Postmaster-General of Victoria
The Postmaster-General of Victoria was a position in the government of the colony Victoria (Australia) prior to the Federation of Australia in 1901. The position was created soon after Victoria became a separate colony in 1851 (see History of Victoria).
List of Postmasters-General of Victoria
| Postmaster-General | Period in office |
|---|---|
| William Henry Fancourt Mitchell | April 1857 – March 1858 |
| George Samuel Evans | March 1858 – October 1859 |
| John Robinson Bailey | October 1859 – October 1860 |
| Hibbert Newton | October 1860 – November 1860 |
| Thomas Loader | December 1860 – March 1861 |
| John Macadam | April – November 1861 |
| George Samuel Evans | December 1861 – June 1863 |
| Thomas Howard Fellows | October 1863 – March 1864 |
| James McCulloch | May 1864 – May 1868 |
| George Verney Smith | July 1868 – September 1869 |
| vacant | September 1869 – June 1872 |
| Edward Langton | June 1872 – July 1874 |
| Robert Ramsay | July 1874 – August 1875 |
| Peter Lalor | August – October 1875 |
| Robert Ramsay | October 1875 – May 1877 |
| Peter Lalor | May 1877 – July 1877 |
| Henry Cuthbert | July 1877 – July 1878 |
| James Patterson | July 1878 – March 1880 |
| Henry Cuthbert | March 1880 – August 1880 |
| vacant | August 1880 – July 1881 |
| Henry Bolton | July 1881 - March 1883 |
| Graham Berry | March 1883 – April 1884 |
| James Campbell | April 1884 – February 1886 |
| Frederick Derham | February 1886 – August 1890 |
| James Patterson | September 1890 – November 1890 |
| John Gavan Duffy | November 1890 – April 1892 |
| William Zeal | April 1892 – November 1892 |
| Alexander Peacock | November 1892 – January 1893 |
| Agar Wynne | January 1893 – September 1894 |
| John Gavan Duffy | September 1894 – December 1899 |
| William Watt | December 1899 – November 1900 |
| William Gurr | November 1900 – March 1901 |
From 1901 the duties were taken over by the Commonwealth of Australia.
References
Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists... Retrieved 5 September 2016- Australian Dictionary of Biography - Postmaster-general
