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The last boat-delivered mail run

22 Dec, 2009 04:00 AM
The Hawkesbury Explorer is the last remaining mail run delivered by water.

It has been delivering mail up the Hawkesbury river since 1910 and does about 12 stops on the 45-kilometre trek.

For full details see this week's The Land.

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The Hawkesbury Explorer has been delivering mail up the Hawkesbury river since 1910 and does about 12 stops on the 45-kilometre trek.
The Hawkesbury Explorer has been delivering mail up the Hawkesbury river since 1910 and does about 12 stops on the 45-kilometre trek.
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