Colonial Secretary's Office papers, 1852-1854
Colonial Secretary's Office papers, 1852-1854
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1852-1854
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MLMSS 9466
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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Letters relating to the transportation of mail and gold from the goldfields of Sofala, Bathurst, and Mudgee to Sydney and the need for an armed guard to accompany mail delivered on horseback.
1. To the Colonial Secretary from the inhabitants of Mudgee 'praying for the appointment of an armed guard to accompany the mail', 15 August 1852
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Colonial Secretary's Office papers, 1852-1854
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Presented by John Mingaye, February 2014
Administrative / Biographical history
New South Wales had no regular postal service before 1809. On 26 June 1810 Governor Macquarie issued an order designating the home of Isaac Nicholls as the colony's first regular post office. From October 1835 to Dec 1858 the colonial postal service came under the Colonial Secretary's Office and with Federation in 1901 the Commonwealth Government t...
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MLMSS 9466
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1wN2ZrPn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wN2ZrPn
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1108421
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