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3 j j, j 1 t DART OF 30SAH COCKl NG. l!~ Thur. ar18th (Oontinued. >. The Seoretary sta.tecl that 'we had meeting on the 20th o~ Apr11.in~JoseplLH.Otf~ll 's p~b.,_~tb.~ Q~eE!nt8 Head,when we formed.. Branch of the Australian Sooialist League,' & had. eleoted Kr.30hn E8tell,Ch~rma.n; Hugh de Larg1e, Seoretary; John B. Robi neon, Treasurer; David 'Watk1 ns, Delegate; & John Hill" Ro'bert Brown llaloolm DaV1dson & my.elf; Commi ttee men. He alao'i84!'thsl.t he had wri tten to the Oentral League in Syd.ney, but had put" wrong address on the letter, 90 had not r.eoeived a reply. He also ~ote to Fergie Re1d~e O1striotSecreta:ry at New Lambton, fe?-... ~~-&f-- informing bim of t~e fortnsl.tion of a Socialist League a.t WaJ.. laeni & $skingfor a copy of the Constitution of the League. 'He then r,ead the reply.whioh was.tothe,effeot that Uro Reia was glad that we had formed a Branch at Wall send., & he hdped we w01l1d not be stjt - iot vl1th new lr.embers re,8,rding th. fees.: &8 the object of tl t,he League ~hould be more to getlnero.bext) tban mor.ey. He enolosed a Cvl)Y of.tr.. s,ool'ltititutionc, As Jack Estell bad not firrlved, Dave W~tt1n& ehairm.n protem, ask~ fo;-.. motion on ~h6 Yd ljtt t~. & 1 moved 'ha.t the lfil"ju tee be adopted. c Carried 8 (ave liadd that Gal. he saw ~cme fresh facls.. amorlget those l)res.ent he would r*adtbe Corutti tution of the BooiaJ.1st. tlea.guo,.&' the pr1j'" c1ples & platform, which he did; & aftfjr,,\m& ''nel'rin= c1plee & Platfol'll of the 2oc1aU:st Leaguttwere diatrtbuted _o~8t us. 'l'hel'e W&'J, some d1acues1onon the third clauee of tbe COllSt1tut1.on.&. the.et'ber.., being dt1iif:l.~ Witll 1t$ f1"e new meznbc!rs ~o1ned., A &1b"'Comli ttce waa then el.ected 'to draw up soac local ruloi! &; corw1ets. of Uenrl' Ty;ldosly &twye vratk1m &: another. We deoided to aetld to tlu5 C.ntrGl, Jlxecuti vt' for roo pro<,m pa&a.ncuast lee.!lets, &. to a6k that loirs. Rose SomerVille be inti ted to lecture in the Wallf}eJAt Park Ol'i. solle SuD1.a;t 8lfternooll. or.. SQoialienl. t was aa.80 a:rratjged tll. t we hale a debate or. tl'atl questiolil. '1& party-ocvernner.1.t Cee1ra'.le 1.. next v.:edneooay,,.eek-- :)1 rut: 1 net _co' in th" Flattet<u..t, Meahanics nstitute at Mlf past 7. 'P..lll C.ve Watk1J'it3, ie to take ttl. affirjlultive,.& Hugh de Lari1e the neg\t1ve.. ide. r.~e lent me a boole entitled Japo11t1oal r.8saye )--01 Char~ leu..: :aradla~h. Frosty.'c81tlusr; red flag,6.enot111i work, for walleend colliery. J'r.i..ltaY)19th Brother :Bob "1 worked <1-n~18eD1 oolliery & f111ed n1_...,k~-of."*t~':"-... ~te-~- J'01l'~... l\""'"'~»-~-ye+'m-.. y ten ekips. afbl6>ccal.. OU:t we1;ghttl published on th. boa1'd for ccal filled tb. prey10ue day are :- 10 cwt.l qr Be- 14 lb&; 10 :3: 14, i so 10: 2 :14 a.veraa l1rother 3aok. Charltly. & 3ack )(&honey have 1'71

4 8 go"o to til. Hu,;t.. :r Bj,Yer ~; Ush. ~olt & dry weather. ~ sat. :Way 20tli Bob & fill«t tj1ne skiplf. ofb1g coal. No weight :th18 ltlornijl6. The broth~rij,,18<1.& Barty Dal'1dilon,1 cam. 1. n on~h. front--.l:l1ft to day. '!'he ground -, covered Wi tll fro8t this iol'~~&'., -ThfJ Auatraliatn 'ftor~an ar~ "'theds ' fbi 8 ft.rdcon~ Jack-- ::party came h~. bia ev.r.! ~ ".1. amall fish.. & a redbill b1 rd ttaat 'Proth.r ;Jack ahot: near tb. mouth--of' roribark-creek Cha;rleywent down- & bought i. half of a ahet!.. fol' 2/\. &: 8a1 ted 1. t 1 r~ a._11 caale. l ;rn.d a, part, of th. -,'crkman t c Mother..", Sun..-May2;l:8 t 1893~--Bill' AU6t1ri -&tb! 11 J.lk1118 were her. th18io1"d1:'.1&. &ill' J.nk11l1.l 1ran~.e4-_ 8~. 1nfol'm.'tton rn1t' 'an~el.ctr1:ebattery.thlt :1. defect:1"., :1n the 14 t... tle Tunnel er",! ne room of tlie wallljend colliery. told hilt! til. at the battfjfj'wa.'too' WfJak, 01' tke jointll' of tiie W1re. ax. 11lP_rfGct ~ or tact.wire,. are rubb~di a wet roof. '.:rra.~ed some 'b111-.'& rece1pta, 6: co,,!.. ~d... om. into DJ big.x~rc1jj. book c> fine, clea.-r,!.athel".. _' '~i Mon_, Yay 22nd- j ' le93~;~ob ~,~, made.alothel" a~.rt tlr&18 ~orllil1& J Be f111edl-2.k1paot'larie coal. No."we1ghte 'up. Our tollj"jai ft.1 fer the next pay' 1. l07.k1v$ of ooal,a.t 10,:2. whioh equaj.& i 58 tom.3-owt ~ Jack-'walked to Lambton tb18 tol'l'xi t& &: lot '~i ~ pou.ma ofbl&st1 'politier &a ptok-llamle.,," '!'here waa-afatal'f1.;ft't'h1-.aftortroon on tb. ~ootball! a!'oum.,mar Drl'e Lonergan "ahouae, b.t..,.en ffittrry _f4yer' Jimmy Harri._an.. 'nerfoqht t~ro\lgb:-.di.jiute conoermng a. dan:.:. club; & aftcir figlating for tlfte4lnmii1ut, :1 nth., pr.iumoe ofa larg$ crowd;"hart'1bt1.n tell ina-fit" died almost 1-ed1 a tel y.,the, crowd tb.n ran away.. [bctor at ohn liuh ".a-l"1ding'by-a..>t-.tb'---t1jl.,-&onb.il~ informectd of tho oocur6ncehe Trent over. saw HarrisQn" ' pronoudo~ him dead. He ordel"ed-th. bodyto---be" taken totl. near_at pub. Ser,eant Gr.nnan eoon ~eard o~ t.h- affa1r,& arroated OtTer, who, ' wile n &1 Vi D& him lf'up-,-crted' pi teoualy:.. " > -- t 1 Tu. 33rdUay 1893,.,,W.'f1114td 12 at1art' ooal. aga! n to day.. No weights. An 11lqU"5t Ol' the body of James Harr11ilan was h.~d, to da.y 1 n tll.,plattebur& FJlc.Course pub ~ The ~u:rym.n wer8 ' ROb.r, tweakly) Joseph Lewi8. Ell~ahAb.l. Henry Wi,ckon, 1 Joseph Howell. i'redel'1ok Arde:rson, Thomas Reay. J'amea Gre'"'" ll'son,george Hud8on. 'J'homa$~M:i-rj Mac ndllan, aeorge J'ro,& S11aa, Ru ttley.'l'he Wi tnt.ee" were sergeant, Grenran, Sen,Har~man. Jam, CutllbertBOT;.~unr, Geor,. S.llwood. 111-, l1am lioaa.- James.&1ng,-U.'llCan onerry.. judr. James Law.on. ~ doctor John Brady la.&h, & Henry ver. 'Tb.,~uryretUl'u.dth.:f~11oW1D& verdict: - That th. "'_C.. acad met Us death from effuf):lor. ofblooc1, on. 'the- pr~:n,ln a.ccor- j

5 ,. J dance,fi. tb. the Dled.l~al 'test1mqiy, ~t3t)l.r! ~, ~ eyj,den':\./ ce to aho" what oaused ttd.. eftuelon of,blood,." '..v:tr 1s, stillin custody, & w.lll'be 'brought up lnli1i'8.rd polioe court today on,acbr,_ of caua1llg_t:hedeathof the d.o'. aaed. The 00 -operative pi t worked to day. Cloudy.d.ry,, ather.,, Wed. Kay 24th, 18~. Vicky's blrthda.:ri"he 1875 yea%8 old. Bob".. tack, Harry W1Ckel'l,. Jack Mallo,ney," another wentdtoml to Tomago laa,t r4ghtto '8p elld to "'day there &moxlg ttl. pior.1c putie L1z- JaM & JiJ:\ pettisr.,.. ha.ye,or. th.re toe. Cllarlle, Wother, & are kt ho~e., ".rote 12 pait" of.. lett~ er to Alf M,..rda. This evening read a. part of 1?o11t1oal Easaya by C. Bradlaugh. Wb1 te flag.. dane tid& no... ork, for Wali.em 8:Co-oper~ti vo p1 til to- mon'ow. J'1.ne "eather, Thur. Way 25th W. are all 1dle to d&1. d.ug up the grqu:rrl where.. the peals were 1 n tb.1;op garden, but 1 did not plant' anytbing. Jaok 1s down at the court t.earing the trial of Barr,' flver, finished Alf1. letter whioh oonsist. of 24 pagee "d nth our hea.1th,tl1e 1nt~X'pretation oftbe 1 9tli., chll1)ter ~f L.uke ~ ban::luet,. ~oa.t., the.. ccident to..ln... gua Uolnnea, C.aear'. Column.. the ut11iea.tfonof natural foro.~. our Socialist L&ague. work at ths p1t&, the boat race between J1m Boag & Al! Worbc,ya. the fatal fight b.t"een alver & Han'iMllan, my age, & the 1l1n. at Cobark.. elver.. a acquitted by the jury thi8 afternoon" relea8ed fros. cuatc4y. Clear,. cold we.. ther.:..red, f1ag8 for work at Coeoop. & Walleerd.. ', ~. 11'i. ltay SStll Bob e :t f111tk1, ten of big ooa;1. to da.y No "eight. Jack took up our pa,', which 1ae, J..&.;lS=, lot 15/1/3 f,or 36 tons. 3c"ts a.t 5 n.o per ton.. Charl1. t e pay waaa t for 5-1- sl'~fte at 7/- per day Our 3ack_ e Jim Pett- 1ir ew got A slits for as tons, 8 owt a.t 3/10 per, ton Dtil1Laa a7--for doo-tor, Jack" ahare... aa a/a/7. 1 bouiht flvead stamps at 'em Ka.cOr...". shq'p, & paid 'Jroome 2d O'lfGdfor pitch. Clear, cold ",eather". 'Bat. llay27tll lsa1). T l'li a morm,. lg,jaclt Be: went,'lith Olr_ oart to Newcastle. Ve took },lrs Coll1nson & her a ohildre n to Honeysuckle point., We lef.i. the ~orae & cart i il the yard of a. pub oy'ii.')osi te to the Royal beer Shop;. tried i o buy a batte~ cell, but fa1~ed. bought a,ej.1 Essay On Ol'1nk for 2 d. t & a book entitled Tne Labour Movement 11 ~\n-ierica, by Eleanor & }.tarx A'te11~1_ for si~enc e. tried at several. placee to buy ""Poli t Os For ~b:e Peopl':l by, l(or-rison ~V1dson/'but oouldn't get 1\ r 'bought caesar's Colwnn, & "P1oneere Of' Electr.l.Oi1 ', for 6d eacho We had a. look around' & went baok to Leonard

6 4., ~aker'8 office whor Ja,ek pa:ld t(tn ehil1,1llgs On Robert House S a()'ooun! a We drove baok to Lambton~ got our grooerise, & 'came home. bought 11. sixpenny note~ook at Bill Loohrints shop.. & 6cl wortt. of toolaoap papar at Tom llaccreats. gave.johnny waters some Socialist lea1:1eta;; con~' "" n; th8 o'b:laote of the Australian Socialist Leasue. We had a long oonv8r~.. +'''-on on the principles of'sooilll.imll; &: think: he will j 010 our Branch. of the League ~ Cold weather:, f ~ th1 i) morrd np:.', Sun. Ka; 28th, have read "The -Labor Uovement n America through to-day. t is an interesting & inetruotive book which every.. worker should read.- Jaok poilte,d - Volney's "'Rui na Of imp1 res to Alf 'Edward.,. " Yon. May 29th 1893" w~ filled 9: skips of rouni coal to-day.. We1ghts_1Q :i; 10:2 Average 10:1 :14:. Co-op. worked. all' day J M1"o Francis Salderson,of Boscawen street, Plattsburg, was ve:ry 'badly -hurt to'-'day1n the Jubil.ee district of the Wallsend collieryl by a middle jud of coall whi6h fell & nearly buried him. He was carried home on a stretoher, & dootors NaSll & Mellish are attend.1 ng 111m ~ The red flags f or work, are un at Wallsend t Co,-operative pits.. DRy, oloudy weather" Tu. May 30th, We filled 1.0 skips of' rouni eoal to-day. No weight ~A.d_ Cook & hi s mlil.te sommonsed Ba'J;', ~h.manage' of the Co "'Qparat1 va P, 1 t~ for mohey for yardage in p1-11ara, & the ea~e i 8 being tried 1iO~Y in the, Wal).csend. cpurt. Y(;tste~ Barty Davidson. our crossma te. brought :3 bookg into, \he pi t for me frofll Tom ravid'l0n. of New Lambton., The~ 3%e:- The Workingman's paradise.. s Socialism, Soum.?,a debate. Dry,cloudy weather.-:,., "Wed. l.{,ay51st Bop & l filled.' 11 ofb1_g90~,t9,~~y. ' No weight. This evening went to' the pj.attsburg Mechanics' ): :ls~1 tut~ _to at te!!ia,~6<?iaj.iest meeti 'M ~Hug~_cS.~_l-a.~g1e,~ec", '. t1ame a little after 7 otclock, & Henry 'l'ildosley a bit 1,ater. J ravewatk1ns. Joh~ Mrs. -Roiinson oame afte~rds. W.e 1!~t:lt (, up.stairs to the "Summerlee roool. Other members arrived by 7/30p, ~ll. ~ "~ al ect~ M~_. Tyldesl ey_g~la.i rman., The seor~1iary read the minutes., which were adopted. He also read the rules that were framed by the sub-oommi ttee.. There was some discr.lssi on on the ' second rule;' which providos that the entranoe faa - ahall be9ne shilling, '& the monthly oontribut~onsi.xpencg. _ Jaok Hill moved an 8meniment,to, make the entrance fee s1.xpence & the monthly 0 ontri bu tion thrfje pence; but as no pm seoomgd it the motion lapsed, &- the Tilles were all adoptep.. tavt3 wat... ~;r:s!~:iaf'~a)b!~e~ttot~ie~ga.~ie~tla~~~iw:t~:~-:?-~~ of chi af business transactedwaa the _Qona~11e1"at:i.o~ of a 1e ter j ~

7 : 5 '. from our (Wal1send) _ seoretary re obtaini. ng, t~~ s~y:ic6a of lirs. R080 Sommerville to", lecture, otl,sooislislu-.,.. t was deoide\l. tlll at, as the delegates did not know wh'ether she would l ectij.re in in the,?pen adr o? no-:~, Arthur Ras,-l.P. for Murrurtib'td.&ae ~ be asked to deliver a senes of lecturgs i ntne distriot on ~OCi "'" alism. They alsod,eci ied that, as Fergie Reid Md l Q1. strtct Seoretary, had inourred some expensefin ()rganising the leagugs~, & in stationery,' e~ch" Bra.nch gi va him a/6 e' '. The delegatets report was reoeive1. The chairman said.,it woulli be advisable,,before proceerling further, to initiate any 'new meniberb who W1shed to join the Sooialist League. Charles Viol was then p,rop:lse<:l 8& accepted ass. member,& paid his entrance fee. The de'b&ta on the question, ls partt government desirable in' the beat 1 ntares~s of the country? was then begun by re,v, e' Watkins who took the af',fi rmat1-ve Bide. He sa1~ that 1 n orda to have party govornmant_,th.ere must always be 2 01'1)0=', s1 te partiea. & those parti es must be ina a,tate of oontinual rivalry. Each party must be' constantly t-rn ng to pa.ss some measure benefioial to the peo,ple.all groat refor.ms have been origi natsi 'by SOf.ll8 party. 'l'he Revolution! s.t ;party of' France removed the oppression of the king' & the olergy 4> The Cobden. Leagu~ abol~ shed the oppress! ve Corn Laws of E~lam; & the 'lar1ous parties of QLsraell, PoJ.merst'on,,Pi tt & others had brought aoout -rafonns in Englam. He also l"efel"l'- ed to the rish party in tho House of Commons, &' thai T SUO(H'tsa wi th the Hamo Rule Bill... Hugh de Largle then read a ~tten speeoh 9n t~~_neg~tive Side,,& said that 1f we look at English history we 'vill see that the country was most prosperous. & -poople most contented & happy' when therto was no party gov9t'nment :in that country. He would nqt go back to the ancient history of Europe, but woul':i deal wi th well-known l reoent events. We oould se~ a good example of the evils of party ~overnment 'in'the oolonial parliaments.. When \ good meabure was brought down, the Opposition party said We must not allow this bill to pass, beoause if we do the governwent will get all the cfedit for passing it,4 the Opposition'accordingly lslocks it. Then there is the,absurd.- i ty ox having an Abiga!l for l.linister for Mines, instead of a Curley. or an Edden. Men Wf!ll-C put into offices which they had no aptitu(1e for'. Thev were put into those positions in retl;.rn for supporti ng a party. The'Opposi ti on party often opposed measures. which they had promised to pass, simply because the G ove rnment par ty i ntr oau oed them.., t was simpl y a. fare e of the ns & tho outs, & was a waste of time & money. The system of maki~' the whole mini atry resign~1 n the.event -'of one member 'being defeated waa another evil resul t of party government.. We should ha.ve tho Swiss system whioh provided tha.t the ministries shall be elected by the parliament. He explained the Swiss mode of electing their, parliaments; & said

8 that it is a oountry in,~10h partie. do not 1 6 exist. & 1 s coneeque.ntly the best governed countryi n reuropg.. ir. George Hardy then sp ake a few words 1'n favour of party govermnent'. '. Charli. Vi 01 said he considered our system of sendi ng a Minister-to his constituents is mor. demooratic than the SWiss aystem of election by parliament. Amram_L~wi8,1n-bpposi:ti-~n to pa:;-ty~ov~r~ne~~l~_~~~,_ tl.lat )(r. Watkins '4ad pl.".~ent.d.a.vor1,w~a~ o..~i~,_q!)qf4~.a~ hfla~8umed his position. Je S~:1~ t~t: the. Fr4nlChrlyol'qt~ on _&_ tbo_.30. _. _. years war of Na:poleon Bonaparte were du~ to party golernment P~Y governnent i-8 supported by all so.rts of meancontemptiblle deyioesjj which conieruned it because that wh!oh requirea brioery ~lying. oheat1ng.& other mean vices to'; support it mu8tbe,. wrog 1 n Prfociple. '. ra~e Watkins l"~li edtohis opponents & the debate was; ad": '" ourned. fp~ a fortnight.... 'Oaid ll~entran2e-f.ee~or bl'~th~r' Bob, &, h8(l his. nane, put down as a member ~ the League. also paid 6d as my monthly contributi~n. Young Fr~nk san1ers'on 1s in a Tory low state & :j( 1 s not e~ected to. 11 VB. ', Cloudy, dry weather. Sims, the wooden-legged Army oaptain.. ~ left for New Englam to-n1~ht.. 'l. ',... Thur. June 1st, Bob & filled ten of big ooal to-da.y. Our wei-'tht-ie t.Our o~osbrnat8sjl Ned & Barty- Dwid,sin, t had one' skip of ooal taken from them by the oompany beoau~e it 'Rsfilled too high- to" enter the tipper at the soreens. [, Adam Cook won the court case to day ~ & Barr has to pay the full amount- cladmed)& all '0'asta. "! read the firat chap,ter.of Cae.arts Column to Mother. Oo""Op. worked 'hal! a-day.-red flag for 'Wallsem 0011io1'Y; whi to. de.notin:c no wo~k to -morrow, fot Co-operatl vecol1i ary _ Fri. June ani. 1,893. To-dtly we filled 1'3 skips of luis coal. No ws1ght.-bob "help-eel Barty- this mornl, ng Rece! ved a. 1et,ter f.rom James R,eima ("J'anna,) Grose this.even1~. He is. at Broken, Hill. The "Wall-send; minel"a-lmonthly meeting 1s being held to- nlght.,rain. with South mm. Red flag for Wallsend ;, wh1teforc~-op. --,. Sat.,Tune 31\1, 'Filled 12 skips' of round ooa1 to-day. No weight. Frank Sahde1'son who lives in Boscawen street. Plattsbur4- t is reoo~tcad-to ~e getting better reqei ved ltrrhe"australian Workman" this evening. Dry weather. j Sun.,Tune 4th, 18S3. wrote a part of a speech on the quas tion:"sparty Gov'8~nment -Desirable' tn the-best 'nteres te of thi s Country?'. Read a porti on o~ "p oli ti cal. Essa ys,

9 r 1 i, ) ~., i' by Charl es Bradlaugh -. 0 &_ 7._ Ra1 n th1 s eveni De; Mon. June ~th 18$. Bob & -filled nine of l~rge 'coal. our weights for Sa_tutda,y are' 11 :1:14 & 10 C\vt. - 10:~-= average., Outr _ tonnage for-next paris 94 skipe at 10.:5,, 50 tons 10 cwt & 2 quarters.co-operative pit was idle a..ll day 'Brother Jack, Charlie.. & Jaok Mahoney: w.ent out with our horse & cart &: got some ',ti-tree forks to make a frame for our grape vi'ne to cover: also, -some stl'aightsticks. They also got a toad of wood. f'or Uahone1~ Slight rai,n this even!. np;. Work to-mol'l'ow f-or' both pi ts. Tues ', hjih- Ju~ 6th, We filled 11 of 'big' coal to-flay. D'~r weight fo:t: yesterday is 11 C\'lt. Brother Jack & Ja.ck Mahoney went out to the Hexharc 'sw8jnpto 'day & took our dinghey to to uor boat.shed.,t ronbark Creek,. Co-op. worked half a. day & ts white flag i8 up for to-morrow. f'jry to day: rain at nldlt. ' 7th Wed... June 801M'l, 18$. Frank Saniarson,d1ecl this moj;n:i.ng. An inquest was held c~~4ri.--a this afternoon concerning his death; & a verdict of accidental death was returned. He was killed QY a. fall of coal. '- ' paid George ti1son one shilling for a raffle ticket for lprl,nnv' BrownTs pinflre,double-bar'relled, gun ~y whioh he was accidentally blinded on the swamp through striking the pin of a cartridge while trying t,o extract it from the breach where 1 t was jammed.. Co-operative was idle a;tl day. Clo'udy. ' Thur. June 8th, Bob & worked onl'y half a day on account of l!'rank Saunters,ont 8 death. We filled 6 skips of large co~l. 110 weight. had to go to the weighmants cabin on the screens this morning, & was shown some dirty coal that we 'M filled. promised to keep the coal olean:, BO Ja.ck Reid~ the Gcreen boss, said he wo,uld not talt,e the skip from--u8. Frank Saunierson is to be buried this afternoon. O'.1r Jack pla.nted. some grape -line alil)o i 11 the top garden to d.ay. Co-on. is idle. A man named. Miilal'-- was killed by a fall of coal at 1!inmi.Cool~ cloudy weather; rain at night. Fri G June, 9th. 18'93. Ten skips of big,coal ~s' our O\,l,t,pU t to dav. Bob took up our :pay! whi Ch'W'dS, ni fie pounds 11 shillings! for EO tons,locwt, at ;5/10 petr ton. The union',charges vrere 5/- 'Usr man. Oo-on wo'ked a-full. day. Our Jack t S pay was one pound 8 shillings & 6d. Char11e t s was ; 1/8/o.for ~ days at 7/-'oer day. JacK went with the horse & cart to Lambton & got the groceri as '.., wea ther j wi nd Fasterl y. J CJ.oudy '

10 , 8.. '. <iij '>, '..,.' (' :pay, SatlJ1.'dg.Y,.. Bo'b., &. :r rode i!l, t~e, trgll, Sat. ~une 10th.. 1 tq~ambtqn,,where, the+e,~~_ ~()"b~, an~~g~r~g~ te_lll?~ti lg_ of. mil;lerg. We Wait~(1 until_~fte~ alt...,.ll ~.m.t_wh~r.they d.~cid~d to meet in a hall becat1.se the Vl6 l.thet:jv(j.f$ J,ocold,...w~.qid.. DQt.go.' to the mlsetiwt. au t rode to l!etwqa.stl~ & J1.ad a.look arqunc1 & f. ou1"4 brother Jaoki n 'a. sal eroonl,~ ~ where ~.. b.ougbt $. "Uio~ 1 tory Of England lt for"6d.. The 00 us then w$nt out tothe Nobbya "Qreakwat'ert.o ~e~,the. s~a.:rq}j.i. ng~,a.~.. the wind was '010 wi nget 1'0Dgl V off tne sea. W~ went qack, yo, tl).e;?tr.e~t, & boueh t a thorm<'lmeter f' or 1 /is "j ack w~nt home f-, '0\.\ t Bob.J r stayed & had a hot'.pie & cup of tea :i.n an ea'ti~,-:houee.., trj, ed to buy a d.ozen :p'hotog'r~phic dry plates by.t could"no"!: Bob bought a neck-'ti e,coll~:l"; & a. pair (}f.studs,. We,heard Edi f~ont s ph 0 r;.ograph for the first time. t was owned b~l a tall ol~lman nu.mad Jo~e West., '\:'rho ('.harged \Hi 3,d each to lis'cen to th.e tunes 0.: sueec:bea..one lifoeecll Va-Ail ly \;.Z. Gladetone. There were several headphonea attached 'tiq 'the :&,;:1o:1os;r~h~ fi VA or G ];ie'opl~ could i Bton a;t the >ame ~ilflii, ' Eenja.ll1i :'1 1tillo.t was buri EH.~ th:bj ':.fternool1.. lain a. t 3 ~.1:;:0.. ", ~>r.".,, b'~ '\ A ""'" Won ;;".."'..., V \,.4.vQ. - Q..i... Sv.n. June 11th read the "Australian Workman"' this morrdng.& thiseveilins read a part of Bradlaugh te "Political Resays". Rain nearly all day; Wilxl' east.tezn:p. 62 deg ~Fah.-,., '. Mon. June-12th 1893~ There ia no' work for Wallaend pi t today, but Co-opera.t~'Ve is wo:ckir~. Rain nearly all last ni~ht & thili morning. 64 Fah. Finished "Political Essays this l1ornir.g. This evening w~ent'up with brother Jack to see -Freer Baker, who li veli one, street above us, to' sea ',' his electrical machines etc. We had a long conversation, & had:' a"look at a dynamo that.he is making. He lent me 2 books-- tliaementaryles80ns i)1 mlectric1 ty & Magnetism". by Sylvatl1.fa Tl'10::'ips'oiij'&ttElectrical nstl'ument Making ". by S.R. Bottone ,,1 Tu. June 13th have started to make a.n e~eotric bell-;-8cth1.s aft'er'noon sent e/";'worth-of' stamps to Frost &: ShiphaJ'll, Sydney for a. r~b~r,2 Leclanche cell. t' :;;& 22 yard.s of number 2~ doubl a -cottoned paraffined copps', wi re. Fai ny i Wed. June 14th, Working at the bi'll today. This afte~ noon went uu to Fred Baker, & he rivmted a bit of iron ' to a' enrir.g for me,&: gave 'De a' reglllati ng e.,crewwi th a 'j - platinum tip for my ballj aleo a bell.,lent rdm "Caesarta~ Column"~ by f'lonnely, & From the Earth' to the Moon" e r ~ " by Jules Verne. Jack got some vleatherboards from Tyl :;.v i \ {J \J;

11 9. ' ". ~.. & 'boarded Ui the enl of the ki t.ohen. Jim 0 'Brien p't.11ed, ~he dingey from our boatshed. at ronbark Creek to the BUl'nt cleared patch in Hexham swamp, & chained it to a tree. bought eo s1xpenny.st!_c~.~f s()~d~~_~.=oe:!redanie'!'son, & got some hydrochloric acid from' Tom Stepney for soldering. also got a magnet from TOrLAttwood. Ja~1t.... ~.... soldered an armature to trle spring of the :hell. Tb:i.s i s our Sociali at meeting n:l,ght ~ut as rain is a11i!jg, continuously the meeting will p;obabiy be postponed. Work for. both pita tq-morr.ow.(laterl._t'!-e, Socia~ist6' met, but t,he deba.te was ~W:N_ postponed. ~h"r.tu~ l,5th 18 93~ Filled 110 round. Weit;ht 10 :14. To~k :3 pounda of. povider down the pi t th1,~ morning. Paid George Clothi a1' the pickman, 2/10 for 2 pickharoles & 81. shovel handle. PaidEill PhillitlilJthli pllilckam1trl l 1/3 fo1' st6eli~ a pick. CO-O~. worked half day & th6~e ~e no wok work for-i t for Friday. Red flag Jor Wa1!s~lnd. Jlou6y. Temp. at 7 :30 p sm. E8 Fah ri. June'16th Bob & f111ed 11 'skips of la.rge coal. Weight 10:3:14. The Leclanchecsl & the ~~re arrived by tr.u from Frost & Ship ham, Sydney. The top o~ the carbon ro6.'tru brok.en off, -but Jack' stuck it on.wi.th pitch & it seemli to work all right. We pull Ed tho siglbl-c o1'd down & put tr:e wi 1'8 in ita, place. Old Mrs. Cw:ntnill) a, the greengrocer, di ad. suddfjnly last night at her ho\.l.se in P1ttoJln~... There is likely te,. be another reduotion in the price of coal here~ & consequontly a. reduction in the hevdl1g rate.. Cold. Temp. 54 deg. F8h., " '.. Sat. June 1.7th. 18S3~ We are' a~l idle,to day. There is.a< no"" tice posted up at the Co-OP. colliery office inforrr.ing the miners & other workers that their services will not be requi ~. red, after, th. expirat1ron of l4days, from now.', ser.t a letta!' & :3 (- in stamps to Froet & 'Shipharu fo!' an electric bell (al1o ) & a binding screw (3d ). told them th~' the carbon rod was broken.. & that had sent 2/4 too rnucr.. for the cell & wire 4t ' & tha,t the~ ought to send another c ell with the bell.. The. Vi orknan._.camethi s aft erno on. ;rack went,out with the hor.se & cart &.. got a load of poles,-forth. grape-vine frame. 1 made.. &spring, connecti.on for thl end of the wiros'inmo1:1i61-'s bedroom.al$o a reel for the electro-magnet. Temp. 54. dog: '...J., Sun. June 18th, B93. Read part of "The Working-man!}3 Paradise" by,tohn Miller. Cold weather" Mon. lune 19th l895.we are all lcue again to da.y.thi n.,.,-----'--'

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13 ,. i'. 11. '~ the Maitlani road." & Bob & party arrive1',w1th, the horiljae &: cart. We met young Kemp where the road orosses the pipe~, & he told. us that someone had. stolen hie bread & a pair of trouaer& f ~u--worth -&"-h3of--f~rom-h1~ ba~k~hut at -t-he-brush--that-morni~ng-it'?c-- that we could take full possession' of the hut for the night, hate---a-omeontt -there- that he knew than leave the hutto the rtleroyof.strangera. Bill Austin &----the-n~~got--i_nto--the--,oart-,&~ -rod~t-o-t-he-bu-t-s-whi-l e - the 0 there w -as--he- was;-go:1-tlg-~-ohan-e;--&-woult\--rather walked. We arrivo just at dark, & took Tiger out & tied him to a. tree;~ & gave him a~good feted;, We ~li-t---affi re i nfront of Kemp ts hut '& unloaded the cart. We brought, 4 guns, our new tent, some-bags,-5- blankets, --&-3-d-ogs,~--N1-g-ger bei-ng one. Just after supper 30e, & WattySm1les, arrived' with 3 guns & 2 dogs. Aft~r they ha:d~~-8upperall of usexcept--bi-ll--aus~tin took the dogs to get some tpossums, but a.fter walking about for an hou~ wi thout fin1ing-a-ny,we ~eturned to the~hut.-b111-austi-n & then went towari Hexham swamps to look for PO$_s~. & aftet saarchi~ --for ~more than an-hour we fount ~one i~:'a: lpl,gum tree. Btll fired but missed, &s 'as he had,no',more anmmnition we -shou~ted., to,the \ others to-bti ng a-gu~nr-j oe~-& Watty~-, & Harry- 1r1cken came. Watty fired but failed to kill. Then Bill fired again,,-but-stil-l the possum~~esoap-ed-;--so-we lit some leaves which made 'the branches distinctly visible. Watty shot the -animal inthef ore l-egs, & when i~t-'-fell~ we killed it...\8 we could not fim any'more we returned to ~he hut, where r akinned the -possum &- roasted it on the-fi-re 'for the dogs. Bill Austin, Watty, '.roc, & then went to anothe~ hut about 150 -yards away -& made up 4 bunks" Thel!e were 7. 1~,tinks there & p e ~ -was a ver,ycold West wind blowi-ng.bo"o 1 &. Bi 11& Harry slept in Kemp's hut. Th1 B rnorm ng 1 awoke at 5 &' called 'Bill J & we went over & called the, others. We made'a' good fire &put'the billy on~ We all washed at the ere'ele., & had breakfa~t. We then took. our, dogs &- guns & walked.~~down the Ma! tland road about a mile & went into the scrub 'on the Western side. The scrub the~e,is compos&i of small ti-tree bushes, ir.onbarka"gums, wattle. f ' & prickly' bushes, & 1s very dense 8: difficult to get through. We sat about 30 minutes & waited for a-wallaby to appea.r but as nolle were Visible.!, ~ J the air was intensely ccld,wc waiked. abou t for a whil-e~ &- saw ~l:iob-& -party-.- We~-shot- at. g.reen parrot fcr_ Bill Austin, & mad.e a small fire a:e our fingers were benumbed - with the When the -sun--had.-warmed--the air we separated. &,. i Bill & went together. We walked & wai ted. walked. & waited, & ji. justa. wew'ere about-~to-go-&--big. wallab - stopped~-i n front~ of me~'a few yards off,eo shot it in the legs, & the " -bi toh. (Nelly) oaught :it,&\ve-ku1ed -i t.- ' afterwa.rds. r ' shot & wounded. a. d.og that mistook for a walla.by J & the p poor- animal went away-yelplng---th~ough the --b'q.slup..\bou..t. :3 :15 p.m we reached the' huts & founi that the ot11ers, nao ~ \:.:-

14 u u ~hf.i,_~~_n'., i~;s-~~~!l!a;:~ ;~fl th~af~~~~~o~oil:~~~. &B~~~j~ ~:ll',f~rl ia;ty.1. rode aroun1 by Minmiwh11e B11l& Harry'W1cken ' Joe Smiles _' ~J,;w~+k,E4_~l,Q,;Jg th., pip.el1 ne. to '. Barr '~l1oua~-c-g&-l'~-ed--thi - ~ ski n of the wallaby on my.! shoulder & a ti ok (pobsi bly frail tj~uri 111 '. ita. h,sadd;njnyj..r1gh.tc4ihou1>t-i-81.!-}-bu-t-i-t was p\llled. out on the road. We waited for the oar,t,. which c-'~j}o~1y~d_~_o~u'l 3'm.inutes lat,8r-..j-.-,-...loe-;..&~-- thttn-$-ot--"-i-nto-'-the- cart &:,Bob d,rove on' foot while theotherawalked behi ni. ' W_':;~J~l+ex.\ ~t..h._oar..t at,_.:tha~.ds:8-near-ha.r:ri ema-n ts-aous 8') &. reache.d :~ane about~da.rk.jthe air ia very chilly.jack 'Went to J,~ptQn,~NftQil..s.n_e.:..&-:-o,i\JuLJlome-a.hout---9-:15 'P-.m,..R,"ld-,flags - -t f or both pits. Temp. EO deg. Fah.. [ 6u~_~p.n_C!?_~~1l-L l ' r~~ ~~. Wo~km"~ "'_~l1;j. Sc_morll1 ~._~L ijl.. - ;~:t;~~:~~~~o~~~~~, ~~:i1~~~; _~;~l~~i~:~~_~~~l~~c;!:~ i1 woman, with a fair conlp1.x1o~, 'OlaQk.ye&, bl~k.hall!", & 81, r lar&8 nos"~s!l' is abou.t 5 feet 8_~i~hos_hi~gl!! J.8Q.lf ~~~tll + was -ch-ainu-a-~tll'e'i.wer. about ro persons present. Cold we- ~t atntu o. work ft?r both11i t~~-,-, ~----,-- _ --- _-- ---~~-; u oo:~-~ui_~~~~~dn-i~~li~-- s~~ i~v!ifj~1" 'r' DaVidson,,tho,book onti ted.,11th" Worki ~~~!B J)aradi ae, J~_l", Jolin 111 lla:r~ to--re,-turn to Tom Oi.\'ii1a on who lent it to me. Rain thiamornina. Teulp~57 do._ F. at niiht. Co-op~.!at~_~~ - pit 'Wo-rk-ed-J1al'f ~'7day,'~--WorK-ror-W6l-.if8na-'-to~Qrrow, 'but none 1. f O' ' ~~ o~ " ~'---~ -' -~------~--~,,-----~ ~-' ~ :.. '--r'- T'lles,.Tun. 27th, We filled ten 'skips to "'day'.' \Vei;gh~_J:_O :1.;, ~ :r 9."Ok- ~---& t.1:'1'y,~-::w1o'k.n-ft'\r''d.-a-rog.. : ofrnear,tli... ' '0o" op.. lin We are' goili to spli,t 'slabs.fromthe loito oq!e_~ the 'U~!~.:'_.~ ground.- tailllj-;-r<--the-brt~e-over-th-8-ore.rinwr 1arn~rk' fql' r'~ Co-op. to morrqw; nong for Wall send. Olear weather. Temp.!_5S --degrees--fah-; :~~---,,.,.., ~-Wed '2Bth '3une-j-'1-S93-Bob :&X,.re~i'aL~-ro'--d.y ~-:-:o:ro""op-. -worlfea--- half a,day.' The Wall a end' 'mi n. rs oa"ille~ thi's afternoon,l-& ' ---Mob--went-down--tl)--the tum.l to -s-e-e-thlt-n-su:t-r.-w-,r &ot-oav!llid'! to an 8 yard DO!'!1.numb,er,J.57';1n the JU'bile. di.ltr.lct; & our ;---cr.ossmates-"; Ned c'.--b!~dqrt;;g-01r-an-a--yard-b"'oi'd'!-rr:a:headi ~ l\$oelow,ouzolj o-~r~ oo1aj.:let,&!takuew_ to meet.uusu&l.:,.. fjight--in-'!ihq, -i,i-a!t}r-~--ni;-c-"t J:,lLt?bi--;;,t:te--~-~.-~went.-the:re 9)t 7 :'3tr 4 & S,l"'; Y.r.Rob1rison, ( thetr$uurer' ' Bob Brown" ChUlJ:lle 'Viol, Mr~-'-TY1-de-iii~,~'i" ~--& lave W$.tk1ns.1. ':Vent,,tlO :dootor :r.b. ~ash-ta-- }..'" ", " ".,,'".. ~..._~._H H '_{ Hf 1 12.,1'L!la.ck~ everyth1:pg & were' all ready to return, haj.1e".,~one ; bu t me had shot a.. wallaby,.,but Watty had abo'j't twelve par-.1- ~

