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William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 12.pdf

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December
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  <td>1</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Chambers preached this Evening</td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad is choring about the place</td>
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  <td>3</td>
  <td>we cleaned up ten Bags of wheat for the mill fine day</td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist he bought  bags of feed for the cows</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood here it stormed about ten oclock and all the rest of the day snow</td>
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  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad went to Bruces to help him to thrash</td>
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  <td>7</td>
  <td>Do   Do   they Finished to day</td>
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  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Chambers preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>I have not done any writing this week</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Chambers Preached this evening</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad killed the pigs today Bruce and Wallace helped him fine day</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad cut up the pig he took the other home some rain most of the day</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad is cuting up old wood in the woods here rain so that the snow nearly gone</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>snow all gone warm Ad is cuting old wood</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Ad is drawing drawing old ashes from the station and the fire place and spreading them in the orchard</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad & Philo drawing old wood from the woods to the house fine day</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr McPhail a student preached this morning there was hail & ice the ground was covered in the Ice</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad drew more old wood from the woods</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad bought a coal stove from Moxley for his house</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad went on the Xpress to Perth he is going to Ellen</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Philo is cuting wood I am taking care of the cattle</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Do    Do     Do     Do   with Philo</td>
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  <td>28</td>
  <td>fine day warm doing chores</td>
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  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>we had no service to day</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad got home from Ellens at night John is very poor he is not expected to last long</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Ad is geting the horses shod there is no snow Wat and Lizie with the two Misses came on the Express from Delta fine day</td>
 </tr>

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December

1		Revd Mr Chambers preached this Evening
	2	Ad is choring about the place
	3	we cleaned up ten Bags of wheat for the mill fine day
	4	Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist he bought bags of feed for the cows
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood here it stormed about ten oclock and all the rest of the day snow
	6	Ad went to Bruces to help him to thrash
	7	Do Do they Finished to day
8		Revd Mr Chambers preached this morning
		I have not done any writing this week
15		Revd Mr Chambers Preached this evening
	16	Ad killed the pigs today Bruce and Wallace helped him fine day
	17	Ad cut up the pig he took the other home some rain most of the day
	18	Ad is cuting up old wood in the woods here rain so that the snow nearly gone
	19	snow all gone warm Ad is cuting old wood
	20	Ad is drawing drawing old ashes from the station and the fire place and spreading them in the orchard
	21	Ad & Philo drawing old wood from the woods to the house fine day
22		Mr McPhail a student preached this morning there was hail & ice the ground was covered in the Ice
	23	Ad drew more old wood from the woods
	24	Ad bought a coal stove from Moxley for his house
	25	Ad went on the Xpress to Perth he is going to Ellen
	26	Philo is cuting wood I am taking care of the cattle
	27	Do Do Do Do with Philo
	28	fine day warm doing chores
29		we had no service to day
	30	Ad got home from Ellens at night John is very poor he is not expected to last long
	31	Ad is geting the horses shod there is no snow Wat and Lizie with the two Misses came on the Express from Delta fine day

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