GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILT 1 YEAR AFTER MELBOURNE WAS FOUND DEAD IN 1835! TARTARIAN HUNTERS MELBOURNE

Just bare in mind melbourne was Found Dead in 1835 and by 1836 with a colony of 12 we got to work on a FUCK OFF MASSIVE post office to make sure our letters home to grandma go there in time!!! That makes total sense. Because we def needed a post office this size for our very important letters! #History is a lie!

Here is the official Lie.
Standing on the corner of Bourke Street and Elizabeth Street in the heart of Melbourne's CBD is the Melbourne General Post Office - or the GPO as we say. John Batman was appointed as the first Postmaster in 1836. In 1842 the first government building for postal services in Melbourne was opened.

In 1859, the foundation stone was laid on its present site and built in the Renaissance Revival style designed by A.E.Johnson. The building was extended in 1887 - a third storey was added along with the famous clock tower which quickly became a city landmark.

Cessation of the GPO
In 1992, Australia Post announced plans to end Melbourne’s GPO’s major postal role. The GPO ceased to function as an office of Australia Post in 2001 and plans for an upmarket shopping mall were approved. The hall was almost gutted by fire in 2001, but the building was restored. This photo shows the inside of the sorting hall after restoration and conversion into a shopping mall. The modern design retains many of the important heritage aspects of the site

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