| Tuesday, 23rd | Friging around in hold. Chipping scuppers ect. and other odd jobs. | ||
| ⚪ | Wednesday, 24th | 4 ships sailed today for London, ‘The Primrose Hill’, ‘The Forth’, ‘Shandon’ and ‘Patreark’. These are the last. | |
| Thursday, 25th | Friging around in hold. | ||
| Friday, 26th | Same. Chartered for Frisco. | ||
| Saturday, 27th | On board all day. Asked to get ashore but did not succeed. | ||
| Sunday, 28th | Scottie and myself got ashore, and went up to Craiglea and in the afternoon went to Mr. Stele's where we spent a very enjoyable evening. Came back by last boat. | ||
| MARCH 1897 | |||
| Tuesday, 2nd | Chipping fore yard. Terrible job getting under it. | ||
| Wednesday, 3rd | 2nd mate and myself also 3 of the others went up the bay for sand. Had a grand bathe after we filled the boat regardless of sharks. | ||
| Saturday, 6th | Knocked off early, but could not get ashore. Had a terrible Southerly burster tonight. We almost drifted in to a steamer. Blew the chocks from under the life boats. | ||
| Monday, 7th | Hove ship further into centre of bay. | ||
| Wednesday, 10th | Left bay for dry dock about 10.30. Got into Morts dry dock at quarter to 12. Pontoon gates it floats in and fills with water and sinks. Very busy hauling up the props. By the time the water had run out she was scraped. They took off rudder. | ||
| Thursday, llth | Gave us 2 coats of patent paint. Went out again at quarter to 12. Droped anchor in Neutral bay again. | ||
| Friday, 12th | Chipping lower mast. | ||
| Saturday, 13th | 3.30 tug ‘Goolwa’ came to take us alongside. Made fast to Pyrmont. 5.30 Scottie and myself went to Mrs. Craigs. | ||
| Sunday, 14th | Off ship all day, at Craigs and Steels. | ||
| Monday, 15th | Very busy, discharging wheat aft, loading coal from Southern Belle at the main. Steels and Craigs came aboard today. | ||
| Tuesday, 16th | Finished coal 350 tons finished after hatch. Started fore. Soottie went to Craigs. | ||
| Wednesday, 17th | Finished fore. Mr. Craig and Steel came aboard and said good bye. Tne steamer ‘Alice’ came alongside and we left Pyrmont at 7.30. Passed Dornain at 8 p.m. Fine evening. Kind of swell outside. We had to take lookouts all night. | ||
| Thursday, 18th | Arrived in Newcastle at 6.30 a.m. Sixty odd ships here of all nations. Very curious head land called the ‘Nobis’ with light house, and signal station. Droped 90 fathoms of cable, [- ? -] up 45 then droped another 45. | ||
| Friday, 19th | Went ashore in a dilapitated state for a few minutes to post some letters. | ||
| ⚪ | Saturday, 20th | Three of us, me included, had to clean brass work after time for punishment. | |
| Sunday, 21st | Had great feast. Scoffed Plum duff. Could not keep it any longer. Also made some pastery with cargo flour. | ||
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