Collection search - Avonport Station

Hierarchical level:

Item

Electoral district:

Annapolis-Kings, Digby - Annapolis - Kings

Date(s):

Established	Closing
1872-06-01	1966-06-30

Province:

Nova Scotia

Reference:

RG3-D-3

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Post Offices and Postmasters

Item ID number:

26101

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Additional information:

Distributing point - Avonport Station

Location - No change - 1946-07-17, 1947-01-06, 1948-05-07

Mail route - Avonport Station and Railway Station

PO permanently closed 1966-06-30 due to the establishment of Avonport RR no. 1

Store

Way office to regular - 1874-07-01

Source:

PSFDS03-(19064)

Postmasters names and service information
Name of postmaster	Military status	Date of birth	Date of appointment	Date of vacancy	Cause of vacancy
W.F. Newcomb			1872-06-01	1873	Resignation
Judah B. Newcomb			1873-10-01	1898-04-22	Resignation
Miss Flora E. Borden			1898-06-01	1901	Death
Leverett F. Fuller		1876-07	1901-04-01	1946-06-15	Resignation
Harold Edmond Cochran	OAS	*	1946-07-17	Acting
Harold Edmond Cochran	OAS	*	1946-09-06	1947-01-06	Resignation
Murray Rockwell Lockhart		*	1947-01-06	Acting
Murray Rockwell Lockhart		*	1947-02-24	1948-05-03	Resignation
John William Hughes		*	1948-05-08	Acting
John William Hughes		*	1948-07-07	1962-03-31	Resignation
Maxwell James Blackmore	OAS	*	1962-06-01	Acting
Maxwell James Blackmore	OAS	*	1962-06-04	1964-05-14	*
Mrs. Blanche May Myles		*	1964-04-12	Acting
Mrs. Blanche May Myles		*	1964-07-14	1966-01-27	Resignation

*In compliance with the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from this file.

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