Finished drilling. Honore cut my hay. Murray started on plough. Honore had to cut thistles first as horses wouldn't tackle them. #WW100 ow.ly/JyxW30gGlPe

Miss Denton up from Wellington. #WW100 ow.ly/G5b330gGlUJ

Helped Mr Adkin Leslie Adkin's diary get his hay in. Later went to stay with Mr Stewart, very unwell. #WW100 ow.ly/OJJP30gGm3j

Mr Stewart passed quietly away. #WW100 ow.ly/dFKa30gGmcw

Mr Stewarts funeral - large gathering of friends. #WW100 ow.ly/iZQ730gGmec

Miss Stewart and Mrs Gorringe left for one of the Bays. #WW100 ow.ly/uOXx30gGmgW

Took Miss Bowles and family out to the beach. They have taken a cottage till school goes back. I drove a pair in the big buggy. Mr Comrie drove Tommy in the Phatoen ow.ly/LHoR30gGmiQ #WW100

Took all my family to beach. Miss Bowles and family looking well. Had a dip and afternoon tea. #WW100 ow.ly/xtXs30gGmjS

Went to the beach and brought family home. Children seem better for change. Miss Bowles not so well. #WW100 ow.ly/TDpt30gGmlV

Took ewes and wethers to the sale, sold 14 ewes for 31/4. 59 wethers 25/6 , 115 wethers 25/3, 2 wethers 17/6. #WW100 ow.ly/TrLK30gGmGj

Got lambs in. Drafter out 98 culls, 289 fairly good left. #WW100 ow.ly/ifJc30gGn7S

Took horse and dray to meet Kebbles rams on the road. Picked out 3 at 3 guineas. He wanted 4 in the yard. They are good woolled but small. Dipped rams and 506 ewes. #WW100 ow.ly/xf4F30gGnwv

Miss Bowles and chn went up the river for a picnic. #WW100 ow.ly/E7s330gGnEq

Morning was pitch dark up to 8.30. Must be big bush fire somewhere. No fires on place. Miss Bowles kept the chn home from school - she seemed frightened something was to happen. #WW100 ow.ly/NaxV30gGnLu

There have been big fires up north - a lot of damage done to stock and property. #WW100 ow.ly/tYEP30gGnPT

News from the front not good. #WW100 ow.ly/nwqc30gGnX7

Miss Bowles and the kiddies going out to the beach. Murray taking their things out. Miss Bowles taking the phatoen and keeping it there. #WW100 ow.ly/XCbo30gGo5f

Went to Kirkcaldies funeral after dinner. #WW100 ow.ly/cwMz30gGo6C

Vickers came about 3 o'clock. Sheep not good enough for him. Miss Bowles and family back from the beach. #WW100 ow.ly/i3HS30gGoqx

Went to Wellington to see about a box of tea. Mr W Denton and Mr P Denton both looking well. #WW100 ow.ly/t5IS30gGoAZ