A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels , providing post office boxes , and selling postage stamps , packaging, and stationery . Post offices may offer additional services, which vary by country. These include providing and accepting government forms (such as passport applications), and processing government services and fees (such as road tax , postal savings , or bank fees). The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster .
21-441: Karara may refer to: Karara, Queensland Karara and Lochada Important Bird Area , Western Australia Karara , a fictional character from Sgt. Frog . Karara mine Karara railway See also [ edit ] Amir Karara , Egyptian actor Gymnopilus karrara , species of mushroom Carrara (disambiguation) Carara (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
42-520: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Karara, Queensland Download coordinates as: Karara ( / k ə r ær ə / ) is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Karara had a population of 128 people. The town is on the Darling Downs on
63-402: Is identified by its PIN. Post offices coming under Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication, Government of India have a history of one hundred fifty years. Private courier and delivery services often have offices as well, although these are usually not called "post offices", except in the case of Germany , which has fully privatised its national postal system . As abbreviation PO
84-474: Is in the drainage basin of the Condamine River . The name Karara is believed to be an Aboriginal name for Canal Creek. The South Western railway line from Warwick to Karara was opened in 1904. Karara State School opened on 20 July 1908. Karara Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1909) and closed in 1990. In the 2006 census , the locality of Karara and
105-464: Is instead known as a sorting office or delivery office, which may have a large central area known as a sorting or postal hall. Integrated facilities combining mail processing with railway stations or airports are known as mail exchanges. In India , post offices are found in almost every village having panchayat (a "village council"), towns, cities, and throughout the geographical area of India. India's postal system changed its name to India Post after
126-433: Is used, together with GPO for General Post Office and LPO for Licensed Post Office. There is evidence of corps of royal couriers disseminating the decrees of Egyptian pharaohs as early as 2400 BCE, and it is possible that the service greatly precedes that date. Similarly, there may be ancient organised systems of post houses providing mounted courier service, although sources vary as to precisely who initiated
147-474: The Cunningham Highway , 208 kilometres (129 mi) south west of the state capital, Brisbane . The highway passes through the locality from the east to the south-west. The Toowoomba–Karara Road ( State Route 48 ) connects the highway through to the north of the locality to Leyburn and ultimately through to Toowoomba . The South Western railway line passes through the locality roughly parallel and to
168-539: The Holy Roman Empire . The British Postal Museum claims that the oldest functioning post office in the world is on High Street in Sanquhar , Scotland . The post office has functioned continuously since 1712, during which horses and stagecoaches were used to carry mail. Rural parts of Canada in the 19th century utilised the way office system. Villagers could leave their letters at the way office which were then taken to
189-736: The Post Office Department began to require that post office names not be duplicated within a state . The term "post-office" has been in use since the 1650s, shortly after the legalisation of private mail services in England in 1635. In early modern England, post riders — mounted couriers —were placed, or "posted", every few hours along post roads at posting houses (also known as post houses) between major cities, or " post towns ". These stables or inns permitted important correspondence to travel without delay. In early America, post offices were also known as stations. This term, as well as
210-634: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Karara Public Hall at 33 School Street. Karara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Karara School Road ( 28°12′13″S 151°33′55″E / 28.2037°S 151.5652°E / -28.2037; 151.5652 ( Karara State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 5 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). In 2018,
231-468: The 2000 A.D., post offices would collect fees for radio licenses, recruitment for government jobs, and the operation of public call telephone (PCO) booths. Postmen would deliver letters, money orders, and parcels to places that are within the assigned area of a particular post office. Each Indian post office is assigned a unique six-digit code called the Postal Index Number , or PIN. Each post office
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#1732887509552252-572: The advent of private courier companies in the 1990s. It is run by the Indian government's Department of Posts. India Post accepts and delivers inland letters, postcards, parcels, postal stamps, and money orders (money transfers). Few post offices in India offer speed post (fast delivery) and payments or bank savings services. It is also uncommon for Indian post offices to sell insurance policies or accept payment for electricity, landline telephone, or gas bills. Until
273-499: The nearest post office, as well as pick up their mail from the way office. In parts of Europe, special postal censorship offices existed to intercept and censor mail. In France, such offices were known as cabinets noirs . In many jurisdictions, mailboxes and post office boxes have long been in widespread use for drop-off and pickup (respectively) of mail and small packages outside post offices or when offices are closed. Germany's national postage system Deutsche Post introduced
294-410: The north of the highway with the locality served by two railway stations: Both the line and Karara railway station are no longer in active use. The Durakai State Forest occupies the southern and eastern areas within the locality; otherwise it is freehold land predominantly used for farming apart from a small urban centre. There are a number of creeks running south to north through the locality which
315-623: The north-west, Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to the north-east, and Allora State School (to Year 10) in Allora to the north-east. Receiving office Before the advent of postal codes and the post office, postal systems would route items to a specific post office for receipt or delivery. During the 19th century in the United States , this often led to smaller communities being renamed after their post offices, particularly after
336-583: The other providing sturdy oxen for bulk shipments. The Byzantine historian Procopius , though not unbiased, records the Cursus Publicus system remained largely intact until it was dismantled in the Byzantine empire by the emperor Justinian in the 6th century. The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis family initiated regular mail service from Brussels in the 16th century , directing the Imperial Post of
357-1103: The practice. In the Persian Empire , a Chapar Khaneh system existed along the Royal Road . Similar postage systems were established in India and China by the Mauryan and Han dynasties in the 2nd century BCE. The Roman historian Suetonius credited Augustus with regularising the Roman transportation and courier network, the Cursus Publicus . Local officials were obliged to provide couriers who would be responsible for their message's entire course. Locally maintained post houses ( Latin : stationes ) privately owned rest houses ( Latin : mansiones ) and were obliged or honored to care for couriers along their way. The Roman emperor Diocletian later established two parallel systems: one providing fresh horses or mules for urgent correspondence and
378-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Karara . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karara&oldid=1177347045 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
399-619: The school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Karara. The nearest government secondary schools are Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the east, Inglewood State School (to Year 10) in Inglewood to the south-west, Millmerran State School (to Year 10) in Millmerran to
420-491: The surrounding area had a population of 140 people. In the 2011 census , the locality of Karara had a population of 278 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Karara had a population of 123 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Karara had a population of 128 people. The Southern Downs Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Recreation Reserve. The Karara branch of
441-438: The term "post house", fell from use as horse and coach services were replaced by railways , aircraft , and automobiles . The term "post office" usually refers to government postal facilities providing customer service. " General Post Office " is sometimes used for the national headquarters of a postal service, even if the building does not provide customer service. A postal facility that is used exclusively for processing mail
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