ABC Online | Bush mailman dies aged 96 Sydney Morning Herald Legendary mailman Tom Kruse - who served as a lifeline for outback communities in South Australia and Queensland for more than 20 years - has died in Adelaide aged 96. Esmond Gerald (Tom) Kruse operated his 500-kilometre mail route from Marree, ... Birdsville Track mailman passes Outback legend Tom Kruse dead at 96 Legendary Outback postie Tom Kruse dies |