Architectural plans of the Post and Telegraph Office, Townsville

Architectural plans of the Post and Telegraph Office, Townsville
The Townsville Post and Telegraph Office on Flinders Street was erected between 1886 and 1888. This plan includes the materials and cost of the building whilst under construction.
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Buildings Plans Post Office

Time

1880s

Place

Townsville

Tags

Architecture Heritage
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- Post Office, Townsville, c1962
- Post and Telegraph Offices, Townsville, c 1890
Source
QSA Series ID 17690, Architectural Drawings of Public Buildings
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Background

The Post Office was constructed in 1886 at a cost of £17,235. Dennis Kellcher submitted a tender and carried out extensions in 1888, while a clock tower was built by Henry L Davis & Co. Chimes were imported from England in 1889 and installed by 1891. As a result of severe bomb damage done to buildings in Darwin, the clocktower was dismantled in 1942 and the mechanism was stored away. A greatly modified tower was built in 1963-64 by JE Allen & Co. of Townsville at a cost of £42,135. The interior was also modernisation at this time. Because of its prominent location, the Post Office often became the scene of political rallies around a speaker on a soap box.

Courtesy of the Queensland Heritage Register