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Invoice from Greenough Post Office to Mr John Maley

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
Communication
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
1865
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
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Invoice from Greenough Post Office to Mr John Maley
Invoice from Greenough Post Office to Mr John Maley

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