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Old Wollongong Telegraph and Post Office

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Former Wollongong Post Office
Former Wollongong Post Office

The Old Wollongong Telegraph and Post Office is a heritage-listed former government offices, telegraph station and post office and now local history museum at 11 Market Street, Wollongong, in the City of Wollongong local government area of New South Wales, Australia. James Barnet designed the 1882 extension and expansion. The telegraph and post office was built from 1864 to 1882 in varying stage by S. E. Bloomfield (1864), George Brown (1870), George Billings (1882), Andrew Herd (1885) and the NSW Government (c. 1939). It is also known as Illawarra Historical Society Museum; Wollongong Museum; and Illawarra Museum. The property is owned by Wollongong City Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 27 February 2015.

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Old Wollongong Telegraph and Post Office
Queens Parade, Wollongong City Council Wollongong

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Illawarra Historical Society Inc & Illawarra Museum

Queens Parade
2500 Wollongong City Council, Wollongong
New South Wales, Australia
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