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Transfer of flour note from M. Corbett

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Michael Corbett

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand written note on grey paper

Historical information

Michael Corbett was convicted of housebreaking and sent to Western Australia in 1858 (no.4781). He eventually settled as a small farmer on the Irwin, where he married and raised a family.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1479

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

94 mm

Height or length

106 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Dungarra Nov 18/65
Mr Maley Sir please give the Bearer John Rowland the balance of the Flour you have of mine in the mill & oblige
Yours etc M Corbett

Contextual Information

This note provides evidence of how flour was used when there was a shortage of currency.
There are another two notes associated with Corbett in the archives.

Keywords

Place made

Dongara
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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Transfer of flour note from M. Corbett

Transfer of flour note from M. Corbett dated 18/11/1865

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