The Diaries of Sarah Midgley and Richard Skilbeck: A Story of Australian Settlers, 1851-1864

acres afternoon Agricultural Agricultural Show Alfred Allansford amongst Anderson arrived attend Australia Baker Bardsey barn beautiful Belfast blessing Bluett breakfast brother brought bullock Burns preached busy called Carlin cattle chair Colony commenced Cousin Curry David and Eliza dear diary diggings dinner Dr Johnson Dr Singleton dray England enjoyed farm Father finished friends garden gave Geelong hear Heytesbury horse horseback John Midgley Kirkstall Koroit Chapel ladies land Martha Melbourne Methodist miles Miss Birch Miss Roberts Miss Watson morning Mother Mount Rouse o'clock Patrick Carlin pleasant plough Port Fairy potatoes pounds preached at Koroit present prize returned home Richard Skilbeck ride sent sermon sister spend the day spent stay Sunday Sydney Teetotal threshing machine tonight took Tower Hill Church town tree Uncle Victoria walk Warrnam Waterhouse weather week wheat William Witton Woodford Yangery Creek Yangery Grange yesterday