From the Maitland Mercury report:
The larger than life character from Morpeth has sadly passed away aged 80.
Mr Dunlop was born in Stockton in 1936, the second of five children of Nancy and William Dunlop. The family moved a number of times before finally settling in Morpeth in 1941.
He attended Morpeth Primary School then Maitland Boys High leaving at age 15 when he was recruited to Morpeth Post Office after one of the post office employees broke his leg after falling from a bakers cart.
Mr Dunlop worked for Australia Post for 44 years and retired in November 1996.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 9 Sep 2017.