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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899
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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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