UNLOCKING THE PAST: Meet Matilda Lumby, the long-serving postmistress of Sweetmans Creek

By Kimberly O'Sullivan
October 20 2021 - 5:00am
HARD WORKER: Pictured aged 63, Matilda Lumby was the long-serving postmistress at Sweetmans Creek. Picture: Paramount Studio
HARD WORKER: Pictured aged 63, Matilda Lumby was the long-serving postmistress at Sweetmans Creek. Picture: Paramount Studio

Tiny post offices are important social centres in rural and remote communities, where a trip to the post office takes on a greater significance than just collecting letters and parcels.

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