OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Old Mornington Post Office Mornington

DATE1967

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.226

HISTORY

The first Mornington 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

DESCRIPTION

A front view of the painted brick Post Office building with a slate roof and corner wooden verandah or portico, the old styled weighing machine is situated out the front of the building on the Main Street side, the corrugated tin sheds used by the Post Office can be seen at the rear of the building

SUBJECTS

Buildings, Structures and Establishments, Post Offices, Postal Services

KEYWORDS

Buildings, Structures and Establishments, Mornington, Mornington Post Office, Post Offices, Postal Services