post office
Ann Petersen
Ann Petersen with the last post office car, possibly a Consul
Ann delivered telegrams for the post office
Elephants in Hastings 1967
Post & Telegraph Office in background
Post Office
Hastings Post and Telegraph Office, corner of Queen and Russell Streets, Hastings
Opened 10 October 1932
Designed by Government architect, JT Mair
Post Office
Hastings Post and Telegraph Office, corner of Queen and Russell Streets, Hastings
Left side of road – Post Office; WA Williamson, GPO Bookshop, [?] Stationer, Lending Library; HB Poppelwell and Company; Maurice Boshier, Signwriter and Window Dresser; Ingram’s Groceries; Westerman’s across Heretaunga Street
Right side of road – advertising boards for Baird’s and Duco-a Ard [?]
Car number plates 70.301, 91.851, 91.465[?], 91.83[?]
Post Office
Post Office, corner of Queen and Russell Streets, Hastings
Street address 131 Russell Street North
New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register Category 2, Number 1087.
Built 1932 by HW Abbott
Architect – JT Main, Government Architect
Stripped Classical style; wrought iron above the doors with initials GvR, (George V Rex, George the 5th King)
At the time Queen Street traffic was one way (part of the “ring road”)
Currently (2015) the Hastings Health Centre
Post Office, Hastings
Official photograph
“The Post Office, Hastings, N.Z. “
Text on signs –
“QUEEN’S CHAMBERS
Seedsmen A.W. KUMMER & CO. Florists.”
Post Office Hastings 1902
Photo caption – “The Hastings Post Office (at corner of Queen Street and Russell Street) decorated for the coronation of King Edward [VII] in 1902.”
Post Office Hastings 1910
Hastings Post Office, 1910
Photo caption – “Driver of the front cab was a one-armed man named Willis, with O’Neill (standing) on vehicle behind. Hastings Post office is behind, with the Hastings ‘Standard’ newspaper office at left.”
Post Office Hastings 1912
Opening New Post Office – Hastings
Photo caption – “All Hastings was there when the new post office was opened in 1912. It was destroyed by the 1931 earthquake.”
Office of FC Hartshorn, Commission Agent , and Strand Fish Mart at right
Post Office, Hastings
Hastings Post Office
Post Office Hastings
Hastings Post Office, corner of Russell and Queen Streets
McCormick’s Livery and Stables further down Queen Street
Post Office Postcard
Postcard of Hastings Post Office
Clapham Series
Situated in Station Street (later changed to Russell Street North)
Built in 1910
Clock tower and masonry came down in the 1931 earthquake, killing senior Hawke’s Bay Tribune reporter AL Ryan
The new post office was rebuilt on the same site and opened the following year.
Signs on buildings and advertising hoardings –
“GRAND HOTEL
G.
Post Office Postcard
Postcard of Hastings Post Office
4133 P.C. Post Office. Hastings N.Z.
Muir & [and] Moodie
Old wooden Post office, 1896-1909, corner Queen and Station Streets
End of Station Street later changed to Russell Street
Situated across from the railway station for fast mail deliveries in and out of Hastings
Postmaster SF Hazard operated from the railway station from 1894 to 1895, until this single-storey wooden building opened on 1 January 1896.
Post Office Rear
Rear of Hastings Post Office on right
Post Office Savings Bank Counter 1957
Counter at Post Office Savings Bank, 1957
Post Office Savings Bank Counter 1957
Counter at Post Office Savings Bank, 1957, with displays for Blossom Festival
Post Office Staff
On rear of photo – “Hastings Mail Room”
Hastings Post Office, about 1960
Mailroom staff
Stan Harris left; Joseph O’Boyle centre front; Ron Warren 2nd from right front; Owen Sinclair 2nd row centre in dark shirt; George Lovatt 2nd from right 2nd row; Ron Ward “Kipper” 2nd row at left; Joe Stringer behind Ron Ward