Journal archives: In 1976, site for new Ashcroft post office rumoured

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• – In 1976, site for new Ashcroft post office was rumoured to be the former site of the Ashcroft Hotel, which was destroyed in a fire in 1974.
• – The location was chosen despite the fact that the site was still a smoldering ruin.
• – The new post office was never actually built at the site.