Thanks Janice - I am currently editing a booklet of Jean Purtell's that covers the post offices and posties of the Hawkesbury River region. I am following up on a number of references at present and then will be asking for any extra information on a number of people to help fill in gaps. I'm amazed at the number of post offices there were and the number of mailmen and women - every few miles there was at least a mail receiving station! The reference to fisherman is also helpful as that is another project in the pipeline - I have been collecting information from the earliest Annual Reports of NSW Fisheries to prepare a history of the Hawkesbury Fishery. Regards Jocelyn Powell Deerubbin Press phone 02 94562476 email: deerubbinpress@aol.com website: www.deerubbinpress.com.au