MDA 18. 1.1859 MDA 27. 4.1859 Post Office Store, (Papineau?). MDA 8. 8.1859 Residents petition for daily postal service. MDA 15. 8.1859 MDA 16. 9.1859 Daily mail commenced 14. 9.1859. MDA 12.12.1859 James Henderson, Mailman. MDA 26.10.1859 Postal arrangements not good. MDA 28.10.1859 Response from Postmaster. MDA 18.11.1859 Postal arrangements fixed. MDA 4. 1.1860 MDA 16. 1.1860 Post Office is in Main Street. MDA 6. 4.1860 Postmaster General in Tarnagulla. MDA 20. 4.1860 Post Office may be incorporated in new Telegraph Office. MDA 25. 7.1860 Papineau, Postmaster. MDA 9.1860 Tenders for erection of Post Office. IA 19. 2.1861 Inconvenience of location - box needed in Main Street. IA 29. 3.1861 Criticism. IA 5. 3.1861 Maplestone, Postmaster. IA 29.10.1861 Criticism. TC 26.11.1864 Borough seeks daily letter delivery. TC 27. 5.1864 Criticism of relieving postmaster (Baragwanath). TC 10. 6.1865 Ditto. TC 19. 8.1865 GPO cannot provide a letter carrier. TC 23. 9.1865 Editorial re lack of letter delivery. TC 4.11.1865 Savings Bank to be opened at Post Office. TC 9.12.1865 Post Boy appointed. TC 5. 5.1866 Maplestone transferred to Williamstown, replaced by Phillip K Tucker. TC 10.10.1866 Post boy: George Matear. Telegraph Delivery: William Ward. TC 12.12.1868 P K Tucker, Postmaster, George Matear, Messenger, William Ward, Postman. TC 27. 8.1870 Alexander Black, Postmaster at Llanelly. TC 3. 9.1870 Postmaster General has agreed to a secound mail delivery daily to Tarnagulla and Llanelly. TC 11. 1.1873 P K Tucker, Postmaster. TC 20.12.1873 A subscription to be taken up for Mr Ward. Our new Postmaster, Mr Heyward. TC 23. 5.1874 Tenders called for erection of new sheds and store room, and repairs. TC 26. 9.1874 Request by Borough Council to Postmaster General to erect flagstaff to notify arrivals and departures. TC 17. 4.1875 G E Jackson, Postmaster. TC 12. 1.1878 M Kentish, PM. TC 11. 5.1878 J Venables Pro-tem PM. TC 22. 2.1879 Tenders called for repairs, painting etc of Post Office. TC 17. 5.1879 J Phillips, Postmistress. TC 14. 6.1879 Jessie Phillips, agrees to put closing time of English mails in Mr Christopher's window. TC 2. 9.1882 Borough corresponds with Postmaster General about site for new Post Office. A site opposite Miss Williams' selected. TC 7.10.1882 Minister for Public Works visits, a Post and Telegraph Office required in the main street. TC 20. 1.1883 Borough Council notice of motion that the new post Office be between Renshaw's and Cox's. TC 21. 4.1883 Govt prepared to go ahead with purchase of land recommended by Council TC 9. 6.1883 Deputation to Minister. TC 11. 8.1883 Site recommended by the Council has been accepted. TC 13.10.1883 Miss Phillips transferred after five years to Emerald Hill. TC 26. 1.1884 J Venables transferred to Melbourne. Has been associated with the Post Office for many years. TC 17. 5.1884 Provision made for the new Post Office in the estimates for the year. TC 24. 1.1885 L1000 provided for erection, work will start soon. TC 7. 3.1885 Design is approved. TC 28. 3.1885 Postmaster General has approved erection of brick post and telegraph office. Tenders will be imvited for erection as soon as practicable. TC 23. 5.1885 Big meeting about positioning of post office. Charges about it being for Comrie's benefit refuted. TC 6. 6.1885 Tenders called to erect new Post and Telegraph Office. TC 13. 6.1885 Post and Telegraph Dept. will open tenders soon. TC 18. 