1936 or 1942 (not sure)

June 19th I was up early as I intended gong to Berts & F.B.A was going to Moonta Ron & Kath stayed with me till after dinner I cleaned my Cabinet very thoroughly Kath helping me & packed my bedclothes to sleep home in Ks room I went down & got tea & washed up & helped all I could as he has cows Kath helps milk Ron gets his wood in & Bert & I talked all evening

June 20th / I got up & fried Sausages for Breakfast then they milked & I did all beds & washed up then I went home & the children came dinner time & we did some gardening moved pot Plants came back & got tea for Bert

June 21st / I lit fire & boiled milk for Rice Bubbles Sausages for Bert then I did beds & Kath & Bert cows & animals then she swept floors for me I cooked leg chops Cauliflower, Pumpkin, Potatoes hoted Apple Pie washed up went home back got lunch for Bert & made up Butter got tea washed up K wiped nice weather rather cloudy light showers wet under foot & high grass

June 22 Bert lit fire & I got breakfast children did not go to school & Vernon came chaffcutting Kath milked 2 cows Ron 1 Bert 3 & they did outdoor I baked lovely Scones Buttermilk also slide drop cakes have lunch & I cooked Pumpkin Pots, & we had dinner I went up to Cottage & my knee is agony I have lot washing up & made beds bathed Ron Had one myself & Kathleen before Tea Bert & I chatted he listened in to Wireless I retired

June 23 / Up by lamp light I had previously cleaned School shoes last night I got Bacon & Eggs fried & did Kathleens hair & Bert packed dinner I made beds swept Kathleens room washed up filled Kettles & I came home here & washed by dinner time Bert went in for Flo who could not get a train till ¼ to 4 from Salisbury & she got in at 1/30 so they were late home last evening & my Horse ate my Bread from Basket on fence I was annoyed too

June 24 ) I only had a cup of tea & got my pony & went for children & drove them to school & then went to Ethels had a pleasant time & dinner & lunch then called for Kiddies again tonight had my tea made bed & had chopped wood fed Chester before acraf Sunny but cold wind Jim Oldridge Drown in Queensland

25 June Thursday As the weather was fine I decided on Gawler so got a good start & got there safely did Grocery Shopping & then I got Chesters removed Shoes at Cullens then I went to Frances Hazel was home had cup Tea & got home good time with letter & trinkets for Kathie from Great G. M. Matters I got in wood had tea soon retired Wilfreds Birthday

26 June Friday ) I took children to Stone Hill & they went to school I went to Celia’s & saw little Ian* he is a dear wee mite home at 11/30 cooked cauliflower potatoes fried Steak by 12/30 had dinner chopped wood made Soup did all necessary swept room etc mended all evening very cold indeed lot rain too

*This is Ian Dawe, son of Kathleen Joy Dawe, who was raised by Celia (his grandmother).

28th June Sunday Wrong Sunday As I felt very tired out I rested till 8 ock then got a cup of tea & went to Berts for milk & cream came home & cooked a lovely dinner toast leg Mutton Pots & Pumpkin & boiled cauliflower swedes made Plain Suet Pudding & had it ready at 12 o’ck washed up & swept room & read Split Stumps lovely fire but lonely

June 27 Saturday I’ve missed but Saturday usual in every way cold wind Viv & Tom & Perc came to Berts V & G came here & I was busy cleaning up & cooked soup for Dinner they went to Flo he pruned Vines I was not too well hip & Knee back all very bad I have to split the stumps & make a nice fire like rain

Mon 29 June The weather is very windy up early & washed but terribly windy squally rain all day till 2 o’clock then Drying Flo had heaps of wash Tom & Rose out & went home and the bitter cold & Rain I got a nice fire & made a pair Benbow Curtains hang in close for Blinds up real late sewing also mended as I always do

30 June I did not intend going to Gawler as I wanted to shift my big Safe & make a dresser of it on my Kitchen table so after I had been to Berts with order for Flo to Gawler I set to & got my dinner Fried Bacon Potatoes Cauliflower Swede Suet Pudding by 11 oclock very nice then I was all the afternoon doing safe & felt done had a bath & read a while Im very tired & cough very bad its rained a lot last night

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