First Post Office in Kangaloon, NSW
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tuena
S 34° 33.253 E 150° 32.135
56H E 273880 N 6173631
A brass plaque on a marble block records the first post office in the locality of Kangaloon.
Waymark Code: WMRCEJ
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/08/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Rigger64
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The plaque was erected by the Wingecarribee Shire Council. Kangaloon is a locality of small farms with several homes beside the road at this location. There is no longer a post office here.

The plaque is worded:

"Kangaloon Post Office.
The first Post Office in the district
of Kangaloon was opened
in a store on this site on 1st January 1864
by William Robert Russell.
The Post Office was closed on 22nd February 1981.
Erected by
The Wingecarribee Shire Council."

Age/Event Date: 1/1/1864 and 22/2/1981

Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only

Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed

Related Website: Not listed

Historic Resources.: Not listed
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