Datestamps

Queensland Datestamps

Below is a listing of all the datestamps used by post offices in Queensland (Brisbane GPO excepted) from 1860 to 1913. There are 6 types and these are mostly broken down into sub-types with images available for comparisons. Also included is an up to date listing of which office used that particular datestamp during the period.

There are 2 sub-types of the Type 1 datestamp. Both are unframed with the town name around the top and "QUEENSLAND" at the base and a 2 line date at the centre.

Type 1a

Type 1a varies in diameter from 21mm to 24mm. It has a pair of arcs at each side which may vary slightly in length. Later recuts were issued with a 2 digit year. Issued from 1861.

Banana	Dalby	Ipswich	Nulabin	St. Lawrence
Bandamba	Drayton	Jondaryan	Oxley	Surat
Bowen	Emu Vale	Laidley	Palmer	Taroom
Bungeworgorai	Fort Cooper	Leyburn	Port Denison	Tent Hill
Charleville	Gayndah	Marlborough	Rainworth	Theresa Creek
Clermont	Gladstone	Maryborough	Rockhampton	Toowoomba
Cleveland	Gundawindi	Millchester	Sandgate	Veresdale
Copperfield	Inglewood	Nanango	Somerset	Warwick
				Westwood

Type 1b

Type 1b has a diameter of 21mm to 22mm with a central dot at each side. Issued from 1867 to 1873

Beenleigh

Cloncurry

Gympie

Mount Esk

Spring Creek

Bowen

Dalby

Harrisville

Mount Perry

Springsure

Breakfast Creek

Dalrymple

Helidon

Mungindi

Stanthorpe

Browns Plains

Eulo

Ipswich (no code)

Murphy's Creek

Sugarloaf

Bulimba

Fassifern

Ipswich(code a)

Nebo

Surat

Bundaberg

Forest Vale

Ipswich (code c)

Nerang Creek

Tiaro

Caboolture

Gainsford

Jimna

Norman River

Tingalpa

Calliope

Gatton

Kilkivan

Normanby

Toowoomba

Cambooya

Gayndah

King's Creek

North Pine

Townsville

Cania

Georgetown

Leyburn

One Mile Creek

Walloon

Cape River
Glamorgan Vale
Lilly Vale

Pimpama

Warwick

Cardwell

Goodna

Lily Vale

Ravenswood

Warwick (with star)

Cawarral

Goondiwindi

Mackay

Rockhampton

Yandilla

Charters Towers

Gootchie

Maryborough

Rocky Waterholes

Yandina

Clermont

Gracemere

Mitchell Downs

Rolleston

Yatala

Cleveland

Grandchester

Mooloolah

Roma

Yengarie

Clifton

Greenmount

Type 2

Type 2 consists of an unframed circle 22mm to 23mm in diameter. It has the town name around the top and "QUEENSLAND" at the base. It has a single curved bar at each side and a 2 line date in the centre. It is also recorded with a code letter above the date in the case of Inglewood. Believed to have been issued from 1861 to 1865.

Allora	Cardwell	Inglewood	Mackay	St. George
Burdekin	Curriwillinghi	Logan River	Roma	Yaamba
Calliope	Gayndah

Type 3 consists of an unframed circle 23mm to 24mm in diameter. It has the town name around the top and "QUEENSLAND" at the base. There is a 2 line central date and occasionally a code number can be found above the date. There are 3 major sub-types.

Type 3a

Type 3a has a fleuron which varies in size and shape at each side. Issued between 1874 and 1880.

Alice	Cordalba	Hewittville	Monkland	Sylvania
Aramac	Cork	Hughenden	Morven	Tallebudgera
Ayr	Crows Nest	Isisford	Muttaburra	Tambo
Barcaldine	Croydon	Jimboomba	Nerang Creek	Thornborough
Belmont	Dalby	Jundah	Normanton	Thursday Island
Bethania	Darkey Flat	Kingsborough	North Bundaberg	Townsville
Blackall	Dingo	Koojarewon	Oakey	U. Coomera
Blackwater	Duaringa	Kyoomba	Pilton	Umbiram
Boulia	Dulacca	L.Coomera	Pine Hill	Upper Caboolture
Breakfast Creek	Emerald	Laidley	Prairie	Warra
Burketown	Emu Creek Siding	Listowel Downs	Raglan	Warwick
Burrum	Fortitude Valley	Loganholme	Ravenswood	Waterford
Cairns	Gatton	Macalister	Redcliffe	West End
Camboon	Geham	Maida Hill	Rockhampton	Windorah
Cawarral	Gin Gin	Marburg	Roma	Winton
Charleville	Gladstone	Marlborough	Rosewood	Woodford
Chinchilla	Gowrie Junction	Maryborough	Ross Island	Woodstock
Clifton	Gundiah	Miles	Samford	Yaamba
Cloncurry	Harrisville	Millchester	Sherwood	Yandina
Comet	Hawkwood	Millungera	South Brisbane	Yatala
Condamine	Hemmant	Milton	Southport
Cooktown	Hendon	Miriam Vale	Stanthorpe
Copperfield	Herberton	Mitchell	Swan Creek

