Talk:Tom Kruse (mailman)

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Did you know... that Tom Kruse was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his work in the Australian outback?

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Hi, I was wondering why Kruse is so often spelled 'Cruise' in this article. His real name is Kruse apparently. Is this just a mistake or is there a reason? Wodawik (talk) 05:06, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A very minor edit is needed:- Birdsville is not in "central QLD" as the article states. It's in the far south-west, just over the border with SA, and not far from the NT border. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.129.144.77 (talk) 10:32, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So from 1957 until 1984……?

Kruse stopped working the track in 1957, the article says, and retired in 1984. So can we come up with what he was up to during the intervening 27 years? Boscaswell talk 09:10, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It says he stopped using the truck in 1957. I presume that means he got another truck and kept going to 1984.Kerry (talk) 01:04, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]