National Archives of Australia
SP32/1 Hill End part 2 Hill End Post Office file [Box 321]
The Petition:
Petitioning that P. M. Hill End be permitted to resume the practice of calling out names on letters alphabetically.
No. C 2330
4-6-72
Hill End 18th May 1872
Petition to The Hon. The Post Master General Sydney.
Residents Hill End
We your Petitioners resident in Hill End and its vicinity would respectfully call your notice to a grievance we are subject to.
The Township of Hill End is so large that the present Postal arrangements are inadequate to its requirements.
A short time ago, taking into consideration the wishes of the inhabitants, the Postmaster Mr Slack kindly adopted the practice of calling the Names Alphabetically when the Sydney Mails came in. The alteration from the old and slower plan met with popular approbation.
We your Petitioners are given to understand that instructions from the Head Office have been sent to discontinue this proceeding.
We your Petitioners ask your permission to give Authority to the Postmaster of Hill End to resume the practice of calling the Names Alphabetically until such time when the Government will be pleased to increase the Postal recommendation.
We your Petitioners
humbly Subscribe Ourselves
The Petitioners: (Showing page on which the signature appears)
| Surname | First name or Initials | Occupation | Page |
| ? | George H | Carpenter | 5 |
| ? | Albert | 7 | |
| ? | John | 8 | |
| ? | C | 8 | |
| ? | Henry | 8 | |
| ? | Josh | 8 | |
| ? hison | J | 8 | |
| ? Arnold | William ? | Miner | 2 |
| ? Garry | John W | 8 | |
| ? Horne | WH | Miner | 3 |
| ? Morie | Philip | Miner | 3 |
| ?Hurley | George | 8 | |
| ?Walsh | J | Miner | 3 |
| Achilles | Andreas | 8 | |
| Adams | WL | 7 | |
| Adonus | James | 7 | |
| Alexander | Jos. | Boot Maker | 5 |
| Alexander | David | 7 | |
| Alexander | Thoms. | 7 | |
| Alexander | Christian | 8 | |
| Allen | Thomas | Miner | 3 |
| Allerton | Stephan | Miner | 4 |
| Armstrong | Mark | Butcher | 3 |
| Ashlin | Ebenezer | Painter | 4 |
| Atherton | Thomas | Miner | 5 |
| Bailey | John | Mining Manager | 5 |
| Bailey | David | 7 | |
| Bailey | John | 8 | |
| Becker | Sebastian | Carpenter | 4 |
| Beplate | Ernst A | Agent | 4 |
| Biles | ?Lea | 2 | |
| Blackmore | Joseph | Mining Manager | 5 |
| Brady | Danl. J | Miner | 2 |
| Brand | Robert | 7 | |
| Bredall | J | 8 | |
| Bree? | ? | 8 | |
| Brokenshire | John W | 8 | |
| Bromley | Edward | Miner | 2 |
| Brotherton | J | Miner | 6 |
| Brown | Henry | Store keeper | 2 |
| Brown | John | 7 | |
| Brown | Samuel | 7 | |
| Burrowman | ? | (x his mark) | 7 |
| Byatt | John | 2 | |
| Campbell | ?C | Miner | 2 |
| Carter jun. | Joseph | 7 | |
| Cavanagh | James | Miner | 4 |
| Cave | George | 7 | |
| Cawley | John | 5 | |
| Channon | Henry | Miner | 5 |
| Chappell | Thos. | 7 | |
| Chapple | Alfred | Mining Manager | 2 |
| Chilowsky? | ? | 8 | |
| Chudleigh | JH | Plasterer | 5 |
| Clancy | Michael | Miner | 3 |
| Cleary | Thomas | 2 | |
| Clothier | George | 7 | |
| Cobble | James | Miner | 2 |
| Coghlan | William | 8 | |
| Collings | William Geo. | 7 | |
| Condell | M | Store keeper | 4 |
| Condey ? | 7 | ||
| Cook | William | Miner | 3 |
| Corbitt | Charles | Miner | 3 |
