jeez now that i will need to google
google results show "Australia's postal service was officially born on 25 April 1809, when a former convict named Isaac Nichols was appointed to take charge of all mail arriving in what was then called the Colony of New South Wales."
http://auspost.com.au/education/ourpost/students/our-post/timeline.html
Originally posted by riv6672
Cool...!Last one for today:
What dancer gained notoriety for using a horse whip on the editor of The Ballarat Times after they printed an unflattering review of her act?
"the beautiful, notorious Lola Montez — born Maria Dolores Eliza Gilbert.../ a dancer of the tarantella.../"