1891
1 Jan 1891. I went on board the steamer ‘Bega’ at 1 o’clock this morning at Ulladulla bound for Merimbula. About 7 o’clock we called at Montague Island with a lighthouse on it. No timber on it. One half granite and the other slate. We kept it on our left. A boat pulled off to us. We got to Bermagui at l0 o’clock. We came alongside a small jetty. Some few years ago there was a rush here. There was some good gold got on the beach. Lamont Young, the Government Geologist and four men in a boat got lost here. The boat was found with some instruments in it but none of the men was ever found. A small township here. We got to Tathra at 12 o’clock . This is the nearest port to Bega. High land. Two large hotels. We could not get alongside the jetty. The Government is repairing it. Had to anchor and send cargo off in boats. Stayed 2 hours. Merimbula at 3.30pm. We anchored about 1 mile below Merimbula at the Bar.The ship’s boat pulled us up to Merimbula. One hotel at the jetty. Went in ferry boat across the river here and got on a coach and went to Pambula – 5 miles. Sandy road. Price, a butcher from Blayney and I stayed at Robertson’s Commercial Hotel. There are two hotels here and 3 stores. About a mile along the road towards the goldfield, there is another hotel called the ‘Roan Horse’. After tea, Price and I went to find D. Crighton. We found him living in a large stone house near the ‘Roan Horse’. He was in charge of about 1,000 acres of private property on the rush. We got back to the hotel at 10 o’ clock. From here by coach to Bega – 25 miles. 12 miles from here to Eden, Twofold Bay. There is not much good land about here. At the township there is a good patch at high water. The tides comes in sight of the township. I see good size maize growing here. There is a fine cool climate. All machinery has to go to Eden to be unloaded. The steamer cannot get up to the wharf at Merimbula.
2 Jan 1891. Price and I rented two horses and started from the township with D Crighton. He is going to show us over the rush. We passed the ‘Roan Horse’ hotel and followed the Eden Road to the left hand along (which) you will see some splendid timber, white and yellow box – 100ft. without a limb and other timbers just as good. We followed along a salt water river up to a crushing plant. From here up the water is fresh. This is a four stamp battery. Not working. They have broken all the gratings. We got the men at the battery to wash half a dish of the stuff they had brought down to be crushed. A soft pipeclay looking stuff. They got about 3 grains. From there we went up the river a short distance to another crushing plant- Tornagoes Patent – a large pan with 4 large balls work around in it. From there we turned to the right uphill and then down into a creek and followed it up to where D. Crighton is putting in a tunnel on a level with the bed of the creek. They are following a lode about 5 ft. wide. This will go about 1/2 ounce to the ton. On each side of the creek here the hills are very high and steep. We followed the creek up Golden Gem on our right, up on the side of the hill. This is a good claim. Further up we came to a store and boarding house and a lot of tents. We had dinner at the boarding house.Just here is Falkiner’s claim. They are putting in a tunnel on the right hand side. This is over 2 oz stone. On the same line on the opposite side is another good claim. They are both under offer to a syndicate. From here we took a path up the right hill. We had some work to ride up to the prospecting claim on the top of Mount Gahan. The lode here is 30ft wide. They expect the stone to go one ounce to the ton. There is a fine view of the ocean here, 600 feet above sea level. Followed road from here towards Pambula. Heavy shower just as we got back to the hotel. I sent a telegram to James O’Shaughnessy at Cowra.
3 Jan 1891. Mr Price and I went by coach to Merimbula. Fare 4/-. 5 miles. We went on board the Alexander Berry steam tug. Steamed down the bay to where the’ Bega’ steamer was anchored. We went on board after taking in some wool from the Alexander Berry. At 11 o’ clock we started. Got to Tathra at 1 o’clock. Some passengers came on board. Got to Bermagui at 3 o’clock. Took on some more passengers and continued on our journey. Left the Montague Island lighthouse away to our right. Passed Moruya and Clyde Heads. Fine place for timber. Got to Ulladulla at 11 o’clock. Went by Davis’ coach to Milton – 4 miles 1/- fare.
4 Jan 1891 Sunday. Staying at John hackett’s. There is great heat. The old residents here say that this is the hottest day thwey have felt for many years.
5 Jan 1891. Kate O’Shaughnessy walked down the beach and brought back some Elk’s Horn Fern. Hot, sultry day. Light shower.
6 Jan 1891. We got a letter from James O’Shaughnessy , Cowra.
7 Jan 1891 A very hot.day.
8 Jan 1891 Not out today.
9 Jan 1891. John and Mrs Hackett and children, and Minnie, Kate and Grace O’Shaughnessy and I got a light coach and two horses for the day and drove down to the race course beach, 1 1/2 miles south of Ulladulla. Got some fine shells. Got back to Milton at 3 o’clock. Raining all the evening.
10 Jan 1891. raining most all day. Minnie, Grace and I went by Davis’ coach at 9 o’clock to Ulladulla bound for Sydney. We left Kate O’Shaughnessy with her sister, Mrs Hackett. John Hackett came in the coach as far as Ulladulla with us. We got on board the steamer ‘Bega ‘at 11 am and left for Sydney. David Crighton from Pambula on board.
11 Jan 1891 Sunday. very rough all night. I am real sick this morning. Minnie sick. Grace not sick. We landed at Allowrie Company’s wharf at 10 o’clock and went to Hugh O’Donnell’s Boarding House, 513 Kent Street near the Town Hall. After dinner we went to the Botanical Gardens. Fine day.
12 Jan 1891. Minnie, Grace and I went to Cyclorama, the war between the Northern and Southern States of America. After dinner we went down to George Street. After tea we went to the Royal Theatre.
13 Jan 1891. Walking about town all day. Minnie and Grace went by the 8 o’clock train for Cowra tonight.
14 Jan 1891. I went to see Mr A.C. Bell, 106 Dowling Street.
15 Jan 1891. I went down to Princes Wharf to see new Governor Lord Jersey land. There was a great crowd there. I started by the 8 o’clock train for Cowra. Raining all over the Blue Mountains.
16 Jan 1891. Arrived at Cowra 8 o’clock this morning. At home all day. Commenced to rain this evening.
17 Jan 1891. Heavy rain all night and up to 4 o’clock this evening. Pat Walsh, one of W Walsh’s sons, drove two of his sisters from Forbes. One of them is going by train to Orange to teach.
