Miena
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Location: 41° 59' 0" South, 146° 44' 0" East
- situated at the southern end of the Great Lake approx. 23km NE of Bronte Park
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- Great Lake renamed Miena: 01-JAN-1901 · Closed: 22-APR-1942
- Free Bag 1942/1959
- Reopened: 14-FEB-1957 as a Telephone Office · Closed: 31-MAR-1969
Datestamps[edit]
- Earliest recorded date: 02-FEB-1921 · Latest recorded date: 18-AUG-1940
- Rated R
- Datestamp was ordered on 31-DEC-1920 · reported in blue ink in 1926
Report an earlier or later use of the Type 2d datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 06-FEB-1969 · Latest recorded date: 02-MAR-1969
- Rated RRRRR
- Although a T.O. it is known that the datestamp was used to cancel mail
Report an earlier or later use of the Type 5s datestamp here
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page |
Other Information[edit]
- report in The Mercury regarding response by the Bothwell Council to the closure of the Mienapost office
- further comment in The Mercury from January 1944 re the lack of postal and telephone facilities at Miena
Links & References[edit]
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page |
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