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Greenough Flats Pigeon Club Ledger & Brasher's Diary

William Brasher
1872
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Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hard bound notebook with brass clasp

Historical information

We don't know much about Brasher. According to this diary he served as 3rd Mate aboard the "Tartar" which departed Gravesend, England 1867. The Tartar arrived at Fremantle on 14 January 1868.
By 1872 Brasher was secretary of the Greenough Flats Pigeon Club. Names of members and subscriptions were recorded in this notebook
On 1 June 1881 he entered Mr Morrissey's service as tutor to his children at Yarragadee (close to Mingenew). Brasher then reused this notebook as a private diary recording events at Yarragadee from 1 January 1882 to 5 April 1883.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1182
Item type
Diaries
Material
Card
Paper
Width
94 mm
Height or length
193 mm
Depth
22 mm
Themes
People
Social History
Contextual Information

This notebook is an important reference to an early sporting activity at Greenough. It also provides a very detailed account of life at Yarragadee.
Whilst Brasher was working at Yarragadee he recorded over a month numerous sightings of a comet. Research has found that this was the Great Comet of 1882, and that Brasher's sighting could be in advance of any official recording.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
Year
1872
Statement of significance

The object 'Greenough Flats Pigeon Club Ledger & Brasher's Diary' (GMOB1182) has some aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture), and has some rarity value. The item has some scientific significance, being an example in good condition of the class DOCUMENTS/Diaries . The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has well documented social significance given it was used by WILLIAM E.

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