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The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was abolished in December 1975 and replaced by the Postal and Telecommunications Department.
From 1829 to 1971, the postmaster general was the head of the Post Office Department (or simply "Post Office" until the 1820s [9]: 60–65 ) and was a member of the president's Cabinet. During that era, the postmaster general was appointed by the president of the United States, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. [9]: 120
Postmaster General John McLean, in office from 1823 to 1829, was the first to call it the Post Office Department rather than just the "Post Office." The organization received a boost in prestige when President Andrew Jackson invited his postmaster general, William T. Barry, to sit as a member of the Cabinet in 1829. [1]
Trevor Housley was born on 31 October 1910 in Gympie, Queensland. [1]Housley served for four years as chief airways engineer in the Department of Civil Aviation, [2] until 1951 when he joined the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) as assistant general manager. [2]
The practice of having a government official responsible for overseeing the delivery of mail throughout the nation originated in England.A 'Master of the Posts' is mentioned in the King's Book of Payments, with a payment of £100 being authorised for Sir Brian Tuke as 'Master of the King's Post' [1] in February 1512. [2]
Winton Malcolm Blount, known as Red Blount (February 1, 1921 – October 24, 2002), was an American philanthropist and politician who served as the United States Postmaster General from January 22, 1969, to January 1, 1972.
Bede Fanning was born in Casino, New South Wales on 18 August 1885. [1]During World War II, while the Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department at the time, Daniel McVey, was engaged on work for the Department of Civil Aviation and Aircraft production, Fanning was head of the Australian Post Office.
William F. Bolger (March 13, 1923 – August 21, 1989) was the 65th Postmaster General of the United States from March 15, 1978 to January 1, 1985. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut . Bolger served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II .