18 Jan 1891 Sunday. River rising all day. Thomas Gabbat died.
19 Jan 1891 River falling all day. Sergeant McCartie’s sale.
20 Jan 1891 At home all day. T Gabbat buried.
21 Jan 1891 At home all day. Very hot.
22 Jan 1891 At home sick. Frank Flint £40 short in his accounts for the Agricultural Show.
23 Jan 1891 At home. McCartie started to take charge of the Forbes Station.
24 Jan 1891 At home. I got my horse out of John Connelly’s paddock.
25 Jan 1891 Sunday. George Hurst came with me in the buggy to Broula. He is going to work there with me.
26 Jan 1891 Anniversary of the Colony. Hurst and I put a stage in the copper shaft, about 65 feet from the surface.
27 Jan 1891 We commenced to drive north.
28 Jan 1891 Driving all day. We got some good pieces of copper ore.
29 Jan 1891 Driving. Real hot day.
30 Jan 1891 Worked up to 3 o’clock. A great storm.
31 Jan 1891 Hurst and I drove in to Cowra.
1 Feb 1891 Sunday. At home all day.
2 Feb 1891 At home. Took the buggy to Jenkins, Blacksmith, to have the tyres cut. Paid D Donnelly £1.7.0 for hoop iron.
3 Feb 1891 I got the buggy from the blacksmith’s.
4 Feb 1891 I drove up the Boorowa River to where Anthony has a sluicing claim. Camped there all night. No person working there. I believe this place to be almost worked out.
5 Feb 1891 I started early with my intention to call at The Battery on my way to Cowra, to have a look at the tunnel that Charlie Littlefield and Schey are working in. I could not see any person to direct across to The Battery, so I had to come along the main road to Cowra. About two hours after I got to Cowra, word came from The Battery that the tunnel had fallen in about 30 feet back from the face they were working in. A great many left Cowra and a lot of miners from Mount McDonald.
6 Feb 1891 I took George Hurst with me in the buggy. We got to the Battery at 11 o’clock. The men in the tunnel got sight of Littlefield at 9 o’clock this morning. Dead. They could not get him out until 11 o’clock. His neck appears to be broken. The men cannot make any headway. It has caved in 30 feet high. They have to timber close as they go in. We started at 5 o’clock and got to Cowra at 8 o’clock.
7 Feb 1891 T West, Coroner, went up to the Battery. McLeod took up a coffin and brought Charles Littlefield’s body to Cowra. Schey not found yet.
8 Feb 1891 I drove out to Charles Littlefield’s funeral. Buried in the Cowra Cemetery. At 10 o’clock today, the search party at the Battery had not come to Schey’s body.
9 Feb 1891 I drove out to Broula, and brought in my bed. The men in the tunnel at the Battery came to Schey’s body this evening.
10 Feb 1891 I put two break blocks on the buggy. The men got Schey’s body out of the tunnel at 4 o’clock. McLeod brought the body down in the hearse at 9 o’clock tonight.
11 Feb 1891 George Hurst and I made a gate. Schey buried at 4 o’clock. His brother the member for Redfern, and the deceased’s wife were here. Winch’s son died this morning at 2 o’clock. Got overheated and went in to the river to bathe. afterwards got a fit and lost the use of his limbs.
12 Feb 1891 Hurst and I put up a small gate to Cameron’s grave. Young Winch buried today.
13 Feb 1891 I bought a wheelbarrow from John Muir for 12/-, and commenced to take away the earth at the back of where we live.
14 Feb 1891 Wheeling earth away. Dr Byrnes, Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, came. Very hot day.
15 Feb 1891 Sunday. The Bishop blessed the Presbytery. £633 collected in solid cash.
16 Feb 1891 George Hurst and I took the buggy up to D McLeod’s on Neila Creek. We are going to build a small cottage for him. He has to board us free.
17 Feb 1891 Hurst and I working all day.
18 Feb 1891 Working all day. Very hot.
19 Feb 1891 At work.
20 Feb 1891 Working all day. Joseph Woodbridge, near Bang Bang, now Koorawatha, died.
21 Feb 1891 We worked up to 3 o’clock and then drove to Cowra
22 Feb 1891 Sunday. At home. Raining in the evening.
23 Feb 1891 raining all day. Old Tom Cummins died. Brother to Mrs D Donnelly, Cowra.
24 Feb 1891 Hurst not fit to work. Cummins buried.
25 Feb 1891 George Hurst and I drove to Donald McLeod’s on Neila creek.
26 Feb 1891 Hurst and I working at the building.
27 Feb 1891 Working at the building.
28 Feb 1891 We worked up to 4 o’clock and then drove in to Cowra. Donnelly, Connelly, and Boxall and I had a meeting. An offer from the Clyde works to take our iron ore at Broula at 18/- per ton, delivered at Granville.
1 Mar 1891 Sunday. I drove George Hurst out to D McLeod’s on Neila creek.
2 Mar 1891 Hurst and I working at the building. Very hot.
3 Mar 1891 Working all day.
4 Mar 1891 Working all day.
5 Mar 1891 Working at the building. Very hot.
6 Mar 1891 Working all day.
7 Mar 1891 We worked up to 8 o’clock this morning and then drove in to Cowra. McLeod took his horse and cart for some timber. We had no timber to go on with.
8 Mar 1891 Sunday. Hurst and I drove out to McLeod’s on Neila Creek.
9 Mar 1891 Hurst and I working at McLeod’s building.
10 Mar 1891 Working at the building all day.Cowra races.
11 Mar 1891 Hurst and I finished the building and drove in to Cowra after 12 o’clock. Second day of the Cowra races.
12 Mar 1891 I put my horse in John Connelly’s paddock. At home all day.
13 Mar 1891 At home all day. I made a duck house.
14 Mar 1891 At Home. D Donnelly, John Connelly, W Boxall and I had a meeting. D Donnelly brought in his bill for £6.4.0. I had paid my share of this bill before to Mr Evans. Now I have to pay it again. All settled up to this date.
15 Mar 1891 Sunday. At home all day.
16 Mar 1891 I got some paint and painted the ladders. D McLeod disputes Mr Hart’s contract. He thinks there is more extra work than he should pay for.
17 Mar 1891 St Patrick’s Day. Hibernian Sports on the Showground. Not many at it. Robert Chivers had the booth.
18 Mar 1891 I drove out to Broula to see if Abberton had left my anvil at my camp at Broula. I found that he had not left it there. I brought in some of my things from the camp. I saw W Gray forming road for Frazer near James Anderson’s.
