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Cart Note no.256

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Robert Newton Waldeck

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

commercially printed form on blue paper with handwriting in ink. The note is in poor condition with numerous holes and damaged edges.

Historical information

Job Burton was former convict no.5206 working around Geraldton as a carter.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB3211

Item type

Documents

Themes

Material

Paper

Width

156 mm

Height or length

128 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

No. 256 CHAMPION BAY Dec 14th 1867
Mr. Jno S Maley Please receive by Job Burton for
self the undermentioned in good order and condition:-
1 Case Raisins
1 parcel Drapery
Pro Geo Shenton & Co
Newton Waldeck

Contextual information

There are another two cart notes in the archives giving evidence that Burton worked as a carter from December 1867 to August 1868.

Keywords

Horse transport

Place made

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Monday, 25 May, 2026

Completeness

100

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