Post and Telegraph Offices, Flinders Street, Townsville, 1890 (146/196)

Post and Telegraph Offices, Flinders Street, Townsville, 1890

The Townsville Post and Telegraph Office’s construction commenced in 1886, designed by colonial architect John James Clark who also designed Brisbane’s well-known Treasury Building. If you’re familiar with the Townsville Post Office, you might well be wondering why the clock tower looks so very different today than in this picture.

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