19 Mar 1891 I put my horse in John Connelly’s paddock. Very hot day.
20 Mar 1891 Digging earth out of back room. I am going to board it. Very hot day.
21 Mar 1891 I finished taking out the earth from the floor. Wirth’s Great American Circus with two rings, played tonight. Not many at it. I sent a letter to Abberton on the Grenfell road to send in my anvil by Monday evening next.
22 Mar 1891 Sunday. At home all day. Very hot.
23 Mar 1891 Abberton sent my anvil by coach to where Billy Gray is working near Anderson’s on the Grenfell Road. I got some timber from H Francis. I paid the expert 5/- fot his report of Broula Hill.
24 Mar 1891 I commenced to put a new wall to our kitchen.
25 Mar 1891 Working at the kitchen. Goolagong races. Hot day.
26 Mar 1891 I finished boarding the kitchen. A chinaman found drowned near Mulyan in the river. Very hot day.
27 Mar 1891 Good Friday. I commenced to paint my buggy wheels. All the business places closed. Hot sultry day.
28 Mar 1891 I finished the second coat on the buggy wheels. Hurst gave me £3.15.0, my share of the work we did for Hart at McLeod’s on Neila creek. 500 pounds worth of specimens found at McInnes on Binni Creek today. Hot cloudy day.
29 Mar 1891 Easter Sunday. At home all day. Ted Markham had dinner with us. He is going to Sydney tonight. Light misty rain all day.
30 Mar 1891 Easter Monday. Caledonian Sports on the Showground. I assisted Mrs Daly in. She had the two booths there. About 1,600 people on the Ground. A few light showers during the day. We did well in the bars. The Caledonians had a concert in P Murray’s Hall and a Ball after the concert in T Walsh’s Centennial Hall. Most all the highland pipers got drunk today.
31 Mar 1891 Commenced to rain at 4 o’clock this morning. Had to get cabs to bring the ladies from the Ball to their homes. Rained up to 10 o’clock. I was cleaning the buggy. D Donnelly, Connelly, Boxall and I had a meeting. We agreed that Mr Donnelly see the Manager of the Clyde Smelting Works, Granville, to make some arrangements to sell them some iron ore from Broula.
1 Apr 1891 I paid H Francis £1.7.7 for timber. Painting body of buggy. Fine clear day.
2 Apr 1891 Hurst and I laying sleepers for a floor in Dr Bartlett’s stable. Fine weather.
3 Apr 1891 Hurst and I finished the stable for Dr Bartlett at 12 o’clock. He paid us £1.5.0. painting buggy in the evening.
4 Apr 1891 Hurst and I put up a stand for a 400 gallon tank at Mr T Phillips in the morning. In the evening, I went to a land sale of the Mulyan Estate. Most all the lots sold well from 1/6 upwards. I saw D Donnelly. He agreed with the manager of the Clyde Smelting Works at Granville to send him down 30 tons of iron ore from Broula as a sample. The Company agrees to pay £1.0.0 per ton delivered at Granville Works. James O’Shaughnessy left P. Murray’s store tonight after being there about 7 years. P. Murray made him a present of a silver watch and chain.
5 Apr 1891 Sunday. At home all day. Filled up the Census sheet.
6 Apr 1891 I was painting the buggy all day. A man named Ryan buried today. James O’Shaughnessy went to Phil Squire Store at £4 per week.
7 Apr 1891 Hurst and I removed a W Cowra at the old Barracks near the Post Office.
8 Apr 1891 Hurst and I commenced to work for Miss Sloan making the paling fence one foot six inches higher with wire netting, with a barbed wire on the top to keep the fowls out of the garden. Judge Docker sitting today.
9 Apr 1891 Hurst and I finished the fence for Miss Sloan. Civil cases on.
10 Apr 1891 Hurst and I made a gate and put a tank stand and repaired the stable and got some timber to make another gate for Miss Sloan.
11 Apr 1891 Hurst and I made a gate and put up two posts and hung the gate by 1 o’clock. Miss Sloan paid Hurst and me £3.0.0.
12 Apr 1891 Sunday. At home all day.
13 Apr 1891 Hurst working for W Gillet up to 123 o’clock. In the evening, Hurst putting on iron for R Daly on Simeon’s blacksmith shop. I started to pull down the old stable at the back of John Moore’s butcher shop for Mrs Anderson. We are to put it up again close by.
14 Apr 1891 Pulling down the old stable. Hurst putting iron on Simeon’s blacksmith shop. Great rain in the evening.
15 Apr 1891 Hurst finished Simeon’s shop. Not doing much today.
16 Apr 1891 Hurst and I pulled down the roof of the old stable and took some fence down. Commenced to rain at 2 o’clock and rained all the evening and all night.
17 Apr 1891 Hurst and I took three posts down and put them up again and put up the wall plates.
18 Apr 1891 Hurst and I put up three posts and put on the wall plates.
19 Apr 1891 Sunday. At home. Phil Squire went to Sydney. Mrs Squire went up to Cudgelo. James O’Shaughnessy got full charge of the store.
20 Apr 1891 Mrs Anderson and Moore disputing about where we are putting up the stable. Did no work today.
21 Apr 1891 I did some work. My mate not well. Ground very wet. Raining. John Connelly married to Emma Chivers, went by the evening train to Sydney.
22 Apr 1891 Hurst and I did not do much work today.
23 Apr 1891 Hurst and I putting up posts.
24 Apr 1891 Hurst and I working at the stable all day
25 Apr 1891 Hurst and I got the walls up and the roof and the iron on the front. Races at Morongla Creek. Japanese Circus tonight. Fine day. Light frost.
26 Apr 1891 Sunday. At home all day.
27 Apr 1891 Hurst and I put up a shed at the back and put iron on it.
28 Apr 1891 We finished putting iron on the main building and put up two stalls and a feeder, and front door. Cold nights, light frosts.
29 Apr 1891 Hurst and I went up to Dr Bartlett’s and took down part of a shed, and put it up again on the other end, to be a workshop.
30 Apr 1891 Hurst and I working all day at Dr Bartlett’s. Patrick walsh from Kikiamah.
1 May 1891 I was putting up round pines at the back skillion to the stable we removed for Mrs Anderson. Hurst finished at Dr Bartlett’s. We got £2.6.0 for our time.
