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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 93.pdf
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Friday August 3rd
Dad. and I hauled in all day but only got in five loads there is still half a load in the field. We didn't get out till rather late this morning as we had to bolt a piece on to the front ladder of the rack which is cracked. Frank cut till about four o'clock and then raked up what he cut this morning. He is cutting in the 8 acre feild between Ivey's line and the lane and just south of the gully. Quite cool all day nice to work
Saturday August 4th
Things have gone rather slowly to-day. We started put off the load that was on the barn floor this morning but the third lift one of the strands in the big rope cut right out and we had to quit. It is cutting on the spring in the car. Tom Cawley came over to borrow the binder as Jack's isn't working right and it was getting pretty late in the morning when he left. Dad. and I then went out and cocked up most of what Frank raked last night. After dinner we went out and Dad. got Art Quanbury to come over and see if he could fix our car for us so that it wouldn't cut and Art cut the end off the spring, we didn't want to put it up in the barn again as we want the next lot of hay to go in the horse stable. We pitched the last lift that was on the waggon off by hand and Frank and I went
