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1863
Oct cont. | 31 | Went up in small boat, found teams there, & drays loaded. Dixon was a day after time as about 30 Natives paid the camp at 49. a visit. Joe's eyes were so bad that Billy had to drive one team. Brought flat down within 1m. of house, & left her as breeze was too strong. |
Nov | 1 | Sunday |
2 | Bullocks resting on account of sore feet. | |
3 | Taking down building, loading flat. | |
4 | Went up river, unloaded, carried timber & returned. Sent Ban[jil] up to Station as most of the stores are now gone. | |
5 | Wind prevented us taking Padbury's wool to Jarman Island, remained at home writing. | |
6 | McC. & Lewington made an early start with wool, self at home. | |
7 | Pulled down remainder of building, loaded flat, with it & the last of the stores & got it up the river. Banjil's & Billy's time up. | |
8 | (Sunday) went with McC. in small boat to fetch up empty casks etc. from house. | |
9 | Returned to head of marsh where Lewington had remained in charge of stores, heard from him that Dixon was very ill at McC's, with the bullocks knocked up & foot sore, walked up to McC's & rode out to Station. | |
10 | Joe & Billy down with horse team to cart house and stores up from marsh to McC's as it will save 1 hand remaining to mind it. | |
11 | Laing & self at home. Joe & Lewington with team. Firefly found with a foal on 4th. | |
12 | Laing & self at home, making pigsty, adding to shade etc. | |
13 | Men as before, self making troughs, putting saws in order & other tools. | |
14 | Joe & Lewington returned with horse team, having carted all the timber to McC's & brought up remainder of stores. Nairn & 3 hands arrived at noon, 4½ days from the De Grey. L. shot 2 turkeys. |