Australia’s first post office.

The Genesis of Australia’s Postal System: From a Convict’s Home to a National Network. When the First Fleet anchored in Sydney Cove in January 1788 the new colony was cut off from Britain by oceans and months of sailing. Letters sent home were entrusted to captains of the occasional returning ship, while incoming mail was collected chaotically by anyone who could row out to a vessel pillarsofanation.com.au. Official news was proclaimed verbally, and by 1803 the Sydney Gazette began printing notices that told settlers where to leave or collect mailpillarsofanation.com.au. The absence of an organised postal service meant messages were delayed,…