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1865
| Jany. | 19 | A. & self thatching. T. cutting grass. L. with team. |
| 20 | The same. A. caught a fine emu. Messrs Taylor's & Mount's party returned unsuccessful. | |
| 21 | Finished thatching. T. & A. putting bank round kitchen etc. A. long time after horses, did not find them. | |
| 22 | (Sunday) | |
| 23 | At W's. T. & L. working at building. A. could not find bullocks. Commet[sic] seen. | |
| 24 | The same. A. working bullocks & with team to W's for stores. | |
| 25 | Self at Taylor's & station, counted sheep. A. came home with team T. & L. finished stone work. | |
| 26 | T., A.,& self at odd work at home (stone wall, shoeing horse, salting meat etc.) sent L. to Taylor's to help dip sheep. | |
| 27 | Went to Mr. Mount's camp, & on to Jonse's [sic] creek where we camped for the night, pools very small only about 3 ft. deep | |
| 28 | Ascended Mt. Wellard, & camped on "George" where we found water from late rain, several fine showers during day & at home a perfect deluge for about 1 hour. | |
| 29 | Crossed from George Springs to "Sherlock" made it about 4 miles below "Kanga" & camped on fine pool 3 miles south of "red hill". | |
| 30 | Followed down river to Nairn's crossing, where the water was only about 3 ft deep, we only passed one pool, en route — camped on plain east of Jonse's creek. | |
| 31 | Returned to Mount's camp not having seen anything that would suit them, or many others, as the country is very dry, & not a good site for a home-stead in the whole distance travelled. |