15 15.,.. l:~.. surgery & asked Trnn StepneY l his dispenser, for an empty tooth-powcler box:, 'but he hao. none.,r,also acked.,'oe; Senior,, the other di spenser" for one, but he could not fi nd one, ' ~-l wan t-one - t-o maka--3.. teleph.olflmou.t.h~e:1.oe.or.i t. went into the Sal Tatti on lttmy Hall & saw 'broths!' Bob there, & stayed---til-l--tht.l-ae-r.v.-ic8.. was.nauly_ O~Gr. 'V erioold,~ cl~r weather still.', -- Thur:.Tune 29th -i893.--the -Wi1l send cot 1i eri i 6i dle ~ad i to-day... Co""'OP., \Vor] -::,!d,.ha.l f a._~~j_. & 104 rrd'nel", were c~v- 111 ed-out. & 14.() cqlvi11e j. batck. Brotllor,T a.ck c:':.tiln Petti'" gr."- iot.cav111ed_tq_~sp.eo~~j,- :pill:~r. ~ sent Z/H) to, Fro... st & Sh1pham for balf a POUM O!' ~um.be't 22silk-eovered, cop:per.. w11'8.,2. bi n:lj,.!l&.j~cr"w1!!.&~ 9.~~r~.! r pouro. of ;;D.::o-r<ll.fi n wax..1f!11o~ bought the stamps 3& ioated. the letter.. 1 rect'liv-ed a.1etter at.my 2_books entij;led~.a Sl.gj._~..''aa:l&le", &: ".Advico To Sin&era", from Alf. Edward.. to-day. ktackgot etopped for fillirjispl~ nt ooal,_whic~.b~rr.s.~l.. il3 ur:mar~etable. Claar weather.temv. 42.de~. Fah.. Fti,.,'une 30th,l.893. vrallaordis idle ag8ii n. Co -0p. worket1 -!-of a.. day... J:1.oP..(1cl. went.. d.:.own the 'pit &. shifted OU'r. tools in a ski~.'.&t.re.tu.r.n.ed by 117~o a.m~lge:vs -George Clothier, the pick.,ooy.~...pic~_j!o pu~ 1l h~~.~. i ~_i t_.!qold_ weather. SJ.!t. :Tuly 1st, 189:3.. ~.o'b & are'ldle aga:fn to-day. ChS!rli~' &: Jack are \Vorkil1i.~ but Charlie -waa t oj.d(by Wally AM.rews} that.. ho would have ~o be <11 acharged & would. be idle for a while. 1 gave Bill pe~tigrew some oxalate of potash sol ttt~. on & some.sulphats 9f iron for developing with. t received The Australian Worker". Very c()l<i weatliir. '...,,. -Sun.,Tuly 2Dd., 1 '-', read t't'he-workn~anll(~ a :part of t New AU$tralill",which i_i ~ 4-~a~c:1 yellow pape!' pri nted by the New Australians who are' goi no l n- theshlp "Royal' Tar" to the interior of paragu,s,y,. in South Amerioa. Fred Baker, wa.s he't"e this morni~ & returned "Caesar's Oolumn"; & "From The Darth To_.The.:.:M.oJ:m.. J. 9.1:.!.ules Verne. Thi s eveni. ng 1 Tead a pa:rt of 1'P.llect rical t nstrument-:maki ngfor Ariiit;Enirs t by -R S.Rot'tole J whi.~hlr_~oe1 ved fror!_fl"~c! Rakei_j_~ ~Q.llangeJ9rr.Twel ve \ LecLtures, or Christendom Astray" by Robert Roborte.. }ilr..o.$.ty _w.~~_ther..... _ ~. '..._.. '. ~... _.. _-----

16 "( " ~, 14. d 4 1 a<;ed to apli t a,9 feet ietigth after conei ara.ble difficul tv &. returned,a.t 4 p.m'. i,cha.rlie- went :to t'he goods, stat! on f~r~ ~ the Wi 1'e wax, & screws, but they bad not arrj. vade The i\vhi te flag,(no, 'Work _ i~, _lll?_~g~_jl~ll_sejd pit,& the-redfo~ -Co-op ~, whicl. worked 'a.l day to day,, ',j.. ',,-.,. j,. \ ' t \.S. "1 _ Wed. ~TT'T y 5th le93'~ "!~llse~" :1.13 ~d,le ~zain to...day. 'Bob'tk went out & split, 27 slaba,wb1~h make at total of,71. We left the tools in t~e«!l~a~ houso:",&,_rqd~~~~"~oodd.i,&_tano8~,,hom$\va.rd_,on a set of full C~l skips,.,jack Vv'orkoo. all day'-'very cold weather. ' Thur. July 6th, 1890'.' Sister Elizabeth Jane is aj yecilrs old "----tq-'1iily,..,we-"went-ove~e!n-va:1:~ef-ag.a.1~n-th~mo:r-~~p8-.--:-~e",, split 25' sla'b~,:the,tot~is' now 96. 'Br<?ther Jaok 'Wot'ked all dilj_, day. The Broken-Hi--l-±-~-st~&--1eade-raare--t-o--b-e--rel-eased-"f-rom i _, ~~Sg~8t~C!~e o~~~=a!~~ih,~~~~y!i-,~~-~-r~~!~~;~::-~!,ni'~: '. The strike 'leader~ to b,e liberated ;:no'e.:- Richam, Sleath i!.-wi-i am Jolln-"-F-6~g-u~-r.Eirieat--J-o&1~-:?Olking.hor;ne-.;~..:&~-:ao'bert }- Hewitt. have rece~ved the wire, Wax; & spr~ws,& have. -.- wound---,the-~l8-$ls--,,:f-or the. 1 eg-t~i-o -mag-net ~-"--._-'- H.. '", " " ",' 11.,: Fri. July- 7th --l-893:~~'--wen~ou-t---to -F.rn-Val-le-y-(thrOugh t:<'/ whi,ch the 'Co~perattve 'Colliery'S skip line,ru~) late thi.'s m morni ng,--& wf1-'spl-i.t ajb8-,---whic-h--~ake-'&---tot~-of-~.o2. -,- :.- A feiv 'showers,fell,early th:i.s morni ~g: w1,nd South. Cloudy all it day. -Oharlie to~up--:-.qu.~pay-, which -was--for-j.-5-to.ns, cwts.,- at 3/10 pel" ton = t 3:0:9; & 7/6 for water, = t 3:8,:,~! He! - paid the.union dues--for-last pay -& this- one r--which..-8.ulounted all to 10/-. Ch~r~iets p'ay,was t 1::16; ~. H~, wfi'l:t,to L~p,ton &- i nter_newedc.t.om... Croudace-,- tlle 'm~.nager -.of--.f,amb.ton- ~olliery" who wants a gardener, etc. ';. _:~ ::~.~,~".~_._:._~.. _. _.,:1_':_. {.f ~_ '~_"!....._. _..._. _._._..~~~_... ~.~... l.. f rq 0

17 -"-... ~--... _- -,,....' 15. S -... :.... Sat. July 8th,' We- are all idle to-d.ay. Brother Jack.~. went to Lambton & paid for the groceries, &.brought some h~~ have been fixing up an electric bell & have neatly f1nish- --ed- mak i-ng--i-t... -TherEL.wa.iLaL.f..o..Qt.bJlll :m~ tch.her~to -day, Be one q o f the players had' his collar-bone,broken. Very colo. weather.; ~-~- Sun. Jy. 9th18$ :-lir-~ ~ii;sh- is lectur[ ng--fn-t h.e Wa11sem. park-th1.a...af.terno.on,_un.~he~im1 ~~ ve :Met~o~~.~t.c~~~r~h this:.evening on temperance. hav, been reading F.lectric,al n';;' - strument-yakilg.-f..or.. Amataur..s:. C~l~_ we3_ath~.:t"_~ M-on-. -July--lO.th :..-.. B.ob_._UJ.'t. rte3d t.9.. JYQrk i 11. our new bord in the tru~i lee district of Wallseni co1-n:ery. We both --we nt":"in-o.n-;the-front s.hift:,.. acholed a ri.s1?:t -h:a.!j1. back eni & shot it down with a :plug of powd;er. T~en we p8ll'tly holen. -& sump.-1.n... the. m1.ddle.._fi_ll_~d_lskjpjlq.f'_s;nal1 coal & put string tokens on them. The. bord is vary hard &'brassy&-" --c{)ntai-ns.a--1i-ttle wat.er. aak_e_q._ Bi'll.. J>J!~l~ips, the 'b1ackam1 tl'j for Z'bi-ca of steel three inches long & a quarter of an inch. SCJla,r.e r-&..llel'jrom1~ed_.j;ogiyjl.th~jl~.!lle ~_.~._.!'en~ to the screens weigh-cabin & got Jimmy Hol1a.:rx1to, put the slack ski~s. o!i.ou'-t.onmg.e~i.st_._l.._~].fi.(i ggt some slack -tokens (No. 149-' & some new token strings. 'rhis evening '-in~{re the-elffctric bell.. ready-.f.or...f'ixi.ng.,_.& pu.t..j,lp~,_~ wi re~.9;'_.j. Jack wo.rked all day, t.l & cha.rlie worked.,all d.ay bagging & load~ng coke-at -tn.e CC"4)p~'- coke-o~ens. -J.ack.paid_ RilL.k()_Q.hFJ...!!.._fo~ lh~._~or~man \vyhich is now paid. up. Cloudy, temp. 59 deg. F. Red for Wallsem-; white. f 0 0 o,",,9p ' ' '. 'l'u.,jy.'.th_l893. WfJ work~~.jl.g~.!1 :~.~Ld~l'. Ro'~) went,front shift as usual. We filled 9 of round coal & 3 of small. -We holed the sump,... & fired it.w1th ap1jlg &_80.. Qitof 'l2.owder; 8e partly holed 80 small right back-eni. Our bord i6 down 51 yard.s~' &tha cut- ' through is._dri va n_i u.fj.oll.1i_q. y:a~._q.~cj; Ga_y i 6 our "",Y?-\i~er ~ & he dn ves the horse cl:llled "Taffytr... bored.. 2.-hol.es at horn_e. th.r_ou,gb. il1e_.l?~rtjtion between Mother's bedroom & ours., & put the electric».» bell.. vires through:.ia;ck work.ed -L\ll._daY:. He_Jn:_OMht...hgme The Workman.& a pane of glass. Wbite flag is up for Wal1sem c6-'lierj':rea. for Cb~p. Cold.w.aather.._._._. i " ::~ ,, :--...-v.red-.. -,+1;i.1Y~ 1-,193..Rrothex B(\lLDL.maki~--~-~:lseond.. hous~. have soldered Ql aq;ull1te peice of crase to the posi ti. va wi re ~ &'ab1--t.- -vf.cl..ock.~p.l."i.ng.. to.tn.o.neg~ti ve wire of the new'electric bell.. whicr.l. h~e fixotl:; ver, ttte head--of' -B obj e- he<i-.'..... '.._. _.. _ T~i.~.e.~e-:j. Tfk.~. ~~~~~~~~.~.~~~chard~~ '1~~f6t~.~Ob\ch"Ytiel1 l! end our Social1 st Lea.gue meeti-nge 1-6-.,...- ~.. R _his.yd[e th.~.r6,,_~ ~~te!war.d.~_~,... ~;1.~~~ Fs ~el1. \'\e stood Ol:t~ 4 141

18 H U d 16. Ol,;;,tuide talki r~ for agqod~."y,rhile abou t,theosophy, social., 1 sm... etc., i then we deq1ded to 1)OStlJO16 ou.r 'meotj rlg" ti:!j; next Bl.lnday ~L\iL_the~tk"Wale~-,Wall+o>~r4,lW+-n~~s :.nteetj~l(r~ On.-&'--~~<; nave Wartk1llS was there. 1 walked, to the railway crossing vd.1h.~~~l_!ldcj~.!',~-!- R9bi ns on, & anri ng ~rn-e-l!.sa--ti-on:-fte:-'t-old;~me--':;~ that he came here in 1880' from l-te:w 'Zeal:wnd "where he 'was i',_b (jlg~,t~~l_ b~_,s..qlj.e mj ne -ownel'e.--l---we-n~io-' tite--behuor--of":-art"a '. &0 gaite rave Watk1'DS the bock anti tl'eo. s Soc1aliaj} Sound? t _:ou t 1._9 Q\ll\l _oo_laae hj m,,0 n th-6-~wa-;r---h tm e----f.--a: eked-f... e ±----fro1t,, the barber" for an emp_ty Cigar box f but he did not.haveone.! ~ o~,a 1?1llall. _Q!1~ _~t_th-e _ Gxetit.t-.Nor't~x-n--ii1ub-.-"---P'.r-orn1sed--to - Robinson the bo~k" "Twelve' Lectures, by;,ii.roberts, next 'i:~r~ay'~_ Char! e carted-2.-1oad s O-f---Sii-l-i-nt-~'hft-e---t'-la!g fo~ -~.ra.l1send p1 t. Temp-. '66 F. ".' -lem.~ohn _ i. '., '---.,--. -~- 13th, B90& 1. went down to Fern Vt'tily (or ~Y:'u~-;-:ru~y he.ll-hole" as some call it) &..aawed---of-f.-:.a---5--i-t.-l-e~lt--v.fnj:-o~. &--spli-t t fi1.to13 slcloa. We'bl'ought the,tools home.- ~Tack worked alln~~yc:,::"sq diet the Co '":o.p- l. d.-t-.-xhi-s---e~.r-enfn.~--.'ra-c~-~& rr6~j O!lTE;i"-r?iSki ng a pigeolt) duckett. wr0~e_ 4d;p~g,e_~of letter i n xa~-:tojalll~,-g-rose--ls,l-ett-el" - orkay 23m, lb93.\'.llite flagrrlo vloj1k) for Co-op. to-inorrowj wort. for" Wallsend., Temp. 5G. _ a: gl.f-* ~, ' ,---._ ,..., ~....._\tj} Fri. ',"ul :1~1_~~~_ l}9~~ '1'liis' m_q.itl1~ J~;.o~-_Jac~--Ha-r-:-~-1:.-W1c-k~,--: ----Jack llah0 l"ls;y-,,03:[11.&\lstan '&- B111':1lJicke~ wal,t;;ed to Fern. Valley. The 2 lus t named went 011 t Q.1.fi...nuLwJ.dle----tr~ot_he_:rs_-&_ '------r-toac'[e-d - 31)1 t~fi-o:rlys & 2 pi t skips Wi th the alab.~ thalt, Bob &.1 split. Wera:.n 'them to thef.a6,te~n end._...6f S;p~~ "--l~c~~cthe-brrdge;'& left.~hem,. tpere while we went hane & ha;d. dinner.after di nher we' three' &' :_~rry Wi ck.erwvalked ~wn to the ;------o-rldge--zrwanea:, until Sp~r&o h~~ne ;ae(i "Silye1'",,a bay horae, J:1;rou2.,ht him Qver.Stlver pulled 2 t:ro~--u~~ne--- :1-----t"o~~---croCl~ne~flear T'~actf S. p\lb;. & w 11!~,,he':gvas a.way 1a<?k j,. : Roo" &.:.1 sllt)/(1cl "the trolly de 2 skl.jis ov~r _t_he br:l~~ ~' H---ola--;1'~c}~l"Vil".g'-anouse.,.Bill S})argo &: Harr,y W1c~~*n c.ame dqwn c- d wi th.the ho"g6, &: he 'pulled' upa trolly U s~~,le,bgo:-& rt'ed--St-eEn.-~OV6i.O: another skij)behi ndj&:.jack &.+ shovee. the last akip We unloaded' them near the crosai~ ',& Char-li-S--=------:: --brought ou1.'.orlre&ce\lrt to. take tho. Slabs, heme. Bob helped; him,to load.. Harry WickenBill ~a_'1"$q...~j rode--'back.,wi-thh-th6-amv ty trol1ys& -aki-p-s-~he bridge near the brick,,:, kiln., Bill Spar~o th~n took them "wi th S1~vJl_~. ba.qlc_t~..the-41at----n~-----h :h6 mouth.~f, -the new tunnel, where we got them. from _,We -rode oack in -a skip to the flat neft:t" qt;~h Ri9ha.rdson fe 'hou.~.&--.. '--put-- the--empt-ycfet"'"b"acl ontlie road Tack Wicken &: then went 'upctothe,,~la'b,s.. &_l. sj;~yed there t~ held t6.~~, while_ i 'flj:rr--=-wick en VTent home. We f1.n:iahed carting the slabs home by dark., ~ ~ Jack-w lnt--hcm&4g--'~j.~--tt~-unr.oad.

19 n " n..17. './'l The Workman arrived. Writing to Jenna (;oralie.'ao1;, gcit a book enti ted ". The Founclati on Of Death J by.axel Gust of e on J f rom rev. Thcma6 Davi as who wrot eta Sydney for it tlte-"p-1"i..o. Li.s.-.4-L~_1...l"sad_.tlLPart of "Th e JJ ~..Q11~ ~!"s O f F.le C ~_ri c: i ty Pai ni wi nd South. Temp. 56 deg.f. No work f or Co-op. ----t.q-'"1l.ox1'.ow ~., '. f...--su.n...-.july 16th~1_a9.3J_f'.ini. e1le~~:l tj...ng_!h~_j'-~.t~.~:t"! 0_,i enna t consists of 20 pages & deals wi th, the f011.ov.1 ng subj lets:.~ the_t.eaaon-vlhy_m.y_~eply_~s_.~_~lay~_t_fj~i_tlg P,el1 1 n ki tchen; making another for bedroom;' tntention to make telephones; -spl1tt1.ng... slab8 L.w_o~ked.30 ~ h~)._f ~ays_sinc,'e 8th of lact Mal'; ca.villing out. of Co-op. mine.rs.; brother-jack' & ;'Tim - Pettigr.ew:_.in _.Sp,ec1 Cllpill~~~L 4_i,_s.c.!1~"t'&e of topmen.; bad state of the place.; unions etriki~ to resist reuuctior~ i nwsoiesimti ol'lallwe_~lth j,.p. PQs~_~J3,~;.Q_1.. of capi tali s te.; 600 men. discharged a:.t Broken Hill j reason allee,ejd to be nai11 -i.np1'i-c_e of eilx.~rl;t'~al 1:'~~_so'p-_~r.91>~1?l Y,t 6 provide. nonunior4ste for steamship owners to reduce aeame'p.te wages;.p.robabil1.ty ofmin_es beilg_wqrk_ec.\,p_y.st~te i probable d1achal's of :r anna; the Sociali at movement j answers 6 hi f! -obj ecti ons -toj).ooialiem_lmy'.r_~j_~9_~.i.91 of.8eqularism ; the 6th plank of Socialist platform j difference,between So-6Htl:i:"sn;& Becular- -ismi CorumU.niSJll_J.. a.rriva.lof books & Christmas cards; miscarriage of my letter--o:f-'-feb~~iaupp06ea:-'preventi O"h of-wl'itlr.,g to. him; A.the1sm;el_~ctric1ty & electric light; the origin of thingtj; increase of farnilyj"-unfalrness--to children; m)" con _ dltiolj igno~ance of psoplel iniifferenceof frierjc!s; his rej ecti on of SOciBllism before exa.irif nat 1 on ; Harold Grose t a hea. 1 th j 1_5 pounds for a h_quse; t_hei r photos; adviceto sao,11m Tamblyn; advice on indigestion; 'flta-te of my eyea; our hea thlflower _6eeda,.i~~quest ~or. Barrier Miner"; "Australian Workman"; Seculari st leaflets; 'SocTau1st pam1i;hlets ~romi6ed;, offer_:to le~ h:i:m any,~90k ; "Caesarts Columnj inquiries 1'e Secularists in Broken Hill i~-r-also sent a copy of the _"pr 1_ng1l>les. & Ple.j:iJ_()~ _ of the Australian Social~s,t [league. Cold weather. Vlhi te flags for- ootl'cprts.~-s6c1alist Uteeting furtl~er._p_q~j;p one_q.. l{oj1 1J.llY+7thJ_,+.D~~. This morning.tack & cove:r~ the briige OV(!Jt: the creek in our yud-w!-tn-new slao-s-~--rn -the 'afternoon WE! made ad.rain Wit'll slaba from the creek to ne81' the back k1 tche n door. -B6o -work'ed. at""liis pg-soil:- house';--&hetrry-v-ickenhelpe'i : garden to..----,1anna. Charlie worked in the top -C"... _ him._tt~ck,po_gtec1~y1etter Charlieli~_~ &J:~;~~r wife have been ~elected to f111 the pos1- ti on of care-takera---of- thenew(iottaief-h6"spi tar-a.t Wal-lser.d.., Jjight_~flQ.!f~l'J~~!~m~?q d~.~_~!._~ ~'h1 te_~~_r,_?_.o-op. ired for V'. Tu. July 18th l893.we filled 9'of large & 1 of small coal \ l1li ~

20 ( , --" _ "'-- r... ' ~ w.~.jl.il.y'_~ a:t_ll :'l~_~"i W.~fj._ll_~ ~~kil\l~_ o~:_~\)~.c~ &_~,()~_.c~~~ 1 ooal to-day ~ We put anot'h,er 'plug of powd.er in the baok~m.,, &1.1t Ql~llJ.Q~j,_Qf.;h'_Jlgal_"'9wn_._~QP...:...re~\lrn~11,\h_~ boi~ow.d_pow der to Ned &: Armstrong~, Thia,levening Bob rode, Tiger t_o,-,~~;td~~;~-l~~~~to~~sf~-~::i~~~ ~l-~~~v;-~~~~--l~;~!~i~~f~! -- tho' ~{)of oth!..,_1>~1~_!_~q!~\l~l:j~,.!yl1i ~. ~~_~"b~~hp~.~~., ~~ 'l'b.ur. JUly ~.Ot~i8~. T,n1s,m.o~.;mg'"Rob&'l'w.ntdow. to the '-ej'ji--v&ll.y', ell~tlne:~oua.' :"0,e'-;lJlD.,,- nrca&w---du:t-:-w.--- -,,----- could DOt get i.t,. Sow. bo-no..,ed Spargo '-a saw,& _ took.1i up to" ~~~:~~~~:.!.. :!i~~f~:i1t~~~~g!t:~~;m~i:r~_ =i>_lb~~-;-~~y&_\vjc::~ i+ - "'ai -.tayed t1i.riti1"l--2~~m~lfirpi'll&'-t-5':'brilli~~ora-.. -dudi- in J & B1l.1_~~1l'&~ ~~~oa~na~~th~,_~~~nuj'o., _When t}loy had fiju.uod ' wo saovid a olaolc l\o:rae:,up, OD~O,.:1iJ~l.. gs, cqutd--l\~' ' - &el un by lt1m.elf fl,hal'lry,wioke. & 1111 ~u,o,thell had,d1jl- T -' -'.'.e-r. "hll.--j, i.olt- ~Boo:--:1ll1:--Wio'k. n,-&-,r--wa1.'k:-ed-<1'owa-to--1;ll.-pl'ao-. 'l' where we ll~_ ap'i:iji t'e.!-ab!:~_bl1l,wi,oken, & aawe e }::ffa 10i i 15 f t 101'1& & aoout rljlon,t4iok--a-t--'tll.-~-t4,~.ai~---tlo-4 of ua thenro1.1ed,the 10&,up, OJlto tho ~lp :toad. c~tajlo- 'r'._-tk.r loif adou114:--f.-t~d& whfte-~,saok--:-g-ot-.. "::tto1:l1-f:u-om---..ar, tb, tunnel. Bill Spal'go&:Harry W1cken thel:'l. arrived. :~1 1;-,. ---Sll: v.r-~-~&--tlfi--;-o:-,of ; us "'c-ar.:ri.4t:t~.:"19,~hat l;:ou. 'tr'j&::p-ut-:-:tt, on :3,', sk1ps. W. thon put tll. t1 ~roe log on 3 skip. & 'Put them,., ;:oppoa1-ti--to-tlfi81tlp. oll'whlca tll.-:-oth.-r-lo-&-:-.,lt.st-.,d-;--we--th.n-.~ &0" 2 slaba &' rolled' the sooomlol OT. r, thlm to the skipa,-'" :'~'ther.'tll.--tl-;;;tr.-.7.to, was. ~-S1-r".rpun-.4 thonrt-o-- the-:f-la-t - " near Cuth Riolla:rd.ont.,Aou.e. :We.hifted &1\ empty'.ot,of ak- j '-&'~ rrodr-'tb..:rj-tl1-.1-;.llo~.d- n-etak:ip-.---;t-~y;:-"t.--f1at-~-,,~'--,--",-, ' ".' "tart.d.: io, maltt an,1eet:l."ophorus., Cl~udy.', ' '!:F:~r;~~!~~;! :~~:~r-~~~ ;~~:~i~g~~r!,'~~:~o. bridge near,')~riee '.-:house'. in Devon Sti-eet 'wh~.''''~ ~i1_ ~ li ;' -- culv ert.----t...,.~-.i'1ll7;bun1r;---saclt---&-t-w.n~~dob'omtl1-,--:-~t1u--.,~i l_~~: ~:. J a_~ ~~ p ed ~,11 _,S»~._~_'-!_~']:9ada ~ bfi~o.fi. _'Jl put 1:--,t

21 . ij r'.,,.\ -j, i ~( 19. "_ J"'. Til.r 1n the traoea. ~ SilT.r wae, in ta.'.haft ~ tay got A.a.l! way up the hill lout would. ltot 10 &1\y forth.r. Pa-nol'.~ tbea cam. a10»& wi tll 3b:lg laor " a load of Spa:r,o '. br1 ":. ot,. & took the dray to tll. top of tll-. ldll & cam. back wi tll 211or --&--t)\111ed-'oll:l,load. upta.-~ll'~\v. lot alojli pr.tty w.1l,&fi... lly \ualoaded 'A.m 1l.:rtll. cult.rt. W. the. w t a.ok Wi t~-t~. ho~.- & d:rer to t~. ol!'os.i W& "ho" t:... los w'~'t put tllem on the dray t & carted tl!lem horne. Jaok &,ot--tk8-10ij-ii1totl\eir-pn~e88 on tlle temk, while. Rob returned Wi tao Spargo& took 'l'1&e1' With him. TAay oarted. a load. of mad.lra to a elunaunant.&arde'n, & t:'aen oa.rted 3 loads of 250 brioks to t~8 118w'.olllvert ~.Tack" covered t1ie tank. wi tft slabe. W811tW1tll. JimO'Br:le1i to~lle pay-offi ce &: lot' our pa,,' "kiok wab "a:3:1. di4 not paytae union dues, fa were' 4/-. 'O~al'lie 'a pay was 7/.;~.Ja.0lt 'a pay :wa8 "-<l-:o::q. h,i. evenin& bou&ht ap oum,e olm tr1:c &01d, & an ouj!lce of sulphurio -&01 d ("3d eaoh ) to malt. pap 11'ox111 nen tlt. At.or. Na '. 8ur,ery!10m Stepney,ave me 3 empty bottle. &.. b1 t of tinfoil & a. fomula for makitl&a b10laranate of potash solution for. an eleotrio battery. bcn&ht anoth.,r ounce of m. tri c ao1dllt 300 Sellior's, & at tlb.-of,lli8 al1rj'roome t tried 'to let a ~lt of millboard At!em ltcrae'. shop, bat failed. Bill _at1n 8& ~ry-'wiok8n went out to the Brush to:- night to slloot ~all&b18e., Clomy, oold weatlter. ' Sat. Jlriy 22M, ih1s mornin& Bob '~went OlA.t to Wilkinson's paddock. near Barrea house,to shoot parrots.brother.!abk & Bill WiCken rode i 1'J. our oart to liew9astle, &: came home a abouts p.m. With the crooerieafrom.lambton. aave been makin, the elaotropllorus manti oned in "Eleotr1cal nstrument -\!aki ll" :)'"t oaanot fini'sh it for want of millboard. Bob retu,rned ta1s e evenina with about at dozen parrots wh10d he i1aot; & about 7 p.m : heaave them to Tom St$pney., Charli-e &- Bill Wioken bave pat i a aten1er for.. mile of wire fedoid& that is to,be done by oonlract, abou~.l.oo miles ~ the(borthe:rn'linet:f,~l'om,newc&8tle Tlle Australia.n Workman.arri ved. 'llade soine asoetic glue. 010ud1 wea thar..,.. ~.,-.,,,.,,.~,~;~......,i<:.~.: ", "0~\;' 'o.,.' S Ul ~,T1011y 2 3r<i, '-le~3.read±. &: wri tt.,; ~'-or7 --weather. ':~,f:ft. t..,".. :::.'~~i -'. ";~ ~ ~'~.~ ~. -'.::",....!f;,:'~~.~>," -, Mon. July 34tlt t i~l-893,,'lo,'.worll: ;?':o»~1falfls'enf ~"3aok work4ed.. made. small ""i'ouble-lr.,.nd.laas :jt'o '1H.M, wi rs on bobbins. 1- also partir madea l,eyd;.811-:j.~~i)ud1~~ir' '1'u:..,'hlly 25th'; "l:89~. 1~;:' f.!:tt s.h~lll~~. "t't".,",r;, e}'d'en ~ar. to' dar 'l'llia 8"8»1.; J'&dlC'::~llltr',~:t.;.J~~jOt ~~l«o ~agll"~ a, '''ooa. l t.tl~l)'"1o 4.k> 'fg»'."~;'~~:a-me~~' ~;l\jpi1 ~,~t o ""dar. Bob wont O11t this avenl-ftc! Witli:{':B~l'l'A.Uai(~l:io~t)ie'i(~'Jlni line, to shoot- swan. :'cloud.y'i#~.~ "'-"''--, '''''-.. /:'~.~.,::;."...:,,:}!~>,"";. '.,<;;;,~;~~ ',;;"+-- ' ;', ~v;~,.~'". ".,.

22 !,~ed. ~'uly 26th, 1893.re~ived.: a "iarrl~~~1:nerlt &' a, Sil:ver ' A.a: e t this mornill& from Jim!arably.' Broken li11. ~ Bob & B.11 Aust:l. n retujlboti laat m&llt, at 13 o'olook. They shot 11 8Rll. bu.t oollld -ot fl a1 itln the' re.eds. 01 oady. TllU'. J~lY2?t~.~ ~~93. ~.o.~~1: J~~-,.~_,~uaha,witll a ~ 1aml)-glaas & some pftoh in whioh to deoclllp~se"water by j ;!;ei!!~1 1{. 1 ~{~~o}~r.~b!atw;}~i;::! ~i»:i!~: :~~t. ' the oxy&en "as, ~.~l.~,e~ one» ~5L._()lcl t1l., lltd:r.o,en. " ~ eoap1ed 2 Leolanohe oells,& a blc~romate oell t~at mad. sometime aao too ln, s~~~s, &_ a1;'~9hej~ tbe term1_als.to tt deoomposiltl oeil'.""1'lle llyd.rolenfts evolved rapld1rfrom th.e " neeative w1rei!.1;~!,-~te-r~,,& Q91.1.~~tt~g1~_thft.bot-tleJ,but ~ only a few bubbles of oxy&,en appeared at tlle'lpos1 tlye oqpper' Wire & soon dissolved 1ll th.~,..at~~. ~_eqqrllpoeed.e.111' all ~ of tae water i.n'thii1us;-''b.t still no oxyenappeared. j ~:.;l:oi~;!:'&!i:~~~1m~~t'o~~i~d~~i!~e~~l::tf!~~~::~t~ tlle bottle, ba~~()'.<?,z~~~..,as in th, Sl1l~J.1.,,1:tQ,~tl't.&lt~ou,,h '~ tllle posi.tl TeWi re waaoxjdi sed & black i & tllere wa. some floq oo"lel1t t _hi te 8U~S~~!O~~~ 11 ~h~_~ottom of t~.,d.c1oomposilt4 t cell. tll1llk the pltoh was oxydised & had prevsated the ~.( oxy&en from 1'18111&' ito th. small bottle.'jac~"or.ked all d&1i Charlie hae a job to'make 3)00 square woodea ndlway keys, fo:t the Co-operatiye oolliery r~il_1' line, fq~.>v(hloh-ae W11j,' be paid tnree-polll'ds;.--rain ne&1'ly all day. "lal South. fem'o.6~ de&.,. "- T l'r!. J.11 a8~. ib~.t,.e~t ~t-to th'-'o~b _nitro's PumptDl-enci De thi. forellooa 'at AWed don a 8pott.d,\1m tr '' ::. t:ut~ll\,::i!;'!:{:t Oft' :~~',;O::!~1';r-:h!-':~~':;:,:' ho.ae uu.. tlle--u anel--&-otbl-1-l -Steea'z--aaw &'brolqht 1. t to lis. We out oft a billet." whiok produoed. 68 key'.., We ll1d tl'lekeys..-maul.-weda-ea.,-&- axe,&--left--work-about' '1 4:30 n m. Rain fell ileuj' all laa15111,l1t e tll1a forenoo:a,~, but,nojle,f.ll-.~.--~, terjlooa ulltil.. 7-'O-'Clock", when a l:t,llt t.1lo1r.~ fell.,.rotae!',jack wo:rk~ ~al.1 da1. ~1;hou,ht Us pi al' ~abflo9ded.'ep.,:58.j' t p.m. ' Sat.- J~r 39th,,l ~1. lloral.d& Bo~,ObaJ'l1., & went [. out to the tree that out down yeaterdaj. Beforo we went o.t h"..s.,,,.raha:tp.ned,8t.en'. a&\f for lib," we took it our 11. W. sawed. off 8 " a half len&tlla f~om tao t::tee; e they ) proc1uctd..193 k.,.,--whiqb,llade;. tqtal- of-261.'-thieev.ntlt& ~ to<>\ a 1)810. of tl-t:r.~ 'ffood n tj)_ :~at~.i.wu~1a~o~ to ;;!"ifd f;:!~~~nl~~8:~e'~a8~~-~t ~B tll. wood ft. wet &,...' ~ :~

23 ... ab 21- '-.ot suitable for tlle p.rpo8e~ we only made the lid~ t pro-! m1ar : fet a peioe of foreat-oak to make tlle a s 'of r~s_ &1 -.1 ki_--.ut~r.ed,--'lh howedme tllat.-tlle--a_ill R~~e.:g--~::f=l~.~~:k::~~~~e!~k ~~~~~ed_~~.dal ~--aail~r1\t11!otll..8~s~--york 1q--aboll t tlleb1011romat ebatt et- all_d.81_l_g).01clf... -Kon. _;r_~t ~e;t._.l~~. Ohar1~e J. Bob " O\lt down.. b1& tree. '. J." "e:rla tll1a eveiii. t.rlll1n&a-~.lephou e.. e T 3aak-....,_worked.. all dat.1.. '. h. ljlt 1\1& We, tlle mi, etart,d aca:t.a to day' after. rob'b.ry- of--fol1rponoe-a toa--._ tlle-llewi-. r~t. :or "'_l_~'t:~_.. ~~~~ -... Jl4'la:.~'d fran. three sh1l11jj.i.* til, tedo4ulao to, S/rf'per to.-of -llll%,e-(l~oum.)-eoal.-:bob--&m-----_.f111~ ~_of'la:r,e "2 of amall ooal. Ov.t toidlaie for aext ~ kl-pi 'at 10/14:" -9-tou-; owt-.t.D1~S--to1l8..Qf '. f51lalll ooal. 'llere 1a to be a Sooial1et l1.et1»& :aext S\1Jd.aJ' 1. 'the -lliohli.il:cf.-'- ut1t\lt.-at~ 3'-p-.m.-JaCk--wo*ttd--aJ.ldaJ._. _'. Orr,.~l ~~,._"e... t~~_r. ' ~---.._ _ _!~~ _,~ 2ld, W. filled 9 &kip. of ~ot.ia1 & 1 of smal- coal t-o-aa,.-;:-:t--,ate-l'red--'.llker-~:'oo;:~'t'-coel ti,oket_,1aja. ~Tenin&. 1'red lent me "!he C(i:)17eilti 0' Lie. Of. Q;ar. Ci.iliation" by-kelorda...-slrah p-ri tah~.-& herhua-_ bal'ld, of Lamotou" were here this evenina. t lent Fre Ed Baker "TWelve {J8o tu.re8i or.. Chr1-8tendom htr&y'!",r by.rob-. ert Roberta.. alao len,; 1.1m the :pam:njalet. au t.led. J "1 -!"l'1g1."~-co-op~pi t---worked..:,..to-day.;: 1. put- tls.&. blcar- '- o:rna~~ battery. in wol'ki 'll order.cloud.y : ~--; " _.!b.ur.aug. 3rd We faled. 8 of, l'ouad & Sof small ooal. oar weight 18 io -1:4:; -'!'h1s eve-nilll&--1 p.rtlymaa.'netised~ 2... _ sq.\lue pe10es of steel that Bill Pbillips,ave me' to malte.. 2 :teleph-ol'l8s. Ch.rlie,otthe-~b1.g-Cl'OSsolllt..-se~ _oy_ Ur.'pal _lt~!..tack worked. all daj', & hie pillar f'ell in at, th'e ed! Gf ti.e 8Uft-;- V.ry.-ol-oudT~-w.ather.-~, _ J'rt-;- AuC. ~th, l JJarl y-thi-s--mgni-l1-.rob-,-0bar11_._..:&._ we.' ou.t to the tree tlla'... ellldol1tdowj,1: ~1rst t,behind the "Oo~p-~ ~umoi:q el'lli'ne.---&--work.d-'-ha:rd-.-al.l-dtq.. ~ -:;mad..;d.s_.. ~!!ts with the saw, & Spl1t 261.keY8. <B111 Austin took 'l1p' 01l r pay-for "-; wh1ob.was'-1-:l'l-t6-.-".t-ackj,,~pll1-_was_~_4 _5:;' :Q_. Ollarlt,'.paywas_3j4 f.or 1l,,~~ a~t. w()r1t!,.~ofoldy.

