Order for flour for the Bootenall Road Party

1867
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.

Details

Details

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
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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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