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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>26</td>
 
   <td>26</td>
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   <td>Coilling hay in the morning cutting wheat afternoon</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>Thur</td>
 
   <td>Thur</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Finished cutting wheat, cutting barley after tea</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Finished cutting barley, cool this even'g</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>29</td>
 
   <td>29</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Putting up hay, raining, Alex went to Maplewood</td>
 
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  </tr>
  
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>went to Burns Church in morning stayed in at home for dinner</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>31</td>
 
   <td>31</td>
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   <td>Fine, drawing wheat</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Tues</td>
 
   <td>Tues</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
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   <td>Aug: Drawing wheat all day.</td>
 
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   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
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   <td>High winds finished drawing wheat</td>
 
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   <td>Thur</td>
 
   <td>Thur</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
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   <td>Very warm, threshing at Alex McKays forenoon, threshing at Joseph Bigham afternoon</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Sultry, drawing hay</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Drawing hay forenoon, drawing barley afternoon</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Went to Burn Church in the morning drove mother home in the evening</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Threshing at Bob Bickle's forenoon drawing barley afternoon, went down to Hickson in the evening</td>
 
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   <td>Tues</td>
 
   <td>Tues</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Very dry weather. cutting oats, Alex went to St Paul's this afternoon</td>
 
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   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Horse-rakeing wheat stubble</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>Thur</td>
 
   <td>Thur</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Raining this morning, hoeing turnips</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Horse raking forenoon, pulling peas. afternoon, thunder storm this afternoon</td>
 
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  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Pulling peas all day. very warm.</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Attended Burns Church morning and evening</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Cutting oats, drawing oats after tea</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Tues</td>
 
   <td>Tues</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Finished cutting oats.</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>Wed</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Finished pulling peas.</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
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Wed 26 Coilling hay in the morning cutting wheat afternoon
Thur 27 Finished cutting wheat, cutting barley after tea
Fri 28 Finished cutting barley, cool this even'g
Sat 29 Putting up hay, raining, Alex went to Maplewood
Sun 30 went to Burns Church in morning stayed in at home for dinner
Mon 31 Fine, drawing wheat
Tues 1 Aug: Drawing wheat all day.
Wed 2 High winds finished drawing wheat
Thur 3 Very warm, threshing at Alex McKays forenoon, threshing at Joseph Bigham afternoon
Fri 4 Sultry, drawing hay
Sat 5 Drawing hay forenoon, drawing barley afternoon
Sun 6 Went to Burn Church in the morning drove mother home in the evening
Mon 7 Threshing at Bob Bickle's forenoon drawing barley afternoon, went down to Hickson in the evening
Tues 8 Very dry weather. cutting oats, Alex went to St Paul's this afternoon
Wed 9 Horse-rakeing wheat stubble
Thur 10 Raining this morning, hoeing turnips
Fri 11 Horse raking forenoon, pulling peas. afternoon, thunder storm this afternoon
Sat 12 Pulling peas all day. very warm.
Sun 13 Attended Burns Church morning and evening
Mon 14 Cutting oats, drawing oats after tea
Tues 15 Finished cutting oats.
Wed 16 Finished pulling peas.
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