The stamp of Australia : the story of our mail - from Second Fleet to twenty-first century / Kelly...
The stamp of Australia : the story of our mail - from Second Fleet to twenty-first century / Kelly...
The stamp of Australia : the story of our mail - from Second Fleet to twenty-first century / Kelly Burke.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009.
Date
2009.
Call Numbers
383.4994/13 , N383.4994/12 , 383.4994/13A
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Language
English
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Physical content
250 p. : ill., [16] p. of plates ; 20 cm.
Contents
Machine derived contents note: CHAPTER 1 From a land of no return I -- CHAPTER 2 A most useful man 19 -- CHAPTER 3 News from El Dorado 39 -- CHAPTER 4 A wire to civilisation 61 -- CHAPTER 5 Growing pains 83 -- CHAPTER 6 Airborne 99 -- CHAPTER 7 From behind enemy lines 121 -- CHAPTER 8 Postwar progre...
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2009.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The story of Australia's postal services - now two hundred years old - is the story of Australia itself. At first, a small huddle of colonists awaited letters from England, which most of them regarded as 'home'. Later, as settlers dispersed, letters kept people in touch with each other over vast distances and difficult terrain. Over the years sold...
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The stamp of Australia : the story of our mail - from Second Fleet to twenty-first century / Kelly Burke.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Other version (online)
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383.4994/13 , N383.4994/12 , 383.4994/13A
Record Identifier
74VM0OX6PEeX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM0OX6PEeX
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ISBN
9781741756142 (pbk.)
9781741756456 (hbk.)
9781741756449 (pbk.)
DDC
383.4994
MMS ID
991001709499702626