24 ( l \,'..,..., ",,2'a~" ""..,(. ~,.:';, >,a~~,!,a\;.,5th,,.1893., Tll1. m.or.d1~~ ~1,1eweD~,:~~' ~otll~l, " ',tr... "w~..»e::we '.. 8;118 yeat.may;,,&. about ḷ S,:5Ja.a., Bob 9 'nllt ' t'oh~m.,.1' ~'s~!~ Citt_8_:f.ourt~en-1~l;l ).~..,~ ~3-"~ '&-:l!~-about 160 k e,---ma~e by 3 :30 p.11., when 3'"ok""B111'~~~1 n.' oame eat, ~!le~~_d., s_. \V.e. ~1~~~~~.d_..unt1.~bou,.t;-5:30-p.m.-; -&-.-tlltn1iiid~37 keys, ):.. '-lfaa-e. ne' total rumber of k eya made is 85)., : " --Bun~--1Ui. 6th ;-1893 ft :r.a~'a p~t m~t,,"~.~ -'-do;~~;~~-~~_~~-~@ Of Our, q~t11u.i1on.:---tu.-m~h~ Jl1-ng-.!htf--aH-.rnoont went to - "eli.-.-soo1~i.t meet1n& ~t tll~ rwt:j.ttl~ '1'h9fiJe preaent. ~~!~:- HUiA de Lar..&1.l_11r-_Robinson-;-'Kr8.Rob1-ns4nll-Jaok~ llst"ell; ~ob --- Brown; -Xi",ran01s, & SODle who are str.. ~erfil",:to... i.e ~. r"" *.e, "1111!"~.~ o'.-.l.".-""."1;'... --,v.~'iia:~u ~~.y.-a-j8»0»1 ---ot --tlie-iuid.aaliti of ~a ~.1.'il"e ra&$'1~. ~D.i te ~it.. _i.qh--u. -ll:..p-,~-o--deli-yer-a-f.w-l-eoturfj.~ Qn8oCiaJ.1.m, --to,~~-e'~ii ':n about a fot~night 's 'time. The J r!'p()rt:-_~~-~?-o~t~~-. We _~XOY'.~of-~he--del:c-;e;!!l,,1~t, e-;re, -1~h1JT;;~-O;e-Lar,ie moved. "1'l1at- we t up fiv, es'in the nely, ~ll ptap8r that,i~to be st&1'!~~ AAr.tJ.-J--b-y-th~~op-~-etor~of~-',~~_8~_1uCWork - 'w~o~ waa ~. ~~C?.~t9. -mo tt --j--b\1t. it was resolv$a/,t~~ we' ~ t ~ntil, ;th,(p~;t'p~pe~~_~_.of--, th~~_1l.~c-ilpubl-iah8dj~wb.1o~-~~-l~~e-~pt:~... eek. "" -----Jaok Zstell read.'le&'flet, writt.en,-~y George Blaok,. ~...!J. - on the ajl.9j.~ U,on,of the---upper.hou8e.-hua-h-<le-~g1'e~e,:' ---"' -W.ti1rli~~laCk stell, ~q~o~g~,~~1_c1-'nun$nte.d. on. t~e 1~-,:.....:_'. le.t,. _DLV.L~gu~_-li.t+W-8-;-:-h.ar.~":-4.e~a.~~on-:-~he~qu-e-8-t10n,. "--SlioUldthe GoverDl18nt0Oll1pens.te T". lay request he promised ~o wr! t,e,., pap es!' 0 n..~th.l.~'-.ilt.,..~:t t~1-.~-o~e:ti.<m8-.~t oar. Bex,t ll~etij)g'"ljl.. fortn:1sht'. time. P01\tn_t1o~.'1'8 tak e n " the _tn..-e.e_t...-.cloae4-.--;---p"'4-:1-l-:.~---j'.l.--"--lfeath-.r;--~--: , '(~ _.. "-~,-, Th1.1l0~Di, :ag Bj,l,l.U,*tl Po, Bob J Charlie ~ &_~_...:... ~-;-.lu&~---8t, h,,3:8,-93, \feat 011 t ~ ~!1~t.:~~-~e1--.--,rh!-eh--mak.-~a-~.~.J;t-.-ha.--to-- -l1ak_-aaotliej' 1000 now for '9)/-.1 reoeived ~ letter & a ua- DlOllDt~~ot9~Lf_l_:.1iJL!_.bJ.:ln,-Br-ok.1l7-H1;-l1. ',, " J ', Brother3aok. w.orked all. day. Jaok :ni.l, who UTes n8c the 0o...o».. rati-vs. lk:lp'-li~...,-p-lat t.buu-,haa~-be.n-.-arr."ted OR.--o11u,a of f.or&1lt&.baa):. aot & k,eepl»&l.s.et!ellt pho-., ~9&~J}l-,_~-JJry1r_th~'---; : ; , Wed ~-"'',9th 189~~i10 ~.-~.ti.&---..8nt-lfl_t o--th.~ ,aorub whera "'e' "pi1 t ~h~~eya5e.t.r~y'-.-- f0--7lld~.. -'.Ood,, t:"'

25 " :.... ~. _.. ~3"....p.otted U tree,wlth 8tra.s.'&h. t_,;-aia;&.w awed 1t.. do'ni~. W awedf?ff one 7 iach.leagth.& 2. twellty 1J;1Q,l\..,l'er&tha, Jrh~ 10h tokk lla unt115 P~. to do~ ~et.ral.ahc)1ferefell '~~~. -OhUll-._o_tm~:L.1~~~ t_of th_..._~ keya dt1l 'l~.r.tt: ~ oart. Pam.~c()D:l_*ed 16. lteyaj, n.t..-tleriare of, Tack worked all ' day. C)l~li.bov.,ht _. _all tr1.u&~l\1'fl]:e-=-t-o--iliarpe.~~oflr - hald.aw-j--al..o a1l4lz._b...ml~.work morrow. 01oady for Oo-op , Wall.em to-. --~~t:h~4a1 j ---aol0.:...key8~.ade-we_a.1"flo»ly_6_~.b._oj1; Th.ui~-.i.e. loth. f893:--j, atari«t iii-woft aa. it ~to. day!. -1& -. --".. -f1l1~_~al_-:_"ip. _Q.t l~'-~l~".:t Q~~~all_ ooaq.. 'fqlll La1l& ~.,.~( started workidl aaat.n to~a1.. ueeu:.'; -after b"~»c:~kept-=1dl.;; -& _Qllth-.'f.o~_~l_owLD&~~_. :tl_o~ij~_~tq,e" &luid bj.. the ae~o'l Jkip. _etween.toe LOll!1fO~tl\ '. flat-ac-ol-d 1'ommy.Bw:.f1~ld-'a oab11\. Jeezpe.Qtedto.c:.hol.e. thr_~u,h to-4ay l;jatcouldnot. Chuli. w t out.18y bia8e1! to~ay&~apllt 2~ keya.-'rhe -wea.- th.r-lla._))_.~d.. 1!QJt~rY.:~l.l_ ~y~_ ~8ok 'n-ina.. tried. at ~he Wallaeld p~io. oourt terday.oll~-j"ck worjr.---al1 ~1,.-~. --jr'-. -Aq:-ll th;1-s9!. BOb & l fi:ll-.t8--ofrou~& :'2 of-.all. lfe.y..._~~_~ql~!tllro\l&h yet. Old,Klln&o p.m~, tthe,.pra-..., W. Q e.licl:~:lilll:81--~qr -to-da7.~3"'*--,~ork.~~----.h.lf ~Yf)~7o~.aooo t of.h1. p111ar frill:l11& :1 n _ _--.. _. ~ _ _~._~,._ 1-,?~1l., nt orllld& ~o'b, Bill.. ~t:1. ~J _:tf::l'~:~rct:.og:~i!=::::~~~~:~o~1t~ '~;:i)~i('~t;~t~~tto t11e.01'l10.fiat' th-."l1ji11i :r0ad- where". lota loe.:ol--,,-- fi:r GOCl for Biil J. t:l 11 &~ cai-ted th_ to.hi. ]lou.eia.,lemon' GrOTe., Tlli.- e.,.eat. went to 'r~d Bak.r'. '1!-oua. to help_ ll:a.~ t.q (1 ~.h. tu.rj\'ld& tll. 2 t.lephojle. ca. J \)1.t U. boe had a h.ad... oh. t allowed h11l acto.thatt reoe.tly, r.oe1".df1.'ca Br~_enGa:1.\. lay.,s.e,111' &.eat 11ea r.081.,.e4 a copy of!h. BarrierU r" co... fllil.,~epo!'t_~f. ~h ~.. eoheallllde 1»1 WJ.l1 l'.rpaon,,dlokfteatll, Polti_horn, B.wl tff)- aiother-.tr11ur-'v1:ot:l --.at Broke. Jil11 :t~~t,~~~. The paper c.-e from J a Groae. 01 oady - _.- -'''-~ ~ -.: : ~J~._J.~'-~_J~.~~~ 1S93. walk~<.'p to_the. hill ilear par.oll Tol1i ~a'do...-jlart1a'1llil-e-.tr"t, Wall.~D1,- tcr~.ttea1-a- 89Q1~li._~ 1l~~'1iil1&.!here "ere."at 15 or 00 Socialist. pre8~llt _0»1- th.fdes:ildl"-wa~ktu,-~bob -BrowD., < 3aqk E8~.11 ~.C~JJ~..:il.., ~!,ary "14~.1,y, 'Ch~lie Viol,.TohnRobluo~, <~.. Gaor,e_T -(of ~_btonj,!)[~~qway.4.o~. - ~~!-~~ R"iCt~~;1~~ Ret" ~~~:'Re14 & a.otller l.n ~~~.i- L.. bton~ 'Dn'e op.ned, th.-.eetl1i1 &movertl'ill.t---;raok"':-lqst.~l take the --chair.whioh.,," ',-. c~, oarr:l.ed. Estell' then,ate a short address in wllioh he.' sald ---that "-we-hll4-f o:rlieda--irajicllqf~--thesoo1allst--l ~Uj ". '-... _-

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27 MOT_ent ; n ~.rioa ; h~:::offer~fplr~fti~<i.",\;ook8,'~.~. cl1ned.j work at,~ l1. ) Jlank 8auDl.~.ont. deatl(j < c&":l11:l~) : 4e8c~pt:l.oll of. onr l>ordj reduction.. of h~... ~ l'at. to.~~75 -pertoaj C."'1111_ Ctlt of 10'00-op. 11.Mr8;. -:ra~ept-r-onr-.-mm~8... Of', e-)nn:::cut --of'wo~1-e-'''1ob,etti_ 'loorl4~_y keyej Dlrt14 - La!tl 'sre4u.o.t:lon & &.01» p-n-tji~ -coal"; --on u.to - f'--'~h--!-tpt~t-dt.yi. dloben.~r~1 _-1.10~ ~.. Co-.pel'au pi' l-mudlor... 'ou1181..; ra.., C.'.o-".QO.. --t9f1,.'-.'re-es.,n gene:ra'7;j:?,enl1.1ng ~t'ct,-'o];df;l;;~~--~. lcu..thli'ttoane j (!pi n:i on of,alf.on.uuke... ;~3i.-:m1' oplnl on dr "Oonfucius; elocut-lon-cl"e8j offer-~to lend - The -llatlon&ll - ~empe~~l1~~:_re~~r } the dl'1nk trafflc i.drj.nk_ ~he~me1ncau8e (. of-lunc),; doct6~,j'4wa.rd Shep.berd t a-:opld1on;on--lunacy;--. -,. state of'clai,m at 'COpelard; J'red.':Ba!ker t l'eque'st' for work; my Opit4-onof'-Xome- Rule; the-:c-r1-ah:-rebellio1-'--of'l'198; the RepubliO of 1659; my elect r1cal.e.pparatu.,- & fi~l&. of 2 '. -bi181. cons-t rue ti'on-c:;f--telephoms orad vioe-t o--etudy.-e!;ectri 01. t; Jcoet of.b,ells &: batt~r.l ee; our health; will let nophotoa yet; ll1sf8il11y s.11kenessesltiquestionre--takt13lthe J 'Wol'kman".. put 2 twopenny stampe:olll the lette~ &poste4 1 t tlri1s even1:nc , ~~-.- -,-.:. r!tl..' Aug. -18th i ~Thi s mor~~----aharpe~d--:--b1-11- at een-t a crosscut, saw.,bob took 1+p our~., i.whioh,..., 3 :19:6.He paic110- for unton-f-ees forth.~_t- 2 pays-8c this OM. --.:rack 8 p$jywa_, ':0:0. Cha~11 e'" pay was t ':11;8. Jack boul.ht an ounce_cif~reml.ca.c1-df..-6d-at- Joe-Senior's 'Ye Degan tak1n& The Sydney J4ornLXl6- Herald'.-to-day. Dry, cloudy weather. --'- -.' c_.,... -., Sat. Aug. 19th 1893_. 'This morrd.~ja.ck &1 went nth our hors,, & oart t.o lle"ca&tle~ We put them ~:n Brent"s Pllb yard, & went. -over in the ferry -boat of-john }[ass. t-o t~e Dyke,. where we' pieked tlj: 2 pooketfuls of eleotl'1c 11&htoarbon rods thad;.. wer. -thrown away aftel' De1ng ueed-.-wesaw the--~~1ado-'!'bel~lot ready to load w:l..tho~. There.were_ about 12 black men on ' - 'boatd,& several who-,appeared :to.be--frenohin.en-,- We went ba.ck-to. Hunter etreet,j -,vhere,~ bought,2 ()unces qf,,sulphuric d & 1 -ofb1chromat,e of pot"ap.~~.....' t:,-:7-1-nc.~~ '. b~ 'e at Cappex.:! 8 shop verbena seeds &-1 of-'ld1-anonette--.' "-a p. '.,.' -1.' oazd-" board (M). We had a look aroum aot the horse & cart, " sta.rted for hane. W.e--stopped a.t,--lambton &&ot--'our-&roceriee.at the Co-opera.ti ve stor.e, &retu~ned:ho~e. Li.P.:t, :t.,n :.._. " -~--- -.: ~'--""... ~ -~.- - Sun. 'A.ug. 20th.18 ~~ There 'was asoclalist' _meetl-ng tbis morn. 112& on the-b1ll near----to111e 'manse'.,--- arr1-y-~cf- fter the-meetl~ stu 1ied, & tave Watkins ",a~ speakll11 on Usury ~ '& he had app.1'-ently been speakina-agood- -Wh1-le,.--~e -showe~th,e-ev1;18--. of usury; &propobed,.&s a r.m.edy.,;t~e ~tlo1lll_isation Qf ~ -, ', ~--. -' --_._.-.. ",., --,.. ~.-, ~ -"

28 Cap1t~. Hugh de Larii, spoke next; & 8tatet~ha.t.t one time US\1 ry wae f o~bid4e,f in m.iu4; ~ ou:t.1-n_ th Jd.me.of_ Henry rumbej.:" e.. the~ei.. was ~_law_u~e terest-to-'the e~t,nt~--'q "9... t9_po~t Yt'\1r'y_,or_.in~, pel" c,n.t~-:-'!'hi. 1ill111;.s.&;ad~11 y ra1aecluntl1 tb.$"tiw.e~o{ Clueen Vio, & is no1r'aa b.1e;h_jl8,_ ) -, -'1-t~i8po~e1-blf),:to~~e~rt'~ ".. ~:.--:-~_,".. - '-~-_---~-. _",J lr _ "111i_ FOl1nta.:1 f).,.' e11iine-driye:,.. thet'lju~cl~_-,-a_lc!t1tjl.y """-1J &~;::ii-~~f'h;~:--'-::fj:~~~~~~;~f:i;-:v:;~~~~~if~~::.1: ~~~r:if~~~:ei;~~~~~i~~ir:!~tll:~;~:s~1~;r!ef:~ ", tories 1 etc.,-thesoc1.1. l'sformejfa-llte s~tiefi~:.{od the time bein& ir.~~e yca:p.".latiej,a.1ise,.t~e'lan1 only. f,'fveoap.~ll()l;;',1eh,the~1~!dl:ord:. wen'o.~n-"-b.l,'e-ak--t~e -'be;ck-of-- 'the (imorq. Watkinereplied, to~ltl'.,.:.f()unt.1n.. & ~d tha.t if laxt were, - nat1-o~lieet\'n.oxt ;w.~e~b.e~oou;ld :not-'-co--:'\lpon1-t'~'&,~b-e~'able~-to obtain ~li Vi ng_.. 'Utll e,eshehad... tho ll~cts~a:ry.. co. tal,. E.:"... would -, h!~~r'~;o~~e-b~~;:n~~l:;~~ev!; ' ~:~~o~~:~~~y,t-!;~~;=ri;~~~\l~e the lendlordcould -Dot be abo11 ahed.n lli~_, oprmqrl;t:herat1- om118& tion of la.nd & c~i tal should be simul ta1leoua_ l:r. -J'oun~--n, -repl-ietl'-\&=-;:881d hfj woul4-;j'lot be -drawn-1nt 0 i c118ou6s~on on the que~tion then.,he would. howev61't c~ b 1,a.:om8-next~u,%lday-~&-sa:y a~few:word~onthe,8ub~ect--ox rent, \.1 1 f the meet:l. D was air_~eable.,., '. 1: JackEstell--thanked-')'{.~.:Fountain.f'or'hisoff 8r.:Whi oh'- he; acc- J! pted on behalf of, t,h~,,_~eague. He then announceo. that 1(1". W _,':.. 'H01~t.n_~JiOUld 1 eotu1'6 -at 7-0 t 01 ock--th! S,eve~.:-.1-:n..-'~tlf.. '. ' '! J(ec~a%l1ca. nst1 tute J?l "Soo1,a11ezn: what 1 t 1:8 &wha.t :. t i B not. ': 'lhe--meetln&.::-(of"-go 'pers-ons~::-thed en:1ed.,-;--,'-. went to 'hea.l'. th. leoture 1 n th.'evets1:rw, & "fou. tb. hall.,. abou-thel.f-ful-l:.jaclt-g8t-ell-' chd.-=:-an Ll'. Holma:n ear1d tmit the peopl. of the present day are bet,-t.roff-than--thoae;:-ot~;60-'ye.r&7'q-o'rbut1 n-ap:1te-of '~1:' 1;he a4valltaao8 of.clena. &.. lw'eat1 ontbere ~. more lj1.,ery ---now-th&n--th-ere'--et.~-.oaua'e' nth'. :~laboul'~l'. -Q4-1e-.roon... ~i) t. 1'01;, of the,land &,the mean. ot proc1ucttion.!he ~~~c1!,:!8 til>;';,._t1 i()"'11~8tt1~on--of & "Oeipl tal-. -- ~ " i A ~ote, of. thuk.~ove4 by.. a."e 'flatk:lne & comedo by jm~, ', L.w:l.8,wu--o&rne4 by-:-acalamati on~-fti. to 'a pcu._ ',, (Joll.otton 'amounted " \.., Kon. ~,21.t,t '. 8,tartec1 ",ainth1a,mordiq -& filled 9 " ak1p.,:ot -roum coal. -Our -we:1&ht tht8--morntna ie 9:1 "lla1n ~ ~:.~:!~ &tbi.mo!'~~. _BadmY~8d.r (lut th1.ev.ni~ by 1 Pri. J.ua.-2,5th, ""- filled 9 -ljkt~. of 1ar,.' ooal t'o- J da.y, & ", skip. of snall., No weight. Tb,1u, ev.m.~ re-, ','_ ~ -'- --!--~ '~

29 : 'a;. s.tra;w..!:t.no~ 'Jiaii?jt(oe,;w'dl1del'ort '. at. '. " To the. houeee$s,l,l.l:ul\hungry State.Socialism is~s:)l.",~.~. '''~~~n... th. e... de. Stltt.. "! of depl'ess'io:ti~c"frl!ll't~"(the \:frlendltlss.'. "with,false hopes; \:witll expectatiotj:s',,that. cah 'n~,!lr.\he '\7ealise~ as '. Jo~g,' , 'as Jgn9ra ;...,}.,:" cunn,mg, aj),d " "',...,. " 'd'" "t,,'. '. t'l'" b "at -,\' TOTHl<i:Epr,rOR~ ~'i" -,.'gree,,;e,,~' :',:',:,,411'1,. ' ~'e~.e Sm,-The man~!ltl(;:th!t1lna,si.tdj~ej). ; 'of 'the )jl,',-,' :fa. l1y~'!: f:b()cl~lis~, 'possession or t~ommdso~'t~l)us~l]:ds",.~oli:l~'~?,.,<,:\~$~,~,~~;t~,p'" or mon to-day S State SoumhSll, At,., lllstead."ther hves f!:way the streetco;ners, attrades''urii~.\ 'overim ilities',';~h.ey :V:9uldJ h~~, gatherings, in' our p;iiblic parks, y~a,~;,be ::n.eg;~. :'f\~hef~'d~ty"l's:~qiti~?:~h~~xb illsixpennj: restaura~t8,the cry is, that: 'S~el? 'br,:,.';1!e,.;!~,~:~ie;c~~p.~d;;,an~,i'c scicialsm S th,~ only,panacea. f0t;. : : stll mub:t,~b.~:;;;~~~~,:ill;el:~~~~tc~s, labom's ills. TJ;1fJ.t man. S susceptble"" "lre~chea~f.~~!jbg~?,{<igtt~ii41~ym~~ to gullibilityis a:u estabhshedfo.ct, ~nd. : ~sati()ii; fi~.~l~~~ im~n;(''be ~ :.",. '~ tho~e. who arq so. earnestly woomg,,:~onebt,~n~~~t~~~~~:~d19~r~..,,; soc~ahr>m to-day,.,.tt?-morro;v: may, he,': :'(,livili'sa~ion!'l';~lftj.;,~({, ~:m:cbmtta~qhr;'",sel!"admitte~;4upes; Soc18hsts h!1,ve."f:,probably )li.bu;chary., and hql'1~bl~: Pl,l;fited o.itlla!lal",an~ 0Jer~o,~~ed,the 'bloodshed:'" 'There:, ~:'it~ "muc1/: J~ct... ~~.. t:~tfe ma~erlal.th~yli~;~ to ~ tri~1f~ry.l~t.,, ')Q. ~,L.~.~i).,)$F.:.,Je'tit.. \,.o.nesty deal wtli S human. Men mt,s~ be of purpo :pract19eld:by: the.j;t,,~p:nln., cradled first, and men. must,.cradle, race.. 'seems...that meli are ad~els beforo the re,c:onstructlon, of ~chooling\~them~~ly~,~;;:t't9~do."oth~r SOC10ty takes place, and the chanc~bare 'pmpose than to', oecome adepts n, that society will thenp,.dopt a v'~i:'jd:ffej::., falsifying';> and,,)jeltween,:,playi:n,g ent. ~ystemt(\what,th.e. nowaday, "the hyp~ijite,!tnq:i,putting' o,n.the.' socahsts, propound.. SOCalsts. have;! v'arnish;';liouesty i:q.human nature has gone So far ~s. to lwp~y;,f.orce mahe become almost obsolete. Yet, social,shflpp or, t ~loody ~o~utl~m. ~~ey '. ists 'are> going, to' apply their remedy, would resusctate the mur:aorou~",~- and ii,t'he:"'iwi'nkh'!1go:f.'.~n.eye;""or,!ltincts of man and r~~()rt, ~b, the,spill~ after a goodnight~8;iile.ep, Booiety will ing of blood~' The:y would make a awake and find 'that t has been re~. hell first and then,produce a heaven generated. Well" if one could afterwar~. Th?y woul~ turn.al~ honestly wish the socialists success in mighty cfeators five mmutes, and 'their underti\;kingit would be a pl~a~ tl.' s!;vage of, :festerday, who was sure to do so: but, alas! there is not walking 'knee-(!eep in his brbther~s a' power above or 'beneath the sun blood, to-day would be a spotless that can regenerate mankind, s,ave angel sitting on the throne of grace, science and evolutio'll;:-,- am, &c., crying,," Oome unto me al1,ye~ t.1:j,~t.,.;robe~tde PSEY. labour ~nd are heavy}aden and 1 will. Newcastle, 1st'September. 18 q 3 ' 'J;ive yqu rest.", '1;hey have yet,to -.. : ~ [:':arn'ihat.- force ;' is not: a natu;~l '1tl;w and cannot successfully be apphe~ to human nature.' Educa,tion is the only power that'can assist or be of any' 'service to' human nature, 'and o:nly by an" evolving of tim~,.~an. splendid' minds be formed and a beautful state,of souiety reached. When shall'sttite socialists commence to study human nature and allow:, common sense, to prevail? '...', n the(,je ~Ol'rbw:ful'days of de:p'res~ sion the dupes'df'socialism are many. Starving: men" like drowning ones, will gladly clutch ~t _ anything-even.., ~ 0 S ~~».., 0 s::j.o S ~ ~!:' co '" :0 CP Z ~...,;!", t"' 0 co 0 (Jl = " tj'j e. ~ c;'l 0 < CP...!:' 8 CP!:',... ~ ~ J? CD <:... ~CD Vl '" ~ 2 ~ 8... co!:' s::j.o CP P. rae

30 , ;::C,( f, '.' (., ~EPT ELVfBER 13, " ". ):'.,.STATE S(,t:)ALSM. ' -~.. 1:',,'.' : TO TJr";... '::~~ ~...'" '":).,. : ',sm,-n yeflto tay's issue of you:i', paper see a 3tter by Mr.. Robert.:Qempsey to w' :ich would', like to,l t :i;ep}y..,re saye,'" that man,is suscep-i :.t~ble" to gullibili~y is?-~ estabj4.sh~d.,i \ ;,fact, f that JS true t ~pe:;lsarlly', follows that as R. D. is lit man; ;he is also gullible; and it is evident to those who know and understand the ob-' : jects' and principles of socialism that]' he is morl) gullible than the socialists,:... whom he despises 8~ much. He next: says that "socialistf have overlooked! the fact that the material they;\ have to deal W l. is hum.1!iri~'~' deny it. Socialists know that 'spma' men are 'ignorant, cunning, and greedy; and they also know the,' causes which have produced,those effects, gnorance is due to lack o~ education; thorefore socialists desirei,to.make all education free, secular,: and compulsory. The cause or, cun- ;, ningness is the present system qj producton and l.u.'"n1l4."lu'~ of wealth, which teaches 'and' people to endeayour to outwit, and rob one another in order f everyman had an A~~Ah''''_ earning his,ljvipg l1ones:tly havtl:rlp11eq,d to exercise 11ess,,'to,take a moan 'UflVUlnt1l,f}'A,!ailother'p~;son. Therefore. so~i~~~lt~)'f1~~~,~~~f;~~'1l~~~,~1~~~ wish.toabolish the (lompetitive,. and esta,hesh State co-operation in-.. stead. Greediness is due to the ever~. present fear of poverty, which. people to strive to the"... \-r-~~.,~jns accumulate sufficient wealth to 'place ; them beyond its reach~ Socialists: :m~~,mi,er propose to r~move the fear of poverty! by making it possible foj.' any man.to, work for his livingt'!-nd.to obtain.thei, whole product of his labour. R. D.' further makes the sensational statemont that socialists have gon:e so far as too imply fo1'co in the shape of. a ' "'~,

31 . + " i:i,. 27 A: F'd.. Sel). 15th ~Ve filled. 7 S~iP8 of 'big coal & 3.. of small. No w;!,;ht. Bob $~t our pay, whicn. was,! he paid.;~om ~anglams 2/6 for tho small coal filled. by him.& ored.i to,1 to us..., Sat. Sop. 16th have peen tr,ri'n:i t.o mak. thtl all)otri:: beel 1'1110. Ja.ck wtlnt in our oa:rt \0 NewCastle, & oou.c;h"t a book ttnti tl.d "Rome And Tho Abbey, for 91.H. "lao bought half a. pourn of sal ammoniac at Knaggs' f or 1/-. Fine VTeathe'l; Sun. SEp. 17thl 3~. :t Trent up to the Socialist 1l1l!sti ng on the hill thia morning. Hugh de Larg.t. had. some "principles & Platforms t of the SoctalistLeague which 1di stri 'Outed. among the a.udience.' (John. ~binaon was cha.1rma.n. A:nram Lema spoko on 'Political EConomy. 1 have finished rltadid& "''l1. COnTell'tioMil.,r.,1eaOf 0u1'111Vilization", by Mu Nordau. Mon. Sap. 18th To day Boo & f111&.1 9 skips of large coal de 2 of' small. 130'0 TJU1'ldy to~ok.,qlr names & thofil~ of our crosematea for th~ next cavil. Nsd' & Barty'DaVidson are to our croasmatob again. Only the;wallaeni big;unnel worked.,. ngbtln ~s.yij.. 'i. r~ly in Tho Ntlwoas" Herald. to~ day to m.y letter. Uj Yother ha~ rec.i.v9d. a lett$:1:" from. h.~ 7'other in Rtld.:fa U.tA~ Oornrd.1 r. 1

32 ,'Broken Hill has had no Jess than twenty "u'~"',," durifiktj:1e past week, one of th,e most inent being the marriage of M'. J. E. so welj anq favorably known as captain the Oentool O~icket Olub and also member of S.A. FootbalL Olub, besides being a great rsing enthusiast, to the eldest daughter of J. Julian, of Argent Street. The wedding place on the evening of August 24, at the Ohurch, the Rev. A. W.' Bray officiating. A. T. vvatts acted as best man. The bride, attired, was attended "y her two t's (M.~sses Annie and Millie Julian) a L Miss "Tamblyn. A large party of friends met at Oro of the bride's parents, and did ample to a bounteous spread, after ~hich dancing other pastimes were indulged in to the evident m~nt of all.. the,'(,, inthe presen ll',,',,!j. ~~"\,\l1l.,r,h',qf.people. <The,., w'as the' marriage.01 Mr. J.. Ta~blynto~the ~ldest daughter of J u r of Argent-street North., laan, W" Bray officiated. 1\1:1'. R av kat Tamblyn,S,!,ery popular ld.:crlc. ' r. football circles -; he captamed the. 'Ori~ket Olub very last seij.eon. -,-_.'.> '...,. i:i d' p- (l) '. M-.P" lfj (l) ;0 "'j (l) <::> '" M- '1:> 0 S o"!) 0" 0 (\:l e;' 0 <j (l) H> 0 -l 8...,. if'

33 "'turned ;~'tepney;~ 0.;,.. 10: 1 : &, lent bi1/"p10ntlera Of r.lect1'1clty '. Bought 3d. worth of methylated spirita., from Joe Senior.,3a.Qk worked t o-day. '01 this mdrn:s. rc : clear thi s even1.0,. 1'1'i. We filled 9 of rouni & :1. of.. 81a.ek Wei,ht9':1. Dry. Sa.t. Awl.'. 26th l8q3 ~, We are all at hane, to-day... ~~_a.jtil& tel~hones. ORr. &t.~ J,u,ge, 27tl1. l8~. Attended a,socialiat meetid& on Tollis t hill this morn:l.~. ).(1'. W. JfCiinta.i nj Amrilm LewiS, Hugh de Lar,i., Jaok Estell., & 1(1',. Ttl!lady.poke. l'ifteen new m_eel's.- ioined the S.oc1aliat L88l&Ue. J. d..bate waa aaradied between tiplady & o~~ of our partyj to eventuate next Sunday week, on the SoCialist Platform versus the Demooratio Platform. ro pe.9ple, ~tterded. There i8 a. creep in the Lambton headings district of th.wallsend oolliery. Dry. " Kon. Aua.':a*h , 'e, are all dle to-clay. Jack! Bob-, & ell.rlie went out,. & split some posta; & radle on the uo-opera.tivo estate. woum a bobbin w.:th wire for the telepbo~e. White flag for Wa[lsend. ',.' Tu.lug. 29th Bob &:.Tack mortised. san~ post8:~ worked 81bout the telephones. No',{ork for both pita. Rain. Wed Aug. 30th. cl _ned ou t tb~ den (d,ark room) & replacod the bottl~s,.f1ne weather. ' Thur. A-:ug. :31 at, received a p8iper & a letter fran.lt Edward.s. We w~rked & filled 9 sk'lps of large &. 3 of amall coal. CO"'q). a180 worked t Our tonnage for nest pay is 45 skips at 9:2:14, = 21 tone, 3 cwtf& 13 skips of small coal. Charlie worked. with George Harris. Fri. Sap.1st, Bob & filled 6 skipe of rouni coal & 2 of small. Our weight is 9:3 :14. ' Boo brougbt home our p pay, which was t He paid. Geol'le Clothier 74 for a new hem11e. Charlie has a job, filring, small coal at the Co -op. pi t-top. Fine weather. _ Wed.. San.2oth t893. }.10 wo'rk' ~or' W&llsend pi t. wrote.a bit mol"tl of my letterto the Bewcastle YornLng Hersld in reply to Robert Dempsey. J~ck & Chsrlie worked. Cold weather.,., Thur. Sep. 21st; 189'5. Wall send pit is id1eagai.n. finished. my reply to Dempsey, & posted. it. Mrs. Banfield's caee is on at the Court. ~Tim O'Brien made a li ttle

34 foot -stool here for his Wi~8. th. '...',, he bought 3d worth of wn t e i8 morning., Tbi s aift'ex'noon worked. Fine \veathert-mr.. ing8zpdaperf For m~., Jack & Charlie, ~.:'", eg.at noon. " Fri. Sep. 22m 1893 N k,.)' ton, M.P. for Newtow; ~a=o~o :g~~or Wal1seni. Frank Cot- 1 did not cane. 1 went'downto h~:r ere ttlia evening but met Mr. F.aworththe. Latt r ' ~,him but was disappointed. conversed. with him on flid. t~. 'J:~k ~~~ in Nelson street, & Co~perative miners. cavilled to-da &:,rlie worked. The Jim pettigrew. ot t...y ~ our Jack & hi s mate mi nel's' meeti~ g O~daM~ood bordo obattended the wallee:n Conventional de~ Of ~ur ~iv;fi;:ti~n~~ad. returned "The sat s.. colliery is still idle Bob & i w:i ~:~, t~89~.wallsend in his new bord e~jf:r:;;:ve~pi~ iuth J~Ck, &uhelped him rror~the stqll$ 1~6 "Walsbratbil... i ~r.~a. \X got a scati:1. one eye ',l.cj.j~'3~1 1l:.i) a mi,::}u"oohone &: ~e could l1ear ' ~ -.,., :L:1 :.1n ointment 'oox by lneana,~t1' t.. j:l li, v(dl.u(1. n..; bought,:\11 exercise bo k f,/ ele-~)hone.liz... jane to --day Ho... t' 0 0 r me. Granny p ~ic 8 was bu"'" ad.. " -wea ':18r..L,j, '". Sun: Swp. ~34:th, 'l'hi.s. aft,arnoon ' started. to wri't..~ l~.~erto J~m Tamb~lm.At_ 3 p,m. ~ went tq the Walls.,&:! pa:.:r!~.. 0 heal'.~r ~ Beeoy speak on Soc1ali sm. There wera a. il"eatmany people t~je:re.t\.f tar we had wa1 tei about. 20 mi n- utes Mr.,John Robinson said that Mr. Beeby had been detained in Sydney on bui3inesa, & h_ad sent a telegram yesterd~y a~y- : ilji that he could not atteni.lilr. Uenry Rushton had, however';. had coma thtn:'(3 to.~iye his.. views op SoC1~-i,sm, & he hol)ed i Mr. Rushton would s,t,a fa.t r haari ng.," Mr. Rushton.then arose & said that 11e wab 5 1a d. t? see tnajt : ;dorris of the young men were bezimlil.-.g to take an l.nterest '/ in political & soclalquesti'jus, as the.socia.liat~ were doiug. He had no t cano with a feeling of enr,ity towards his ; Socialist friends,.because he wa:s sure thalt they -w'ere trjir~ t,,) do their best to ameliora.te the col1d,itlon of suff~ fh'i ng hunlanity 0 He came to poi ntout a few diffict,j.l ti es, j' whi ~h prevented, him from acceptil1gsocialism. There w~rti 68vel'al "oodiea of men in N.S.W who proposed. different thi - " nga as pa:m.ceaa for tl'l.eovi:).s of so,ciety. First there are the\ Freet radel's, who say that we need ]'ree Trade in order to make the colony prosperous. Then tll6 protectionist party. saya, the country needs pro:ticti;:m. Follo'Wi.ng~hem 8.-1'0 tl1.e 6i n6 1 e Taxers, who cllal1m that the o!l.ly l'amedy is the ai 'l3 1e tax. Last & not l,east we have the Sociali stt$ who say that the only remedy for the present state of affaire is' to lat the State mtionalis6 everything & control everything., - J f, '

