The Petition:
For an increase of salary to P[ost] M[aster] General Post Office
B 1251
Hill End 4. 4. 1871
Tambaroora March 24 1871
From the Residents Hill End
The Honorable
The Postmaster General
Sydney
Sir
We the undersigned residents of Hill End, have the honor to submit to you that in our opinion the salary allowed for conducting the Post Office at Hill End is utterly inadequate to the proper and efficient discharge of the daily increasing duties of the Office. We would therefore respectfully urge that the desirability of increasing the remuneration may be taken into your early consideration.
We have your honor to be Sir
your obedient Servants
Herewith
| Surname | First name/ Initials | Occupation |
| Bryant | G ? | Butcher |
| Cummins | John | Storekeeper |
| Gard | John | Storekeeper |
| Giles | John | Miner |
| Hodgson | George | Storekeeper |
| Hughes | John | Storekeeper |
| Kirkpatrick | G. | Miner |
| Krone | William | Boot Manufacturer |
| La Roche | George | Pharmacist |
| Lewis | A.M.W. | Mgr. Austn. Joint Stock Bank |
| Paten | Thos. | Storekeeper |
| Paten | L. | Storekeeper |
| Sheppard | M.A. | Printer? |
| Tressider | John | Mining Engineer |
| Weir | John King | Hotelkeeper |
| Williams | John | Hotelkeeper |
| Wythes | Thos. | Hotelkeeper |
| Wythes | Joseph | Hotelkeeper |
