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Brasher's Diary 1888

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William Brasher

1888

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Letts Australasian Rough Diary, cover missing

Historical information

Diary kept by William Brasher whilst working for J.S. Maley at Greenough. We don't know much about Brasher. Brasher served as 3rd Mate aboard the "Tartar" which departed Gravesend, England 1867 [this is only his recollection, not been verified]. The Tartar arrived at Fremantle on 14 January 1868.
A search through the Colonial Secretary's Office Records brought to light a letter from Brasher dated 31 May 1870 requesting employment. It is presumed that due to this letter he was given a position of teacher at the Greenough Flats. In 1872 he was secretary of the Greenough Flats Pigeon Club.
He taught school there until June 1881 when an entry in another diary he kept states that W.E. Brasher entered Mr Morrissey's service as tutor to his children at Yarragadee (close to Mingenew).
He worked as storeman for J.S. Maley c1885-89 and died in the Old Mens Depot, Mt Eliza, Perth.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1186

Item type

Diaries

Themes

Environment
People
Social History

Material

Paper

Width

206 mm

Height or length

320 mm

Depth

6 mm

Contextual Information

As well as providing detailed events about life at Greenough, this is the only hand-written eye-witness account of the great flood of 1888.

Keywords

Flood

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1888

Statement of significance

The object 'Brasher's Diary for 1888' (GMOB1186) has some aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture), and has some rarity value. The item has low scientific significance, although being representative of the class DOCUMENTS/Diaries in fair condition. The item has high historic significance for the local community and possibly for the State and has high interpretive potential. This item has some social significance given it was used by WILLIAM E. BRASHER(1888), used at Maley's Mill Fmr. Victoria Flour Mill(1888),

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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