New post office buildings, 1912

In November 1912, ornate new General Post Offices designed by Government Architect John Campbell were opened in Auckland (main image, Queen St) and Wellington (Featherston St). Each cost about £100,000, equivalent to more than $15 million in today's money. Wellington’s GPO was demolished in the 1970s, while Auckland’s was incorporated into the new Britomart transport centre in 2006.

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The Post and Telegraph Department at war

Keywords

postal service

auckland city

wellington city

architecture

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
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