TitlePost and Telegraph Office, Cooroy, 1932 Additional InformationPost and Telegraph facilities were available from Cooroy railway station from 1892. It moved from the station to the present site of the Post Office in 1911. In October 1911 townspeople and the Commonwealth government decided to use the building originally built for the Noosa Shire Council Chambers in Cooroy as a Post Office. It was leased by the Post Master General for the purpose. The first Post master was a Mr Campbell. E.G. Chinnery was appointed permanent Post Master in April 1912. By January 1912 dairy farmers had very quickly taken up 18 private boxes. The Post Office also took over the recording of rainfall from the railway station, in January 1912, and by February 1912 five new telephone subscribers had also been added. The Postal Department installed a Morse Code telegraph instrument at the Cooroy post Office at the end of August 1912. In 1913 tenders where called for a new Post Office. It was erected alongside the existing building by L. Baldry in 1914. Local sawmills supplied the timber.Date1932Image NoT0999653
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