The original Dandenong post office was opened on 1 July 1848.
A building opened on Lonsdale Street in mid-1962 at a cost of £173,000. The building was constructed of concrete and steel, with aluminium windows fitted with vertical aluminium shutters. A rock garden was planted outside to compliment the row of ten aluminmum phone cabinets.
Dandenong became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 November 1970.
References
- Post Office Encourages New Architectural Trends (1965, July 2). The Australian Jewish Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1935 – 1968), p. S10 (The Australian JEWISH HERALD BUILDING and HOME IMPROVEMENT SUPPLEMENT).
- Wikipedia: Dandenong, Victoria
