Monday Nov 9th 1931:
Started on the bus today taking out the differential amnd rear axles. An all day job. Hot weather. Had wires today from Don, Neal and Tim Doyle.
Tuesday Nov 19th 1931:
Put in one new axle and reassembled everything and wired away for a new hub. Butler arrived this afternoon, after his record trip from England. Went up after tea and had a look at his plane. The smallest plane yet seen in Camooweal.
Wednesday Nov 11th 1931:
Did some visiting around the town today, at the hospital. Somem writing. Council, C.W.A and Hospital meetings held this afternoon and evening. A dance in the hall also in aid of cricket club. Hot weather. Butler went on early this morning, taking off in the dark, and hit the fence of the aerodrome but luckily did no damage.
Thursday Nov 12th 1931:
Spent the morning doing duties in connection with the cricket club. Some writing and reading. Visited the hospital. One of my flock, an old chap is very close to the ‘valley of the shadow’. Drove down after tea to the 10 mile selection and yarned with them there for a while. Weather very hot and stormy. Town population yesterday increased by one, the young mother not yet 17 years of age.
Friday Nov 13th 1931:
Very hot and muggy all day culminating in a storm at 5.30 pm. A ‘whirley’ tore through the town just before the rain taking everything loose with it, even to portion of the hospital roof. Writing and reading at home. Fixed up the hall and machine for pictures at night. Drove down through mud and water to the 10 mile selection and brought the crowd up. Saturday Nov 14th 1931:
Busy getting things ready for big cricket match in the afternoon. Ladies V Gents. All the town out at the match. 20 ladies played 12 men, men having to do everything wrong-handed and only one to use. Terribly hot afternoon. Men won by 4 runs. Big storm seems to be working up.
Sunday Nov 15th 1931:
125 points of rain this morning. A great downpour. Water everywhere. Mud ankle deep. No Sunday School or Church. Showery during the day. Went up and visited the hospital at night.
Monday Nov 16th 1931:
Weather still very hot but no more rain. Still a bit muddy outside but quickly drying up. Spent most of the day at home. Had a tennis meeting to attend at night after which had to go out to Laffins camp.
Wednesday Nov 18th 1931:
Air mail late this week on account of the rain and did not arrive until 6.30 pm. Left this afternoon and swent out 60 miles to Yelvertoft station, returning in the small hours of the morning.
Friday Nov 20th 1931:
Got a new hub for one of the wheels and put it on the bus, and greased and oiled and cleaned up ready for the road.
Saturday Nov 21st 1931:
Left Camooweal after breakfast and went north. Called at Nowranie bore and selection, Barclay Downs, Arcadia, Lake Nash, Headingly and then Mandangie at 8.30 pm. Town deserted. Only one light visible. Pulled up at the hotel and noone about. Went across to Reeds and found them at home. Got a room and then had some supper and retired. 170 miles in the day.
Sunday Nov 22nd 1931:
Visited the folk this morning which was not a big undertaking, only 3 families in the town. Got the children together for Sunday School this afternoon and had a service at night. Went over after service to Thomas’s.
Monday Nov 23rd 1931:
Left Mandangi at 10.30 am having a load on this time, with Mrs Thomas and 2 children and the gin on the back. Passed through Headingly only stopping a few minutes. Pulled up on the road, boiled the billy and had lunch. Went on then to Bullecourt and stayed awhile with the old folk, who so very seldom have anyone calling on them. Went on then and arrived at Lake Nash. A few of us had some cricket before tea. Went across and had a yarn later with the book-keeper. Stayed up at the house.
Tuesday Nov 24th 1931:
Left the Lake and came on to Austral and stayed there a few hours. Went around amongst the few on the place and looked them all up. Had another passenger on today, the policeman from Lake Nash, coming into Camooweal to see the Dr. Reached Camooweal at 6.30 pm. Took my passengers out to Rocklands where they are staying. Had tea out there and came home afterwards.
Wednesday Nov 25th 1931:
Both mails came in today with plenty of reading for me. After tea went out to Beaumonts and spent the evening there.
Thursday Nov 26th 1931:
Spent the morning in doing some washing, that has been soaking for a couple of weeks. Went down the town in the afternoon and found that a chap, a lorry driver, had been brought in from Austral very sick. He lives in Mt Isa and was anxious to get home, so had the job of taking him in. Left at 7.30 pm and reached Isa at 3.30 am. Turned the bus into an ambulance and he slept most of the way in. Took him home and then went around and tghrew my swag on the floor at the A.C.B and slept.
Friday Nov 27th 1931:
Got up at 7 am and arranged the bus so as to be an ordinary car again. Very busy executing orders etc until 11.30 am when I left for home. Heavy clouds threatened rain and I did not tarry. Called in at Yelvertoft and had some lunch and pulled up and had a drink of tea with some men working on the road. Came through a couple of decent storms but nothing to hold me up. Arrived at 5.30 pm.
Saturday Nov 28th 1931:
Gave the kiddies a picnic today. Took them all out 10 miles to Nowranie selection. A nice water hole here. Came back after lunch and took out a load of ‘grownups’. Quinn took his car down too. Had a great day, in games and swimming. Came home by the bore.
Sunday Nov 29th 1931:
Had a very good roll up at Sunday School this morning. Had to go down to the Selection in the afternoon. Came back and had service at night. The lights failed at the hall and it was a long time before they could get the engine going. Did not start the service until a quarter to nine. Had a nice number out and also a Christening.
Monday Nov 30th 1931:
Had a pleasant surprise when I returned from breakfast this morning, when my bed was made and the room tidied up. Grace and Tibby had been over and left a note to say what tthey had done. Spent the morning in doing odd jobs on the car. With a couple of others went to the hall and erected a stage for the children’s concert on Wednesday night.
Tuesday Dec 1st 1931:
Thought today we were going to get a good storm but it ended in only a light shower. Good rain fell out further however. Was at home practically all day. Kiddies had a rehearsal in the hall at night and watched them for awhile.
Wednesday Dec 2nd 1931:
Another quiet day at home, among books and papers. Both mals got in today. Kiddies concert at night was a good success and a big crowd present. A few outsiders came in for the event.
Thursday Dec 3rd 1931:
Another very dull day promising well for rain but got none in town. Good storms all round. Went down to the selection after school, taking a number of kiddies down to a birthday party. Came back after six o’clock and took down some of the older folk.
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