Beaconsfield
OPENED : 1st - December - 1877 as Brandy Creek
RENAMED : Beaconsfield on 1st - April - 1879
Still in operation as a LPO with current postcode of 7270
Location:
Beaconsfield is located approx 42 kms north of Launceston
Post offices close to Beaconsfield were:
- Beauty Point 8 kms
- Flowery Gully 8 kms
- Sidmouth 9 kms
- Loira 11 kms
- Holwell 12 kms
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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==
SECOND ALLOCATION
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Allocated BN: 189
- Known on pictorial
== DATESTAMPS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 25th - April - 1881
- Latest recorded date: 20th - May - 1913
- Hardinge rated 1 (Very Common) in pictorial period
- Rated: RRRRR in Commonwealth Period
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- Earliest recorded date: 7th - April - 1905
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - March - 1939
- Known in blue 1934-35
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- Earliest recorded date: 25th - March - 1913
- Latest recorded date: 17th - April - 1933
- Rated: RR on pictorials
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- Earliest recorded date: 10th - November - 1931
- Latest recorded date: 23rd - January - 1935
- Rated: RRRR
- Violet ink
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- Earliest recorded date: 28th - May - 1934
- Latest recorded date: 19th - March - 1958
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - May- 1939
- Latest recorded date: 10th - May - 1959
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- Earliest recorded date: 12th - May - 1959
- Latest recorded date: 18th - Sept - 1987
- Violet 1982
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- Earliest recorded date: 29th - April - 1958
- Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - July - 1977
- Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987
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- Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
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- Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
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- Earliest recorded date: 28th - September - 1987
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Violet 1991 and 1992
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== PAID CDS ==
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- Earliest recorded date: 12th - October - 1965
- Latest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987
- "Paid at Beaconsfield" in red
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- Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- In red then 1991 then black
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Other Information
- Postcard from the early 1900's showing the Post Office with the pillars at the entrance on the left hand side.This entrance is still standing and the building is being used as the local newsagent (as of Aug 2013).The current post Office is located on the right hand side of picture replacing building approximately where horse cart is located.
- Picture of old Post Office taken 1980
- Picture of new Post Office taken 1980
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