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William Henry "Harry" Barrett Diary, 1911-1912

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Monday May 8th a beutiful day again. Got to the farm as soon as we could but I had to go to Gillies and pay {?} for the posts. Then to {Builders} and pay for my doubetrees. I took my {rest of page illegible}  
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Monday May 8th<u></u> - a beautiful day again. Got to the farm as soon as we could but I had to go to Gillies and pay him for the posts. Then to {Butters?} and pay for my doubletrees. I took my clover seed over and ploughed the front field near Colmans. Then I had to help Bill get the lean-to away from the old house We {lumbered?} that all day {? ?} came along about 5 P.M. to {went to help?} plough in the {?} to help me get in a few {? {?} fry and get over home. {?}{?} Jack with him while Jack's place getting the sill ready for the front of chicken house {the above section was partly overexposed in the filming of the page}
  
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Tuesday May 9th. This has been a beautiful day, that got started {?}. {?} got there about 9 O Clock and I {?} after dinner. Hubert was over the afternoon and helped Bill at the new house and finally down the old shed.
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Tuesday May 9<u>th</u>. This has been a beautiful day. We got started ploughing. Bruce got there about 9 O Clock and I commenced after dinner. Hubert was over the after noon and helped Bill at the hen house and pulling down the old shed.
  
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Wednesday May 10th. I began {?} but it commensed raining about 10 O Clock. Hubert and Bill had gone to the bush to cut a couple of skids to mount the hen house on. I arrived closley and on the wheat East of the {?} did not have quite enough to cover {?}. Came home about 3 P.M and it did not rain after {?}. I went to a school meeting at night.
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Wednesday May 10<u>th</u>. I began ploughing but it commenced raining about 10 O Clock. Hubert and Bill had gone to the bush to cut a couple of skids to mount the hen house on. I sowed clover and on the wheat East of the house did not have quite enough to cover it we all came home about 3 P.M and it did not rain after we left. I went to a school meeting at night.

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Monday May 8th - a beautiful day again. Got to the farm as soon as we could but I had to go to Gillies and pay him for the posts. Then to {Butters?} and pay for my doubletrees. I took my clover seed over and ploughed the front field near Colmans. Then I had to help Bill get the lean-to away from the old house We {lumbered?} that all day {? ?} came along about 5 P.M. to {went to help?} plough in the {?} to help me get in a few {? {?} fry and get over home. {?}{?} Jack with him while Jack's place getting the sill ready for the front of chicken house {the above section was partly overexposed in the filming of the page}

Tuesday May 9th. This has been a beautiful day. We got started ploughing. Bruce got there about 9 O Clock and I commenced after dinner. Hubert was over the after noon and helped Bill at the hen house and pulling down the old shed.

Wednesday May 10th. I began ploughing but it commenced raining about 10 O Clock. Hubert and Bill had gone to the bush to cut a couple of skids to mount the hen house on. I sowed clover and on the wheat East of the house did not have quite enough to cover it we all came home about 3 P.M and it did not rain after we left. I went to a school meeting at night.

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