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Felton Mathew's original text follows——
Journal
[1–5 JAN 1830]
1830
Jany 1st to 5th
During this past month since my arrival in Sydney in consequence of the absence of the
Surveyor General, in the
interior, I have been doing little more than getting myself settled &c and was engaged
at the office for the first time Tracing a sketch of part of the line of Road to the Hunter's River. Purchased a horse for
which I am to pay £27 – –
[6 JAN 1830]
6th
Correcting the same sketch, and tracing one of the Roads to Bathurst.
[7 JAN 1830]
7th
Finished and delivered to Major Mitchell the sketch of the Roads to Bathurst:–
[8 JAN 1830]
8th
Continued sketch of the Hunter's River Roads.
[9 JAN 1830]
9th
At the office untill ½ past One, continuing the above sketch:– afterwards
engaged in making preparations for my journey – –
[10 JAN 1830]
10th
Sunday
[11 JAN 1830]
11th
Engaged all day in making preparations for my journey – received my written
instructions &c.
[12 JAN 1830]
12th
Engaged in the same way, to-day.
[13 JAN 1830]
13th
Today drew 3 week's rations and slops for my men and in the evening pitched my tent
[14 JAN 1830]
14th
Drew my arms and ammunition – engaged the whole day in preparing for my journey.
[15 JAN 1830]
15th
Completed my preparations & sent my men & equipage forward to Long Bottom,
[16 JAN 1830]
16th
At ¼ past 6 P.M. left Sydney in company with Mr Macleod and got to Paramatta to
Breakfast – after breakfast assisted him in measuring some allotments adjoining the
New Catholic Chapel – Our men passed through & about one O' clock encamped at
Broken Back Bridge, where I joined them in the afternoon – slept in my tent
[17 JAN 1830]
Sunday 17th
Went to Paramatta church afterwards rode round the Government Domain –
[18 JAN 1830]
Monday 18th Jan y 1830
At ½ past 6 AM left our station at Broken Back Bridge, and about 2 PM encamped at the
back of Best's 15 miles from Paramatta –
[19 JAN 1830]
Tuesday 19th
Left Bests at 8 O'clock and at 1 PM encamped at the "finger Post" distant 15
miles, and 9 from Wisemans. The Road from Bests hitherto is in many places rough &
bad, and, unlike that we travelled yesterday there are no signs of cultivation .. no small
farms nor indeed a single habitation of any description nothing but interminable Forest
– tho' here and there at the rise of a Hill, the country opens before you and
presents a magnificent prospect –
[20 JAN 1830]
Wednesday 20th
Left the "Finger post" and arrived at Wiseman's on the Hawkesbury. The
leading features of the country are the same as in yesterday's march – ranges upon
ranges of barren & unprofitable rock without an acre of land available for
agricultural purposes. Approaching "Wiseman's" there are some pretty &
romantic peeps of the Hawkesbury, winding through the valley; and there is the
first good land I have seen in the Colony. It consists of prime but not extensive tracts
of alluvial land; but it bears a miserably small proportion to the ranges of useless rock,
which here rise perpendicularly to an immense height, clothed with timber & brush from
base to summit & giving an irregularly wild & romantic affect to the Scenery. The
pencil of Gaspard Poussin alone, could
do justice to some of the scenes I have beheld today, with delight & admiration.
[21 JAN 1830]
Thursday 21st
Measuring Dogherty's Farm, in company of Mr Macleod. Wrote to Major Mitchell (by dray)
returning to Sydney, informing him of our arrival here.
[22 JAN 1830]
Friday 22nd
Measuring Rose's farm – weather for several days has been dull & heavy, and
tonight the rain is falling plentifully.
[23 JAN 1830]
Saturday 23
Heavy rain at intervals throughout the day which has prevented our working in the
field. Accompanied by McLeod & Larmer, crossed the River to Wiseman's to procure some
corn &c – – Shot (at one shot) two birds of the Cockatoo Species – one
of them ash-colour tinged with yellow about the head – throat canary colour –
breast a dusky brown back & wings raven – tail consisting of twelve feathers two
upper ones raven – 10 others the same colour, banded about the middle with broad
bands of bright crimson-edged yellow The other of the same description excepting that it
had no yellow about the throat, and had only one broad band of crimson on the 10 tail
feathers. The heads irregularly formed with immensely powerful ...............[?] as jaws
the under part of the beak quite square – & the upper part curved like all birds
of the parrot kind – They were both of the same size & measured from tip to tip
of the wings 3 feet 3 ins. and from beak to tail 19 ins –
[24 JAN 1830]
Sunday 24th Jan y
Took a ride round the different little vallies to the Eastward
of our camp: the scenery is everywhere of the same magnificent description range upon
range of rocky hills 4 or 500 feet in height, rising high over vallies, partly swamp, but
still of the richest and most luxuriant alluvial soil – and wanting only English
Capital and English industry to render them productive in the highest degree. The slopes
of the hills too at the lower part where they are free from rock are well covered with
very good herbage. Indeed land in the neighbourhood of Bath and of other places I know, of
a description inferior to this, lets as high as 40/ to 50s/ an acre. – Two of our men this morning killed a black snake measuring
about four feet six inches. It had just cast its skin when taken. On being opened, it was
found to contain as many as eighteen (18) small ones ............[?] 10 ins. long each
enclosed in a separate wrap or bag sufficient proof that the black snake at least, is not oviparous, as some have maintained to
be the case with all snakes.
[25 JAN 1830]
Monday 25th
Went up Webb's Creek for the purpose of measuring Smith's – Rose's & Grono's
Farms but being misinformed as to the distance, was obliged to return at night for the
purpose of procuring provisions &c. These Farms are situate about 15 miles from the
mouth of the Creek which is passable in a boat only about 10 miles. About a mile beyond
the Creek ...............[?] altogether & becomes only a succession of fresh water
Lagoons..
[26 JAN 1830]
Tuesday 26th Jan y 1830
Started in a boat with five men & provisions for 3 days began measuring Smith's
(or Hearn's) Farm: the land is very difficult of access, from the quantity of water which
covers it in many places – & from the swampy nature of a great part of it.
[27, 28 JAN 1830]
Jan y 27th–28th
Finished Smith's and began measuring Rose's Farm Finished Rose's Farm – and
returned to the Camp – from the difficulties I met with in measuring these two Farms,
I was deterred from commencing Grono's which is of the same description and much more
extensive:– fearing that if I remained to finish it, I should not reach the camp by
the time the bullocks returned from Sydney, and should thereby occasion a delay which is
contrary to the spirit of my instructions. Such would certainly have been the case –
for the bullocks returned this night to our camp
[29 JAN 1830]
Friday 29
Drawing sketches and preparing Reports of the Farms measured by me in this
neighbourhood. The weather has been oppressively hot, and since dark there have been heavy
storms of thunder, lightning & rain – wrote to major Mitchell a letter to
accompany my reports
[30 JAN 1830]
Saturday 30th
Wrote fair Copies of my letter & reports to send by Wiseman's man to Paramatta
tomorrow morn g Drew 14 days' rations from
Wiseman's and sent the men forward to 12 mile hollow
Twelve (now Ten) Mile Hollow — The
Great North Road continues northward
to the left, Simpson's Track (after Percy Simpson, engineer for the road's
construction) branches off eastwards to the right. Stone footings
of a building are amongst the trees in the centre. Photo: 1984.
[31 JAN 1830]
Sunday 31st
Dined at Mr Simpson's
[1 FEB 1830]
Monday 1st February
Thick & heavy rain during the day. In the afternoon left Wiseman's accompanied by
Mr Larmer, & two guides for the Iron Gang Party No 9 distant 12 miles, where we
arrived about 10 O clock. I have suffered during the whole of this afternoon from a severe
attack of Cholera Morbus which rendered me almost incapable of walking
[2 FEB 1830]
Tuesday 2nd
Detained at the huts all day by illness & by heavy & incessant rain
[3 FEB 1830]
Wednesday 3rd
Left the huts and reached the camp at Hungry Flat. Rain all day.
[4 FEB 1830]
Thursday 4th
Heavy rain the greater part of the day but being very anxious to push on we travelled
as far as Dennis's Dog Kennel.
[5 FEB 1830]
Friday 5th
Weather fine, proceeded as far as Finch's
[6 FEB 1830]
Saturday 6th Feb y
In consequence of Mr Macleod not having joined us, I determined
to await him here:– in the event he returned – & brought me a fresh man in
lieu of O'Regan, who, for drunkenness & insolence was sent to an iron gang.
[7 FEB 1830]
Sunday 7th
Walked to the summit of one of the loftiest ranges – the view was extensive
– but both the mind & the eye become wearied of gazing on such interminable
tracts of forest: I want the fine, open varied & expansive prospects which is
presented from the hills in dear England. –
[8 FEB 1830]
Monday 8th
Early in the morn g moved from Finch's and
proceeded to Blaxland's stock station on the Wollombi.– The country through which we
have travelled today is different from any I have before seen – the ranges are less
lofty, there rises more thickly clothed with herbage, & the vallies are rich &
varied, affording excellent pasture. indeed the kind of scenery reminded me much of
walking through rock and land in Somersetshire excepting that the trees are not apple.
–
[9 FEB 1830]
Tuesday 9th
Left the Station and arrived at the Reserve of Broke on the Wollombi – country
similar to that we passed through yesterday.– Shot a large brown eagle measuring
upwards of seven feet across the wings.
[10 FEB 1830]
Wednesday 10th
Assisted Mr Macleod in measuring the government Reserve of Broke, on the Wollombi..
country picturesque, but great part of the land very poor & (though flat) abounding in
Iron Bark – & in some parts with Apple and Gum –
[11 FEB 1830]
Thursday 11th
Measuring a line of Road from the Reserve of Broke N32º30'W towards the Reserve of
Hay on the River Hunter – measured 6 miles & encamped. Visited the first camp of
the natives, I have seen. There were about 60 men, women & children. I remained with
them about an hour & saw them return for the night, each party or family kindling its
own separate fire apart from the others. The place they were encamped in was a romantic
spot on the bank of the Wollombi, and the scene altogether was to me one of peculiar
interest. They were very curious[?] in observing every article of my dress &
everything about me and were particularly amused with my watch & a pocket compass,
especially the latter the use of which they appeared in some measure to comprehend. A
whistle too which I wore suspended from my neck they were much pleased with & were
very anxious to make it sound as I did –
I prevailed on some of them to "give me a specimen of their skill in throwing the
"Boomerang" a weapon which is composed of hard wood nearly in the shape of a
crescent,
 which they throw from
them to a great distance, causing it to describe a circle and fall again at their feet.
