The San Francisco mail service was established by Australia and New Zealand in cooperation in 1870. Cobb and Co.’s coaches (J. Cramond’s) started to run between Timaru and Christchurch in ’64, and ran till the railway was completed in ’76. It was a two-days trip, and the teams were changed at Rakaia, Ashburton and Rangitata. The fare at first was £3 each wav.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 11 June 1924, Page 22 (Supplement)
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