2 May 1891 Nellie monaghan died at 7 o’clock this morning. Hurst and I working at the stable up to 3 o’clock. I paid D Donnelly 10/-, my share of expenses to quarrying 30 tons of iron ore at Broula.
3 May 1891 Sunday. At home. Nellie Monaghan buried. Large funeral.
4 May 1891 Hurst and I working all day at Mrs Anderson’s stable.
5 May 1891 Hurst and I finished Mrs Anderson’s stable at 10 o’clock this morning and got paid £4.0.0.each.
6 May 1891 At home painting the buggy. Hurst working at Flint’s new building.
7 May 1891 Painting the buggy. Cold day.
8 May 1891 Doing nothing. Very cold day.
9 May 1891 I put on first coat of refrigerating composition on the back of our house. I got a letter from James Hackett, Milton, Ulladulla.
10 May 1891 Sunday. I took a walk along the railway line towards Koorawatha. White frost this morning.
11 May 1891 I finished the second coat on the house.
12 May 1891 I made up some composition for the Catholic Presbytery and took my ladders over and put some on.
13 May 1891 Putting composition on all day. Frost this morning.
14 May 1891 I finished the back side of the slab and one coat on the front. The frost spoils the work, makes it all spotted.
15 May 1891 I carried all my ladders home. I made a box for my specimens. Frost this morning.
16 May 1891 I arranged all my specimens. Went to Stibbard’s sale. Wishart signed for the Cowra bridge. Over 25,000.
17 May 1891 Sunday. At home all day.
18 May 1891 Not at work.
19 May 1891 Digging and barrowing earth from back of the house. Frost.
20 May 1891 Finished removing earth. A frost this morning.
21 May 1891 Getting my rifle ready to go kangaroo shooting. Frost.
22 May 1891 Not doing much. I went with McClymont to Flint’s old place. He has bought it and wants some repairs done. Frost this morning.
23 May 1891 I went to Francis and got some skirting boards sent down to Flint’s old place. I was putting them in all day. Mr and Mrs McClymont cleaning up. James O’Shaughnessy time up tonight. He paid him £28.0.0 for 7 weeks in charge of his store. A frost.
24 May 1891 Sunday. Queen’s Birthday. At home. Frost.
25 May 1891 I finished at McClymont’s this evening and got paid. Sports on the Showground.
26 May 1891 James O’Shaughnessy getting ready to go to Broula kangaroo shooting.
27 May 1891 We got everything ready. James got a chestnut mare from John Connelly to take us out to Broula.
28 May 1891 James and I drove out to Broula to my old camp. I put Connelly’s horse in Mr Dwyer’s paddock.
29 May 1891 We walked out to the back of D Hood’s and shot a few wallabies.
30 May 1891 James and I walked out on to Dwyer’s run. We found a large kangaroo fast in a new wire fence. James shot a kangaroo. We came back by Dribbendrew. It commenced to rain after dark.
31 May 1891 Sunday. raining most all day.
1 Jun 1891 Raining all night. We went on to the mountain at the back of D Hood’s in the evening and shot 4 wallabies. James went to d Hood’s.
2 Jun 1891 James and I walked to Norman’s Mount. . We shot one wallaroo and 3 wallabies.
3 Jun 1891 James and I walked out on to Mr Dwyer’s run and along the new fence. I shot one kangaroo.
4 Jun 1891 We went along W R Watt’s fence towards Norman’s Mount. We shot 6 wallabies, 1 doe wallaroo and 1 kangaroo. We came home and pegged out all the skins. We got some bread and a letter from Cowra.
5 Jun 1891 James and I walked out to Joe Hope’s selection at the back of George Wilson’s public house and around through the scrub. We saw a good few kangaroos. We came back by W Hood’s mine to the camp. We did not get a skin.
6 Jun 1891 we got our papers by coach. We walked over to Dribbendrew in the evening. Did not get a shot.
7 Jun 1891 Sunday. James and I walked out to Watt’s fence. We saw any amount of kangaroos. We did not get a shot.
8 Jun 1891 James and I walked to the wallaby rock, south side of the red creek. We shot 6 rock wallabies. Light showers all day.
9 Jun 1891 We walked as far as the surveyor’s rock. We shot 7 wallabies and one doe wallaroo. Cloudy.
10 Jun 1891 James went to the wallaby rock. I stayed at the camp and pegged out all the skins. I started out at 12 o’clock and met James at the wallaby rock.He had shot two wallabies. I shot two young buck wallaroos. Picnic and dance at Slessors’. A letter from Cullinane. Commenced to rain at dark.
11 Jun 1891 Raining all night and most all day. We did not go out until 12 o’clock. James down at the back of D Hood’s. I went out past Dribbendrew, out to the head of Simpson’s gorge and back to the camp. No luck. James shot two rock wallabies.
12 Jun 1891 James and I walked to the wallaby rock in Beasley’s paddock. We shot 10 rock wallabies and one doe and one buck wallaroo. Light showers all day.
13 Jun 1891 I pegged out all the skins. In the evening we went out and shot one wallaby. Light showers.
14 Jun 1891 Sunday. Light showers all day.We went up to Dwyer’s paddock and saw our mare.
15 Jun 1891 I walked up to the paddock and got the chestnut mare James drove in to Cowra with much of our luggage as we could put on. At 11 o’clock we had a heavy shower. McNab did not come from Cowra today.
16 Jun 1891 Cloudy all day. Skins not drying. McNab came from Cowra and went back.
17 Jun 1891 James drove out. We loaded up and drove in to Cowra. Roads very boggy.
18 Jun 1891 James and I digging out earth at the back of the house.
19 Jun 1891 Polling day for the Cowra electorate. D. C.J.Connelly, for protection, at the head of the poll. Jeanerette, free trade, were elected. Not much excitement.
20 Jun 1891 Mr Donnelly drove Harrie Wood, Under Secretary for Mines, out to Broula silver mines. Great frost this morning.
