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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
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