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Charles Whitehurst

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written list on grey paper

Historical information

Charles Whitehurst (1826-1889) was convicted of larceny and transported to Western Australia on the Minden in 1851 (no.704). He married Ellen Davies in 1852 and lived and worked in what was then known as the Victoria District.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1521

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

95 mm

Height or length

155 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

1 Box of Blacking
4 Bars of Soap
3 Pounds of Soda
3 yards sheeting Calico
1 Small Toothcomb
6 yards calico @ 5d Per Yard
3 Pound Plumbs
3 Do of Currants
You will oblige Charles Whitehurst

Entered 27/11/65

On reverse: Nov 65 Whitehust Goods

Contextual information

This note provides evidence of a former Ticket-of-Leave man living in this region.

Keywords

Ticket-of-Leave

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Last modified

Sunday, 5 December, 2021

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Charles Whitehurst's shopping list

Charles Whitehurst's shopping list for November 1865.

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