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1863

Sept 13 Sunday.
14 Packing, loading flat; carrying up stores.
15 Sent McCourt with 3 hands in flat, loaded with dray & stores, to be landed at head of creek, having previously ordered bullocks to be herded in the vicinity. I was unable to go myself as I was suffering terribly from Ticdolereax & Influenza & had been from the 4th.
16 Carting stores to station (after much trouble in carrying them over 200 yds of bog) fixing tent, making yard etc, for dipping sheep.
17 Dipping sheep. McC. bought wool down in flat.
18 Went up to party - hands at work with 2 of McC's dipping.
19 Finished dippings. Went with McC. & Green & found place to move sheep to, & crossing place for dray on river to 49.
20 Sunday.
21 Removed sheep & dray load stores 1 mile above "Dig down" camp, sent 3 hands & dray to get wood & help McC. dip sheep.
22 Dipping sheep.
23 do. do.
24 Finished dipping.
25 Moved McCourt's party to "Dig down" camp & men to ours.
26 Cleaning round camp, Cattle hunting etc.
27 Sunday.
28 Sent for 3 men to come to house, 1 to take Lang up who was now very ill, & 2 to help me pack goods & load flat. Took s[t]ock.
29 Packing goods & loading flat.
30 Landed stores at head of creek, hard work to get them thro, the mud & water to the dray, loaded & went to McCourts camp.