Bush mailboxes with a story to tell

[davidc4430]

Bush mailboxes inspired by Aussie backyard items, and each with a story to tell

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-12/australian-outback-mailboxes-australia-post-toilet/12043874

[zanadoo_56]

They are much more inventive compared to the days when on driving to visit relatives across NSW and VIC we'd see lots of homemade letterboxes....nearly all made from farm milk cans.

[davidc4430]

i might have a go at making my own mailbox

[imastawka]

Australia Post recommends mailboxes should be large enough for an A4 envelope to lie flat inside.

It should be 230mm wide, 330m deep and 160mm high and should be free of sharp or jagged edges.

In addition, mailboxes should be between 900mm and 1200mm off the ground and should be positioned on the property boundary or on a fence next to a driveway, with the number clearly displayed.

Good luck

[wide-world-of-stamps]

Most aren't anywhere near that big.

We often drive past a property which has an old microwave as their letterbox - big enough, and sealed from the weather - perfect.

[springyzone]

I used to see a few interesting ones in the coutryside.

All boring in suburbia though!

[the4masters2013]

There is a Ned Kelly mailbox between Orange and Bathurst.

Every Christmas and Easter it is decorated and also every year for the Bathurst 1000.

Brings a smile to everyone's faces as they drive past.