Molonglo Settlement

Molonglo Settlement Post Office

Molonglo was originally an interment camp which later became a workman’s camp for those involved in building the new capital. The settlement was sited in the area now known as Fyshwick. A post office was established at the site of the old Molonglo Workman’s Settlement on 30 May 1922. It was operated by E A Bland. On 16 June 1922 it was designated a transfer station and on 8 January 1923 a money order office. Postal employees in 1927 included N McPherson, T.E. Francis, S Hurley and G Johnston. Linesman.

In 1928 the Assistant Post Master was Charles John Chalker. The money order office subsequently closed on 6 November 1941. On 15 March 1945 the post office closed and the office became a telephone office operated by Mary Mundy. This subsequently closed on 19 August 1946, reopening again on 26 November 1946 and operated by A L Birkett. The office finally closed on 30 November 1947.

The post office utilized a Type 2C date stamp (originally ‘NSW’ altered to ‘CCT’,  ‘FCT’ after 1927 and subsequently changed to ‘ACT’ ). ‘CCT’ recorded in 1925,  ‘FCT’ recorded between 1930 and 1948 and ‘ACT’ in 1942.