Type 3b

Type 3b has 2 curved bars at each side and can be easily confused with Type 1a however the bars in this type are usually closer. Issued 1879 to 1884.

Allora	Cunnamulla	Ingham	Nebo	Withersfield
Alpha	Daintree	Ipswich	Normanby	Wompah
Anakie	Dalveen	Isis Junction	Norwood	Woolgar
Augathella	Dungeness	Jimbour	Nudgee	Woombye
Beenleigh	Enoggera	Karumba	Pialba	Yangan
Birralee	Eton	Kilkivan	Queenton	Yeppoon
Boonah	Eulo	Killarney	Reid River	Yuleba
Brandon	Gayndah	Kincora	Rockhampton
Buderim Mountain	Gunalda	Mackay	Roma
Bundaberg	Gympie	Maryborough	Sea Hill
Cairns	Herberton	Mitchell	St. George
Capella	Homebush	Mount Britten	Stanwell
Clare	Howard	Mungarr	Tiaro
Coolgarra	Hughenden	Mungindi	Townsville
Coorparoo	Hungerfords	Neardie	Watsonville

Type 3c

Type 3c has a small dot at each side however this can vary quite significantly taking the form of short dashes or strokes. Issued 1883 to 1906.

Adavale	Charters Towers	Geraldtown	Logan Village	Oxley	Taringa
Aitkenvale	Chelmer	Gilbert River	Longreach	Paradise	Taroom
Albion	Childers	Gin Gin	Lower Proserpine	Parliament House	Tate Tin Mines
Aldershot	Clermont	Girofla	Lowood	Peak Crossing	Telemon Crossing
Alpha	Clifton	Gladstone	Ma Ma Creek	Pentland	Terrors Creek
Annerley	Coen	Golden Gate	Mackay	Petrie Terrace	Tewantin
Aramac	Collaroy	Goodna	Mackinlay	Pinbarren	Texas
Argentine	Cooktown	Goodwood	Macrossan Bridge	Pine Hill	Thargomindah
Arrilalah	Coomera Upper	Goombungee	Mareeba	Pinkenba	The Leap
Ayrshire Downs	Cooran	Goondiwindi	Maytown	Pittsworth	Thursday Island
Ayton	Cooroy	Gracemere	McGrath's Crossing	Port Douglas	Tinana
Back Plains	Corfield	Graceville	Meringandan	Prairie	Toompine
Bald Hills	Corinda	Grandchester	Milbong	Pratten	Toowong
Banana	Cressbrook	Grantham	Millmerran	Ravenswood	Toowoomba
Barcaldine	Cumberland	Granville	Mirani	Ravenswood Junction	Torbanlea
Barnes School	Cunnamulla	Gurrumbah	Mitchell Downs	Red Hill	Torrens Creek
Baupal Mill	Daintree	Guthalungra	Monal Creek	Redland Bay	Townsville
Beaudesert	Degilbo	Gympie	Montalbion	Richmond Downs	Tummaville
Bell	Diamintina Lakes	Halifax	Mooloolah	Rochford	Turalin
Benowa	Dinmore	Hebel	Mossman River	Rockhampton	Upper Coomera
Biggenden	Dirranbandi	Helidon	Mount Albion	Rocklea	Upper Tent Hill
Birdsville	Donaldson	Herberton	Mount Morgan	Rolleston	Urandangie
Birkdale	Donors Hill	Hewittville	Mount Perry	Roma	Walkerston
Blackall	Downfall Creek	Hillgrove	Mount Pleasant	Rosedale	Wallangarra
Blackridge	Dugandan	Homestead	Mount Shamrock	Rosewood	Walloon
Blackstone	Dulbydilla	Hopetown	Mount Spurgeon	Saltern	Wallumbilla
Blenheim	Dulvadilla	Hughenden	Muckadilla	Sandgate	Warwick
Bogantungan	Dunwich	Ilfracombe	Mumbilla	Selheim	Wellington Point
Bouldercombe	Eagle Farm	Indooroopilly	Mundingburrah	Seymour	West End
Boulia	Eagle Junction	Ipswich	Murphy's Creek	South Brisbane	Westbrook Siding
Bowen	Eidsvold	Irvinebank	Murray's Creek	Southbrook	Westwood
Broadmount	Eight Mile Plains	Isisford	Muttaburra	Southwood	Wetheron
Brooweena	Emerald	Jericho	Nambour	Spring Bluff	Windorah
Buderim Mountain	Emu Park	Jondaryan	Nanango	Spring Creek	Winton
Bulimba	Emu Vale	Jondowaie	Neardie	Springsure	Woody Point
Bundaberg	Emuford	Kabra	Nelson	St. George	Wooloongabba
Burdekin	Engelsburg	Kedron	Nobby's Siding	St. Lawrence	Wooroorooka
Caboolture	Esk	Kilkivan Junction	Nocundra	Stamford	Wyandra
Cairns	Eudlo	Kingston	Normanton	Sth Coast Junction	Wynnum
Calcifer	Eumundi	Kuranda	North Bundaberg	Stonehenge	Wyreema
Calliope	Eungalla	Kynuna	North Killarney	Stonehouse	Yandilla
Cambooya	Fernvale	Kyoomba	North Pine	Strathpine	Yatesville
Camooweal	Floraville	Laidley	North Rockhampton	Surat	Yeerongpilly
Canterbury	Forest Hill	Lakes Creek	Nundah	Table Top	Yeronga
Cardwell	Gatton	Landsborough	One Mile Creek	Tambo	Zillmere
Charleville	Georgetown	Laura	Oontoo	Tambourine
			Opalton	Tangorin
			Oxenford

