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LOCATION
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Address 2 Mundy Terrace ROBE
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area Robe Council
Polygon Type B - Building footprint
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Robe Telegraph Station and Post Office
Registered Name Former Robe Telegraph Station and Post Office
Significance The Former Robe Telegraph Station and Post Office demonstrates the development of communications infrastructure in South Australia during the mid-nineteenth century. Built in 1858, it was one of the five original repeater stations built for the intercolonial telegraph line connecting Adelaide and Melbourne, the first of its kind in Australia. An additional structure was added in 1862 to house the town's post office. Consequently, the joint-facility served as an important State and regional communications hub for over a century.
Subject Index Communication (postal and tele) - Post Office; Communication (postal and tele) - Telephone Exchange; Residential - House; Communication (postal and tele) - Telegraph Station
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 24-MAR-1983
REFERENCE
LGA Robe
State Heritage ID 10361
Heritage Number 16410
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CT 5546/229 T441801 A1

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