35 ..,,. ~., 2,9'. Mr. Watki ns had said on the hill r~cently that t1ul State ahoulci control Capi tal. No V, if the State shoul 1 l control capi tal, on one ha,ni" it must <'tlso cop,trol it on the other i that is, if the 8t~te controlled tne capi t,i\!l. or money of the country i t would aleo c 1,:mtl'ol a man! s ~,abour which is his cap i taj. $ Therefol'e it would deprivfi nimo of his,liberty. f we look baqk 500 years we fini that the Stat. dj,ct,ate(l to men what they,should. eat & wear. The Sta te has &1 ways been the greatest enemy of f,reed.om Oharlee Bradlaugh, ROb. ort Owen~ & o ther" who we1.'a ncli viducl lists had fought hard againbt -chi State. He wanted the Soc1- alist System to be brought down from the ragione of theory & reduced to practice. f he could be shown tha.t Socisli am were praoticable he would. join the League. Annie Bei.lant had said that the State po,st office is a good example of Socia];,. istic distribution. Now, inan essay whioh he would '1'l0te :11' from.i t, was shown tha.t S~ate distribution, as far as the London post office is ooncerned, is a failure compared wi th pr1 vate. inte.rpria6. He,then read a part of the essay--tj.. 1>1. plea For Liberty", in which it was stated that the actual cost of sendi~~ a letter from London to Glasgow is one 12th of a penny j yet the people had to pay a pell1 for it. Be said that the State made a larger profi t on the carriage & distribution of letters, but lost on the aarding & daliv'ery of telegrams.. The State was a tyrant, as was shown by the s strike of the post ~ffice employees. The State oppo eed. t~e i ntr.oduction of the tele:phone :1. nto England,.& even now it taxes the telephone oompanies t 2 for eacll telephone put ott.we are now bound by laws which,va oall obsolete, but which ctn be sprung upon us at any mi nute, 8: wh10h were made by the Sta: He spoke in this strain for o vor an hour(~ finished with a pet~ ation in favour of liberty. Mr. John Robi nson said. he had i stened attentively to Mr. ttu.shton'a remarks, but he was.not thereby converted to lniiviclua116m. Mr. Rush ton objected to State control, but would we not be. better off now if the mines wer.8 worked by the GoveTllnent instead of private capita.lists? Mr. Watkins would reply to Mr. Rushton's speech next Sunlay at :5 p.m.. rave Wa.tki ns moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Rushton, whi ch \'V\i:S carried by acclamatio~. went to the Baptist tabernacle this eveni. ng, but as cou.ld not underatani the Gennan preacher :r went to the Balvatlon Army hall. Later 1 had a controversial conversation wi th old George Lonsdale on Socialism. Sunny_ day., Work for Co-op.; none for Wallsen(i. \ Mon. 8(-11)0 ~5th Wau.leend pit is id.le to"'tla!_ Hob wet, went down tho Oo-ope1.'ative pit this morni~ WitLl.lim pett igrew this morrting & helped to~&et6ome colil ready. Char lie worked. at the atone...e!'8aki.u~., have 'Dean wri ti ~

36 J',30. ~,l l' 1 a l.tt~r to.t1m Tamblyn. This ev.nidi ~ob & sevel'all. others J went to the river ~ofiah. There is a letter in this morning 8~ paper, 'by Robert Smith, Te~3ilba, on Sooialism. Fine weatl1s:rv i Tn. 26th Sap wrote p~rt of a letter' to Jim Tamblyn ~ in reply tog 1 B letter of,the 1st of Aug. Jaok worked to-daly Rob & party returnel.i from the rj. vel' thia eveni!li, 'but they, had only a. few fishes. Charli 8 worked au usual Fine weather $ : '- Wad. 37th Seo No work for Wa1l~end ~ain to-day ~ Bob went down 'vi th ;Jaok &: (lim P etti~rew- to help them 1 n ( their bord. 11 n:l shedtb..letter to J_ilil_ Twnblyn. t consiata of 36 paetes & dea.ls with: - 2 unnounted ))hotos; ned -e.:rri val 0i~ of Jane, J'ul.ia:n t a photo ; lly chemical. experiments.!i: electrical B)paratu8; my reply of Ap. loth to his 1ett.r of 30th Marchi i Wallsem pit working only 62 & a half day. durin&last six montht;l;.lack's & Charli,.tslo8t tim. during aame period; no banking acoount;.formation of Booialiat League at Walllien1; xe ports of meetin&s; opening of W.llse,nd Cottage Hospi tal;. boatraoe of Jim Beag & A!,Worboys; Fatal 01. ver- Harriman figl~ ;Oeath of FRank SaunieTSOnj death of Sen Millar,; cavilling out of 104 Co-vp. men; brother ::rack cavilled. back; non~v- i illing of topmen; Charlie discharged; fixing my electric bell;! construction of bi& electric bell & telephones; shooting at! the Brush; Wa118e1)1 miners' cavil on 28th.Tune; prond se to ' send him a.swants s~n; ietting rai1~ykeya; reduction of se1: 11 'li prj. ce of coal from 9- ten to 9/- per ton; Charlie stole) 1, brea.king j Will Tamblynts health; prospects in West Australia; the old folks at home; his bad luck with dogs; poverty of, the~ Whi tea family; affairs.in ~rok.n Hill; probable efftct of ten A per.cent reducti oulin wages. at B. Hill;' thanks for Barr1ar Mil ner ; arnv,l of B.H.~onspirat<:>r8; trim's board.ing houae; [',i the parody -,!lhere s a Boart'ti. ng -House Not Far Away" i hi s. purchase of,3 roomed house & furluturs; his marriage; hop. for fut\lre w,lfa,rs; my lettetto Mrs. Tamblynjmy Mother's knowledge of his parents;,ji~ts loss, & no mention of bo~8 sent in April; relt\1rn~d,unmounted photo to him; 2 Socialist PlatfornU;l sent.. TUu~ Sap 28th, Bob & par'ty went to the river for the da~ Jack was with them. Charlie' worked. Work for Wallsend to-mor:, row. Rot weather. F1.'1. SF.p. 29th, Bob & filled 7 of round & 3 of small c coal. No wfl1ght. Out tonnage is 46 skips at 8 owtj3~lrl3, == 20 tons 2cwt. aqr~. Also 14 skips of small coal = 7 tons. We also have 2 yards of wall work= 10/- <8 b b itht h ' ) whj,ch was t Ja~k.BobJ & party w~nt fgun,e rf~::rouhr.j,lay, \ evening.oharlie worked J '. "..t 18 toj s a.t 3/4: per t -9 -~Cj( & :rim ~ spay 'NaS t 8-12-t,). for 41 on. - tons of smallcoal at 1/- per ton, & " i '

37 J ,. _..._ :::.-:~ ~ 28 A. The following is a copy of a letter recei ved from Jel.. la ~rose:- tt Broken Hill, Sep.23rd, Dear Joe, t is with much pleam ure that take the opportunity of writing you a-few lines in answer to your kind & ever-weloome letter, whioh received a fortnight ago, but delayed writing till got some news; & have not got muoh to tell you now. Jamey Tamblyn has been & got married, poor fellow. suppose he could not help it. He married a daughter of old John Julian who used to live at Newtown,Kadina. arm have not seen him sinoe he got tied up, but feel sorry all the same. You better hurry up, or you wil 1 be left behind. was glad to hear that you were all well & working. hope these few lines will find you the same. r am still in work. am working the rook-drills now- -9/ - a shift of 8 hours; so get 4/- a week more than got before the reduction of wages. You wanted to know if could not get my photo taken cheap by Jim Tamblyn's friend. Well, Jim tell s me that his friend makes him pay for all his photos. But never mind, we will get them taken some time soon, & you shall have one or 2, only trust to providenoe & keep your bowels we 1 open. A thunderstorm passed over here this afternoon, but i it did not stop; suppose it hadn't time. The weather is very changeable here-- one day hot & the next soorching; or else day cold, & the next freezing; or vice versa. There are a lot of men out of work here now, & a lot of privat ion. Will hasn't done more than 6 weeks work since they oame out on strike. They cut our wages 10 per cent, but there are hundreds who would work for 25/- or 30/- a week if they could get it to do. The unemployed had a meeting on the central reserve yesterday & decided to press the Government to put on some sort of work to relieve the distress. t is about time that the present Government were ousted & a new one formed. By the bye, think that you would make a good member. Why don't you run for the Murrumbidgee & throw old Dibbs out? think that with a few such men as you, Cann, Ferguson, 8leath, Josiah Thomas, & Pound, would make things hum. hope you don't think am barracking-- am not. am in real earnes~, geoause if you can talk like you oan write you are not too slow. have read parts of several letters from you, to friena s of mine, & they are greatly taken up with your ideas politically. only wish could put my mind to it, would not be afraid to try. Well, Joe, have lost your last letter, so will have to leave the questions till next time. You might send me " Ceasar's Column ll, & will read it. have heard of it but never saw it Give my love to all at home, & accept our kindest love for you rself while we remain to the last,old friends. J.H. & E.Groae. will send you a book called "Plain Reasons for Not Joining t, the Church of Rome", if you like, with the next letter."

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39 31.,') } yards at 6/3 per yard. Charlie w~a not paid. Sat. Sept 30th, 1893~ fixed 2 w1resfrom the organ in our front roori1 to my da.1."k -room' down behi n:i the ki tchen, put a microphone on the organ,' coupled the electric battery on the other end. with a 'tielephone :1 n c1rcui t. Bob played the organ this eyeni lg,. & could hear every so'j.ni 1 n the telephone.,tack & Bob returned this even~ng wi th a few fishes. Charlie f1nl.shed.his job to--day. 'The Australian Workman f a-rr1 ved 8 i, r i ' " Sun. Oct. 1st, 1895 t' went to the Wallsero pilr", th_ aft = ernoon to hee1ir Dave Wlll.tkinki reply to Harry Rushton, but 1. was disap)oi nted, for the 4th regiment band. arr.1 ved to play a few tunes for the benefit (f the widow & 5 childl'en of th~ la.te W. parkes. There 7ias a. large crowd present. Osw.;.ld Steole WSlS chairma,n, & he said that the lteetin~ had been c- tiled to gather SOlll6 mone~i for Mrs. parkes j &: the band had kindly given their services. John L. Fegan next spoke, & said the State would allow a man to die 'of hunger so long as he rem ined honest, but if he got a revolver & stuck up anyone the police,vloulcl.take him, & hi a bread & water would be made sure ~ He mads a good speech on behalf of Mrs. Parkes. Steele then an nounced tha' collectol's would take what was given. The bar:d played more thar. an hour, & the collectors gather~d t 15. The Sociali st, c,ebate was thus prevented} & was postponed till next Sunday. 1 tried to find Hugh de ljargie in Nelson St. but,failed. Hot weather thj. a motning~ cloudy in the afternoon, & thuro.el' & rain in the everul1g. Mon. Oct. 200$ We filled six,skips of round & 2 of small coal. Weight is locwt" Cllarl1e i'6 idle..tack & LiZ ~~,lane went to }lewcaatl.f.~. Rainy. Tu. Oct. 3rd, '1893. Walle.end is idle to-day. Bob went down vii t.tim pet1;igrew &.Tack Bt helped them in thetr bordo Rain. J 1 Wed. Oct. 4th, Wallr;.e-:nd i 1 ielle again. Co-c,'P' worked half a da.y, (~ Bob helped.1'i.ck & Jim pettigrew aged n.jack went to ronbark Creek with the Salvation Army captain this morning. 'This evenil,g.tack got a tender-form from Tom Abel to tender for the exection of a 2 or :3 railed fence around Fletcht:l' nark. wrote 16 pagee of a letter to Alf. F.dwards. Rai l agat n. Thur. oct 5th, Wallserd is still,idle. CO:-OJ).!Ai~bY!ork~ ;\n.z ~ arb is helping.lack. Wallsero miners cavi11,~ t.:8 al'1i~r ~oo, & 1 went down t u the tunnel to see the 1'e6u1 t ~

40 ~2.,Rob & got cavilled' to l~urnber 4a, & Part;{ & Ned r:avid.s1n to number 50 in the little (\\i1116.) tunnel. ttohnny Wators",Tack Eatoll Rill Austin, & Wally.4- Frew also got cavilled. to the li ttie tunnel. Wri ti ng to A1f. Rai n this norm ng. '. "," Fri. Oct. 6th, Bot?, Jack, Liz-&.lane, & seversll of the pettigrew& have gone to~he :river this morniljg. Finished the letter to Alf" which consists of 56 pages & deals with the fall c6i r~ 6ubj ects: - F.i s,letter of 3lat May; his study of political economy;h18 ideas on lar~ nat1ona1iaationj what Socia~ S~6 advocate; reasodi) for -nationalising ulearis of production &, dl.stributionof wealth; his interest i r: minfng on private pro- 1 pe~ty; probable effect of Bill on E"aCredntHH> cjf p~-vate. prop~ e:r-ty;i11 lard; COlJUH)n ownership; improbabili ty of upper House pasail1g Minir~ on Priv~4te property Bill; necsesi ty for mim?) u~~ the Upper House; aurif 61'(;l:',S crown larn & churoh & scheol lancl; hie, attempt to fo'll a Mi ni!-;g On P i. vate P rpperty League at Copelardi alcohol the cause of indifference; alcohol Man'e gl~eatcst enemy; effect on brain; the origin of ideas; their precedence of action; pe,rception &: perf-action of ideas dependtll - ant of state of brai n; popular ignorance of brain & ita value; heart supposed to be seat of intelligence;,terelliah 1 '1th ch. & 8th & 9th verses in support; developmo nt of inteliigence the solution of all problems; state of rativesj causas of poverty; departure of Fred Baker; departure of Jim Hoax for C ooma; Alf! e, advice on elocution; his correct pronunciation; report of Soc1, alist meletings; Holman'e lecture ; George Black fs lecture at Lambt on; my repl y to O."rnpsey; death of M,rs. Price; col ect1 on for wtd.ow parkes; our cavi1sj, sendir.g SociaJ.ist Platform & 00-' ject~; s~nding hi'?: "The NatiCiral Tempera~ce Header"; my promise to sard The Labour Movement n Atlerica.' ' Sat. Oct. 7th, This mornlng Jack, Bob,.Tinl Pettigrew & went down to the Jubilee Be(~tionof WallsG'nd pit for' our too16. We saw Bob Webfiler(cr "Doomer ") ho11'lg'\vi th his his mate. We carried a loaa of tool,s ea~h & took them to theentran.ce of the travel,ling"""rcacl, where we saw Wally Frew, wlo took a load of our tools ~ went' down wi thus to 01,.'11' plaog in the 11 ttle tunnel. We foun<l that we hays a. pillar at w'hich we shal) work double with Ned & Earty.. our c.'rossmates. t is a good pillar, & has to be worked up froni the heading i natead 0 of d.own from it. \Ve shif tei'd all our tools at once', so we did not need to return. asked Rill,linkinsiwh.o locka after the electric batterios, for a bit of copper, wire, but he had none. Frar.ci s Craie; di ed to day. Bob ~ou,ght 2?l ozs, of sulphate of copjjer for me at.10e Senior'a J for 6d. Hot weather. l Dur~, Oct! 8th This mor!ting fixed l1y' a cell in wh10il intt.1nd to electroty);)e a 'V'.rax' cast of a,halfpenny. 1

41 r ~ 33 $ Tbia a:fteenoon went to thlj Wallsend. park to hear Wve Waltki1"'.s re}ly to Halrry Rushton" but it had to be further poatponed on account of Fra.nk Craig t s funal's!.l. Am:r~m LaYne;. Hu,a.h de Largis:.Tack HilT" John Robinson, J'a:ck mete11 & a few others were there to}lking. lent Amram "The Conventiora.l Lias Of Our CiviJ.ization", by Uax Nord:au. We went up to near Craig t 6 house, & when the funetal start ed we joinod. in the pprocession, which _s an extrli.ordinarily long one. 1 walked beside Aml'Slm & Charlie Vi.ol j & Amra:l'l'l & talked on taxat:i.on of 18.11(1. Fran}: was buried' in t'he new Wa:llaerd cemetajty. had som,e conversati 011 with a Latter~ra:y Sa.int on punishment, which J.! ~rgued, isntmplyl'etauia:tion. Thi s evening went to the Plattsburg Baptist taberrjalcle & hoa: ard 111'. HaUmari ok preach 0 n the prodigsl1 Bon. Fi ne wea thar. Mon. Oct. 9th Walls end, is idle to -day. did nothi 118 much, Bob went out with Mat & Jim pettigrew & split 6\'.me Vlood f for palings. Fi ne weather. Tu. Oct 10th } 18'93. Rob & sta:rted to work in our new pilar to-day. Rob & Ba.rty went in front shift, & Ned & went in at 10 a.m. Bob & Bart y went home at a.m. We filled 22 skips for the 4: of us. had a. blow in my left (bad) eye frome. bit of coal Rainy. Wed. Oc't. 11th, We V!ol'kecl,again to-day & filled 28 of round coal. OU'weight is 9-3. Jack got a' tender form from Tom A Abel to tender for the erection of a' 2 or :3 railed f enoe tn enclose Fletcher park. Fi ne weather. Thur Oct. 12th, 1r93. This morning Jaok Vlent to Tom Ani-'C arson in the ::,lo<--operative ~t>l11ery office, & Tom made up the cost of erecting 132 :reds of 2-railed & 3-railed fence. filled in the tender forn., & Jack gav6 it to TomAbel. n the ever'..ing Charlie went t'b the CounCil Chambers to ace whether the tender was accepted. The successful tenderer. i6 Mr. Ma.c lx>nald. made a.nother michropho!le. Bob &.Tack are out with the PettigreW's for palings. i Fri. Oct. 13th, Co'~operative pit is workirjg to ~day. Wau,lserd is id.le. This morning Bella Gardiner & Rill pettgrew (who keeps compemy wi th her) carne with Bella t s ma:r~ rieo. l3ister (Mrs. Buxton) &'aske Mother what she had said conof'rn1ng Re1.1a. Mother d.enied. hav1 ng said. anythi ng J & asked them to bri ng the person who said she did.. n the ev~ eni ng Bell~ (;, Mrs. Buxtor:. a.arne w1 thmarr SaunieTson who said it wt\la : iz~..,.tane who told her about Be11at~ trip to Li thgov1. Li z Jane denied that she said a.nything about the,, J.J. ~.

42 34. _. trip~ mad~ a Bi~le-flUic.,6 cell battery of copper.& ;inc. Bob went for our pay $ whj.ch was i for 17.,vone 15 cwt at best coal at 3/6 per ton, & 1. yard of C'utthrough at 8/-; also 2 tons & a half of small coal at l/-, ~er _ton. :3 /- were deducted for the doctor, leaving only ~ 15-. ' Rob bought an ounce of sulphuric acid of Joe 8~-.n:i.or Tack 's pay wa& t 4=0-=0. Oharlie had no P~Y. hav,e sta,rted. to write to.ienna Grose. Dry weather, Sat. Oct. 14th, 1293 Tack went With J lin pettigrew in our cart, to Newcastle.i Jack bought a' number 2 Leclan~he." ca h 1 at Capper's for 2/9; & at a sate he afterward'tol b~ fgfix~~~ru~;~thn R~ettfte~%C~ttBa~ ~~k~ ~~y2~. fixud them up wi th the others ell: f ouro that they work well.. went down to Tom Garaty J the b1ackmrd th,& got SOUle copps!'. gc'tthe address of tho Q.e.pu ty pcstmastel~ General &: wrote~ to: ~in: for some 01(\,. Dante1 cells :.tn thewallsend ~ost off:l,ce~ Hl'('Jthllll' Jack bought ourgrocex"l Ell!. frem Wi th.{;l.'&poon this t:i.me " &, ~'aid for them" Fi nav.eathe:!~ e - Bun.. Oct.. 1;5th 189~o This afte:r:rtoon went to the WallEi,en:l park to hear rave Watkins reply to Harry Rushton. There were only about 60 peo;ple present, includ,in& TOln[hvi.dson of New L!iJllbtol1; Fergie Reid; Hugh de Largie> & Charlie V101& several other Socialists.. Ja:,ok F.etell was cha1rman. DGlve said.that U1'. Rushton had stated that the State took away the libe:rty of. the peophq but 'Mr. R. made-no dietinction between the pr6~entoapi ta:li$tic State & the' Socialistic StatG that 1,8 to be. f the peoplets liberty has been taken away, it has been by a few 100i viduals who consti tu ted the State ~ Mr. R. d1dnot d.efine,what he meant by liberty.. Was 1 t t;h6 pr.1nd t:ivij cordi ti on of Man, il1 which the etrod6 could kill the we~,& 1l1.'ii.'l1icl.l. mi&ht. was right? Wa,6 liberty um~tlfitl'ainf,jt d freedom to do anythirtg & everything? f not, who 1 s to say to the ind.ividual-~youbhall not do this, or that? f Mr. F:. admi ts the right of the Dlaj or'i t)f to restri\i n the f SW he must 'be in,fa.vour of some form of g overment. f he does not he wet 'bei an Ar.arch:i t>t " Charl as Bradlaugh hacl been menti oned as one who alwaya deft'jn~ ded th~\ rightij of indi.vic1ulills" b-"lt he was in favour of Stat~ control, because he was at member of parliament & helped to make lu:ws. O. Brad-laugh had not fought agai net State ccn~r()l. Mr. R. wanteclto,knowhov"sccialisrn was going to work. Well.. Socia:lier;, \8 being worked n"w iy: Englan:l, He then quoted from the Clock,, 't'htj 19th Cf'ntury, to showtb,at aevel'a11arge tcwml 1 n F:nglairl & Scotland had been j n debt to the extent of m11-11 on6. of pourdi; but "hen bought ~~r got C ontral of, raprocluctive works :they paid ofr the1 rdebt,;. Ml". Rushton had said... "'." j...

43 ! L 35 ~5 that En. taints postal st' b -.. '.. were "carried for a penjsb;m t : a ~, because letters which t ~ a penny byp:t1vate,ili ente ri~~~ &9 OU1d be. carried for ~verc~~:rg~dfqrtb.~_:tfl.tters~ 3--l.odt on t~ie W~ile th-e, State Dave said that the figures of Mr R ana id~: (t ) - o,!n arguments, because he L CJ~~a~~~ he_'"}\f{si~ ~na! w~te the State makes a profit on the letters it loses on telegrams. Well,-if there was nopro:f:l.-t onlettors thore would be nothi j ng to make up for the lose O~1 telegrams'. Tlli s was am a:rg~er.t i in favour of State Sooialism, -beoausepri vate--enterpl'i se W01.11o.. 1 not perform unproductive work.,. Thi ) was ta.an illustration of the way in which Socialism would work in every department' of producti on & distribution:- Under Socialism the State would. carry- on unpl'orlucti ve work by, means of the profi ts on producti Vf work. As, for tir. h'uahton's r~ i :remark that the London- tradesmen hadsaveclloo()-pound.a per yezu' by sendi ng thei r 1 etters to Belgiurato 'be posted., h.e would atak, would his' opnonent-like to see the people of F'.nglar.d reduced -_ r to the conii tion of th"pe o'ol~ _ 9f B.l~~ 7.1h~ :r9aso~1. why th. t letters &- te.leg~an;s,were oa:r:riecl cli.ec}:pel'.in!}~tgiw!: is 'because j the offices are occu~ie(l by women 8: children who VJol k,.l1.l& 16\ hours ner day.,1v~r. h:uahton also said- that the Bta-co sho,\ed. itself to be a tyrant in the London letter-carrj.ers t ~trike. rave would ask,1 s there no ty-rannyunierth4j present sygter;'; '{ Men cannot speak their n-d.nd to thair en1jloyers. The Predsl which is su1jposed to be free. --is run by men who have to wl'i te as thei r enldloyers di otate. 1 n America men are not allow0(1 t() t j belong to a uni on. Te quoted from l)age 48 of t''helal)or Novsnen7; n.america". the oath taken by, the er:u;;loyecs of the Western Union Telegraph-- ComlJazw t of- Jay Gould.. Mr. Rushton had quoted,j Oh:l Burns as an o:pponent of ;osialis!tle John-Burns- was -opposecl to the- eight- hours working clay law bedu.use the men,he redres'9nted only worked 6 hours J:;61' day. t was Burns' fidelity to his constituentswh:l.cl1 preventt-)li him from rerlernbaring. the colldi ti ons of tli cae who worked luora tha:!l six hours per day-. Llr. RlAsl1tol1 had sa.id. that Socialisr" is an attellll)t to break the natural law 'of the aurvi val of tn..fit'test. 1 t d.oes noth- 1~ of.the kind, 'Qecause it 'recognises th~t tho lay: is Ull 1;;ltel'ab18; -but-i3ociali ats would makeoonc.liti ons os() that the la'w could operate in a good & natural way,. urhioh'i+: A,,,o,,, r..ot do new. ':rhe fi ttest do NOT aul'vi va in -the- present state of 600- i f;'j'ty. The fina:ncialll;y' ~;;trol1lz is paned tt cl to cl\\sh his ljoore:c. rlvajl, 8: th-c cunning & unscrupulous live while thehoneat man go t,) tho wall. Undor,~ocialism competion WQul,i not be d.eb'tl"oyed. 1"\3t ",vus>l<ti-~g di-recteti int() p-roper ohannells wherei, t w()1.a.!d be cnef.cla '. There was a grea.t difference be,tween trfti n~ a racehorse to win-a l_l'ize 1 &: t.he comlh~titiol1of peep:" fo!' a: bare existence. The racehorse WOUld receive the

44 : ',. ~~,~ " _','_. '... _. ~ ~. _".:,":' ;._"~._ ;-;. l ~'., \.;}._~_._. _.' ':f,1 ~. ]:!r. 'Rtls1\tont;G~a 11ft: fw~~.-gl~,-tq.,fi n.1. that; 1d E b n 'Chi. lllea:tw,_o!. Rr'od.\.l.~~_~\_a,'.:l.~~l: tltl_i,nte.rvsti ng,tijl._.or. f aw remarks had, -- M'!"'. r;atklj1~. 'M5.'fG w'~8 81f.~ f;ran thipgsin vlhichhe. had. been.~li &:rl~i~'$a_ent~;~~~_l?, OaVJ.,~~~;-l1~ft~~l'l:t:,p.tj. or~~y;:'<~ R, b~ 'ncfd.i1tgtllattltia.c1isoli/..sio~1 iph,ould Cea&ei & if th.aud- J 1 ~nccw-e:r6.' ~l'~~ab1.~j1." woulc.l.reply'_n~xt. S1lr.4aY 1 m.:rpid.&" 1 He Sa.i.d.~ in 1 6f,Ct~'Jrlb.fl--~tQr4j,clir.tiing to. th.. pr':,.nt byii! tm. that ho th'ou~ht it walll "'bett6r~c ~ea:r' tl'lt.1l1e: w. havo tllitn fly to---tno'ji-w, Kno,: not of.:..'.....,', :"'., (,. Ch~rl1E" v:bu iopbk,.,:a~-~.;w wp~d~ or. tl;l,.. ne,c(j"il1-t~rof ed.uoat '"" i ng, th, p'.opl. on t~.:! _~~ ~9_~'Plc"'.f:}~oOia14:~ li'er&i4 Reid also sp~eafew,jtorda. Re,dit\_ ~t_~l'ce V{1th Mr. Rushton that tt 1-&-b-.t'tor-. t.<f'b~a;.r tliff i lj s w.e have tha:c. fly to otr.lill'e that w. know not of. Ho Vlould like to f1 V fl'cm i the 1116 of' our-;p:p'~n;-ent 6Yl:it~:,~ily~-po\'erty~ dieeas-c, ~'.. c'rime. & atarvati on; & h. t;h01.1ght the pttople~could not',b~ much 'l'tol'se off tham---th"fy-61ronow A votu. oft:hank~. tc-::ntvewas, cart":1,ed._ by acclamat;lol:. '1 sold Mr. Her..ry Tyld.sJ.e~i ~ tioket,.fc;-l' the raffje 9f_~;" _.. pi nfi r?"'bre~ ~... load.:r;~?-oup:re ba.rrgt d :-iti-p~tliat w~ OW1-. eel by ''rinny Brown, who waa blinded by i t,_ c_~h~~jl. J!ti won. "froi him--vn:ren--he--1:"af-n-,d-1-t- Wrint'rird to---raffle thcls gun a~a:ln & ii ve Erown 1;h$lllonny obtained by _t_~~ ~~._~~ ~tckg'~ f! t i. F..a:rrr--Ty14-os1:ey:~pa:1--d--:-nre--for -:tl.-t'ioket. Tpm r.evi,dicn h caf ltcnl L~btol1_ could.',l)et buy -. tick._t_,c_ut_lle _J~av_~_~e ~_x- penc~. for Georg eb~cm;r,~c~fe+,g10.;-rc1d. gay. ~ethrfj.p enes. Dave. Watki ris 'ttlf r;le,' las lioqk,.,~tb..; lab (!)urll~~y:!jll'et_n ~c:r - -. i 090", byileaner & Msrx---AvfJl1 ii. - sold a. t~ck6't on tick to :r. A.rthur» & 9:ntJ to J ill P.icbmond.. '!'t.ere is t'o be,a. Social.! st; i. LfHloue-l~eeti ng n~xtttl~adety -Glt Tyldesley t a pu'b~,~. -:;.. 1 T bent a D~Lort 1 otter. to the Deputi "p ostllla3~e:r' Ge~er811-f Sy-' d ne:j',a~i-ng)iim to'-se3:1.--me' some~' old-<t.ant-~1"-el-tfc11c" c!)~ls that a;,!g disu6tt'i at the Wallselld. poet office.!i~~ \~t)ather.,..j

45 1,.~ t. ' ~, i.1, 1 i'jn t.} f.') ',.., "or "'c" l... b 1893 'r.'h 1':""11...,,.:>c t -,..: ;.,(. ;,.i J.,j... '... ~1.e,!Q... ee... ~ O.L... e.l,j, Joe j, v\..,l" '.3"'_~. vo-.: ~... /'\ Brother Fo';,) has Siona out to the hut nac!l:!' the BrulSh to get'/' the bar1\; on it. Co-op. :pit is idle too, e: brother.iack &.e.1i;irtyh~v~g9n~' i n.ou' ~o~t to the Hunter'Ri ver. iil1- iblj.ed writirj8 the letter to'jel:ln~--grbea> vrnos at F.roken Hill. t de$.le '~'lith'his letter Qf the 8th of Scp.; his '(jil1- etj -che:1.r health,,1 oure; our corld'tiorlsj rrj'~t eartlirjgs; j'iul Trullblyn's la'riageto julio.n'e d.aughter;,!\,;.j.io:l1'b fomil}-; no le tter from~'lm; their :Qhotole.- r:c-aq.\..lest for ~,hoto :c;1" me to,001)1; the unemployed in thi s diatri ct j, T.:ngland! s Y.,ueen; 3i r Geo:rge 8i bbs i Will l1to H;) r my i nabili'ty to help; lesson taught b J T distrelih, in Flxol'>.6L lull; working n~i:::1es "0'1 GoverliHHl.t; improbability of present goverilrnefit l"l~tiona:,i8-- i r..g ~li nee j rottenness of "ei vi 11 bati on t; absence, (;f '1'eeJo1:: 1i"" l~xiglar:d; fjibbs t dod.!.e with-r:lectoj:>al 'Act; need for bre<sd &'outter politicians; u~elespneas to, stal'v"lr~ l'601'j.6. of l.:oj.r. ki nl fufildji;; 1), sel e~narief.:,s QFedera'ci on; ~1.1.bmati ne ca~.)j ef.' j mil:i.ta;t'y :qrview&j 1l;l vu'bt;j his tx his f'rierll:li:>" o~irlion of my views on pol:~.:tica i an account'olroy let tei'- i ntte N:.',vca~tle Herali to :,i:r. Gel'J,P$ey i ~6n~iTl-8 verbena.1 l~lignf)mlt;te ;;;ee::ls "'0' "l'- ('el\"p. ~. <....,t ""l""!~-r~ ;"'-"'C!-a-"'ci,.....' ,.1., r-~"'" ",_.J. l,"cr (1'; "' \. h~' li&.;.~ " ;;"vh.,..c.,jyt:"fj J... v"" "l jj.u J v\:,.,t.... ~ j ~... 1~OO' ", ;t ~... - e'; '",., ai f' Per'l'On'" 'WO:t' 1\ V Jr,.J ~~ r."'l, ';"'lj~. '~~A. J."J.. t ' c 1::0. w' t1'6 (;hu ""... h of. o..~""" D J.' ""r ~.,.. c.:.. "" ~~.L..\...; Rome Bot c Qud n.)'t; ~e t ti' 8 :::'f:4rz off the hut "oecauae~l:.el'(! 'te.:::e 6 mer. livil1g1n it. 6ist 1' Liz-i)ane put;:, twopemlf ~tal[ll?j:) mv letter to.i enna & l)osted it. 1'hl;tve,l;;lul1:~ea 8: L'lignonette sgec'ls.--.:,n some V6:{~.ena TU(~b. Oct 17th B93. VTal1.send Jit is idle to-car. 1. atti.i.ched a bi ngle!~ecle,nche.:ell '.:.<, an electr:j,i,'j.c!.ti ng cell. Brothe.!',r~ck hae been k:'ipji ttl. rb l.ia(ti r.. gs to day~ This0ve.11l.11g atteyl (led a ~jo,cialibt n:eet1ng :1r-, Harry ryld'ef:lle~r'e ptl.b 1;:-1 ThOT:e.s ' BtTE'e't,Vi8.l1a~,rd. 'T'here were present :-- r.a ve Watki ns i.ta (;}: 'r~6- tellj.,tchn R. Rol1irlSOnj Hugh de Lsrgie; ~~ob Brown;, [:ave '~~organ (not th\~ 1)Ostril1::on', i ~\~lcolm Da'V"ideon; Forgie Reid,.y mr- SEllf. Bstel1 openecl the m619'ti ng ',~ c8:1119d on Reid, f)istl'i.ct 1 Se,c:retc:try J to 51 "e n:i.s l~erlort of tne. conference v:hl.c1 was ht::ld i n Dydne~t. He sa.id t.hat when he ar:r.i ved in 8y1ney he wu~ received by several 30ciali'sts ailio~'ib whom -W<:l.f.:;,.: TEl. ~:;an: merfield. who :l.nvited bim te stay at her place wrj.."t1_(~ he 1"6- mainl'jcl in SYdney. He (laid'an ideaha.d"got abroact thtllt the' Sydne~l SOCialists we!'c eli srel')u table pergor~51 (1' th~t the loelb we here had to (1.0 vlith them theoet-ter':re wlsl1cc.. to dispel that ic~e~,,'because it was a false on~., He had been treated wi tl grea 'b courtesy & ki'r,uineek3 by' the Syo;ney Socia~~~'ts. WhQllJ he. found to be gooc1, intelli2:e1nt people. He then reaq. the report o.f th~ o~nfe.rei ce as )ub1i shed in "TieWorkma:n"the week be - tore las". He'"' explai fled the mo~i ons. & wh'y he voted f~r them. 1.\).ve Watki n8 moved. ~h~t.~he reppr~ ()eh~~fip~~dt..a.rg:i8 1 ~econc1ed the mq,ti on, \,in~cn, vias ca.1t1 eo.. 1;1_

