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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

DonaldMurray_1887-99_018.pdf

May 1889

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ploughing forenoon, raining afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Cold shower, finished ploughing at noon cultivating afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Went to Tavistock with a load of chop forenoon, sowing oats afternoon John Evans came over in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Finished seeding to-day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Fine went to Church in the morning Will Evans and my-self were out driving afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Cold, finished rolling forenoon drawing rails afternoons</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Drawing rails all day went to concert at Braimer at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Moving fence to-day went down to Bruce's after tea</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thur</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Warmer, drawing rails.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ploughing fence bottom, went to prayer meeting in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Went down to Hickson to get the team shod forenoon, intended going to Innerkip afternoon but it was to wet. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Fine at home all day. went to Bible Class in the evening.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Raining, very wet all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tues</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Fine went to Innerkip for lime for Ed.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Took our fat cattle away to-day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Cleaning out our wood-sheds</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Finished drawing chips forenoon, cultivating afternoon went to prayermeeting in the evening</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Drawing brush out of Orchard</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Went to church in the morning.  Went to Bible class in the evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Very warm went to Innerkip for a load of lime for Ed. </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Jul 5, 2025, 7:37:10 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

May 1889

Wed	17	Ploughing forenoon, raining afternoon
Thur	18	Cold shower, finished ploughing at noon cultivating afternoon
Fri	19	Went to Tavistock with a load of chop forenoon, sowing oats afternoon John Evans came over in the evening
Sat	20	Finished seeding to-day
Sun	21	Fine went to Church in the morning Will Evans and my-self were out driving afternoon
Mon	22	Cold, finished rolling forenoon drawing rails afternoons
Tues	23	Drawing rails all day went to concert at Braimer at night
Wed	24	Moving fence to-day went down to Bruce's after tea
Thur	25	Warmer, drawing rails.
Fri	26	Ploughing fence bottom, went to prayer meeting in the evening
Sat	27	Went down to Hickson to get the team shod forenoon, intended going to Innerkip afternoon but it was to wet.
Sun	28	Fine at home all day. went to Bible Class in the evening.
Mon	29	Raining, very wet all day
Tues	30	Fine went to Innerkip for lime for Ed.
Wed	31	Took our fat cattle away to-day
June	1	Cleaning out our wood-sheds
Fri	2	Finished drawing chips forenoon, cultivating afternoon went to prayermeeting in the evening
Sat	3	Drawing brush out of Orchard
Sun	4	Went to church in the morning. Went to Bible class in the evening
Mon	5	Very warm went to Innerkip for a load of lime for Ed.

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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899

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