Unseen Adelaide – Page 23 of 45

July 29, 2015

Urban Exploring: The Clock to Adelaide’s First Post Office

It was May 1839 and it marked the first occasion on which mail was delivered to Adelaide’s city residents.

Letter Carriers burst onto the streets clad in scarlet coats, piped with blue and crowned with splendid gild hats adorned with a circle of gold.

The Clock to Adelaide's First Post Office — Awesome Adelaide — A letter carrier boy, known as ‘Scarlet Runners’. (Photo courtesy Australia Post)

The Post Office Act had passed in parliament and Adelaide’s postal system was born.

Outgrowing its rented offices, on 23 June 1951 it moved into it’s first purpose-built location.

Adelaide’s first Post Office sat on King William Street just north of the present General Post Office.

Adelaide's First Post Office — Awesome Adelaide — Adelaide’s First Post Office, King William Street Adelaide c. 1865 (Photo courtesy State Library of South Australia)

Complete with a Clock Tower, its clock mechanism was built in England in 1853, shipped over and installed the following year.

The Post Office has long since gone, having been super-seeded by the GPO. However her 162 year old clock still ticks. Her bell still chimes. But where did it go???

Extremely well made and equally well-maintained, the clock to Adelaide’s First Post Office was saved and now sits inside a restricted building. Obtaining special clearance, we made our way up to take a look…

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July 7, 2015

Urban Exploring: Dobby’s Lair

Set back in a field outside Adelaide lies a secret tunnel.

That tunnel leads into a secret underground WWII bunker we like to call, Dobby’s Lair.

Hidden under a grassy hill, Dobby’s Lair would have been built sometime in the 1940s, for Australia‘s war effort, and decommissioned soon after. No longer needed for military purposes, it is now utilised as storage space.

The windowless bunker is built from steel-reinforced concrete, and has only one entrance.

Off-limits to the public, we were kindly allowed access to photograph this old war-time structure…

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July 2, 2015

Urban Exploring: The Hive Tunnel

We first got inside ‘The Hive‘ tunnel 18 months ago, but since then access had been somewhat restricted.

The tunnel was used to make various materials from the First World War up to the 1970s. It sat disused for several years until it was re-purposed: ‘The Hive‘ was active once more.

However 3 years back, activity suddenly stopped. She now sits idle, gathering dust and cobwebs. Here are a few images of The Hive Tunnel we can share with you all: