A commemorative pre-stamped envelope will be issued on 13 March 1980 to celebrate the International Wine and Food Convention. The major functions will be held in Melbourne and Sydney and this will be the first occasion that Australia has hosted the International Wine and Food Convention. Details Date of…
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Australia Philately: Australian Stamp Bulletin No.146 – March 1980
Australia Philately: Lakemba (2195)
The new Lakemba Post Office was opened on 2 May 1925 by P E Coleman, M.P., as a post and telegraphic office. The official opening was presided over by the Mayor of Canterbury, Alderman Ewan, and Mrs Coleman was the first to send a telegraphic message from the new office.…
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The new Grenfell Post Office was constructed c.1922 by local contractors, W Guthrie & Son. 1980 Grenfell became a first day of issue postmarker office on 20 February 1980. References COUNTRY NEWS. (1922, July 18). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 10.
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Boolaroo Post Office, located on the corner of Main Rd and Seventh Ave, was constructed in 1924. It was sold in the late 1990s. 1980 Boolaroo became a first day of issue postmarker office on 20 February 1980.
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The first special issued for 1980 will feature Dogs of Australia and will go on sale 20 February 1980. There are five stamps and the values are 20c, 25c, 35c, 50c, 55c. The dogs featured in this special issue are the Dingo, and the four working dogs of Australia, the…
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Australia Philately: N.S.W. Stamp Promotion Council – ASPC 151 (Card 1 HMS Sirius)
Burthen: 511 and 89/94ths tons Length of lower deck: 110 feet 5 inches Breadth: 32 feet 9 inches Depth in hold: 12 feet 9 inches Originally built for the East India Trade was burnt to the waterline on her first loading. Rebuilt in 1781 as a storeship for the West…
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MATTHEW FLINDERS (1774-1814) Born England. Joined Navy as a boy, served under Capt. (later Admiral) William Bligh. With surgeon George Bass proved Tasmania was an island and later circumnavigated the Continent of Australia (1802-1803). Spent 6 years as prisoner of French on island of Mauritius, was released in 1810, returned…
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A 20c stamp featuring Matthew Flinders will be issued on 23 January 1980 to commemorate Australia Day 1980. Although Matthew Flinders was not personally involved in the landing of the First Fleet and the commencement of the permanent settlement in the colony of New South Wales on 26 January 1788,…
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