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William Fitzgerald Diary, 1892-1893
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| − | May 4th 1893 | + | May <s>30</s> 4th 1893 |
| − | Thur. 4. Raining very hard this morning having rained all night and all day long the fields are all flooded and | + | Thur. 4. Raining very hard this morning having rained all night and all day long the fields are all flooded and seeding is indeed impossible for some time yet. Old men say they have never seen the like during their life time. Slept in the factory for the first this season last night and commenced boarding at Mrs Cowan's today Miss Sarah Grice her niece is stopping with her for a while and she and Mrs Cowan gave me Blankets to prepare my nest with |
Fri. 5. Dreary and dull raining by spells mud in abundance | Fri. 5. Dreary and dull raining by spells mud in abundance | ||
| − | Sat. 6. Cloudy and squally most of the day clearing of partly at | + | Sat. 6. Cloudy and squally most of the day clearing of partly at sunset but rain from appearances will be on us again |
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Sun. 7. Most beautiful very mild and pleasant vegetation rapidly developing | Sun. 7. Most beautiful very mild and pleasant vegetation rapidly developing | ||
| − | Mon. 8. Very fine and warm and spring like | + | Mon. 8. Very fine and warm and spring-like |
| − | Tue. 9. Farmers looking | + | Tue. 9. Farmers looking pleasant as this is the only weather this season that has been fit for seeding {side note} fine day - warm |
Wed. 10. Another lovely day and a little warmer than usual | Wed. 10. Another lovely day and a little warmer than usual | ||
| − | Thur.11. Lovely today | + | Thur.11. Lovely today Thermometer 80 x 90 very warm tonight |
| − | Fri. 12. Very warm today warm than yesterday | + | Fri. 12. Very warm today warm than yesterday. Last night I took Mrs Cowans Organ apart and cleaned it and put it together again and tonight I put down her carpet for her |
Sat. 13. Mild but cloudy having the appearance of rain clearing off but cloudy up again and started to rain at noon and continued all the afternoon cloudy tonight | Sat. 13. Mild but cloudy having the appearance of rain clearing off but cloudy up again and started to rain at noon and continued all the afternoon cloudy tonight | ||
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May 30 4th 1893
Thur. 4. Raining very hard this morning having rained all night and all day long the fields are all flooded and seeding is indeed impossible for some time yet. Old men say they have never seen the like during their life time. Slept in the factory for the first this season last night and commenced boarding at Mrs Cowan's today Miss Sarah Grice her niece is stopping with her for a while and she and Mrs Cowan gave me Blankets to prepare my nest with
Fri. 5. Dreary and dull raining by spells mud in abundance
Sat. 6. Cloudy and squally most of the day clearing of partly at sunset but rain from appearances will be on us again
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May 7th 1893
Sun. 7. Most beautiful very mild and pleasant vegetation rapidly developing
Mon. 8. Very fine and warm and spring-like
Tue. 9. Farmers looking pleasant as this is the only weather this season that has been fit for seeding {side note} fine day - warm
Wed. 10. Another lovely day and a little warmer than usual
Thur.11. Lovely today Thermometer 80 x 90 very warm tonight
Fri. 12. Very warm today warm than yesterday. Last night I took Mrs Cowans Organ apart and cleaned it and put it together again and tonight I put down her carpet for her
Sat. 13. Mild but cloudy having the appearance of rain clearing off but cloudy up again and started to rain at noon and continued all the afternoon cloudy tonight
