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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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Full title

The stamp of Australia : the story of our mail - from Second Fleet to twenty-first century / Kelly Burke.

Publisher

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009.

Date

2009.

Call Numbers

383.4994/13 , N383.4994/12 , 383.4994/13A

Record Identifier

74VM0OX6PEeX

MMS ID

991001709499702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

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...

Publication information

Publisher

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009.

Place of Publication

New South Wales

Date Published

2009.

More information

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...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The stamp of Australia : the story of our mail - from Second Fleet to twenty-first century / Kelly Burke.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contextual Information

Other version (online)

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

383.4994/13 , N383.4994/12 , 383.4994/13A

Record Identifier

74VM0OX6PEeX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM0OX6PEeX

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9781741756142 (pbk.)

9781741756456 (hbk.)

9781741756449 (pbk.)

DDC

383.4994

MMS ID

991001709499702626

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