21 Jun 1891 Sunday. At home all day.
22 Jun 1891 James and I quarrying stone all day. On the allotment near the house. Light showers.
23 Jun 1891 Quarrying all day. Showers.
24 Jun 1891 Working all day.
25 Jun 1891 James and I working all day. Light showers.
26 Jun 1891 Working all day. River rose a banker. Raining.
27 Jun 1891 Digging earth at the back of the house up to 12 o’clock. Commenced to rain.
28 Jun 1891 Sunday. River rising again. Showers all day.
29 Jun 1891 James and I quarrying stone near the house. I bought a load of wood 5/-. River falling. Light showers.
30 Jun 1891 James and I quarrying all day. Felstead brought a load of wood. I paid him for 2 ½ loads. Light showers.
1 Jul 1891 After dinner, James and I killed two fat pigs for Mrs P Murray. Light showers.
2 Jul 1891 We cut up and salted the two pigs. We finished the quarrying near the house. Light showers.
3 Jul 1891 James and I cutting away earth from the back. Raining.
4 Jul 1891 James and I salted Mrs Murray’s pigs the second time.
5 Jul 1891 Sunday. At home. Showers all day.
6 Jul 1891. Making a box for specimens. Grace O’Shaughnessy went by the 8 o’clock train to Bendick Murrell on the Young line. Mr Kearins from Murringo Gap is to meet her there with his buggy and take her to his place as governess.
7 Jul 1891 James and I packing up to go to Koorawatha to prospect for coal. We sent some of our luggage by train. Sam Daly brought in my brown horse from his paddock.
8 Jul 1891 James and I driove to Koorawatha. Stayed at W P Costello’s hotel.
9 Jul 1891 W P Costello showed us a track under the mountain towards the head of Stoney Creek. Costello took our horse and Bluey, the kangaroo dog, back to Koorawatha. James and I put up our tent and walked out to the head of Stoney Creek on the left bank and a high sandstone cliff. There you can see the print of a Lepidodendron anout 18 inches, about ten feet up on the cliff. The mountains here are very barren. There is a red slate under all this sandstone. No grass. A low brush. Not many kangaroos. Very cloudy this evening.
10 Jul 1891 Raining all night. James and I took the left hand gap and got in to the creek that runs through James Duffy’s paddock. We followed the creek up to where I found some brown stone two years before. Great rain. We made a fire to be warm. We followed the creek up to another place I had found before. We made another fire and dried ourselves. We turned back to the camp like two drowned rats. Still raining.
11 Jul 1891 Raining all day. James and I went to Koorawatha and back to the camp.
12 Jul 1891 Sunday. Raining all night and all day.
13 Jul 1891 Raining all night and misty rain all day. The Koorawatha and Back Creeks overflowing the banks, the highest since 1870.
14 Jul 1891 James and I walked from the camp to Koorawatha. We heard there that Cowra was flooded out. We went in on the train. Return ticket 3/8. The backwaters in Cowra ran through John Muir’s house and in the front of the Mill. Everyone living on the flat removed. We came back by the 4 o’clock train to Koorawatha and from there to our camp. Fine day.
15 Jul 1891 James and I started early and walked up Stoney Creek to its head to where a brush fence from Illunie crosses the gap. We went down the other fall towards the gap that goes down to Prings Crowder. Kept under the left hand mountain 2 miles. Turned up a steep gully to the top of the mount. Could see Illunie, Delbeaux’ Station. Turned to left down to the creek that come up from Duffy’s. Rain from 4 o’clock until dark.
16 Jul 1891 James and I walked along the range at the back of Duffy’s house and up to the waterfall. 3 miles above Koorawatha. From there, we got into Delbeaux’s paddock and kept the mountain on our right for about three miles. We turned up the range and back to our camp.
17 Jul 1891 James and I walked up the gully from Duffy’s to the top of the range overlooking illume Station, followed the brush fence back towards the waterfall 3 miles. We got some Jasper with iron pyrites in it, outside the fence. We crossed the fence and made straight across for the Illunie about east, and followed it down to the waterfall, and from there along the mountain at the back of Duffy’s, to the camp. Frost this morning. Daniel Curry died.
18 Jul 1891 James and I walked down to Koorawatha and back to the camp. In the evening we went as far as Stoney Creek and back.
19 Jul 1891 Sunday. I walked in to Koorawatha to see Hartley. He promised to show me a place where there was a white mineral. Mr Costello lent us two horses. We had some trouble to get there. The ground is in such a boggy state. We got back at half past two o’clock. The place is about 9 miles from Koorawatha. James loaded up the buggy and brought it to Koorawatha. We got our brown horse. Got a letter from Minnie with a jury summons in it. A Return from Winchcombe and Carson for some kangaroo skins. One skin brought 11/8. Fine day.
20 Jul 1891 We put two parcels on the train. James and I drove in to Cowra. The roads very boggy. Word came to Cowra that one of the young Newhams drowned in the river below Forbes. The water very high at Forbes. I put the brown horse in Middlemiss’ paddock, now Mrs Campbell’s 1/- per week.
21 Jul 1891 James O’Shaughnessy bought some half inch lining boards from Francis and he and I commenced to ceil the back bedroom. White frost.
22 Jul 1891 James and I finished the back bedroom and commenced the front bedroom. Hospital Ball tonight in T Walsh’s centennial hall. White frost.
23 Jul 1891 We nearly finished the front bedroom. A few light showers during the day. Hospital Ball again.
24 Jul 1891 James and I putting up ceiling. A little rain. Cold bleak day, Sandy Ferguson died at Mrs Robinson’s today.
25 Jul 1891 James and I commenced to ceil the front parlour. Light showers all day.
26 Jul 1891 I walked up to Taragala to see my horse. He got into the paddock on the opposite side of the line. I brought him back. Fine day.
27 Jul 1891 James and I putting up the ceiling. Raining.
28 Jul 1891 We worked up to 2 o’clock. We went to walsh’s. Killed a pig.
29 Jul 1891 James and I salted the pig for T Walsh. Came home and finished ceiling the front parlour and put one coat of paint. Raining all night.
30 Jul 1891 I saw George Hurst at McClymont’s. He promised to come up tomorrow and assist me to make a mantelpiece. Painting all the evening. James got some red wood from Francis to make the mantle. Sent kangaroo scalps to Mr Phillips, Conimbla. Scalp received.
31 Jul 1891 George Hurst and I made the mantelpiece. I sent a letter to W Rue, Inspector of Mines at Broken Hill.
1 Aug 1891 Closing up some crack at the chimney and did some painting.
2 Aug 1891 Sunday. Raining during the night and a few showers today. very cold wind. Old Rowan from Koorawatha, Mrs James Duffy’s father, buried today. I had a walk up on the Cowra Rocks.
3 Aug 1891 James and I painting all day. Raining all day. River rising. We finished painting the parlour.
4 Aug 1891 James and I painting back bedroom.
5 Aug 1891 I walked up to Campbell’s paddock and saw the old brown horse. James got a letter from Tom Markham to go up to Grenfell and assist them to split billets for a sleeper getter. They get ½ each.