7.1885 Miss Saunders the Post Mistress has been transferred. TC 15. 8.1885 Miss Saunders is going to Rutherglen. TC 15. 8.1885 The contractor for the new Post Office, Mr Markay, has arrived and hopes to lay the foundation stone about 16 9.1885. Moves are afoot to have the Premier, Graham Berry, lay it. TC 5. 9.1885 The Contractor is making good progress. The foundations are excavated and are being built in with concrete. The bricklayers will commence work next week. TC 5. 9.1885 A very nice presentation to Miss Saunders, a good report. TC 12. 9.1885 Ceremony of laying of the first brick for the new Post Office. TC 26. 9.1885 A receiving pillar will be required at the north of the town after the Post Office is finished, either at Herd's or Williams' Store. TC 3.10.1885 The contractor is making good progress. TC 12.12.1885 Roof is completed and the slates are going on. The plasterers are at work and the building should be completed by January. The building presents an imposing appearance and adds much to the appearance of the main street. TC 9. 1.1886 Public Works Dept invite tenders for fencing and gates. TC 16. 1.1886 H C Clouston is the Letter Carrier. TC 6. 3.1886 The building is now completed, is very imposing and a great addition to our main thoroughfare. Fence is being put up by Mr Jarvis of Maryborough. TC 3. 4.1886 Great delay in opening the new Post Office, there is no sign of the telegraph wires being connected. TC 5. 6.1886 At last the contractor has arrived to connect the Telegraph Office. The Post Office is to be opened with the least possible delay. TC 19. 6.1886 Postal Dept requested to put in a receiving pillar at the Criterion Store. TC 24. 7.1886 A letter receiving box to be placed at the Criterion Store. TC 7. 8.1886 Complaints about insufficient light at the Post Office. TC 14. 8.1886 Tenders called for furniture and fittings. TC 28. 8.1886 Letter receiving box at Criterion Store. TC 4. 9.1886 Council asks Postal Dept to reopen the receiving box at the Courier Office. TC 2.10.1886 Postal Dept agrees to do so. TC 27.11.1886 Miss Nellie Desmond appointed Post Mistress. TC 8. 1.1887 Miss Knight, the new Post and Telegraphic Mistress, arrived yesterday to formally take over from Mrs Corteen who leaves for Jamieson. TC 12. 2.1887 The old Post Office sold to Mr Duggan for L115 at the Dunolly land sale. TC 19. 2.1887 Robbery of the Post Office, good report. TC 23. 4.1887 Mr Kenny, relieving Postmaster. TC 30. 4.1887 Rumours with troubles at the Post Office, leakage of Telegram information, also slow delivery of telegrams. TC 7. 5.1887 More about this problem. Miss Knights, Post mistress. TC 7. 5.1887 A serious charge, the relieving Postmaster, Mr Kenny disclosed a deficit in the letter carrier's cash. Good report. TC 14. 5.1887 Postal Dept will not light the lamp out the front. Council decides to move the lamp to force the Postal Authorities to erect their own. TC 18. 6.1887 H Clouston dismissed from the Postal Service. See 7. 5.1887. TC 13. 8.1887 Reply from Postal Dept about practices at the Post Office. TC 28. 1.1888 Miss Knights has been transferred to Port Albert, Succeeded by Miss Vigar from Dromana. TC 25. 2.1888 Presentation to Miss M E Knights. TC 16. 2.1889 A second mail has been established from Dunolly. TC 18. 1.1890 Miss Vigar, in charge for the last 2 years, transferred to Wedderburn. Replaced by Miss Boxell from Scarsdale. TC 13. 2.1892 Undertakes duties of Receipt and Pay Office. TC 12. 