| It would take a specialised historian to properly assess TLM-P's success as Postmaster-General. We do know that during 1862-74, when TLM-P was predominantly the Postmaster-General, the service underwent a major expansion. For example: in 1862 the money order system was introduced,((Malcolm Rea, 'Communications across the generations: An Australian Post Office History of Queensland', //The Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Year Book of Proceedings//, IX:2, 1970-71, pp.168-226 (p190).)) and from 1865, saving bank deposits could be made at Queensland post offices. The increase in staff is another indication of growth: in 1865, TLM-P had a postal staff of 28; by 1872 the staff totalled 50.((//Centenary of the Brisbane General Post Office, 1872-1972//, Postmaster-General's Department, Brisbane, 1972, pp.8,11.)) TLM-P was responsible for the much-needed new [[wp>General_Post_Office,_Brisbane|General Post Office]]((//Centenary of the Brisbane General Post Office, 1872-1972//, Postmaster-General's Department, Brisbane, 1972, pp.7-8; Richard Breckon, An Australian Post Office History, c1972, p.40)) which opened in Brisbane in 1872. The number of post offices increased from 23 in 1862 to 139 ten years later.((A Report on the Post Office in Queensland, A Sunday Truth Special Feature, 2 May 1965, p.25.)) In the 1860s, TLM-P opened up new routes serviced by Cobb and Co coaches.((Malcolm Rea, 'Communications across the generations: An Australian Post Office History of Queensland', //The Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Year Book of Proceedings//, IX:2, 1970-71, pp.168-226 (p183).)) \\ | It would take a specialised historian to properly assess TLM-P's success as Postmaster-General. It is possible that some assessment is made in Allan A. Morrison, //Some Queensland postmasters-general//, Brisbane:Post Office Historical Society, 1953. We do know that during 1862-74, when TLM-P was predominantly the Postmaster-General, the service underwent a major expansion. For example: in 1862 the money order system was introduced,((Malcolm Rea, 'Communications across the generations: An Australian Post Office History of Queensland', //The Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Year Book of Proceedings//, IX:2, 1970-71, pp.168-226 (p190).)) and from 1865, saving bank deposits could be made at Queensland post offices. The increase in staff is another indication of growth: in 1865, TLM-P had a postal staff of 28; by 1872 the staff totalled 50.((//Centenary of the Brisbane General Post Office, 1872-1972//, Postmaster-General's Department, Brisbane, 1972, pp.8,11.)) TLM-P was responsible for the much-needed new [[wp>General_Post_Office,_Brisbane|General Post Office]]((//Centenary of the Brisbane General Post Office, 1872-1972//, Postmaster-General's Department, Brisbane, 1972, pp.7-8; Richard Breckon, An Australian Post Office History, c1972, p.40)) which opened in Brisbane in 1872. The number of post offices increased from 23 in 1862 to 139 ten years later.((A Report on the Post Office in Queensland, A Sunday Truth Special Feature, 2 May 1965, p.25.)) In the 1860s, TLM-P opened up new routes serviced by Cobb and Co coaches.((Malcolm Rea, 'Communications across the generations: An Australian Post Office History of Queensland', //The Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Year Book of Proceedings//, IX:2, 1970-71, pp.168-226 (p183).)) \\ |