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Shire of Toodyay > Records

NEWGAIN FARM DIARY 1909

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1909

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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 small blue board covered diary for 1909. The cover is marked Woods ' Australian Diary for 1909 and contains various advertisements. There are 3 or 4 days per page and the pages are interleaved with blotting paper.
Most entries are made using pen and ink with some later in the year in pencil.
There are some days without an entry.
The entries mostly relate to the farm business with the occasional personal notation.
On the first page is written 'Frank Twine Newgayne Newcastle'
b) A document drawn up by H V Mckay relating to the hire of a 3 furrow, 4 wheel Sunrise plow for delivery on 1st February 1910. This was found loose in the diary.

Historical information

Document (b) was found in the diary.
See also Shire of Toodyay accession numbers 2017-7 for other documents relating to Newgain

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2023.1a,b

Item type

Material

Width

13 cm

Height or length

20 cm

Keywords

McKa YMassey Harris

Year

1909

Statement of significance

Historic: Local farming.
Provenance:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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CHRISTMAS PARTY AT "NEWGAIN", TOODYAY

NEWGAIN AND ORCHARD

NEWGAIN ORCHARD

NEWGAIN OLD HOME

NEWGAIN VINEYARD AND BUILDINGS

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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