SUCCEEDING mail contractors from Merimbula Wharf, all horseback, were P Miller (1885-86); Mrs Eliza Miller (1887); John Woods (1888); and Herman Bollman (1889-91); the latter two performing it three times weekly. From 1888, the service was stipulated as being from The Rocks Landing Place or Merimbula Wharf.

From 1875 to 1877, A Rixon with a two-horse coach had a service from Merimbula to Wolumla and Bega, to link up with departing and arriving steamers. In 1878, W. Rixon with a four-horse coach got the contract which now ran at times via Tathra. Succeeding contractors were Peter Lenz (1884); Rixon and McPhee (1885-88); and J and A McPhee (1889-91).

In 1891, Patrick Flood commenced a weekly service between Bega and Merimbula via Jellat Jellat, Wallagoot and Bouruda, using a buggy and at times riding horseback.

A service is recorded as having been in existence in 1873 and 1874 from Tathra to Bega Post Office, on the arrival of the steamer. Elizabeth Rixon ran the weekly horseback service.

Bombala–Eden: In 1861 Chas Robertson of Pambula commenced a weekly horseback mail service between Bombala and Eden, via Cathcart and Pambula. W McGregor took over the service in 1863, and was followed by John Hopkins (1865-1867); George Reed (1868-70); John Hopkins (1871-73) and Patrick Cleary (1874-75).

In 1877, when R Turbet gained the contract which was by then twice weekly, it terminated at Pambula. During 1883, C J Dudley took the contract and then came George Peisley (1886-1889); and John Kennedy (1890-91); the latter two each using a two-horse coach.

Bombala–Merimbula: In 1879, Giovanni Diversi secured the contract for carrying mails between Bombala and Merimbula, via Cathcart and Candelo. The succeeding contractors were J W Twyford (1882-1884); W M Sharp (1885-1890); and John Kennedy (1891). Diversi used a four-horse coach, but with the others, the mail was mostly carried on horseback.

Bega–Kameruka–Candelo: A post office was opened at Kameruka on  November 1, 1864, and in conjunction with this a horseback mail service was established between Bega and Kameruka; Robert W Sharp of Bega securing the twice weekly contract.

In succeeding years the contractors were W H Hopkins (1866-1868 and 1872-1875); Henry Underhill (1869-1871); Michael Flood (1878-1881); Charles Peisley (1882-1884); Edmund Corrigan (1885-1887 – by which time the service was a daily one); J. and M. Corrigan (1888-1889); John Corrigan (1890); and Thomas Griffith (1891). In 1875, the service was carried through to Candelo instead of terminating at Kameruka.