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Item
Name of Item:	Bondi Post Office
Type of Item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Postal and Telecommunications
Category:	Post Office
Primary Address:	127 Bondi Road, Bondi, NSW 2026
Local Govt. Area:	Waverley
Property Description: Lot/Volume Code Lot/Volume Number Section Number Plan/Folio Code Plan/Folio Number
All Addresses
Street Address Suburb/Town LGA Parish County Type 127 Bondi Road  Bondi  Waverley  Alexandria  Cumberland  Primary  Ocean Street  Bondi  Waverley  Alexandria  Cumberland  Alternate
Statement of Significance	Fine example of an early twentieth century post office. Individual Federation design, essentially intact. Good example of Queen Anne influence. Local significance. Date Significance Updated: 23 Oct 99 Note: There are incomplete details for a number of items listed in NSW. The Heritage Branch intends to develop or upgrade statements of significance and other information for these items as resources become available.
Description
Construction Years:	1890 - 1915
Physical Description:	Early twentieth century public building. Simply styled, with Arts and Crafts and Queen Anne influences. Complex, terra cotta tiled roof. Different elevations to each street frontage. Entry porch in recess to corner. Symmetrical, double gable beside on Bondi Road. Extended gable overhang to Ocean Street. All gables decorated in pebbledash with louvred vents to apexes. Stone bands above and below windows. Dark brick arches to windows on Ocean Street. Stone hood to door on Bondi Road. Flat roofed porch supported by timber posts above brick piers. Large two storey residence at rear (on Ocean Street).
Further Information:	Reasons for listing: Historical; social; architectural; aesthetic; streetscape.
Current Use:	Post office/dwelling house
Former Use:	Post office/dwelling house
History
Historical Notes:	First post office for this area was an unofficial office in Ocean Street, opened in 1883. A new building was erected in 1898 but was not really adequate. This site was acquired c. 1907 and a new residential post office erected. Appears little altered since (see 1946 photo in Waverley Local History Collection, 4553).
Historic Themes
Australian Theme (abbrev) New South Wales Theme Local Theme 3. Economy - Developing local, regional and national economies Communication - Activities relating to the creation and conveyance of information (none) -
Assessment of Significance
SHR Criteria a) [Historical Significance]	Fine example of an early twentieth century post office. Individual Federation design, essentially intact. Good example of Queen Anne influence. Local significance.
Integrity/Intactness:	Substantially intact.
Assessment Criteria	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.
Listings
Heritage Listing Listing Title Listing Number Gazette Date Gazette Number Gazette Page Local Environmental Plan      06 Dec 96       Heritage study  Waverley Heritage Study  1990
Study Details
Title Year Number Author Inspected by Guidelines Used Waverley Heritage Study  1990    Perumal Murphy Pty Limited    No
References, Internet links & Images
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Data Source
The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database Number:	2620054
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