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1864
| Jany cont. | 21 | well looked after for many weeks that they should not be cut off from the homestead; but a fool advised by a rogue has upset my plans (& should the rain continue) put all the stock in jeopardy. McC. found the horses & Saucy with a foal but left them as the river was too high. Hands as above, & securing wood & odd things from Flood, self the same but not well enough to do heavy work. P. & D.[sic] |
| 22 | Started McC. early after horses. Went to work. Compelled give up. We brought in all the stray horses & as the river has been falling rapidly since yesterday brought them home & put them 5ms. down home range. Cattle all mustered at home. After a good shower, fine, cool, cloudy weather, of which we have had much of late. Most of the men attacked with dystentry lately, gave doses of Laudinum & put them right; hands as usual. | |
| 23 | I had a great row with Green, not a man but a thing that has always annoyed me, he threw the sheep on to my hands & said he wd, have nothing more to do with them. I told him I would take them & he had nothing more to do with them or the party, but could board with them (the men) as usual. Schum could not work at wall as his foot was bad. McC. keeping horses from going off home run, self not fit for work, but spent some time in learning how far Green might have spread his venom thro. the camp. Much to my satisfaction found they were not such fools to be led or mis-led by him | |
| 24 | (Sunday) McCourt after horses. | |
| 25 | McC. after horses. Schum making table, Joe at wall. Self no better. | |
| 26 | McC., Joe, self & L[ewington] at wall. Schum & Jack ill. | |
| 27 | Mc. & self in search of horses, & a fresh place to put them, as the last has become too boggy, found both. Hands as previous. | |
| 28 | Schum, & Jack, better & at work & others as before. | |
| 29 | At work at wall, etc. | |
| 30 | McCourt after horses, tracked them off the |
