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| April | 17 | Jeanette being much improved & able to feed, brought her to the "Bullrush" where the feed is green & left her. A. after Lucy. |
| 18 | Went twice to lamb station & docked 94 lambs. A. found Lucy & took hobbles off. Tucker still with ewes & lambs at home. | |
| 19 | Took 31 ewes, & 23 lambs to Lewington, & with T. clearing out sheep pool. A. after, & working bullocks. | |
| 20 | Tucker & self cleaning out pool & mustering ewes & lambs. | |
| 21 | The same. A. looking for bullocks, self to out station. | |
| 22 | Self with lambs to L's. T. about home work. A. with bullocks. | |
| 23 | (Sunday) | |
| 24 | With lambs to L., cutting calves etc. A. brought in two horses, & some cattle. | |
| 25 | Started with six others (who are looking for runs) for "Table Hill" to find fresh run for sheep. | |
| 26 | With Mr. Darling examined much country. | |
| 27 | The same, & home. | |
| 28 | Started Connor [shepherd] with dry sheep, & lambs & Lewington with young lambs & Ewes. Counted both lots. C's. 588, from which we drew off 5, leaving him 583, & 98 lambs. Lewington's lot was 71 Ewes & 54 lambs. (1 Ewe died of 72) in all 655 Ewes making 3 short as 659 is the proper number of sheep, & 152 (young) lambs. | |
| 29 | Started with team, & hands to make station for sheep & take them to place. | |
| 30 | (Sunday) arrived at camping ground. |
| May | 1 | Making yard. |
| 2 | Finished yard & cut timber for hut. Lewington came up with ewes & young lambs, altho. I had told him & also sent by A. to tell him he was not to move until I sent for him, sheep |
