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The '''Fremantle Post Office''' located in [[Market Street, Fremantle]] was designed by [[Hillson Beasley]] of the [[Public Works Department (Western Australia)|Public Works Department]], planned in 1906<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82401160 |title=Fremantle Post Office. |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth |date=12 June 1906 |access-date=20 November 2012 |page=10 Edition: THIRD EDITION |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and opened in 1907. It was renovated during the [[Centenary of Western Australia|Western Australian Centenary]] year of 1929,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32282465 |title=Renovating the Fremantle POST OFFICE. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=24 May 1929 |access-date=20 November 2012 |page=24 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and again in 1987 for the [[1987 America's Cup|America's Cup]] challenge. |
The '''Fremantle Post Office''' located in [[Market Street, Fremantle]] was designed by [[Hillson Beasley]] of the [[Public Works Department (Western Australia)|Public Works Department]], planned in 1906<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82401160 |title=Fremantle Post Office. |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth |date=12 June 1906 |access-date=20 November 2012 |page=10 Edition: THIRD EDITION |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and opened in 1907. It was renovated during the [[Centenary of Western Australia|Western Australian Centenary]] year of 1929,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32282465 |title=Renovating the Fremantle POST OFFICE. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=24 May 1929 |access-date=20 November 2012 |page=24 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and again in 1987 for the [[1987 America's Cup|America's Cup]] challenge. Following a rain storm in August 2022,<ref>https://heraldonlinejournal.com/2022/08/05/ceiling-collapses/</ref> the ceiling collapsed, and the Post Office operations have been temporarily moved to other locations in Fremantle. Currently, the post office is operating from 22 Queen Street, Fremantle.<ref>https://auspost.com.au/locate/post-office/WA/Fremantle/6160/Fremantle-Post-Shop-634775</ref> |
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A site on the other (east) side of Market Street, and further south, was also considered in 1905 as a location for the new post office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25522613 |title=The Fremantle Post-Office. |newspaper=[[Perth Gazette]] |location=Perth |date=31 August 1905 |access-date=5 May 2014 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The shops along Market Street and bordered by Cantonment Street and High Street were to be resumed, and a new building built; this never eventuated. |
A site on the other (east) side of Market Street, and further south, was also considered in 1905 as a location for the new post office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25522613 |title=The Fremantle Post-Office. |newspaper=[[Perth Gazette]] |location=Perth |date=31 August 1905 |access-date=5 May 2014 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The shops along Market Street and bordered by Cantonment Street and High Street were to be resumed, and a new building built; this never eventuated. |
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| Type | Historic building |
| Location | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°03′12″S 115°44′45″E / 32.0533°S 115.7458°E |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 6 February 1996 |
| Reference no. | 951 |
The Fremantle Post Office located in Market Street, Fremantle was designed by Hillson Beasley of the Public Works Department, planned in 1906[1] and opened in 1907. It was renovated during the Western Australian Centenary year of 1929,[2] and again in 1987 for the America's Cup challenge. Following a rain storm in August 2022,[3] the ceiling collapsed, and the Post Office operations have been temporarily moved to other locations in Fremantle. Currently, the post office is operating from 22 Queen Street, Fremantle.[4]
A site on the other (east) side of Market Street, and further south, was also considered in 1905 as a location for the new post office.[5] The shops along Market Street and bordered by Cantonment Street and High Street were to be resumed, and a new building built; this never eventuated.
The building is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[6]
References
- ^ "Fremantle Post Office". The Daily News. Perth. 12 June 1906. p. 10 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved 20 November 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Renovating the Fremantle POST OFFICE". The West Australian. Perth. 24 May 1929. p. 24. Retrieved 20 November 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ https://heraldonlinejournal.com/2022/08/05/ceiling-collapses/
- ^ https://auspost.com.au/locate/post-office/WA/Fremantle/6160/Fremantle-Post-Shop-634775
- ^ "The Fremantle Post-Office". Perth Gazette. Perth. 31 August 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 5 May 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fremantle Post Office, 13-15 Market St, Fremantle, WA, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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