60.
1865
| Novbr. | 18 | Killed bullock (weight 850lbs), spent most of the night with T. cutting & salting meat. |
| 19 | (Sunday) Cleaning up & attending to meat. | |
| 20 | Thought it was Sunday till late so only re-salted meat, & sent for horse to go to Station. | |
| 21 | Horse hunting. Bob. booking up cattle. | |
| 22 | Went to Middleton's, on was to Staion M. very ill, self also. | |
| 23 | Too ill to travel most [of] day, went on to Grant's at Sundown. | |
| 24 | Rode out to look at feed, & see if sheep required moving, found plenty of feed. | |
| 25 | To Grant's for axe, & hearing Middleton was much worse & did not expect to live, went to see him. Note of Kestrel. | |
| 26 | (Sunday) remained with Middleton as he was still very bad & returned to Grant's late. | |
| 27 | To station & repaired yard, & of dry sheep, arranged affairs with men & left at 8 p.m. for Middleton's. | |
| 28 | Home & to Mt. Welcome with team & traps, blacks etc. | |
| 29 | On board Kestrel, for passengers, wool etc. | |
| 30 | Returned to Mt. W. |
| Dec | 2 | Out to station. [No entry for Dec 1st] with Dr. Bompas.[1] |
| 3 | Returned to Mt. W. (Sunday) | |
| 4.& 5 | Settling accounts. From this time employed taking down wool, bringing up stores, carting a few casks of water for Withnell etc. etc. | |
| 9 | Kestrel sailed at 9 a.m. for Fremantle. |
- ↑ Dr Bompas was dismissed from his medical position with the Camden Harbour venture by Magistrate Sholl. (see his letter 10.10.1865) Dr. Bompas probably left Camden Harbour on the Kestrel Oct. 1865
H.M.W.
