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Order for flour from the Geraldine Mining Company

William Nancarrow
1865
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand-written note on grey paper.

Historical information

The Geraldine Mine, on the bank of the Murchison River was established in 1850 to mine lead.
John Maley's flour mill at Greenough, was the closest mill.
William Nancarrow (1830-87) was a miner and pastoralist.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1427
Item type
Documents
Themes
Communication
Material
Paper
Width
203 mm
Height or length
87 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Geraldine Mines 26th August 1865
To Mr J. Maley
Sir Please to send by my cart on account of the G. M. Company 1 ton of flour
Wm Nancarrow

Contextual information

This note provides evidence of the flour mill at Greenough supplying flour to mines in the Northampton district.

Keywords
Flour
Place made
Northampton, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1865
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Saturday, 12 October, 2024
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Order for flour from the Geraldine Mining Company
Order for flour from the Geraldine Mining Company

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