5.
1863
| Oct | 20 | Dixon & Joe making additional shade for all the stores, from the house; Banjil ill, self taking lines of this end of run's writing. |
| 21 | Dixon after cart mares. Joe making temporary stock yard, Banjil ill, & sent down to Bay to change places with Billy. | |
| 22 | As above. | |
| 23 | McCourt & I came from Stations at 5 p.m. coopered casks & loaded flat by 11.30 | |
| 24 | Started at 5 a.m. up creek, unloaded, & got stores across marsh, loaded drays & returned in small boat with much labour as the water was so low we had to drag her over any sandbanks for nearly a mile, the flat we were compelled to leave as she was aground, & all our water drank, & only Lewington in charge of the house til 5 p.m. | |
| 25 | Sunday. | |
| 26 | brought flat across & loaded her. | |
| 27 | up with load, much trouble to cross marsh as it was wet & boggy: it took 1 hour for 3 hands to roll 2 tierces[1] 200 yds: we got the flat aground in a small branch where we left her, & returned in small boat to house: as it was spring tide, & our only chance of getting her for perhaps some time returned (started) at 10.30 p.m. to bring her down; it took us just 1 hour to get up. | |
| 28 | We returned with flat at 1.18 a.m | |
| 29 | Packed remaining lot of stores & loaded flat. | |
| 30 | Went up with load of stores, carried them over marsh, as after waiting some time the teams did not arrive, left Banjil in charge, & returned in small boat. |
- ↑ Tierces = a cask intermediate in size between a barrel & a hogshead, as a tierce of sugar etc.)
