AUST 1d Green KGV HEAD cover BALLARAT-VIC to PARKSIDE-STH.AUST dated 9.AUG.32

AUSTRALIA

1930s  1d Green  ~ King George V Head  postal history postmark  BALLARAT VIC -9AUG32  addressed to  Mr P.J. Brewer, 21 Douglas Street, PARKSIDE. South Australua  dated -9.AUG.1932 in fair to good condition.

Ballarat is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. Within months of Victoria separating from the colony of New South Wales in 1851, gold was discovered near Ballarat, sparking the Victorian gold rush. Ballarat subsequently became a thriving boomtown that for a time rivalled Melbourne. In 1854, following a period of civil disobedience in Ballarat over gold licenses, local miners launched an armed uprising against government forces. Known as the Eureka Rebellion, it led to the introduction of male suffrage in Australia, and as such is interpreted as the origin of Australian democracy. The rebellion's symbol, the Eureka Flag, has become a national symbol and is held at Ballarat's Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka. Ballarat is known for its history, culture and its well-preserved colonial-era heritage, with much of the city subject to heritage overlays.

Parkside is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb was once home to the mental health campus of the Royal Adelaide Hospital, known as 'The Parkside Asylum' .  Parkside Post Office opened on 10 December 1859 and was renamed Eastwood in 1967

Postage & Handling

Normal Surface/Airmail Service: $2 (Australia); $4 (Rest of the World)
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