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Order for flour for Minninooka Station

Arthur du Boulay
1865
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note on watermarked paper. Sheet has been folded in half, has one punched hole

Historical information

This note was written by Arthur H. du Boulay (1843-1922) who arrived in the colony in 1852. He managed his cousin Julius du Boulay's station "Minnenooka."

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1512
Item type
Letters
Themes
Communication
Material
Writing Paper
Width
113 mm
Height or length
180 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Minnanooka Oct 6th /65
Sir Please send by own team as many bags of flour as the teamster wants to complete the load
A H Du Boulay
To Mr Maley Greenough Flats

Contextual information

This is the only note written by Arthur du Boulay in the Maley Mill & Store Archives. It is also important as an early indicator of the practice of pastoralists using Aboriginal names for locations.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1865
Last modified
Wednesday, 15 July, 2026
Completeness
100
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Order for flour for Minninooka Station
Order for flour for Minninooka Station

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