Page:W S Hall diary Aug 1863 - Dec 1865.pdf/33

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Sept 4 (Sunday) McC. went to W's as he wished to come up.
5 McC. returned having shod Bobby. Self re-salting meat. Albert cutting thatch & watering garden.
6 McC. & Albert carting rods, & thatch, self making things & thatching.
7 McC. & self thatching shed; Albert looking up Jinette, she having got away at night in hobbles, he brought her in with an emu which the dogs killed.
8 The same. Albert mustered all the cattle, We counted the sheep, made 397 shorn sheep, & 165 docked, or young lambs.
9 The same.
10 Albert could not find all the horses nor any of the cattle.
11 (Sunday) McC. & I found all the horses & tracks of the cattle towards Withnell's went there & remained the night — as all the natives were below there.
12 Found all the cattle but one heifer which was about to calve, when last seen, & Smokey with a calf about 2 days old; brought them towards home.
13 McC. & self thatching. Albert found heifer (Tulip) with calf, & saw most of the horses.
Septbr 14 McC. & self the same a.m. p.m. sent McC. to W's with meat, pig, & other things, & attending to heifer & calves. Albert brought cattle, & saw most of the horses.
15 Self with A. trimming up shed, cleaning up & burning rubbish etc. etc. Sheep counted.
16 Albert brought in all the cattle except one cow, also Ney. McC. & self at odd jobs at home, milking making pickles, watering garden etc. etc.
17 McC. & self felling poles; all the horses but Saucy & foal brought in on our way home. Albert raising stone.
18 (Sunday) McC. out but did not see Douchess [cow]
19 Albert found Douchess without her calf. McC. after bullocks & carting with me & securing