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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. |