Post Office, Main Street, Mornington

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Post Office, Main Street, Mornington

DATE1967

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.89

HISTORY

The post office was a major public building in the town, the first post office was opened in 1861 and this building was erected 1863-64, coinciding with the provision of the electric telegraph services in the town. It remains as a community building and is the Mornington & District Historical Society ‘Old Post Office’
Museum

DESCRIPTION

A front view of the Old Post Office, Mornington, which was modernised in 1967

SUBJECTS

Post offices

KEYWORDS

Mornington, Post Telegraph & Telephone, Post offices, Schnapper