Post Offices and Postmasters

 

Early Post Offices in the vicinity of Dunster included those at Croydon Station, Shere, and the Raush Valley.

Name of office: Dunster
Federal Electoral District: Cariboo [Caribou] / Prince George - Peace River (British Columbia)
Dates:
Establishment
re-openings 		Closings
1915-12-01

Postmaster Information:

Name of postmaster Military status Date of birth Date of appointment Date of vacancy Cause of vacancy
George A. Hall 1915-12-01 1920-11-07 Resignation
Mrs Alexander Romould McDonnell 1921-06-01 1927-04-16 Resignation
Mrs Eliza Armanella [Armandella] Wilson 1882-07 1927-08-25 1944-09-09 Resignation
Mrs Leola Chrystalle Haan * 1944-11-01 Acting
Robert Philip Haan 1901-08-08 1945-01-09 1955-03-17 Resignation
Eric Odvar Norum * 1955-03-17 Acting
Eva Winifred Sargent * 1955-04-01 Acting
Mrs Eva Winifred Sargent * 1955-06-24 1960-09-15 Resignation
Mrs Sylvia V. Heitala * 1960-09-16 Acting
Mrs Sylvia V. Heitala * 1961-12-19 1967-05-05 Resignation, Sup'n C
Samuel David Brownlee * 1967-06-01 Acting
Samuel David Brownlee * 1967-07-24
* In compliance with the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from this file.
Additional Information: Location - Lot 7183, Cariboo, N.W., Lot 7183 - 1926-04-01
Mail route - Dunster - Railway Station C.N.
Nature of premises - Store (groceries)

Source: PSFDS03-22836

 

Name of office: Croydon Station
Federal Electoral District: Cariboo (British Columbia)
Dates:
Establishment
re-openings 		Closings
1917-07-01 1968-03-30

Postmaster Information:

Name of postmaster Military status Date of birth Date of appointment Date of vacancy Cause of vacancy
A. McDougall (acting) 1917-07-01 1922-09-23 Resignation
Chas Slater 1923-01-11 1925 Death
Mrs E.O. MacCollon 1925-10-16
Chas Steele 1926-04-16 1921-11 *
Mrs Jessie Stirling Barnett 1887-11 1927-09-15 1968-03-31 *
* In compliance with the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from this file.
Additional Information: All mail addressed to Croydon Station after the closing date, should be forwarded to Dunster for delivery.
Group 2
Location - Not surveyed Lot 2525 - 1926-04-01
Mail route - Croydon Station - Catch Post C.N.
On 1968-03-30 the office was permanently closed due to the retirement of the Postmaster and to its limited usefulness.
Sup P.M. - McBride

Source: PSFDS03-22791

Note that the date of Nov 1921 given in the archives for the end of Chas Steele's tenure is clearly wrong, it should probably be 1926 or 1927.

 

Name of office: Shere
Federal Electoral District: Cariboo (British Columbia)
Dates:
Establishment
re-openings 		Closings
1923-07-01 1944-05-04

Postmaster Information:

Name of postmaster Military status Date of birth Date of appointment Date of vacancy Cause of vacancy
J.A. McDougall OAS 1894-03 1923-07-01 1944-04-24 Resignation
Additional Information: Location - N.E. Fr Lot 6023 - 1934-02-07
Location - S.E. 1/4 Lot 6028
Mail route - Shere - Railway Station
Office closed, no suitable PM

Source: PSFDS03-23449

 

Name of office: Raush Valley
Federal Electoral District: Cariboo (British Columbia)
Dates:
Establishment
re-openings 		Closings
1915-05-01 1918-09-15
1920-12-01 1923-05-13

Postmaster Information:

Name of postmaster Military status Date of birth Date of appointment Date of vacancy Cause of vacancy
Wm Gallie 1915-05-01 1915-06-03 Resignation
Free Chilton 1915-12-01 1918-07-11 Resignation, closed
Mrs F.L. Bretthauer (re-opened) 1920-12-01 1923-01-22 Resignation, closed

Source: PSFDS03-22916

 

Source: Library and Archives Canada (ArchiviaNet)

 

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