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Olive Philp Diary, 1920

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February 1920

TUESDAY 24

Robt and Brock choring. Forenoon. Beautiful bright day. Brock went to A. M. Calgan Dale and I went Hovan Jaron with him. After I got shoping done, spent of to Mrs. Kidneys Robt charming her Jino and choring round.

WEDNESDAY 25

Robt and Brock choring forenoon Brock choping some. Bright but very cold, men in. Ye cold to go to the bush, Robt sifting ashes, and Brock choring round Turned out very stormy I {illegible} on Clara and talk it up to the box.

THURSDAY 26

Robt and Brock choring round all day. Very cold and stormy all day and night.

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