Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Bunnan Post Office file, Part 1 (1876-1904)
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This file documents the administrative operations and a 1904 salary dispute at the Bunnan Post Office in New South Wales. It includes correspondence from the acting Postmistress, F. L. Walmsley, regarding her compensation and the department's final determination.
This document file, labeled SP32/1, pertains to the administrative history of the Bunnan Post Office in New South Wales, Australia, covering the period from 1876 to 1904. The primary content consists of correspondence from July 1904 regarding a salary dispute. F. L. Walmsley, who had been appointed as the Postmistress and Telephone Operator at Bunnan, wrote to the department to contest the salary offered for the position. She argued that the salary was insufficient compared to that of the retiring Postmistress, noting that the working hours were long, with mail closing at 9:30 PM and being dispatched at 6:00 AM. Furthermore, she mentioned that £9.0.0 per annum was deducted from the salary for the rent of the office premises. The Appointment Branch reviewed her request and concluded that the salary of £33 per annum was the full amount justified by the existing regulations for non-official Postmasters. A telegram from Walmsley dated July 22, 1904, confirms she took up her duties temporarily while awaiting a reply regarding the salary reduction.
I may state the hours are long, as the mails do not close till half past nine P.M. and are despatched at six A.M.
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Official Assessment
£33 per annum is the full amount justified by the scale under which the salaries of non-official P.Ms are regulated.
The salary for the Bunnan Postmistress position was set at £33 per annum, which the department deemed the full amount justified by their regulations.
Key Persons
- F. L. WalmsleyActing Postmistress and Telephone Operator
- DowsottOfficial, Appointment Branch