46 ther~ :;8. rea(\ a motion to'the effea't that the);e should l::e an, aggregate meetirj{i; o;~r.lel ~1~,n(i:!;'s i,n ~h:i,a el.ectorate to nominate' ~a~q.at6s t'<?r,.pc\~li~!rnent;~t the ne~t {leneral alec t10~1. We c.\ec1decl to lpt tl1-e H~e.l~t9~ lie over till ne)'~twek ~~Wh~r.l,1;ve~e~~l~t~ y-,:~o~~:t ~."f1.~11mee.tir:g~to deal with it. diet's wa~ s(m~ (.li~cu6qiqnon this ;l1:otiqll" in whicb, 1 took al"t'. Thetr~abUr,(3,);.'",~~~d,h?i_J~,aQ._3/9 ;lrl,t~a:nd.; & we deci1ed \,i 6 alak'e' a ".request. t c each mer.c.ber for a,iona,ti en next.sunday~ u.sk~d wherewe9,ould get print~d forru5 to.:"tit;)t;ribute a.. mol1g6t eyri1pathiasre, & 'inaa told that t.he) fornt:> would have _!o be.."ob~a.il1o~,fl'qrll,~lq.pt?l,,'rhe~ee,tijlg:then clo~~9;.,',',lave "a tki roe oougnt a ti cil:et ~on t.rufit:, for, the'raff 1 e of' our ~un. Work for}~af~~er:u, t,~ -:-n~():r:r9w.' S.J:jl el"d~d weath-er....'.,.. -- :~.. i' Thur ~ Oct ~ 19th J 18'~:;.Tlii'a ;ie, Eight,ftou,rs cay, Bob,i at.ok & 1d z ~Ta,ne,,\V~rit tq.tqm~,o.t o6peni the, dqiy. Charlie, Mo~,ther J & stayed at, heine all day. l,putup 'a fourth, v.i;reto Pla.:k,6 ~s~~rat~. J.l1C,f.()r.the~e1:.e.l?h.one~. vu t 4 cel?e,~ te16phorle~, Q: tn,1s mio.r,clphone), ll1 the circuit, &; put awatcl 0 on the' mi cr,q;phone.l & l'~ould hear the watch ti cki ng in the. tel ephorie~.,1 act,:,t;ob,--'& ~i z ~ ane'ret'u:ened this eveni rig.:rack lslt the boa.t once,to-day 4z,zot,2j~ f,or it., Lei) &:, <1 iii? ~t tfgrciw,went i ~,ou~,;f' O.r a. aai:1t 0 r: the,:ri v el'~,&;. ow i ng t c tr;',e,6,trong vd).";e1.,~,:t.x~,~.l?~g, waves they 1 O.6t,a~cu.l1; but;,.taqk&w~lly.fr,ew.t:1.,f\tel7.w:arc1s found itabou t a"fuil,e be,l.ow Tcmag'Q.,'::ur 11,~ighbqu'l:1,Sandy.) ~ck S.o1!-:' l.eft,herre yester;day for VaflGQuver':.rela-ri'.r~' ~',5-~$r.6 lvfirlltd, ragn.went with him. They are going to a coal mine there., ", Hi'sa Sinclai r- ;:\i ea--'t'o'aay ~~ after hi eng abedlier 11 years t:q..:;'ougjl b,ei:pg frightened J:>,;ya, dog. rrhe,re i,e work:for Wa11send ; 'pj t to -m.qrrow. Hot'\veatri"'er. "'~ ".... Tn. 09t.~-2oth.. 18S5.'--We'wOrked agai'h t~6-dai"&'fillc!ld 24 ~kip~~ cif'la!"&~,coa;,.,,~()ti.';r '.!lei e;~ te we::e.:-,f,or No,.,,51 tj~,'3 &.;.1-2;... or NO..)2 s h.. -&.'. The pl,:j-lar Wl.de.ned to day!).g: brother Bob & Barty,favid:sOl'li our cl'ossmate.. put ov~r a cut-through..- Nedoo'-deron --ot'li-'6th-e-r"cro$smate.. c &1 are. back shift. r ;pai d vti 11: P bi 111 psi thebla ok end th".. ''3 / -~o r s't e eli ng'a ~~~~y.mi ae-sfncl,~i:r.wa's b\!l'ied to~ayi the W~ll~enct cem-, j i1..~

47 ., 39., 3 Q. TheCo-o'O. is idle to' day; Be t1ack has been helping Matt. Pettigrew to spli t some pali 11gS. Dave Watkins won the prize at the 8 hour demonstra:tion... ~::i~~~~y V~~t) t~'~a~e~~o e!:iro -6~ r;~i~ 6~~~ cit~j\~ e ;~: Sat Oct 21st Jack, Bob~,.1im pettigrew,.& another, we'nt.~:, n ~u.r 'bo&t.to the mouth_of,ronbark Creek to-day, & caugj:tt 40 j ewfi shes,&;.3 flathe:ads. 1 have been studyi ng' elcc'jgricityto-day. A publicw'eeting in aid. of. th,e loca.l unclployed was h{eld this eveni ng. Fi ne weather. Sun. Oct. 22m, This mor11ngl went to 'the WaTlsem park & heard Harry Rushton's repl:{ _to cave Watkins' a'~dresa of,last Sunday. He aimply re-pea.ted. what he said n rj2 first speechagainat SociEllj..atn.. ~ve 1'ep11 ed with. th~ ear.. j, arguments as before llr. w1nspear, of )lew LamlDton, was.p:r08ont.,& ~lj response to an 1nv"tat1on, 1)ronlised to address a meeting next Sunday on ni1vidu811i.am. T lent r:ave th~ Dookentitled. nth~\,faador P.;ty n N.S.W.", & the one enti tle.i "The La_our Movement n Amerioa. t Had a. oonver &~t1onwith J~ok Hill thj.s even;i.n,. Hot weather. Yon. Oot 23rd, fja5. Co-op. worked t.o dal.y,t, ~t Wallseni is, idle. partly made a small miorophone. tsod mexled the ltoat-ea1l. Tues. Oct. 34th, OhSll'11e, Sother, e Liz "'f4ne went 1 n our cart to San1gaLto to epen1 the day near the Hunter river When they got there a Ti o'lent thunieratol"m otertook them A:.ery lar&e hails tone. fell -& DrOke their parasol. The hor,ae t Tiger, _s.terr:l'dly.frightene4 lty the hail &: th~rider e he bolted towarda. home' but Charlie oaucht him &: brought him ldaok to'the cart. ~hey soon got wet & ha.d to return home. Bob e Jaok are at the riter toooday. f1n1shed the m1-orophonethat partly.mlitde'yesterday. Mr.Eva~, who 11 ved, 1 n. oevon street, 'di ed yesterday e was bun ed to -day. Bob &: Jack returned. this. even:i:og, e' Bob ~eturned. t9 the ri. v~r &&&1n. Wed. Oot... 25th Wed. Oct. 25th, 'h1a is ltrother Bob S ldi rthday. He w~s Born at Kadin&!.South Aus~~t.~, on Oct. 25th, 1865; so he is as years old to -day. worked in the Got tom,arden to da.y.~ao~ litought.sane Fr~noh 1tea~,lettuoe se~s. e ou.$ _&&e seeda. Charlie put ~n sclde Deans. There are to 9J minera send.. cavilled out. in Stockton... next...,.- month. Red for '1a1l- "hur. Oct. 26th, i893.bo. e filled 24 skip a of &1& ooal ri.th. the &8si8tanoe.o~,ed"1e B~~J al..o.-i:,j~~ 81ac~. OUr,

48 \ Sun. Oc~. ~~h, l89s.t:,~ ent ol'~r ::to, ~~" W~l,~,e~ pa.r~ t;tl1s mor'n1i,to near llr.' -'1~'n.iifearSp.'.k.o'nlndi Y1d~i~ll, t"t _ Q, there.w "DQ'one e:l:8e, tll,te,onaicqount,of.th.ra:ln it wim.., nt: ;1-nto ::t~~ 8al~:t,l~-n~ ",l'1y:h.al::r,;~:, ll.t.~',.to ':-t~e,p!~p - if tad n.. peaki.- on '-t~e ' R~~~e,o~.the, 1).0 ble,lllan,.bo. iaaeri to4 &:k'1ri&d <.1A-i"," ",' '~",;',"'~;. """'".~,c:'".'... ;e',,'--- Jt.on ;;:"O~~'.:" ~~h'-i8 9~~~~~e-'~1~l.4:,~'(t';~ ' t:ouri.1 ~o~i: t~' ' ~ay. ~. ourw'e1 1 ht.8thia 'mo~tj1n,: 'w~~~e :o,rut~~,::"l,',1& 87.~. :..~;t;~_,()u~ waa Dl«a.ur. a,~y' Bl1.l"t'--W$isfit' ia'-ll-fe'et in. Rain nearly" all day tom: OJ. x lour. ex -Ge~,e.&ta4. Se~retary, 'fall Qt,coalin,1ihellckb;am." ~lc)ok lsl8.~ pit to. day.,',., "\.;,.,i, w~~ ~lled~y",_~ ill O()'~~~~~r:e~ p.~t,:~!;,~~~~'~"-:' --:-'_'!'" ( ~",,:~: ':- -" ':'\ f_::~;~i Tues. oot. 31st, 1893~' 10 'work to day on acoount o~_ t~~ roub '.eat~er, wl11e:p, -pret.:e,l}ts t.he,.~ps,from inc loaded. :~ Co-op:"l.c~dl ~".~,Pu~:th,e miqrophone O.n a ~l:a~ov~ th-e ',ol\p;r;,:~l,1t no,,:t_l,"~_~1t. Qou~~~a- &reat-deallettel:". 11 r 'm&(i.-'f:1iew shelf', fol:,'tl1e :a.ook -oaa.~>bob, Jack khon~y" J "all-y-~o:.,'c.:,)~otli.~~1.. C1t: ~ent dowtf"ronl)ai"x': Creei aa :(ar as ~!he~'rook~ this afte~nooll,~,~,,ot,~s~~;,,~~~,,~, ~~~,;ra8_p~e:t'~ie8. 1\ ~n, ~~iill"~~~ ~~: da~... \ i;' "~,_;,;'.' j' '. '.". ) 1fed.;~" ~T.-1st We fl.l1ed of.eitco&l'touy. '?Ur, ".~'ll~.,t~i.~~~l1:~"!p~ e,~}:t.~~,. \'"!~.t( ~?... 1_L~~_~;!~"-'l:_lO, j.tc'lo-3~.':, ~.oe1, ved,a;'ett;er,.&- ~,'o~ entitled -~,Pain Rea- il~ ~~:$~;t~~ ~~~r;i!tre?i~~ l~ii~tf;:tf~~"~i: e, J,un~affl~" :'.9~,~...; 1!~~as,_ e!~~df!: "_,,,1!f,~.,,;~:-:-~. _,8~~~. '~J-,..': ".:,..t. "-',;. ~.'! ~'. ~..._.

49 ..',/7' 4-0 A; ~, i [, U :) : - '.,<"'. Following is Jenna'sletter:-u-Broken Hill, Oct. 2&, Dear Joe, t is with -- much pleasure t~at take the pen in hand to write you a few lines in answer to your ever-kind & welcome lette,r, which received yesterday. am glad to hear from you & to hear that you,were all well. am glad to tell you that these few lines leave us all pretty well at present, although the 2 children have had the measles & have had the influenza since wrote last. But am glad to tell you that we are all right again; but, worse luck, am out of work now, & have been for a month. t is a month to-day since knocked off - work, & am afraid it will be a long time before get a start again. There are hundreds of men out of work he re now, & people are starving. don't know what thing~ are coming to. A man can't get any credit here; they all do the ca~h business & if you haven't got the dust you oan't get the gxuq. wish oould alter th~gs, but can't. expect we shall have to gri n & bear,i t. e see by the papers that you don't get ~uch wo work over there either, but it is better than none.{ Excuse me don' believe in the half-oaf,doctrine, you know,). There is a lot of this half time business done here in the open cuts. got the book,"ceasar's Oolumn", & 'm very muoh obliged to you for the seeds. The Mrs. is very pleased with them. We have not got our photos taken ye,t, but we got a coupon for them. We pay a shilling for thencoupon, & when you sit you have to pay 9 shillings more, & then you get 6 photos. You can wai~' 6 months, if you like, before you sit. So when start to work i again, if ever have the luck, will get us all taken togetb & send. you one. Keep believing, as the Harmy says. f can't l get them taken by the time get a reply to this will borrow one of my own-- one that had taken 5 years ago, can't get OJ one of the. Mrs. as she has not had hers taken.; neither have till children. The mine that have been working in has knocked off all the hands except 12-- just the number required to hold the lease. So if get work again suppose it will be somewhere in the lead. woj' t be able to stand it, know. have had too much of it already. The Consols mine has not been paying her way for a very long time past; so the shareholders can't at stand it because there are only about a hundred of them that hold the 100,000 shares, & they are millionaires. Baron Roths~ child is one of themi so you couldn' expect the poor men to work the mine at a loss after gettingm2000 out of her within the last 4 years. would very much like to have the letter that you wrote in favour of Socialism, for you know am a bit of a Socialist now. will send you the book," Plain Reasons Against Join- i ing the Ohurch of Rome!, wi th this letter; & promise to read,: the one you sent to me. have started it, & don't think it ~ will be a bad one at all. We are haging some dreadful bad weather here lately. Last Tuesday week we had a dreadful dust dstorm. t blew down scores /

50 41 A.' of houses. t gave me a turn & blew off the roof -of our ki t chen; but it -did me a favour, for intended to take t off; so! it saved me the trouble. So it is an ill wina that blows no good-for-somebody; is it not? There is a terrible lot of. sickness here in Broken Hill. There are as many as 8 or 9 funerals here a day. nfluenza & measles are to blame for the mortality; they are raging very bad here just now. have been very-busy building a stone chimneynto our kitchen. have very near finished -it now: have 2 hours work now, & then am finished. can only do it after the Mrs. has done her washing, as water is too dear. We have to pay 3/- for a 100 gallons for it, & the carters don't have to ca:, cart it more than half a mile; & we are too far out of town to have it laid on. The town folks have it laid on, & they pay 9d per 100 So wait & get all the washing & slopping water for building. Richard Jam~s Broad ( Broady ) is married & gone to South Africa. He married a Moonta girl called Annie zbfown. Young Jack Ellis is married & gone to Hillgrove, New England. He married a Kadina girl called Sarah Guy. Stee Giles' girl Nelly, & Bill Hancock's girl Selina, have been after me for your address, & gave it to them. They have asked me several times what your address was; so told them; & suppose you have heard from them. Well, think have told you all the news there is to tell. You must excuse the short letter, as have to write another to my'cousin in England. Give our loves to all, & accept our kindest love for yourself while we remain your ever-loving friends, James H. & E. Grose. The Mrs. sends you these kisses for the seedsxxxxxxxx." The foregoing letter is evidently an answer to one on monday, Oct~ 15 th, 1893, which is mentioned in from Sep. 20th to Nov. 25th, The contents of Jenna are given on page 25 of that diary. The book was f Oeasar's Oolumn". that wrote my diary my letter to that sent W i j

51 . _. _... "- ~ "" '.'.. :'.. 'i'; _".. ~"., ;.1.1~.. _.... _., _" 'rhl1r. OY;' 2.D1,, 1893~,"W.~.fille~ '24. a!:lpe ~f_~ui.~.c~.. the. "e1,h.~~ ~t~. ~~;)J. nt.di:we:e,_;:-. 81'. ~al.;:~~!o-l, ". ~~,. ;.:li-,.'. 10,3;,.,'N9r,,.44. "11-1J,,:.. y~u:aae l.q~a. ~1 D&'V14.ou~._.on 1. t 111~ ofc-m.a,1 ";' tnfl.. t1qn:.~of -tb..llum.~-, _ J)ur.~ack. ~.&.T.1JP. \ Pett:l6rew we,nt. to tbfj 'r:j.yer ". caught 1'1 fiehee to day. Dry. r: 'ri~~--~;.~~sd i8ti:'~~.~tifi~~:ii~.~~~j~i' :~ioutii,!~-~.-t-~ day: r :.ou-:r-. =W~h-t.. 8--tll1~e--moct-~re:-~--,-~~r8~;~~1.O -S.. ;-.. ~: ~ -i4 - a'y,rage;- al ":for ~b.r 52. ~eo<?-opea~_!.p:1.t ' --wo&e4-t-o-4ay.-cjack--wedt-to th~tft 1;1118 event'j'ii. Ohari...., 1'eo",T84 o~ P.ou~ from ~he -ropmen~8',um on t1118 ev'ent Di - 'J:1no-w.ather.~ -.-;----: :-. _ , -..-,.1 ". ".. r ',,~,.,,.....:~ ",.,... ',\"!, 8at.':"OV::.-o.th-j-~l-893.-,::jo'b.;-7-Btd-na.fs:,bon~-:&'r- f:ll:l-t4 2a -skip. J of lu,e.'oqal.:.butt... _not at '10*.;becauee b11,3xeara old. 8on:d.e4 4.. t~nl-pt..,-,,-:;w-.--"'e--1learl-,::-:fl+t "8he4- tlle- b-ot'tompl1- i 1ar. 'Oo-oP. ;~:18:-1~ ~.ck & pa:rty,.. returded~hi.~"'.nld&w1th,!-_.-""..--fe1f-4::1-ahetb-flt-."'.ne--;-bouaht1q'e'. r~rcnrn~,~,;e-m:~:tniille~. -& --. r ;;.teat for.~181'6..,. new ~oapta1n ':1.':. down.:.tth, Sarmt,~lth1a '\laev.~di. --'emp.ratu-re -to... 1-;1-r 78~d-eg-;--J'ah ~ -at-5'j~.m; --. " Sun'. -.-,HOY-e:.c~ Bth~'-18;93.-- ~went to the-1vail".n1 put -'tht!. JDornL»& epeak<in favqur..qf.'niiv,l4ualllj1l. "He ~,h.a~u:r. :"ld8pea1'.1d.4-tjiat8001al1,,.t.c.4o:;-:ll<.)~:>>rf.-o>>erlrud1.:r4;1ja.m:-.-,,a~dht - 14ua1.i'.ml~i.that. they.t"&noy -an.ln1it~,~.a~l;_~.,1.,.",c;)z!8 Wll.Q 1s _,".. t1;af1~,~.-t ht.h8 -pres.nt-~tatct Of-8001.t1.-- That noi,~.. ~.G!'"~r. defi n1 t1 on of the t"!jl, ~eoau8. Dl1ri. duallam ;labs. olute-freed...,. -f-o.1 L ev',ery i,~t1~. ~.. -_~ fuu. ~8 eta.pat1ble f wi-th the.qual -11 ~e"s.. of o')(4f~.. '~olall.:t. 414 DOt acoept. tbat~dtt1on; --tbet.::t.lk-eda,b_ou.'i_t:di.oout~ol-':'otth. me-.~of pt04uct1on &dlatr1butlon as. teliaedl.for 'tlle evila. of: aoo1"t~!bat :re~u'41~_... tried~-~y:-tll.': Spartam lawgl.,er ~ Lycurau. '. &... nroyedtqbe afail\1~e. Lyourgus.tlonal18ed L_. ~~~...!'~.. Dl-'f-P-t.oe.t1<'t:l.. on~-d st-r.11nlt:l on.- co.f-weal th~ 1& "cert&1dl.y, ~la -.ll~qood,1n aboll,hi, p:r:l... te,~,onopolf. of lam & the 8%- (. ~r~_!. ot JlMlth &: pot.cen),-,..&--~~-8-yet_-last_~600i yeat-a,- i;.,; ~t :. t,,,.. evenilw.1lyd88tt:o.yd by.the 'presenoe of aurr-' :i... Q"Jd:l~:_rl:lke.- -tl:o~.; the--:8».na-.-were---'forced-t"o-keep --.. ':, ana.y for 'defenoe p~o.e.,.;. ~n 'the,.._ ~,the,,1: ' ~---~:rjr#i::':::ir~=:~: =:~~n~~~:~~:!!;;fit~:~~~ t.--'1'.:'e4-".d_7.e4.~-.--::'.,,_,...,:,::c_ ' -,-'.-.,.-,..--" '-.,\.~;;;;?}-"'.. '--.; 1M.." thijdadntoplo of the addreee al't110\1&1\'.ho &lao r ~r1e. fit r'fer~.. d to 'the 11b.a'j.--th:kfo.~l.tel"'.,l"9.' h aentoe & ~U1_. Dd.J)O%eub,eota. DaT,". '.'f»' to~~1 o~. ~he --4% -.'~'':~lii'~. ~o~1:ue:1.0n.,-""-~~e4."..-le191. :'-to.repl y t O ](:r~. J,iD8p'_*.,.&,he.:prons'ed.O~~ 8,onex1; ~.~7. _ram ;tll.n.nnounc~. that--h~- "oul~-je:rd:nfi~-to.~epl"1:' ~:Cl;J{:1.DSp-r ~ei!~~'-i;~i~::t~:~;,::r.- le1~.:~~-~';~e~r' ha~',ri; f'told' us _

52 ~.. 4 -'L...,. how be pl"~08ed to ~-e41 the ez.1.~1rc.tate f!~al1"8 HeHwo"9ldlike K~.-llD8pear to!"dof1neh18 poa:t,"on & tell U8 whether h. "01114 Mtlolal1 the lad4.. o%not. ; J(r'~Wi"tUlpear th.n--.a1-a-){ebol:l.yed~-that- -the _r'out of the pre8entd".plo_t.a~le comi tlon. Of soclety 18 the way back, thrlt 18 by tlie,abolition o~allmonopo11.8. He was notln f&vou~ 'of."iodal181.,the l.m~.a. yot.of:~ t~. --tcf l".;.wlup..".-- " Jlove4-~y1a..,. Ya.tk1 ns a.oom" 'by _~.Lowl,.oaUied--b1 aoclamatlon. ~~ 4, "&1. toa;m. that :'the~o :~had.''b.en a.ll.etl-lg, of,. ~oo1allat. l.. t Thur8dal1. night _.t whioh 1. t R8 deolded to " make.. l.evjf of 8ixpence per Jil_'Oer; 80 p&\d h1m. 8~enc got a oo,py of Georae Black ~hl.t on-!he 1.8.W~ Labor Pan1: lhat.'''-'.4& What-.ltPrevented.,. from.hup. The {)l1ces.86d, wh1ch o.ehim..entull;.-sh. Jaok.lrthur.-og. -Wl.Ul1l8 -"O'n.T~t. h~, &ho1ent- a-. 80me e ; C9P:l~.~(of:!he 4~e~tlr"'~ "a yerl1~,. DOOt "D.t~tl_ "D.ent. of Oh_.t~ 'b,.'furner.' :-went-!to--~ tlt.rlatttabu~g leoun1cs l;lnat1 tu'. this,.venina & heam;...'l~_ 1(orr1.,~he.'leotur.7:on' fhe,organ1... t1.on:-of~qr _ He mad. aapleddid speeoh, "... woll roooi ved. ~ack Est.oll ".. oba.t:rman. lent~-_~lew18:-"'thebook tha'ti\)rotherbob. (~ ::~'i~;:~ ~~~:~;~=:n~,:~~;~;~!~r~~:r::!i~; n. ~ Thia 'aftel"doon")ob-'borrowedl01s "Bowell'e "ls'liult>, put our. bor in it, 4& 'drove- to Lam'bton " attended the 'fumml t S&rty tavldlson fa boy. wbo waa buried fkt s.tdg81te oemetery., bought-a.8ba.re-:ln~~e 'Daily poat" newepape.rfor '1:0';- J..' of,',llwe.. atki zw to ~.1~!hfs-pape3:"1S6 td'be'od ~"run pl'1not'p.l.-lr by.:.t.,a,ourrte.'l:s!t- tb$' fn~8'rest 'ot.labour! T '~o t.,ll~~:he~~ ~.:. i ~"},\;\,jr:::('" ':~0 ~ ),'; ;:~,,:'.!~,,!,.,,:j \\.', :~".~ ~. : :1 :1\ ~.:: c '. ~ Kon.,Nov.. 5th, 1:893. l'lal:lsend oo11:tety,work!4 to ~1 ~.&' J 'N ft'11ed -:26 Kips i of -larae '0.:.0&1. (hir"",'01f&t!'thl.. '. 'l1ornl:tji., - we:re:- 8-5 ' & '8-1 ~ Co-op. '18 'idle.'1iot weather.~,.'.' <" :J.. "G'p" ~" :... l' '~, ~ -- :'~'"!':'-''' 'J :--,-; i: _ ~': ~?;'~. 0';- -,".'~...; --~~(ic<il ~!.L.1. "_'!_,)' P.~. 'f -!u'e. NOY,.,'1th 1a93. ':We<()nly-'woi'ked 'half a"'day-to 4iY.'The J. th r:ee of uaf1 iled "l'~ll'e 1'0 blg;ooal :~ ~-ie(l )-~4.on.;.... not at work. OUr weights to dayi.were':-lo'&',,;-1; :averagelo-6. There.. to 'be-ameett~- to form a.-labour Eleotoral- League -inlla11sem-this' 'even1.ng ~ but '.8:ollya fe'wofo~'-so01'~lat. came, ;~here... no'th1ll&done.teek' aol'dacti-oke-t t o ~'1'om Stepne:,,~.. Jiohn~ ~t '4'spenti'er, for the raffle of the,un. -,~'" "'.-...,. -.','_0(_ r"'-'-- :.,~. ',-.,.,1\ -.. ' -... ~.,'~~' ~,.,.'-.,',,_." Y, ".. ~7..., f. i..)., ':.( '. ',.' '., '.. 'Jd.C,~,,. - '.'...,.' 1'( ed.'~».o:y.'-:8th ~-11:8 9S-,.-::lto~l1Work' 'cfor,,wal lsem "t oui.il&v~ ; been experillent1~. nth Jleroxide of maz>&anese~ foum th4tt; the whi to,. 1_0111b1.) dc,ub~e--clil-o.rt4e~f Zl,ZilO&. _"o~~~~.t is dep~0a1:t,~,1,.~,t~~:.g~~~'~'_~\~~:jot.~ ~&);.~~l.~~~"~~_p~l~~.).l~i,,!:o~~t~_

53 ),.:l i n all,ao1d. 4.,..., -!hur:~ )loy~ 9th1.893: 'W. '~11eda9.lp. of ~~,q~. ou.~.. e~.1ghta a.r.e:~ 10"'1 lo-l-l~. OU' tolll'jllgo-f orthe:plr1:1a. 'for tdbe%. a. 17 U1p. at9-s. - '7 tona. 6 ene., for. 52~ 74 8k1pa-,-at- '-15.-.$6 todlt.l. cwt-.--bob':'aot-the pay )-wh1oh "'W" altoaether' 115-1S-o.!he 8hare for Bob" me together,.....,._'1_~1.9~-....l--went c1own---to-'f.lleem -.~ reet-' & _-- 3'lm-atoM:on1,... Geor,e l!ell, &. GeorS. a." who all p.4 for their raffle tloket......_ :: ,--.-c Sat. JOY:. 11th p.,.saturd.y~.jack-went 'nth Wal.ly.:rr~ in our.cart to Newoastle & got ~i" fort~ghtt. groo~rlet l mad. ClDe sulphate of;ujlganese-.-the:re.--waa a meet1~~'l ll;.the 'allee%ld. roturda thsa eten1~wh1oh was a44resaid bj l(r.b~ l~,,,l;(>..i._a._.msber.-of.. ~the.'-ree-'frad.& J~aM Reform League. B.1Lea4-"'''j)an--.f.~-leM.. 1'" Kr. Oawal4 01 egl1orn, Ste.el.:!_ the ~~~!1~~~"H:taradlet.,.. who--a_e.rec1~ tob. a (lerman Jtnrt::lcl" h..'we.- 'Q.eakinpJlC1er the.,.pice.t.of. the Jree ~rii4. &.". Refos teague.-he rea4":"put -of a-l.t~er--f-rolll llr. llernard-:-:r1.nro Wi.e n wb10h Wi aeked h1m to. apolog1.se to.llr. Steel or.11.1".oonn for thewn,ter'. abaencei----'- lr. Bradley then ap oke in favour of, Jreetrade." oondemned th, lupoid. tionof tu on--lmuatry by mea.lw--ott e-ouetoma-houae. Bee next apoke on lalld n.luea &: the. unearned increment of l~rd. He. Vl'DDo8ed to put the burden of tuati-on on -to-the--lal'ld~ "MaD 1., able to bear :1t.. '. Hia.p.eech._did not, contain any or.1g:1nal1deas,-but wha.t moat leople kne" bef ore. At the ooncluei on or theaddresa ex -pa.reo Jigs. moved a. Blot1on to i-rrpose. a tax' on\1nimp'roved - l1ujd Taluea & to abolish oustca.s dut1es. 'Andrew.rJummond de8-1red.t.o.. amen.\ the-motlonby. omi tt1ng -the part rethe'custom.... du t1 es, but the cha11'jr!&n would not put the amemment. There waaa_good deal of fun,noi se,&exc1tement, dur1 ng whi ch old George Lonsdale moved an amendment to the effect that we are.~:nf~vc:)j.lr--of_.. a.tax on-lani valuea~-.coupledw1 th aprotectl ve - tariff. After considerable d1ecu8sion. the motion a. amended waa carr1~_.--_.-. t:u~~.j0~;:hte!:rrt4l~e:~-l~... it;~:~~~f!.!~~! a~:r;~, t!'om Hill, John Robinson, & fatewatktnethere. returned 2 ; oop1es of "The Liberator: to fltte." paid b11l1 ~ sh1~11ng for eh8jl'e,1n "The lvorlananpaper.-:jack.. Hill took a ahare too. Rain then began to fall again, " :we went to ldutqher pratten!._.veraxlda " talked on Tariou.-:aub~eot8. Aaram did not r~ly. This afternoon,tbere waeto.be a meet1tlg in aid of the Widow..&.fam1lyof-the -late Tommy-sa:tton, wno--dled-auddenly. but rai n conti nued & the meeti ng waa ~~ atp~:c.f5.<1. t1.1~ next ' Sunday. John Waters has become-i'1lqane, & 1fQ set away.

54 -;~ )lone Nov. 13th, l89s'~ 1 trar!:ianted a peitct:tree', e. loquat trfse from the s1de of the houae, to the top iudilen.!hi. even:l.:ng OU~ double-barrelled PJ1~ was raf!led.t Ge- -o-rg. "Brown'. house ~--,"--JlatHar4e.-,-Dtn Walker,A. DaYe Begbi.' 'dlo were absent, had 30. each trown for them, whioh was!he highest J'lUJlber thrown. n -the final,thro...'!'off 2egbie'.' '-Hard ' throws "",ere 23 ~h, & bm Walller t ' waa-24 t -thu.w1-nni~---:_7one. There-wel'e.about-2Q.present at the ~l"le. There were 85 sh1j.l~x1g,tioket. sold & pa:j.d for, 80 we gaye George arown, who was ~lidded by the. gun b~fore we won it in hi& raffle 85/-to help bim. " paid Hugh de, Larg1-e~3t\~or George.B~ack t. defe~e ot the La.Dour party in N.a.W. Bill Renwooe got hurt to-da.y in Johnson's pi to. No work-to "morrow- for-wall.e1'ld,& C 0"1>,pita. ~in again 'rues. "NOT. "l'('tb.&. 18SS. "We,.1'. all at home to-da.j..ent 9- Terse8 to T~e \Vorkmam-. J'ine weath.r. _,_, _. Thur. NOT. 18th planted seae j)umpkilf seeda in the c corner of the bottaa garden a.t the foot of the bill. BolD. Jack, & 'party have gone.to--tomagofc2lkneez8 for a bq&t. hot weather. > ' - " r11.. Nov. 17th, We filled 2i skips. Bartl was not at work. as hehaa a bac:lthumb... OUr weights tni. morn1na were 10-1i 10-2, "10-S. Jack went to,the river with J1m Pettigrew this-lnornijl6. Hot weather th18mor ~,_,&av101ent thunderstorm with 8trong West Wind ~h:l.s eved1d8. Wbite f1as8 for Doth p1 t8. -, , _, Sat Nov. 18th 1893~ We are all 1dle to-da1.'1'b:i~ e_venidg went to the Wa11send SChool of Art8 & heard Ninian Melville t speak on poli tics. Hi8:~'Peech _ was very abusive, ~isconn!scted,,t & il.logica.1. He abused Kr. William Korri8 HUshes. moetly._ 1 lome of our -Scoia.li.t..:members inte_1"j~ctedcfr"'}l!;~"-ly'~_"! ~~ ~~lj.l\ Ferda ~11 ~~ R~d Reid itlade -"Otte -~e'*rlta ~ &--asked Yelvilrewhethe,~ hewau).d debate with _Hugh~s-t' 'but 1 Ninny declined to do eo. No vote was taken to ascertain the --amount of oonfidence the people ret8:~n in Ninny, Thull4~ratom. Hot wea.ther.,,.. l(

55 ,).. _... ' rep 1 '1... va eath.. r '. '...".' '"... - tr Be... 4 tllm ~. ::: ;T.~Y.llot~.lle. tood,ujd.:&-. a~ ftady 'ftt ;... "~1(~..1l8pe&r.. alt.eat,.a.,,.u.dto dhjl. w.l tll the ar""menta. f.hi...,_ Qnent--& notltr.-wt naptarbill18 itlf 'h.--.. o~id proc~.d. opp. Anyo. who-llad---hea-rd-th9a.:gentl.en who' bad 'apoken-pre -nou.1y would aee that llt., Winapear had. entirely ahifted 11. the-srolu:r1---qf--d eba t.-re--l-m-i "f1 dual1-am~... eraua--sooiutam,. i naauluch a8 Kr. Wi nap oar defined, dllld1 viduali. as diacont ent-1jith--the--present- atat4t of--iloo1ety,-: & a d.aire---t-o al t er 1 t in very 11lportant part~culara. ne fomer.d1itidua-.. " 5~,..." 4... t( '-"'t"~-, 11.m-de.oribedlDY 0l1-r former opponenta-waa tllat.. competitit tat.. of 'Gciety is _e.t. Henut -dealt witlteduoa-t10n;-- &. argued that educationalo. e will not make a Dation pro.peroua & happy. Educati on 1. Ot only.. a-mean8-to: &n-ed1-.-t--1a--useful-to'enaole U8- to--legialate l,rop:e:rly. He said that the Chine nationia one,in.wh1ch-.nearl-every-aan--&- woman. canread.---& --1'ri te,-&-yet---the-- Chineae are poor people. He dealt with the argmenta of Yl: W1-D8p.ar.~&auweredth.m i-n a Tery-cl-.ar lanner.,- - '.'.A..t the concl1lsion a Tote of tluulka _8 gi Ten to Aaram for hi. aeleapeecl ,,- llon.not. 3lth1893.We worked to d.ay,!utj~arty..",~.nqt at work. We filled 27 skip. of round ooal. Our tonnage for ne ext pay i8.:- for wmber-~~51-,. A:2sklpsat-10clft == 2ltona ; 4& 52 skips for 52 at A _laal.-lot waatakenat t-he --pick-rack thiallorni. n& for the.1eeti on of a. check... ighman. voted ror John Carter.~ '.,went to the PlattsBurg )leoha~cst ll8titute thia evening.. at heard.fra.er Hill l.ecture on--cthe _ L.am & Wealth of N.S. W Cloudy weath.r. Tues e' NOV. 21st, W. are all at home to-day. put in sole peas 'in the;lilottomgarden.--thl-s-ev-eni-l3g---- went--to-tile Platts~urg Meohan:S.cs t nsti tute & heard Fraser Hill speak --- on -.._.The ~Lan1 &. People -OfCOUnt-i-ea-Cook ;--turhalpt ~ North~erlald.. The hall was nearly fu 1 Hunter 1 of,"ople, 4&. }.(r.oswald--gleg.honn~---ste.l,the mayor of Pl.attsburg,was. chaiman. llr.' Hill referred to the fertility of the lam in the Hunter B:l..vervalley whioh, he- sa1d, is equal--to,~th. lam. in th. ADla.zon valley, or the Vissisipp1. Land.1ethe source. of all ~ weal th; & the man who ~ owna ~ the lam- owne:. the so; urc. ofj. weal th. '. llr.hll~ ~~hi b~ ted.:~a ~ar&.: di-s-ram-, pai-nted red; -blue, & gr green, Bl'iOWi,ng the totai area of lam. in the 4 counti eb &.thetotal a rea-amer cu lt1tati'on.--the total area of the ~ counties i8 551 OOO&orea, of which only 5.L '000

56 acre. ar. oul tiv&ted.1586 :p~r;ona owa\' ~ 9565 a9rea.,. while 28;iQQ. o. AA 282e2.enare lamle 'l"el ye persona own 4:53000 aor... He said he wu talki~ i th all editor, '.&' asked h!-nr,;hetbe r he knew ho'w'--muchlan1 was ali ena;ted in the~8 90ll1ltit The em tor said "Ye.", but he' couldntt or'1'ouldn't tell, but asked Mr-. Hill in a. pompous manner, "Why dojl't the people go on tbe land 1".. The- reason 18 -tha.t there is no good-~and--. available for settlement. He, said there ar, only 3760 acres u:nalieated in the 4- counties, & these a.re -offered to men. There wou~d perhaps, be room to lie down on tha.t area, as: most of- tit.. lam is described 4,8 low, swampy J & the res~ is stony ridges ~,low sandhills. The price per acre is from- 20 /- to'!j)-7~. There are 40 acres Open for selection 30 milejl from Cla-~enceTown, "hich are described as "suitable for 110lt agriculture". ~t would be very light 1ai.ed. He referred in a humourous manner to the Meessi ty of hart-ng speoifio- knowledge of the local1ty'ofthea.vaila'dle land, & ccmpared it to the p:urse whioh an old woman lost 1 n the, pacifio ooean. {. Laught-er ). They should.. not laugh at these things--'- they ought rather to weep tears of shame---& hurailiat10n.. -Tell. landlords should b.a.o11&nod. The land should 'be held in oommon 8& O\l1gllt t'o l». free. CoDi :. ti one which hinder the- aoquirement of land should rem- 0ved. ill bos can Dl.ake '\tank notes a legal tender for tho' 1:),:11- Dks; & why 'cantt he do- th.same f.or us.? The p,_opl. oan malte the Government, & instead of :-eing divided & pulling against- thejll,s.lve" like a tug o't war_ they should De united. '!'he poor people are ~5 per cent of the nation. We a.re not ruled 81 moral law; But liy.statute law...',' ).(r. Hi 11 then gave an account of an :. nterview that he had 1d. ~h the -mayor of Sydney, dun ng which he. showed t'bellayor, bymeanaof dia!ram8, how terribly unequal i8 the distributionof wealth~. The mayor.. 8aid it was not bilt duty to find 'l work for ~he unemployed. llr. Hill said it is" the duty, of.very~.al:thy man to employ as many. all ~o'.tb1dl Some people had said that h. was ov.rtl1rn1~ the, Da.sia of 'j oivilisation. The lam is the basis of society. _~~n b,e&..o-.s eack -to Sydney he i:ntends to speak in the Cente.nn1al ~l &, try-to get the peopl-s- to take an interest -':tl th.._.).amqu eetion. We dontt want FreetTade or protecti.on, but land. reform. 'He spoke in f&.1lo:q,r_of esta'ql1eh1:ng 'a.nat~_q~.~ank, & said. that al tho\igh.the banlc.notes are legalised by Q1.bps, & claim to 'be payable,on.dema:m., they are not pay2lible. He then quoted some remarka made. by Mr Couglilall i-nan of.fici&! publicat:l. on i.llwp-igh he.s.ayi.. that H. S. W. is. r~;p::- idly progressi~; & that :~1f we contime to progre.ss'a8"e have in thepa.etno OD.tL(lanS_~y ".h~1ithe end 1V111 be ~ r.lj111 quot.d th1a 1nnoll. a grandiloquent style --th!le the audietlce roared 1vithlaughter. "f we gq,on tl1- s8:...

57 way aa we hay. &onein'tlat. pa.t~;~.~11, et1dup," tn the "lam from "henoe 'no travellerreturu"'. :ie aeked o1luld we polnt 1911;h Pri. d. to GUtl:' unenwiloyed'yth6 a~. fo;ced to aleep 'on the patidg... to -1 ft' the 8t~.et?,The -a"rageamount -of '".al. th in N.S.W po\iat8; that :L. if t~.'lfealta "er hared. f'"" 'e'lj,aj.ly 1f8. trould let.. -thouaand p-oujd.~.--1rh.n thepeop-le---i.- ", Englard hoard tha.t tla.ytlamtght we must 'e Tor', weal thy' people ' L--;.. tlultl-the.ork.r~~.-.. r., elter--off--tlaal'l---tho'-.-l-n'" JCl'J&laM. As a. mat,ter of f."t however, they are in Doh.. _b... t.t.r...o:l%qwa.ta,u..,...-on-th..ter,-~ than,... -ve' He 'hadt.oe1 Ted or.d~ntial.from ~~~n. 'f.t.on~ PreSide. of_the Trad... &LUor-OGunail~&-fromt~e Luo1'l!ileotorsl te8&1le.. & the Soo1a11at, T... ague of, Byt\ney. '_." 1._t)1en:-read,-.,p~l!tioll-of a pap.r-olt--the '1&l!d 'q,u t:t01\, WhloJa Jle llad reed bet oro th. CoDiereDO. of.taltor held on tho lotil &11 tll!.. tot. t...-prou6-to.. ay-that -the-f±rj;tpl'ank- of tl:l. platforra of Coltfer.Jlo. 1. ~ aeform. flae ea. eom-.. _,.t tla.e-cp.~le---tl\at--t~et-1t.&".--t-lle-'».w.r i t. thet:r'?ylhald. _t,, &:1. f tll.y pull to&.th..~ tlley oan wltat 1;Ja.1 wallt. ~.t_would p,l'o\)ably--1iak.--&-1eu--to-p.. a--a,ood -LamAot~ when it :t.8 p... tll. _tion' Will.e on the road to prosp.r-,t"j'~!jt.e Pll~.8.~~-of pel1t1eal-aotioa'should'jethe "elfare of t t~. peo»l,ft\e GOTenment should, lite j'ilst1oe to all, kelp. :nthe aeed sb.a\ld--oontrel--p-r.1- l-e,e. U1lO0n11ti c oli8d own.rsb1p.tt4 tad1 :1.8 t1\. ourse of. tlle oou.try-. & should.be aboli'hed.. -._.an 8h~d b. &110.".,.-1; d lamd--ulllesslle--ued l' ~J1 a,p~ojunl' "!lay; blat.0 aa.ll' ealiil _.hollld be taka. away fj'e:all$.. lf it.. as rl&.htful11--aoqu1-~ii-val.ue th.l_n1 at-a. 'f' fair prico, & relnjl.at tut pr1,oe but_ &ite the n.er the oj)t ~.._ f... re"'!ralut ~-" -the:--l.aa1.,th. l&-at-&--t~ep~oj)l. should. sat.. S. aty -eaoh other.,," ' ' atellor,an-..~th.n --took- up ,1;i Gn &-ot !he oha1rm&ll' tnen oalled on AD1r..., DtwiUom to 1&0 a' '9'ot. of the._ ta. K:r.1111 for.. ll.i.a _u8i..--a~~natrt1oti va-lecture.- Adr.. th. en br1.fll aoved the Mo't10n 6"li.. _ 1 a.oozed.bybl1l ow.~, 'Ll.qth111 n.pp.rt04. l»,-j'.rl-.-re14, ~ oall'ri.d ~1 ---.~ 01&)>>131&., '. ' )(t.'!l111,tba dth~---aud1-.n~.-- f.:r-tb.e""ygt., ~alulounqed that ~. h. wa. WT1ti~a aeri ef a~t101e. for the sydney "nulletin", 1 &: tll." if-ufo»'. w.1ah.d---to: ou-~.-a.e,py x'w.ek--heeould, do ~ a. \),-&1 T1~ hi. Mlie to Hr. Reid, e, then 1 t, wolllc1 De poate6 to hp_., hadar... eputdown f.~.ne.-\)\t tl. did aot P&7 the,.1xpenc.,~.,h de Luli- borroied 1~ & Ude 1t,l\&ht for rae., lot :S013'~. 'hare-ca::d,of: -be: 4uatrilliall:1forkmaa:. f.r~ 0.". JaW..., took.ot,. of t~.'l.qtq'-.l " 1 t i. frcq. thellthat bay. wt1 tte!l th1a' r.,.:rt.c1..".-1lai t.-'fl"i~ f.o~'yall.,.at : ) 1'84 :101' " ' wr.o.»c: 4a:t&i~!'i;L=!.:J't: ~.?;;;:~~ij~, '.

58 ,.s',c!.... " '..!,! <":' '._., p ill the ~.ttoll,.:r\i.a~. <1._41:.:.. Oo... t. a1'a.tit.... ' --, 23l'd. 1895'. Bob 6 worked 1-. the ~Qtt~,arden... T'crsr.: Bov~ daj'. 1 )lanted- -,o -'beaa&-:r&4:t.h' e4~...-x--.hov..llt4... 1ot o~,ravel out pf the oreekthi. eveni. ~ Jackwozted.,.&ill. t,o "'-!lot weather"..'..~,.,'." ' -'-..-",: '%1. r,-', :Wov.- 2.th 1895". P&7 :rz'1ltay'.-bobiot ~b8)~i- yhteh w1\1.~.. ~~. thr~h _~ ya,!d. n.. ' 57dney. "'Sa- ".. th.re.e P.OUnd8 3.. Bh.. i.l X. ebotelle. O.sr. olav. 1 Qut of the. or.ek~ llettu &'n1.ed, to--da7~ lot,w.ather'.. '"! Sat. loy. 25th 1895'.,ru. aornilc... nt in' our»oat to '011&10 to a!h. '"otllduk~' 'Oreek Boat.heds lte'.tt.~- ROD 1. Jack Kallon.y. " Wally Yre." went with.e'. We a~~1 4 ju. 1 n um. fosr t)le filhi:doont t,wl\1,h Bob f. Jimmr Hutch1,on. Sam Dean.. &:. entered for. 'e &. ab6uj; '10),()';Jl~,~ "rtoatacrews of foal' went'-cut..-.t_oathe 2 3etti:e.& wa1ted t111.,un w.. f1 rer1, when we threw aut oaf 11 nes.!he time allow_ to fish 1. (1d, th 2 lines per map '}wu--9) mimtell. Sam -.oeaa caught one jewfish, 'but the reat of' U8 oaqi1.t nothil\l. Tea Sl:L~& crew caught3-fllhea JSil1--;l-ld.rew8 &--elp"".oaqh:t,3, " petti,r...,. or... These 3 ore",s divi:ded: the f:l.~.t prj.... ojt&them.-'fllere"u w... seeodi--pri for. -the heav1-.at fiah.!here a jewf1sbe. --c:>ne oau,ht by AMrew8 tor.. one by Sb:u.D,r.L.. t.-... both~1a:h~1?& "t POu,nis.'.&8- Shl!l~ WOld not to Up lor the tie Club ke:>t 1. t.!lle r&o1 Xl... then ;,roeeeded with. 'ftle - ev.d.t~,.e2,".:--:.'. Doubl CNlls; l.t prise l',0&1111(1; con'il-lol-., 'first heat': Wj.,lllu'-.ud ', 3untor, & 3 'laft,f ther. larrj Gi1pl n" rave U11ichell. 301'08.. 1'."~ & J... p.tti4rew, 3) lb..,,.. Barr1. Won by Barr! 8 & pet~1,re1f~,'. -~jni-hoat:~ D.Reece " '. lo0rorr,.a.. 20 lb '.:~1ardo. jar. "' A1,c. k~,.lrth~r Gough "J :flobert., 25 b.~. feathor. ~ 1. t l, Won by 11'. '6.1. l~rdes.!h1rd!eat.,a; Bt» 1 111' &- ll;oo111lls..to 1 { ex. &J.%tl\u.r 'oreoy_, '5 la8.. ':\(at-~" :11 ex; ~'Bardo., f ther;- Won by },(.& A. Hard ti_l'. i_l. b. 1!arri & ~~ pettigrew., w.&a. "a%d -.,

59 ~-'- ---~ --' ---<-~ "--.--._'-'"!lu:r4 Hoat:-,D. ae.oe b-.-::-Mfuhllll lda. ",, Wa.-Barde!. :tnr _,8_._ -_..., Q.--~Jl.,..---"5----J:~8~ 'on by" Hard... J.::th leat:- 4~ 10rDola~_ '51lt ' ---Andr." Ha1\\ '-.-_. -- Robert Cook1D&, feather'. WonDY A. Hard : t '1:11'&1: ~, J.Dl.re. -Ha -.-W. l(oorory.-y. Ba1\1... jnr. r,,' > tyon by llo01'ory.,. '.,. Veterana t Rao.. first.lleat ~:-D. '~a1:"l&-;" 'feather-. -!f.!i tchell, feather. - W-~l1toh.ell, -lo-11llj;-- J..A"'r~", '. on. by'k1.t",~-\1-tohel-l~i---'~ r- Second Heat!- lr. -Worbora-;- 20 1bs, !-", '. 'la~de8 ~e_~~~l--~ 1, ~ _. ' - -'- --, -G. Mltcbe-ll, :3U 1118';,!. ShEU'Ji)', 20 1bs'. ~~:_ Jronby- - -Hard-ea. -'---.- r '... ". Tb.1rd Heat-.,:-- HedleY' 0u-r'l'Y. 1c.T-lbs ;--- ;r ohn Mather" 40 1bs. '. - ".Andr.W8:.-----f.ath.r;----~--- fwon by 1a:ther., '/ t----., ~, 'i_1:-?. ')(S.tehell. lrm. larde., aeru.or,. 3. Kathe1'.' ~ on by 1f. Hardee, sur ~. --'--- '.:

60 _ ,,5 ll..... Sun. llot. 26th heard 'William A. Holman.apeak this lornidl at the Wallieni rotuida~ on, "The Easentlall_of luoees.'. He spoke well. & had &~ attentive hearj.n.&. -, '1'h1. afternoon Jaek. '-W~lY '1'«.& "el.l' 'i:o: O\l~:',.. art to 111 ins ton park A heard Kr. 10llaal,l speak. on ""l'h. Great Lab. - or Conferenc.'. pa14the-gd lowed him,. & pa1~ Da..e '1atk1~ 1/- for my aliare i nthe"dailj poat' ne1'lsjjaper that'~, 11 to 'beiasued shortl,.'. Hot weather.'.. lon.1tov.27th, 'Bolt. worked'ln theltott(').,&arden to day. 'plan~ed.~. ;peas. The pull>k1na & l.'ad:lshe. are r01l112&. Jaok worked. & Charlie worked-all day f1ll1na ooke... t Co-o,per&t:tve coke ovens. Ur~ e ~rl. Pr.l.itcllard, of Lambton, were here thi. afternoon. they are Oorl'd.ah peo,pl. who live! near or at the town Where Uother e.. e. from.,l"collection was. taken up 'on the, park lesterday a.:ternoon for 'lomalkt",on'. ldoi01f;.t. 'th. it» 111, o.. '1.) -G..oQ... oiltain«!. Work for to- '.orro.; non. 'for"fal,tsem. Dry weather. ' "',".- Taea. Hov. a6:tb. l~~" 10 wo~~ fo~ '''J.~nd.,'Jut worked. &l.~ lay.w. had. a.eeti;na of the Luor 11:1 eotoral League.: thi. e.en1x1& :Ln the Platt.bur, 1!eohanLos' lnatltute. Twenty- 0_ were pre.ent. 'e e1.eote4 officer ~e11. -Sec,. llu,hde Lar,i.; Cbairman, John Baily Hobinaon; Treasurer, John Eatell; Delegate, Dlve Watkill8-; OOmm1 tte., u.am Cook, Jl.nry'llllj,08- ley, && :5 othera. ~y ".eather.. "ltd.. lot. 39th.. 189S. 1 worked a 11 ttl. :Ln the,arden. Bolt, DilTs lohn.. && George', h1'. 'mate~ went to,t11. :l'1yerto fl'.h. ner returned thia ~enl.ti& Wit~ ~7:f1ahe,s:. Jack worked. Jollowin& il a 11-8t of Mmes of tho" wh,o boulht tickets for', the raffle of our &Un for. B. B'rown :-'... '... L. Altel; Alex. Aikman. teacher', Joh~Ar'thUl!'J Gt.-Brown; " t; G.Bell; A. Be blfh 1f. ~l!i.dcu fl. Brown; W. Ooll~.,; 1f.' Coxonj W. OUnnin&han; 'f.-cummi1'll~; J. CO,ttrell;G. 'Dell~way; G. D.l&Uid; W., ~no~n'i J. 1llnoan; P.,ra'f1dsonJ:llr t DiCk; "!om"-»n1«1aon,a..e 6ci-J J. ~E.t~11J B.- '.rami.; R. 91't;. on; G. /lay'; J. Qrant;rr'~' GiDeon; T. Goldi.e; ;r. Herd; W. J' laj'd, 8'i.l. Hardes; Uat.Hardes; R. -1Ja:tdeni. H. HOl4.eraoni.. ao.k HiD:lB;.W. Harrtaoni S.'H.gh(,sJ W'. HaydoniD,.:Johns;.: '.r ~ Jeffries; J.Jaokaoll1 a.-lames ;,W. Je-nkilS-; ;J,Kemp 1.1.'"Kemp; W. Lo~.orth j. J.>LoCkett f Y.Li.i»&; ;r. lij. toholl J ~llitchell i' }~ndrew Jl clauqhl1n;...,.jil.d..c.o~brlonj.. 4.-p!lrsoM.$. l3.peljllan;.t. ~_~a()ock.; _,!.:.:ij~ c~l:9..' B1Qha;d..Qn;.~l}. :a1ckl.u; J". Reid &av~ ~; JiZC-RiOhnOnd'. Mrs. Rae; T. RoddenburJiT. Scott V Stone R-'p~" ~-,., -,,.SiDl,Pso_nJ..w~ Boili;,TODi B.tepnoli' J.,Sl11th; lira.smith;j. Tyle~; G. :chorntoni J. Tyldesler; ;r Wall. a.ce; W. "orbors ;.0._ Watkins; A. Wotboys; q. Youll;,1 '

61 ' \., f \.. ~ i " " 5, ~. ;J. Senior i D.' Walker (rlnner-'of the &Un) j 19'. m,okeni ]a. Pr:l,cei G. POM; W.Watki~; A.,~ram;,C.POleroy i E. Wil11s; W. Bl'ennan; T.AnClerson; _.. ",..." " "; ".. _.-- - Tha'. )lot. '30th; llo work for Wallsem.ReVisin& t. :. "'rhe-st1'1ke-;of lti,-netytw," ' ~-- "-"--,~" --. # u.,~.. J'rJ.._._O~C. --18t.~893. BothAits--are 1dle-to-day.Bob i' Jack went :tlahidl.ro- l'r1tin& The, Strike of 9a-'..,,--- Sat~~-Deo'~-2n\~-i893:--N~ Wo~k~qa1.n t~~i- ~B~b~ ;~~k' came. home~tha'bout-c a5 jewf-i8hes.-:-j-inlshed --Strike-of 92". J.4s-Jane bought 3d W'orthof, emelopes for me. Dry weather. _. ~... ' ". _J. _._ "...' - -~.-. -_ ~. _-: \ Sun. Dec.' 3m, llr. Powell lectured this 'eve ni in t' llechan1csl-.nstt-t.te-her... Ue o_e.. 1 nstead--of llr.schey. UeP. have sent ~The Stri~e 't, to the "workman". '.' -_ ~ \, Mon. Dec. 4:th worked in the garden & transplanted... 3 tolla.t.o plants-intothe-dotto:n--garden.oo-op.isitne. - Dry wee. ther..--". '''''---'''' '\ Jack JaCkS~n,ave.me this rem~~y. for rheumatis.1l:-' Three penn orth of sweet li tre,.".....;.-". -,,--- d.i tto of oil ot juniper '& of oopiabo. Take from 15 to 20 4-,l"o»..._o.n..8U,ar-"th~e-e- n:t.ghts_;1n,suo'cessi on, mlss3- nigh tjj, take another dose; then take it t1f1oe a,week for a time,. &: finally take a dose once a_month. -, Wed.Deo.5th lase,.' We ~rked. a&alln to-day t filled 22 -ski,s -ofr01ldi" aoaa.-~ "'l'h1.-'-evilnd.'d;jaok "&. ' iilk'81 to L8mlitton &: heud Olot' Sleath & Bill Jler,uson speak from th~ baloony--of--bakert. 'lall., 'l'hey'-'1'e--:tllt'- Brokenll111' stuke 'leader. After the speaki ~ was done Jack & w~nt ups~"ai:a... ::;!~t~~t=~:3;~~~ei: '~~:~1f~:V:;W:!k~:~ ~=Os!~;d u!er-.. 'for OTer ""~Y'oara -heh-.dfo-rg"otten-ti"s & 'failea--to reoo&n1se us until he had a. l00d look at us.. He promised to com~.up. to our house t01l0rro1t' if he--ooul-a-;he: haiir-nofaltereci inuar&. muoh in appearance sl nee he worked a.t e n&i ne-dr1 vil& at Wal-laroollinea s'eveuc-years-a'o ~ca8--s'01le'. f1'1 ems 1tere 'wai t tll for him we did not stay with him 1011&. We walked h~e. Co-op.i81dle. Hot-weather.--" " in. Dec. 7th, 1 893'. Walla end plt--wol."k ed t ()-day, 'but 'Oo;.;.op. is 1dle. We filled 21 of 1ar&e ooal. Sleath &:,Jerauson 1poke on theltalcony-'of--the pub-"" next-:-d:ool".t 0 the -Au,trali an Joint Stock, bank Wallsem,thiaevening. There was a ~1X'ge aud1enoe-.-j ohn R~'bi-Mon wa' Q~ Sleath 8p"Oke:~1r8

62 ,- " 5a~-, ' -.r:.2.",'.' _ & dealt 'Pl1. r..ci\):allly;:wi~hh Nilltap. lfel vij.j.e t f speeqh". OD the Broken t,~~. He ~ef.n.ied h1aself e 'el'gt1son tmainat the ~1;atemeXlts of,lvie1ville...v_hom p.e denounced as acont_t'''le--cu~~--.ergu.on follo"ed w:l.th &-Tery humorque epe.oh, t COJJCll14, ad bt.adtl_lng, the pe~le to 301u the--lallpor -1l8ctore4~t.eague..-:J'.,rg-Wlolllr1i.not-n.t _~ tamil,. )ooau he.'. :ke oould- aof; i..,t an1:_ Dry weather:. -."... 'ri~ Deo. 8th 18tS.'_.1'. 1dle again. 3aok' & 2 Pettisr, went a_hiagthi. JlO~., came- hq1l8-thi yonl~ ri"h a few' filth. '!his etejd._. at,terdo'ti'harl got. 0Ll1' par, ~..,to. ouhor -&-BUt:to ~11.V1Ql. 1'l.8. 'lot ~ to io d9wn 1d. th ua;tok"rewe~h.~ to )leu 8le.th" r81' "uson spealj. W8 aaw',fergiere14 &!l!ql Ol'Y1dBOll walk1j1& fra Jew Lal»tOD to l(e~e"ether eo' we,gatothem a ure to, the.l1ljertv1'otordllb'-there. :TiLere.e &--;1004 au41"dee~,",.f a 'thompcfon,. s ~_1n&a:n. 81ea th repeated, the 'Peooh that he made at Wall.eD1. '.~8onlllad. a~humc)1'qu8 s,peeeh onhi,.. ' pdeon exp,.r:t os &"he-&tinadjli.ed:1;h" work"r. to 301tl..,,the :;LabOr,--m.e, otorai League. l. he),n:k, ed~,to, tak,", up,a,-ool1-eo.t,ton~11 wl11eh amoun1$d, 1;09/5.. We l'etul' na)le1foaatl. & 1;)ro~ght Ferg1. Re:1d. Tan.Da~,d.on & illll 00em81' to New Lambton. ",we. reao1\'84 heme about 1... recelv*'4 a letter io- day' from AU Edwards.' ' sat. Dlo.. 9th l89s.---no- work to-~1,.jaok went,- tollewe.atl. this ~terj)oon. 11 z1l'&ne save me uexe1'cisebook this even- 1:og'~ - '- Bun. Deo. loth,l$~~, 'went- to the,wallsen! park' t111& raorid. Di & ~w Hugh de_ Largie.:r olln aob1nson Jaok Hill, tave Wa~:na. Ollar11 ev~~:j e- ano!he~ man.- We -sal,talking for,a go d wb.lle. & 6ha1'11e Vi.,l gate ~ account of' the apeeohea, of Sl_th & 'e~gu80n. at llerew~ther. We a$l'eed to meet next: Sun- ' day 1l01'n1,iJg. W" al.o arranged to hold a Beeting of the Lab-, or,llectoraj.lea3u~ i:n~.,h.'lylde81ey'.hou&e,-;thomas-- St to m07cro... a~ 7 p.rn. pe:j;suaded Joe Saunc1eraon to join the L.-E.League. Very~otWea,ther-. Kon.Oec. l1th, ls9s.the Oo-operat1'Ye, 00111e1'-y i& worki,ng,,'to-, day. Wallaem,ie :ldle. Bob '& went inour boat to Shelly '(a. bem l-n romrk Oreek.- where a 11ttl, et'dbu.tary --:Nns,,1nto it frcm the Wes & got a peloe o'f ti-tree to lnake a bow for a, D()&t',.lbroug.t home q- bundles,.oft:1-ti:eetw1gs f~our-peab.,. 'l''b:1ijevgll.ns went over to '1'11de8101 t pub & met' Hush de Largie,- ~11e V1ali-Adam Soak, John Reynolds,& l(r'. T1~d- Goley there.,we w:ent i,ato a large r.o~ at, the DacE of the hotel &. Dlve Watkl'n8;, "O:\ve-llorgan,&-ran 'l'hom&& oame' in John lio'b1nson, chairman,:1 n opening the meet1dg, said ~hat J.... ". _... - ~ ~ _...

63 "'" -.. -'~,,-- --.~~5,": ,... r_-,' a.sa general e).eotlon wae $ppa::rently not ftltr~oft J.t_ was_consi L c1ered advisable to) oall,. meet1pg. of, our t.eague_ Oommi ttee \: for the P\1rp:J8~ C#. try1~ to ~;g~.8e ~ brloncl)..of.-.the.labi. ol'el.eotoral-le~iue-at; We8;~ Wa,llseni. i'h, business_ot_-~he t 'l2'~esent oet1ngwaa to.oonsldef th,_b~u. t;_1t1ly,~ to do tllls... _ ~. -_ ~\lj:-lle~-.vlll-" eai~=-tb4t-.,-tlo-~4ou;gn~-:-"e.-:-.b.gu~d ~ t rr-.::t-o-"tu:t!-_to ' leq.gu,.. t W~st_ WallstlJd._,-s_wo.s~@:ll t~gu1:fl to._u.ye_& _rop~ss-_ L_ entat1-ve--fr.omthere--to-go. wi-thou-r-representatives ~t 0 the Cen~ i; tral Camnittee in Newoas,tle. " 5. Adam -Coolt-sa:l,d that--the--qe.m-mo],.~~~e ed--ll.-. this matt e, was mentloned. at the last. meeting, & it was said that the org-, an1singwould-be left-i-n-thehanda-of -the Central -E;J8outiTe to deal with. That. was.also his '~~fn. -!)ayswatkill8 sa1d---that-the-centralttee ad:n.lsed US to '" form. a looal exeouti ve to ~eall- Wi thl.ooal mattera'of. t.1lis_kirr.i,.4..,,1111e..the-former--oomrni-ttee"-w'ould--1mite. speake;rato nthe, distr-!; 1ot& appoint times & places for them.'.to B.-ieak. '" '. }--- After..fur_ther-disoU8 sloli-~~-gook-mot~-f- That--we--inst'l'uot:- the, seoretary to write to Mr..,R.F.. 8rtes, att West Wallsend aski8_what_are.the-objeots--ot the- poli t1oaloommitteerecently... ~,=:~. tg:~~_~.~~~:he~-~ t _~ ~ ~~_~110~ _~~_ ~he ~~()r" Eleo.tor~ " tave Watkins said that he & llr. Robinson were out at Teralba.{' when 111'. P_owellwas.:peak:l~therei& -thepeople---aa1ted....- to oane out & deli Tel' a leoture; whioh he promised to do. t wa,o finally de01ded--that~a4amoook,-dl"e-wa tk1lur. -JaokEstell-~ & John Rob1neon g,o wt to 'l'eralba next Satul"day if lr. _Sohey. )lei. cioeanot -viel t-wal1aen1' then.-btlt if he does oome they go out some other time'. Charlie Vi.lsud-that he- had:-been-epeakl, to a-member ofth' Leaaue he%8 about,gettiw.. horae & buggy o take the spe-, alters to T.eralba ;&-ae that-gentl-.anwas p%esent-he."auld 11ke to hear "hat had been done in the matter. As this ref err... ~. ~ to me eaid t-ha't:--l--aaw,1l-r-.,-tav1-d--ho"el1--th1--.eten1ng & he- told Jl8that he oould only 1em. the buggy on Komara. We~ne8daY8. " '1'hursdays.,-& that-the--eharge -fo%-the buggy & harness would be fi Te shilll 1'&8; & for. the horse '&',buggy 1 t f wo11ldb_tlten shillings. had--asked--our.family-wbat---they-' ;~~c18c~~:~~j!f~1~;~~3j: :;_ ~~!~:o!s:a:o;:~i~~ ~eague ~ s t T moted &.8,oonded,"!hat tlle..horse & oart be borrowed". earned. -~ ThajLb_el_ng.._all_.of the~us1-ne&s-th~meet1-ng o-l~osed:,- -,- - "'----:. ~_. J:!d p:~~d:~i!!::e~~:::j-:t~~:~:~:h;lli!!~e~i!~~~:i ~ a penny oopy of the 1teport Of the Late Labor Conterenee. Bob & Jaok are suffering 191 thtootha.o-he.charlle--ts working at.~ the Sydney Butcher! ng Company~! _~~,,~~!lter ~ouse~o--da7. Qry. TuesDeo. 12th ; "eeiad out th1stles & docks 'from the

64 , -- ~, 54:~, ~-, S'b' '~-. bottom garden., went, to ronbark Creek th.i~;after;loon &: g,ot 2 'b1.1n1les of ti-t.ree twigs t,or tl?e,pe~. ~JaQlt wor~ed ag.j.ll_to~l-.!.. Uother r«ie 1,n,our oart, to, ~he Bal v~ tl on Army Hall tb1a 8V'<iil1'ng';- '!h-e"te--wa8'-a8choo;l:--oonoe~t 1nthe Plattsbur& 1l,cllli.X11os' 'l'lst~:tutelast nlght.. & Li;~ane :went to it. Qrk foroo-op. to ~orrow";none- for-well-sem. '"...,,'- '. Thur. Dec 14th 18~. "t--weeded sqntemo~e of the bed of- peas ~: put ti-tree twigs in to support them. Work for both pits tomorrow. Cloudy:weather~., -c-:,. '..,'--- '" -, Fri. Dec. 1'5 th 1893.:we'fill-ed 1 9 of:~large'ooa.l-to~y~& finished the cut~trrough ln,thepl11ar. Willia~ the un4er ma:pager, measured 4 yards of cut-through for-us for next pay. Our"we1- _ gh1;s this mornilli werl:l':'- 9; ; 10-14; ~'10,-3-1.; ater~e 10 cwt ~!hewaj.l nd mide'ra-.ballottedt-h1:amor,n1ng,f or ~ a..~1l1st1'cy T,reasurer & a ll.strtct;.ludl tor ~ for the Colllery, ~~ 1.oy - ees Federat10n. voted-of orj ohnllofadyn& B111 Bower. Red flag...,d... ~n0t.ing wor~.. fo:- both pi ts. Rai ny thudd.erst arm this afternoon...,. '...".,','".,',,',',::. ". ".:.j Sat. 4_. '.. D80~ Our weight this morn1'd& "", Qo""Op. worked... allj,. 16th We f111e~ about a).kip. ofl_rs, ooad.!here ia "notio.. at'c'tlre, Oo!"'OP.~atl.,. -Ool];iery: t~ _~h. g. nez's' ",U'DOt be requi1"ed by,the.bft\g~l.fr dal;r",.from now.: 'rhere l.a anotioe.,posted..tt1'4el:al:tcl'~ ~Qoll!lt'rr.; 'blao~_tha1 Sh,op',,, that 'nell-t. 3.~rythe 'he"ira ra.te for.coal be- a1\a per ton,,, the ~l. ntllum will be.2/--6 pert.on. ~ :th1~: th~_e will. be a strike over 11;, but,we are almost aure to loae _. usual..' - -,,'..\.- " _.'.. Bob tookr:.our llo~se A,oart this evening to collyey DaYe W." k1ns J l~ Estell, & John Ro'b1llifonout to,te:r:alba,to JllteU. to the elect.ora there;).,. Charl'e1ra&... ~d7/6 ~8 even1~ - for. do1d&. aane. wor:& at.,. 81~uslt~er-,..hou'$e. )l8.ve. re8llda:.. pa%t of 'ft. ~ement8 of,ob._stry, by Edw'at:d 'turne~, ' Su;n.Deo. 17th 1893.'l'h1s ~Ornl.Jlg. went to the,wajl1senf park &' t Charlie Vial. -Henry-~!-,.ldes1ey. J~ohn Robine.(?:~ & a.b~_t 1 2others-.1Je' 'convers,edon:' Tar,ioU8.8Ub~f)ot'i' &llr. 1'114081er read aloud.narti.oleln-:."-theworkm.n~con. lisocla11sm in Amerto.a"."Jlo apeec)l was ma4e.:.nt~eetens.n&...'aa" R111.l4clrol~ Bil1Fett~.s~e1'l.&" flill' 3:etlk1'ns,, t.;tlt Oc1-::-!f1 tl J!l~il'llJ;.alJ!~r, & then went into the.~"at1on_~;'biy l,:\~ll.i_!so1?_"etlt_to tht" Walleepi ~pt1et tabernacle & sa". 6 pel"sonebaptisedby" 1maers:1on. Hot.. olo\.1dy 'Weat)ler.. '. :., )(o~, ~c.. : 18th '18,93. 'We. fl~led 26 skips of large coal. Weight Out tonnage for next pay is, for rumber-~, &3 skipsat 9-5 =- 17 to" ll... cwt j ~ for number. 52._ 46ski}t

65 <, Wed. Deo.20th worked in the bottom garden to~ay pul11n&--.-grassout'-- of-,thebedofpeas, &: putting them uprt-. ght on t~.g.!. wen~.~~_o!,n.to ~~-!f!lo_n s.tre_e..t< t_h1~8_~ev.e.niw --1'> ~ ~~~~~~~'-''-. '"" '--' ~~..--'~- ~~

66 , ' 56 ', 'hea'r':f:t.. set',h111'1eo~r;,~ 'but' X waa'disapp'oi:nted, as' he): W ".t\~p.k)l~~,! ~:~~~'~ CAAx'l;1e rv;il~~,,~ '.Blll lqlr,oy 1&, had 'io~: eorw:~_t\;t"o~~'~tt,la ~~~c.'" ':'-'-1'~'~." '-~,"' '.",'", r:..vi.,:j.p~n6, tb~~y b,q:y!.~ [bur1~,d. thifi afternoon, f~:ao~" we}t ;,to /~~ ;'\4llerali~;'Tl;ler:erwas'..,Wal~s.e!l(}~mine~s t~e8:t:4 i 11&' \,t~,1=l ey~ri ~. tqp-j)p.~ B ~idl e. " '. :J" ::,...!"'-..l". "~..' 'v!~{ '1'.(-,'-,' ~~,.'~ '('f\'! "\.~.',::,\r( '~--., ;,t:'h ;"""!" :f"".:'-:-c.~"".:.t _... ';.~.~.:. i~"" r~ ;~.~" ~!~ii n~,~bl::~ ;;~lf~b:~~~!~e~a::~~~hili~~t:a~::!:~' & Fr~4 ::~ff.~r,:was t~~re_ th1'!~q.;l1ng", ll,ent,him The Y~U' '13o ok. of Plloltograpb.y- :.!h,e lvallsem"m1nera,,eavill,ed 1 today 1"-& we got to :oumbe;r" '2,5 &,26.';n 'Wil11e f11,ttle tunnel.; (lokey, ltoopeer' :18. eav1ll'edb~ck-to,th~ '11.ttlte.:t~nnel aga1 n, &: J:1mO t Erten i euao ;&,o't tb,er~,.,,',~ "i ~, '".~',,:,~ "./ :""~!'" ' 'J'raser lill -le,~ult~ oon.,t;:.tll,,,.~al'ld :" :1V_1 th of N'. S.W.;"tbi'S" ever.dd& i,b.' the, Wall.lie~',1"otun\a ~..T onn" Robinson was 'ohairman. fte:lectur"e' ~ chi'ef,l.i.' r~pet-i tton,ot,bis, ftrst::,one :in Wa- 11:seDd,bu~ :1 t 'jrit&,very"!ood. ~:ine, weather. Red, flags f'or' both pll. ~,,'''~ ':.-:, ":'...,', :,':',,,' J"ri.Dec.22m., We filled 26 of bit ooal to-day. Bob got our pay which amo\1.nijed t(>.,.,3-4-q."jaok t,8pay was," "'3-17';;(). 1 went Aown -t~ ~he.rotu~a~.)le,,<td.jt,aser,hill speak o-n "General P 011 ti c. tlli S ev,~pi~.' Oswald Gleghorn Steel \ was the oheli rrnan.. "There was,... t~~rl;y-.large audienoe. At the c.onclusion of thf), speech' a, ~e8,olutiqn was:0~rr1'edapprov1ng' of Fraser' Hill '. scheme" of "laxt 'refo~.,;, " ", Fred" Baker bas' a job to &0 to Sydney de remove an'eled1tric lis;ht installation from the-bondi,aquar:l\ufj., for Alf Taylor who has bou&l+t it. Fred ha. to pack up', everything e b1.ng,-i t to Wallse bought, a. 6d,packet, of 19t1g s.carl~t r&di ah, seeds,. Dry'weather. "

67 . m -~7. < &1'11,ts terms, name11' 3/2 per'to~; :wb1ch is a.re$lc.t1on.f! : fourpence per ton.',1, wa:l ted un't11 about 7 p.m.,for Jack e,bob'to re,turn with tj?,e,horse ~oa:rt, PUc t as, did n,ot see i ~. them '.lked home c :- thenfound' thatthey'had.tot home at 4, p.m. VerY hot 1reather. ",,"... ;' c 8un.Deo~ -iti;:~ 'i893.ch~ ~tm~' m;~.--~ 8.morxd.q; went OTer ~... t.o_.the Wa118etl p a:rk-&-heard l111-ko-lroy speak"-on 'The Lam QUestion'.. The,..e were only about 20 present,sq Billa 'madebis _.. speeoh-tery... ahort --..: ".. _..;.-:...--=-.. ~: '.--..._._... :p-"d tate Watkins a ~il1i~ on my "Daily poet" share. Very t... hot wea,therth1& mornitlljth1s-evenin&a tainy thumeretorm. l Mon. Dec.25th 'Ohristmas - ~y~,;'-~h.ve"been at'-home all'.. day. wrote a letter te'j.nna. :Grose n reply to his letter of L.. the. 26th of lastootober.-}.(ine~o-ensi-st8"'of 1 2--l2.ages &dealsu th t.; the ar11.val of his letter&: thebo~ 'enti tied ~la:l~ Reasons Aga: l_."aga1nst.j_oirril&.the.. Ch-trch of Rome-:.:;-:- the ~oonspl raoy::to rob-the ~ miners of ~'per ton of,?o&l; the trai torousconiuot 'Qf. one... banu. t towarde.the.others,; the ~agre!ate"meetil -' at Lambto'n; ii probability of a miners' strike ~n January; Jenna's non-employ... t:.... m"'n1; itlle.us.elessness...-ofcarj.%1& to- thls d:l str1ct ;- Char1ie"s -- ~ idleness; the time we haveworkedj speeches of,'equbon &:.4- S1.~'th Lacceptanoeby. lenna of Social i-s'ti:.. ccpr1~pl'e. jmy-1et 'j tar on Soc1alisl'!'; marriage of Dick Broad t Jack El1l S j non--art1. Vi.L of.j.ette.rs ~rom.lte1ly.. Giles or Se11t'l\': l;{anoock; my' };lope <>f hie, re-employmtnt, but not in the le~d,. For They Neverlt1nd. the '_._Lelld. ~1i9_._.. _fl'eedom',~o.po1son.one-ts self witt.- lea-d, or alcohol ; or..lnatet\i. ev~ryth1.ng..r b~ue honest men are very few, &1 em' ie:tone:-broke'~ ~enna~s th, ~ no, :reply from lim, Tambl'ynj' one carol sang here; no music, m:1r,1 has.g.one.. aslt-ew,- eve.ryt~!; 1s looking t. brother6,-- Bam &:.108, Grose i prom1se,-to- send parsley seeds. ~ g. Tues ceq.. 26th A J~oX1ng1lLy..---stayed athane to day. &! reao:turnerts Elements Of Chemistrylt. Bob w'ent to a Baptist!' _pio.nlcnearthe1fallsend~ coke-ov'ens j:l.jack went'to asaltat- ~ ion Army picnio. ' ' '" ' ~ A ma.nnam~ peter,9r1~laxx1. was, d.r~wned-at-- Raymmnd-'1'errace tor--daly tnrou!hhis boat oapel zing Th'erewas, a regatta at Toronto f'~ horse -raoes _.t Wal1Ete.n1 course. Hot.~...-Oloudy weather. - Wed. Dec. 27th.le95.WllUeeni' workedto~ay &we--fil1ed a9 of '~' largecqal. Old.1 ohn Gillespie was, 1 ~'filli ntsm$ll' coal ': Co-op. 1 '~S1dl.e._l!or~e_-1'&cin&.qa1.n.. todal. ~e-.. Lima beans that p1an, ted on t~e. 21st in~~,,,~;re.up! OnthQ -.1' hane saw thatt our t--;:mn:gib8~?;~: '~!;:Q~: :~~~te~:~: h~:!:~.'~:!:t::r:on ~. street. Dry. cloudywea ther...-.,. i, f-.. o r ~ ~ : _._- ~

