Hackett

Hackett Post Office

Located in Hackett Place, Hackett, at the local shopping centre, 6 kms north east of the city centre, Hackett post office opened as a post and telephone office with money order facilities on 26 September 1966, following a short delay in completion of construction. The Official Opening of the Office had previously been scheduled for 12 September 1966. The Office closed on 4 May 1997.

On opening the office utilized Relief date stamp ‘107 ACT AUST’ followed by Type 3D(i) ‘ACT’ date stamp recorded between 1966 and 1967. The circular date stamp was reported stolen on 9 August 1972. A Type 4A(i) ‘ACT’ post code 2602 date stamp is recorded between 1973 and 1991. A Type 4F ‘ACT’ date stamp is recorded in 1994.