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James Bowman Diary, 1902
1902_JamesBowman_Volume3 27.pdf
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| H 1 M 1 J 1 12 | Friday. Aug 15th 1902 | We hoed turnips & Chored till noon Tom finished cutting hay & we hauled 12 loads in afternoon | ||
| Sat 16th fine | we hauled oats. 10 loads and two loads hay to. Kiled the rest of hay
paid Malcolm McInnes pd R. Hewer and five before paid $10 to H.J. Hill Entries Fruit 75 c |
22.50
13.00 10.00 |
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| Sunday 17th fine | Father & I went to Church in morning. Also to see Mr Watt at Hospital found him about the same. Children & I went to S.S. Tom & Mother in Evening | |||
| 8 Jack | Monday, 18th fine | We finished hauling hay, have about 110 loads had Jack today, he was at Barbers thrashing in forenoon | ||
| P. Tom 500 | Tuesday 19th wet |
We Chored & paid Tom Five dollars I got sheep home from Quarantine, Freight 55 c got hardware at Penfolds .85 |
5382 | 5.00
.55 .85 |
| Wensday 20th Dull | Tom at Maccannels, Thrashing in till 3 P.M. then we Chored till evening separate Ewes & lambs & rams. Jack came this Morning and has hired till 25th September for $25 from the time he came here on 11th of Aug. |
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