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Invoice for blacksmith work from W.C. Gregory

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William Gregory

1870

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written invoice on paper with 6 vertical pink lines, insect damage to edges, 3 interior holes.

Historical information

William Charles Gregory was former convict no.4520. He arrived in WA in 1858. Gregory married Eliza Jane Jones in 1862 at Geraldton and worked at Greenough.
Gregory died of heart and lung disease at Greenough on 21/11/1880.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2881

Item type

Documents

Themes

Agriculture

Material

Paper

Width

118 mm

Height or length

184 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

J S Maley db
July 8 – 1870
1870 Wm C Gregory
Feb 18 one Pair of wheel tires “ 7 “
23 two removes “ “ 2 “
24 three horses removed 12 “
March 3 slage hammer repaired …………
21 horse shod round …………………
23 one wheel tire “ 8…..
25 one trace hook made……………..
“ traces repaired ……………………..
Apr 2 two removes “ 2 “
4 polter lede “ “ 2 “
22 horse shod round “ 7 “
25 do do do “ 7 “
29 arrow tines repaired “ 10 “
May 3 four arrow tines “ 4 “
4 horse shod round “ 7 “
20 mare shod round “ 6 “
June 16 horse shod round “ 7 “
29 two shoes “ 3 6
4 17 6

Contextual information

This is the only invoice from Gregory in the Maley Mill & Store Archives. It provides evidence of the type of work he undertook and the rates he was paid.

Keywords

Blacksmith

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

1870

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Thursday, 21 May, 2026