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Baker, Miss
operated first Telephone Exchange in Bayswater
Basin Post Office
a non-official post office
and “Loose mail bags”
caller boxes
early proprietors
first letters sorted at The Basin Primary School
first mail carried by pony by Archibald Chandler
first mail contract to Patrick Rafferty
first non-official Post Office run by Mrs. Ada Dickson
local delivery service commenced
private post boxes
tale of robberies
Basin Primary School
once letter box outside
Basin Progress Association
assisted getting reticulated water to The Basin
Beaumont, Mr. A.
one of first to receive electricity in The Basin
Bortolussi, Bart
Basin Post Office proprietor 1979 - 1984
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Chandler, Archibald
carried first mail to The Basin
Chandler, Bert
early telephone subscriber in The Basin area
Chandler, William
had “Loose mail bag” at Como House
Coleman, Sarge
had horses called Minnie and Jimmy
transported mail from Basin Post Office to Salvation Army
Como Nurseries
had “Loose mail bag”
Cook
early Basin Post Office proprietor
Creeks
Dandenong
Old Joes Creek
Cross
early Basin Post Office proprietor
D
Dickson, Mrs. Ada
operated first Post Office in The Basin
Dinsdale, Harry
tale about
Distinguished Resident
Guy Turner
Dobson Diary (Janet)
flood in 1904
flood in 1918
Dodd, H.
early telephone subscriber in The Basin area
Dodd, Harry
took over coach service Bayswater to Sassafras
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Ferndale
had “Loose mail bag”
G
Goode, Arthur
established coach service Bayswater to Sassafras
Griffiths, James
assisted in setting up first The Basin Post Office
had “Loose mail bag” at Ferndale
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Ikin, Ron
edited a column in the Knox Gazette
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Langdon’s store
once letter box outside
Lears
early Basin Post Office proprietor
Liverpool Road Retarding Basin
description
M
Macauley
postal address for entire Basin - Bayswater area
Melrose House
had “Loose mail bag”
Miller, John James
had “Loose mail bag” at Melrose House
proposed tramway through The basin
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News
Newspapers
Boronia Gazette
Ferntree Gully Times
Free Press
Knox Gazette
Knox News
Knox Sherbrooke News
Knox-Sherbrooke Post
Mounteasterly
The Box Hill Reporter
The Dandenong Advertiser
The Dandenong Express
The Dandenong Ranges News
The Mountaineer
The Oakleigh and Ferntree Gully Times
The Pilot
The Post
The Tourist
Nugent, Don
bus proprietor in the 1960’s
O
Old Joes Creek
and flooding
P
Pegler’s Store
in Bayswater - was included in early mail run to The Basin
Phelan, Sheila
Basin Post Office proprietor 1990 -
Piergrosse, Bert
took over coach service Bayswater to Sassafras
Power
32 volt systems
battery
Gloria Pressure Lamps
kerosene lamp
water wheel
R
Rafferty, Patrick
granted mail contract in Basin area - 1900
took over coach service Bayswater to Sassafras
Rail service
to Upper Ferntree Gully
Road Name Changes
McLean Road
Underwood Road
S
Salvation Army
had “Loose mail bag”
Simpson, Mr. R.
one of first to receive electricity in The Basin
Simson, H. A. L.
first telephone subscriber in The Basin area
Smith’s Store
early mail collected from
Stephens, Tom
had house at top end of Bayview Crescent
Stevens
early Basin Post Office proprietor
T
Telephone
first public phone
Thompson, Alf
introduced buses - 1940
mail and passenger services
opened garage in The Basin - 1920
Toole, Max
Basin Post Office proprietor 1962 - 1979
Transport
Treyvaud, Mr.
sorted first mail at The Basin Primary School
Turner
early Basin Post Office proprietor
Turner, Betty
associations with Basin Kindergarten, Health Centre & Progress
Turner, Guy
assisted in getting reticulated water to The Basin
councillor
distinguished resident
Turner, Guy & Betty
ran Basin Post Office
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Water
Whittorn, Neil
Basin Post Office proprietor 1984 - 1990
Wright’s Store
victim of floods from Old Joes Creek