Sunday April 24th 1932:
A rather quiet day, attending Sunday School in the morning and holding service at night. Had an Anzac service at which quite a large number attended and which seemed to possess a very helpful atmosphere.
Monday April 25th 932:
Quite a big day in the town, commencing with at 10.30 am the assembling of the children at the school and marching down to the hall. I held a service then which was well attended after which we had the unveiling of the phoyo of Sir John Monash, the last post, the dead march. Went out to Rocklands for lunch. Came in to a tea given at 4 pm to the returned servicemen and friends by the C.W.A. Had a packed hall at nibght at the big meeting and sacred concert. Had to speak for awhile myself.
Tuesday April 26th 1932:
Was jumping out of the care this morning in a hurry when sprained my ankle. Very sore for a while but managed to hobble around on it. Went down to Mudgee after tea. Very cold and feel as if getting flue ( spelling?).
Wednesday April 27th 1932:
Ankle very swollen today and sore. Rested it as much as possible. Off color with the flue. Attended tennis meeting at night.
Thursday April 28th 1932:
Hobbled around and then went to Dr and got ankle bandaged. Great relief. Had to take Tom Laffin out 37 miles to his camp as not well enough to ride. The last seven miles were off the road and fearfully rough. Only a Ford car could have got there. Had a late lunch there and returned. Got a black boy to ride in front coming back for 4 miles and pilot me through the long grass and find the best track. Felt very much off with the flu when returned and dropped on the bed and did not get up until turned in. Had several visitors enquiring after my health.
Friday April 29th 1932:
Decided to have the morning in bed, but was not permitted for long as word came through of a fire n Wandangi in which the hotel was destroyed and two lives lost. Got up and went down to the P.O and rang through with the result that I had to be there the next morning for the funerals. Had to grease the car and get it ready and write some mail and got away at 4.30 pm. Called at Beaumont’s and Harris’s and pulled up at Lake Nash. Stayed the night.
Saturday April 30th 1932:
Beat the sun up and after a cup of tea started off. Car did not go too well but got me to Wandangi at 10 am. Pulled up at Police Station and got cleaned up and had the burial service of the two victims at 11 am. Town looks a real wreck now. Had dinner at Cavey’s and then a sleep, after which did a couple of jobs on the car. Went for tea to Reed’s and went down to Elliott’s for while after.
Sunday May 1st 1932:
A quiet morning at the Police Station. Gotthe children together for S.S in the afternoon. Called on Elliotts and Millers. Held a Church service at night and went in to Elliotts afterwards.
Monday May 2nd 1932:
Got ready for the road and called on all the folk being leaving. Got to Headingly for lunch. Mr Jago motored on for 30 miles from here, where I turned off and went on. Went in to Corkills camp and stayed awhile, baptized the latest, listened to their tale of woe and left some books etc. Went across then to Bullecourt and stayed the night with the old couple there. Ankle painful again and had to bandage it up.
Tuesday May 3rd 1932:
Left Bullecourt and called in at Harris’ Lake Nash and reached Austral just before tea. Gate. Stayed the night.
Wednesday May 4th 1932:
Left Austral after ‘smoko’, had lunch at Mudgee. Car bailed me up for an hour at 3 mile gate.
Got in to P.O and she would go no further and had to be towed home. Got my mail and had a private screening of a local film I had taken and which I received back in the mail.
Thursday May 5th 1932:
Was in demand at various places in the town this morning and was all the afternoon locating the trouble with the car, which I found to be in the switch. Did some writing at night.
Friday May 6th 1932:
Arbour Day at the school today and as being president of the school committee I was asked to plant the first tree. Had ‘smoko’ at the school with the kiddies. Went down then to Mudgee and Nowranie and came home and wrote air mail letters.
Saturday May 7th 1932 :
Had a clean up of the ranch and then went down and took some folk for a drive. Got everything ready for cricket practice and went down in the afternoon but noone turned up. A very windy day may have had something to do with it.
Sunday May 8th 1932: “Mothers Day”
Did out best to impress the sentiment implied in the observance of this day in the minds of the children at both S.S and Church, at which special reference was made to the idea of Mother’s Day.
Wednesday May 11th 1932:
A large number in town for meetings of C.W.A, Hospital and Council. Had m ore decorating to soat the hall this morning and attended the annual meeting of he C.W.A in the afternoon and the Hospital Committee mtg at night. A full day.
Thursday May 12th 1932:
Had to attend a conference at the Shire Hall this morning between the councillors and the hospital committee. Supposed to start at nine but nearer ten when all got together. Got some writing done this afternoon and evening. A travelling show gave an entertainment in the hall at night but did not have my patronage. Heard plenty of noise from here though.
Friday May 13th 1932:
30 years ago today a feeble cry was heard for the first time from an ugly, small, half dead, male child in a home in a small town nestling among the hills of East Gippsland, Victoria. Today from the same throat at 7 am of a big burly fellow who shoves his head, still ugly, from under the blankets, blinks for awhile, looks at the clock and jumping onto his feet, roars with his great bull voice, “I’m 30 today”, this in a small house of a small town in north eastern Queensland. So does time bring her changes. ( And here I am, his daughter, living for the past 20 years near his birthplace in East Gippsland, and venturing to north Queensland when possible as a volunteer teacher on outback properties. ) Made a good start on the New Year by writing 10 letters and drawing 8 pounds 10 shillings out of the bank. Received many local birthday good wishes. Kiddies came across at lunch time. Had a big surprise party at night when thirty children came up for the evening and what a row there was until I took them home at midnight. Had a puncture while doing so. Death occurred very suddenly this morning of the yardman from the hotel, who collapsed while working and was dead half an hour later. Buried him late this afternoon. Was undertaker as well as parson, as usually happens.
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