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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Note from Thomas Clinch

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Thomas Clinch

1870

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on writing paper. Had been folded into 4 and suffered insect damage to edges.

Historical information

Thomas Clinch (1834-1915) moved to Greenough in 1869 to manage a flour mill built for Walter Padbury. He later bought the property and extended the building.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1360

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

205 mm

Height or length

128 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Mill May 27 - 70
Mr Maley
Dr Sir could you lend me about 12 more small Poles for scaffolding and if you have any Bricks to spare would you send 100 on W.Ps Account
By so doing you would oblige
Yours Respectfully Thos Clinch

Contextual Information

This letter provides evidence that construction work was being undertaken at the Greenough Mill in 1870.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Note from Thomas Clinch requesting scaffold poles

Note from Thomas Clinch requesting scaffold poles dated 27th May 1870

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