The Mail Must Get Through

The mail coach run to Perth

Tue 7 Sep 2021

10:30am – 11:30am

Museum of the Great Southern

A sepia toned photograph of a horse-drawn carriage in front of a post office

Since Albany became the official mail port for the colony in 1851, the mail coach to Perth was a vital communication link. The Chippers’ coach was immortalised by writers such as Henry Lawson, and we look into the dangers and difficulties that a trip to Perth by coach entailed.

Presented by Malcolm Traill, Historian & WA Museum Honorary Research Associate.

Bookings: Bookings required. Call 9841 4844 to book your place

Cost: Gold coin donation

Location: The Co-op Building