2009 $1 Australia Post 200 Years - Postman PNC Gold An official legal tender issue

An official legal tender issue

On the honour wall of the Memorial are recorded the names of the Australian Police Officers who have been killed on duty or have died as a result of their duties since the advent of policing in Australia

and is accompanied by an individually numbered

he commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force

Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog

2009 $1 Australia Post 200 Years - Postman PNC Gold An official legal tender issueFormer convict Isaac Nichols was appointed the country's first postmaster on 25 April 1809. From an office in his Sydney home he took charge of all mail arriving in Sydney, and put an end to people fraudulently obtaining letters and parcels from incoming ships. According to Governor Macquarie, Nichols was a most zealous, active and useful man. Nichols continued as postmaster until his death in 1819.