In January 1854, the first Cobb & Co coach left the Criterion Hotel in Melbourne, bound for Forest Creek, a gold digging close to Bendigo.
The colonial Government of New South Wales required the services of thousands of contractors to deliver mail services to the community throughout the State.
The
Mail Delivery Contractors Database covers over 12,000 contracts awarded by the
New South Wales Government to persons to provide specific mail services over the
period 1835 to 1901.
It covers a wide range of mail districts and contains the following details:
| o Name of contractor o Place of residence o Postal Line o Time period of contract. |
For
a fee of AU$25 for each search, History Services will search the Mail Delivery
Contractors Database for a nominated person.
You
will receive a Result of Search by email in the following format which
summarises all the information held for all persons with that name.
Sample of Result of Search
 |
For the Result of Search for S. Barton,
click here (PDF) For the range of Mail Districts, click here |
Should
a search be unsuccessful, you will be advised by email.
By
ordering a search of the Mail Delivery Contractors Database you acknowledge that
you have read and accepted the following Terms and Conditions:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The information in the Mail Delivery Contractors Database is derived from the
New South Wales Government Gazette and no effort has been made to edit the
material indexed.
2. The Mail Delivery Contractors Database may not contain information on the
person you are researching. Should your search request be unsuccessful you will
be advised accordingly. A ‘nil’ search result should be regarded as an indicator
that no information on the person is held from the Government Gazette. History
Services will not provide a refund for unsuccessful searches.
3. History Services makes no representations concerning the suitability,
reliability or accuracy of the Content, the Service or the Website for any
purpose.
History Services NSW will consider undertaking further searches of its databases to accommodate any special research requests. Please email your request.
Kevin McGuinness
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