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Rediscovering Ginninderra:
The postal wars: Ginninderra vs Hall

An article on the struggle between the established settlement of Ginninderra and the new village of Hall over the location of postal services, 1859-1962.

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  • Ginninderra Post Office
    Ginninderra Post and Telegraph services Ginninderra had the first post office on the Limestone...

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  • Edward Kendall Crace
    Known as the 'squire of Ginninderra', Edward Kendall Crace was a controversial figure in...
  • George Harcourt
    George Harcourt was born in 1842 at Edgbaston, Warwickshire. He was the eleventh and last child...
  • James McCarthy (junior)
    While it is James McCarthy (Jnr) JP (1840-1911) who achieved fame (and fortune) in the Hall...
  • John Southwell
    Son of Thomas Southwell and Eliza Southwell, John Southwell was born on 15 December 1845. His...

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