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Store order from D & J Buckley

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1878

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

handwritten note on paper with pink vertical stripes.
Two holes in the page, with a portion missing on left side.

Historical information

Daniel and John Buckley were the sons of Jeremiah Buckley, an Enrolled Pensioner Guard who was granted land at Greenough. They took over their father's farm following his death in 1876.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2169

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

100 mm

Height or length

156 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough 1878 Jan th 9
Mr Maley pleas to send by the barer 1 bar Soap 1 lb rosan 3 nots of scarlet brade you will oblige
D & J Buckley
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On reverse: Mr Maley Greenough Flats

Contextual information

There are another 16 notes in the Maley Mill & Store Archives associated with the Buckley family. This note provides evidence through its misspelling of the quality of education the two Buckley brothers would have received growing up at Greenough.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Sunday, 16 October, 2022

Completeness

100

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