mustering over 2010

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

In the swim.


Thursday August 15th  1935:
Up early this morning and hopping in getting ready for the road. Mended puncture, changed oil, petrol etc. Attended meeting at hospital and then shire hall. Further packing up, writing, calling for parcels, delivering others, paying bills, gathering mail, picked up passengers and left at 4.30 pm. Arrived Avon at 6.30 pm and stayed McDonalds. Big crowd up at big house. Visitors and Alexandria folk.
Friday August 16th  1935:
After breakfast bathed Terry’s eye and then went with Mr Spratt to bores No. 5. 9. 6 and 8. Left books with Hill and Shankland. After lunch took car to garage and greased up and then started on adjusting brakes. Left this to McMillan and went off and played tennis. After tea fixed pictures and all went up to big house where shoed them, had supper and home to bed. About 15 at the pictures.
Saturday August 17th  1935:
After partaking of breakfast decided to do some writing and got letters away to White Rose Society Charters Towers and Rev Mills Brisbane. Wrote up diary. Mr Spratt broke down and came in at lunch time. I went out to 2 mile well and told Hedberg to bring in lorry. Left after lunch. Stopped Lawn Crk with Ted. On to Rankine. Had tea and loaded up with White family and David. Children’s concert and pictures at Alexandria. Played tennis. After tea held service and nice crowd there.
 Monday August 19th  1935:
Spent this morning at Alexandria where until smoko time played tennis. Then wound films, wrote up diary etc, had eyes tested, loaded up bus and after lunch left for Brunette. Met Brunette mechanic and others at Crow’s Nest. Smoko at Brunette and yarn at house which is being repaired. Had tea. Left for Anthony’s. 30 miles out got puncture, got out and saw stone had gone thru petrol tank. Patched with soap and camped.
Tuesday August 20th   1935:
Fixed up tyres and tubes this morning and ten had breakfast. Loaded up bus and came into Anthony’s. Passed Pioneer Tourist car. Called at store and Police Station where had lunch. Went up to Cattle station and started to mend hole in petrol tank. Big job. Hall came along later and helped. Finished, cleaned up and tea. Mrs McGoggin very nice. Yarned and bed. Peter Morrison cooking here.
Wednesday August 21st  1935:
Fixed up tyres and tubes again this  morning and left, calling at Police Station and store. Stayed store for lunch and afterwards baptized youngest Biondi and married oldest to J.Dalley. had to repeat ceremonies from memory as had left book at home. They knew nothing about it. Left for Brunette and arrived in time to get cleaned up and have tea. Yarned for awhile and then down to wireless room, listened in and bed.
Thursday August 22nd  1935:
Spent most of today helping mechanic reset springs o my bus. Lifted up the back quite a lot. Plane going to Singapore had Fox film man on who took several shots around the place. Left Brunette at 5.30 pm and just passed Armchair had another  blowout. Put on spare. Had supper at Crows Nest with Don Mulcahy. Arrived Alexandria at 10 pm. Talked and went to bed.
Friday August 23rd  1935:
At Mrs Johnstons request drove her to Camooweal in Oldsmobile. Good run in. Did business and tea at Synnotts. Picked up Harvey and Carpenter and left at 7.30 pm. Bill in very bad humor. Excitement on way when Mrs Johnston thought car on fire. Mrs J not very well so decided to stay at Avon. Had supper and turned in.
Saturday August 24th  1935:
Left immediately after breakfast. Called at Rankine P.S and store and bore on plain and Alexandria at 12 noon. After lunch fixed  tyres and tubes and loaded up and left for Alroy. Another blow out. Yarned at Alroy and then up to big house. Mrs Barnes here. Mr came after tea. Jack home too. Talked and bed.
Sunday August 25th  1935:
Left for Rocky after smoko. Met Bob Lobb, E Stanton and Tom Hare and the Rager en route. George not home. Had swim. Went out to bore where tank building. Held little service at night.
Monday August 26th  1935:
A day at Rocky. Went out 40 miles to where George working and men sinking bore.
E Kennedy came too. Kids in the back. Home after lunch. Had swim. Got pictures ready and showed at night. Talked afterwards.
Tuesday August 27th  1935:
Loaded up and left after breakfast. Baptised Mrs Warrens baby and Lulu’s before lunch. After lunch put tomatoes etc on and reached Rankine at 5.30 pm. Intended going on but too late so stayed. Not feeling too good. Played Harold billiards and lost 2 out of 3.
Wednesday August 28th  1935:
Up before daylight and had drink of tea at P.S (Police Station). Left with Mr White and reached Soudain at sunrise. Had breakfast and a yarn. Left and called at No 5. Picked up Bill Lawson. Called at Avon for a few minutes and reached Camooweal at 12 noon. Delivered mail etc. Sent wires and posted letters, fixed tyres with spares from Mr Schmidts. Eileen and I wet for a drive.
Thursday August 29th  1935:
Loaded up bus and left at 9 am for Gregory. Had Shorty and wireless on board. At Morestone letterbox  found_________ who had missed mail. Tooko him back into Morestone. Stopped few minutes at Undilla and at Thorntonia. Rupert gave us lunch. Good run to Gregory. Arrived 5.30 pm. Met some of folks and made camp at river near Ramsays. Half night rigging aerial.
Friday August 30th  1935:
Had swim and went up to hotel. Not a very big crowd about. Shorty tried out wireless but no answer from Camooweal. Went over to course. Met a lot. Great swim before tea. Went over to dance for a while at night. . Very poor crowd present.



Saturday August 31st  1935:
Swim after breakfast and before went up to store and  morsed to Cloncurry. Had big tennis match, when Bill and I played 5 sets winning 4. Another big swim and over to course and swim before tea and up to dance at night, where slept in car until others ready to come home. Supper and bed.
Sunday September 1st  1935:
Everybody up early. Saw all off. Went over to station  for awhile. Cleaned and car and swim. Lunch. Called P station and hotel. Left for Riversleigh. Arrived in time for tea.  Gramaphone and bed.