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dried away & have left wide sheets of salt which glisten in the sun like snow. As night approaches the sinking sun clothes the sky anew, an ever changing series of colour & when it dips behind hills, they stand out as commanding silhouettes against the sky. Finally a haze covers all, the whole giving that "atmosphere" felt by many- The day has been warm. The sun now shines like the good old Australian sun which warms & cheers the blood whilst the star lit sky gives promise of the warmer sky to come so different to the cold heavens of the northern land : one thing yet remains to be seen i.e. the Southern Cross, which should be seen any day now.
Thursday 3rd Much warmer today but a cool breeze equalised matters. Have been very busy as the change has brought on a lot of minor complaints such as colds etc & altho I arranged special hours for the dispensary I find myself called in between times. My hours are 9. AM – 1030 AM, 1 P.M. – 2 P.M. 4.30 – 5.30 P.M., during which time I am besieged for physic chiefly cough