6 Aug 1891 Harry Unsworth offered me 9/- per day to quarry kerbing stone at Bendick Murrell for the streets at Cowra. I promised to go.
7 Aug 1891 James went to Campbell’s paddock for my horse. We loaded the buggy ready to start for Grenfell in the morning.
8 Aug 1891 James and I started for Tom Markham’s camp in Tony Hambley’s paddock near Grenfell. We met Tom Markham at Neil’s store. He showed us the road to his camp. Heavy shower at 5 o’clock. The ground all covered with water. Very boggy.
9 Aug 1891 Sunday. I got up at daybreak, got my breakfast and started for Cowra. Left James with Pat and Tom Markham. Road very wet. Got to Cowra at half past 5 o’clock. I put the horse in Campbell’s paddock.
10 Aug 1891 H Unsworth agreed with Bill Wood to go with me to Bendick Murrell to get kerbing stone for the Cowra streets. I gave D Donnelly a piece of magnesium from Koorawatha for the Mining Museum.
11 Aug 1891 Raining all night. I bought some calico and Minnie made a fly for my tent. We got Government aid to sink a shaft at Broula. 10/- for the first 50 feet, 15/- fo the next 50 feet.
12 Aug 1891 Quarter Sessions. I am summonsed on the jury. Judge Docker on the bench. 2 criminal cases. One for house breaking. 2 years.One for cutting his throat. Found him insane. I got my parcel sent to Rev. Mr Curran, The Technological Museam, Geological Laboratory, 267 Cleveland Street, Sydney, care of McMahon. I got my 5/- for being summonsed to the jury.
13 Aug 1891 At home all day. Civil cases on. Black frost.
14 Aug 1891 I paid Davis for my horse being in Campbell’s paddock for a month. 4/-. Mr Donnelly arranged with Harrie Wood, Under Secretary for Mines, that if the sinking at Broula was too hard, that he would get us more money. A sister of Links the Baker, died last night. Typhus fever.
15 Aug 1891 Sunday. At home all day. Getting ready to start tomorrow morning by the 8 o’clock train for Bendick Murrell. Cold bleak day. Very much like rain.
17 Aug 1891 H Unsworth, Wood and I went by the 8 o’clock train to Bendick Murrell. Woods and I put up our tent near the platform. Unsworth went back by the three o’clock train to Cowra. Great wind storm with rain.
18 Aug 1891 Wood and I commenced to quarry the first kerbing for the Cowra streets.
19 Aug 1891 Wood and I quarrying a bluestone. Agricultural Show at Young today. I sent a letter to Unsworth.
20 Aug 1891 Quarrying kerbing all day. Very cold wind.
21 Aug 1891 Getting stone all day. A man agreed to cart the kerbing into the trucks at 12/- per day. Fine weather.
22 Aug 1891 Working all day.
23 Aug 1891 Sunday. Wood went to Koorawatha. A young man and I walked over to the gap mountain after kangaroos. We got none. Wood came at 5 o’clock. A heavy shower.
24 Aug 1891 Wood and I quarrying. We got some wood fossils in the bluestone. Frost this morning.
25 Aug 1891 Quarrying all day. Harcombe came to cart stone tomorrow.
26 Aug 1891 Wood and I quarrying. Harcombe carting stone and loading a railway truck. Wood went by the 3 o’clock train to Koorawatha. A letter from John Connelly for me to meet Rev. Father Curran in Cowra on Friday and drive out to Broula.
27 Aug 1891 Raining most all night. Wood and I assisted Harcombe to put two loads of stone in the truck. H Unsworth came from Cowra. Harcombe went home. Unsworth and Wood went by the 3 o’clock train to Cowra. I walked over the line into a paddock and found some good stone about ¾ mile from the platform. The truck of stone went to Cowra.
28 Aug 1891 I started to work at 8 o’clock. Wood came by tht 10 o’clock train. Both of us working after dinner.
29 Aug 1891 Working all day. We got some good fossils today.
30 Aug 1891 Sunday. I went by the 10 o’clock train to Cowra. I saw Rev. Father Curran. He came to our place. I gave him a lot of specimens. He gave me some.I came by the evening train to Bendick Murrell.
31 Aug 1891 Wood and I quarrying all day. Fine weather.
1 Sep 1891 Wood and I quarrying. I sent a letter to H Unsworth to get us a licence to quarry. We got a truck put on the siding. Cloudy day.
2 Sep 1891 Wood and I went by train to Pring’s Siding. Saw 2 quarries there. No good. I walked back to Bendick Murrell. Wood went to Koorawatha. He saw Unsworth there looking for a quarry for us.
3 Sep 1891 Wood and I quarrying. Harcombe came with his horse and cart to cart stone tomorrow. Fine day.
4 Sep 1891 Harcombe carting. We assisted him to load two trucks and sent them to Cowra. Harcombe went home. Raining. Great thunder.
5 Sep 1891 Wood and I looking about for a place to open a quarry. No luck. I paid harcombe 7/- on account of H Unsworth. Wood went to Cowra.
6 Sep 1891 Sunday. I walked up Sandy Creek at the back of Harcombe’s up to the top of the gap on Mr Cunningham’s run. I got some black stuff in the creek below the fence. This about 7 miles from Bendick Murrell. I came back the same road and shot one hare. Wood came from Cowra.
7 Sep 1891 Wood and I put all our things in the 9 o’clock train and came to Koorawatha and left them at W P Costello’s hotel. I came by the 3 o’clock train to Cowra. Wood missed it and had to wait until the midnight train.
8 Sep 1891 Cowra Show. Not many people on the Ground. Fine day.
9 Sep 1891 A great crowd at the Showground today. Fine day.
10 Sep 1891 I rode a mare of John Connelly’s to Broula. Mr D Donnelly and Mr Jeanerette, our two members, drove out. We had a look at North and South Broula. We got back to Cowra at 5 o’clock.
11 Sep 1891 H Unsworth, Wood and I came by the 8 o’clock train to Koorawatha. We went and found a quarry. We got a horse and cart from W P Costello and took our things to the quarry and put up our tents.
12 Sep 1891 Wood and I quarrying all day.
13 Sep 1891 Sunday. I walked up to the waterfall, then I took the first left hand creek to its head. I turned across to the right onto another creek. Crossed, and came around onto the main creek again, and followed it down to the camp.
