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1864
| July | 12 | McC. brought in horses, lent Stallion to for a short trip in the bush, as he wants more work. Joe at shed floor, other hands & self making washing pen for sheep & other work. |
| 13 | Two men & self at work at washing pen, Joe finishing shed floor, McC. away with team for remainder of stores to W's. | |
| 14 | As above. McC. returned. | |
| 15 | All the party washing sheep. | |
| 16 | Washed the ewe flock (with young lambs) a.m. making temporary shed p.m. | |
| 17 | (Sunday). | |
| 18 | Shearing p.m. Albert brought in all the horses but two. Made pens & temporary shed a.m. | |
| 19 | The same. | |
| 20 | The same. Lewington & Albert 2 days after Bob. to lend W. instead of Saucy not found. | |
| 21 | The same. "Mystery" arrived from "De Grey". W. & H. returned. | |
| 22 | Some hands shearing lambs a.m. self & others making up wool, & stores, for voyage. Nai[r]n came here from Port p.m. | |
| 23 | Started 2 drays to Bay with wool & stores & 5 men, made up stores, & a/c for them. | |
| 24 | Sunday - Men boating & carting stores to cutter. Green gave up his sheep, flock consist of 350 grown sheep, 48 shorn lambs, & 122 docke lambs, total 520, self writing. Green gave up his flock & left with Mr. Nai[r]n for Mount Welcome. | |
| 25 | I went down to cutter on business, with letters etc.etc. | |
| 26 | At 2 a.m. cutter got underweight, when Withnell & I left for his place, & at 3 p.m. came home. | |
| 27 | McC. - came home with team, self after sheep & in garden. |
[Signed] W.S. HALL.
Journal continues in green book
W.S.H.
