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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

Themes

Material

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

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Last modified

Friday, 18 July, 2025

Completeness

100

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