Type 4 consists of an unframed circle 23mm to 24mm in diameter. It has the town name around the top with "QUEENSLAND" at the base. There is a 3 line centre showing the time, day - month, and year. On many examples the time plugs were not inserted and the cancels may be confused with a Type 3c, however you can easily distinguish the difference by noting the the day and year lines do not sit central in a Type 4 as they do in a Type 3c. There are 2 sub-types

Type 4a

Type 4a has the year in 2 digits and was issued to offices opening from 1899 - 1900.

Alderley	Cloncurry	Ingham	Mount Morgan	South Brisbane
Almaden	Cooktown	Innot Hot Springs	Mount Usher	Stannary Hills
Aloomba	Croydon	Ipswich	Nanango	Stock Exchange
Amby	Dalby	Irvingdale	Normanton	Taringa
Avondale	Dirranbandi	Kallanda	North Pine	Thargomindah
Barcaldine	Ebagoolah	Kangaroo Point	One Mile Creek	Thursday Island
Bauhinia Downs	Engelsburg	Laidley	Paddington	Tiaro
Bororen	Eulo	Lakeside	Palmwoods	Toolburra
Bundaberg	George Street	Lappa Lappa	Pinkenba	Toowong
Burketown	Georgetown	Longreach	Plainland	Toowoomba
Cairns	Geraldton	Mackay	Pomona	Warwick
Charleville	Glassford Creek	Manly	Queensport	Wellington Point
Charters Towers	Golden Valley	Maryborough	Richmond	Westwood
Childers	Gympie	Morningside	Rockhampton	Winton
Chillagoe	Hambledon	Mount Garnet	Sandgate

Type 4b

Type 4b has the year in full although some offices did not insert the "1" and "9" plugs. This results in the last 2 numbers sitting to the right of centre. Was issued from 1900 - mid 1903.