| Cormick | Peter | Miner | 4 |
| Cosgrove | James | 7 | |
| Cosgrove | Thos. | 7 | |
| Cowell | James | Mining Manager | 5 |
| Coyle | Patrick | 5 | |
| Craig | Charles | Store keeper | 2 |
| Cross | George | 8 | |
| Cross | Robert | 8 | |
| Cullen | Edward | 8 | |
| Cummins | John | Baker | 4 |
| Davis | Ellis | Plasterer | 5 |
| Dawson | James | Miner | 3 |
| Denman | Geo. | 7 | |
| Dignam | John | 8 | |
| Dillon | William | (x his mark) | 7 |
| Dillon | William | 7 | |
| Dobbel | James | Miner | 3 |
| Dorin | Thomas | Miner | 3 |
| Dornia? | William H | Miner | 4 |
| Drayfield | EE | Mining Manager | 4 |
| Duke | Thomas | Miner | 5 |
| Edwards | William | Miner | 2 |
| Eldridge | James | Miner | 6 |
| Elston | Wm. | Miner | 2 |
| Embleton | George | 7 | |
| Emmitt | W | 8 | |
| English | B | Tailor | 4 |
| English | William | 7 | |
| Enniss | John | Carpenter | 4 |
| F ? | Richard | 8 | |
| Farnham ? | Henry | 7 | |
| Farrow | James | Miner | 2 |
| Fi ? al | ? | Carpenter | 4 |
| Fitten | H | 7 | |
| Fitzgerald | John | 8 | |
| Flaven | Maurice | Draper | 4 |
| Freeth | John | Miner | 3 |
| Frenzel | William | 8 | |
| Ganes | Thomas | 7 | |
| Gard | William | Store keeper | 3 |
| Gardner | Henry | Miner | 2 |
| Garnsey | Thomas | 7 | |
| Giles | Arthur L | 5 | |
| Giles | John | Miner | 6 |
| Girdwood | James | 8 | |
| Godsworthy | William | Miner | 2 |
| Goodsell | George | Miner | 6 |
| Goodwin | Edward | 5 | |
| Gordon | James | Miner | 5 |
| Graff | Philipp | 8 | |
| Graham | Roland | 8 | |
| Grant | John | 7 | |
| Grant | John | 7 | |
| Grant | ?James | 8 | |
| Griffiths | William | Miner | 3 |
| Guthe | Peter | 8 | |
| Hales ? | William | 7 | |
| Hallen ? | GL | 7 | |
| Hammond | MJ | Miner | 6 |
| Hanna | H | Boot Maker | 5 |
| Harris | Charles C | Miner | 2 |
| Harris | John | Miner | 3 |
| Hawke | Rich. | Miner | 2 |
| Hermann | Frank | 8 | |
| Herrmann | Valentine | 8 | |
| Hilson ? | John | Draper | 4 |
| Hodge | John | Saddler | 4 |
| Hodgson | George | Store keeper | 2 |
| Hodson | Charles | Miner | 5 |
| Hodson | Ben | Miner | 5 |
| Hosking | E ? | Miner | 4 |
| Hughes | Hugh | 3 | |
| Hughes | John | 5 | |
| Jeffree | Henry | Store keeper | 3 |
| Jeffree | Henry | 7 | |
| Jeffree | John | 8 | |
| Johns | TB | 7 | |
| Johnson | Louis E | Mining Manager | 2 |
| Joiner | Daniel | 8 | |
| Jones | J | 7 | |
| Keith | Alexander | Saddler | 4 |
| Kempsell ? | H | ? | 2 |
| Kennedy | James | Tailor | 4 |
| Kerr | James P | Miner | 3 |
| Kerr | Thos. J | 8 | |
| King | Nicholas | Miner | 5 |
| Kintall ? | DA | Mining Manager | 2 |
| Krone | William | 5 | |
| Laing | W | Miner | 2 |
| Lane | George | 2 | |
| Lane ? | James | 7 | |
| Lang | FW | 2 | |
| Larkin | P | 8 | |
| Larkin | TM | 8 | |
| LaRoche | George | Chemist | 6 |
| Laundy | T | Draper | 3 |
| Leary | C | 7 | |
| Leath Jnr. | John | Resident | 3 |
| Lee | Richd. E | Newspaper Propr. | 6 |
| Loftus | Thomas | 5 | |
| Loyat | George | 8 | |
| Luff | W | Butcher | 5 |
| Lynch | T | 7 | |
| M ? | E | Miner | 4 |
| Macpherson | John | Carpenter | 5 |
| Manderson | Edwin | Miner | 4 |
| Mann | Adam | 8 | |
| Marsden | J | 7 | |
| Marshall | Jas. W | Miner | 6 |
| Mason | Thomas | 7 | |
| Mathewson | James | Miner | 4 |
