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Friday 9th Oct 1896
A very fine October dewy & Wind N
V and W Jr thresh for Geo Gillespie.
Jesse and Wall here. John McDonel
here for bags. Maud and Grace go for
hickory nuts after dinner. Irene makes
chow chow. A letter from Bamford
he is not very well. A letter from
Mrs Naylor Brown. Ed Weaver here
a few minutes this eve. McGlynn
came down to see Wall & Jesse Reid
about fishing. Go to bed early and
have a most refreshing sleep all night.

Saturday 10 October 1896
Another beautiful day, Wind N.
V gone to thresh for Geo Rattray
Leatherland gave us a call this
morning. Jesse came for them to draw
their nets home from Breakey Bay
obliged to haul them out the river easily.