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1865

August 10 Tucker & self attending to garden.
11 T. trimming rails, self writing & up to sheep station to count sheep & fetch Connor.
12 T. the same & preparing for party going. A. after bullocks & down with team, self home writing & to Mt. Welcome.
13 Remained at Mt. Welcome as Mystery would not be ready for water. (Sunday)
14 Sent team with Tucker, Albert, Connor & provisions & water to marsh.
15 Loaded with flour & many articles brought, & came home.
16 Shod horse & went to sheep station. Tucker trimming rails & at garden.
17 Counted sheep & returned.
18 Tucker collecting things & making up provision for sheep washing.
19 Working at all sorts of small jobs & making up cattle account.
20 (Sunday)
21 Went with Tucker & team up to help station to wash flock.
22 Making pens.
23 The same.
24 Fixing washing pens & cutting drains.
25 Washing sheep.
26 The same.
27 (Sunday) Townbery broke his arm.
28 Sent T. home with team & traps. Started home with flock with L. & H. as I wished them travel slow & feed well. (met Tucker at Fish Pool & cut a load of poles while sheep laid up.