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From: "Thelma" <>
Subject: [AUS-VIC-West] BOSTOCK Diary - 1855 No.10
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:51:04 +1000
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Notes from Diary of Augustus Bostock who lived at Grasmere near Warrnambool.
Diary from 1855-1920.

OCTOBER 1855
Mon 1 - Horne (G.S.W.) took in a beam for mill. Howard (Charley) returned
to W'bool. The man fencing at Lyall's (James) came to see when
I was going to look at fencing.
Tue 2 - Jellie (W. or J.) came about timber carriage. Sent beam into
W'bool.
Wed 3 - Went to see fence between Lyall (James) and self and from there to
W'bool to see Pilkington (J.& R.) about timber carriage.
Thu 4 - Sent in beam - got timber carriage from Jellies. Finish squaring
spars on Latta's land. Mend fence between Latta (William) and
me.
Fri 5 - Horne took in beam. Frost cut off early potatoes. Weed white wheat.
Sat 6 - To W'bool. Took dog cart to Port Fairy.
Sun 7 - Went out to 'Leura' (estate of Michael Connolly & home of his
sister Rachael (Bostock) Connolly.
Mon 8 - To W'bool. Jimmy Wheeler and Talbot went up with me.
Horses working for Doy.
Tue 9 - Played cricket match - married vs singles and had Ball at Dobsons.
We 10 - Went to Belfast (Port Fairy ) with Hawkins (William Lilly).
Remained in Balfast. Finished with Doy and planted potatoes.
Thu 11 - Went to picnic on the island and to party at Lloyd Rutledge's in
even.
Fri 12 - Went to 'Leura' and returned in evening to a party at Mrs.Flowers.
Sat 13 - Went to 'Leura' and finish planting potatoes. Took full swarm of
bees.
Sun 14 - Return home. Hawkins (W.L.) came to Tower Hill with me.
Mon 15 - Fell a tree to split posts and rails. John came to see
Somerville (George) about buying potatoes.
Tue 16 - To W'bool. John (Emberly) took in black horses to
get them shod. Splitting posts and rails.
Wed 17 - Stay W'bool. Horne (G.S.W) took in beam. John Emberly left.
Thu 18 - Went home and Horne took in a beam. Mr.Somerville sent
over about potatoes.
Sat 20 - Sent in a beam. Hickling (F.W./F.J.)& Howard (Charley) came.
Mon 22 - To W'bool with Hickling and Howard. Horne planting his
potatoes. Start weeding Manning's white wheat. Horne finished
his potatoes. Killed Mrs.Aitkin's bull. (Mrs.Aitkin is Gussy's
mother in law - mother of his wife Margaret Aitkin. Mrs.Aitkin
was Mary Meacock Manifold AITKIN, sister of Western
Victorian pioneers Thomas, Peter and John Manifold of
"Purrumbete" Camperdown.)
Tue 23 - In Warrnambool and George Bostock and Annie (nee Cox)
went to Melbourne. Saw about loading for the diggings.
Wed 24 - John (Emberly) took Blackbird to get shod. John fencing.
Thu 25 - John left. Returned Doy's and Booth's pitchforks. Doy's man
got his mail and Wedge's. Rained too hard to do outside work.
Fri 26 - Went to W'bool and bought load for diggings.
Sat 27 - John got his dray from Atkinsons. Got home beam for mill.
Sun 28 - Ernest (Bostock), Hickling (F), Sellars(Thomas Wm.Sellers)
& Bateman (James) came home with me. Water over bridge.
Mon 29 - Planted Dahlia roots. Returned Latta's dray. John (Emberly)
went to Hopkin's River. Water over bridge.
Tue 30 - Make yoke. Prepare horse dray for diggings. Yoked two
small steers - the one I bought from Mr.Manifold (Thomas) and
the small yellow one. John (Emberly) fencing across end of
potatoes. Got home the yoke I lent to Latta (William).
Wed 31 - Campbell (Capt. Alexander) came up from Portland.

For now.....Thelma (Bostock) Birrell at Maroochydore.

E. & O.E. .............

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