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| Feby. cont. | 13 | killed & l bitten (lamb). Put A. & H. with sheep to let Connor look for those lost, he could not find a trace of them. T. & self making up tub to dip in & making fold very secure as the sheep from some cause broke out of it at 3 a.m. luckily got them all in safe. L. carting. W. & Mount returned with mare left on "Maitland". |
| 14 | Counted sheep 658 cutting rails, laying off addition to stockyard, carting timber. | |
| 15 | T. clearing well & at other work. Self boring post etc. A. after horses, brought most in a.m. & went with L. & Jacky for rams p.m. H. sho[o]ting. | |
| 16 | Rams & 1 ewe brought up. T. & self working at yard making tobacco water, etc.etc. | |
| 17 | Dipped rams & worked at yards. A. brought in cattle & bull for W. also bullocks for work. | |
| 18 | Charring post, trimming rails, sinking holes. A. fetched Ney from lower run. L. shot 14 ducks. | |
| 19 | (Sunday) Killed a sheep, which weighed 69lbs. | |
| 20 | Sinking post holes. A. brought in Lucy, & bullocks. L. & Harry found sheep with 2 lambs that was left out of flock bad. | |
| 21 | Two hands with self at yard. A. carting, Harry with bad sheep. | |
| 22 | The same. Mount, Withnell & Lockyer started for "Fortescue". Two ewes i11. | |
| 23 | Finished yard. 4 sheep bad. | |
| 24 | Two hands clearing up loose stone. A. looking for bullocks, self out looking for place to station sheep should the very dry weather continue. | |
| 25 | Two carting. L. shot 2 Turkeys, self writing. | |
| 26 | (Sunday) one of the sick ewes died. | |
| 27 | Tucker cleaning stone. L. brought in horses. A. could only find bullocks, self writing, & riding about plain to quiet Jeanette & find a place to sink a well for shepherd. Firefly's |
