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The Australia Post was founded in 1901
and was known at this period Postmaster General’s
Department. There has been in the last fifteen years a lot
of changes and transformation which has been made. The
headquarters of the Australia Post is located in Melbourne,
Australia. The first duty of postmaster was assumed by Isaac
Nichols an ex convict, in Sydney.
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Isaac
Nichols was born in England at Calne Wiltshire on 29
July 1770. He was a public servant, farmer and
ship owner. In 1790, Isaac Nichols was found guilty
of stealing and was sentenced of transportation for
seven years at Warminster Sessions. In October 1791
Nichols arrived in New South Wales in the Admiral
Barrington. Impressed by his sobriety and diligence
the Governor Hunter attributed Isaac Nichols as
chief overseer of the convict gangs round Sydney.
When his sentenced expired in 1897 the Governor
Hunter gifted him 50 acres of land in Concord
district where he started his farm which was very
successful. A private servant of George Panton was
appointed in 1828 first Australian Postman in
Sydney. The first overland mail service between
Sydney and Melbourne was in 1838.
The first adhesive stamp was issued in 1838, in 1841
was built the first official post office in
Melbourne. In 1844 was provided for each town the
first letter box. The first rail mail run was
finished in 1849 from Sydney to Parramatta and in
1856 started the monthly sea mail to England.
The first stamp designed for the Commonwealth was
released in 1913, in 1914 was carried the first
domestic airmail between Melbourne and Sydney.
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The first overseas mail started in 1919 which arrived from
England to Darwin on a WW1 Ace.
In 1962 was installed in Melbourne the first automatic
postal station.
In 1999 was introduced the bar coded mail.
The Austalia Post is a Government business until today with
a monopoly in Australia. Nowadays the Australia operates in
three core areas which are: parcels and logistics, letters,
retail and agency services.
When you now visit Australia nowadays, there is in every
town and cities enough letter boxes to put in your postcards
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