Morwell Buildings
| Morwell Courthouse |
Morwell Court House Situated at western end of Commercial Rd. Morwell Building commenced in Built 1955 and officially opened on 7th March 1957 by Victorian Chief Secretary Mr. A. G. Rylah. Construction Cost £30,000 |
| Ex. Colonial / National Bank |
Ex. Colonial / National Bank Situated South Side of Commercial Road, Morwell Completed in 1888, constructed of rendered brick, 14 rooms Including 4 bedrooms. Built by Mr. J. F. Kinder of Morwell |
| Masonic Temple |
Situated on west end of Hazelwood Road, Morwell, next to Library... Foundation stone laid by D. McKay - (Past Grand Junior Deacon) on 28th January 1927. Temple built at a cost of approx. £2,000. |
| La Mode Factory |
Church Street Morwell Cnr. Winifred and Church Street |
| La Mode Factory and Surrounding township |
Church Street Morwell Cnr. Winifred and Church Street Aerial View |
| Commercial Road Primary School No.2136 |
Built in 1880. This 1917 photograph shows Head Teacher Mr. C. Hart and teachers Miss Ridgeway, Miss L. Peterson and Miss Kath Rintoull. |
| Bachelor huts for A.P.M. workers in Hoyle Street Morwell |
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| Mechanics Institute |
Situated on S-W corner of George and Tarwin Street (Fossick and Find)
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| Morwell Town Hall |
Morwell Town Hall Commercial Road, Morwell
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| A.J. Foster's Blacksmith Shop |
c1935 Corner of Church and Station Streets (now Princes Drive) Site of present Post Office |
| Shire Office |
The second Shire Office in Commercial Road Morwell |
| Dayble's Blacksmith Shop |
N/E Corner of Church and Station Street (Princes Drive) |
| Morwell Post Office |
The original location on the corner of Commercial Road and Tarwin Street Built in ?, relocated to present location on the corner of Princes Drive and Church Street. |
| Our Post Office at Morwell has had five different sites |
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| 1. The first postal service was provided from the railway station soon after the arrival of the first train, 1st June, 1877. The official name for this post office was the Morwell Station Post Office. It was merely a branch of the Morwell Bridge Post office. |
| Mr. W. H. Mitchell, the assistant at the Morwell Station in 1877 says that he was the first post-master for Morwell. Perhaps he was also, unofficially, the first station-master, though the official records accord this honour to Mr. J. Hayes. The second station-master was J. Hyens (1878) and the third J. Holland (1879). We can assume that since the post-mistress in 1880 was Mrs. Holland, that up till then, the mail was still handled at the station. |
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| 2. The next base, 1880-1886 seems to have been an annex of C. O. Gilbert's store in Commercial Road. The post-mistresses in charge were: Mrs. Mary Holland in 1880, Miss M. Feely in 1881, Alice Neville from 1882 to 1884 and Miss Dean from 1884 to 1886. |
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| 3. The next move was to the north-west corner of Tarwin and George Streets (where Fossick and Find store is now situated). 1886-1892. Post Mistresses were: |
| 1886:- Miss Dean |
| 1882 - 1884:- Alice Neville |
| 1887-1891:- Miss Murray |
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| 4. In 1892, a magnificent new, double story place was built on the corner of Commercial Road and Tarwin Street, where the Commonwealth Bank now stands. For the next 60 years, this was the dominant building in Morwell, the heart of the township. Those in charge of the Post Office during this period were: |
| 1892-1902 Eliza Vigar | 1922-1926 Frank Rogerson |
| 1903-1905 Maria King | 1926-1936 George E. Hill |
| 1905-1907 Agnes Kane | 1936-1937 William J. Birch |
| 1907-1910 Mary Pick | 1937-1944 David Charles |
| 1910-1912 Martha McDonough | 1944-1949 Thomas J. Burley |
| 1912-1918 William Pierre Gaw | 1949-1952 Robert L. Larmour |
| 1919-1922 A. McLean | 1952-1955 John A. Hughes |
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| 5. The present Post Office at the corner of Church Street and Princes Highway was built in 1955. The Postmasters here have been: |
| 1955-1967 John A. Hughes |
| 1967-1974 Herbert T. Christie |
| 1974-1979 Colin D. Paul |
