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Diary. Vol. 2, 1872 January 1-1872 December 31

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Diary. Vol. 2, 1872 January 1-1872 December 31
Diary. Vol. 2, 1872 January 1-1872 December 31

General note

Jenkins continues to work for Mr Bennet on his farm near Learmonth; joins another threshing team; is wrongly accused of breaking a piece of farm equipment by his employer and is subsequently awarded 18s of wages in arrears by the courts; is bitten on the hand by a snake; diary concludes in December with Jenkins working on a farm near Coghills Creek. At the back of the diary is a 5 page description of how to treat snake bite.

Repository details

Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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