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1865
July | 11 | Tucker cutting wood for garden gates. A. to sheep station with provisions & told to remain the 1 day. |
12 | T. making gates. | |
13 | The same. A. did not return as he lent Mr. McL. his horse, & went in search of McL's. | |
14 | T. the same. A. & Mount's party returned from Ashburton. | |
15 | T. mostly at garden, & odd jobs. | |
16 | (Sunday) A. for medicine. | |
17 | A. returned in search of horses. T. attending to pork for Mr McLeod, as I may have to purchase it, & other little jobs. | |
18 | T. at garden & making yoke. A. brought in horses, & took Lockyer's mare up river, on way for bullocks. | |
19 | A. came in with bullocks. T. making gate for sty. L. & Jacky after cattle, & Jeanette in hobbles. | |
20 | A. brought in Jeanette & afterwards 4 horses for McLeod to rid us of his stallion. T. planting cabbages etc. | |
21 | T. & A. working bullocks a.m. p.m. T. laying floor in house. A. out with bullocks & McLeod's horses. | |
22 | T. the same, A. brought in Bobby & Ney, as the former's back wants attending. | |
23 | (Sunday) | |
24 | Tucker laying floor. A. with provisions to sheep station. | |
25 | T. [Tucker] Taylor, & L. cutting & branding calves, the first work I have done for 3 weeks since being ill. A. returned from sheep station. | |
26 | T. laying floor. A. & self making another set of noseboards, as the last made break too easily. |