澳大利亚95岁的邮政局长帕特里夏·贝内特在33年后退休. 95-year-old Australian postmistress Patricia Bennett retires after 33 years.

澳大利亚最年长的邮政局主任, 95岁的帕特里夏·贝内特 (Patricia Bennett) 在新南威尔士州小镇贝拉塔服务了30多年后退休. Australia’s oldest postmistress, 95-year-old Patricia Bennett, has retired after more than three decades serving the small NSW town of Bellata. 她在丈夫雷克斯买下后于1988年接管了邮局,并在他去世之后继续工作,尽管信件的急剧减少,但她选择保持业务运行. She took over the post office in 1988 after her husband Rex bought it and stayed on after his death, choosing to keep the business running despite a steep decline in letter mail. 邮政局仍然很重要, 因为网上购物而处理的包裹越来越多. Post offices remain vital, now handling far more packages due to online shopping. 两年前的跌幅促使她出售了这家公司, 而后者将由纳拉布里新老板接管. A fall two years ago prompted her to sell the business, which will be taken over by new owners from Narrabri.