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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899
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October 199
| Tues | 3 | Threshing at Geo Bickles, a year ago to-day I fractured my ancle. |
| Wed | 4 | Threshing at Geo Bickles forenoon, at Bob Bickles afternoon. |
| Thur | 5 | Finished threshing at Robert Bickles |
| Fri | 6 | Building fence forenoon threshing at Will Lukl's afternoon. |
| Sat | 7 | Building fence all day. |
| Sun | 8 | Went to Burns Church in the morning raining in the evening |
| Mon | 9 | Cloudy, threshing at Gavin Bighams. |
| Tues | 10 | Helping Bighams put in chaff in the morning, moving fence the rest of day. |
| Wed | 11 | Threshing at Martin Bales |
| Thur | 12 | Fine, cleaning wheat |
| Fri | 13 | Cleaning wheat forenoon, took a load to Tavistock afternoon. Attended choir practice at Wm Ross's in the evening Mr Adam Henderson buried to day. |
| Sat | 14 | Threshing at Ed's to-day |
| Sun | 15 | Went to Church on a bike. |
| Mon | 16 | Began threshing this afternoon at home |
| Tues | 17 | Threshing, raining afternoon |
| Wed | 18 | Finished threshing at nine o-clock this morning, ploughing afternoon |
| Thur | 19 | Thanksgiving doing chores, Alex & Jemima went down to Bruces this afternoon |
| Fri | 20 | Threshing at brother Bob's very cold to night |
| Sat | 21 | Bob and Alex went to Stratford for a power mill |
| Sun | 22 | Raining at home all day |
| Mon | 23 | Raining forenoon, fine afternoon doing chores, went down in the evening |
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