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Store order from Mary Connolly

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Mary Connolly

1876

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on paper with one punched hole

Historical information

Mary Connolly (nee Spice) was the widow of John Connolly. After his death in 1852, she moved with her children to Greenough. Mary is reputed to be the first woman to buy land at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1981

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

112 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

South Greenough Feb 28th /76
Mr Maley please send twelve pounds washing soda one yard & half green window blind wide 2 yds white damask & oblige yours truly
Mary Connolly
Entd

Contextual information

Notes from women are rare in the Maley Mill & Store Archives as many were illiterate. This was not the case with Mary.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 16 January, 2026

Completeness

100

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