Williamsford
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.
see Google Map for an enlargement
Opened (as Deep Lead): 21-Mar-1898· Closed: 18-June-1976
Barred Numeral
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).
Datestamps
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Type 1a
Earliest recorded date: 9-May-1899 · Latest recorded date: 7-Jan-1937
- Found in violet and blue 1909
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Type 5
Earliest recorded date: 13-Apr-1937 · Latest recorded date: 9-Sep-1969
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Type 5(s)
Earliest recorded date: 18-Oct-1969 · Latest recorded date: 18-Jun-1976
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Other Information
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
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