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Sept | 4 | (Sunday) McC. went to W's as he wished to come up. |
5 | McC. returned having shod Bobby. Self re-salting meat. Albert cutting thatch & watering garden. | |
6 | McC. & Albert carting rods, & thatch, self making things & thatching. | |
7 | McC. & self thatching shed; Albert looking up Jinette, she having got away at night in hobbles, he brought her in with an emu which the dogs killed. | |
8 | The same. Albert mustered all the cattle, We counted the sheep, made 397 shorn sheep, & 165 docked, or young lambs. | |
9 | The same. | |
10 | Albert could not find all the horses nor any of the cattle. | |
11 | (Sunday) McC. & I found all the horses & tracks of the cattle towards Withnell's went there & remained the night — as all the natives were below there. | |
12 | Found all the cattle but one heifer which was about to calve, when last seen, & Smokey with a calf about 2 days old; brought them towards home. | |
13 | McC. & self thatching. Albert found heifer (Tulip) with calf, & saw most of the horses. | |
Septbr | 14 | McC. & self the same a.m. p.m. sent McC. to W's with meat, pig, & other things, & attending to heifer & calves. Albert brought cattle, & saw most of the horses. |
15 | Self with A. trimming up shed, cleaning up & burning rubbish etc. etc. Sheep counted. | |
16 | Albert brought in all the cattle except one cow, also Ney. McC. & self at odd jobs at home, milking making pickles, watering garden etc. etc. | |
17 | McC. & self felling poles; all the horses but Saucy & foal brought in on our way home. Albert raising stone. | |
18 | (Sunday) McC. out but did not see Douchess [cow] | |
19 | Albert found Douchess without her calf. McC. after bullocks & carting with me & securing |