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1865

June 25 (Sunday) Went up river to show Mr. McLeod the road, & 1ooking after his lost sheep on way home.
26 Started with three hands to mark sheep etc.
27 Marked all sheep & lambs, & went out with Tucker & found a beautiful, safe, & in every way suitable place to move them to.
28 Moved flock & traps out six miles to "Darling Peak" & returned to Taylor's.
29 Could not find horses until near noon, when we came home. The flock with all lambs rams etc, now amount to 823, three of which are not docked. I think 2 more jumped out of the yard than I counted. C. said they did.
30 Two men raising stone. A. brought in 39 head of cattle, self looking after Saucy.
July 1 Two men cleaning well, & repairing roof. A. with cattle, & looking after others, self looking after Saucy, other horses & to the Doctor for advice.
2 (Sunday) Came home.
3 Two men raising stone, self horse hunting. A. looking for cattle, 43 head in.
4 Two lads out with & after stray cattle, self & Tucker putting stores in order & other odd work.
5 Tucker & self making noseboards, lads as above, self taken very ill p.m.
6 T. repairing stock-yard. L. with cattle. A. to doctor for me.
7 T. at odd jobs. A. after stray cattle.
8 The same.
9 (Sunday)
10 Sent T. to Doctor as I was near out of medicine, & little better. A. at odd work with bullocks etc.