Everything about Geelong Post Office totally explained
The current
Geelong Post Office opened in
1994 and is located on the corner of Gheringhap and Little Myers Streets. The original post office was located on the corner of Ryrie and Gheringhap Streets. The
Geelong Telegraph Station was located next door.
History
The first post office in
Geelong was a corner of a store in Barwon Terrace,
South Geelong. From August 1842 the
Geelong Advertiser office was used as a post office.
A permanent post office was completed in 1857 on the corner of Ryrie and Gheringhap Streets. It was demolished in 1889 to make way for the building that stands on the site today. The new building was opened in 1891, with one major omission - the
clock tower didn't have a clock in it.
Work on providing a
clock and
chimes didn't start until July 1911, with a
London firm contracted to supply the timepiece. Five
bells were provided, the largest one weighing 15
hundredweight (approximately 765 kilograms). Each clock face was 2.5 metres in size, the hour hands are 1 metre long, and the minute hands 1.25 metres long.
Today
The Post Office was relocated to its current site by
Australia Post in 1994. The building was purchased by the
City of Greater Geelong for the use of community groups.
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