonial Architect, who served until 1891. These plans were amended further to reduce costs and tenders were called in June 1886. The winning tender was awarded to Mr. William Street, a local Sandgate builder who constructed the structure for 2,025. It is believed that the bricks used for the buildings construction have likely come from Mr. Leopold Fiedler’s brickworks on Roghan Road in Zillmere. The finish on these bricks appeared to have been colour washed initially. The completed Sandgate Post and Telegraph Office opened on May 7th 1887. The upstairs portion of the building contained a residence for the postmaster, while downstairs contained a dining room, post and telegraph offices and a public area. An external detached service wing contained a kitchen, servants quarters and a wash house. The Sandgate Post Office was one of only three substantial two story brick post offices, designed by the states colonial architect and built in Brisbane region. The others were Fortitude Valley (1887) and South Brisbane (1890). In 1894 the exterior of the building was painted for the first time and has been painted ever since. A telephone service was connected to the Sandgate Post and Telegraph Office in 1898. In the early hours of Friday March 1st 1901 the Sandgate Post Office was entered through a sliding window where 1 in cash and stamps were stolen. In 1907 a telephone exchange was installed at the post office, though it was removed in 1959. In January 1924 18 year old Mr. John Clayton was charged with having stolen a number of letters with contents valuing 17 4s4d. He was employed as a telegraph messenger between November 1st 1923 and January 14th 1924. In March 1927 a tender was let to Mr. Ernest A. Ashton for 338, who made repairs and painted the building. After World War II the first floor verandas were enclosed with fibrous cement sheeting and casement windows. From 1981 the first floor was converted into office space. The building remained owned by Australia Post until March 2003 when it was sold for $390,000, but the post office appears to have remained until 2009. It was also added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2005. After the closure of the post office, the building appears to have undergone a refurbishment in 2009 judging by Google Street View images. This would have been when the building was converted into a hotel named 4017 Bar & Grill. The name was then changed in 2015 to Chandelier Bar & Grill. Ownership of the venue changed hands in 2017 and on May 13th it reopened as The Sandgate Post Office Hotel. **The time and effort put towards compiling these articles are unpaid. Any brands or business depicted in my postings are purely coincidental and are done without remuneration. The information supplied in my articles are sourced from a variety of locations, such as newspaper archives, State Heritage Register, Council Heritage Registers, current newspaper articles, QImagery, word of mouth and many more locations. (Taken: 1887/2018) (Source: SLQ/John Prpic) (Don’t Forget To Like) See more

14.01.2022 Woolloongabba Post Office, 1906 & now.

14.01.2022 "The first public telephones opened in Sydney in 1893. Telephone boxes, which included a coin operated payphone, were first produced in the Sydney Postmaster Ge...neral’s workshops. From the 1950s onwards, these red telephone boxes were commonly found in suburbs throughout Australia. Such boxes (or booths) had lighting, a door for privacy, and windows to let others know when it was in use. Often the telephone boxes included a directory of local telephone numbers and phone books. By the early 1990s, there were more than 80,000 public phone boxes across Australia. Joan Hatton’s fascination with local features included a series of photographs from the early to mid-1970s of telephone boxes, recording them prior to their removal and the advent of mobile telephones. This image is now on display as a part of our exhibition 'The Everyday Observer: Joan Hatton' which is on until 15 November. Image: Telephone Box, Montgomery Street Kogarah, NSW, date unknown. Georges River Libraries Local Studies collection." Found on: https://www.facebook.com//a.4148025583/10159742845103306/

11.01.2022 This manual telephone is a Ericcson, manufactured by L. M. Ericcson & Co, Stockholm, Sweden on 24 Jan 1911. The phone is in working order and has been installe...d in the hallway of Glenferna to be used with other old phones to connect around the Pioneer Village. This phone was gifted to the Society in 2017 by Bruce Wilson, whose parents, Jim & Kathleen (Porter) Wilson, farmed in the Obi Obi from 1957 to 1973. This farm is now owned by Greg & Hazel Woods. Many thanks to Michael Hood who has also donated old telecommunication equipment to enable this project, and to the Maleny Men’s Shed for their expertise in getting this project operational. See more

10.01.2022 You remember this, The telegram Boy from The PMG Dept. Which was all communication combined, Post. telegram.telephone. Who started their working life as a telegram boy in Australia I was in Alice springs as one age 15.

08.01.2022 Do you remember using one of these?

06.01.2022 Clayfield Post Office, 1917 (BCC photo) and now. (I know which one I prefer.)

06.01.2022 Happy 107th birthday to me!