They asked us to see their "gins" or wives & very obligingly invited us to select
a good one each & invitation, which I did not feel at all disposed to avail
myself of. They are amazingly quick of comprehension & caught my name in a moment
pronouncing it well & distinctly – they were much amused at our awkward attempts
at pronouncing some of the native names – They are certainly a less disgusting set
than those in the neighbourhood of Sydney indeed one of them named "Wednesday"
was really a very fine man – but many of them are ugly & loathsome from dirt
& starvation & I observed several who appeared to have defective eyes.
[12 FEB 1830]
Friday 12th
This morning our black acquaintances surrounded our tents & two of the women &
several children were delighted with some bread & tea which I gave them –
Measuring the line on to the Reserve of Haye – nine miles & then walked to the
Camp which was pitched on Howes Farm adjoining the Reserve & on the West bank of the
Hunter. This is one of the great Rivers of Australia, & to my astonishment I found it
now nothing but a wide bed of sand & gravel – with here & there a dirty pool
of stagnant water. The heat for several days has been excessive & I have suffered much
measuring over burning sand from thirst & fatigue
[13 FEB 1830]
Saturday Feb y 13th
Finished on line of Road & measuring two section lines to meet it –
[14 FEB 1830]
14th Sunday –
[15 FEB 1830]
Monday 15th
Measuring the Reserve of Haye
[16 FEB 1830]
Tuesday 16th
D o — Do —
[17 FEB 1830]
Wednesday 17th
D o — much rain throughout the day.
[18 FEB 1830]
Thursday 18th
Finished measuring the reserve of Haye – The extreme difficulty we had in finding
the boundaries from having no person to point them out and from the incorrectness in many
places, of the section line, has caused to be longer in making this survey than we
otherwise should have been — In the afternoon left the camp with Mr Macleod and
encamped at night on the village Reserve, on the banks of the Wollombi –
[19 FEB 1830]
Friday 19th
Measuring the village reserve – proceeded & reached Mr Mudie's on Patrick's
plains – this is a fine open tract of land of about 5000 acres, commanding a fine
view; & afforded great relief to the mind & the eye after travelling so long
through pathless forest.
[20 FEB 1830]
Saturday 20th
Left Mudie's and arrived at Dalwood's Mr Geo Wyndham's – here Mr Macleod left me
in order to proceed to Newcastle.
[21 FEB 1830]
Sunday 21
at Dalwood's – walked with Mr Wyndham to "Luscintyre" Mr Macleod's
– this is a very fine part of the River – the country is open & beautiful
and the houses of the settlers are of a very superior description
[22 FEB 1830]
Monday 22nd
Procured three week's rations from Mr Wyndham and left Dalwood's – encamped
opposite to Mr Mudie's —
[23 FEB 1830]
Tuesday 23
Returned to the camp on the reserve of "Haye" – encountered the most
terrific thunderstorm I ever witnessed, which continued nearly 2 hours —
[24 FEB 1830]
Wednesday 24
Rain all day
[25 FEB 1830]
Thursday 25
Measuring and tracing the hills, gullies &c – on the Reserve of Haye
[26 FEB 1830]
Friday 26
Ditto – Ditto: – heavy rain great part of the day
[27 FEB 1830]
Saturday 27
Miserable wet day – rough plan of the reserve of Hay – –
[28 FEB 1830]
Sunday 28
Heavy Rain all day – reading & writing
[1 MAR 1830]
Monday March 1st
Fine day – drawing fair plan of the reserve of Haye
[2 MAR 1830]
Tuesday 2nd
Finished my fair plan & prepared my Report which I sent to Major Mitchell by way
of Wallis Plains
[3 MAR 1830]
Wednesday 3rd
Heavy rain – awaiting the arrival of stores from Newcastle
[4 MAR 1830]
Thursday 4
Waiting the return of Mr Macleod – walked round the boundaries of the Reserve
& double marked all the corner pins —
[5 MAR 1830]
Friday 5
Waiting the return of Mr Macleod with stores. Writing letters all day.
[6 MAR 1830]
Saturday 6th
D o — very wet
[7 MAR 1830]
Sunday 7th
Writing & reading – fine day
[8 MAR 1830]
Monday 8
Mr Mcleod & Mr Larmer returned unpacking stores, & c
[9 MAR 1830]
Tuesday 9th
Unpacking & taking acct of stores &c &c – a total eclipse of the
Moon, which commenced a little after 9 in the eveng, total darkness at ¼ before ten which
lasted two hours.
[10 MAR 1830]
Wednesday 10th
Weighing rations &c Mr Larmer receiving stores &c &c went to Patrick
Plains
[11 MAR 1830]
Thursday 11th
Sent on the cart to Dalwood's and remained all day at Mr Mudies –
[12 MAR 1830]
Friday 12th
Left Mr Mudies & got to Dalwood to dinner – retd the 3 weeks rations borrowed
of Mr Wyndham –
[13 MAR 1830]
Saturday 13th
Rode to Wallis's Plains; called at Mr Campbell's & left directions, about a table
returned to Dalwood to dinner –
[14 MAR 1830]
Sunday 14th
Spent the day at Dalwood
[15 MAR 1830]
Monday 15th
Left Dalwood & reached Mr Mudie's –
[16 MAR 1830]
Tuesday 16th
Left Patrick Plains & retd to the Camp at Hay
[17 MAR 1830]
Wednesday 17
Set my men to work in erecting a hut for the reception of the stores – –
[18 MAR 1830]
Thursday 18
Superintending the work
[19 MAR 1830]
Friday 19
D o — — recg stores from &
weighing Rations to Mr Macleod —
[20 MAR 1830]
Saturday 20
D o — Do —
[21 MAR 1830]
Sunday 21
Reading & writing – rode up to the top of a lofty hill at the back of
Larmer's house – commanding a most extensive view – Mt Dangar (or
"Wandi") clearly visible
[22 MAR 1830]
Monday 22
Superintending the work at the hut.
[23 MAR 1830]
Tuesday 23
D o — Do — completed Do weighing rations
to Mr Abbott
[24 MAR 1830]
Wednesday 24
Removing the stores from the tents to the hut – weighing & taking of same
[25 MAR 1830]
Thursday 25
D o Do weighing Rations to my own party &c –
[26 MAR 1830]
Friday 26
Tracing pt of the River and Road from Jerry's Plains towards the Wollombi. 9 miles
measures – could not reach the Camp until 9 O'clock, having left it at ½ past 7 in
the morng — —
[27 MAR 1830]
Saturday 27
In consequence of having lost one of my men with my instrument, I was detained at Camp
today –
[28 MAR 1830]
Sunday 28
Reading & writing – very wet day
[29 MAR 1830]
Monday 29
Left the Camp at "Hay" – measured five miles of Road and encamped at
Onus's on the Wollombi ..
[30 MAR 1830]
Tuesday 30
Removed from Onus's & encamped at Rodd's — dined at Mr Jno Blaxland's –
[31 MAR 1830]
Wednesday 31
Mr Blaxland rode out with me for the purpose of pointing out a line of road –
rain great part of the day
[1 APR 1830]
Thursday 1st
Commenced a Survey of the Banks of the Wollombi –
[2 APR 1830]
Friday 2nd
Measuring all day
[3 APR 1830]
Saturday 3rd
D o — Do — very wet afternoon.
[4 APR 1830]
Sunday 4th
Reading & writing – dined at Mr Blaxland's
[5 APR 1830]
Monday 5th
Very wet day – drawing in my tent
[6 APR 1830]
Tuesday 6th
D o — Do — Do —
[7 APR 1830]
Wednesday 7th
Tracing part of the "Broken beg" Range
[8 APR 1830]
Thursday 8th
Ditto — D o — ascended
"Mattawei" or the Yellow Rock for the purpose of taking bearings –
encountered great difficulty & danger in descending from the Cliffs, which is of great
height & in many places perpendicular. It consists of a very fine hard white sandstone
– very similar in appearance to freestone – intermixed with strata of limestone
The side & summit
abound in Myrtle brush & in great variety of beautiful evergreens. There is also in
great abundance, a peculiar plant very much resembling the "candle" plant in
form and appearance The stems are hollow and when broken, a white milky liquid
exudes which has the most powerfully bitter taste of anything I ever met with.
[9 APR 1830]
Friday 9th April
Good Friday – a very wet day – reading, writing &c in my tent
[10 APR 1830]
Saturday 10th
A very wet day — plotting my work &c &c
[11 APR 1830]
Sunday 11th
Easter Sunday – fine day – reading & writing in my tent – evening
set in very wet
[12 APR 1830]
Monday 12th
Very heavy rain all day; drawing fair plan of Road from the Wollombi to Jerry's Plains
–
[13 APR 1830]
Tuesday 13th
Measuring – rain during the day – sent plan of the Road to Major Mitchell
—
[14 APR 1830]
Wednesday 14th
Weather fine measuring all day
[15 APR 1830]
Thursday 15th
Ditto — Ditto —
[16 APR 1830]
Friday 16th
Ditto — Ditto —
[17 APR 1830]
Saturday 17th
Rained incessantly[?] – measuring & plotting my work
[18 APR 1830]
Sunday 18th
Weather variable & cold. reading & writing &c
[19 APR 1830]
Monday 19th
Measuring all day
[20 APR 1830]
Tuesday 20th
Ditto — removed my Camp to Townsend's
[21, 22, 23 APR 1830]
Wednesday 21 Thursday 22 Friday 23
Measuring
[24 APR 1830]
Saturday 24
At home plotting my track &c
[25 APR 1830]
Sunday 25
Reading & writing dined at Mr Townsend's
[26, 27 APR 1830]
Monday 26 Tuesday 27
Measuring
[28 APR 1830]
Wednesday 28th
Travelling
[29, 30 APR 1830]
29th 30th
Measuring & travelling — bullocks very troublesome – broke every thing
to pieces
[1 MAY 1830]
Saturday May 1st
Travelling up the Brook
[2 MAY 1830]
Sunday 2nd
Reading & writing in my tent
[3–8 MAY 1830]
3rd to 8th
Measuring – removed up the Brook
[9 MAY 1830]
Tuesday 9th
Reading & writing in my tent
[10–14 MAY 1830]
May 10th – 14th
Measuring – removed to Finch's – finished the Survey, as far as Wiseman's.