Albion	Cardwell	Harrisville	Mossman	Silverspur
Atherton	Chermside	Hillview	Muttaburra	St. George
Bajool	Clermont	Howard	Nanango	Stanthorpe
Barcaldine	Corinda	Hughenden	Normanton	Surat
Beaudesert	Dalby	Ilfracombe	Nymbool	Taroom
Bedourie	Emerald	Ipswich	Oolbun	Thargomindah
Blackall	Eromanga	Kingaroy	Pinkenba	Thursday Island
Bli Bli	Eton	Lakeside	Plane Creek	Toolburra
Boonah	Fairview	Lappa Junction	Ravenswood	West End
Boonmoo	Friezland	Lochnagar	Redbank	Windorah
Brookville	Gladstone	Longreach	Roadvale	Wooloongabba
Bundaberg	Grantham	Mackay	Rockhampton	Wynnum
Caboolture	Greenmount R.S.	Macknade	Roma	Warwick
Cairns	Gympie	Mitchell

Type 5 is the first of the framed circular datestamps and has a diameter of 25mm. They have a single line date and year. There are 2 sub-types.

Type 5a

Type 5a has the dateline extending right across with the time, day, month and year in 2 digits. Issued late 1903 - early 1904.

Adavale	Childers	Hatton Vale	Monkland	Springsure
Albion	Chinchilla	Herberton	Mount Morgan	St. George
Allora	Christmas Creek	Hodgson	Mount Perry	Stanthorpe
Aramac	Clayfield	Hughenden	Muttaburra	Tambo
Arran	Clifton	Ingham	Nerang	Thargomindah
Augathella	Cloncurry	Inglewood	Nundah	Toowong
Banana	Crows Nest	Innisplain	One Mile	Toowoomba
Barcaldine	Croydon	Ipswich	Oxenford	Townsville
Beenleigh	Cunnamulla	Irvinebank	Parliament House	Warwick
Blackall	Dalby	Isisford	Petrie Terrace	West End
Boonah	Eidsvold	Jondaryan	Pittsworth	Wondai
Bowen	Emerald	Laidley	Port Douglas	Wooloongabba
Bundaberg	Esk	Lakes Creek	Quinalow
Burketown	Ewan	Landsborough	Ravenswood
Byrnestown	Fortitude Vly	Laravale	Red Hill
Caboolture	Gatton	Lucinda	Richmond
Cairns	Gayndah	Mackay	Rockhampton
Cambooya	George Street	Mareeba	Roma
Capella	Gin Gin	Maryborough	Sandgate
Charleville	Gladstone	Milbong	South Brisbane
Charters Towers	Gympie	Miles	Southport

Type 5b

Type 5b has a dot at each side and no time. The year is usually in 2 digits however it exists for some offices with 4 digits (as illustrated).

Anakie	Coongoola	Kaban	Miva	Sapphire
Apple-Tree Creek	Cooran	Kaimkillenbun	Molloy	Sarina
Aubigny	Cooyar	Kannungur	Montalbion	Selwyn
Ballandean	Cordalba	Kidston	Moorabool	South Brisbane
Bamford	Cressbrook	Kilcoy	Moore	Stock Exchange
Beerwah	D'Aguilar	Kilkivan Junction	Mount Carbine	Tallwood
Bell R.S.	Didcot	Killarney	Mount Morgan	Tambo
Bingera Plantation	Dulacca	Killarney South	Mount Perry	Tangorin
Bismark	Eight Mile Plains	Kin Kin	Mount Surprise	Tannymorel
Blackall	Einasleigh	Kingaroy	Mt Chalmers	Tara
Blackbutt	Eton Vale	Kingsthorpe	Muckadilla	Tarampa
Blackwater	Eumundi	Kogan	Munbilla	Targinnie
Blair Athol	Evergreen	Kolan South	Mungana	Tate Tin Mines
Bluff	Farleigh	Koorboora	Murgon	Tewantin
Bogantungan	Finch Hatton	Kooroongarra	Nambour	Thallon
Booningba	Flagstone Creek	Kulara	Nelia	Thane
Boulia	Forsayth	L.Coomera	New Moonta	Thurulgoonia
Bowen	Fossilbrook	Lake Clarendon	North Killarney	Tiaro
Bowenville	Gaeta	Laravale	Nudgee	Tingoora
Boynedale	Gargett	Limevale	O.K.Mines	Tolga
Brooweena	Gayndah	Lower Palen	Oakey	Toogoolawah
Bulimba	Geraldton	Lower Tully	Ord	Torbanlea
Bundamba	Gilliat	Lowood	Ormiston	Torrens Creek
Cania	Goodna	Mackay	Pentland	Toumoulin
Canungra	Goondiwindi	Malakoff	Petrie	Tungamul
Charleston	Hambledon JN	Malanda	Pioneer	Twin Hills
Charters Towers	Hampden	Maleny	Proserpine	Victoria Estate
Childers	Harlin	Mapleton	Quinalow	West End
Clermont	Hemmant	Mareeba	Rathdownie	West Toowoomba
Cleveland	Highfields	Marian	Ravensbourne	Westbrook Siding
Clifton	Hodgson	Marmor	Rocklea	Wolfram
Cloncurry	Indooroopilly	Maryborough	Rosevale	Woombye
Coolabunia	Invicta	Maxwellton	Rosewood	Wooroolin
Coomera Upper	Jackson	Miriam Vale	Rossville	Yandaran
Coominya	Jundah

