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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Order for flour for the Greenough Flats Pensioners

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1868

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand-written note on paper showing staining and insect damage to edges and centre.

Historical information

James Slavin (or Slaven) was a Private 34th Regt., and a veteran of the Crimean War. He arrived in the colony with his family in 1863 and was sent to Greenough.
John Foran served with the East India Company and arrived here with family in 1851.
Both men had large families and would have struggled to survive on 32 acres.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1710

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

174 mm

Height or length

101 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Champion Bay July 25/68
Mr JS Maley
Please supply the Greenough Flats Pensioners with 600lbs 20% Flour & oblige
J Slaven 400lb
J Foran 200lb
pro C Crowther J Walker

Contextual information

This note provides evidence of the Colonial Government having to support Pensioner Guards at Greenough.

Keywords

Enrolled Pensioner Guard, Greenough

Place made

Geraldton, 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, 19 July, 2025

Completeness

100

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