[15 MAY 1830]
Saturday 15th.
Plotting my work
[16 MAY 1830]
Sunday 16th
Reading & writing to .......................[?]
[17–22 MAY 1830]
17th to 22nd
Plotting – and drawing fair Plans of the Wollombi
[23 MAY 1830]
Sunday 23
Reading, writing &c
[24 MAY 1830]
Monday 24
Drawing fair plan
[25 MAY 1830]
Tuesday 25th
D o & packing baggage – dispatched
2 men to Hayes
[26 MAY 1830]
Wednesday 26th
Rode to Hay for the purpose of taking charge of Mr Rogers's equipment examg stores
&c &c
[27, 28 MAY 1830]
27th 28th
Weighing & examining stores, &c
[29 MAY 1830]
29
Rode to Mr Glennie's for the purpose of lodging an information against Denham
storekeeper who has absented himself
[30 MAY 1830]
Sunday 30"
Reading & writing all day
[31 MAY 1830]
Monday 31st
Taking acct of Mr Rogers equipm t &
stores & riding about endeavouring to borrow tools to set the men at work
[1, 2 JUN 1830]
June 1 & 2nd
Very wet all day unable to remove from Hay
[3, 4 JUN 1830]
3 – 4th
Travelling – slept at Rodds – arrived at Finch’s
[5 JUN 1830]
5th
Draw g rations wet day
[6 JUN 1830]
Sunday 6th
Reading &c
[7 JUN 1830]
7th
Removed from Finch's – measuring
[8–12 JUN 1830]
8th to 12th
Measuring – finished my Survey of the Wollombi.
[13 JUN 1830]
Sunday 13th
Reading &c rode over to Mr Finch's – was induced to join Mr Finch &
Ogilvie on an expedition to Yungo for the purpose of acquiring a general knowledge of the
country & making myself acquainted with some of the leading points in my own projected
Survey
[14 JUN 1830]
Monday 14
Left Finch's and bivouacked on the mountains after travelling about 10 miles
[15 JUN 1830]
Tuesday 15
travelling encamped in a valley about 5 miles from Yungo
[16 JUN 1830]
16
Ascended Yungo – took bearings to all the leading points in the Broken Back Range
&c &c
[17 JUN 1830]
17
Left the camp and traversed the ranges for the purpose of discovering the connection
of the main Range with the mountain of Warang very wet day & being unable to regain
our camp we passed the night in a cave or "Giba Gunyah" about 3 miles from
Warang.
[18 JUN 1830]
18
Returned to the Camp
[19 JUN 1830]
19
Returned to Finch's – slept there &c
[20 JUN 1830]
Sunday 20
I reached my own tents – reading & writing during the remainder of the day.
[21 JUN 1830]
June Monday 21st
Plotting my work
[22, 23, 24 JUN 1830]
Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 Thursday 24
Ditto Finished my fair plan of the Wollombi—
[25 JUN 1830]
Friday 25th
Writing report – preparing my baggage &c
[26 JUN 1830]
Saturday 26
Packing useless baggage to send to Finch’s – drawing Rations. copying sheet
of fair plan[?] &c &c
[27 JUN 1830]
Sunday 27
Reading Writing &c
[28 JUN 1830]
Monday 28th
Removed down the Brook – below the Conabeare Reserve – slept at Finch’s
and borrowed a horse of him to proceed to Hay
[29 JUN 1830]
29
In consequence of letter from Mr Kentish started for Hay but could get no farther than
Blaxland’s tonight
[30 JUN 1830]
30
Left Blaxland and arrived at hay
[1 JUL 1830]
July 1
Ascended the Ranges with Mr Kentish in search of the clear station "Wambook"
but was unsuccessfull
[2 JUL 1830]
2
I succeeded in finding Wambook
[3 JUL 1830]
3
Pointing out to Mr Kentish the boundaries of the Reserve of Hay’s junction of the
Roads, the Ford &c
[4 JUL 1830]
Sunday 4
Left Hay and slept at Rodds
[5 JUL 1830]
5
Returned to my camp & from thence to Finch’s where I slept
[6 JUL 1830]
6
Preparing to ascend the Broken Back
[7 JUL 1830]
7
Ascended the "Broken Back" from Conabeare Reserve & marked the leading
Range a distance of about 12 miles
[8 JUL 1830]
8
Ascended the mountains with my equipment and commenced measuring the leading Range
[9, 10 JUL 1830]
9 & 10th
Measuring
[11 JUL 1830]
Sunday 11
Very wet day – reading & writing
[12–17 JUL 1830]
12 to 17
Tracing the Broken Back .........................[?]
[18 JUL 1830]
Sunday 18
Reading & writing in my tent
[19, 20 JUL 1830]
19 & 20
Measuring
[21 JUL 1830]
21
wet foggy day ................[?]
[22, 23, 24 JUL 1830]
22, 23, 24
Measuring
[25 JUL 1830]
Sunday 25
Wet day. Reading & writing
[26 JUL 1830]
26
Measuring
[27 JUL 1830]
27
Marking the leading Range
[28 JUL 1830]
28
Very wet and foggy all day
[29 JUL 1830]
29
D o Do measuring – sent packet of letters to Sydney
[30 JUL 1830]
30
Very wet day
[31 JUL 1830]
31
Measuring
[1 AUG 1830]
Sunday August 1st
Reading & writing
[2, 3 AUG 1830]
2 & 3
Measuring – descended from the Broken Back
[4, 5 AUG 1830]
4 & 5
Endeavouring to trace & marking the country[?] between the Broken Back Range and
the Myall or the ..................................[?]
[6, 7 AUG 1830]
6 & 7
Measuring D o
[8 AUG 1830]
Sunday 8
Reading
[9 AUG 1830]
9
Measuring
[10 AUG 1830]
10
Travelling
[11 AUG 1830]
11
Detained at Pender’s[?] by the loss of my bullocks
[12 AUG 1830]
12
Travelling camped at ....................[?]
[13 AUG 1830]
Aug t 13
Plotting my work – despatched two letters for Sarah & Mrs Lange to Mr
Duncombe —
[14 AUG 1830]
14
– Plotting my work
[15 AUG 1830]
Sunday 15
– Reading & writing Agilose[?] dined with me
[16–21 AUG 1830]
16 to 21
– Plotting & drawing a fair plan 20th 21st heavy rain day and night
[22 AUG 1830]
Sunday 22
Reading & writing heavy rain continued intensely all day.
[23 AUG 1830]
23
Drawing rations – writing report packing baggage
[24 AUG 1830]
24
Packing & Preparing baggage
[25 AUG 1830]
25
Removed to ........[?] Bay but unable to cross on acct of the flow — tracing the
Range
[26 AUG 1830]
26
Tracing & marking the leading Range
[27 AUG 1830]
27
Examining & packing stores sent from Sydney .................................[?]
articles to Finch’s
[28 AUG 1830]
28
Crossed the brook & commenced measuring
[29 AUG 1830]
Sunday 29
Reading &c.
[30 AUG 1830]
30
Measuring
[31 AUG 1830]
31
Started with 3 men and four days provisions to trace the leading range left the tents
at [?] O’clock encamped for the night in a gully at ½ past nine. Storms all day
[1 SEP 1830]
1
Recommenced working[?] at 8 O'clock about 10 got a view of Lake Macquarie &
endeavoured to trace the Range running from Warrawalong – lost ourselves in a thick
scrub. regained the leading range and encamped for the night at five O'clock —
[2 SEP 1830]
2
Returned to the tents and moved the Camp to the leading Range
[3 SEP 1830]
3
Measuring
[4 SEP 1830]
4
Began measuring – but stopped by the rain
[5 SEP 1830]
Sunday 5
Reading & writing
[6, 7 SEP 1830]
6 7
Measuring finished measuring the range at its junction with the range west of Lake
Macquarie Traced & marked a portion of the leading Range & endeavoured to find the
branch connecting it with Warrawalong
[9 SEP 1830]
9
Descended from the Range & travelled from the head of Watagan Creek to Corranban
[10 SEP 1830]
10
Finished my rough plan & —
[11, 12 SEP 1830]
11 12}
Drawing fair plan writing report &c &c Reading & ~ sent letters to Anne,
Sarah & Jas Baker
[13 SEP 1830]
13
Mr Finch being unable to accompany me to day I prepared my baggage &c &c
[14 SEP 1830]
14
Travelling encamped by Mt Macquoid
[15, 16 SEP 1830]
15 16
Exploring & marking the leading Range from Mt Macquoid to Warrawalong &
returned to the camp
[17, 18 SEP 1830]
Sept 17 & 18 –
Measuring
[19 SEP 1830]
Sunday 19
Reading & writing
[20 SEP 1830]
20
Measuring ascended to the summit of Warrawalong
[21 SEP 1830]
21
started with four men and carrying four days provisions to explore the Range to Broken
Bay Walked about 20 miles and encamped near the head of a Creek I afterwards ascertained
to be Tuggerah Creek
[22 SEP 1830]
22
Proceeded on our journey. About …………[?] began to rain heavily.
Found[?] …….. gunyah where …..[?] remained all night—
[23 SEP 1830]
23
Early this morn g recommenced
…………………[?] & after walking till about 3
O’Clock found to my great mortification
……………………….[?] abruptly in a gulley, the head
of Tuggerah Creek …………………………….[?]
which ………………..[?] to Kangiangi Mr Heeley’s stock
station where we Passed the night—
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Tree marked by Felton Mathew
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http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4300718
[9FEB2008]
"The 'Blaze
Tree' is essentially a section of a mahogany tree that has been cut down and
removed form its original location and mounted on a timber base. Carved into
the face of the tree are the numbers XXVII signifying that it is a reference
to "Portion 27". On the timber base of the Blaze Tree is fixed a label with
the following text:
SURVEYOR
MATHEW'S TREE
THIS
SECTION OF A MAHOGANY TREE WAS NUMBERED XXVII IN 1830 BY ASSISTANT
SURVEYOR FELTON MATHEW. IT WAS FOUND IN 1972 BY STAFF SURVEYOR CC DUNBAR
DURING HIS SURVEY OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SYDNEY - NEWCASTLE EXPRESSWAY
NEAR TUGGERAH.
"The Blaze Tree is associated with and is a relic of the
construction of roads throughout NSW in the first half of the nineteenth
century. The Blaze Tree and other marks like it were to alienate the portion
of land from the crown, or to define the extent of portions of land for sale
from the crown.
"It is
evocative of the activities of surveyors and is an example of the appearance
of one of the many different types of survey marks. It illustrates the
methods and procedures used by surveyors to construct survey marks in order
to assist in the location of boundaries throughout NSW prior to 1840 and,
when compared to other survey marks, provides evidence of the appearance of
the many different types of marks used.
"Because of
its age and function it is important to a wide range of RTA staff,
especially those that work at the Survey Section of the RTA Technical
Services Branch, Parramatta and is one of very few remaining examples that
can provide evidence of survey fieldwork carried out prior to 1840.
"The
Blaze Tree is assessed as being of State significance." |
Thanks to the NSW
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts for permission
to reproduce this image
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=1491
[9FEB2008]
"An old mahogany tree (stump and regrowth)
located in natural bushland on the verge of an abandoned stretch of the Old
Maitland Road, between Gosford and Wyong.
"Although partly removed,
this tree still marks the actual position of the twenty seventh mile on an
historical traverse. Aided by its atmospheric location, the integrity of the
site has surely been preserved. It is also assisted by the regrowth on
either side of the original stump.
"This tree was marked by
assistant surveyor Felton Mathew in 1831 during the original survey of the
ranges east of the Great North Road when (Sir) Thomas Mitchell was preparing
his map of the colony. It is located at the twenty seventh mile from Mount
Macquoid on the edge of the Old Maitland Road. The entire traverse is well
documented and the tree is a tangible reminder of our early surveyors, the
loneliness of their work and their important contribution to the colony." |
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[24 SEP 1830]
24
Walked to Mr Heeley’s Farm on Narara Creek & From thence took a boat to Mr
Anderson’s at Brisbane Water who supplied me with rations & At whose house we
stopped for the night—
[25 SEP 1830]
25
………….[?] upon the right Range & commenced tracing[?]
.…………[?]
[26, 27 SEP 1830]
26 27
Tracing the range and descending at the head of
………………………………[?] at Corrabare
about five O’Clock after ……………..[?] and
………………………….[?]
[28 SEP 1830]
28
Finished sketch of the Range from Mt Macquoid to Warrawalong
[29, 30 SEP; 1 OCT 1830]
29–30
1
Very wet days – writing letters &c &c
[2 OCT 1830]
2
Unable to cross the Brook on acct of the flood – writing &c
[3 OCT 1830]
Sunday 3
Reading & writing & –
[4 OCT 1830]
4
Looking up different articles left at Mr Finch’s & Preparing baggage &c
— brook still impassable—
[5 OCT 1830]
5
Left Coranben and sent my camp on to the foot of the Range – being detained by
packing baggage at Finch’s – slept At Wiseman’s
[6 OCT 1830]
6
Joined my camp and ascended the Range from Mt Macquoid
[7–9 OCT 1830]
7 to 9
Measuring the Range to Broken Bay
[10 OCT 1830]
Sunday 10
Reading writing &c
[11–16 OCT 1830]
11 to 16
Tracing the Range reached from Broken Bay Saturday night
[17 OCT 1830]
Sunday 17
Reading &c
[18, 19, 20 OCT 1830]
18 19 20
Finishing rough Plan writing Report &c &c
[21 OCT 1830]
21
Removed up the water to Webb’s—
[22 OCT 1830]
1830
October 22nd
Wet day – crossed the water to Anderson's
[23 OCT 1830]
23
Rode over the flat behind Webb's, tracing the Creek &c
[24 OCT 1830]
24
Sunday
[25 OCT 1830]
Monday 25
Left Brisbane Water — walked to N. Harbour
[26 OCT 1830]
26
Arrived in Sydney
from this time to 20th December I was in Sydney
[20 DEC 1830]
Dec r 20
Left Sydney – got to N. Harbour
[21 DEC 1830]
21
Reached Anderson's
[22 DEC 1830]
22
Returned to my camp at Erinna Creek
[23 DEC 1830]
23
Rode over the range to Anderson's
[24 DEC 1830]
24
Weighing rations arranging & preparing baggage &c &c
[25 DEC 1830]
25
Xmas Day – dined with Mr Watson at Erinna –
[26 DEC 1830]
26
Sunday — rode with Mr Watson & Mr Slade to Wamberal.
[27 DEC 1830]
27
Preparing baggage – procuring harness from Anderson's
[28 DEC 1830]
28
Commenced marking the Range – intending to trace it to it's junction with that
from Mt Macquoid to Broken Bay —
[29 DEC 1830]
29
Ditto — lost the Range in consequence of the thickness of the brush and descended
into an extensive valley which I afterwards discovered to be Tuggerah Creek –
[30 DEC 1830]
30
Endeavoured to ascend Tuggerah Creek but after wandering about for several hours
scarcely able to proceed for the brush – found myself close to last night's camping
place – ascended another Range which I traversed with great difficulty, but at length
got on the first one marked and which separates the waters of Tuggerah Creek from the sea
—
[31 DEC 1830]
31
Returned along the Range towards Bean's farm – Traced several branches of Erina
Creek to their heads and marked several ranges but could not find that I am in search of.
[1 JAN 1831]
1831
Jany 1
Tracing the branches of Erinna Creek and marking a number of Ranges, but in every way
baffled & disappointed – the hills are intricate & the brush so thick that I
determined to follow the Road to Mr Hely's and from thence endeavour to trace the Range
down thither –
[2 JAN 1831]
Jan y 2
Sunday —
[3, 4, 5 JAN 1831]
3 . 4 . 5
— Exploring & endeavouring to trace the principal Ranges between Narara and
Tuggerah Creeks very difficult – intricate & bushy
[6, 7 JAN 1831]
6–7
Wet days but still endeavouring to accomplish my object in which I was at last
successful
[8 JAN 1831]
8
Tracing and marking the Range to it’s junction with the Broken Bay Range —
[9 JAN 1831]
1831 Jan y 9th
Sunday – reading & writing in my tent —
[10 JAN 1831]
Monday 10th
– Measuring –
[11 JAN 1831]
Tuesday 11th
– Wet day –
[12 JAN 1831]
12
– Ditto – measuring
[13, 14, 15 JAN 1831]
13 14 15
– Measuring each day – Morning of 13th very hot
[16 JAN 1831]
16
Sunday – very hot all day
[17 JAN 1831]
Monday 17th
Very wet day Drawing rough plan
[18 JAN 1831]
Tuesday 18
Very wet untill 1 O'clock – rode out with the intention of exploring the Range
between Tuggerah & Wyong but could not find the Creek – even g wet —
[19 JAN 1831]
Wednesday 19
Wet all day — sent to meet the schooner
[20 JAN 1831]
Thursday 20
removed Camp to Mr Beans weighing & storing away supply of rations received by the
schooner
[21 JAN 1831]
Friday 21
Removed camp to Wamberal – rode over the Range which separates Wamberal from
Tuggerah and took angles from Hill behind the Camp –
[22 JAN 1831]
Saturday 22
From the thickness of the brush and great difficulty in finding the marked tree where
we last left off measuring – measured 3¾ Miles to the Camp —
[23 JAN 1831]
Sunday 23
Reading –
[24 JAN 1831]
Monday 24
Measuring Ranges along the Coast, between the Lagoon & sea
[25 JAN 1831]
Tuesday 25
Removed Camp – measuring principal Range
[29 JAN 1831]
Saturday 29
Measuring — D o —
[30 JAN 1831]
Sunday 30
– Encamped at Richards's farm – reading, writing &c
[31 JAN – 5 FEB 1831]
Monday 31 to Saturday 5 Feb
– Measuring each day – encamped at Cockrone
[6 FEB 1831]
Sunday 6
– Reading &c –
[7 FEB 1831]
Monday 7
Measuring – encamped at Wamberal
[8 FEB 1831]
Tuesday 8
Taking Ðs from two hills
behind Wamberal – the weather having been when I was here before too hazy & wet
to admit of my doing so — plotting yesterday's work &c
[9 FEB 1831]
Wednesday 9
– Removed camp to Beans – rode to Henderson's to see Mr Bean respecting a
"board of Survey" required by an official received yesterday —
[10 FEB 1831]
Thursday 10
– Removed to Hely – closing letters to England –
[11 FEB 1831]
Friday 11
Finishing rough plan
[12 FEB 1831]
Saturday 12
D o — & commenced fair plan –
[13 FEB 1831]
Sunday 13
Reading & writing
[14–18 FEB 1831]
Monday 14 to Friday 18
Drawing fair plan – & writing Report &c; &c
[19 FEB 1831]
1831 Saturday 19th Feb
Writing letters – preparing Rations & baggage &c &c &c –
[20 FEB 1831]
Sunday 20
Writing great part of the Sent Singleton to Sydney
day – received packet with Plan, Report ...........[?]
of Letters from England
[21 FEB 1831]
Monday 21
– Bullocks lost in bush – walked to Mr Beans to enquire about ships for
England &c – Mr Bean not at home —
[22 FEB 1831]
Tuesday 22
– Riding about greatest pt of the day in search of the Bullocks
[23 FEB 1831]
Wednesday 23
Bullocks not found rowed[?] to Hendersons to enquire about the schooner & settle
with Henderson for Rations The schooner sails tomorrow & Henderson with her –
[24 FEB 1831]
Thursday 24
Attempted to take my dray along the Kangyangy road – upset and broke the axle
tree
[25 FEB 1831]
Friday 25
Sent axle tree to be rep d – Explored
pt of the Range between Tuggerah & Wyong Creeks & thence walked along the bank of
the Tuggerah Creek to it's mouth — the land of the finest description — Creek
deep & from 2 to 4 chains in width – scenery most beautiful –
[26 FEB 1831]
Saturday 26
Exploring & marking the range between Tuggerah & Wyong Creeks — did not
reach the tents till nine at night
[27 FEB 1831]
Sunday 27
Reading & writing
[28 FEB 1831]
Monday 28
Bullocks lost – rode to the mouth of Wyong Creek in search of the range
[1 MAR 1831]
Tuesday 1st march
Sent dray back to Hely's — rode out endeavouring to trace the Range
[2 MAR 1831]
Wednesday 2
Travelling – camping under Kangyangy Hill
[3 MAR 1831]
Thursday 3
Marking the Range – taking Ðs &c —
[4 MAR 1831]
Friday 4
Wet day – plotting Ðs
working at rough plan
[5 MAR 1831]
Saturday 5
Exploring & marking range – intricate towards the extremity
[6 MAR 1831]
Sunday 6
Reading &c
[7, 8 MAR 1831]
Monday 7 Tuesday 8
Travelling camped at the head of Tuggerah Creek
[9, 10 MAR 1831]
9 10
Measuring the Range
[11, 12 MAR 1831]
11 12
Do Do & MacDonald's farm on Wyong Ck
[13 MAR 1831]
Sunday 13
Reading & writing
[14 MAR 1831]
Monday 14
– Measuring
[15 MAR 1831]
Tuesday 15
– Do
[16 MAR 1831]
Wednesday 16
— Draw g rough work & commenced
fair plan —
[17 MAR 1831]
Thursday 17
Travelling
[18 MAR 1831]
Friday 18
— Draw g fair plan — writing
Report, letters &c &c
[19 MAR 1831]
Saturday 19
– Writing Letters – ascertained spot adopted for a wharf on Narara
Creek disputing on the same t– filling up Monthly Report &c—
[20 MAR 1831]
Sunday Mar 20
Reading & writing
[21 MAR 1831]
Monday 21
Ascertaining eligible spot for wharf on Narara Creek reporting the same &c —
sent letters to Sarah Chas Mr Benett & Mrs Booth
[22 MAR 1831]
Tuesday 22
Getting dray repaired – sent man to search for Cash of Meat lost opposite the
watchouse – measuring the Range to Pt Frederick
[23 MAR 1831]
Wednesday 23
Removing stores & baggage to Erina —
[24 MAR 1831]
Thursday 24
Holding survey of public stores with the assistance of Mr Bean – in pursuance of
the Sur Gen ls instructions
[25 MAR 1831]
Friday 25
Left Erina accompanied by Mr Bean and Mr Watson cut road thro' the bush & encamped
late at night on hill behind Wamberal Lagoon –
[26 MAR 1831]
Saturday 26
– Proceeded & encamped under Wyrrabalong –
[27 MAR 1831]
Sunday 27
Reading &c passed the night on the summit of Wyrrabalong for the purpose of
determining the Latitude by Miracle of the fixed stars. The night was beautiful and the
view is by far the finest I have seen in the Colony.
[28 MAR 1831]
Monday 28
– Observing ..............[?] of the sun from Wyrrabalong – went over the
range to obtain a specimen of wood supposed to be Lignum Vitae. – according to the
SG's instructions.
[29 MAR 1831]
Tuesday 29
Continued tracing this Range to the mouth of Tuggerah Lake
[30 MAR 1831]
Wednesday 30
Tracing of the lateral Ranges &
[31 MAR 1831]
Thursday 31
tracing part of the Coast
[1 APR 1831]
Friday 1st April
Good Friday
[2 APR 1831]
Saturday 2
Measuring
[3 APR 1831]
Sunday 3
Reading & writing
[4 APR 1831]
Monday 4
Very wet day – writing &c
[5 APR 1831]
Tuesday 5
Walked to Bungary norah to find a road for my dray
[6 APR 1831]
Wednesday 6
Stormy day – bullocks strayed – not found until too late to cross —
[7 APR 1831]
Thursday 7
Got dray across the mouth of Tuggerah Lake & took it on to Bungaree-norah –
[8 APR 1831]
Friday 8
– Got all my baggage across & removed camp to Bungaree-norah – did not
reach it till past 9 at night raining heavily
[9 APR 1831]
Saturday 9
Measuring –
[10 APR 1831]
Sunday 10
Reading &c
[11 APR 1831]
Monday 11
Measuring
[12 APR 1831]
Tuesday 12
Do – removed camp to Pudgwoy
[13 APR 1831]
Wednesday 13
Measuring –
[14 APR 1831]
Thursday 14
Do — bullocks lost sent all hands in search of them
[15 APR 1831]
Friday 15
Do — removed camp to Manmrou
[16 APR 1831]
Saturday 16
Tracing & marking Range to Reid's Mistake – dreadfully wet day. pitched camp
at "Wambal"–
[17 APR 1831]
1831 April Sunday 17th
Dreadfully tempestuous day – reading & writing —
[18 APR 1831]
Monday 18th
Morn g wet – remained at Camp to
observe Lat. of Wambal – getting tents & baggage dried &c —
[19, 20 APR 1831]
Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20}
Measuring
[21, 22 APR 1831]
Thursday 21 Friday 22
Very wet days – working at rough plans & Friday afternoon walked out to trace
one of the lateral ridges
[23 APR 1831]
Saturday 23
Morn g wet — measuring
[24 APR 1831]
Sunday 24
Reading &c —
[25, 26, 27 APR 1831]
Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27}
Removed Camp up to Reid's Mistake Measuring each day
[28 APR 1831]
Thursday 28}
– D o & Travelling
[29 APR 1831]
Friday 29
Very wet day – walked out in the aftern n – Tracing the Range
[30 APR 1831]
Saturday 30
Tempestuous day – heavy & incessant rain – plotting Ð's.
[1 MAY 1831]
Sunday May 1st
Very wet day – reading & writing
[2 MAY 1831]
Monday 2
D o exploring & tracing[?] the Range
[3 MAY 1831]
Tuesday 3
measuring – obliged to return about noon on account of rain
[5 MAY 1831]
Thursday 5
Tracing & measuring the Range
[6 MAY 1831]
Friday 6
Measuring
[7 MAY 1831]
Saturday 7
– Tracing & marking Range
[8 MAY 1831]
Sunday 8
Reading & writing &c
[9 MAY 1831]
Monday 9
Endeavouring to find a road for the dray across the Range
[10 MAY 1831]
Tuesday 10
Measuring
[11, 12 MAY 1831]
Wednesday 11 Thursday 12
Conveying the dray across the Range to Konrumbung Simpson's Station
[13 MAY 1831]
Friday 13
Traced and marked the Range to my Former marked line from the Wollombi
[14 MAY 1831]
Saturday 14
– Measuring
[15 MAY 1831]
Sunday 15
– Reading &c
[16, 17 MAY 1831]
Monday 16 Tuesday 17}
Measuring
[18 MAY 1831]
Wednesday 18
Traced & marked the range to its Eastern extremity
[9 MAY 1831]
Thursday 19
Measuring &c
[20 MAY 1831]
Friday 20
Stormy day
[21 MAY 1831]
Saturday 21
Very wet day – removed the Camp to Sparks's under the Sugar Loaf
[22 MAY 1831]
Sunday 22
Reading &c – wet day
[23 MAY 1831]
Monday 23
– Wet foggy day – marking Range – obliged to return about 2 O'clock by
the rain & fog
[24, 25 MAY 1831]
Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25}
Measuring
[26 MAY 1831]
Thursday 26
Climbed the Small Sugar Lf to take Ðs desired the men to follow me with the Camp – they lost themselves & I
was obliged to return to Sparks's where I slept
[27 MAY 1831]
May Friday 27th
Found the Camp & removed to the foot of the Great Sugar Loaf – walked some
distance exploring the Range. For some days I have scarcely been able to move on account
of a severe wound on each Knee occasioned by thorns in pushing thro' the scrub – our
Rations being exhausted & the men all barefooted, obliged to send my bullocks to
Newcastle tomorrow: the men whom I sent on Monday for that purpose with the dray, having
got among the gullies from which they cannot extricate themselves.
[28 MAY 1831]
Saturday 28th
– Measuring – sent two men to Newcastle for Rations
[29 MAY 1831]
Sunday 29th
Exploring & marking the Range – Men ret d from Newcastle
[31 MAY 1831]
Tuesday 31
Measuring
[1, 2, 3 JUN 1831]
June Wednesday 1st Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd}
Measuring each day – Friday met accidentally with Mr Holman the blind traveller,
accompanied by Dr Brooks of Newcastle – had about 20 minutes conversation with them
[4 JUN 1831]
Saturday 4th
Finished this portion of my survey by measuring to the ext y of the Range beyond the lighthouse at Newcastle – wet tonight
[5 JUN 1831]
Sunday 5th
– Very wet day – reading &c
[6 JUN 1831]
Monday 6th
Writing statement of Ð's
&c &c – wet
[7, 8 JUN 1831]
Tuesday 7th Wednesday 8th
Very wet days – working at my rough plan
[9 JUN 1831]
Thursday 9th
Writing my Report &c —
[10 JUN 1831]
Friday 10th
D o— & walked along the coast
toward "Redhead"
[11 JUN 1831]
Saturday 11th
Working at rough plan &c &c
[12 JUN 1831]
Sunday 12
Reading & writing
[13 JUN 1831]
Monday 13
Commenced drawing fair plan
[14–17 JUN 1831]
Tuesday 14 to Friday 17
Drawing fair plan
[18 JUN 1831]
Saturday 18
Finished D o Walked to Newcastle taking Ð's from NW the windmill & from
lighthouse called on Mr Buchanan to ascertain if I could draw any stores from the
lumber[?] yard
[19 JUN 1831]
Sunday 19
Reading & rode to Newcastle to witness the arrival of the "Sophia Jane"
the first steam packet ever tryed[?] in these seas – she entered 1st Hunter about ½
past 4 – having performed the voyage from Sydney in 9 hours – wind against her.
