PHOTOGRAPHS & INFORMATION ABOUT TASMANIAN POST OFFICES

[Jerry Weirich]

I recently acquired this post card of the Hobart Post Office. No date on the card and no indication of photographer.

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[Ross Ewington]

Hi Jerry

can you please provide a scan of the other side (it doesn't have to be as large)?

[Jerry Weirich]

Here you go!

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[Colin Salt]

Here are a couple of shots of the ROSS postbox taken in March 2002. Is it still in use?

[Hobbit123]

Ross
I was a buyer of some of these items. I will look them out and post some. I know that I have a rather nice PPC of Waratah PO in my postcard collection somewhere....
Patrick

[admin]

Oh dear, what have they done to the Parattah Post Office.

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[Ross Ewington]

Here are a couple of shots of the ROSS postbox taken in March 2002. Is it still in use?

Yes it is, but the paintwork and inscriptions could be given a bit of a 'touch up' ... it's seen a lot of sunlight and
had more than a few heavy frosts since 2002!!

[Ross Ewington]

TPS member Colin Salt sent this interesting article about the Baden / Rumney Huts PO (and other Southern Midlands post
offices) which was published in the DEC 1956 / JAN 1957 edition of the A(ustralian) P(ost) O(ffice) Magazine
.... thanks Colin

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Two questions arise from this article ...... has anyone seen a 20th impression of the Rumney Huts Crown Seal?
I assume that this usage is the one to which she refers "..and the daily mail bag is still stamped Rumney Huts".

and ..... whatever happened to Percy Fox's collection of Tasmanian stamps!

[Hobbit123]

I knew that I had part of the collection that Colin seems to have most of and have finally located it, but only 7 to contribute:

1. Huonville

Huonville - PM signature on reverse

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2. Lachlan

Lachlan PO in 1936.

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3. Latrobe

Latrobe PO 1972

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4. Launceston West

Launceston West 1976

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5. Lemana Junction

Lemana Junction 1972

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6. Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray 1976

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7. Mole Creek

Mole Creek 1972

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