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1865

August	29	Tucker came to Fish Pool with team & I cut a load of poles etc. & came with sheep to Tucker Pool, where I left them with L. & H. & came on to prepare place for shearing.
	30	Cleaned out yard, fixed pens etc.
	31	Cutting & bringing in boughs to put under sheep, preparing bales & place for them & many other jobs.

Septbr.	1	Commenced shearing with T. & L. only, (about 10½hrs.) find it slow work as the wool is dirty.
	2	The same.
	3	(Sunday)
	4	Withnell & Middleton came to help shear.
	5,6,7	The same.
	8	Middleton returned.
	9	The same.
	10	(Sunday) self out cattle hunting, saw many of them, & Smoky with calf 2 days old.
	11	As above.
	12	Finished early.
	13	W. went home, we cleared up (Mr. M. McLeod, made up fleeces).
	14	Treading wool for which we had not packs before, marking same
	15	Stowing wool in shed. Medning ^[1]paulins Cleaning well, shoeing horse. Lewington returned having had a holiday.
	16	Counted sheep, made 821 & 6 young lambs. Thirgood carting rails. Tucker trimming same, sent Harry & L. up river with sheep went up W. branch after cattle & to Taylor's camp.
	17	(Sunday) Travelled to Mounts.