[20 JUN 1831]
Monday 20th
Filling up monthly reports – correspondence &c rode to Newcastle to enquire
about slops and Rations – Mr Stafford from house –
[21 JUN 1831]
Tuesday 21st
Rode to Newcastle – no slops arrived – saw Mr Buchanan & got some
articles repaired – Mr Stafford not ret d—
[22 JUN 1831]
1831 June Wednesday 22nd
– Drawing rations &c–
[23 JUN 1831]
Thursday 23rd
– Rode in to meet the Liverpool – no slops arrived – writing to Surv r Genl in
consequence – put my Chart, letters & Sextant on board a schooner with the mail,
for Sydney —
[24 JUN 1831]
Friday 24th
Still very unwell – rode out exploring the Range to Redhead – My men being
without clothing or boats, it would under any circumstances be impossible for me to
measure, even if I were not much too unwell to do so. My whole leg is in such acute pain
that I can scarcely put it to the ground – & to walk is completely out of the
question.
[26 JUN 1831]
Sunday 26th
Rode to Newcastle & got letters – reading &c.
[27 JUN 1831]
Monday 27th
In consequence of the arrival of a vessel from Sydney rode to Newcastle to ascertain
if the slops & many letters had arrived – but found none. Returning met Mr White
with whom I dined – Still incapable of walking from the state of my knee
[28 JUN 1831]
Tuesday 28th
White breakfasted with me. After he had left, rode over[?] the Ranges between Redhead
& the Lake— Knee better.
[29 JUN 1831]
Wednesday 29th
In consequence of hearing that the vessel has arrived from Sydney, walked into
Newcastle to ascertain if the slops were sent. Went on board the steamer walked with White
to the Lighthouse
[30 JUN 1831]
Thursday 30th
No vessel arrived from Sydney. Engaged protracting angles &c. White & Mr
Buchanan breakfasted with me
[1 JUL 1831]
July Friday 1st
Rode to Newcastle to take a complaint three of my men for drunkeness, &c. One of
them was pardoned as it was the first offence —but my tent[?] Keeper Edward who had
made use of my money to purchase liquour was insolent & otherwise misconducted himself
was sent into solitary confinement fora week on bread & water Dined and slept at
Buchanan's.
[2 JUL 1831]
Saturday 2nd
Rode from Newcastle. Writing & drawing at .......................[?] for my men
&c– no arrival from Sydney
[3 JUL 1831]
Tuesday 3rd
Reading &c. White passed the eveng with me
[4 JUL 1831]
Monday 4th
Packet arrived – could not remove the stores from her untill afternoon –
eveng served slops to my men —
[5 JUL 1831]
Tuesday 5th
Left Newcastle in company with White – rode to Maitland – dined at Mr
Erskine's returned to my Camp about 5 miles beyond Maitland – on account of both the
boxes of the dray wheels breaking they were unable to reach Maitland
[6 JUL 1831]
Wednesday 6th
– Got the dray to Maitland and after riding all round the neighbourhood procured
two boxes which were obliged to be altered in order to fit the axle tree — Robt Rodd
dined & slept with me
[7 JUL 1831]
Thursday 7th
– Detained by the accident to my dray, & by the bullocks having strayed
— rode to Maitland to hurry the blacksmith & paid for the job £2.2.6
[8 JUL 1831]
Friday 8
Removed the Camp & reached Campbell's at night – joined by Mr Edwards &
two men
[9 JUL 1831]
Saturday 9
Rode on to Crawford's – walked from thence ascended the Myall Range with Mr
Edwards & traced it a few miles – camp pitched in valley above Crawford's—
[10 JUL 1831]
Sunday 10
Commenced tracing the Myall Range —
[12 JUL 1831]
Tuesday 12
Measuring
[13 JUL 1831]
Wednesday 13th
— The man who carried the theodolite having lost himself yesterday eveng was in
the bush all night & returned about 11 O'clock having during the night dropped the
legs of that Instrument in getting down a gulley – Went out immediately with Mr
Edwards & all the men and after searching some time found them uninjured — Mr
Edwards & myself afterwards walked up the valley endeavouring to find a place for the
bullocks to ascend the range
[14 JUL 1831]
Thursday 14
All hands employed in getting the pack animals over the Range – afterwards
measured till dark
[15 JUL 1831]
Friday 15
— Measuring
[16 JUL 1831]
Saturday 16
Measured the Myall Range to its junction with that behind Lake Macquarie –
afterwards travelled towards the Range leading to Warawalong
[17 JUL 1831]
Sunday 17–
Reading & writing
[18–23 JUL 1831]
Monday 18th to Saturday 23
Engaged the whole of the week endeavouring to find the Range connecting that behind L.
Macquarie with Warawalong – the whole country is one dense brush &
notwithstanding that we traversed every range and almost every gully could not find it
untill Friday, when, having traced Wyong Ck to it's source, we marked the Range from
thence to Warawalong & on Saturday with much difficulty found our way thro' the brush
to the Camp – Monday to Friday nights slept in the bush – after reaching the
Camp drew my rough plan of the Myall Range – wrote out statement of Ð's &c &c —
[24 JUL 1831]
Sunday 24
Reading, writing &c
[25 JUL 1831]
Monday 25th
Measuring the Range to Warawalong
[26 JUL 1831]
Tuesday 26th
Descended from the Range & encamped in Watagan Creek
[27 JUL 1831]
Wednesday 27
– Travelling – camped at Conobeare
[28 JUL 1831]
Thursday 28th
Joined the Camp at Crawfords
[29 JUL 1831]
Friday 29th
Bullocks lost in the morng – left Crawfords & encamped on the Road to
Maitland
[30 JUL 1831]
Saturday 30
Sent the Camp to Maitland – rode to Wyndham's –
[31 JUL 1831]
Sunday 31st
Spent the day at Wyndham's – Monthly Reports sent in to mo of July
[1 AUG 1831]
August
Monday 1st
—Do — —Do —
[2 AUG 1831]
Tuesday 2nd
Joined camp at Maitland – a bullock lost at Crawford's – left man to bring
him on who returned this eveng without him.
[3 AUG 1831]
Wednesday 3rd
–Another bullock strayed – sent all hands in search of him – rode to
Maitland to make some purchases –
[4 AUG 1831]
Thursday 4th
– Left Maitland – dray bogged in a Creek at Newcastle Obliged to camp in the
swamps —
[5 AUG 1831]
Friday 5th
Moved camp to the Bullock Ground – rode to Newcastle for letters &c — in
the afternoon commenced my fair plan
[6 AUG 1831]
Saturday 6th
Drawing fair pan — &c — &c —
[7 AUG 1831]
Sunday 7
Rode to Church. Writing letters &c
[8 AUG 1831]
Monday 8
Writing Report – filling monthly Reports – & writing Requisitions for
Rations &c–
[9 AUG 1831]
Tuesday 9th –
Rode to Newcastle – put plan & letters in the mail bag – writing &
draw rations — bullocks strayed & the dray did not get to Newcastle untill too
late –
[10 AUG 1831]
Wednesday 10th
Drawing Rations &c &c at Newcastle —
[11, 12, 13 AUG 1831]
Thursday 11th Friday 12th Saturday 13th
Measuring Range between Newcastle & Reid's Mistake
[14 AUG 1831]
Sunday 14th
Rode to Newcastle – reading &c
[15 AUG 1831]
Monday 15th
Measuring
[16 AUG 1831]
Tuesday 16th
Exploring towards Reid's Mistake
[17 AUG 1831]
Wednesday 17th
measuring
[18 AUG 1831]
Thursday 18th
Bullock lost rode out to find a road for the dray
[19 AUG 1831]
Friday 19th
— D o — working out rough plan
– writing sketch of Report &c
[20 AUG 1831]
Saturday 20th
Travelling towards Ranclands[?] axle tree of the dray broken
[21 AUG 1831]
Sunday 21st
Reading & writing – Sent letter to Helen
[22 AUG 1831]
Monday 22
Travelling – camped at Rancland’s — rode over the Ranges
[23–27 AUG 1831]
Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th
Measuring all day Friday moved the camp to Pundee
Threlkeld’s
[28 AUG 1831]
Sunday 28th
Reading & writing – wet day
[29, 30, 31 AUG 1831]
Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 31
Measuring
[1 SEP 1831]
September Thursday 1st
Wet day – working at rough Plan
[2 SEP 1831]
Friday 2
Morng wet – waiting for bullock dray – writing
[3 SEP 1831]
Saturday 3
Rode over the Ranges towards Wanga Wanga point – marked a road for the dray
[4 SEP 1831]
Sunday 4th
Reading
[5 SEP 1831]
Monday 5th
Bullocks lost – measuring —
[6 SEP 1831]
Tuesday 6th
Travelling & measuring
[7 SEP 1831]
Wednesday 7th
Measuring Very wet day from noon
[8 SEP 1831]
Thursday 8th
Very wet day
[9, 10 SEP 1831]
Friday 9th Saturday 10th
Measuring
[11 SEP 1831]
Sunday 11th
Reading & writing
[12 SEP 1831]
Monday 12th
Measuring
[13–17 SEP 1831]
Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th
Travelling
Measuring —
[18 SEP 1831]
Sunday 18th
Reading writing &c
[19–24 SEP 1831]
Monday 19th to Saturday 24
Measuring range about Koorumbong, with the exception Friday – all morng –
working at my rough plan &c &c
[25 SEP 1831]
Sunday 25th
Reading &c
[26 SEP 1831]
Monday 26th
Wet day – working at Plan – writing letters &c
[27 SEP 1831]
Tuesday 27
– Travelling
[28 SEP – 1 OCT 1831]
Wednesday 28 to Saturday 1st Oct
Measuring
[2 OCT 1831]
Sunday 2nd October
Reading &c
[3 OCT 1831]
Monday 3rd
Travelling
[4 OCT 1831]
Tuesday 4th
Wet day
[5–8 OCT 1831]
Wednesday 5th to Saturday 8th
Measuring – rain each day
[9 OCT 1831]
Sunday 9th
Reading & writing
[10 OCT 1831]
Monday 10th
travelling
[11 OCT 1831]
Tuesday 11th
Wet day – very unwell
[12–15 OCT 1831]
Wednesday 12th to Saturday 15th
Measuring each day
[16 OCT 1831]
Sunday 16th
Reading
[17 OCT 1831]
1831 October Monday 17th
Measuring
[18 OCT 1831]
Tuesday 18th
One of Edwards's men having been lost since Saturday Went first with all the men in
search of him – found him at Pudgewoy
[19–21 OCT 1831]
Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st
Measuring – removed the Camp n r to
Pudgewoy –
[22 OCT 1831]
Saturday 22nd
Working at rough plan
[23 OCT 1831]
Sunday 23
– Reading & writing
[24–29 OCT 1831]
Monday 24th to Saturday 29th
Drawing fair plan
[30 OCT 1831]
Sunday 30th
Reading &c –
[31 OCT 1831]
Monday 31st
Writing Report
Monthly reports sent in to this time
[1 NOV 1831]
November Tuesday 1st
Copying statement of Ð’s
— monthly reports – quarterly returns &c &c
[2 NOV 1831]
Wednesday 2nd
Waiting the arrival of men with rations – weighing rations – serving out
slops &c
[3 NOV 1831]
Thursday 3rd
Walked around the shore to examine the Ranges West side of the Lake and find a road
for the dray –
[4 NOV 1831]
Friday 4th
Sent all men out in search of the bullock lost 6 months ago – the area in which
he was supposed to be, having been seen yesterday – taking Ð's – joining drawing paper – making more
alterations to my rough plan of Brisbane Water &c
[5 NOV 1831]
Saturday 5th
Travelling camped n r Wallarah Pt
[6 NOV 1831]
Sunday 6th
Reading &c
[7–10 NOV 1831]
Monday 7 to Thursday 10
Measuring Range W side of Tuggerah Beach Lakes
[11 NOV 1831]
Friday 11
Travelling from Puttendurra[?]
