19th Century Communication - Tanunda, SA, Australia
S 34° 31.570 E 138° 57.440
54H E 312520 N 6177606
Opposite the Tanunda Museum is a Historical Marker about forms of communication in the 19th century.
Waymark Code: WMZHA4
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 11/12/2018
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On the footpath on Murray Street, opposite the Barossa Museum, is this tall printed metal sign as a Historical Marker, outside the 'new', and infrequently used Court House. It reads:
19th Century Communication
"In 1866 the first official post and telegraph office was built on the corner of Mill Street. The building hosted the area's first demonstration of the telephone, with excited townspeople gathering to witness the historic event - a phone call to Angaston.
"The post office operated from the grand Victorian building for more than 100 years until its relocation in 1970. The building was saved from demolition by the Barossa Valley Archives and Historical Trust Inc which now operates it as a local history museum.
The Tanunda Post Office with John Walden posing front right.
"John Walden had the contract to carry mail by horse-drawn coach to the rail head in Gawler until 1911. This picture is of the departure of the last mail by coach before the railway opened.
"First licensed in 1850, the Tanunda Hotel was completed with an Angaston Marble frontage in 1945. If you look closely, older sections of the building can be seen at the rear.
Address: Murray Street, Tanunda, SA, 5352, Australia
Visited: 0810, Thursday, 31 May, 2018