Goulburn Post Office, Heritage post office in Goulburn, Australia.
The Goulburn Post Office is a Victorian Italianate building with a symmetrical facade located on Auburn Street in the New South Wales regional center. The structure showcases detailed brickwork and classical design elements that exemplify the postal architecture of the period.
Colonial Architect James Barnet designed the building, which was constructed between 1880 and 1881 by F. Horn to serve the expanding regional center. Its completion reflected the period of postal infrastructure development across New South Wales.
The building represents the evolution of postal services in New South Wales, marking the transition from mounted police delivery to modern communication systems.
The building continues to function as a working post office offering standard postal services and parcel collection through secure lockers. Visitors should plan visits during regular business hours when the facility is fully operational.
The building features an original clock mechanism that has kept time for the community since its construction over a century ago. This working timepiece reflects how post offices once functioned as public timekeeping centers for regional areas.
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