These meticulously transcribed documents originate from Bette Hardy’s (formerly Willison) newsagency and post office record book, providing a fascinating glimpse into the past.
If you suspect that your ancestors once resided in or had connections to Flaxley during this period, our collection may hold intriguing insights into their lives. Imagine your relatives purchasing newspapers or magazines from Flaxley’s newsagency or collecting their mail from the local post office. Within these records lie countless stories waiting to be rediscovered and cherished.
1974
E.K. Willis, W.L. Neale, M. Fry, L.E. Fry, G.D. Aubert, L. Downing, B. Minnie, S. Minnie, R.C. Prosser, J. Davidson, R.E. Crouch, G.L. White, W.W. White, E.L. Pearce, R.B. Pearce, G.A. Kuchel, A.B. Kuchel, O.A.P Kuchel, L.W. Clark, B. Downing, B. Wellington, W. Harrison, N. Bottrill, C.D. Perkins, M. Meline.
1975
E.K. Willis, W.L. Neale, L.E. Fry, G.D. Aubert, L. Downing, W. Minnie, J. Davidson, R.E. Crouch, G.L. White, W.W. White, E.L. Pearce, R.B. Pearce, G.A. Kuchel, A.B. Kuchel, O.A.P. Kuchel, L.W. Clark, B. Downing, B. Wellington, W. Harrison, N. Bottrill, C.D. Perkins, S.J. Hogben, L.W. Megson, I.D. White, D.A. Whitelock, A. Rayner, Echunga Primary School, J. Edmonds, J. Warner, M. Pembroke, D. Downing, N. Thomas.
1976
G. Aubert, N. Bottrill, R.E. Crouch, D. Downing, L. Downing, Echunga School, J. Edmonds, L.E. Fry, S.J. Hogben, A.B. Kuchel, G.A. Kuchel, O.A.P. Kuchel, L.W. Megson, S. Minnie, W.L. Neale, E.L. Pearce, R.B. Pearce, M. Pembroke, C.D. Perkins, A. Rayner, N. Thomas, J. Warner, B. Wellington, I.D. White, G.L. White, W.W. White, D. Whitelock, E.K. Willis, P.J. Jackson
Stapled to a page is a list of those who had post boxes at Flaxley in 1976. The cost for a post box was $8 annually. There were 27 boxes in total. 23 were in use in 1976. – Downing, Willis, Neale, G. Kuchel, Wellington/Harrison, Edmonds/Van Kaathoven, Tanner/Rayner, Bottrill, Pembroke, R. Pearce, Mehan, E. Pearce, G. White, Megson, Norris Green, Hogben, W. White, Fry, Aubert, Jackson, Perkins, Thomas, O. Kuchel.
1977
G. Aubert, N. Bottrill, R. Crouch, D. Downing, L. Downing, L. Fry, J. Hogben, O. & B. Kuchel, G. Kuchel, J. Lucas, S. Minnie, L. Megson, W. Neale, E. Pearce, R. Pearce, M. Pembroke, C. Perkins, A. Rayner, N. Thomas, B. Wellington, G. White, W. White, D. Whitelock, E. Willis, P.J. Jackson, W.J.A. Taylor, M. Meehan, F.B. Thomas, J. Vincent.
1978
N. Bottrill, R. Crouch, D. Downing, L. Downing, L. Fry, J. Hogben, G. Kuchel, O. & B. Kuchel, L. Megson, W. Neale, E. Pearce, R. Pearce, M. Pembroke, C. Perkins, A. Rayner, B. Thomas, N. Thomas, J. Vincent, G. White, W. White, D. Whitelock, E. Willis, D.J. King, J. Thomas, K. Daniel.
1979
N. Bottrill, R. Crouch, K. Daniels, D. Downing, L. Downing, L.E. Fry, S.J. Hogben, D.J. King, G. Kuchel, O. & B. Kuchel, L. Megson, W. Neale, G. Thomas, E. Pearce, R. Pearce, C. Perkins, A. Rayner, F. Smeets, N. Thomas, J. Vincent, J. Warner, G. White, W. White, D. Whitelock, E. Willis, R. V. Kinlough, D. Chappell.
1980
N. Bottrill, D. Chappell, R. Crouch, K. Daniels, D. Downing, L. Downing, L.E. Fry, S.J. Hogben, D.J. King, R.V. Kinlough, G. Kuchel, O. & B. Kuchel, L. Megson, W. Neale, E. Pearce, P. A. Pearce, R. Pearce, C. Perkins, A. Rayner, F. Smeets, N. Thomas, J. Warner, G. White, W. White, E.K. Willis, K. Young.
Post Office box holders in 1980
W. Neale, P. Hughes, J Van Kaathoven, C. Stock, M. Meehan, G. Owen, W. Taylor, E. Williams, N. Bottrill, D. Chappell, K. Daniels, L. Downing, L.E. Fry, S.J. Hogben, D.J. King, R.V. Kinlough, G. Kuchel, O. & B. Kuchel, L. Megson, W. Neale, E. Pearce, R. Pearce, C. Perkins, A. Rayner, N. Thomas, G. White, W. White, E.K. Willis.
The newsagency part of the post office closed at the end of 1980. This is the extent of the records we have.
