My grandfather had special permission to leave school when 11. That is in Victoria and way back then age was not often a problem, but most likely the age would be around 14. Paul Paul Blair wrote: > Paul Blair wrote: >> I'm trying to unpick someone's age. >> >> I know he started work with the PMG (as it was) at the 'earliest age >> for a telegram boy' >> >> 13? 14? 15? 16? >> >> This would have been around the end of WWI, to put it into a time >> context. >> >> TIA >> >> Paul > > Hi everyone > > Thanks for all the replies. The general consensus was 14, but, as Tom > points out, this may vary from state to state. > > Regards > > Paul