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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Invoice from Greenough Post Office to Mr John Maley

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William F. Waldeck

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand-written invoice on grey paper with grey horizontal stripes and pink vertical stripes.

Historical information

John Maley was a Miller and Store-keeper at Greenough. His brother-in-law, William Frederick Waldeck was briefly postmaster at Greenough before an official post office was built in 1874.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2695

Item type

Administrative Records

Themes

Material

Paper

Width

156 mm

Height or length

141 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough July 29/65
Mr John Maley To Greenough Post Office
July 1st 3 letters for Perth 6
7th 51 two penny 8 6
" 45 one penny 3 9
14 1 letter Champ Bay 2
17 2 letters Perth 4
28 2 letters Bay & Mines 4
13 7
settled July 31/65 W.F. Waldeck

Contextual information

This is a rare surviving document relating to the postal services at Greenough.

Keywords

Greenough

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Saturday, 5 October, 2024

Completeness

100

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