| Postmaster-General of New South Wales | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Precursor | Postmaster of New South Wales |
| Formation | 21 October 1835 |
| First holder | James Raymond |
| Final holder | Paddy Crick |
| Abolished | 28 January 1901 |
| Succession | Postmaster General of Australia Postmaster-General's Department |
The Postmaster-General of New South Wales was a position in the government of the colony of New South Wales. This portfolio managed the postal department of the New South Wales Government and was in charge of all postal and communications services in the colony prior to the Federation of Australia, from 1835 to 1901.[1][2] Upon Federation, Section 51(v) of the Constitution of Australia gave the Commonwealth exclusive power for "postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services".[3]
- ^ "PFO-156 Postmaster-General". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Part 6: Ministries 1856 to the present" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 s. 51(v).