Jack Sheridan log book 1918

6 Monday Js to town & saw M Bush about crew & saw his school. 7 Tuesday 1.45 started discharging guano two hands at 1/9 per hour dis about 26 tons. Fine light SE & sultry. Paid Light? Dues£ 1-13-9 & [illegible text] oil comp£ 4-11-7. Js cash £ 5 8 Wednesday 3.30 pm all discharged. Paid crew £1-17-6. Shifted ketch down the wharf.

9 Thursday Alongside Wharf Mount Lyle. Js to town to see sailors in jail. Paid each man. On account £1-0-0 Expense Js to town & dinner 4-0 =£ 1-4-0. Tobacco & sundries 17-10 10 Friday Alongside Mount Lyle wharf awaiting for slip. Received freight from Bennett Fisher £14-8-9. Awaiting to go on the slip. 11 Saturday Awaiting for slip. Js went to town to see Mr. R W Hawker. Paid Fricker towage 16/. Hard gale NW. Paid Earny wages up to first of May. Balance paid £7-0-0. 12 Sunday At Mount Lyle Wharf Bar 29-80. Heavy rain. Hard gale N.

13 Monday Russian Jack started work at 9.30 am. Paid his tuck 2-0. Bar low wind NW. 14 Tuesday Jack repairing mizzen. Blowing hard gale & raining. Came off slip. 15 Wednesday Jack at mizzen repairing sun. Paid Jack 1-00. Paid Jack Ca---s 5-6 & sundries. At the wharf awaiting to go on the slip.

18 Saturday A Sullivan & family went to Kangaroo Island in SS Karratta. Paid passages 2-11-6. J Sheridan meals on ship 6-. J Sheridan meals at Kingscote 14-6. Western River. Paid EA Sheridan in notes 7-0-0. Paid EA Sheridan by cheque 15-0-0. Paid W Russell sundries 6-0.

24 Friday 4 pm Ketch taken on the slip to clean bottom. McFailin slip. 1 Role Wuikitting 2-1-0. 1 patent wire strainer 1-1-0. At Elders smith for Western River. 3 lb meat butter. 25 Saturday On the slip. Js to Kangaroo Island. Carpenters work 14//2 hours on [illegible text]. Scrub bottom. Engage one hand to scrub. [illegible text]//2 hour at Oakins. No work to ketch. 26 Sunday On the slip