History of Greenethorpe

Greenethorpe ca.1930

The village was originally called Iandra Siding, being the rail siding for the property of Iandra, belonging to the Greene family. This was quickly changed - Greene asked the Post Office for a different name as his mail (for Iandra Station) was going to Iandra Siding. After some months of deliberation, in September 1908 the name of Greenthorpe was decided on to everyone's satisfaction.

And it only took another month for the spelling to be corrected to Greenethorpe, in accordance with the spelling of the Greene family name.

These letters are from a huge amount of correspondence in the Australian Archives concerning the Post Office at Greenethorpe. As the early PO was in the railway station, this includes letters regarding the railways as well, even a plan of the railway station in 1908 showing modifications for the PO.