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1864
| March | 23 | Flat sunk during night, tide Kept her down, so we could do nothing till it fell, got her down during night. |
| 24.25 | Working at flat, found her too much for two hands. | |
| 26 | Started up with flat loaded with timber which I bought of Nairn, unloaded at landing & walked to Dig-down; found bullocks had left but Lewington brought them during the evening. | |
| 27 | (Sunday) went to marsh with bullocks for dray, & tools etc. & returned to Dig-down. | |
| 28 | Came home quite tired of our trip, as we were almost devoured by flies during the day, & Musquitoes[sic] kept us awake most of the night & I had a very sore foot from a cut with shell. We gave the flat a good coat of pitch, caulked her in places & put two patches in her bottom. Joe & Laing commenced an oven the day I left, & were employed at it & quarrying during my absence. | |
| 29 | Joe & Laing working at wall. McC. brought up all the horses, self cleaning guns & attending to horses. Lucy took horse. | |
| 30 | Two men cutting hay. McC. & self riding Pilot, Jinette as they had been out of hand for months & were getting wild. Lewington shot 2 fine Turkeys. | |
| 31 | Two hands cutting hay, self carting. McC. with horses. |
| April | 1 | As above. |
| 2 | McC. & Laing fetched last of hay. Joe at wall; self ill. | |
| 3 | (Sunday) | |
| 4 | Laing & self with team to Marsh for Timber. McC. with horses. Joe at work on wall. | |
| 5 | From "Dig-down" to Marsh, moved timber above flood line & returned to "Digdown", hands the same. | |
| 6 | Returned with team the same as above, p.m. Laing at work with Joe, & self clearing way to yard etc. |
