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Cronulla Post Office
Cronulla Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 41 Cronulla Street, Cronulla, New South Wales, Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Edwin Hubert Henderson of the Department of Works and Railways, Commonwealth Department of Works and Railways and built in 1924. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 August 2012. History The local area was known as "Cronulla Beaches" from the early decades of the nineteenth century, but remained largely undeveloped. In the 1860s Thomas Holt (Australian politician), Thomas Holt acquired a large part of the future shire, and placed tenant farmers on the land. Sutherland Shire was proclaimed in 1906, but by World War I the area remained semi rural in character. The population began to increase after this period, and with a large population increase following World War II, Cronulla became more suburban in character. The first post office in Cronulla opened in 1891 in the Oriental Hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cronulla, New South Wales
Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ..., Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Western Sydney, Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Cronulla is located on a peninsula framed by Botany Bay to the north, Bate Bay to the east, Port Hacking to the south, and Gunnamatta Bay to the west. The neighbouring suburb of Woolooware, New South Wales, Woolooware lies to the west of Cronulla, and Burraneer, New South Wales, Burraneer lies to the southwest. The Kurnell Cronulla sand dunes, Kurnell Peni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
