| Week days |
Mo days |
Winds |
Landing & Surf |
Observations &c |
Transactions on Norfolk Island Wr &c |
| Saturday |
1st |
WSW |
Surf decreasing |
Killed a Boar belonging to Government weight 40 lbs for which 40 lbs of Salt Meat is deducted from my familys Allowance— |
Moderate Breezes & very pleasant Wr People working for themselves 1 Lame.— |
| Sunday |
2nd |
West North |
Do |
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Do Wr till Evening. then hard rain at 10 A.M. Performed divine Service. |
| Monday |
3rd |
Do SW |
Bad Landing. |
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Strong Gales with very heavy rain during the night People all Empd till 8 AM getting Timber on ye Pitt for building a Barn in Arthurs Vale. Afterwards Employed at Task Work & one Gang making Singles— Sawyers at Task Work & Carpenters about Lieutt Cresswells house. |
| Tuesday |
4th |
SSW |
A very Great Surf |
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Do Wr The people all employed as before The air very Sharp & cold— |
| Wednesday |
5th |
ESE |
Do |
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Fresh Gales & a raw cold air. The people all employed as before— |
| Thursday |
6th |
NE |
Do |
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Strong Gales & Dark Cloudy Wr People all employed as before. One Gang finished their Task— |
| Friday |
7th |
ENE |
Do |
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Very heavy Gales of Wind with constant heavy rain. The Gusts at times very violent No work done on Account of the very bad Wr— One Marine Sick— |
| Saturday |
8th |
WNW |
Good Landing a Great Swell |
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Strong Gales & heavy rain till 8 AM then Fresh Gales & Squally— People working for themselves—1 Marine sick— |
| Sunday |
9th |
W.SW. |
Do |
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Do Wr with Excessive heavy Gusts of Wind & Squalls of Rain 2 Sick— |
| Monday |
10th |
SW |
Do A Very heavy Surf |
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Do Wr with very heavy Gusts of Wind & Squalls of Rain. 3 Sick—four Gangs of 6 Men each clearing away Four Acres of Ground in Arthurs Vale Sawyers Sawing for Commandants house & the Barn Carpenters about Lieutt Cresswells house One Gang Sawing Splitting & Drawing Shingles Got a piece of Timber on the Pit. |
| Tuesday |
11th |
Do |
Do |
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The Gusts of Wind very violent & Squalls very frequent. People all employed as before 2 Sick |
| Wednesday |
12th |
Do |
Do |
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Fresh Gales with a few heavy Squalls of Rain & Wind at Daylight hoisted ye Colours in observance of His Royal Highness ye Prince of Wales's birth day. At Noon fired 3 Rounds of Artillery The Troops drawn up on the Parade fired 3 Rounds of Musquets after which the Whole gave three Cheers. Excused ye convicts from work. |
| Thursday |
13th |
WSW. |
Bad Landing |
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Moderate Breezes & pleasant People all Employed as before. Carpenters repairing one of ye Sawpits. 1 Man ss. |
| Friday |
14th |
NW |
Do |
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Fresh Gales & Cloudy. People Employd as before. & 4 Men Cutting ye Wheat down which is growing quite Rank. |
| Saturday |
15th |
Varble |
Do |
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Fresh Gales with a few Squalls of Wind & Rain—The People all employed working for themselves. The Carpenters finished Lieutt Cresswells house. |
| Sunday |
16th |
Do |
Very good landing. |
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Moderate Breezes & very pleasant Weather. at Day light sent the Coble out to fish at 3 P.M. She returned with only four Performed Divine Service. |
| Monday |
17th |
NE |
Do |
Put the forge up to do some necessary Jobs & employed Jas Williamson Private Marine to Work at it— |
Fresh Gales & very pleasant Wr People all employed as before Carpenters began building an addition to my house. As I am apprehensive of its oversetting in the Violent S.W. Winds. In ye Morning Got Timber to the Pits. |
| Tuesday |
th 18 |
NW |
good Landing. |
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Strong Gales of Wind with incessant heavy Rain from Midnight till Noon P.M. People all employed as before. |
| Wednesday |
19th |
S.W. |
Indifft Landing. |
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Fresh Gales & Clear Wr The four Tasks finishing thier works. Their time does not Expire untill ye 26th of this month Carpenters Sawyers &c employed as before. |
| Thursday |
20th |
Do |
Do |
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Do Wr The Sawyers tasks finished this day their time does not Expire untill ye 24th of this Month. Carpenters as before. |
| Friday |
21st |
Do |
Do |
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Do Wr Carpenters Employed as before & 1 Gang bringing Stones & building a Chimney behind ye addition building to my house Cropped ye Acre of Barley on ye NE side of Mount George— |
| Saturday |
22nd |
Do NW |
good Landing |
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Fresh Gales & Cloudy Wr with Rain in the Evening. People Working for themselves— |
| Sunday |
23rd |
NW WSW |
A Great Sea & Good Landing |
The Indian Corn which has been sowed in difft places in the Valley & other places, has been dug up & eaten by the Rats. I therefore have put 5 Grains in a hole & sowed that in the Ridges very thick— |
Very Strong Gales of Wind & dark Gloomy Wr with constant heavy Rain till 6 PM. then the Wind came to ye South. |
| Monday |
24th |
SW |
A heavy Surf— |
The Wheat growing on the South Side of Mt George is quite Blighted & Black with the Southy Wind. I think it will be no otherwise injured than Kept. back— This Gale has been the longest we have had here in this Quarter it has blown with very great force. |
Do Wr with very heavy Gusts of Wind & Squalls of Rain Employed all the people making holes & planting Indian Corn in the four Acres cleard last in Arthurs Vale—One Gang bringing in Stones & building a Chimney to my house. 3 Men making & drawing Shingles—2 Sick— |
| Tuesday |
25th |
SSW. |
Do |
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Do Wr The Gale very violent the People except one Gang working for themselves as their time does not Expire till Thursday night The rest Empd as before. |
| Wednesday |
26th |
Do |
Do |
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Do Wr & ye Gale still very violent People all as Yesterday—1 Man ss & 2 Lame. |
| Thursday |
27th |
South |
Do |
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The Gale a little Moderated but still very Strong Gales with some very heavy Squalls of Wind & Rain The People as before. |
| Friday |
28th |
Do SW |
Landing possible. |
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Fresh Gales & Squally. Employed all ye People Cutting a Water Way Making drains, Sluices &c & sowing 3 Peck of Rice. 1 ss & 2 Lame. |
| Saturday |
29th |
ENE |
good Landing. |
punished Ann Coombs Female Convict with 50 lashes for defrauding Thos Jones of a Quantity of Provisions— |
More Moderate & pleasant Weather People working for themselves. 1 ss & 2 Lame— |
| Sunday |
30th |
West, NW |
good Landing a Great Swell |
Messrs Cresswell & Jamieson went to Anson bay by land, they found it very difficult getting down into it. Landing was Very good there. No water within ½ a mile. |
Moderate Breezes & Very pleasant Wr at 10 AM performed Divine Service. at 1 P.M. punished Ann Coombs Female Convict with 100 Lashes for Stealing two Cheque Shirts from Francis Mee Private Marine, which she hid & refused to produce them— |
| Monday |
31st |
North |
Very good Landing. |
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Do Wr Four Gangs of 6 Men each Clearing away 4 Acres of Ground in Arthurs Vale. 1 Gang making Shingles Coblemen & 3 others employed occasionally. Sawyers sawing boards for building a Barn. 1 Carpr Empd about My house. |