Type 6 is a framed circle of 26mm to 29mm in diameter. The lettering is larger than previous types and there is a short bar at each side although that may be reduced to a dot if the office name takes up too much room (Ravenswwod Junction being an example). There are 2 sub-types.

Type 6

Type 6 has a single line date with day, month and year. Issued from 1909.

Albion	Cordalba	Innisfail	Muttaburra	St. George
Arbouin	Croydon	Ipswich	Nambour	St. Lawrence
Arran	Dalveen	Isis Junction	Nanango	Stanthorpe
Atherton	Dappil	Jondowaie	Nebo	Stegelit
Augathella	Degilbo	Julia Creek	Nigger Creek	Stock Exchange
Ayr	Drayton	Jundah	Nikenbah	Stonehenge
Bajool	Drillham	Kilkivan	Nobby	Strathpine
Barrine NPR	Duaringa	Kingaroy	North Isis Central Mill	Sunnymount
Beaudesert	Ebbw Vale	Kingsthorpe	Oakey	Tangorin
Benarkin	Emu Vale	Kogan	Oxley	Taringa
Biggenden	Engelsburg	Kynuna	Palmwoods	Taroom
Birdsville	Fairymead	Lakes Creek	Pandanus	Terrors Creek
Blackwater	Forest Hill	Lamington	Parliament House	Tewantin
Blenheim	Friezland	Landsborough	Peak Crossing	Texas
Bollon	Gayndah	Linville	Petrie Terrace	Theebine
Bororen	Gladfield	Longreach	Pialba	Thursday Island
Bowen	Glenore Grove	Lowmead NPR	Pickanjinnie	Tingoora
Brandon	Goombungee	Lowood	Pomona	Toompine
Broadmount	Goomeri	Malanda	Prairie	Torbanlea
Brookstead	Goondiwindi	Malbon	Proserpine	Townsville
Burketown	Gooroolba	Many Peaks	Queenton	Turalin
Callide	Gowrie Junction	Maxwellton	Rathdownie	Wahoon
Calliope	Grandchester	Memerambi	Ravenshoe	Walkerston
Cambooya	Grantham	Merinda	Ravenswood Junction	Wallangarra
Cape York	Greenmount	Middle Ridge	Redcliffe	Wallaville
Capella	Greenmount East	Millmerran	Reid River	Wallumbilla
Charters Towers	Gunalda	Milton	Reid's Creek	Walterhall
Chelmer	Gundiah	Miriam Vale	Richmond	Warra
Chillagoe	Gympie	Mitchell	Roma	Watsonville
Chinchilla	Haden	Montville	Rosedale	Woodford
Clarke River	Harrisville	Mooloolah	Rosewood	Woolooga
Cleveland	Helidon	Mount Alford	Rossville	Wooloongabba
Clifton	Hendon	Mount Cuthbert	Sellheim	Wyandra
Coen	Herberton	Mount Garnet	Selwyn	Wyreema
Columboola	Hightville	Mount Perry	Sherwood	Yalleroi
Comet	Hodgson	Mount Sylvia	Silkstone	Yandina
Coongoola	Hughenden	Mount Whitestone	Silverspur	Yarraman
Cooran	Ilfracombe	Mourilyan	Southbrook	Yelarbon
Cooroy	Inglewood	Mt Larcom	Southport	Yeulba
Cootharaba		Mungallalla	Springsure	Yungaburra

Type 6t

Type 6t has the time inserted before the date.

Blackall

Fortitude Valley

Mitchell

Townsville

Booval

George Street

Morven

Warwick

Cairns

Ipswich

Mount Garnet

Winton

Charleville

Kingaroy

Pittsworth

Wondai

Childers

Hughenden

Queenton

Yeulba

Beaudesert

Longreach

Nobby

Degilbo

Mackay

Thursday Island