[12 NOV 1831]
Saturday 12
Crossing the lake – sent dray around by Pudgeroy
[13 NOV 1831]
Sunday 13th
Reading, writing &c
[14 NOV 1831]
Monday 14th
Tracing part of Ourinbah Creek –
[15 NOV 1831]
Tuesday 15th
— Removed Camp to Wyrrabolong — taking Ð's &c
[16 NOV 1831]
Wednesday 16th
Bullocks lost in the morng – working on rough plan
[17 NOV 1831]
Thursday 17th
Travelling to Brisbane Water – dray broke down beside Wamberal Lagoon
[18–19 NOV 1831]
Friday 18th Saturday 19th
Drawing Plan – writing Report – statement of Ð's &c &c
[20 NOV 1831]
Sunday 20th
– Reading &c
[21 NOV 1831]
Monday 21st
Rode to Erina – examining stores &c &c
[22 NOV 1831]
Tuesday 22
– morng wet – working on rough plan joining paper &c
[23 NOV 1831]
Wednesday 23
– Measuring Picketts Farm
[24 NOV 1831]
Thursday 24 Novr 1831
– Crossed the water to Fagan's for the purpose of measuring his farm – but
was unable to do so from the incorrect map of the description – tracing part of the
shore from Muckledoon’s
[25 NOV 1831]
Friday 25th
Measuring Fitzpatrick's Farm
[26 NOV 1831]
Saturday 26th
Tracing a range projecting on Broadwater
[27 NOV 1831]
Sunday 27th
Reading writing &c
[28, 29 NOV 1831]
Monday 28th Tuesday 29th
tracing Bulbararing Lagoon
[30 NOV 1831]
Wednesday 30th
Measuring Moore's Farm
[1 DEC 1831]
Thursday December 1
Bullocks strayed – rode to Henderson's to see if the schooner had arrived
[2 DEC 1831]
Friday 2nd
Removed the camp to Green Point Matcham joined me in the eveng
[3 DEC 1831]
Saturday 3rd
Walked to Henderson's – getting stores & provisions from thence to the Camp.
[4 DEC 1831]
Sunday 4th
Rode with Matcham to Erina
[5 DEC 1831]
Monday 5th
Tracing a range n r Erina
[6 DEC 1831]
Tuesday 6th
In consequence of a mutiny among my men – I walked to Cockle Bay to make inquiry
for the Constable – did not find him. Two of the men absconded
[7 DEC 1831]
Wednesday 7th
Smith the constable came over & two more of the men on account of renewed
insubordination & misconduct were taken to the watchhouse –
[8, 9, 10 DEC 1831]
Thursday 8th Friday 9th Saturday 10th
Unable to remove the Camp or proceed with my duties on account of the desertion of my
men – dispatched two of them with the constable to the Road party at Wisemans –
wrote to Surv r Genl on the subject requesting a supply of men
[11 DEC 1831]
Sunday 11th
Reading &c
[12, 13 DEC 1831]
Monday 12th Tuesday 13th
Waiting the return of the Johanna from Sydney – employed two men in repairing
bridge over Erina Creek on the Road to Narara – received two men from Simpson in lieu
of two sent to the Road party
[14–17 DEC 1831]
Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17
Waiting the return of the schooner from Sydney with rations and men
[18 DEC 1831]
Decr 1831 Sunday 18th
Reading &c
[19–24 DEC 1831]
Monday 19th to Saturday 24th
Measuring a number of small Farms at Brisbane Water Drawing sketches –
writing descriptions of same
[25 DEC 1831]
Sunday 25th
Reading &c — Xmas Day
[26 DEC 1831]
Monday 26th
Men entirely without rations – walked to Henderson's to ascertain if the vessel
had arrived
[27 DEC 1831]
Tuesday 27th
Endeavouring to find Bean's corner pin & side line – unable to do so –
therefore, traced two ranges from the Water —
[28 DEC 1831]
Wednesday 28th
– Walked to Erina & searching for Bean's corner Pin – men without
rations
[29 DEC 1831]
Thursday 29th
Conveying Rations from Henderson's – – weighing & issuing the same
[30, 31 DEC 1831]
Friday 30th Saturday 31
Being very unwell myself – sent Mr Edwards to measure & mark the boundary
between Bean & Matcham —
In Sydney on leave of absence from 9th Jany
[27 FEB 1832]
1832 27th Feb
Left Sydney & rode to Paramatta
[28 FEB 1832]
28th
at Paramatta
[29 FEB 1832]
29th
Rode to Windsor
[1, 2, 3 MAR 1832]
March Thursday 1st Friday 2nd Saturday 3
Arranging baggage furniture &c looking over papers — making sketches &c
[4 MAR 1832]
Sunday 4
Wet day – did not go to Church.
[5 MAR 1832]
Monday 5
Wet day – looking over & arranging papers – preparing abstract of
instructions &c
[6 MAR 1832]
Tuesday 6
– Rode to Black Town – measured three Farms & ret d at night –
[7 MAR 1832]
Wednesday 7
– Rode to Banks town & began measuring
[8 MAR 1832]
Thursday 8
[9 MAR 1832]
Friday 9
Measuring at Banks town – rode to Stenson's – inquiring into his case &c
[10 MAR 1832]
Saturday 10
Measured Reilly's 2 Farms & ret d to
Windsor at night
[11 MAR 1832]
Sunday 11th
At home – went to church
[12 MAR 1832]
Monday 12
D o — Drawing sketches – writing
Reports &c –
[13 MAR 1832]
1832 March Tuesday 13thVery unwell – unable to proceed to Liverpool examining
& arranging Abbott's papers &c
[14–17 MAR 1832]
Wednesday 14th to Saturday 17th
Measuring sundry farms &c— at Liverpool & Liberty Plains —
[18 MAR 1832]
Sunday 18th
Rt home – wet day –
[19, 20 MAR 1832]
Monday 19th Tuesday 20th
Very wet days – at home drawing sketches writing Reports &c &c
[21, 22, 23 MAR 1832]
Wednesday 21 Thursday 22 Friday 23
Heavy rains & floods which prevented my doing anything – at home plotting Ð's – arranging papers &c
[24 MAR 1832]
Saturday 24
Rode to Richmond – ascertained Encroachments
[25 MAR 1832]
Sunday 25
– At home – wet day – went to church in the morng
[26 MAR 1832]
Monday 26th
Wet day
[27 MAR 1832]
Tuesday 27th
Rode to Pennant Hills wharf – measured & reported on the same
[28 MAR 1832]
Wednesday 28th
Examining Road from Bates's farms at Prospect, improperly stopped up measured Hall's
Farm Castle Hill & returned home.
[29 MAR 1832]
Thursday 29th
Rode to Pitt Town, measured Spears's allot mt
[30 MAR 1832]
Friday 30
[31 MAR 1832]
Saturday 31
Endeavoured to measure Duggan's & Douglas's grants at Wilberforce – from the
confused state of the grants there could not do it – measured encroachments of Mr
Glad & Brown &c &c
[1 APR 1832]
April Saturday 1st
At home
[2 APR 1832]
Monday 2
D o — drawing sketches, writing
Reports &c —
[3 APR 1832]
Tuesday 3rd
Proceeded to banks town & saw Mr Johnston –
[4, 5 APR 1832]
Wednesday 4 Thursday 5
Measured Cartwright's farm at Liverpool — [Measured] Ward, Thorntons & Blocks
at Bankstown returned home late at night
[6, 7 APR 1832]
Friday 6th Saturday 7
Drawing the sketches, writing Reports &c
[8 APR 1832]
Sunday 8
At home
[9 APR 1832]
1832 April Monday 9th
Went down the River – measured Douglas's farm
[10 APR 1832]
Tuesday 10th
Went to Maroota – endeavouring to find Hall’s boundaries & traced pt of
Little Cattai Ck.
