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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Order for flour for Glengarry

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1869

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Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on a sheet of paper

Historical information

Glengarry, to the east of Geraldton was one of the first pastoral properties taken up in the mid west region of Western Australia. By the time this letter was written, management had transferred from Thomas Brown to two of his sons, Kenneth and Maitland Brown.
William Cant (1819-1921) worked as a carter at Glengarry.
The letter was entered by William Adlam, storekeeper for John S. Maley at Greenough.

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cwa-org-72-GMOB1775

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Width

125 mm

Height or length

203 mm

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Glengarry 22nd July 69
Mr. J.S. Maley Greenough
Please send by Cant's team 1 ton 20 pr ct flour - We shall require about 5 tons to the end of the year
yours faithfully K.A. & M. Brown
23/7/69 W.A.

Contextual Information

This letter provides evidence as to the distribution of flour from Maley's Mill, and the quantities required by some customers.

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Glengarry
Western Australia
Australia

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Order for flour for Glengarry

Order for flour for Glengarry dated 22/07/1869

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