The current Geelong Post Office opened in 1994 and is located on the corner of Gheringhap and Little Myers Streets. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The original post office was located on the corner of Ryrie and Gheringhap Streets. The Geelong Telegraph Station was located next door.
History
The first post office in Geelong was a corner of a store in Barwon Terrace, South Geelong. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state South Geelong also referred to as Geelong South, is a residential and industrial From August 1842 the Geelong Advertiser office was used as a post office. The Geelong Advertiser is a daily newspaper servicing Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the Bellarine Peninsula and surrounding areas
A permanent post office was completed in 1857 on the corner of Ryrie and Gheringhap Streets. It was demolished in 1889 to make way for the building that stands on the site today. The new building was opened in 1891, with one major omission - the clock tower did not have a clock in it. A clock tower is a Tower built with one or more (often four Clock faces.
Work on providing a clock and chimes did not start until July 1911, with a London firm contracted to supply the timepiece. Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput, or Clock is a gene which encodes proteins regulating Circadian rhythm. Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are Musical instruments in the percussion family London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Five bells were provided, the largest one weighing 15 hundredweight (approximately 765 kilograms). A bell is a simple Sound -making device The bell is a Percussion instrument and an Idiophone. Hundred weight or hundredweight is a Unit of measurement for Mass in U Each clock face was 2. 5 metres in size, the hour hands are 1 metre long, and the minute hands 1. 25 metres long.
Today
The Post Office was relocated to its current site by Australia Post in 1994. | industry = Post | products = Postal service, Office supplies, Greeting cards | revenue = $4 The building was purchased by the City of Greater Geelong for the use of community groups. The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia.
References
- City of Greater Geelong purchases post office
- Post Office - Geelong
- Peter Begg (1990). Geelong - The First 150 Years. Globe Press. ISBN 0-9592863-5-7
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