Customs House, Port MacDonnell |
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| Title : | Customs House, Port MacDonnell |
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| Source : | B 2027, Port MacDonnell Collection | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1924 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
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| Description : |
Customs House and Marine Board Offices, Port MacDonnell. The imposing two-storey building was built in 1862 by F. Reynolds of Port Adelaide for 2650 pounds. Port MacDonnell had been declared a port in 1860, and by 1874 was the second busiest port in South Australia, with nearly 870,000 pounds worth of goods passing through it over the period 1876-79. As much of this was direct import/export overseas it was essential that customs and excise be administered at the port. The building also served as a courthouse, police station, post and telegraph office. The building has been extensively restored and is currently [2007] a private home. Reproduced in the Observer, February 9th, 1924. |
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| Period : | 1919-1927 |
| Place : | Port MacDonnell |
| Region : | South East |
| Further reading : | Duruz, Rosamund The history of Port Macdonnell Warrnambool, Vic.: PAP Book Co., 1978 Day, David, Smugglers and sailors: the customs history of Australia 1788-1901 Canberra: AGPS Press, 1992 |
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