14 Sep 1891 raining most all night. We moved along the hill, eastwards about 200 yards. Quarrying up to 12 o’clock. Heavy rain all the evening and most all night.
15 Sep 1891 Raining this morning. We made 4 hours up to 12 o’clock. I worked all the evening. Wood went to Cowra on the 3 o’clock train.
16 Sep 1891 Raining. Wood came from Cowra at 10 o’clock. We worked until 5 o’clock.
17 Sep 1891 Working all day. One shower.
18 Sep 1891 Wood and I working all day. A son of Mrs Enright, a Saddler, died at Cowra. Fine weather.
19 Sep 1891 Working all day. Old John Halpin died at Cowra, and a man named McKenzie died at the Wallaroos.
20 Sep 1891 Sunday. At the camp all day.
21 Sep 1891 Wood and I quarrying kerbing stone. A shower last night. Wood cut his arm with a stone.
22 Sep 1891 Wood worked up to 2 o’clock and then went to Cowra.
23 Sep 1891 Working all day by myself.
24 Sep 1891 Wood came this morning. Working all day. Unsworth’s carts came to cart the stone we are getting.
25 Sep 1891 Quarrying all day. Unsworth’s carts drawing stone to the railway station at Koorawatha. H unsworth came in this morning’s train and went back by the 3 o’clock train. Sent a truck of stone away. A light shower in the evening.
26 Sep 1891 Wood and I quarrying all day. Sent a truckload away to Cowra. Light shower.
27 Sep 1891 Sunday. I walked through the gap at the back of Kearin’s place and round to the waterfalls, and along the top of the mountain right over Koorawatha. Down to the camp. I shot one kangaroo and a wallaroo.
28 Sep 1891 Wood and I quarrying. They carted 6 loads of stone and sent a truck away. We have no more stone quarried.
29 Sep 1891 Wood and I got 40 feet of kerbing. Unsworth’s cart started for Cowra this morning. Wood went to Cowra on the midnight train.
30 Sep 1891 Working by myself all day.
1 Oct 1891 Wood and I quarrying. We used the Plug and Feather. It worked very well.
2 Oct 1891 Wood and I quarrying all day. We got 40 feet of stone.
3 Oct 1891 We worked up to 10 o’clock. Raining most all day. Wood went to Cowra.
4 Oct 1891 Sunday. I walked along the side of the mountain over the waterfall to a bald hill further on. I can find iron pyrites in a red stone like Jasper and small black dices in it. Got back to the camp early. Wood came from Cowra. I shot two brush wallabies at dark.
5 Oct 1891 Quarrying. We got 62 feet of stone.
6 Oct 1891 Wood and I quarrying. H Unsworth came by the 9 o’clock train and brought some dynamite. We got 38 feet 8 inches today. Mr Unsworth went by the 3 o’clock train.
7 Oct 1891 Wood and I working all day. Fine weather.
8 Oct 1891 Working up to 12 o’clock. Raining all the evening. No work. Great thunder and lightning after dark.
9 Oct 1891 Wood and I quarrying all day. Fine weather.
10 Oct 1891 Wood and I quarrying all day.
11 Oct 1891 Sunday. Wood went to Cowra by train. I walked out on the top of the left hand mountain to above the waterfall and back to the camp. I shot one wallaroo. Wood came back this evening.
12 Oct 1891 Wood and I quarrying. I got a letter from Mr H Unsworth, that 130 lineal yards of stone would do.
13 Oct 1891 Quarrying. I sent a telegram to Mr Unsworth that we would have all the stone by next Saturday. W P Costello came to see our quarry.
14 Oct 1891 Wood and I got 52 feet of stone.
15 Oct 1891 We got over 43 feet of stone today.
16 Oct 1891 Wood and I quarried two hours. I walked to the back of the waterfall. I shot one wallaroo and two does and got a young joey.
17 Oct 1891 I went with a sleeper cutter named Green along past the gap in Anderson’s paddock. We sunk a hole on a lode of burnt stuff. Bottomed on sandstone. I shot a wallaroo near the camp. High winds and rain this morning.
18 Oct 1891 Sunday. I walked over the mountain looking for wild goats. Wood went to Cowra.
19 Oct 1891 Mr Unsworth and Wood came in the 10 o’clock train. They went back by the 3 o’clock train. Bob Unsworth and young Guinan came with two carts to cart the stone. I have got everything ready to start by the morning’s train.
20 Oct 1891 I out all my things, but the tent, on the carts going with stone to the railway station, Koorawatha and came by train to Cowra. Minnie at Walsh’s sick. La Grippe or influenza. I had dinner and tea there.
21 Oct 1891 Not doing anything today.
22 Oct 1891 I put a first coat of refrigerating paint on T Gong Lee’s store. And in the evening painting kitchen at T Walsh’s Court House Hotel.
23 Oct 1891 I put on the second coat of paint for Gong Lee and finished painting at T Walsh’s.
24 Oct 1891 I walked up to H Unsworth. He paid me £19.11.6 for my time getting kerbing at Bendick Murrell and Koorawatha. Minnie not well tonight. She stayed at Daly’s.
25 Oct 1891 Sunday. Minnie got sick again. Stayed at Daly’s.
26 Oct 1891 Putting some refrigerating paint on Ryan’s store.
27 Oct 1891 I put the second coat on Ryan’s store. I made some more paint but it would not do.
28 Oct 1891 I got a bucket of lime from Mrs Daly and made some more paint.
29 Oct 1891 I commenced to paint the kitchen part of the Roman Catholic Presbytery. A light thunderstorm.
30 Oct 1891 Putting refrigerating paint all day. The Rev. father O’kennedy and father Doran came from Grenfell. Father O’Kennedy very bad with La Grippe.
31 Oct 1891 I finished painting the catholic Presbytery at 12 o’clock. Behan, the Tailor, living opposite the Centennial hall died from La Grippe. I put some more paint on Daly’s tank.
1 Nov 1891 At home all day. Behan buried this evening. Cold windy day. Influenza and La Grippe in most every house in Cowra.
2 Nov 1891 Davis promised to get my horse out of Campbell’s paddock but could not find him.
3 Nov 1891 I got my horse at 12 o’clock and got him shod at McLeod’s.
4 Nov 1891 I drove out to Broula by 12 o’clock. I put up my tent. McNab and old Harry came out. I put my horse in Dwyer’s paddock, next to Slessor’s paddock.
