1902
1 Jan 1902 New Year’s day. At home.
2 Jan 1902 I got my Old Age Pension.
3 Jan 1902 Great bushfires at Gundagai and Wagga Wagga.
4 Jan 1902 At home. A good shower in the evening.
5 Jan 1902 Sunday. A good shower after dark.
7 Jan 1902 Sent a box of specimens to the Mines Department.
8 Jan 1902 Sent a letter to the Mines Department.
9 Jan 1902 At home. Very hot.
10 Jan 1902 McNab and I making up a party to prospect for tin at Germanton , near Albury.
11 Jan 1902 Broula Schoolhouse burnt.
12 Jan 1902 Sunday. Great wind storm at 12 o’clock.
13 Jan 1902 Holten, a shareholder, gone to Albury to secure tin ground.
14 Jan 1902 At home all day.
15 Jan 1902 Mr McDonald, Schoolteacher, called.
16 Jan 1902 At home. Very hot day.
17 Jan 1902 At home. Windy day.
18 Jan 1902 George Hurst and I building for H.G.Smith.
19 Jan 1902 Sunday. Very hot day.
20 Jan 1902 Working all day by myself.
21 Jan 1902 Holton secured 320 acres at Germanton to mine for tin.
22 Jan 1902 Made arrangements that McNab and I go to Germanton.
23 Jan 1902 I paid one pound, my share of expenses, to Germanton.
24 Jan 1902 Holton sent agreement from Bruce re tin ground.
25 Jan 1902 Holton came by midnight train.
26 Jan 1902 Sunday. Great heat today.
27 Jan 1902 No sports here today. Very hot.
28 Jan 1902 A letter from Minnie.
29 Jan 1902 I walked over to Mrs watt’s and back.
30 Jan 1902 At home. Very hot.
31 Jan 1902 At home. Great heat.
1 Feb 1902 I got my Old Age Pension. Very hot.
2 Feb 1902 Sunday. I walked over to Watt’s for dinner. Great heat.
3 Feb 1902 great smoke all round.
4 Feb 1902 Very hot and great smoke.
5 Feb 1902 At home. Great heat.
6 Feb 1902 I went to Dr Foley. He says my ear is getting well.
7 Feb 1902 I walked over to watt’s and back.
8 Feb 1902 Ormiston, Rose, and Golsby elected Aldermen.
9 Feb 1902 Sunday. At home. Great heat.
10 Feb 1902 Great heat.
11 Feb 1902 Great heat.
12 Feb 1902 Red dust storm. Miss O’Leary died. Consumption.
13 Feb 1902 Dr Foley dressed my ear.
14 Feb 1902 At home all day. Windy.
15 Feb 1902 At home. Very hot.
16 Feb 1902 Sunday. At home all day.
17 Feb 1902 At home.
18 Feb 1902 A letter from James O’Shaughnessy, Sydney.
19 Feb 1902 Hot windy day. A shower in the evening.
20 Feb 1902 Got some ointment for my ear. Challacombe got a lump out of his neck.
21 Feb 1902 G.F.Oll gave me some specimens he got in New Zealand.
22 Feb 1902 At home all day.
23 Feb 1902 Sunday. Dry weather all over NSW. Whittaker, a deaf man, died.
24 Feb 1902 At home. Much like rain.
25 Feb 1902 At home. Very hot.
26 Feb 1902 Brought my horse from Daly’s paddock. Canowindra Show.
27 Feb 1902 Cold day. A letter from Minnie and one from Mines Department.
28 Feb 1902 I sent a letter to Minnie.
1 Mar 1902 I got my Old Age Pension. £1.15.0. Cool day.
2 Mar 1902 Sunday. I drove my chestnut horse to H Watt’s. Had dinner.
3 Mar 1902 At home. Water getting scarce away from the river.
4 Mar 1902 At home. Got a letter from Minnie.
5 Mar 1902 I got a letter from grace, Sydney.
6 Mar 1902 At home. Cool day.
7 Mar 1902 Cool day. No sign of rain.
8 Mar 1902 Getting ready to start for the Pines, via Grenfell.
9 Mar 1902 Sunday. I drove to the Pines. 55 miles. Cool day.
10 Mar 1902 At P McGrath’s, the Pines. A light shower.
11 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
12 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
13 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
14 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
15 Mar 1902 At the Pines. No sign of rain.
16 Mar 1902 Sunday. At the Pines. Very hot.
17 Mar 1902 Water drying up everywhere.
18 Mar 1902 Kitty sick. Minnie went by train to Glenara.
19 Mar 1902 Filled the troughs in the angle paddock.
