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Olive Philp Diary, 1920

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December 1920

THURSDAY 2

Done chores and ploughing sod next Jack. Mother and I to town in afternoon. Fine bright day. Freezing at ngiht.

FRIDAY 3

Done chores. Ploughing sod. Frozen quite hard in morning. Dull morning but turned out a fine day.

SATURDAY 4

Done chores. Brock chopping, cleaning pens. Went out to plough sod in afetrnoon. Raining hard in forenoon and in shower after dinner. Dirty dark afternoon and night.

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