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1863

Oct
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31 Went up in small boat, found teams there, & drays loaded. Dixon was a day after time as about 30 Natives paid the camp at 49. a visit. Joe's eyes were so bad that Billy had to drive one team. Brought flat down within 1m. of house, & left her as breeze was too strong.
Nov 1 Sunday
2 Bullocks resting on account of sore feet.
3 Taking down building, loading flat.
4 Went up river, unloaded, carried timber & returned. Sent Ban[jil] up to Station as most of the stores are now gone.
5 Wind prevented us taking Padbury's wool to Jarman Island, remained at home writing.
6 McC. & Lewington made an early start with wool, self at home.
7 Pulled down remainder of building, loaded flat, with it & the last of the stores & got it up the river. Banjil's & Billy's time up.
8 (Sunday) went with McC. in small boat to fetch up empty casks etc. from house.
9 Returned to head of marsh where Lewington had remained in charge of stores, heard from him that Dixon was very ill at McC's, with the bullocks knocked up & foot sore, walked up to McC's & rode out to Station.
10 Joe & Billy down with horse team to cart house and stores up from marsh to McC's as it will save 1 hand remaining to mind it.
11 Laing & self at home. Joe & Lewington with team. Firefly found with a foal on 4th.
12 Laing & self at home, making pigsty, adding to shade etc.
13 Men as before, self making troughs, putting saws in order & other tools.
14 Joe & Lewington returned with horse team, having carted all the timber to McC's & brought up remainder of stores. Nairn & 3 hands arrived at noon, 4½ days from the De Grey. L. shot 2 turkeys.