Staverton Railway (Station)

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Location: 41° 23' 60 S, Longitude: 146° 13' 60 E



  • the post office opened on 13-SEP-1915 and was renamed Dasher on 03-JAN-1917


Datestamp[edit]

Type R1

Reads "Staverton Rly. · Tasmania" as the office name

  • Earliest recorded date: 04-OCT-1915 · Latest recorded date: 09-NOV-1916
  • Rated RRRR

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To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

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Other Information[edit]

The reason for the name change in January 1917 to Dasher remains obscure but this notice of proceedings of the Kentish Municipal Council published in The Examiner on Wednesday, 08-AUG-1917 sheds some light on the name change from Dasher to Roland later in the same year.


Links & References[edit]

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


  • Book: "The Railton-Roland Branch Line: A History Of Railways In The Municipality Of Kentish" by L. Fisher & B. Wells; 2nd edition 2008; ISBN 9780646489186


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