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[Tuesday 6 February 1883]
Did nothing particular. Miss Shadforth & I helped the gins to wash all the morning. It was very hot. No rain yet. The washing is all taken down to the bank of the creek, & boiled in Kerosene tins.
[Wednesday 7]
Intensely hot today. I never felt anything like the heat I do miss the fruits & vegetables. There is no such luxury up here. Mr. Lamb left this morning. Last night we brought our blankets out into the verandah, it was too hot to be indoors. Ironed all the afternoon.
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[Thursday 8 February 1883]
We slept again outside, but even then it was too hot to sleep. Mr. Bob Shadforth went up to "Lorne hill" [Lawn Hill Station] Mr Jack Watson's and Mr Frank Hann's station about 40 miles away. Very hot. No rain. Mr Watson has 40 prs of blacks' ears nailed round the walls collected during raiding parties after the loss of many cattle speared by the blacks
[Friday 9]
Did nothing particular. Still no rain, very hot.
