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Delivery Note no.244 - timber for J.S. Maley

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William A. Garrard

1869

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

commercially printed form on blue paper, with handwriting in ink.

Historical information

William A. Garrard (1856-76) was the son of William Garrard, a shipbuilder at Geraldton. He would have only been 13 at the time this note was written. His father drowned in July 1868.
John S. Maley (1839-1910) was rather an entrepreneur being a flour mill proprietor; and a shop, hotel and brewery owner at Greenough, Dongara and Geraldton.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2897

Item type

Documents

Themes

Transport

Material

Paper

Width

146 mm

Height or length

125 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

No. 244 CHAMPION BAY, June 14 1869
Mr J S Maley
Please receive by Own Team
for Self the undermentioned in good order and condition:-
24 ps Timber 7 x 3/4 433 feet
9 “ do 4 x 2 103 feet
4 ps do 5 x 2 88 feet
1 parcel Whiting
Pro Chas Crowther
William A Garrard

Contextual information

This is one of only 3 notes written by William Garrard in the Maley Mill & Store Archives and provides evidence of the necessity of children being sent to work at an early age following the death of a parent.
The note also provides evidence that Maley was undertaking some building construction at Greenough.

Keywords

Maley

Place made

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

1869

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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