Difference between revisions of "Beulah"

Revision as of 14:28, 4 September 2013

Location:

• situated 14km south east of Sheffield.

• nearby post offices included Lower Beulah with a Receiving House at the Beulah State School

see Google Map for an enlargement

Opened: 1-Nov-1887 · Closed: 31-Jul-1975

Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation BN174

• Allocated BN174 from 1-Nov-1887. BN174 was previously used at Cascade River.

• Rated RRR

Datestamps

Type 1b

• Earliest recorded date: 28-Nov-1887 · Latest recorded date: 28-Dec-1920

• Rated RR during Commonwealth period

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Type 1b(x)

• Earliest recorded date: 12-May-1921 · Latest recorded date: 9-Jan-1938

• Type 1b with * removed

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Type 5

• Earliest recorded date: 1-Sep-1938 · Latest recorded date: 23-Sep-1969

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Type 5(s)

• Earliest recorded date: 15-Oct-1969 · Latest recorded date: 31-Jul-1975

• Rated

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Other Information

24-AUG-1903 The North Western Advocate and Emu Bay Times - Notice of tenders for the period 1904-06 for conveyance of mails (2 items relating to Beulah):

• - To and from turn-off on Railton and Sheffield Road and Beulah via Stoodley, tri-weekly each way.
• - To and from Beulah Post Office and State School, tri-weekly each way.

The above 2 notices were 2 items in a large groups of mail carriage tenders and show that Beulah was to have a 3 times weekly mail delivery and that mail was moved between the Post Office and the Receiving House at the school also 3 times weekly.

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