5 Nov 1891 I walked out to the surveyor’s rock and got some specimens and came on to the camp. McNab gone to Cowra. One of his children ill. La Grippe.
6 Nov 1891 I made up a parcel of nine specimens and sent them by coach to John Connelly, Cowra. To be forwarded to a gentleman at Condoblin. Fine day.
7 Nov 1891 I walked out to Hood’s mine, 3 miles west from Broula and got some stuff that looks as if it would make paint.
8 Nov 1891 Sunday. In the evening I walked out to the back of D Hood’s, and back by Watt’s fence to the camp.
9 Nov 1891 I commenced to sink a trench on North Broula. McNab came from Cowra. He said that the fence was broken in the paddock that my horse was in. I walked down. My horse was there alright, but had lost his hobbles. I made up the fence. Florence, the Publican at Woods Flat, died. La Grippe. Light shower.
10 Nov 1891 Raining all day. I put a pair of hobbles on my horse. Shot a wallaby for my kangaroo dog.
11 Nov 1891 Cutting a trench on North Broula.
12 Nov 1891 Trenching all day. I got a letter from Minnie O’Shaughnessy. Mr D Donnelly, storekeeper, Cowra, wants James O’Shaughnessy to go as book keeper in their store.
13 Nov 1891 I got my horse and drove to where James was cutting sleepers with the Markhams on the native Bear, north of Grenfell, 3 miles. I got to the camp at 12 o’clock. Yhey did not come home before dark. James would not go to D Donnelly’s store.
14 Nov 1891 I had a long walk after my horse. I got back to Broula at 12 o’clock and had some dinner and drove in to Cowra.
15 Nov 1891 Sunday. I drove out to Broula by 12 o’clock. I put my horse in Dwyer’s paddock.
16 Nov 1891 I put up a forge at the camp. McNab came from Cowra. Very hot day.
17 Nov 1891 Trenching all day. Hot sultry day..
18 Nov 1891 Working at the trench.Shot a wallaroo on Dribbendrew.
19 Nov 1891 Working at the trench. Cloudy day.
20 Nov 1891 Great thunderstorm at 12 o’clock last night. I thought the wind would blow away the tent. Thunder up to 6 o’clock this morning. I went in the bush to cut some pines to make a hut. Very cloudy all day.
21 Nov 1891 I drove in to Cowra. I saw Mr D Donnelly and James Connelly. I bought some galvanised iron for my hut at Broula.
22 Nov 1891 Sunday. I got out to Broula at 11 o’clock. I put my horse in Dwyer’s paddock. Cloudy day.
23 Nov 1891 Went in the bush and cut some pines. Sent some iron ore by coach to Mr D Donnelly. I went to D Hood’s. He promised to let me have a horse and dray tomorrow. McNab brought out Harry’s old mate, Jack.
24 Nov 1891 I walked down to D Hood’s and got his horse and dray and carted enough pines to build a small hut. I took the horse and cart home again. Harry’s mate putting up a small hut. Sultry day.
25 Nov 1891 Putting up my hut. Hot day.
26 Nov 1891 Getting on well with my hut. Hot sultry day.
27 Nov 1891 Working at the hut all day.
28 Nov 1891 I drove in to Cowra. I bought a zinc lined case from P Murray and 3 lengths of guttering.
29 Nov 1891 Sunday. I drove out to Broula by 11 o’clock and put the horse in Dwyer’s paddock.
30 Nov 1891 Working at the hut. Old Jack working with McNab and Harry.
1 Dec 1891 Working at the hut. Light showers in the evening.
2/4 Dec 1891 Working all day at the hut.
5 Dec 1891 I drove in to Cowra. Great storm in the evening.
6 Dec 1891 I drove out to Broula by 12 o’clock, had dinner and drove out to Hood’s mine and got a pair of windlass stands, and some mineral to make paint.
7/11 Dec 91 Working at the hut all day.
12 Dec 1891 I drove in to Cowra.
13 Dec 1891 Sunday. I drove out to Broula. John Connelly and John Chivers drove out at 5 o’clock to get me to peg our lease. At 12 o’clock tonight it was cancelled. John Connelly did not pay the rent on time.
14 Dec 1891 I pegged out the two measured portions of 20 acres each at half past 12 o’clock this morning and drove in to Cowra by 9 o’clock. I went up to the Court House and got some forms. Mr Donnelly filled them up. John Connelly and I went up to the Court House and paid ten pounds to take up those leases again. £2.10.0 each Connelly, Teresa Donnelly, Boxall and I stayed in Cowra all night.
15 Dec 1891 I drove out to Broula and put up the calico notice on the 40 acre mineral lease.
1618 Dec 91 Cutting trench all day.
19 Dec 1891 Worked up to 12 o’clock. Drove in to Cowra. I put my horse in John Connelly’s paddock.
20 Dec 1891 Sunday. At home all day. Sells Great American Circus came by rail today and putting up their tents near Mr Monaghan’s place.
21 Dec 1891 I went to Sells Great American Circus. They have 3 rings going at the same time. A separate (ring) for the animals, another tent for the tall man 8’ 6”, and woman 8’; a small man and woman, a beardy woman, a woman snake charmer and a ventriloquist. They had 5 elephants, tigers, lions, bears, and 2 hippopottami. Grace O’Shaughnessy came from Patrick Kearin’s place, Murringo Flats.
22 Dec 1891 I drove out to Broula. Hot day.
23 Dec 1891 I drove out to where Tom and Pat Markham and James O’Shaughnessy are cutting sleepers for the railway on South native Cat (Bear) about 3 miles north of Grenfell. Very hot day.
24 Dec 1891 James O’Shaughnessy and I drove in to Cowra. Hot day.
25 Dec 1891 Christmas day. At home. Very hot.
26 Dec 1891 I have a bad cold. At home. Races at R Chivers’ hotel, back Creek, Grenfell road.
27 Dec 1891 Sunday. At home. James got the buggy horse from James Connelly’s paddock.
28 Dec 1891 James O’Shaughnessy and I drove to within 3 miles of Grenfell. We turned to the left, up a lane to Markham’s camp in Tony hambley’s paddock. The old horse got the gripes all night. Very hot day.
29 Dec 1891 I drove back to Cowra. Put the horse in Connelly’s paddock. A real hot day.
30 Dec 1891 At home all day. Very hot day. Bush fires on Conimbla.
31 Dec 1891 At home. I walked up to John Connelly’s Brewery and saw him. Very hot day.
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