Volume 3: Daily journal book, 1 May 1891-26 January 1899

1898

Tuesday Mrs Threlkeld are to ask Dr Mills to send her to a convalescent Hospital Sarah Hopkins admitted Amelia Heppes gone as general Servant to Mrs Rayment of Leichhardt 7 pupils

Wednesday 2nd Nothing of importance to record 7 pupils

Thursday 3rd Hetty Lee a former Inmate, asked admission, and was received waiting the decision of the Committee 7 pupils

Friday 4th Revd Gerard Trowes conducted Service Lizzie Dunn taken to the Newington Asylum at her own request by Miss Pritchard Williams Missionary. 7 pupils

Saturday 5th Sub Matron & Laundress out.

Sunday 6th Mr Bushby conducted morng. Service Sister Bibby afternoon Do Mr Fletcher evening Do Matron & Officers out to their usual Services

Monday 7th Nothing of importance to record. 11 pupils

Tuesday 8th Ladies Sub Committee Hetty Lee admitted. Maggie Donaldson case again considered Revd Jenkin called respecting it, and Mr Mills CM interviewed by the Committee. Miss Williams requested to visit Mrs Donaldson and her Sister in Law and report upon their homes. 11 pupils

1898

Wednesday 9th Anniversary of the Prince of Wales Birthday the Inmates washed until the dinner hour and spent the afternoon & evening in various amusements enjoying a good tea with cake and fruit as usual. Laundress out for the day.

Thursday 10th Miss Williams took Phoebe Vaughan to Dr Purses asking for an order for her to a convalescent Home. Dr Purses considered her case could be attended to at this Home 11 pupils

Friday 11th Revd Gerard Trowes conducted Service 11 pupils

Saturday 12th Matron & Teacher out for the Afternoon

Sunday 13th Mr Hartley conducted morng Service Mrs Marsh afternoon Do Mr Dobbie evening Do Matron & Officers out to their usual Services

Monday 14th Nothing of importance to record 11 pupils

Tuesday 15th Ladies Sub Committee Maggie Donaldson taken home by her Mother. 11 pupils

Wednesday 16th Barbara Donnell a former Inmate asked admission and was received waiting the decision of the Committee 11 pupils

1898

Thursday 17th Mr Fletcher conducted eveng Service 11 pupils

Friday 18th Revd G Trowes conducted Service Matilda King asked admission and was received waiting the decision of the Committee. 11 pupils

Saturday 19th Sub Matron & Laundress out for the afternoon

Sunday 20th Mr Wilson conducted morng service Sister Bibby & Mrs Blow afternoon Do Matron & Officers out to their usual Services.

Monday 21st Nothing of importance to record 11 pupils

Tuesday 22nd Ladies Sub Committee Barbara ODonnell & Matilda King admitted, Lizzie Butler insisted upon going away the Ladies requested that some one of her friends should be asked to come and take her into their care, failing that, she was to remain until the following morning 11 pupils

Wednesday 23rd Lizzie Butler insisted upon going away this morning, she knew where her Sister lived and would go direct to her. 11 pupils

Thursday 24th Mr Rowsell conducted eveng Service 11 pupils

1898

Friday 25th Revd G Trowes conducted Service 11 pupils

Saturday 26th Mr Green General Superintendent of Newington Asylum sent a girl Harriet Dingwell asking that she may be received. Matron & Teacher out for the afternoon

Sunday 27th Mr Fletcher conducted morng service Sisters Bibby Vosper & Coulter afternoon Service Matron & Officers out to their usual services

Monday 28th Harriet Dingwell Suffers very constantly from fits and has created great disturbances amongst the Inmates, in consequence, the Matron therefore wrote to Mr Green asking him to have her removed as the work could not be attended to properly with the dread of the girl's fits coming on when she would rush away and do all kinds of damage. The women refused to sleep in the same room with her. Mr Stephens Dentist called and took out teeth for several of the Inmates. 11 pupils

Tuesday 29th Ladies Sub Committee The Laundress gave notice to leave She goes home in the Austral. Florrie Jones asked to go to her Sister. The Committee instructed the Matron to write asking her Sister to come to see them next Tuesday. 11 pupils [Indecipherable word deleted]

1898

Wednesday 30th Eva Ferguson engaged as general Servant to Mrs Wallace of Woodford at 5/- per week. 11 pupils

Thursday Decr. 1st Nothing of importance to record. Harriet Dingwell sent for. 11 pupils

Friday 2nd Eva Ferguson gone to her Situation 11 pupils

Saturday 3rd Sub Matron & Laundress out. Lizzie M' Allister received

Sunday 4th Mr Oppenham conducted Morng Service Mr Fletcher evening Do Matron & Officers out to their usual Services

Monday 5th Nothing of importance to record 11 pupils

Tuesday 6th Ladies general Committee Miss Craig engaged as Laundress in the room of Miss Niblett who is leaving after Seven years Service Lizzie M' Allister spoken to and admitted conditionally the Matron to write to her Lover asking if he really intends to marry her. Flossie Jones taken home by her Father. Mary Burke asking permission to go out for a few hours with her Son should he come to see her at Christmas permission was given her

Wednesday 7th M E Davies asked admission and was received waiting the decision of the Committee pupils