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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. |