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Order for saltpetre from John Eakins

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John Eakins

1868

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

handwritten note on paper, one punched hole in middle

Historical information

John Eakins (1814-98) was a farmer at Central Greenough, who with his son took up pastoral land to the southeast.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1709

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

114 mm

Height or length

54 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough July 20th 1868
Mr Maley please to send by the native Harry 2lb of salt peater
John Eakins
Entd 20/7/68 V Trew

Contextual information

This note provides evidence that Aboriginal men were still being 'employed' at Greenough in the late 1860s. There are only 6 notes in the Maley Mill & Store Archives that mention Aboriginal men, and this is the only note where the bearer is given a name.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 16 December, 2022

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Order for saltpetre from John Eakins

Order for saltpetre from John Eakins dated 20/07/1868

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