Kelly's Basin

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Opened: 1 JUN 1899 · Closed: 18 APR 1924

Location: situated at Kelly Basin on Macquarie Harbour at 42° 21′ 0″ South, 145° 34′ 0″ East . Kelly's Basin (later Pillinger) was the port from which output of the North Mt Lyell mining company was shipped.

  • opened as Kelly's Basin in 1898 and renamed Pillinger on 1 JUN 1899. The Kelly's Basin datestamp remained in use until late in 1910
  • the closest post offices to Kelly's Basin during it's period of operation were at Darwin and Crotty



2nd Allocation Barred Numeral Postmark[edit]

BN230


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Datestamp[edit]

Type 1

  • Earliest recorded date: 22 Jul 1898 · Latest recorded date: 5 Sep 1910


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Other Cancellations[edit]

  • manuscript cancellations have been reported circa 1899 for reasons unknown


To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

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Other Information[edit]

  • the population at the time of the 1901 Census was 637 persons


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