Carpenters wrote: > Dear Thelma, > > Thankyou for your work in sharing this diary. > > I am wondering if you ( or any other readers on the list) > have any information regarding two men associated with the very > early days of Warrnambool - > > James Ford STRACHAN and William KEITH > > Jane > > Thelma wrote: > >> Dear Friends of the W.D.List, Thanks to Beryl and others who >> managed to find and post numbers 75 & 76 to the list... >> >> For those who are new to the list, the following is from the >> DIARY of AUGUSTUS BOSTOCK who lived at Grasmere, >> a little north of Warrnambool. I have all previous diaries in >> a folder and am happy to forward to anyone who would like >> them. Sincerely in Searchng.... Thelma >> >> NOVEMBER 1862 >> >> Sat 1 - Took the grey mare to DR.HARRINGTON'S (R.H.) >> horse. Sold Bay colt and filly in yards. Bought four cows and >> DREW (Mr.) brought them home. Returned home. PALMER >> (Octavius Frederick William) and RAINGILL (Thomas W. >> an Actuary with W'bool Savings Bank.) came with me. W.fine. >> Sun 2 - JIMMY (Bostock) came down from TOM'S >> (T.E.Bostock of Boortkoi at Hexham.). TRIPP (W. - >> Clerk of Parliament in Debating Club), MACKAY and some >> others came out. Weather fine but cool. >> Mon 3 - Repairing wire broken in fence next to LATTAS(W.) >> JIMMY (Bostock) and myself went into W'bool to see about BAYLES >> (William) >> land and to see JAMES BATEMAN to >> settle about the bill for cattle, but he was not in town. >> Weather fine, excepting a light shower or two. >> >> Tue 4 - Started the sheep for BOORTKOI. saw them clear >> of farms and went to BOORTKOI myself. Weather very warm. >> Wed 5 - Sheep on Road. Went to meet them. Could not get >> them any farther than large swamp. Weather very warm. >> Thu 6 - Got sheep as far as MUSTON'S CREEK. W.warm. >> Fri 7 - Got sheep mixed with a flock of MR.ARMSTRONG'S. >> Had to go down and draft them. Weather - hot wind. >> Sat 8 - ARNEL (Frederick) and KEILAR (John/Wm.) return. >> Wash some sheep. PATERSON(Rob't B.), MUSGROVE(A.W) >> LUCY (Aitkin) and ALICE (Aitkin)came late at night. W.fine. >> >> Sun 9 - All Stayed at BOORTKOI and went out for a drive >> in the morning. Weather warm. >> Mon 10 - Finished washing the sheep. Went out >> SNIPE SHOOTING with PATERSON (Robert Brand Paterson, >> who was married to Mary Jane Aitkin). Weather warm. >> Tue 11 - PATERSON (Robert Brand) and party left. ERNEST >> (Bostock) and myself went to SHAWS (Mr.) and stayed >> all night. Weather fine and cool. >> Wed 12 - Returned to BOORTKOI (Hexham) early in the >> morning. My sheep crossed the river on to Mr.MOFFAT and >> mixed with some of his sheep. ERNEST (Bostock) out SNIPE >> SHOOTING. Weather fine but rather warm. >> >> Thu 13 - TOM (Bostock) commenced shearing my sheep. >> ERNEST (Bostock) left for home (LIPOOK) W. - hot wind. >> Fri 14 - Shearing sheep. Weather close in the morning and >> sharp storms in the afternoon. >> Sat 15 - Finished shearing sheep aboout breakfast time. >> Returned home and started WILLIAM (Keilar) and FRED >> (Arnel) to bring down sheep. Went into Warrnambool in >> afternoon. Stayed all night. Weather fine. >> Sun 16 - Went to ERNEST'S (Bostock) with JAMES AITKIN >> (Jas.Wm.Manifold Aitkin wife of Annie Y.McRobie WARE >> who was widow of Jeremiah George WARE). Stayed in >> Warrnambool all night. Weather warm. >> >> Mon 17 - Return home before breakfast. Fixed DIP FOR >> SHEEP. JIMMY (Bostock) came and went to meet the sheep. >> ARNEL (Frederick) came down with the cart to leave the >> wool etc. Put up a fresh yard at the drafting yard. Sold five >> cows to DOY (Mr.). Weather warm...some thunder... >> Tue 18 - ARNEL (Frederick) start with dray up to meet sheep >> again. Deliver cows to DOY (Mr.). Sold SMITH (Mr.) 'Spot' >> and he took her. Commenced shearing lambs left on >> GRASMERE. Sent GOOSEBERRIES to TOM (T.E.Bostock). >> Got a message from DAVIS (Mr.) about Special Meeting of >> ROAD BOARD tomorrow. Ewes lambing. W.cloudy/warm. >> Wed 19 - Went to W'bool to attend the Meeting of the >> ROAD BOARD. Received a letter from BAYLES (William) >> respecting land at HOODS (Robert Hood). Got home a >> portion of the sheep. Saw DUNCAN McRAE ? about sheep. >> >> Thu 20 - Drew ewes and fat wethers. Cut off sheep that >> came home. Went to W'bool to send answer to BAYLES >> (William) about land. Remaining sheep came home. Shearing remaining >> lambs. >> Weather stormy. >> Fri 21 - Dipped sheep shorn at GRASMERE. To W'bool and >> then to MELBOURNE by STEAMER to see BAYLES (William) >> about the land on MUSTON'S CREEK. Weather cool. >> Sat 22 - Agreed with BAYLES (Wm.) to take the land. W.warm. >> Sun 23 - Dined with BAYLES (Wm.). Spent the afternoon there. >> Weather close and warm. >> >> Mon 24 - Saw about getting money in Foster's Flat. Saw >> Solicitor with BAYLES (William) about AGREEMENT >> for LAND (? COOMETE). Went out with MANIFOLD >> (Thomas ) in the afternoon and went to CREMORNE >> GARDENS in the evening. LUCY(L.H.Bostock) went out >> to get some fruit. Weather close and warm. >> Tue 25 - Signed AGREEMENT for LAND (Coomete ?). >> Called at FRANCIS McPHERSON & Co., about money >> on land. Went on board the STEAMER to return to W'bool. >> Wed 26 - Arrived at W'bool about 9. JIMMY (Bostock) >> drove cattle from HAMMONDS (Mr.). Return home. BOY >> bought home the mare from Dr.HARRINGTONS (R.H.). >> >> Thu 27 - Mustered calves and branded them. Kept back >> the oldest from cows. LADIES MAKING JAM. W. fine >> Fri 28 - JIMMY (Bostock) went round cattle and went to >> town to see MRS SNOWS (w/of Henry Snow, butcher) >> cattle. Start for TOMS (Thos.Edw.Bostock) to see wethers. >> Sat 29 - TOM (T.E.Bostock) finished shearing. Went out >> to see the wethers. Bought 4,700 youngs @ 8/- >> (Eight shillings) and his own breeding at 7/- . Went out to >> show Stockmen old ewes. Weather fine and cool. >> Sun 30 - Went through land rented from BAYLES (Wm.). >> Met CAMPBELL EDDINGTON and returned home. >> MacKENZIE(Anthony), STEWART(Mr.) and the >> MARGETTS (Edward) were down. W. fine and cool. >> >> So ends another month in the life of Gussy, who outlived >> all his siblings, as he continued to write until his >> decease in 1920. Just enjoy.... 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