Black and white photograph showing Box Hill post office with two boys out the front

Box Hill Post Office 957 Whitehorse Road corner Station Street. Image courtesy Box Hill Historical Society.

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The Box Hill Historical Society has organised, especially for Heritage Week, a guided tour of the National Archives repository in East Burwood. Want to know what records the National Archives holds in the East Burwood facility?  Join fellow history lovers for an inspiring guided tour of the repository and view some of our important historical documents, such as architectural drawings, photographs and War Service Homes records.

Free
Heritage Week

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