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Shire of Toodyay > Records

NEWGAIN FARM DIARY 1911

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1911

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Agriculture/horticulture

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Overview

Diary recording activities associated with the property "Newgain", located on Dumbarton Road, Dumbarton in the Shire of Toodyay, Western Australia. Also including a document found inserted into the diary pages. The diary was written by Frank Twine.
a) A large blue board covered diary for 1911. The cover is marked Woods ' Australian Diary for 1911and contains various advertisements. There are 3 days per page and the pages are interleaved with blotting paper.
Most entries are made using pencil.There are some days without an entry.
The entries mostly relate to the farm business with the occasional personal notation
Inside is written ' F Twine Jan 18th 1911'.
b) Hand written calculations on a sheet of paper.

Historical information

See also Shire of Toodyay accession numbers 2017-7 for other documents relating to Newgain

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cwa-org-37-2023.3a,b

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Width

21 cm

Height or length

26 cm

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Year

1911

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Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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handwritten calculations

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transcription Newgain farm diary 1911

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