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'''Location:'''
 
  
situated 7km south of [[Rosebery]] on Tasmania's West Coast, the no longer town of Williamsford was located at -41.49'34" South, 145.30'29" East. Williamsford was called [[Deep Lead]] untill 1-Apr-1899.
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'''Opened (as Deep Lead): 21-Mar-1898 · Re-named Williamsford: 1-April-1899 · Closed: 18-June-1976'''
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'''Location: situated 7km south of '''[[Rosebery]]''' on Tasmania's West Coast, Williamsford was located at -41.49'34" South, 145.30'29" East'''
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* Williamsford was called '''[[Deep Lead]]''' until 1-Apr-1899.
  
 
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file: williamsford map.JPG </gallery>
 
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file: williamsford map.JPG </gallery>
  
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see [http://maps.google.com.au/maps?rlz=1T4ACAW_en___AU330&q=Liena,+Tasmania&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0xaa7a5894b3caf37d:0x403c94dd0ddee30,Liena+TAS&gl=au&ei=edXcTYLWLY-isAP_4qWSBw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ8gEwAA Google Map] for an enlargement
  
see [http://maps.google.com.au/maps?rlz=1T4ACAW_en___AU330&q=Liena,+Tasmania&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0xaa7a5894b3caf37d:0x403c94dd0ddee30,Liena+TAS&gl=au&ei=edXcTYLWLY-isAP_4qWSBw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ8gEwAA Google Map] for an enlargement
 
  
  
Opened (as Deep Lead): '''21-Mar-1898'''· Closed: '''18-June-1976'''
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==Barred Numeral==
  
  
==Barred Numeral==
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* BN213 was reallocated to '''[[Deep Lead]]''' from 21-Mar-1898
  
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* BN213 was previously used at '''[[Golconda]]''' (1880-1883), '''[[Wyniford River]]''' (1883-1894) and '''[[Dundas Junction]]''' (1891-1894).
  
BN213 was reallocated to Deep Lead from 21-Mar-1898. BN213 was previously used at [[Golconda]] (1880-1883), [[Wyniford River]] (1883-1894) and [[Dundas Junction]] (1891-1894).
 
  
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== Datestamps ==
 
== Datestamps ==
  
 
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'''Type 1a'''
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'''[[Type 1a]]'''
  
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williamsford type 1a (2).jpg </gallery>
  
 
Earliest recorded date: '''9-May-1899''' · Latest recorded date: '''7-Jan-1937'''
 
Earliest recorded date: '''9-May-1899''' · Latest recorded date: '''7-Jan-1937'''
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Earliest recorded date: '''13-Apr-1937''' · Latest recorded date: '''9-Sep-1969'''
 
Earliest recorded date: '''13-Apr-1937''' · Latest recorded date: '''9-Sep-1969'''
 
   
 
   
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'''Type 5(s)'''
 
'''Type 5(s)'''
  
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Earliest recorded date: '''18-Oct-1969''' · Latest recorded date: '''18-Jun-1976'''
 
Earliest recorded date: '''18-Oct-1969''' · Latest recorded date: '''18-Jun-1976'''
  
 
   
 
   
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25-Oct-1898 - The Deep Lead Post Office has been removed to the railway station and Mr D J Sullivan appointed master thereat.
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* 25-Oct-1898 - The Deep Lead Post Office has been removed to the railway station and Mr D J Sullivan appointed master thereat.
  
31-Oct-1915 - The post office was destroyed in a fire.
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* 31-Oct-1915 - The post office was destroyed in a fire.
  
 
== Links & References ==
 
== Links & References ==

Latest revision as of 23:46, 3 August 2014

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Opened (as Deep Lead): 21-Mar-1898 · Re-named Williamsford: 1-April-1899 · Closed: 18-June-1976


Location: situated 7km south of Rosebery on Tasmania's West Coast, Williamsford was located at -41.49'34" South, 145.30'29" East

  • Williamsford was called Deep Lead until 1-Apr-1899.

see Google Map for an enlargement


Barred Numeral[edit]

  • BN213 was reallocated to Deep Lead from 21-Mar-1898


Datestamps[edit]

Type 1a

Earliest recorded date: 9-May-1899 · Latest recorded date: 7-Jan-1937

  • Found in violet and blue 1909


Report an earlier or later use of the Type 1a datestamp here


Type 5

Earliest recorded date: 13-Apr-1937 · Latest recorded date: 9-Sep-1969

Report an earlier or later use of the Type 5 datestamp here


Type 5(s)

Earliest recorded date: 18-Oct-1969 · Latest recorded date: 18-Jun-1976


Report an earlier or later use of the Type 5(s) datestamp here



To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Information[edit]

  • 25-Oct-1898 - The Deep Lead Post Office has been removed to the railway station and Mr D J Sullivan appointed master thereat.
  • 31-Oct-1915 - The post office was destroyed in a fire.

Links & References[edit]

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Please contact GRD to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.