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| “Wednesday=13/9/22 - Mail from south arrived yesterday evening, | 
, Packet & - letters a ‘On MPs ite di, White. Put in the day unpacking aad 
ae checking my stores & gear. ALL correct & in good order nothing | a 
_— Aamaged. or ea | Wy, . SP 
5 giaaeuae Wee - Go along & see Constable Feit,Jonmson, net ‘de 
in charge of the Police Stn,during Sgt. ite Gecehans absence! ase 
ar xrangements with a young chap therc,to come olong to Coen on 
tells me that there are no Abo norse~boys available in the ise 
triet, Tommy Tucker. is away at the Laura looking 5 after Sgt.tto- 
Crechang horses,é will not be back until next year, “here ie 
only one white man here tenporally out of work;he has Promised 
to come out with me for about 3 wecks, . When ant dooktown; “er made 
--peseipt, of a wire ‘from me 30s. I thought I would probably heave | 
gets of Paok-do: 
| boxes,a5 the ber that {- brought with me ‘from 1 Cooktown dg wut 
sufficent: to mal the « ends. ‘Tnock ‘the eases to pieces, 
ee 
‘. Pair made, tiid-day 
Ba riding horsen, eter niet 08 
ome airfioulty. in getting a suitable wan herc,1 had to promise 
him at least 3 “months work s t& 2-10;yer weak, 2 T will ‘have — to 
wire 4 for him to come: along. “Retuzn to town, I have to make two 
180 G0 along & get some oases a 
imber to make | ‘the sides, tops & “bottoms: of ‘the e se , 
orning. set | to work on the s nack-toses, got a 2 
‘Habu: of pac! 
