Friday, September 2, 2016

Warwick Post Office information - 1877


Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld), Saturday 5 May 1877, page 6

Warwick Post Office

Arrivals:

From Brisbane, Ipswich, and Toowoomba, daily, (Sundays excepted), at 11.15 a.m., and 5.50 p.m.

From Cambooya, Clifton, Hendon, and Allora, daily, (Sundays excepted), at 5.50 p.m.

From Tenterfield, Maryland, and New South Wales generally (overland), every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, at 7 p.m.

From Leyburn, via Talgai, every Tuesday, at 6 p.m.; via Cambooya, every Wednesday, nnd Saturday, at 5.50 p.m.

From Stanthorpe, daily, (Sundays excepted) at 7 p.m.

From Swan Creek, every Thursday, at 12.30 p.m.

From Northern Ports and Southern Colonies, via Brisbane, by every opportunity.

Departures—Mails Close—

For Brisbane, Ipswich, and Toowoomba, daily, at 12.20 p.m., and 6 p.m.

For Cambooya, Clifton, Hendon, and Allora, daily, at 8 p.m.

For Tenterfield, and New South Wales generally (overland), every Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, at 8 p.m. (Mails leaving at 5.30 a.m. on following mornings.)

For Leyburn, via Talgai, every Wednesday, at 11 a.m.; via Cambooya, every Tuesday and Friday, at 8 p.m.

For Stanthorpe and Maryland, daily, at 8 p.m. (Mail leaving every morning, Sundays excepted, at £.30 a.m.)

For Swan Creek, every Thursday, at 1.30 p.m. For the Northern Ports and Southern Colonics, via Brisbane, by every opportunity.

Receiving Offices.

Letter Bags are made up for Sandy Creek, Darkey Flat, and Talgai, every Wednesday, at 11 a.m.

For Freestone and Swan Creeks, every Thursday, at 1.30 p.m

For Killarney, every Wednesday and Saturday, at 13.30 a.m.

For Farm Creek, every Saturday, at 11.30 a.m.

And are received—

From Sandy Creek, Darkey Flat, and Talgai, every Tuesday, at 6.0 p.m.

From Freestone and Swan Creeks, every Thursday, at 12.30

From Killarney, every Tuesday and Friday, at 5 p.m.

From Farm Creek, every Tuesday, at 5 p.m.

Note.—All correspondence from or to the above Receiving Offices, must bear country postage rates; i.e. 2d per half ounce for Letters.

The Post Office will be kept open for delivery of Up Mails until 6.30 p.m. daily, (Sundays excepted.)

Pillar Post Boxes.

The Pillar Post Boxes, situated at corners of Fitzroy and Dragon-streets, and Guy and Wood Streets, are emptied daily, (Sundays excepted), at 4.30 p.m.

Money Order Office.

Open for business, daily, (Sundays excepted), between tho hours of 10 a.m., and 3 p.m. excepting Saturdays, on which day it is closed at 12 noon.

Registered Letters.

Letters, etc., registered daily, (Sundays excepted), between, the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Unclaimed Letters etc.,

Inland or Colonial letters, not claimed within one month; Intercolonial letters, not claimed within three months; and British or Foreign letters, not claimed within twelve months after being advertised in the Government Gazette, are returned to the writers.