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Inverell Post Office is historically significant because it became an important link in the network of communications in the region in the beginning of the twentieth century. Built on the same site as the earlier smaller post office, Inverell Post Office is also associated with the development of
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850:Broken Hill
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1633:Categories
1481:Flemington
1466:Camperdown
1436:Queenstown
1418:Hobart GPO
1378:Port Pirie
1334:Townsville
1292:Mudgeeraba
1249:Yungaburra
1239:Stanthorpe
1234:Ravenswood
1214:Crows Nest
1157:Queensland
1002:Wellington
976:Sydney GPO
960:Paddington
920:Macksville
885:Glen Innes
518:References
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193:Mr GF Nott
158:Designated
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1609:Perth GPO
1578:Inglewood
1573:Fremantle
1568:Claremont
1528:Traralgon
1501:Leongatha
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1257:Burketown
1219:Gladstone
1204:Cloncurry
1194:Bundaberg
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1090:Newcastle
1083:Mittagong
1076:Millfield
1062:Kurrajong
1048:Haymarket
855:Byron Bay
820:Annandale
792:Australia
732:CC-BY 4.0
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1486:Hamilton
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945:Narrabri
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286:Newstead
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1583:Northam
1543:Geelong
1523:Stawell
1496:Kyneton
1461:Bendigo
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271:History
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987:Temora
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599:2 June
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