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Jan. 5 Sat. Helped Mr Adkin get his hay in. Later went to stay with Mr Stewart, very unwell.
Jan. 6 Sun.
Mr Stewart passed quietly away.
Jan. 8 Tues. Mr Stewarts funeral - large gathering of friends.
Jan. 10 Thurs Miss Stewart and Mrs Gorringe left for one of the Bays.
Jan. 13 Wed. Took Miss Bowles and family out to the beach. They have taken a cottage till school goes back. I drove a pair in the big buggy. Mr Comrie drove Tommy in the Phatoen
Jan. 30 Wed. Took all my family to beach. Miss Bowles and family looking well. Had a dip and afternoon tea.
Feb. 4 Mon.
Went to the beach and brought family home. Children seem better for change. Miss Bowles not so well.
Feb. 12 Tues. Took ewes and wethers to the sale, sold 14 ewes for 31/4. 59 wethers 25/6 , 115 wethers 25/3, 2 wethers 17/6.
Feb. 14 Thurs Got lambs in. Drafter out 98 culls, 289 fairly good left.
March 6 Wed. Took horse and dray to meet Kebbles rams on the road. Picked out 3 at 3 guineas. He wanted 4 in the yard. They are good woolled but small. Dipped rams and 506 ewes.
March 16 Sat. Miss Bowles and chn went up the river for a picnic.
March 19 Tues. Morning was pitch dark up to 8.30. Must be big bush fire somewhere. No fires on place. Miss Bowles kept the chn home from school - she seemed frightened something was to happen.
March 20 Wed. There have been big fires up north - a lot of damage done to stock and property.
March 25 Mon.
News from the front not good.
March 28 Thurs Miss Bowles and the kiddies going out to the beach. Murray taking their things out. Miss Bowles taking the phatoen and keeping it there.
April 1 Mon.
Went to Kirkcaldies funeral after dinner.
April 8 Mon. Vickers came about 3 o'clock. Sheep not good enough for him. Miss Bowles and family back from the beach.
May 20 Mon. Went to Wellington to see about a box of tea. Mr WDenton and Mr P Denton both looking well.
May 22 Wed. Did not go over. Had a day of cutting wood for Mrs Barron.
June 13 Thurs Had a look around the pound. Five hoggets dead, making six for this week. Don't know what the trouble is.
July 6 Sat.
Went to Gorringe's land sale. 73/10/- per acre was the highest price paid. All sections sold under the hammer.
July 19 Fri. Just as well I took the hoggets of+ the back hill. It whits with snow - coldest days for sometime. Showers of snow all day.
July 22 Mon. Coldest day this year. About 4 pm started to snow by 5pm there was 2" on ground. Gone by morning.
July 24 Wed.
Went to Kirkcaldies land sale. The homestead was passed in at £70 per acre. Section across the road sold for £80/10/- Maori lease sold for £750/-/- goodwill.
August 6 Tues. Miss Bowles and family went off to Masterton. Bradley took them to the station.
August 19 Mon. Family back from Masterton.
August 27 Tue. Milne's estate for sale. Two sections sold under the hammer. Homestead for £4,6 per acre, 100 acres for £30 an acre.
Sept. 8 Sun.
Miss Bowles gone to Shannon. Mrs Law not well. The children staying at Mr Adkins.
Sept. 15 Sun. Mr W. Denton from Wellington and I had a look around the whole farm.
Oct. 5 Sat.
Gave Jack the motherless lambs to look after. Busy withlambing and docking.
Nov. 1 Fri. Good war news today. Turkey has surrendered. So Bert may be home in time for his Christmas dinner yet.
Nov. 2 Sat.
Miss Bowles and children helping Miss Adkin all day with Red Cross.
Nov. 4 Mon.
Austria has surrendered - great rejoicing in Levin. Germany must give in now.
Nov. 8 Fri.
Very rough windy days. A report came through that peace was proclaimed - people started to get very excited, kiddies got out of school - word came it was a false report.
Nov. 9 Sat.
Miss Bowles is head nurse for Mrs Leslie - a son yesterday. Kiddies stayed with me for a few days.
Nov. 11 Mon. Kiddies home early from school - closing school on account of influenza.
Nov. 12 Tues. A day never to be forgotten. P.O. rang me to say Peace was proclaimed, told me to tell the others on the line. Told Miss Bowles to get the children ready and I would take them to town to join in the rejoicing. They had a great day of it. I want to the United Services - hall was crowded.
Nov. 13 Wed. Had another day in town. Children walked over and I took them over. Home about 6 o'clock - dead beat. Another Procession tonight but I wont venture out.
Nov. 19 Tues. Sale has been postponed owing to influenza.
Nov. 20 Wed. Went to Levin after dinner, shops all closed, banks closed for a week because of influenza. Murray very ill and his wife dead.
Nov. 27 Sat. Cleaned up the machines and then went and looked for shearers. Could not find anyone to promise to come. Murray improving.
Nov. 25 Mon.
In afternoon took a few things down to Levin for the sick people and for Murray - he is improving.
Nov. 28 Thurs Murray turned up looking ver shakey on it. He put some metal around the yard. A terrible mess with mud.
Dec. 8 Sun.
Terrible wet day with thunder and lightening all day.
Dec. 9 Mon.
Still raining so no chance of shearing for a few days. One very bad slip on the hill.
Dec. 12 Thurs No shearers turned up. Murray and I made a start. Continued to Sat 21 after much trouble with shearing mchine. Early start - i.e. 5 am - 6.30 pm. Had a Maori to help.
Dec. 24 Tues. Took Miss Bowles and family down to town for the evening.
Dec. 25 Wed. We all went to Miss Stewart's for Christmas dinner. Had a good time.
Dec. 26 Thurs Miss Bowles and family went to the beach with Adkins

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