Diary of Anne Hale, 15 December 1865-31 December 1870

 
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File 1
Content Summary:

The diary contains one line entries for each day, succinctly recording the weather, events on Unumgar Station on the Richmond River in northern New South Wales. It refers to visits by neighbours, the departure of drays and station hands travelling to Ipswich, Brisbane, Toowoomba and other places and their return, the arrival of mails and stores, the mustering and slaughter of cattle, fencing, the movement of local Aboriginals, floods, horse-riding, race meetings, picnics, a Christmas dinner for Aboriginals (1868), and the birthdays and illnesses of Hale's children.

At the beginning of the diary is a record of the heights of the children, 1868-1876.

At the end of the 1866 and 1867 entries are lists of Aboriginal men and women who have been given blankets.

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Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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