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|Street number=61
|Street name=Murray
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|Town or Locality=Gawler
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The '''Old Post Office and Clock Tower''' is at 61 [[Murray Street]].

Robert Haysom research says that it was a Charles Edson [a Millwright for James Martin Phoenix Foundry from 1848 - 1876] who suggested that the tower of the new Post Office should be extended to accommodate a clock.

On 28 February 1878 "the first conversation by telephone between Adelaide and Gawler eventuated as the a result of an experiment conducted by Mr. Chas. Todd."<ref>DID YOU KNOW? (1950, June 2). ''Bunyip (Gawler, SA : 1863 - 1954)'',  p. 4. Retrieved March 3, 2025, from <nowiki>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96851942</nowiki></ref>

Please [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157629654047137/ click here] to view photos of 61 Murray Street.

Click here to read Memories of Gawler 1923+ by Colin Hillier re Post Office Clock on pages 16 and 42. <[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t46sIGz7_J3T34GOYtfOLIj27BDiXAxy click here]>.
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