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Donald Alexander Murray Diary, 1887-1899
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October 199
| Tues | 24 | Ploughing forenoon, went up to Tavistock afternoon |
| Wed | 25 | Very fine, went to Mifs White's wedding |
| Thur | 26 | Drove in to Galt this morning, arrived home about midnight |
| Fri | 27 | Raining all day, doing chores |
| Sat | 28 | Ploughing forenoon, raining afternoon |
| Sun | 29 | Fine to-day, Jemima and I went down to Bible class in the evening |
| Mon | 30 | Went to Tavistock with a load of wheat forenoon, went down to Hickson for shingles afternoon |
| Tues | 31 | Moving Pete to Woodstock |
| Wed | 1 Nov | Fine, drawing turnips |
| Thur | 2 | Drawing turnips to-day |
| Fri | 3 | Drawing turnips forenoon, raining afternoon cleaning wheat |
| Sat | 4 | Went to Hickson with milk, forenoon drawing turnips afternoon |
| Sun | 5 | Went to Burns Church. |
| Mon | 6 | Fine drawing turnips all day |
| Tues | 7 | Finished drawing turnips. |
| Wed | 8 | Very fine ploughing for Bob. |
| Thur | 9 | Getting pump fixed forenoon, shingling on house afternoon |
| Fri | 10 |
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