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28th after a hard day's riding. On my return [?] home with some [Bush?] herd which were [by?] no means inclined to proceed, [?] with all night by a [???] [?] out like mad things & to my great joy [found?] them; Townshend joined me at night & [tho?] he would not [taste?] a [?] at my place persuaded me to accompany him home where we met [?] who had just returned from [Sydney?] where he gave us all the news with a little [?] It was 12oClock before I got home & a little cold but it was [?] like the [?] 29. Had a [?] treated & [??] [?] Bullock [???] who will now say anything against our [Pasture?]. but Townshend [?] [???] 30th Sunday & after reading prayers I went over to Townshends & met [Messrs?] [??] Park & Forbes and spent a most dull day June 5th Finished wheat sowing & [?] a [?] ...of [?] in my Farm. built [?] days most [??] 6th Sunday at 10 clock met Webber & [Park?] at Townsends & proceeded to [?] to see the new [?] and [?] the [?] were introduced to Mr & Mrs Pilchards [Mrs?] Browning & Gilbert altogether spent an agreeable day & returned to Townshends at 12 oclock, where I staid for [a short?] time discussing some [Beef?] and [??] my own place at 1 [?] [very?] much
went to Mr Webbers to meet as we thought Townshend extra to have a [???] on our arrival found [?] was osme [???] & found myself laying down on that [?] about 3oclock to take a little sleep if possible. after Breakfast proceeded altogether most of them called at my place & [at some?] most [unwholesome?] [?] I was completely knocked up & most [???] 8th [???] and begun to Burn off for Tobacco 9th at work burning off myself unfortunately for about 11oclock in [?] at a stump [stuck?] the ax head through my foot, & cut two [veins?] which I was not aware of for some time bandaged it up with [??] but it would not do [? nor?] stop the Bleeding at length sitting rather [timid?] & rode to Townshend in [?] pain blood letting drop all the way arrived there after [Sunday?] was when [?] [?] was who knew that [?] was about the best thing it luckily succeeded & just as the [bandage?] was [?] I fainted away [from?] loss of blood, had [?], waited a short time bleeding to death would have been the [terrible?] [?] is the best thing possible to [stopping?] blood 10 after passing an indifferent night breafastd and rode to my own place where [?] [??] sick [??] but able to toddle about [Person?] paid me a visit and I [prevailed?] upong him to stay & divert my Solitude in the Evening as we were enjoying Lemonade in place of something better were as [?????]
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