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31-August-2021
Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The plaque commemorates the first mail delivery on horseback from Adelaide to Encounter Bay in 1839.
The first South Australian Post Office Act was passed in 1839, fixing the rates for postage, and the first ‘letter carrier’ was appointed the same year. The earliest mail deliveries to country places were carried by the Police to Willunga and Encounter Bay.
Location
| Address: | Bay Road & Maude Street, Victor Harbor, 5211 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.562255 Long: 138.603671 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Colonial |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA Commemorating
First Mail Delivery On Horseback 1839
ADELAIDE TO ENCOUNTER BAY
Re-enacted 21. 10. 1986
Truslove`s Store & Post Office
Erected In This Vicinity 1855
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