| Mc ang? | John | Boot maker | 4 |
| McCann ? | James | 7 | |
| McCormack | Wm. | 7 | |
| McDonald | T | (x his mark) | 7 |
| McDonald | William | 7 | |
| McDowall | J | Draper | 3 |
| McDowall | WF | Draper | 4 |
| McKee | James | Storekeeper | 5 |
| McKee | Nathaniel E | Miner | 6 |
| McLoud | JL | Miner | 2 |
| McMahon | John | Miner | 3 |
| Meyer | T. | 8 | |
| Miles | Daniel S | Chemist | 4 |
| Miller | John | 2 | |
| Miller | Henry | Mining Manager | 5 |
| Miller | Henry | 7 | |
| Mingramm | Fr. | 8 | |
| Moller | Ernest | 8 | |
| Monteith | W | 7 | |
| Moore | Thos. | 7 | |
| Moore | Walter H | 8 | |
| Moriarty | ? MG | 8 | |
| Morris | John ? | Miner | 3 |
| Morrison | John | Miner | 6 |
| Mortimer | S | 7 | |
| Morton | Henry | 8 | |
| Muller | Wendelin | 8 | |
| Murrell | C | Carpenter | 4 |
| Mutton | William | Miner | 3 |
| Nagle ? | Samuel | Miner | 6 |
| Naylor | Samuel | 7 | |
| Neal | Thomas | 8 | |
| Newcome | Thomas | 8 | |
| Newcome Senr. | Thomas | 8 | |
| Nicklin | CB | 7 | |
| Ogenham | H | 8 | |
| Oxenham ? | Philip | 8 | |
| Parkinson | Thomas | Builder | 4 |
| Paxton | Jas. | 7 | |
| Peate | Joseph | Carpenter | 5 |
| Peate sen. | Joseph | Carpenter | 5 |
| Pidding | JT | Draper | 3 |
| Pidding | GSH | Grocer | 3 |
| Pillock ? | ? | 8 | |
| Piper | Henry | 7 | |
| Poglou | Petter | Miner | 4 |
| Polson | John | Miner | 2 |
| Price | Edwd. R | Miner | 2 |
| Price | Colin | 7 | |
| Prideaux | Matthew | 7 | |
| Pries | P | 8 | |
| Prior ? | Richard | 7 | |
| Pullen | WT | 2 | |
| Purcell | George | 8 | |
| Ra ? | George | 8 | |
| Rait ? | Louis | Tobacconist | 4 |
| Randall | Alfred | Watchmaker | 4 |
| Reardon | Daniel | Miner | 4 |
| Reed | ? | Miner | 3 |
| Reed | Henry Don | 5 | |
| Rippe | F | 8 | |
| Roberts | Philip | 7 | |
| Robinson | William | 8 | |
| Rogers | William | 7 | |
| Ross | Joseph G | Miner | 6 |
| Ross | Stephen | 7 | |
| Rowe | James | 7 | |
| Rowe | John | 7 | |
| Rutlance ? | William | Auctioneer | 3 |
| Ryan | James T | Miner | 3 |
| Saler ? | James | 8 | |
| Salkeld | James | 8 | |
| Schafer | R | Miner | 3 |
| Shave | John | Master Butcher | 3 |
| Sheppard | Michael A | Newspaper “ | 6 |
| Shipway | Charles | 7 | |
| Shong? | Henry ? | Artist ? | 4 |
| Sim | Alx. | 7 | |
| Simes | Frank | 8 | |
| Slack | Robert | 7 | |
| Slattery | John | 7 | |
| Smith | James William | Watchmaker | 4 |
| Smith | William | (x his mark) | 7 |
| Smith | William JF | 7 | |
| Stack | John | 2 | |
| Stapleton | Thos. | 7 | |
| Stevens | Geo. | Miner | 2 |
| Stuart | Henry | Storekeeper | 5 |
| Thomson | Jas. | 8 | |
| Thomson | Robert | 8 | |
| Travers | Joseph | Miner | 3 |
| Tuckwell | Henry | 7 | |
| Tyson | Fred | 7 | |
| Unmack | L | 8 | |
| Wallis | Henry | 7 | |
| Warren | JL | Book seller | 4 |
| Watt | John | Carpenter | 5 |
| Watt | John | 8 | |
| Wayland ? | WH | 7 | |
| Weir | John King | Hotel keeper | 2 |
| Weir | Thomas G | Cordial Factory | 3 |
| Wellington | Edwd. L | Surveyor | 5 |
| Whitty | Patrick | Miner | 5 |
| Whitty | James | Miner | 5 |
| Williams | J | 7 | |
| Williams | Joseph | 8 | |
| Windred | Charles | 8 | |
| Windred | George | 8 | |
| Woods | Wm. Marcus | 7 | |
| Wythes ? Jr | Tho. | Inn keeper | 2 |
