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The General Post Office, situated on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke streets in Melbourne, is the former General Post Office for Victoria, Australia. [1]Still owned by the Federal Government, the building appears on all major heritage lists: the National Trust of Victoria (Australia), the Commonwealth Heritage List, and the state of Victoria where it is noted for its fine and impressive ...
The Melbourne, also known as the settlement skyline, and Yarra River The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Pre-European settlement Aboriginal Australians settled the area for at least 30,000 years. 19th century’s timeline Main article: Foundation of Melbourne A map dating to the 1880s shows the well-established suburbs of Melbourne. 1800 ...
In May 1899, George Phillip Stevens (Manager and Electrician, General Post-office) ... 318 Collins St., Melbourne during August and September 1906.
The General Post Office was the British postal system from 1660 until 1969. ... Melbourne; General Post Office, Perth; General Post Office, Sydney; China.
The report found no suspicion of bribery but did criticise the Commonwealth Director of Works, M. Mehaffey, for failing to act on the directions of the Prime Minister not to sign the contract [9] as the direction not to sign the contract did not reach Mr Orwin, the Works Director in Sydney, until after the contract had been signed.
Royal Commission on ocean shipping service (1906) [6] British New Guinea—Royal Commission of inquiry into the present conditions, including the method of government, of the Territory of Papua, and the best means of their improvement (1906–1907) [6] Royal Commission on secret drugs, cures, and foods (1906–1907) [6]
5 May – The first electric trams begin running in Melbourne from St Kilda to Brighton. 16 June – The town of Roma, Queensland becomes the first town in Australia to be lit and powered by natural gas, however the gas reserve only lasts ten days. 16 July – The Australian Army Cadet Corps is formed.
General Post Office, Melbourne; L. List of postage rates in Australia; M. Hector Neil McLarty; P. Postage stamps and postal history of Australia; Postage stamps and ...