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Postal services: Ulva Island Post Office

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Postal services: Ulva Island Post Office

The post office on Ulva Island opened in 1872. These visitors were photographed outside it, probably around 1910. The post office closed at the end of January 1923.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Natusch Collection

Reference: 1/2-055669-F

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How to cite this page

Carl Walrond, Stewart Island/Rakiura – Stewart Island places: north and west, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37650/postal-services-ulva-island-post-office (accessed 20 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 30 November 2012, updated 1 May 2015.