20 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
21 Mar 1902 I got a letter from Mrs H Watt. Cool day.
22 Mar 1902 Margaret got a letter to say that Kitty was improving.
23 Mar 1902 Sunday. At the Pines.
24 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
25 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
26 Mar 1902 A letter from Minnie. Kitty is better. Rain all night. 115 points.
27 Mar 1902 At the Pines. A few showers during the day.
28 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
29 Mar 1902 At the Pines.
30 Mar 1902 Sunday. At the Pines. Pat and Margaret drove to Grenfell.
31 Mar 1902 I drove to George Wilson’s Hotel, Bumbaldry.
1 Apr 1902 I drove to Cowra. James O’Shaughnessy at my place.
2 Apr 1902 Old Age Pension. Dr Foley advised me to have an operation on my ear.
3 Apr 1902 Sent my horse to Daly’s paddock. I got a ticket to Hospital.
4 Apr 1902 At home.
5 Apr 1902 I went to Hospital.
6 Apr 1902 Sunday. Dr Foley and Dr Roberts removed a piece from my ear.
7 Apr 1902 Very sick from the chloroform. Dr dressed my ear.
8 Apr 1902 Better today. Dr Foley dressed my ear.
9 Apr 1902 Matron dressed my ear. Fine day.
10 Apr 1902 Dr Foley dressed my ear.
11 Apr 1902 Dr Foley dressed my ear.
12 Apr 1902 Matron dressed my ear.
13 Apr 1902 Matron dressed my ear.
14 Apr 1902 Dr Foley dressed my ear.
15 Apr 1902 Matron dressed my ear. A letter from Grace O’Shaughnessy.
16 Apr 1902 At the Hospital.
17 Apr 1902 At the Hospital.
18 Apr 1902 At the Hospital. A gaughter of T Hyde badly burnt.
19 Apr 1902 I gave the Matron £1.0.0. Hyde’s daughter died.
20 Apr 1902 Hyde’s daughter buried.
21 Apr 1902 At the Hospital.
22 Apr 1902 At the Hospital. James Butler went home.
23 Apr 1902 At the Hospital.
24 Apr 1902 At the Hospital.
25 Apr 1902 At the Hospital.
26 Apr 1902 At the Hospital. My ear improving.
27 Apr 1902 Sunday At the Hospital. James O’Shaughnessy came.
28 Apr 1902 At the Hospital. Polly Daly called.
29 Apr 1902 At the Hospital. Cold wind. No sign of rain.
30 Apr 1902 At the Hospital.
1 May 1902 At the Hospital.
2 May 1902 At the Hospital.
3 May 1902 At the Hospital.
4 May 1902 Sunday. James O’Shaughnessy called. A letter from Minnie.
5 May 1902 I left the Hospital My ear looking well.
6 May 1902 At home. Mrs H Watt dressed my ear. I got my Old Age Pension.
7 May 1902 Matron dressed my ear.
8 May 1902 Mrs watt dressed my ear. I sent a letter to Grace.
9 May 1902 The matron dressed my ear.
10 May 1902 At home.
11 May 1902 At home.
12 May 1902 Dr Foley dressed my ear. White frost.
13 May 1902 At home. White frost.
14 May 1902 At home.
15 May 1902 At home. James O’Shaughnessy went to Thompson’s.
16 May 1902 Dr Foley says my ear is healed up. Paid him 5/-.
17 May 1902 At home.
18 May 1902 At home. This is a great drought.
19 May 1902 At home.
20 May 1902 At home.
21 May 1902 At home.
22 May 1902 At home.
23 May 1902 At home.
24 May 1902 At home.
25 May 1902 At home.
25 May 1902 At home.
26 May 1902 At home.
27 May 1902 James came from Thompson’s. Eczema set in my ear.
28 May 1902 My ear very sore.
29 May 1902 My ear a little better.
30 May 1902 At home. My ear better.
31 May 1902 At home. Peace, end of Boer war.
1 Jun 1902 George Randell died. The wheelwright, in the Hospital.
2 Jun 1902 Dr Foley looked at my ear. I got my Old Age Pension.
3 Jun 1902 At home. A frost
4 Jun 1902 At home.
5 Jun 1902 At home.
6 Jun 1902 At home.
7 Jun 1902 At home.
8 Jun 1902 Sunday. At home. Some nice rain.
9 Jun 1902 At home.
10 Jun 1902 At home. Cloudy and cold.
11 Jun 1902 At home. Cloudy.
12 Jun 1902 I drove Harold Hurst out to Broula and back.
13 Jun 1902 At home.
14 Jun 1902 At home. Frost.
15 Jun 1902 Sunday. At home. A light frost.
16 Jun 1902 At home.
17 Jun 1902 I drove to George Wilson’s hotel, Bumbaldry.
18 Jun 1902 I drove to the Pines, Patrick McGrath’s place.
19 Jun 1902 At the Pines.
20 Jun 1902 At the Pines.
21 Jun 1902 At the Pines.
22 Jun 1902 Sunday. At the Pines.
23 Jun 1902 Working at Dennis McGrath’s new house.
24 Jun 1902 Working at the house. Fog.
25 Jun 1902 Working at the house. Fog.
26 Jun 1902 Working at the house. Coronation day.
27 Jun 1902 Sick in bed all day. Bilious attack.mmmm
28 Jun 1902 I got up today. No work.
29 Jun 1902 At the Pines
30 Jun 1902 At the Pines. Getting better.
1 Jul 1902 At the Pines.
2 Jul 1902 Working at Dennis’ house.
3 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
4 Jul 1902 Working at the house.White frost.
5 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
6 Jul 1902 Sunday. At the Pines.
7 Jul 1902 Raining most all day.
8 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
9 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
10 Jul 1902 Margaret McGrath and Minnie McGrath drove to Grenfell.
11 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
12 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
13 Jul 1902 Sunday. At the Pines.
14 Jul 1902 I drove to Cowra.
15 Jul 1902 I got the full £2.3.4 Pension. Got a warrant for Jim to draw.
16 Jul 1902 I drove to george wilson’s hotel, Bumbaldry.
17 Jul 1902 I drove to P McGrath, the Pines.
18 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
19 Jul 1902 Working at the house. A thunderstorm. 42 points.
20 Jul 1902 Sunday. At the Pines.
21 Jul 1902 Minnie McGrath shifted to her new house.
22 Jul 1902 Working at the house.
23 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
24 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
25 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
26 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
27 Jul 1902 Sunday. I ghad a walk to Causer’s old place.
28 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
29 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
30 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
31 Jul 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
1 Aug 1902 Putting up the ceiling.
2 Aug 1902 Finished the ceiling. 18 points of rain.
3 Aug 1902 Sunday. At the Pines. White frost.
4 Aug 1902 Commenced to put up a kitchen. White frost.
5 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
6 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
7 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
8 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
9 Aug 1902 King Edward’s 7 Coronation. The Queen crowned.
10 Aug 1902 Sunday. James O’Shaughnessy sent my Old Age Pension. £2.3.4.
11 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. White frost.
12 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. Frost.
13 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
14 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. Frost.
15 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. Frost.
16 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. Frost.
17 Aug 1902 Sunday. I walked up to the Little Weddin Mountain.
18 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
19 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
20 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
21 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. A few light showers.
22 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
23 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.
24 Aug 1902 Sunday. At the Pines.
25 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen.Frost.
26 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. Frost.
27 Aug 1902 First day of the Grenfell Show.
28 Aug 1902 Second day of the Grenfell Show.
29 Aug 1902 50 points rain fell. Great hailstorm at Grenfell.
30 Aug 1902 Working at the kitchen. Cloudy.
31 Aug 1902 At Dennis McGrath’s place.A light shower.
1 Sep 1902 Working at the kitchen.
2 Sep 1902 Working at the kitchen.
3 Sep 1902 Working at the kitchen.
4 Sep 1902 Working at the kitchen.
5 Sep 1902 Working at the kitchen.
6 Sep 1902 Finished the kitchen.
7 Sep 1902 Sunday. At the Pines.
8 Sep 1902 I drove Minnie to Grenfell and back. Cold day.
9 Sep 1902 Doing a little work at dennis McGrath’s.
10 Sep 1902 Firt day of the Young Show.
11 Sep 1902 I started to draw water out of the well for P McGrath.
12 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
13 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
14 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
15 Sep 1902 Drawing water and repairing troughs.
16 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
17 Sep 1902 Drawing water. First day of the Cowra Show. A light shower.
18 Sep 1902 Drawing water. Second day of the Cowra Show.
19 Sep 1902 Drawing water. Commenced to shear at the Pines.
20 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
21 Sep 1902 I prospected the creek to Arramatong, Blayney’s place.
22 Sep 1902 Drawing water. Cloudy. Wind from the east.
23 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
24 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
25 Sep 1902 Drawing water. Grass burning off.
26 Sep 1902 Drawing water.Sultry weather. Drawing water.
27 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
28 Sep 1902 Sunday. Drawing water. Had dinner at the Pines.
29 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
30 Sep 1902 Drawing water.
1 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
2 Oct 1902 Drawing water. A red dust storm. A little rain.
3 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
4 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
5 Oct 1902 Sunday. Drawing water. I had dinner at the Pines.
6 Oct 1902 Drawing water. A good shower at dark. Great thunder.
7 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
8 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
9 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
10 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
11 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
12 Oct 1902 Sunday. Drawing water. East wind blowing.
13 Oct 1902 Drawing water. Dry wind.
14 Oct 1902 Drawing water. Finished shearing at P McGrath’s, the Pines.
15 Oct 1902 Drawing water. Grass drying up.
16 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
17 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
18 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
19 Oct 1902 Sunday. Drawing water. I put my horse in the top paddock.
20 Oct 1902 I drove to Cowra. Got there at 6 o’clock. Hot day.
21 Oct 1902 Paid P Murray 15/- on account and paid P Marshall.
22 Oct 1902 I drove to the Pines. Very hot day.
23 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
24 Oct 1902 Drawing water. A good showetr after dark.
25 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
26 Oct 1902 Sunday. Drawing water.
27 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
28 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
29 Oct 1902 Drawing water. East winds.
30 Oct 1902 Drawing water.
1 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
2 Nov 1902 Sunday. Drawing water. I had dinner at the Pines.
3 Nov 1902 Drawing water. Fixing shed at the well.
4 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
5 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
6 Nov 1902 Drawing water. Very hot.
7 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
8 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
9 Nov 1902 Sunday. Drawing water. 98 in the shade.
10 Nov 1902 Drawing water. Put the cattle into the wheat crop.
11 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
12 Nov 1902 Drawing water. 101 in the shade.
13 Nov 1902 P McGrath gone to Sydney. Great red dust storm.
14 Nov 1902 Drawing water. Strong wind blowing.
15 Nov 1902 Drawing water. My ear very sore. I got a letter from Jim.
16 Nov 1902 Sunday. Drawing water. Very hot.
17 Nov 1902 Drawing water. My ear very troublesome.
18 Nov 1902 Drawing water. Dusty day.
19 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
20 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
21 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
22 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
23 Nov 1902 Sunday. Drawing water.
24 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
25 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
26 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
27 Nov 1902 Drawing water. Light shower.
28 Nov 1902 Drawing water. Charlie farrar acquitted for stealing wool.
29 Nov 1902 Drawing water.
30 Nov 1902 Sent a letter to James O’Shaughnessy, Cowra.
1 Dec 1902 Drawing water.
2 Dec 1902 Drawing water. 150 points. Rain filled lagoon at the Pines.
3 Dec 1902 Picking up dead wool in Causer’s paddock.
4 Dec 1902 Margaret McGrath and Minnie drove to Grenfell.
5 Dec 1902 Assisted P McGrath to cut a drain into tank at Causer’s.
6 Dec 1902 I got some wool eczema. Came out on my wrist.
7 Dec 1902 Sunday. Margaret and Minnie came from Grenfell.
8 Dec 1902 My wrist very sore.
9 Dec 1902 Went to Grenfell with P McGrath. Dr Rygate gave me ointment for my wrist.
10 Dec 1902 I got some wool.
11 Dec 1902 Getting wool.
12 Dec 1902 Made up 3 bags of wool.
13 Dec 1902 At dennis McGrath’s.
14 Dec 1902 Sunday. At Dennis’.
15 Dec 1902 A good night’s rain.
16 Dec 1902 Light rain all day.
17 Dec 1902 Light showers. A letter from James O’Shaughnessy.
18 Dec 1902 I drove to Cowra. Heavy rain at dark.
19 Dec 1902 In Cowra all day. Light showers.
20 Dec 1902 In Cowra all day. James O’Shaughnessy gone to Sydney.
21 Dec 1902 Sunday. I drove to Mount McDonald and from there to No 1, Neville.
22 Dec 1902 I drove via Trunkey, Tuena to Junction Point.
23 Dec 1902 I drove via Markdale to Glenara, R McDonnel’s place.
24 Dec 1902 At Glenara.
25 Dec 1902 Christmas Day. At Glenara.
26 Dec 1902 At Glenara.
27 Dec 1902 At Glenara. Warm day.
28 Dec 1902 Sunday. At Glenara.
29 Dec 1902 At Glenara.
30 Dec 1902 Robert McDonnel drove Ethel McDonnel to Crookwell.
31 Dec 1902 At Glenara. A red dust storm.
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