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DARLING DISTRICT

Population of the Townships in the line to the northern districts & Supposed population in the Townships in the Districts
 

Townships (census) 1841 1846 Townships beyond the Boundary 1841 1846
Newcastle Hunter River 1377 1471 Macquarie 1053 819
Morpeth   635 North Brisbane census   614
East Maitland 1022 910 South Brisbane census   346
West Maitland 1746 2409 Ipswitch census   103
Singleton 431 565 Armadale   140
Muswellbrook 215 208 Bendimere   30
Scone 63 117 Grafton   120
Murrurundi   52 Drayton   50
      Tamworth   90
           

 

DATE OF THE ESTBLISHMENT OF POST OFFICES

TO DRAYTON IN DARLING & GAYNDAH ON BURNETT RIVER

In the year 1838 a post office was established at Musswell Brook on Hunter river and also at the Township of Scone. In 1840 the mail run to Murrurundi on Page river & within two miles of the Liverpool range, this year the mail was run to Tamworth on Peel river seventy miles beyond the boundary of Western

In 1842 a post office was established at Armadale in New England this mail came from Port Macquarie once a week

In 1844 a Mail was established between Maitland to Armadale performing the distance in four days

In 1846 the Settlers on Bendy Plains & the northern part of New England had their letters forwarded to Wellinggrove

In 1847 Post Offices were established between Armadale & Drayton in Darling Downs at Tenterfield & at Drayton & to Brisbane passing through Ipswitch these mails were forwarded on horseback once a fortnight

In January 1850 a post office was established at Gayndah on Burnett river & also at Maryborough & the overland mails were forwarded from Sydney by Armadale 7 Drayton to Gayundah & Marybotough a distance by land of seven hundred & ninety two miles

In 1854 The overland mail passes on from Gayndah to Gladstone at Port Curtis 

 

 

 

 

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