The original Wollongong post office was constructed in 1882.
On 23 September 1968, a new building was officially opened by Postmaster-General Alan Hulme as the Wollongong Post Office and Telephone Exchange. The new building cost $1,226,400.
Wollongong Central post office in Piccadilly Centre closed at noon on Saturday, 21 September 1968 and was not re-opened. The older Wollongong site became the Wollongong East post office.
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References
- Post Office opening (1968, September 5). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 12.
- WIN Television (Television station : Illawarra, N.S.W.), The new Wollongong Post Office will open on 23 September 1968 (20 September 1968). University of Wollongong Archives, accessed 20/09/2024, https://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/15909
