The work never stops!

Monday August 5^th  1935:

The day after Sunday.Cleaning up and getting things in a bit of order. Cleaned yard and carted two loads of rubbish away. Fred came and carted me off to tennis. Weather very hot.

Tuesday August 6^th  1935:

Just pottering around and nor getting anywhere. Have that much to do but do not seem to get it done. Fixed hall for novelty night and had big crowd there. Games etc, a few exhibitions with the gloves. Visited school for R.I.

\Wednesday August 7^th  1935:

Do not seem to be making any headway with my work at all. Suppose its my bad management. Eileen’s arm improving but not yet right. Wrote up some correspondence and before tea had a game of tennis. Magicians stint on in the hall at night but did not go. Thursday August 4^th  1935:

Kept going in one way and another with writing, going to hospital with patienteans attending to hospital needs, Lodge and school matters. Put pictures on at night and had quite a good crowd present.

Friday  August 9^th  1935:

Getting ready this morning to go to Isa, when asked totake Mrs McVean in as seriously ill. Made bed in back and at 2.30pm left with Alister, Sister, McKenzie and Mrs McVean. A good run and all passengers had good trip. Left McKenzie at May Downs, Mrs McV ean to hospital where admitted at 8.45pm. Had feed at Wynnes left Alister and Sister at Smiths. Called Mitchells. Drove Rose home and bunked in car at Church.

Saturday August 10^th  1935:

As soon as I arose cleaned out carburettor in car, then shaved and dressed and breakfast at Mitchells. Got all commissions executed and arrangemnets furthered for Baby competition. Married couple at 3pm. Collected all goods and other passengers, leaving Isa at 2.30pm. Boiled billy at Johnstones. Alister took wheel 12 miles out. Home at 12.30.

Sunday August 11   1935:

Called to hospital early this morning and stayed with Scott Stevens until he died. Went out very quickly. Aerial Dr came too late. S.S at 11am. Buff mtg at 2pm. Called Mosterts, Davidsons, Wilsons, Dawsons. Coffin to morgue and put body in. Only 5 at night service. 

Monday August 12^th  1935:

Had a busy morning until 11.30 with arrangements for funerals and carrying out of same. Left hospital at 1.15am. Big crowd following. Buffs marched in regalia in front of hearse, a Dawsons lorry. 3 ceremonies at graveside. Church, Masonic and Buffs. Robby read Masonic, self the other two. Returned and took Eileen to hospital. A wasted afternoon. Several callers and got into book, neglecting all else. Practised a bit on the morse after tea. Played cards at Synnotts later.

Tuesday August 13^th   1935:

A solid day at the writing desk and did not let up until 5pm when went down and had a game of tennis with Fred Murray. Mail in this morning. Got hall ready for games night and quite a good crowd present. Kept going until 11pm.

Wednesday August 14^th  1935:

As soon as breakfast over had to go down and clean out hall. Very dirty, peanut shells everywhere. No plane in today, running 24 hours late. Got more writing done, reports etc finished. Hospital report written up. Attended hospital meeting at night. First night of new committee. Called later at Synnotts and Eileen and I went down to creek and saw Charlie Swan who said he was quite alright but who is really a hospital case.