Jack Sheridan log books

17 Thursday JS looking after Croydon. Got cheque 2 £ pound Mr [illegible text] 10 shillings fire wood 8 shillings stamp & shilling for [illegible text]. 18 Friday JS looking after Croydon. 19 Saturday AG G—t 3 pounds per week. JS looking after Croydon. 5.30 pm came over to slip. JS appointed Master & shifted to Tug Comp yard. Bought by Mr McGreggor of Tasmania. Hard gale wind. 20 Sunday Visited Croydon.

21 Monday SS Croydon Fletcher started work at 7.30 am. 2 hands working at steam chest. 22 Tuesday 2 hands working at Croydon. Stan Sheridan & Leonard started at 1/ eleven shilling per day. Fresh north gale. Bar 30-10. Weight of boiler about 8 tons. Croydon. Hard gale NW. 23 Wednesday 9.30 am Smith launch towed Croydon to Adelaide Comp Wharf & took out boiler & towed same back tug comp wharf by Launch Florrie. 4 hands working at Croydon all day. Wind west hard gale. Bar 30-10. Put boiler on the wharf Adelaide Comp & left two hands chipping same.

24 Thursday 4 hands working at Croydon & one fitter at engings & 2 on shore at boiler. Got some empty bags & kerosene 2 bottles. JS to town for crayfish for Mrs Hawker. 25 Friday Croydon 7.30 am 2 hands 8 ¾ hours cleaning & chipping. 1 fitter 8 ¾ hours at engings. 2 pm started discharging coal. Worked up to 10 pm. Put starboard chain & all [illegible text] work on wharf put all copper pipes in fitting shop & brass bearings tank oil. Stores sent to Western River. 50 flour 25 flour 2 tea 2 lollies 1 baking powder 1 tin [illegible text] 10 wool bales 1 [illegible text] 1 large tin jam 1 bag sugar 1 bag potatoes 1 25 17 bag oatmeal. Hard gale WNW 1 large [illegible text]. Mulligan 4 hours overtime 2/6 Stanley 10 s Leonard 11 each 26 Saturday 6 am Haul Croydon to slip 1 ½ hours over time. 2 hands & one fitter working at Croydon. 8.30 am to 12 hours 4 ½ hours work variously employed cleaning. Mulligan 1/3/4 hours. 27 Sunday On the slip.

28 Monday Croydon on the slip. 7.30 am 2 fitters & one labourer from Fletcher. 3 labourers & JS at work on Croydon chipping [illegible text] look after Cabin off. 29 Tuesday Came off the slip. No fitters. JS & 3 labourers at work. Shifted to tug comp slip. 30 Wednesday JS & 3 labourers at work on Croydon. Finish up work for Fletcher & got paid by cheque six pounds up to Thursday night.

31 Thursday Symes & Martin taken over Croydon & 3 labourers at work on the Croydon. Full time. 1 November Friday 3 labourers at work on the Croydon. Full time. Gov [illegible text]. Took all gear out of Machin shed & [illegible text] up. 2 Saturday 3 laborers at work on the Croydon full time. 3 Sunday JS visited Croydon all safe.

4 Monday 3 hands at work on Croydon chipping & painting. 5 Tuesday 4.30 am on the slip. Overtime 2 hours. 2/1. 3 hands at work. Croydon on the slip painting & variously employed. 6 Wednesday Croydon on the slip.

7 Thursday Croydon on the slip. All hands paid up to date. Paid Sanfree s 6. Got on anchor 182 feet wire, 1 load of sand, 2 side light, 2 mast head lites, 2 anchors light & 2 Compas Beaconed Lamp at Mr. McCall. 8 Friday Croydon on the slip. 9 Saturday On the slip. Glen Finish up. 10 Sunday On the slip.

11 Monday On the slip. 12 Tuesday On the slip. 13 Wednesday On the slip.

14 Thursday On the slip. 15 Friday On the slip. Painting bottom. 16 Saturday On the slip. Painting bottom. Portonian came alongside Tug Comp slip to go on the slip for [illegible text]. 17 Sunday On the slip.

18 Monday Put Portonian on the slip to scrub & clean & paint. 19 Tuesday Scrubbing ketch. Glen started working on ketch. 20 Wednesday Purchased Portonian Ketch 370 £ Pound. Paid £100 deposit to R. Fricker.