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The Cliff Street Post Office, designed by George Temple-Poole, was opened in 1889 and was used until 1907 when the current Post Office in Market Street came into service. It was demolished in 1965, and the site is now used by NDU as a carpark.
Fremantle Library image #559, c. 1905. The Post Office at Cliff Street was opened 10.08.1889. It was convenient for the mail steamers berthed nearby. Note the hitching rails; the notice boards with shipping intelligence on the right and tenders and postal notices on the left; the woman with the baby carriage. Use of this post office ceased when all post office business moved to Market Street in 1907. From 1911, the old post office was the offfice of the D. N. O. and the Naval Drill Hall until the establishment of H.M.A.S. Leeuwin at Preston Point. The building was demolished in July 1965.
On the right is the Cliff Street Post Office (opened 10.08.1889). Note the horse hitching rails and the notice boards for shipping news. On the corner of Croke Street is the Pier Hotel, with an advertisement for Port Brewery Ship Brand Pale Ale. The hotel was opened in 1873 and demolished in 1955. (Fremantle History Centre photo no. 604, c1903)
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