3.1892 Miss Boxell. TC 12. 3.1892 Daniel Robinson, postman, transferred to Horsham. TC 9. 4.1892 Problems with hours of Post and Telegraph Office, also complaints of the method of delivery of letters. TC 28. 5.1892 W C Ward the old letter carrier, dies. TC 18. 6.1892 L Weller, the Telegraph Operator, transferred. TC 17.12.1892 W Bray the messenger, transferred to Nagambie. Master C Burgess from Trentham has replaced him. TC 25. 2.1893 Tenders called for delivery of local mail, etc. TC 18. 3.1893 Much sorrow at Mr Whimpey losing the Bendigo Mail contract after many years. TC 13. 5.1893 Public meeting at Murphy's Creek to protest at the abolition of the loose mail bag. TC 10. 6.1893 Following a petition to Govt., the tri-weekly mail service to Murphy's Creek will continue. TC 22. 9.1894 Tenders called for painting and repairs to the Post Office. TC 6.10.1894 Tenders called for painting and repairs to Post Office. TC 9. 3.1895 Council complains at discontinuance of second letter delivery. TC 1. 6.1895 Second letter delivery to be between R Williams' and Whittaker's factory. TC 24. 8.1895 The local Post-mistress, Miss Pollock, falls from horse. TC 20.11.1897 Miss Pollock leaves for her annual holiday today. Miss O'Connor will relieve her. TC 3. 9.1898 Miss Pollock on 3 month's exchange with Miss Ryan from Melbourne. TC 4. 3.1899 Tenders called for conveyance of mails around the district. TC 1. 7.1899 A Varcoe, proprietor, Royal Mail Coach. TC 6. 1.1900 Fire at the rear of the Post Office. Miss Pollock is in charge. TC 9.2.1901 Borough Council seeks afternoon letter delivery as well as morning. TC 23.2.1901 Tenders called to rebuild the wash-house and bathroom. TC 30.3.1901 Miss Pollock Transferred to Coburg, replaced by Miss Wilson of Koroit. TC 13.4.1901 Presentation to Miss Pollock. TC 22.2.1902 Tenders call to convey mails. TC 11.10.1902 Council raises question of letter delivery. TC 23.5.1903 People making a urinal out of the verandah on Saturday nights. TC 20.6.1903 Problems with letter service. TC 18.3.1905 Miss Wilson is postmistress, on holidays relieved by Miss Boxall. TC 20.1.1906 Repairs. TC 27.1.1906 Miss Wilson to Coburg, replaced by Miss Quinn. Tc 14.7.1906 H Vincent transferred. Tc 4.8.1906 Leaves. Tc 16.2.1907 Tc 16.2.1906 A post office has been established at Poseidon Rush. Tc 27.7.1907 Bolton Tc 25.7.1908 R Clay, messenger, leaves, H Alexander takes over. Tc 22.5.1909 Miss Quinn TC 7.8.1909 W Macguire is telgraph operator TC 7.5.1910 Harold Alexander Tc 15.2.1913 Miss Quinn transferred Tc 5.4.1913 Miss Quinn sent off. TC 3.5.1913 Miss Williams Tc 4.10.1913 Griffiths TC 5.6.1915 Miss A M Williams Tc 5.2.1916 H Hattan, Mr Crossley, Charles Marshall, W P Anderson Tc 13.5.1916 Marshall Tc 3.6.1916 Marshall farewelled Tc 10.6.1916 Burchall Tc 17.6.1916 TC 14.7.1917 Miss Williams visits TC 25.8.1917 Restricted letter delivery TC 13.10.1917 Miss Burchall to Koondrook TC 3.11.1917 Mr Charles McKenna Tc 17.11.1917 Miss Burchall to Koondrook, Mr McKenna from Bendigo Tc 15.2.1918 Urinating in the portico. TC 8.11.1918 McKenna IA 27.1.1925 New set of Morse instruments installed. IA 22.5.1931 The lad has been dismissed. IA 11.3.1946 C. Baker retires after 19 years, replaced by Mr Thompson from Golden Square. IA 27.5.1946 Mrs Bill Ponsford visiting. ----- This data is part of the David Gordon Index and is provided for private use only. Copyright David Gordon 2012.