Kingston Beach Post Office Closure: 30 June 2014

[Matt]

Kingston Beach Post Office Closure: 30 June 2014


"Due to continued falling sales in newspapers and postal services, and an unsustainable rise in rental costs we will regrettably cease trading at the end of the month."

I am not aware of any plans for the business to be taken over by anyone else, so the end of the post office for that community.

[Ross Ewington]

Thanks for reporting that Matt ...pity there's not another mixed business in the area that could take over the PO licence...it's a bit of 'a walk' from there to Kingston or Blackman's Bay ... better start getting your 'last day covers' ready!

It would be good if someone can get per favour impressions of all the post office-related handstamps currently in use there before the office closes - any volunteers??

[Ross Ewington]

The BARRINGTON licensed post office (near Sheffield) is also closing on June 30th.
Local store has become non-viable so closing down and taking the PO with it (similar to the situation at Kingston Beach)!

[John Hardinge]

Post Office closures since 2005:

Gretna 28/2/2009(to a CPA)
Highclere 29/3/2009
Stowport 30/6/2009
Windmill Hill 28/11/2009
Glen Huon 31/12/2010
Cremorne 11/3/2011
Frankford 6/4/2013(to a CPA)
Barrington 30/6/2014
Kingston Beach 30/6/2014
Elwick 30/4/2016

The numbers continue to fall....

[John Hardinge]

Add to that Cooee, also a 2013 closer.

[John Hardinge]

You can also add the following closures:

Branxholm 8/9/14
Hillwood 31/5/16
Taroona 30/6/17

Numbers are going down all the time.