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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Transfer of wheat note from George Brand

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George Brand

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on blue paper

Historical information

George Brand (1820-1872) was a former convict who became a successful farmer at a property he named Balmoral at North Greenough.
Thomas Kearney (1837-1872) was convicted of felony and sent to WA in 1858 on the Edwin Fox (convict no. 5284). He also became a successful farmer.

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1325

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

206 mm

Height or length

103 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Balmoral April 12th/65
Mr Maley
Sir please deiver to Thomas Kearny wheat to the amount of twelve pounds I think it will run about 22 bushels I herd in the Bay yesterday that the wheat was 5/9 per bushel at the mill
£12.0.0 George Brand
He is to have bags with you for the number he takes away
GB

Contextual Information

This is the only note in the Maley Mill & Store Archives associated with Thomas Kearney.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

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Well provenanced

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