page_title: Travelling post office, Queensland
hierarchical_section_title: Travelling post office, Queensland
caption_attribution_description: English: Sydney Mail train crossing Swanson's Bridge on the Toowoomba Range, ca. 1910. The carriage nearest the engine is a travelling post office, a regular vehicle on the Sydney Mail train. Swanson was a sub-contractor on the range railway construction in the 1860s. The bridge is located 96 ¾ miles between Ballard and Harlaxton. The postcard is number 1690 in a series printed in various countries. This sample was printed in Saxony. (Description supplied with photograph.).
context_page_description: A Travelling Post Office is a postal receiving, sorting and delivery service situated on a train, usually in a specially designated carriage that is part of a passenger train. In Queensland, Australia, the service was provided from 1877 to 1932.
context_section_description: A Travelling Post Office (TPO) is a postal receiving, sorting and delivery service situated on a train, usually in a specially designated carriage that is part of a passenger train. In Queensland, Australia, the service was provided from 1877 to 1932.
caption: Sydney Mail train crossing Swanson's Bridge on the Toowoomba Range, ~1910. The carriage nearest the engine is a travelling post office van
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