The Postmaster was Mr J Hawkins Butchart and was paid 100 pounds per annum.

He was succeeded by Mr A F Newman on August 5, 1861.

Due to the heavy work load he asked for an assistant, but his request was refused.

An officer from the General Post Office, Henry Reeve, was sent to take charge of the Lambing Flat office during the illness of Newman.

In his report he mentioned the lack of space in the office and the fact that a door opened directly into a room in the adjoining hotel, through which the Postmaster had to pass every time he left the office.

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On the return of Reeves to Sydney, and on report of the long hours worked, the status of the Post Office was raised and an assistant was appointed.

In a report made during September, 1862, and on other papers, both the name Lambing Flat and Young were used .

The Postmaster-General’s annual report of 1862 listed the office as ‘Lambing Flat’ and in 1863 it was shown as ‘Young’.

When the Lambing Flat Post office was established in March, 1861, the mails were carried from Murrumburrah in a two-horse coach.

At the same time a horse back mail service between Lambing Flat and Murringo came into operation.

Murringo Post Office is about four years older than Young having been opened on January 1, 1857.

In 1862 Ford and Co secured a three-times-a-week service between Cowra and Lambing Flat.

READ ALSO: Hotels of Young – Part 3

On September 1, 1862, Cobb and Co took over the contract from Ford.

A few days after the Lambing Flat-Cowra service commenced the mail coach was held up by three bushrangers , the passengers including three soldiers were robbed and the mails ransacked.

One of Cobb and Co’s coaches was held up at about the same time.

The Post Office was originally conducted in a house next to the Post Office Hotel on the southern side of Boorowa Street.

It was then moved to a building on the opposite side of the street, belonging to a Mr Kennedy.

The building had two front rooms, roofed with iron and five small rooms at the back covered with bark.

This was a temporary building made of scantling cases and canvas .

Late in 1864 a Telegraph Office had been opened at Young eventually the Telegraph Office and Post Office were amalgamated and the Post Office moved to the Telegraph Office which was some distance away.

A new brick Post Office was erected in 1878 in Lynch Street and occupied on July 17.

A few alterations were carried out during 1885-86.

In 1889, the Mayor of Young led a deputation asking for the Post Office to be connected to the electricity.

This and other work was carried out in 1891-92 .