68 Thur. Dec. 38th 189'0. B:h o'olli ej i.; worked to-dal.,, ~ f4..i~~ ~l' S~lp. of b:l.geoal.ourw,ei.ghtsl ~'l.d~'i ~or~ ng we "" c. : ~~.;:~ '.l.o,~' & 10;..1 '.!We"fl~8hed': t~~'-.. O\4t ~hrq~» ~~oh~"u 3' st ' ~rd "-,.ae~1va!l.ed1-j1!11~r. 'ba11. \0.4 :t ~~.~f.o.r,.,q~. -':~, against aooeptina 'fhe,au-.t:t1aj.1ajl; A,n~'\11tu;-ali)-J~.p~n1's,," terma. :'%lalitel,y,,,312'per e tgn for hew1~ eo~.. ;.plol,1~l; }.;l.&ht l'ai,n this ino.r~'n&;;.', J '", ~ ': :', L,..,,':!,,!", "..'.,.!.,._--,.' i ---" -:----~:..-:... ~ ~:'1:.-'--::._~ T;. L'-:-..,._'....;.._~:... ~ ", -..., ", \\ > '. ' '.. '.. ',';f' :" ':- ::',,\..,2... '",,1., l'ri Dec. 29th, lass.bottl pit. worked a&,ai ri 'to~ay. filled. 28 of 1a-rgecoaJ.. Dry weather.,. -,". ~,'",,!..'".. ~.~~ J' :..,,..- ~ ",)1.: o... ~ r..!,!;...,.~.-.;~; "...~ "~ ". t' -',r -. '~'!'.. ".}',_,. Sat.' DeO'30th, ~,a93;,j, i ~ob~ & l,:-;:went itl}tq;the, co1.,11.er i4_llq~.f!~~~. ourt,ool.,,tp,'our;nell",»ll~l".j,jl+.ich~~e,:hall, have to work 'by m&ht ~ "Bart y. &,;Ned-Da.n-&s~nT"Hed~~.,; ao~' ~l?j..;,t~d (tb".o.;l.r ["1!,~~1.'.,to~~!bedepu ties' "e;,e. makin& ~r. pillar. 'e.~y tor 'U.,'",. t.,t).tart." W!;'k 'l'herewaa a,.mu:s;meetinc-.. f~e Wall.~n1. minera.this even:1~,.!.: they acqepted.,the ;:Wal.;l.,s~~,c.ompany~ e.~"wof:te.r, ot..-q/2;pe+. toll,.,& p X'1ce.s:-fQr ya;d,qe.,&0,,,,.\t,o,,~e,aooor4:l.d&. tcljb,e.)a.,t ~'t~ement. ltb.ere 'rill cone.eque~11~"qeh~.~:k~, at ~lfal18e;d~p~tt. The Co -operat1'9'e miners-will- not-&ooe",p-t the 2 to 'per ton hew- 111&,r&te; so,! a~ th,~ hol.der'of the mine (Laidley) '1111 not ' g1 YO 3/2 i the' men lu~ive"r'b,en: 9JQ." e, r~,~.~t.~.t,' ~e " ~h.,e~f. t,pqt~' ~ut of the m ne. 1. trajl8p1a,nte~;!o,;,l~.~tu~e,pl~nt. ~~t~..,p~, l:f)~r the French. beapa. 611g11t r r.. ~n..,.,,.". ;"'r"'""~...,..,,.' ~. ~ ".,' -.. _ Sun., Dec., 51st, '18,~$",~: 1:~,,,,-.p~\,pVel!\.to;,tl:l~, W.ll~~~ P.!-~:,t9 -day. Th ere.., wers: qn1ya. f.ew.;, people Pi;',~EleJl-~ ai' ~.p;jl, ~ob~jraq~.,~csl41.n essay on Sooialism,,whioh ~S~"i:rit;te,~r,:Qy',,-a YO~1'l&,;,1F~an~ r waa ' fatgurabl,y conme.nted on by~h~ll de:~,~;t51~,., t:a",:~. \'fil~ki}l8,.. ;Charli~.. Vial, & another. 1,' went,~ to Goa.t H1.11,P1 tt.own, & 'spok,e w.lth Watt Snd,;l.es",our'Wheeler:" -ab,out,the t1~e,,.to: stat;t.. "q*,.., "", We

69 ~ ~.. 1 tt- ~- f c-- \--- t ~- t- \ ~. t- ~ ";. j' r--.-. f i r-- Liz-trane bought &. N6W ~e:;~ oard; ~t9}(ocra.e?s shop, wh:lch.. 1 will send to 3etma Groae. The.oa.:rd 11 an illustrated oopy of.;.'john G.lfhittierts poem, 'i~ld flowers", whioh iaas follows:, -The green ear1ih sem.a-i ta-incense 1.1p - FrQm ~ver'1 mountai n shrine, FrGDl ev.ery-f-lewer &-4ewy-cttp-- That greeteth.the sunshine , -, ( The mists.a.re.lifted from the rills ' ~ike-the -1't:h1-te-w:l. ngs- ofpra-yer - " - They lean above the anoient hiila, As do1d& homage. there...._ The..forea:t--tQPs - are lowly-cast-- O'er oree3y hill &,len.. ALi.! prayerful spirilpu-sed-... On nature as on men.. " _ f The gentle morn--the k1n1lil'jl sun--.:. _.. Tb..e,many stars-- are,-1ten.;..~-..'., '--- As shrines to burn earth t 8. inoense on-.._ l'h.e_al tar.f1res:...q! - He&v-en--l~~ ~----- H'DLN. o Th,ou "hose presencg-lfent b~ore Our fathers on their weary way, As1d.th. thy ohosen.moved- of~yore.: The f1re by nlght-- the. cloud by d.ay 1.-. We thank thee, Father 1. hill & pj:ad. n.tround JB wavethe1r fr~tb-once more, And olustered Tine & bloamedgrain, Ar.,J;)enii lll"oun1 the cottaae- door e'.. _._~~_l>eac-e i s1iere., "chope).. love Are 'round. us as. a mantle tnrown, A~ ~nto the Sup l"etne abot.e. The knee of prayer is bowed alone. Am-"rant, 0 Father, that the time Of _~~_~th tj4.ej._it_eranoemay.btlnear, lfhen ev,ery lam f &.tol&ue, 1& olime, ". ~~ m~ssage of,~hey l~ve shall hear. OJ,1&0.5rd. continued.. wrote a let_ter of -4r pages -to-d&y' to S8Xr wi tn-'tlie card,. The let~ebe'!if1ons these ma.tters: sending of card; p~gspec'c one in 1-895;--s-tate of this d.1.str1:ct; ~d- reduction in hewill& rate ; J_O~os~~ of Oo.'-ope~at1 ye._col11e:ry.; id.l_e_nes.l\lof Ollarlie ' _ac.it

70 .._ ~60. lv (. rwnour of Co-op. Tlor~i~oT.l t~1qute.lqq(lmen_o.ut.. of wo:r~in this' d1 striotj 6000 pounds.i,t.t Co1.1i ~ry ~10yoes t g~n(j:t"al_l,lnion fum;. probab~l1, ty qt.l~vy befng struck; the next election;ivishes,. for a Li~~~.~e~;:sr:~rih~. ie\t~:~" iic-~~~-t~ s: ~v,eni ~>~;w~ii~;~ -. i Sidle.: - Cloudy wea.ther,. --cr -:-,.~~--- ~., "--~ '.', '-._._...,_. j, ~. ", " &.'.., Thur.. Jan ('th-; _1?94:';W~,_,,~nt.. tq_- W'ork-:a:.t_ "".p.. ll'! ~'.fil.led-:22_ sltip~ by p.l!1. Charltle. ~ookl4v.o W4\tki~ Qh*~11e Vial.. John RobinsC)n~Hu,h~.de1aJ:',1e,- &-Henry 'l'yj.desltey;to i\veilt,.. Wal.. lsetn. Dry weather. ]. 'J"... ~.; r f' \ - l.,. ~:.,;~ -:;.. r j 1 :.' ~,. -'~.. - ~ ';; t,'. _. (:..;-,'~'.,'j \ Fri. 'Jan., J)thjli8_~',~~allsen1' is idle,., Bop got o~r~p.1'" which is ~_.8~-o. Alf ~,dward.s was hel'e again, to.-day;,,- &,is, going h~eth1is eveni:q&. Cave Watkins spoke last night at West Tiallseni.. DRy wea,ther-;- \i" i~~, ~";.1,t'.' " "-,... """ '-'-,. v; Sa:t. J.a:O:.: 6th;~ '1"894:'.- Bobl' ~a'olt,' &:Li~'~an~ (W~~~, with ~o~;~ hor,$e & oart.t.o Newoast le.:,tb.i;'.!aftle;rnoon ~.&: came.back this,evenill& wi our groceril.'es. Theybough~t, a.new~ garden:"spade--for alsin a s&lerooma-,at, 8,.o.,t.Olock ;t'o.: night!the 4 of ua.wentdowncj to, the: l.o,a],. oal:vation Army, ~l " paid 3d "each to se:e.. a.. ser1es q;f: la:q.t~l'n ; View.sof, the, ~ulu war;.p.~son,tom cavies';was the lecturer, & he- explai ned the pi c:ture,~, ve:ry well-., ~'1'he,h.aill was full of people, & they seemed to enj oy the show. When :l. t was over, the capt.1na~unc~ ;.that "the"t~.i:ngs,at. ~ d.oor' were, t 3~5-o. s.poke uth,lllvc'watki,ns,. &: tlohn- Robinson outside afterwardj$~j Or1,'weathel'~-!.':"';' ",,':'_ ;.. _,-~:...," We have "~~Q~i~ed :th~; f;:li~~~ l~'tter,~ro~,.,~t~:.:-i;l~o.:p.rkyna t. Metla.r, :-.' '.. '... :"..'..,'. -. ';'.', '.Dki 118 T.rraoeRedr.uta,_C'o,..nwall, _~oy_. a~ll l8is,. ).(1 p'a~" 51,~,.:r, 1 /~ 19.'1,~1J" ;:yg~: ~ll.. ~.', ~~~. :L1~.,.,;~ h~~ D4t of! ' ~~-:o~~; rol!~i~;~a~,~q:m;' i:~!ii!~<t':~th~~!:tiof\1~:~,,!::~., ()ur. dear ltotllerp1\ueo... q~.tly:j a,~q~~~ly away. She fell asleep on,the. evenl,ngof ~he 24th, about.,9 otyl~~. She~ad bee n f_1l1ng for the- last_tw~lve ~0~h8lbut very oadfortable & oheerful. Oearllothor was> oonstan1il y tel:l.1j6 about yo\l e tlle rest. :1f' w1_1.1eq. Y.Q\l,wer.,,_ ~_e~:~-.. to < see her, ~ef9r. she passed &try. Dear Si.ter,,! ~e. W;litql,\ed. by; "he'-l. ~eds1d.. day e night' d1dev8%jthing.h~a.n~~_scould do. poo~ d~~ llot:l\t\;-. was_ DO;t ~ tt;,o)lple to) :U8,.:. Sh_~ ~~e~o kini 8& aft eotionate totoot.erybqdy.,8b.,~ 1n\~-like.d by ever1bod1ar-ou~ here, ~ all:j:~iri With, ~-ilioul" Dtlreariement.:~~(.sh&ll mise Mothe~. -gr,eat'deal 1101(,a. ells was, th~o~1 one o.t ~l.9111" famili t.t W81\ f,lfj.,',,- ", -- ':-. Dear' Kothei' i-8 'in He'aTchl~hat is one_ oonsolation for us to know; & we!'aj.l hope,to',meet her there. 1 am 801",17 to sa.y Walter -w&la-taken 81ot. "Wi th-,~ nt-l uenza alm08 t at 'theaame ;'...~.,.. 'i,'

71 . 61'.,,le,. W tim., & we had to hi re "8si.t~oe,for her fune~ ~ Dear.. Yother... Tery. deoentlr & r.e.ap:eotabl y,i.nterred ~We had.. a he~r8e & carriage., whichooat 8 pound... 'lfu cot 111 th. siok With influena&-myself ' or3 weeks. Youm.,. just fancy - how' we feel now that Mother 1s gone. Sh~ was all the canpany we had.;&.~e"ou3ld4jl t--i n her--o~--r-blthe-:-fl-re' &~r ead&' - talk to u.- plea$ant:t.. W.._a11 miss her Tert much now. We Ua.T8--not -1e.t- ful-l 1-:-l"ea1-ised-thait-ahtrh- g'omr;-put -1 t 1 s a great oomfort & o0ll801a.tion to knowr she 18 better off 1fh.~rewe wo\3.1d.,all-~llop,. -to.. meet -ller 8ome---tl1D...~.... We shall,be glad to reoeite a fe... i nee from you, & hope you a.x'e.all.w.ell.. We eterremad nyoura-stncerely,'wa! tel' & Qraoe perkyn&.. +_-... P.. S... Dear-S1.a~er, --1i1-l- -aed1-'ii-oture8 ln the'-n;ext ettar. - ~\. i, Answer this by return of -poat...,-....'..... ;. ~ '- _.. _..... _ ~ '-"',-'"....,.._ _... i Tlle letter abote was acoomp8ll1ed by 2 'black-ed.ged memorial t\~---~.. <1tf~:f;:g~~~~ -;!::!b~:::;f--eli ~rowi! ~-~-t~~~.~!l-~~~~ -~~ -. :_ liot of. thel.la.t. BOBERT ROn"-70f':-Sa:l.--nt~".Qly, who f ell asleep in J'esu8. otellbe~ 23rd, la9:5,aged 86 1ea~... l'.rhere'. a. L1ght.1"n-the"-VaJ.l.y~ tt..-,-...,-...c._... "-" o do not shed. a mourning tear,, r i L.;- ~---.-,,. Ye tha.t,,aredeal't'ojle J 1m free from sorro!, ~1 h, '. & fe~r, A.ni 'm wherellongedt'ob'e~"-. Repoa1ng--on-llySa:V1our'a--breaat-.. M1' ao:b.1 ng hmd doth 11 e, ' X1.-'lf8Uy soul hath fou.m.-anrat--' n eterlaating j01. t The funeral w:t.11 take place' on ~eaday~. No"elJ1~~.:t'.j~a.~~.: at. ':'3 P t '~~!lt ~ffcitianate!~cmembntnt of ELZA ROWE,. 'rle beloy'edrelict of t~e late Robert Rowe "..,' '. OF' SANT DAY, Who fell asleep in Jesus, November. 23j d,.1893, AGED 86 YEARS. " There's a Light in the Valley."

72 i. q,do not shed.a mourning tear. Yethat are 'dear to me, ' 'm jree jrom sorrow, sin and jear, And 'm where longed to be. Repo,~i;n,g on my Saviour's breast, My aching head doth lie, My weary soul hath jound a rest n everlasting joy.. r -:",J.;.,;~. ASr..,/6~;h " '..'.. c ~nt8it~ 7~lO-. ",::..... '.' o,g~~~~!~"!~lut~,~~~~,; '~ ~~jl. '~f ff9,'~a1~ie,.o~,....'.. roy Hen~y, Ty- '.: 81eY &. :s~o1te' othera. ''e'' had. aoh$.t together,, -l{.'-r.' Tyl.d8S1.Y. :read p 0. r -, "~'cop "ne :lus t ral1 al\ 'l'o~l'kdlran1t~'l 'pa:ld: :Dt. vel/-. "'onmr.1 Dally, P()st l share.,. ';tiii '0-;',e:,"/6 ~ pll:s:d lit. -,"...&,he paid,.e'~, 5/... tor '1'h(l FnuPl'n.l will take plllcc 011 Tncsdny, Novemhcl' 28th. at 3.30 p.m. ~,;,.. pf 'our, hor~. ~ ca.rt,..'.. WatkitlB,.V'~,."e'Lar~e.,' Ro~~Oll,. l, Ch&;1,1.~ to.,:j(~s.t. t.o try te). :f ol'fn a.,la~,~~ l,~cto~;.. Le~g",e the:t'e,~, This e.e~xlg talked in..le~.on.~tr~et:. w1:t~:.ot.ve '~tki~ '&Bill/'Jiclr~y,. Young. J:'!1ok. F.dWUda 1i1, going hane.; t,o dopelarx1.to~ght. Dry wea.~her:. Mon. J-;'zi. 8th 18~. f;-work' for Waii8;nrt~-da1. oo~.,.., not wo~k1 Dg yet. Bo.p ~~ao:k"rode,tp,,samg.. to toc'11ay to try to get a ~ob fpr,~arl~~" but,thoy only got a" ch.liililce. toten:j.er fctcracking 80me slag tor aakid&qonorete. Sarah P11.tchard wu: here thia afternoon. worked a "hile 1 n the, bottom; gardon digging up,.gra88. ~ere 1. a report of OWe ".. tk11'1" t opeeoh 1n the "'Ad'f'oc.. t~. to -day. Ply weather.,. '.~ Tue ~Jan. 9th,18~. l ~'~'~n Jn8.k1ng up'our billa' re-.,. oeipta to-day. )(~.,~~.Q1f'~~~.}~~e:,..C),;.!~: 1 n~;h. Wa118e~ ~otum.. th1... ~n1ns, lm:tr 1M ;'JJJAteQb... ':to, b8,,~08~'poned owing t he... y ra.1 n ~till1'd.. ~bti."n : '''~&;lo:~,p;;m':~!., ',..c.:'.",'... Jly' Kother'. yother, 111_ Row., waa.:born in Co~aill in 1807, & was 86,..:r;~.of ag.. when:... ali... Ufl4.. Jl.r_J'ath'r'_ nam.~... James Gill~,a:Cor~~. lj. ~"",t~,j'ruoe., in orl816 ~>!quarr1ed.".. tom to,.r.8p&1l'.houa.. oa.t,~ bt~n.d-aaed durj. n& the war ofllpole,n.;.r a G11~a~.t:ookh1., wlfe &da\ighter with, h,1mtojrucoi "~ 'hij 14Y_C~, tht~~l a.l~~~~!l,ore, &, then returned tosa11lt olu.t, ~or*ll.. :,;;, ; :. ", ~ Wed. Jan. loth~ ~8.~,w.~ane' 8. )lo.hei.,not... letter in reply t01i1 that.of.a~':~&q t "0$-' ijl;;t;.\.e;bo.. 1:~.. '~en &8et 801leSt.1.ollnt.~y oabbale.e~.," dra-h._ :let.tuce seeds under the pa8si~n n.ne.l2e~.~-. ~~,. ~1:.,.,-.". '. Jack & Charlier04e ill 0lU' oart to.. oa~:t;l. t~,mo:rn1d1 & pa:l4 L.G.kte~ aom. mod, aobcn:tll,.. a.090u.:-.. wont down --

73 . " ----, ---. O~~i ' -c -.. Following is a copy of a referenoe given by-ys1:ttg-tom Bousfield, under manager of the Wallsend ~.ool11ery to William Reed. Jan. 10, To whom it may oonoern. -'.}' This is to certify that' William Reed ( coal miner ) has regularl ly attended his work at. the Wallsend colliery since September Thomas Bousfield, overseer." A REMARKABLE NK. One of the most remarka:ble inks known to the ohemist is made::of a preparation of Pl'Uss~an blue in combination with nitric hy- drochloric acid. The writing done with tbis ink bas the singuirj ' prop::'erty of fading, when exposed to the light, and recovetin~ its colour when taken into the shade or placed in perfeot darkness. ' TO ~~AKE NK... " Take an ounce vial & put into it a teaspoonful of aqua ammonia ( Liquor ammonia, or hart.shorn )gum arabic the size of 2 peas, & 6 grains of number 40 carmine, & 5 grains of number 6 or 8 ca:rrnine also, fill up with soft water, & it is soon ready for use. BLUE NK. Take sulphate of indigo & put it into water until you get the desired depth of colour; that sold in little bottles for blueing clothes is the artiole desired. This does well for school child ren, or any writing not of importanoe to keep, but for book-keet ping it is not good, as the heat of a safe in a burning building fades away the colour., Oopy of Minute of Order of eourt.mildred Reed V William Reed. t t is ordexed & adjudged that the defendant do pay weekly, & evexy week fox the pexiod of 12 months, now next ensuing, into \ the hands ~f Sergeant Edward Grennan or officer in charge of th\ Police Station, Wallsend, in the oolony of N.S.W., for the maintenance & support of the said William Reed's desexted wife Mildred the sum of five shillings, & we do oxder that the first of. suoh weekly payments be made on Thursday 11th day of January 1894 t is also ordered & adjudged that the defendant do pay the sum :~ of 6/6 oosts of Oourt, & professional oosts. Signed ' ~)., W.E. Henxy. P.M. Polioe Offioe, Wallsend, 11th Januaxy, 1894." (

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75 to Nelson street this e~:fdng ~J' hear 1l~'. Powell spea, but found that he was speak1~ at.t.smond~ Bob, Jack Haydon & his brother Bill went i.n our boat to Geor~e Towruf+'p1.ac& to inquire abvut, eomesculls for- rowtng-. The- Co-operati Te '- topmen have decided not,to start working. Work for Wallsend to-morrow., Cloudy weather _._ more 'bef-ore---th.1'-le~-work-. - io-t- "tath.r-tbt.-mornrdi ~ -a..!hur.---j-an-t:' jj;th-lft~.~\l & --- ",nt t~wqrk.---q-n n1aht.atdft...-:- at 3 p Jrl.,. f1lled 26 ~S:p, of _eur C1"os.~~~il_11l1. _f~ll: tllu%lderatorm thie.'vemli, &: clea.r at n1&ht : --.~.~- -~ -"'.- _ :-:. _._. -"- -' rri. Jan. latla TanStepnej. doctor John lla~t'. d1"peenaer.-lentpe ola- deotorna.h-'.-book -entltlu.'lhe Art 0; Brewing.,. co~ed tlle followilli from it on the 9ta: ne ~ u:lc. ofspa-t4.h-l1qu~1'1-c.-l.- &till--ln-u8e- -0%1&'.eane porter brewere-, e.. e011:11y in the count,ry. ti& useful -1-ng-~ed1.ntn.n---pr-ep.rl-y appl-hdt-&- :l-t impart a: flavour as "ell a. colour & aconaiderable richness; a qual1 ty ean. tim.'terr eli-f!i cul-tt 0 obta-1n--f-ran---mal t--elolle,--eapeci all y from brown malt, which cont.ina but little 8acchrine ma.tter, 'that byth.ecmgde of--fermenti-:ng p ranot-e.b1"1sk-ness rather tha~ riohness. Fictt iious' strength 1a.acquiredby u&111g tlle CocculU8-niioo8;& -llot-st:lmula.tl ng. drug, fatling in great moaaure of it. intended effect, e inlmical l to tke h lth of --tke- porterdr:lnker,-produoing excruciating' headaches & diatre8sing sickness. Nux Tomie. i8 the Ulled- of the-berry ofa tree,-&- iebrought from the i slam of" Ceylc)t1. t haa a: Terr bi tter taste, but- J no 8mell. t i8 extremely-- del,ter1-ous-(lo or--l g gratne-be- 1 Dg auffi ci ent to ki 11 a dog '; &, on that account 1 t i. now expunged fromthepharmacopelas.-yet j although-no one ever hear8 of 1 ts application, fjxcept for poiaon:lng rat., it i& imported i nlarge quantitie.,-.tona -of:1-tare-groum- eve.ry leu in the drug-m111a of the metropolis. A 8enaa.tion of warmth 1a produoed. -by Capa1oum. Thi8 la a hot < pungent pepper; & 1 n &mllll quanti tie., properly diatri buted, might-a.ssist in the --diapersion--offlatul.oncy. -Sanetimeathe seneation 18 produced by "Salt of Steel" (iron perchlori'e ) u it i8 vul,&.rlycal.led i e.8anet1meeby copperas-; (8ulph-. ate of iron 1. The introduction of these ingred1enta into, thestomaeh need net- ofneceee1.ty.:.be-product1ve of. bad... eff-., aeta, a1 though,. Without doubt, 80me cases ma.yoccur when,.. ~.it_ may_be essential to drink a.mall quanti ty.-ofporter, ' the admixture of chalybeate tomes, even in emall proport.1ona_._ought to 'b.estr1ctlya.voide ' (footnote, page 87 ):-t hate heard 1 t as.ert. that the Lomo.nalebrellera _ arei n thehabit.ofuaing.- considerab ~," '. quanti ties. of opium, tobacco, nux v_ca,. grains of p&rad:f'se, \ &0,bu t eamot imagine-i n. wha.t...mamner any.. utili tl would--

76 ( re ~ul t to them by uei ng ei th:!~ ot ~ 1ib.~~'.ftidl.~. 'rodacoo i5.well known to D~LPo:l..onou' when taken. in.. even smilll. doses into the stomach,; &".el{lu6t al"l :,mfmber that its' flavour fa ~-to thegreaterlul1~er :mo.t :d1 Slu8ti-flg. ~~: -.-~.-::~.-;.,:., The properties of,opium,. i t. ~ffeot.qn. the lj,uma;n trame,..& its. flavour ",)1'8.pretty wellk-nown.nux. vomica is a 8t~;tl more deadly poi. Gon...~, '.'.. '... _., page 8S.-CapsiCum p~per1s used in tl:1... Ptopon~~n ~f half an ouooe to one hogshea4. t,oan bepur<,h&."",.irourd.,&,i s 'to b\1 put into the oopper when the li:quor is hot C9C0ulus ndicus, one ounce to a.hogshead.: th'as must be 'bruised, 8& ","sed.... the one previous. "Liquorice ~U1ce' ~ fro~ fcurto eight ounces per hogshead, either dissolved or ~ropped by s~~le peice~ int~ the oopper wh11e;n full boil. - "Salt of Steel, a quarter of an ounce. Sulph&~e of iron, TUlgo copperas,.-five dracbmsd1'8'solve4, & adde4just before the porter is sent out. proporti onate qua nt 1. ty for a hogshead. (Footnote to page 91.-).-. "Nor iath.system of adulter&j.tion conf ned to beer. Spirt ts tha,t are vended by retail are all adultera.ted; & some 'of them to dl'ead-ful extent. Sane months a1.noe,. peraon havilg wr.l. ti ng to do that would occupy him great part of the l1ght, purchased at -a -liquor ahop in N'ewgate.street...half a. pint of gin.~& during the. l1ight he Q,rank a goblet-full of grog he had made. He was. seized -Tdth-- most.excruoi&t1ng.agony, Bpt:a;sm. ~ of the stomaoh, temporary paralysis & loss of intellect. Tnese he attributed to 80me naturaloause,t-& he gave the ~emai.mer of the liquor to a perso1;l that oal1ea. on him inth. morn1~,. n about an hour that person was Similarly affeoted. This in-, duced inquiry & it was ascertained that the Wallan who served the liquor had mistaken the bottle.& had 801d half.. pi.ntof the adulterated fluid. This trash was oomposed of' essential iol oil 0 f ~uniper, turpeptine, & sugar of load, in la:~ge proporti to proof SPirit. The last wno partoek of the liquor.died by its effects. The author has more than once palpably detect~ by. ant ysi~ the presence of sugar of lead,espeoi8.1ly in retail,runts., 10 A /1'893., - '.-.. The address of my Uncle John Rowe. llother's brother~.i8: New Almaden ~nta Clara.CountJl'-, California.. Uncle Robert Rowe'a address is):- Crockett, Contrta Casta Count Oalifornia. Valona is where-he livefi.. ' To fi ld the day of the 'week of' any da.te of the present c'entury' taketh. last- 2 figuresof.-the.year t-solle n.umcer,& add.thereto i ts f~urth ~rt <excluding fractions}; the day of the month, & the - ratio of the monthaa g:l. ven belo..w.then divide byseven, & the remai neier, if a.ny, will gi ve the day of the week. f' thereno remaimer the day. :will 'be Batul'day. The ratios for the month. are' January 3, February 6; Maroh 6 j April 2';-' '}'ra:y4; June, nought; July-:2 ;. Augustf1ve; Sep temberone; Oct..ober three; Nov.) six; December one. Take, as an example July six. The-~- - "U-t-l' acl.ded..; The rumber f1 fty' a!ded. t.o ~i ts fourth part

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78 , Von. Jan. 15th 1894.N.:1, Barty, Bop,.& filled 26 skip. of large -0-00&1-' by-10 p.m. ou.rtonnaa~ for next::;pay. 1 &. for number 25, 48 skips at 11 hun1red we1ght "hloh eqp.al tons, 8 owt.r & for -rumber -2S,;-43--ski ps-at 10~~4--:.:=22tona 12 owt.:. Tues lan. 16th 1894r. have beon very busy to day about our 'bedl"ooa. We pull.d. down the paper & bag-1inine from the walls & Jaok "h1 te-.:ashed them. This av.nidi! have been experimenting With double oh1.or:lde,of. Zlnc&~on1a. Bob went out to Cookl. Creek & got Jack H&ydon'o Poat. ~ 'fred. Jan. 17th 1894:. reoe1 Ted a letter from 'ilf Edwama, wno i. at Copelarn. W.. are id18 a8 usual. foum that when.. carbona.te of soda is mixed with double ohloride of zinc & Mllonia the oarboniso aoid. gaa unit wth the ammonl..., fq~ Xli oarbonat. of ammonia," with the zinc, form! na oarbon&t. of sine i &. the ohlo1"1 neopmbineaw1th.. the soda,,.i o;m17i.oh1oride of Sod.iWll ( oommon salt). The oarbo,nlte of zino is insoluble in water. '... _ ' Thur. Jan. 18th 18,901. J30b.. went to work' at 4 thia&fternoon.. e with Ned & Barty,we f1,11ed 24 skips of big ooal by 11- p.m. jack. went to Alex. RoS, the manager of_the. Wal,18'~ o.lliery,. this evenll\l ~ to try to borrow 10 pound.. to plt1 off grooer Robert Rouse'. 'bll;, but Ross said.tll"t a1 t~oui~ h,e o~~~ ~ell. the money, if he Q.1d 80 it would make him seem too friemly wi th b:1 s employees. Thunierstor.m F~. Un 19th Bob got our p&y'~ t S~-O. Jill_ok :reoe:l.vai "-5O'/-.. rst:nke pay, & Charlie paid 15/- by the Surfacemen's Urd.-on. )lother.ent a letter to Alf.li:dwards this e~~n1ng. Hot. Sat. Jan. g)th 189J:.3'aok &80'0 went1.n our o~;~ to N.woa~tle &: paid grooer Wi therspoon "g9t our fo!'tn1ght"s grooer1,e8. -worked i n the bottom garden. B.ob p$dd l3:l.11 Loob..r.ln l/-_for The Wo rkman paper. He is now paid up. \{atthews" house on Goat H:lll. Pi ttown, was-l?urntto.. asheflat.. ll p.m. DJ;f. & o.10ud.y.

