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Order for flour for the Bootenall Road Party

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Robert Newton Waldeck

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

lined paper with 5 pink vertical stripes, hand-written note

Historical information

A Government Work Party was based at the Bootenal Spring on the northern part of the Front Greenough Flats and were responsible for building roads. George Shenton & Co were a major commercial business at Geraldton, and employed Newton Waldeck, brother-in-law of John Maley, miller at Greenough. Valentine Trew was a ticket-of-leave man who worked for Maley from 1865-68.

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1667

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

165 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"Winchester House Geraldton May 18th 67
Mr John Maley
Please supply the Bootenall Road Party with 1 Ton 20% Flour
Oblige yours truly
pro Geo Shenton & Co
Newton Waldeck
Entd 20/5/67 V Trew"

Contextual information

The note provides information about the provision of locally made flour for Government labour through commercial businesses.

Keywords

Place made

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Sunday, 6 October, 2024

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Order for flour for the Bootenall Road Party

1867 Order for flour for the Bootenall Road Party

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