30.
1864
| August | 14 | (Sunday) |
| 15 | Working at shed. A sheep found dead on the plain. | |
| 16 | The same. Albert after stray cattle most of the day, & part of yesterday, 3 left out. | |
| 17 | Cutting battens, carting & gardening. 3 beasts came in. | |
| 18 | Finished putting battens on shed a.m. p.m. looking after 4 lost sheep with lambs, found one & one came home. | |
| 19 | McC. & self after 2 remaining lost sheep, found one, l still out. Billy the native lost them. | |
| 20 | Cutting grass for thatch & in garden. | |
| 21 | (Sunday) It was today Yougalgarry brought in the sheep. [having written this for 20th W.S.H, then crossed the entry out]. | |
| 22 | Cutting grass for thatch; watering garden. Albert saw the horses on the lower run, counted sheep, made l over. | |
| 23 | Cutting thatch. Many natives about homestead, from their mode of proceeding I have every reason to believe they mean mischief as they were playing with their spears in the flat & inviting the only two in the house to come & look at them & Jacky came and asked for a gun, they were also seen pointing in the direction which all of us had gone. | |
| 24 | I went up the river & brought in Ney, & saw the bull & bullocks & a few natives, who told me to be off. I suppose they thought I was after them. I left McC., Albert & Tucker at home (the two former stowed away) to give the Natives a chance of attacking the house, but they thought better of it. At about sundown I went to Withnell's to let them know there was going to be a great muster of Natives, & put them on their guard, but Moolligunn had informed them previously. McC. was also employed making cartridge pouches which I had cut out. The Natives were also very anxious to know where every person was & watched me from the top of a hill. sent a boy with one spear to the house, which I have nodoubt was meant for Tucker if he gave them a chance to use it. |
