▁te legraph ▁facilities ▁into ▁the ▁one ▁building ▁at ▁Cam per down ▁preced ed ▁a ▁significant ▁phase ▁in ▁post ▁office ▁design ▁which ▁was ▁her ald ed ▁by ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁previously ▁separate ▁depart ments ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁The ▁alter ations ▁and ▁add itions , ▁particularly ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁reflect ▁the ▁increasing ▁postal ▁and ▁te legraph ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁aff lu ent ▁and ▁developing ▁district . ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁public ▁buildings ▁in ▁Cam per down , ▁being ▁ere cted ▁within ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁settlement ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁rapid ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁principal ▁public ▁and ▁commercial ▁buildings ▁prec inct ▁in ▁the ▁town ship ▁and ▁with ▁its ▁neighb ours ▁and ▁mem orial ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁fl ank ing ▁C lock t ower ▁prec inct , ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁early ▁and ▁on going ▁prosper ity ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Cam per down ▁Post ▁Office ▁is ▁an ▁un common ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁Federation - era ▁Fre est yle ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁gra ft ing ▁and ▁re working ▁of ▁a ▁mid - V ict or ian ▁Italian ate ▁public ▁building , ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁external ▁int act ness ▁from ▁these ▁key ▁periods . ▁Cam per down ▁Post ▁Office ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁rare ▁surv iving ▁example ▁from ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁post ▁offices ▁with ▁qu arters ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁early