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Friday December 26^th 1873.
Comes in with strong breezes from NW
dark hazy weather steering E. by S. all
requisite sail set .at 6 PM wind W.S.W
at sunset shortened sail. Middle part
Moderate from W to W.S.W. at 4 A.M. rain
Latter part Strong breezes and rugged.
Employed at various work. So ends this day
Lat by obs. 45.10 S
Long by chro. 153.30 E
Saturday Dec. 27^th
First part strong breezes from W.S.W.
with rough sea. Steering E. by S. under
double reef Top sails and Fore Course
Middle and Latter part fresh gale from
W. and W.N.W steering E. Employed ats
sundry work. Three men sick and of
duty. So ends this day,
Lat by obs 45.65 S
Long by chro. 156.54 E
Sunday Dec 28^th
Comes in with moderate gale from
W rough sea steering E. under double
reefed Top sails. and Fore Course
at 8m PM. handed Foresail and fore
Topsail. and hauled by the wind
N.N.W. Middle part heading N by W
Latter part more moderate. at 4 PM
steered E. set the requiste sail.
Charles Smith sick.
Lat by obs. 45.51 S
Long by chro 159.02 E