Penrith City Local History - Business & industry - Postal history

Postmasters of St Marys

Sketch by local historian Bert Evans showing the various post office locations at St Marys
Name of Postmaster | Date of Appoint | Name of assistant | Remarks |
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William Morton | 1/10/1840 | ||
William Woodland | 1844, 1846 | ||
Edward Lincoln | 1/10/1851 | ||
John McLaughlin | 1/08/1855 | ||
William Newell | No Dates given in the National Archives of Australia or in any newspaper | ||
William Draper | 10/03/1856 | ||
Matthew Webb | 1/04/1860, 1/07/1875 | Mary Eliza Webb Christina Webb Jane Webb | Telegraph Operator Mrs Pegus perform duties (postal only) duties |
Ellen Pegus | 13/01/1876, 01/03/1876 | Agnus S M Pegus | Absence of leave of Miss Pegus |
Ellen Cross | 6/12/1876, 1/01/1882 | Emily Caroline Werdall Joseph Cross George Worthington William Wilfred Kelly John Single W J Domerang | Postmistress married and changed name E Cross Appointed to Leichhardt Probationer in Tel Office St Marys |
Mary Russell | 1/01/1883, 1/10/1885 | ||
Caroline Palmer | 14/7/1886 | ||
Edward J Robbins | 1/7/1888, 1/1/1889, 14/2/1891, 1/12/1893, 1/07/1896, 1/07/1898 | James Sainsbury Everitt Logan Amy Louisa Robbins |