[11 APR 1832]
Wednesday 11
D o Do & measured Jacklin's Farm
[12 APR 1832]
Thursday 12
[13 APR 1832]
Friday 13
Measured sundry farms at Maroota
[14 APR 1832]
Saturday 14th
Writing letters &c
[15 APR 1832]
Sunday 15
At home
[16 APR 1832]
Monday 16th
Writing Reports – tracing sketches –
[17 APR 1832]
Tuesday 17
very wet day – writing &c &c
[18 APR 1832]
Wednesday 18th
Rode to Richmond – settling dispute between Martin & Bowman
[19 APR 1832]
Thursday 19
Rode to Gidley marked Road for Ivory & Pye.
[20 APR 1832]
Friday 20
Good Friday
[21 APR 1832]
Saturday 21
Measured two Farms P sh of Nelson
[22 APR 1832]
Sunday 22
At home
[23–26 APR 1832]
Monday 23 to Thursday 26
Measuring at Maroota & Upper Portland Head
[27, 28 APR 1832]
Friday 27 Saturday 28
At home drawing sketches &c &c Ogilvie came & stopped till Monday
[29 APR 1832]
Sunday 29
At home
[30 APR 1832]
Monday 30
Writing reports descriptions of Farms &c
[1 MAY 1832]
May Tuesday 1st
D o – Do – preparing sketches & papers from South Colah & Field of Mars sent
men on to Castle Hill
[2 MAY 1832]
Wednesday 2nd
Rode to Castle Hill could not find the camp till late – walked over to the church
& School Estate
[3, 4, 5 MAY 1832]
Thursday 3rd Friday 4 Saturday 5
measuring at Castle Hill & South Colah returned home in the eveng
[6 MAY 1832]
Sunday 6
At home
[7, 8 MAY 1832]
Monday 7 Tuesday 8
Drawing sketches & writing reports correspondence &c – saw Mr North on
the subject of encroachment at Richmond assented to go thither with him on Monday
[9 MAY 1832]
Wednesday 9th
Rode with Butler to Richmond & ........................[?] rain in the afternoon
[10 MAY 1832]
Thursday 10th
When prevented by the rain from proceeding to Hunter's Hill – considered it
useless to go there now this week, as I must return on Saturday in order to proceed on
Monday to Richmond
[11 MAY 1832]
1832 May Friday 11th
Wet day – started with intention of going to Pitt Town – obliged to return
by the Wet —
[12 MAY 1832]
Saturday 12th
Measuring the Glebe at Pitt Town
[13 MAY 1832]
Sunday 13
At home
[14 MAY 1832]
Monday 14
Attended Mr North at Richmond to point out encroachments &c.
[15 MAY 1832]
Tuesday 15
Attended Mr North in the morng with plan of Richmond — rode to Hunter's Hill
[16 MAY 1832]
Wednesday 16
Measuring at Hunter's hill
[17–19 MAY 1832]
Thursday 17 to Saturday 19
D o — at Field of Mars
[20 MAY 1832]
Sunday 20
At home
[21, 22 MAY 1832]
Monday 21 Tuesday 22
drawing sketches – writing Reports correspondence &c
[23 MAY 1832]
Wednesday 23
Rode to Pennant Hills – measuring Hackett's Road —
[24 MAY 1832]
Thursday 24 –
Measuring Road n r Bellamy S. Colah
[25 MAY 1832]
Friday 25
Enquiring into particulars of a disputed Allotment at Paramatta – ret d home
[26 MAY 1832]
Saturday 26
Drawing sketches &c
[27 MAY 1832]
Sunday 27
At home —
[28 MAY 1832]
Monday 28
Writing Reports correspondence &c Very unwell from cold —
[29 MAY 1832]
Tuesday 29
— D o — rode to Richmond to
enquire for Curtin – former proprietor of the allotment at Paramatta — sent my
camp on to Mulgoa – called at Clarendon paid Mr Cox £10 for 2m[?] Rent to 1st June
[30 MAY 1832]
Wednesday 30
Went to Mulgoa – Mr Cox being from home could learn nothing of King's 30 acres
[31 MAY 1832]
Thursday 31st
Saw Mr Cox — no land in Mulgoa belonging to Mr King – went to a man of that
name a short distance from Mulgoa but could learn nothing – went to Castlereagh
[1 JUN 1832]
1832 June Friday 1
Measured the Glebe and grounds at Castlereagh occupied by Rev d Mr Fulton but finding that the house &c is on Crown Land could not measure
the 40 acres without further instructions – measured the Church & school land
& the Burial Ground
[2 JUN 1832]
Saturday 2
Measured Peacock's Farm & ret d to
Windsor
[3 JUN 1832]
Sunday 3
At home
[4 JUN 1832]
Monday 4
Writing Reports – drawing sketches &c
[5 JUN 1832]
Tuesday 5
Went to Melville –
[6 JUN 1832]
Wednesday 6
Meas d two Farms & proceeded to
Paramatta
[7 JUN 1832]
Thursday 7
At Paramatta – drawing stores, Forage &–
[8 JUN 1832]
Friday 8
[9 JUN 1832]
Saturday 9
Measuring at Liverpool
[10 JUN 1832]
Sunday 10
Went to Liverpool Church
[11JUN 1832]
Monday 11
Measuring at Liverpool
[12 JUN 1832]
Tuesday 12
Proceeded to Campbell Town
[13 JUN 1832]
Wednesday 13
Measuring at Do —
[14 JUN 1832]
Thursday 14
Went to Appin
[15 JUN 1832]
Friday 15
Measuring at D o —
[16 JUN 1832]
Saturday 16
Went to Narellan & from thence ret d to
Campbell Town
[17 JUN 1832]
Sunday 17
Went to Church at Campbell Town
[18 JUN 1832]
Monday 18
Proceeded to Cabramatta – meas d
School &
[19, 20 JUN 1832]
Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20
Measuring there & proceeded to Holsworthy –
[21, 22 JUN 1832]
Thursday 21 Friday 22
Measuring Holsworthy
[23 JUN 1832]
Saturday 23
Ret d to Liverpool & sent for Rations
[24 JUN 1832]
Sunday 24
Went to Liverpool Church
[25, 26 JUN 1832]
Monday 25 Tuesday 26
Measuring at Banks Town
[27 JUN 1832]
Wednesday 27
D o at St George
[28 JUN 1832]
Thursday 28
Bullocks lost – ret d to Paramatta
[29, 30 JUN 1832]
Friday 29 Saturday 30
Tracing Cr & Pt of Kissing Pt Road – went to see Marsden & Bowerman
—
Monthly Reports to this date
[1 JUL 1832]
1832 July Sunday 1st
At Field of Mars
[2 JUL 1832]
Monday 2
Meas d Warman's (40) & Bowerman's (59)
drove to Pennant Hills – confirmed Road from Connor's Farm – from thence to
Bellamy's, & confirmed Road alongs– Franklins West line – and thence to
Seven Hills
[3 JUL 1832]
Tuesday 3
Meas d Schoolhouse at 7 Hills 2·1·35 & retd home
[4–12 JUL 1832]
Wednesday 4 Thursday 12
At home preparing sketches & plans reports correspondence &c &c
[13 JUL 1832]
Friday 13
Filling in Monthly Reports inking Field Book – preparing Ration returns &c
&c &c
[14 JUL 1832]
Saturday 14
Went to Wilberforce to inspect & report on the Road to the Pitt Town Punt –
[15 JUL 1832]
Sunday 15
At home
[16 JUL 1832]
Monday 16
Very unwell draw g & writing
[17, 18–21 JUL 1832]
Tuesday 17 Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21
Wet weather – dray not ret d from
Paramatta with Forage – went to Richmond to inquire about opening the Streets for Mr
Cox & – ........................[?] detained by wet weather & absence of dray
[22 JUL 1832]
Sunday 22
At home – very wet
[23 JUL 1832]
Monday 23
Proceeded to Kurrajong
[24–28 JUL 1832]
Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28
Measuring
[29, 30 JUL 1832]
Sunday 29 Monday 30
Very wet days
[31 JUL 1832]
Tuesday 31
Measuring
[1–3 AUG 1832]
August Wednesday 1st Friday 3
Measuring
[4 AUG 1832]
Saturday 4th
Wet day – inquiring about Road to Mills's
[5, 6, 7 AUG 1832]
Sunday 5th Monday 6" Tuesday 7"
Measuring
[8, 9, 10, 11 AUG 1832]
8" 9" 10 11
Travelling Measuring & returned home
[12 AUG 1832]
Sunday 12th
At home—
[13 AUG 1832]
13
Rode to Wilberforce to point out to overseer of Road party the spot for new bridge to
Pitt Town Ferry
[14–18 AUG 1832]
August Tuesday 14th Saturday 18
Drawing Plan – writing Reports & descriptions of Farms &c &c
[19 AUG 1832]
Sunday 19"
At home
[20 AUG 1832]
20
– Meas d Cunningham's at port Windsor
– drawg Sketch – description &c
[21 AUG 1832]
21
Meas d Puddlefort's Farm —
[22, 23, 24 AUG 1832]
22 23 24
Tracing Roads &c from Windsor to Wilberforce
[25 AUG 1832]
25
Plotting &c —
[26 AUG 1832]
Sunday 26
[27, 28, 29 AUG 1832]
27 28 29
Measuring
[30, 31 AUG 1832]
30 31
Wet days plotting &c
[1 SEP 1832]
September Saturday 1"
Measuring
[2 SEP 1832]
Sunday 2
At home
[3, 4, 5 SEP 1832]
3 4 5
Measuring
[6, 7, 8 SEP 1832]
6 7 8
Plotting – drawing fair Plan – writing report
[9 SEP 1832]
Sunday 9"
At home
[10 SEP 1832]
10"
Selecting scite for Catholic Chapel making enquiry respecting Gregory allot m &c at Windsor
[11 SEP 1832]
11
Measuring down the River below Wilberforce
[12 SEP 1832]
12"
Draw g Sketch – Reports correspondence
– filing Rations return & Requisition
[13 SEP 1832]
13"
Sent baggage to Castlereagh – preparing maps sketches papers &c &c
[14 SEP 1832]
14"
 | Original manuscript held by National Library of
Australia |
| Microfilm copy of original donated to Gosford City
Library Local Studies Collection, June 1998 |
| Transcription by Bruce
Jones; published to the internet June 1998 |
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