79 .~. " "6'1~,;',10 {' t t~.n ~ ad.; to the L~E~L: OloUd1~ 'r.mp'~ SO fall'. at.. -SO, p.m.,. Kon~~-~.Tu: aad1-'-, ia-~:waii Dd '"rktd-~te-d.1 '. Ye filled 3' ' 7 ~... _skip..f~..:bi,_.o.oall,.t.o~,-.nl,ht... _.~&Y.e~~attec1---t.o~...learn..p1tman'~,... shorthand W1'1t:Lna. Rain at nlght.,, 1fUis;Tan-:'23rd;T&+:--1894:~ -WAl1.end-wOrked. ail da.y, fa 1fe _1f~._~.e~._.~~J'LtA1._._Y_._nt._l:)&~f.ro_m~_3~-,-to.9p.m.'.. fil1ed 27 ~p QUt weight 111,. '11-1. Olwdy. t tid.- iaii-mtli,~la9i:"-\'il.-wflll D1-P1t~did net work to d.1~. ~e~~~._..., ''':~_l. ~,.j;~1.d&._of...the. Walls:en1 oranohjlf the La~our lilloctoral League' thia evem Di 1 n the Keohan1oa' lnati tute.. Bob ~ _,1'_~o~... _~_._.. tt'n1""'_t.b.jlm _t~,_._.'l:llere.were. Heu t 40 other mabel's pre.ent. Th'.,~et~ read tl\lminute. of tla., _.~._1J~eT1~8 o_~1_tt..m..et1.~.~1."'.ne4_them'.~_.ld~ted... lat. lav. an aooeuat of the buatneaa tllat had. bl.n,,trana.ot~.,.~ l~_._~el ~jll1:ut.. tlna."':"l'ulhatl.t..tem.e.d:;-- &_hla.~ r~er.t. waa adop ted.a.att_faotory. The seoretary read minutes' ef 'tille conf~;~~_,_,_~101'1~.d'. t1..._nd-'t1j~l_4:-,-_~op_u.jle.nt~ati.y'.8_of.~.ur.l.agu., & 3 each from, 'eralo_ & West Wall.em, last Saturday. There was ~' l1l-0.11 d1s~~s1~gl on.~~tl_u;l._mtt~t... ~~_t W~Lllc1_ve:l'.tise._foe_peraons 1'1shi ng.to oontest the Wallsem eleotorate in the interest of. the Lab~r ~~~~qj;9l"~l_j:,eyy.~... ~ ~.oa~:':le_d~ w1.t.hou~ame.ndmeb.t.~. :t;~~~~~~ :!~~~~~~M~~~i~_;_;;~~43~~~;~~~~~O:~;h8 -.. ~h:~l~~e i~~~g~ V~:u!+~:~:,~ll:rt~~j)l~_~~kr~.~~~;~:,:.!!s~. - of all the oam1datea, exoept the one he 18 in fav'our of,,. put the fol~~p_9.p_c!r ~~~to _a.l!,.~lyelo;p~~_o.~lt:llichhe Will_.wri t.e his Dami. Hewll1 then put the envelope containing the ballo~ paper.., into anothe~.e~~l_qp~ ~ _se~_~~t_:~z...pj)~tj ()r.. 'br.l_~ 1t t_clthe ' -"~ffeoret"arf-'ol tlie League. nily appointed 8crutineers will then : compare_ the..~.~s 9~_th,_~~elope_s_)Vi~!l_~1l()s.e Q_ll_'tlle_Leagu ).m_ ~ 'roll! aft"er which the papers w111 be opened " the votes oounted.,' 'in t ~~ l.l.a~~...!!~. _1'l!!_1!lS ad.9p.t~~ a1sj)-,_~~_._.. ~.... ~_~.... '~!~-:: ~:1~t_~:~~a~~ :m~ ag_~r:~~'~:li::l~n:._t~~s:n~ ".. rolling miidber8 of the League olose ~he same day as that for raoei v1~_~o~~~1ons._.~~r~~. The_...i;'EJ~.s"!l'~~.. _~_. ~ 8lieer,&ft was reoe;l.vcd as 8atisfaotory. OloudY. " -,--'rad ""th8'~baanoe Tl~ldeslM.,.J

80 , The,lt~~~ :,Leaiue hae tll~ i.:~ bf,the.h~ilelo~[cal't th1~ evening to,~ake, t4ve ".tki~, '~"olt Estell J ohn 'Rob1llS0~" Hugll de 1&8%-, gilt,&:, ~:~),,'rnt!~sley to to Oard1ff to try to form a bralloll of the Labourileotoiijl'-'Le-agu-e-therer.--J.iob went also-.to drive. " Th1S':t.e~~oQ njaok 1& weni; down to,ronba:.rk Ore.ek & got some long stiok-,'-for1lhe-lilma-beam.- '--._-- FrJ.Jan. 26tll~ :.-Tllr81-s--Aiin1-ve~,a;-1- day for J.S.W. ' Thi,s mor_~ng Bob rode Tise,r to led Dl.vldson t s house in north!aambton & got 'bi's 'buggy-t'o'-take Dlve-&'-'Krs.Watltins,,~ their a boys & meq.ut 'to Lake llaoquar:l:e to see the reg.tta. lleanwhile,we,nt to Dlve t " house -a:-wa"1teclunt±l 'nearly 11,oJolook for aob to Qomt!11~h the buggy but aa he' did not oalle,dave.e "~lked up to LOn&"o-rtAt-.--hil1;nearthe-ol~oemeteryJ'- &lo:oked. for aobl:~t a.s we did not aee him we, went home.llotner told me that Bob had 'been-upt"o'"lfatt:l,us"'house-&found no one a.t hanel so he c~me baok & took Liz-Ja.ne to the lake:. They returned, thia,eve,nlni- A'BoD sa1d'that'he--w,nt to a house-that he" thoug wa, ~T~'s,l kno eked at,the d.o,or.l ne"ghl:?our told him that Dlve "1(1's. had- gbne--out-;-'-he'wentdown-to Nelson strset to, f1.rd Da.11'ebut could not; 80 he drove.to old John Watkins' pub & was to1! that Dlve-"as-at-bo.'e, bu-t -Bob said ~e had been the He then'drove home & tookx,iz-jane to the lake. Jaok wentto'-a-salvarmy'piordo -nea1'the'fal18em. Ooke, ov_ens, mlt did not stay the1'8 long. Charlie" Kother have been.t hane 'all day. The temperature in- our d1 n:i.~ room at was a> degrees'b'ah. 010udy this,evening. "'. -r-'- ~... "-,- --., ". Bat. 'an. 27th, 1'89i~ No work to"11&1. have been learntng, phonogr(t,phy-~-. Ba:S:n 'neuly-a,11day..., ' Sun. Jan~ 28th; 1894:. 'llatthew Ourryi 'a 'alleeniengine-driver. 'l'aaj; codling ~home in 0 'Bl'i en ' s 'boat from, the roud1-top house' with JaOkO'B1'1en.- :r- aok'brook &,another, when the boat_ o~s~~_es " threw them into the wa.!er. O'Brien can a14m, but the other.- can 'not; 'aothey clung to' theboat.o&1rry.tl!1ed to, ' SWim to the bank of th'. r:l.ver but when he had gone a good distance he turned badk&'sa~-& never %ose,again.l3rookwas _.~hed otf, the 'boat several times, e 0 'Brien put him on &gal n. Some farme'ra'irho aaw'theaco1dent came-& belped~,to,putthe _,boat _ r.lght. 0 tbrj, en & Brook pulled to the boatsheda at 'ronbark Oreek---,,'1nf ormed ~the-po11qe -&'wentbaokjd,th.them & (ll'ag _, ged ~or Curry, 'but could not find 'h:lm. Our Jaok : 13 others> went to the river w1 th our boat this afternoon to ase1.-t i_n 8~l'cht ng for Curry, but they had not foun1 'h1m at 10 p.m'. when they returned-'bcxne';'-3'aok& p.rt1went-'back--to t,he~v~r t night to conti nue the, searoh for' Curry. bousht, an ounce of ~, hydroclllo1"i<' aoid; Lightra1n. J -

81 '69. Yon. Jan. 29th 11894'. ~~lsend oolliery is working to,day. Jack has, not returned fran the Hunter r.l. very~~,(2p.m.], So suppose,tbeyh.ave netf oundourry'~ 'Rat ny., - '" ~,q,tues.---j,&n-.-30-th-l lie went to, worlt1ti't-'~p~m~~.yejtjrday-& the entrance to our pillar bl~oked by'.,~~;t.---,9,~ _rc!()~,., WeJ3."ta~ed. on_the"nex-t~-jd.-1-1ar--cn'bwa.rd,;-&-'i:1-:tl--ed~~ skip s. Ou;, tonnag e is, for ntmber 25, 66 skips at~ ' = 30 tons 9lwts. &--f,or~..numbe-r,26j" 42-skips -a.t-l;o"-2-l';t-=- 22 ~'toii8 6'-cwt s. J-.ok returned 1aLte last night from the river. They had not thon_re-, ooy,ered_ tht!lbody-of..,yat--cu-rry.--wal;-l's-eni~ls working' ag8d. n to-day. Wewentt9 work at 4p.m. & filled 51 skips,,~,!1~~ oo~ "Th,ey-found--lLat-Cu:rry-~o--da.y-neClir--"'he'fl-Jj'-e: wa s drowned. J a.ok -"----~ came home this evening. Showery this morn:l 11&. ' \ " _.._ ~ Wed. Jan. 31st 18,94:. This morning we went over to the P9:9P...,, -era.t1ye-akip-l-!-ne-&---saw----a1-l-1--worboyr,-b111-"'mt.lei~',&-b1l1 :~GroTes remove the line from the,places~ where it oross~..j;,he st l"e,eta...ther8----were-abouf;---1-5el--pe1:>p-le pre'sent',"'l'nc1:ud:ing--xdsm Cook ~, wh.o moved the motion in the munioipal counoe1 to havo the,j.inee. " taken Ul},-tO--stop the -eo""'o'lterat-ivffplt-froin working. J:1.JllJly Barr the manager of Co-operati ve pi t ~!,~_Jllso,,presellllt with Tom- Abell J;)swald St,eel, mayor--of--plattsburg, 'serg'eant Grennan &: 'other po1ioemen, Jack F.ste11,& Wal ter Blaokie., "' ""_~,', ',- --fsr1'lsonparker,-c?ld'sarney lfocroi'-y;jaek 'Mo-c'r~ry, "',ere, the~ h ing skips w:lth ashea to Te-maie,the._ ',,~,_',.,..', tat tlie COUllCil t S-"14oourers: had---l---"--' embankment of the line. ' evelled. down Ta:ck &: th }.~~~~~~:,~~~e btr1~t-t~ -dt~ei0xf't-1tu'k,&-- gotat~atf of ma~~'e. Wallsend oemetery. CQud.y,but WS:l;'lll, w_eather, Thur Feb 1st 189*. WallseniiswoX'king.....-'W,ewent-.-towol'k -at S p & fiil'ed--zg-q;f'a.rgeooif by 8 p.m. OUr weight is leg. 10-2! for num1;>er 25. t has been show~~7l_allday_,the,-tom:per8lture,a"t -3,p'.m. was 8Od~grees.-S-outh wind. Weight is 10-2 for number f..) "0. ' _.....,_.~.... ~....+_.. Fr:l. Feb_ 2ni, payjpr,;d.~l-~!l~l~en:;i.pit ijl.1d~e.. Jack & --1 ",heeled"somedfrt&gravel from under the road bridge to our ga;rden. Bob got the pay,~~iqh,,~~,,~5 J,O-o.-Ja,olt--reo,e1ve~ one -POU'Mstr;tkeFp81Y, & Ch'arlie received ten shil1inga 'stl'1ke pay. The Co-operatl ve oolliory skip -linewas.relaid.--by~a:idl~yt8 -Cslav$s'to-d,aty. our!-'oa:.tis let out this evening yo Sam Dunlop &. pmy. Tl).ey paid 4 - before they 1ff)lt_tl-way. Lexperimented,this eveding wfth'the double chloride of zino i & =%\\1,. & found that it i8 easily soluble in strong l1.qu d,"_, -_".,,-..., -nsc> f6tini that 10"g1'-a1ns"of---t1l0 aouble ~~~ra~om., s,or-uble in tell nii tlims of aulphurica.-ai~ diluted ri o!" ~o()fefng. wat er..,' Hot- weather. '. '

82 , 70. "rl Bat. Feb. 3rd, 1894:. This morning Jaok, Billi 'steen, &: rode in 9Ur cart to Newcastle. We put the horf;je & cart i n Bren~ t s pub, yai~d.. & went - t.<?th1'-t~o-~-oal Museum --~-look-ed throu8h it '. ~. A~~_,:g~P~~~~,bollght ~.:_~t po.':l~~ w~g8,j:orl/!!.j "S,189..,poUght a c'opy of th~ ~ey. To 'rb.:e Plronog:raphic'.;-'Pe$:911el',~-'-~~-O~a.~o~!.--_ ~olumn" for 6d'each at Langer'. shop. We got'our'groceries at Wi therspo-on'j shop -&~-c~-ehome Hot-weather. ' Sun. Feb!.' 4th ' went to Wal1sen:1 park this mornlng&~ r saw John Rotinson &. Cll&.r1ie Vial ~ Harry Ty1desley came later. We conver-sed on LabouT-L~gue, mattera until dinner-time. ' Jiaid Harry 6d contribution to the, L~8igue, &: lent Charlie Vial Oeas~r? s Oolumn. The wall-seni volunteers had a' meeti,ng in the l>ark to cpnsider the action of ~ou1 ton. Hot weather. '.- '--'! ( Yon. Feb. 5th, 1894:. Wallsend is work1pg. Jack has, gone to Lambton., ChlU'li e isworkidg-off the, council rat.ea, on -1ih~ ronbark Creek rol!l'<1 1,1 l>,m. We went to work at 3 p'.lt., &: Rarty'& Ned came in at 3~O. We filled 27 sk,i.ps if -big.o.oal by 9-20 p.m. Our weigllts were & 11-1; average 11. The tempe~ature to-i~y_s 88 des-.!l'ah. Now,75 deg.1'. Tues Feb :Sth- 1 ~ 94.:--lYa1;l-send worked agai-nto ~ay.-we_s_t.8lrte at 3' p.m~ & filled 26 skips at p.m. Jack &: Charlie we,nt to Newcastle,,& Charli e got &. ~ob on the sewerage_ 1JQ_rks of Bi 11y Hestlow,at,NE!wca$tle. Jack bought i small vyce -at a pawnshop for a shilling. Hot weather. Wed :E~eb. 'ith 18'94. Walaeldworked. Bob &; :t went in' to work at at :5 11.m., &. by9.-p.jn. with the help of Barty & Ned we had filled. 26 skips of large coal. Our weight to4iay for both number-s 1a Jack went with the horae' & cart to Me ~ast1e & took down a, bunk & bedclothes for Charlie ~ Rot'weather. Now, lo-p.rn.the temperature if.) 76 d66. ~'ah. Thur Feb 8th 1894:.. To-night w~~illed _ 31 skips of best o'oal. Weights to-d,ay are, for number 25, 10-2; 'Be f6r '26, Bob &,Tack brought:.home tb.~~~el of Thatcher'. old ~, boat from ronbark Creek to use as a p&ttern to cut--the - cut::-thelc-eel -0 a.- new---boat _ by.btndy_~ll 'day. 78 deg. F. '".." ".".. '." - "-- --'.".'''-''. FX1. Feb, 9th :.- We went to work at 2 P.ll. to-day & filled 50 Skips of big coal. The Co-operative, miners & wheel er&- -chased B1ll--Andrews_&P rj. ce. &. th e other blacklegs home from the Co-operative-pit to-day. 'RS.inY~ Sst. Feb. loth 1894:;Walleend pit is idle. have been learn:l.na phonography.ga~n & have re~~hed exeroi86,16 of -1;"

83 ...;~.... ~ "The Phonographic Teacher" The CO-Opetati ve b1acklcgs: were followed by the miners on strike who hooted & abused the scab8~1()1l41y... The poli-ce: we-represent. but-ma~e-no ~-au-rests,. Bill Mclroy spoke from Lewis t balcony this eveni.!!i'. Hot in_. ~~.!l e ~_mc?..~1tj1g.._c11ang e-th1-8~&ven1ng ' -~.~-..-- ~~~!...~16b L-ll.:th_18-91:-.--i--went-~t-o--the-park-th:i8-m orni Jig.. &c-on::~versed with Hugh de Largi e, Charlie 'Vial J~.o_~~~~9pi nsqn. ~ill MclrOJ-,---&--Jt-m----Frew.-l02-:-de'g-nr-;;ne-sun-at 4 p~m. A sudden thunderstorm from the South brought, the heat do'!ll yo 8~tieg. _ _. - -_ ~ Mon. Feb. 12th 1894:. ~lo work at Wallsend.. The Co-op~ra:t.i-ye.nin~ ib--beiilg -workedby--about---15-bl-a:-cknga ~-T1fe -s-t:tfk:fflg m1 nets meet at the Co-operative tunnel a.t 5 a.m. & at 3 p.m. &. meett:tle _.. _blacklega.-.ae--they-go-in-&- cane--oo:r -ot-~the-ttiliifel-~-- sowed a small bed wi th carrot seeds in the top 8~rden.. _. _This 8VGnL-ng-tbe- Co-op" m1-ners&"ab-outa th6l;fsam others followed old Price, th~ blackleg) home from the Co-oP'.~ l_ine. Qld J3arne.y.J.1oCroJ.! -.,a-no-the-r-acab,;wa:s~~h-oo~ed-8e ntistred- by the crowd near the Plattsburg public school. The, rev. 'R.rt:.,OaVies ~;poke in_the P lat.tebu rg - rotunda th1s--even:l.-ng. Oloooy weath er ;;1 Tu~ Feb. 15th Wal-lseDdworked-to -day ~-We filled 30)o{.,big coal. Outrtonnage tor next parj is" for our ll.ld1ber, (::L5_ ~ _ 100_ sk1pe,at-lo--a-14 ~~-which -equ.a;l-s-55--tons :ac"ts~for number 26, 108 ski];8 at 10-3 = ttl tons 1 cwt. Jack went 1;0 Newcastle _~-- _ s~l~ a C_1&c.Lr.J~oxful. i cf~-pa.rsl ey-seedet--f-or-2ie--ara-se-ea.iaman t 6. shop. The Co-operative scaba have stopped lw'ork1ng. Wed-.Feb~-14th ~;~-a:ll went to work' ~t 2p.m. & filled 59_ ~ ak~ps of_l_eu"ge.l.coal.wei~ghte arei-fol"-25-11; lo-. ---~11;';;'14.i averagelo-2-l4j for number 26, 10-1, 10,! 11-1, average ,dryweathe,r._ ~ , ~ Thur.F eb. ~ 5t~, J.J3 ~._.wallsend.-pit-i's--idle.this- morlij:rjg-r went to the Plattsburg police court & heard the first part of _. the. triallt_of-gomer.. T:aVi-s-&Hugh--Ba-nf:l:eld- for- riot-bua oehaviour. went agai n in' the,afternoon & heard. the rest of the evidence. for the crown. Theca,ses,-were ad j-ourned-unt11--11ext-thursdiy, when -ro wi tnees,es for the defence will be called. Theohe;rgee aaaipstbill Mcllroy-&--otherswere-wJ, thdran by Pri ce' s lawyer. Spark. Rot weather. _ Fr.t.. Feb 16th,894:. Walleem colliery ~_~ i?-_le ~ad.-nto.day. Bob i-ot---our pay whi ohwaa 7~3-;;;;o-;Tliere was a ten per oent :7 levy on to support the miners who are.onatrik_e_in this,iis tr } --~-tct-.--:,-t-ack--f.1ftell spoke -on L8wi"e- f ba.icony this even:1.ng. Red n. f

84 f,,-/ 72. ' Sat. Feb. 17th, Erothe~ Jaok &. weii~in ottr cart to' Newcsstle, this mornina. We left the horse & cart at Brent" p~ & went over to where Charlie i8 'workidi for Hestlow. We ~t~n~w:~k~~~:-~~n;-:s~l~-e;~~~~-~~o~~~:~--'-~~e;do:~~~:: also bought a: copy of--'!'b:e---tlolden--bottl-e'l & 'f-the--phonograph1c Teacher" at Langerts for 6d each. We went to Wi therepoonts eh-op with thecarr&-got-the--f-ort-n1g-h-t-t.s-groce1'1 as. On the way p,ane we bought q v~getable marrows for a penny each. & a wa:t-ermelon for 2d ~- A.t Lambton we,were. overtaken by.. arad.n storm. We go't 100 cabbage, plants & 50 cauliflower planta at the-seadsman's in, exchange-for-some parsle-y, seeels. When we got hane we put th~ ;plants in the lowej; g,arden-... Th:Ls evepingmr~ James-,DonellYJ-.thebab6ur ~lectoral League nominee spoke, f,rom the ba,lcpny of _ Lewis' pub. He spoke on the 6 f1ghtingp;1anke of'the-jabour Platform. bought an exerci_ book at Bill Lochrin'e shop for 3d. Sun. Feb. 18th went to th~ Vla.llsero. p~k this mo~n i ng &' had a: talk,,'1 tho.-vial.. J.Robinson~ -Vi. Mcll-roy, & D. Watkins' 'brotber. went do~n to Nelson street this evening & met Vial i: Tylo.e'sle y.,pa1dharry 6d-contl"ibution. Rain th1smormt''i Vie went in at 2 pia Mon. Feb. 1 Stb, Wallser.d wo~k'ed. & filled 28 ak:1ps of largos coal. Weight & lo-5.hugh- de " - Largie & several others lue being tried in the Wallsero. police court to-da:y forri'otous behaviour. Cloudy. - T lis. Feb. ~th 1894.Wallaend is idle. 'rhi.:b eve,n:l.ng Tonuny Dodd the orga~serof the Active Service.Br1ga:de,gave a., - -!peech of2 hoursdura-tion on the aims, & onj ects of th,e Brigade. Joh~ Robinso,n was elect,ed ch~rman by the audie, nce. The speech was attenti vel,. listened to- & loudly applauded by the audience. Tommy moved the following resolution:- That thi.ameeting pledges itself to oppose" any p_ protectionist or FReetrade candidate who may seek election to parliament ion this electorate & to support only the naninee of the Labour Electoral League". bought a. copy of a amallpaper named "Hard Ka:sh!'.-J-ohn Rob1 nson was appoin~ed. agep.t for the paper c'f\lled "justice", in Wallsend. 1 pa.1d lave Viatk d on my Ql;Lly post" share.- Fine weat. -- Wed Feb. 21st, 18 S4. We filled 30 skips of big coal ~o-n1glt Our we1ghta are on each number. Jack Tlentto-Newcastle to day & gave Tommy OOcld 1/2 tram fare to come to Wallsen:l next Sunday morning -to-lecttireon "Ceasar' i Column". 'There - / was a full. meeting of the!laoour F.lector811 League this eve- " lli ~. nry wea the r -'

85 ,_ 72 A.. ' 1'--.~ The following is a copy' of J.H.Grose's letter-to me:- "Broken Hill, Feb. 11th, Dear Joe, t is with much Pleash take the opportunity', of writing you a few lines in answer to:nyour kind & welcome le'tter. whioh' received some time ago'. suppose you thought by this time that had shuffled off this m mortal coil, or gone to west Australia, or 'some other unlikely thing; but such is not the kase, for am still here, & here am likely to remain for some time atapy rate. The reason that did n not reply before is because was 'out of g raft when got your letter, & was anticipating a speedy departure from Broken Hill to seek the neoessary graft in another colony. have been 5 months & 2 weeks out of work, & was just about selling out & going to Bendigo when dropped into a collar again at the same claim was working in before, viz, Australian Broken Hill Conso1s Company,Ltd. & thought wouldn't write again until was settled again in work. Well, don't knowhow long shall be kept on. When started tbey told me it would be only for a week, but have worked a fortnight & got the prospect of another week's work yet. was glad to hear that you were well, but sorry to hear that Jack & Charley were out of work. hope that they are working again by this time. And hope that you & Bob are still in work,& working more than you were when you wrote last. So, hoping that this briel explanation will, clear me from all blame, remain-- but hold on, aint finished yet., am very much pleased with the Christmas card that you sent me; think it is very pretty: & was sorry that was not in a position to send you one in return. But will send you one of Broken Hill Christmas photograph cards with the next letter. t will be late, but don't care, it will come all the same. hope soon( to be able to send you some of our photos in a week or 2 now. thinj<: will. get the Mrs. & the ohildren taken; & if oan't get mine will borrow one & send it to you. There is a little matter that wish to impress upojn your mind about the way that you send books & parcels throughbthe post, & hope you will not.think me rude or impudent in criticising. the able manner in which you do things generally;,& also hope that you wont think that object or get narked at your sending them to me. On the oontrary am always pleased to get them. But enough is as good as a feast, so wont try to break your heart with fine language or fluent ( words, but get right down at once to the roots of the greivanoe, which is to say that you don' send books & cards right-- tbere, that's straight. have been a long time saying it, but now have said it don't oare. Forgive me my sins if have said too much, but can't help it. have to pfty, 4dL ~d, & a 1/- for your books & cards beoause you carelessly, &: mygu~,. say wilfully, neglected to cut & leave the ends open. So There, old son 1 Good job you ~e not here now to see the howling rage am in about it, or ere might be an inquest to-night & a funeral to-morrow-- ther~

86 () A. But never mind, Joe, old boy, would gladly have paid a pound duty on that car~ if had it; but at the time it arrived coule not scrape up 8d to pay the duty, so" had to go out & take in washing to get' the money. Look out, am feel~ng wild again. Dear Joe, hope you will not be hard wi tb me for what have said. Come & have a drink & make it all up. Well,Joe, suppose it is about time for me to begin to write if intend to write at all; for here is the old woman trying to clear me out so as she can set the tea, so better hurry up. am pleased to tell you that these few lines leave us all pretty well at present, so that's one good thing, isn't it? Sam is going to leave here for western Australia next week. don't wish him any harm, but hope he gets washed off the boat & drowned. He is no good & always was, as Cousin says. He has be~nhoarding up his money, & his Mother & Father, next door to him, almost starving. So he wont be missed much Joe & Will are out at the Pinnacles working. That is about 11 miles from here. They come in about once a fortnight. They are tributing, but are barely making a living. am ore-dressi~g, & get 8/- a day. So as long as can keep on there will be all right. see there are a lot of miners out of work where, you are. hope you are not one of them. There are a lot of men leaving here for West Australia. The tra~n goes away loaded every night. And there are a lot going overland with teams. There is a party here offering a week for to take a mob of horses over there. So there is a chance if you want a Job. t would take about 12 months to get over there. am sorry to tell you that Bill Hancock is dead. He died with 1 lead fits last Thursday. He was as fat as a horse, but the lead cooked him. He was not bad more than a day or two. ' have been out of work again. fini~hed last Thursday, but started again to-day, the 19th, on tribute,&, Father is working with me. We are going to get 60 per cent (12/- in the ). The ore is rioh if we can only get it. think we will be able to knock out a living at it. am sending with this letter the card that promised you on,the 4th page of this epistle. t is not much, but it is the best could get of the sort.' So please kindly accept it from me, your old friend, James Henna Grose." The foregoing letter was written in reply to mine of Dec. 25, 1893,.which is mentioned on page 57 of this book.,.\

87 r- 'rhur Feb. 22!ld Wali!:ro ~JJ.edl\giod. n to..dal'. &. ta- night w~ filled 28 skips, of bi,g coal. Our we1~h!s are, 103,, 14 & 11. Brother Ja.ck,h,aa tak~n cave ~atkins,,,_ ohn RQbinaol},-,, &.HUihde-:La-rgie out-to-weatwa11qend', this.eveni}g, to!, iivea. poli ti c~_ ad~re~b. _~ ~~!eath~_~._ ' _. ", _' - "Fr.l.. F~b. 23rd, Wa11send. p1.~t worked_, ~_!_~ ~il:.~ed 3], -skipa--.of---bi6 coal-;'--thil eveling 1!r. Spence, the secretary' of the shearers' Union, lipokt)' -in-j:ll,~w.aj.la'end_,rotur.da, the- New Aua-traliat' Movemen-c. Hugh de Largie' 8: several others, on _ were tried,at the Wall.end. court.1'~~tf!~ l.y 011'..cha1"&e& of r1- ---, ---&~--out---hehavt-our. Coudi~'-; -Sat. -F~b. -24th '~-No work~-:''-'ive Watkins. spok'"e on t18 six fi&h~1ng planka of the ~a~_~r_lll~~tfonlthis--ev.en;1ng-from- -the---bal-c-ony-'o!~le'wisr-pub~& was attentively listened. to by a la~ge audi ence. 1 wrot,e p~rt of ~_~.e,-!:!i~_f_ li_o -- -, Jenna --Gro~e ~ ,-- Sun.--Feb;" 25th,--rs-94;~-~(jinmy-00dd-;--the-leadei-Of-theAc. tive S(!~ce n~i~a~e, _~p~~ J.p-_~lle_Y'~1seni-l)ark thismo. rn:b'li-'--on--' Oeas-e't s Colum.n tt --a. book oy James Donelly think. Tamny &: hia mat~_,_~ J'_O\lN-Jna,n-named.-Doug.l.aa,J. welt -- were.."e-11- re-oe1vea-~----therewa8 aome amusement caused by a n ignorant Geordie~_~ ~~~-,..,ho.jt'henelected s:a. chaiman,. aa1d,"'w~lr,-genelmen,ah. c~nna male a speich, 1t but ah CU on mi stall What "-rlla.~(.i.lly t_oaddw-ebs. you -f1ntah-ed wr1 tfng-to-'jerma. Grose., The letter cons1stii of 12 pag,e,8 & deal. with thefoll-o--nlt t" -,,- -' - -1"'-',--- ", -.,----' wv,a._'q opicb:- Hili trib-, ut1ng i the di spu tea at St6ckton,Co-opera~~~~ ci;,,_gretapi-. ts; our pillarsj'cllarll-e t s'j-ocf'myapology for 1nsuf:f1cien posta&e on book sent ; tgolden Bottle pr911}~_~e9.,to. him; the ' -sil-cnceof Jim Tamolynf Jenna f~ photo-~ ; Rill Hancock t 8, death at Broken Hill. the Barrie~ S~cu1ar_Aasoci9it1on; 1 promi lire-to 'send hihy-pararey fieeda; Labour Elector8il League., _.--'._---- 'Mon. Feb. 26th. 18'Si. We fflrecl~:32 skips to-nl.ght. Our tormai. for next l.ray 11iJ.fornum~~r_2_5.96 akipsjltj.o-3::::- 51,-t-ona--12 cwts-; '&----for-nuuiber 26, 82 i,kips at , = 43 tollij 11 cwta. The total i 8 95 torul3 cw_t8_. Broth.~Ja o.k--"-oharley -Viar-hawe- been -taking the Wallsem Labour ~lectora1 League bal1.c>tpapj"_1'._?-r~nclto-'"'da1.-91()udy ". ~ , Tues. F&o. 27th 1894._ W~t~ll~ 36 ~kips--to-night.l Vte finlah -- '----Olir pill-ar & started on the next one outward. ',jack & Char-. 1.yy~a.Lhatve b_eej}-di-.-tl'ibu-tidi---ballo-tdapers--to-d~l-" ~~~~ i.. ' ataok & voted' for rave Wa~kina to be tne Labout' canui a,. :fo_rparli~ent-, & -Bodid ou-r -Char-l-ie. Jhve'haa gone wi.-th- - - 'Jb

88 ~...-/'. "-4 :'rl our horae, Tiger, this' evening 'to,spe~ at C~ di~f. ~n this '. morn1 %lai ii no now, 11».m. j Wed. Feb 28th --S-~;- waih nd.-'wgrked t()~ay,,-&we,f111ed' 36 a1.1pa of big cgsill. We started at' 2-30 p.m., 8& f1 n:1shed at.10 p-.m~' Brotlier-Jaclc&Char11. Vial hglv'e b-eencoll-,, eqtina j:he ballliot papor.; of the LaQour El.cto~ L,.ue f or the aelec--cion of:-:-a--oatld1d.. t.,.-to"8~and --i,n-c-the--,1ntu,.at, o~ La.'bQ1.1r'at t~.. next ~_. election. Fine w.eather. Thur.,ll~r. 1.t. i.e) ~:. WGl'lt to work at 2-30 p.m. to~&y & filled 24 skips by 9 p.dl..brother Jaok&Ned tatid-aon'a,.on. 9uth, got our P8lY' ~wh1ch was ~ , The L.Jlh.l,eaaue baiiot':pa:cera are' nearly all,filled & returned., &: the reaultwi.j1.1 'b.e~nown to-morrolf. Fine weath.>: ~', 1 '--, - _. ~- - -.,:".----;;::- Sat. llar. 3m, l8si. PayJ:\atur~ay. Thie mortling 'X h.~ped HUih de Largie to sort out th. 'ballot papeit8,. Charlie ~a."all here too., B.rother Jack, d~ Largie; 8& J1~ went 'out i our cart to Youm& Wall.eni this mornln& & oolj..ected & co~ unted the 'ballot p_apeh & r.tur~,,ett6 p... ~:~ -!t.~,p.m. John Robill8on declared t~. result of the ballot, which 1sf Dave Watkiu_ 365..th.,XlU.ll\ll.r ofc1j~;y. l,n ~Lea.rf,J.atues Don, el:ly, 125; John E.,tell, 45; William Mclroy,' 44; rev tavie Watkil'lS polled more than_ the othersput.t~ieth.r, & i8 thu. the L.E.t,eaiue nominee. He thanked those who TO-'.tedtorbim, & prondaed to do &:).1 in ~& power to help on. the Labour oau....' ' ", ' -- Aarlft! Lewi. atart'ad,at 7 p.m. tea sp_e. from Left t balcony on The Depreililion 8& ts Cause., & concludld at 8 p.m. Ra:L ny- all-day; showery,at,~~~.,~,_...._ l-a:1. d Watkina 1 (- on the' /',t:a11y Post 11 share. nolf owe ;. bouaht a copy~ of the 'book entitled "Wol'k & WQ&es t J by Thoma.s Brali2ey. lhp for 1/6. - -" - - SUn. Mar. 4th 18,94:. went to the Wall-send pa:rkthis 'morn:in& & saw Bill peters, HUih Youl&, Geori8 Banfield Ted. Lee, & John Robinson. William Morris Huihes ~sp6ke -a~ the " -Pla'Gtabur.g roturda, tl1ia everd.l1i 011 ','Soliqari ty of Labour~. wall not there. Cloudy weathermnl. -,... '-',' " Mon. Mari5th This Dlornina 1- ~ent with JaCk; Will Fre B~ll patterson, to NeJVc~st~e, &_ we stopped at_ Wi therspoonlashop, &. Bil~ took the horse &. cart to the Junotion for.. sane-ducks. 'ntlte meantime Jack &., went to Mad Marlthaml. & bouiht some clothini; 1nciu(;lin& a coat 'forme. We ~so bought a hat&,a_pairof trouser. &: flannel for ChalX'lie" The cost of the articles Waif 2 pounds 5 'SM. 1.i1D&fi & we' were~ iiven,4 t1,ckets-for.j(arkham pl.-ollie, to bepheld'-~n.the

89 1 "f.l'1.. ""-' ', Following is a copy of the ballot paper used by the Wallsend Branch of the Labour Electoral League' when selecting a candidat~ to stand.for election to the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, and th; result of the selection ba'1lot~of the League H D L.(nitials of Hugh de Largie, secretary). J B R. ( ni tials of John Bailey Robinson-, chairman ). LABOUR ELECTORAL LEAGUE 7 March 3rd, '--'WALLSEND BRANCH. BALLOT PAPER. Oandidates:- ( Result of selection ballot). WATKNS McLROY DONNELLY~ 125. DAVES. 12. ESTELL. 45.., r : '1 1...!t ~

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91 ,, _:..,. queen's birthday. We took the'cl!d.thea over to Charlie,who is breaking stones for He'stlow on the side of the wharltes. bought t. printili-etamp to print any number up to 9999., or... ~ed.. Jlill brouaht--the.horae.. & cartbaok to Wi ther- 00n'8 t,8& we iot-our groceries & came' h'ome by way of Ad,8Down & Nen: Lamb_t.on ~ _...-. 's-eve~n:g-tornmy COdd, the leader of the "Acti va SerVice r1iad..._,._ifloi:-.-..from-th buoony-of~th-e-reberve-pub, &--Tan-... ".. beon.was his chairm8lll. bought a copy of 'the paper called ~~!1Q...~ f.or_.mylielf"... ~nother'~for-..bill-a.l1btin-. ---" The Wallsen1 bii ~u!'.nel worked.:,.to-day, but the little tunil was " idl_."... p.os_t_ed.. 'the.golden B.. ttle~ t<r James HennaGro3e.,-.' ho'wery day: cloudy eveni l1i 0 "Tuei~'-:Mir~--6th '.~.(LBkU>J! ! ~ W, went in to work at p.m. & fill6ld wi..t.h_._big.coaj..~..b p.. m~-eight -10-~l-4.&' '. Rain nearly all day & still raining at ll'p'.m. Jack went to Newcastl e t..o..--q.ay w1~h_the-hor&e..~f.u!.t.-hewent-~t o Baker' for a Toan but:di,d not, get it. The Labour Electoral LeaJiue got our h..9.~~_e.. _!ibi~--j'-veni..n&to-go.. -.toweat -Wal-l-serowith"Mr. W.M. Hughes who was going to speak thel.'e; but the road was 80 hard' & he._a".y._'thaj.....:tll.ey_had tooome... baok hane~.-"-... " Wed,._Ma~. 7th Rainfelloont1nu-ously froml"p.m. yester da.y till 4-30 this morni l1i.' The plaoe is flooded J & our botto m ga.~el iel.. d.timaged by.thewater... Walls-end. is idle.- 1 shifted. my electric battery & wires thi& mormng because' they' were exposed ~ 9~lle.!ai n.,dissolved-sane- s-i-lver n-ni-tri c'-acfdthi's "evening, & made it into chloride of- silver, w'ich a m reduc i ng to tr~taj._licsil v:er... bymeans ofz:l.-nc-. Cloudy now,' 11 p~nr.... Thur. Mar. 8th. 1894:. We.. ent to work at12 p.m. &: filled 51 of. "round" (large) coal. Brother Jack, Fergie Reid, Bill Mclroy Be C._.,,~~... r()d.~.. t,c>jl.8.t.-wal18en-tbi8at-ternoonw.l.th W.Y; Hughes - who addressed tie u~-1h're-p~- mi ners there & then went to Minm1 & f<?.. ~_t)~.a 'Ol'anch.~of-.the.-Labour-El-ectoraF Leaiue'j.-"-'.. 1 Fine weather. - --_... - ~ -----_. - Fri-.-Mar.--9th, Wallsend is idle. Os'\vald Gleghorn Steel was,to have spoken at Wallsend-ro.lJignt... wt,rain prevented. him., Jack & made a dyke in the bottom yard to keep the water from -.r~p:;::-l:g-~ r-j:.g.~._ the.. g~rden...har.r.y. Rush ton'epok e fran.t oe Leil-if f pub balcony this evening on various matters. Sat. Mar 10th,,1894.' W,allsend:l.s not w-orking. 'O.. G. Steel" the Wallsem b,aker, was to have spok_~.na~_.jv~llsendto-1"4.ght, but. he-could not-becauso -Of thera1.,n. tsun.-mar. 11th, 1894:. :r"we~tovir-top~ritents buii8h~r shop s_eye_r ~ ()t~-~!~... e _. ~p.~~, ~.. th1s lllor\llli_ a.. 8lw_BiP p_e ers.-.--'-'

92 ,. - r.. ',76. to. _. verand.all.. Bill :read a portion of "The Wo~man". The J:ai > made it impossible to hold a~y meeti ng in the park., so - -,wenthome.--n-the-ueni.ng_ -L-w.ent._cio_wn~.:t.o ll'l io];t&;j:;~~ e. &. met Jack Mahoney & several others whom knew. Rain ag ad n-at n1gh.t..----, ~, > " ' Mon. Mar.-12th.-LB.94.-At ha.lf _paat.2_j;hij:jti.f_~~r~oon,_broth8 Bon &.1 wen,ti n,to work & found. 'thatt.4 men we~e in our pi1 1ar,a8 they were flooded outq'f_the1rown PQr4.. We fi skips by, 10 p.m. Our toxmag.. folf th_e,,pay is. for number -25,110--8kips--atlO-!"6-~---59 tona a OlYts_. &_2_-'l~s., ~ For number 28 ~ 1107 skips 'at 10 -,2"'"14 ='$ tona 18 cwtil & 3 qrs. The.rain haa cl(lared off_.. Tuea. ~ Mar. 13th. 1894,. --1-o-day: 1J.w~nt.1 n t01l9~k' a't 3:-30 p. m., & by 9.p,.m. we had filled 28 skips of ooa:l..-.- Jack..&- Btll Langwe,nt--ou:t-in ourc_~rt tc.lwest 'W~~s.~._ this afternoon. Clear weather; temp. at,ll p.m.,74 dei.fall,.: We'ar. Mar.,t*th~ Bob & went to work at 3-15 p.m., &; filled-s. ~-o:!-.~-~- &fill.d~~&28 _skips by'?-3f\. p.m. Our weights, are llcwt. for both munbera. Brother,Jack. shot a red.~il1t:niilmorrti. na,& 8~ye;l. t :to J~,ve Wa1ikins,. Red flag for' VTallS6nd colliery., r - Thur'. Mar'. 15th W~lsend.worked t &:?re went--in at 3-15 p.m. &-filled. 8Sek~8 :e.y''":''&-s.t;-p-~. 3, skips9f large coa & wai ted untill 5-30 p.m. ; & as the wheeler did not 0Olne' Ned favirlson went out to the flat & fqund. 9_ enljty skips, 'which WO intended to fill; but when we got to the flat the skips wets not there._earty!l:lv1dson &,1: wen~ up 1;0 th,' top flat to get them, but were blooked by full skips; sowe-al came home. Brother Jac~~ shot 8; _oatt~ts morning a:t?helly. &. he' took it over to!ave for the boy. Governor fuff is at!lewc~stle to-day., - _ Fri. Mar. ~6th 189o:k. We went to wqr~ ~touruswlj. time &:. filled 32 skips, of best coal. We had a n~w: wheelei"-~o-n1ght a8 -Watty- Smilea got,j,a_q~~y~jite;'day_ f()l'_1j~~tidi a horb Our new wheeler is Abe. Sheldon Brot~er- Jaok gotoux'-p~ll_,~":-10h'~q~~~~~ to _i. 7~-o. a.fter )ayi~ pe~oentage &: +ooa~ expenses to the Union... sat~ Ma;r.,-f7.th~ l pay Saturday. litis morniri& Jaok&- : rode in our-oart t_o,newoq<stle_. for ~ thegrgceae.!. _We put the'!fise & cart in Brent's p~b. yard while W!=!!eft~ii... ft"-~ar-c J Jack went to seecharlie# &1. went_to theltechnologig~l "~. museum ' i n Hunter Street. gave the care-taker 2 b1 ts, of pet-" r:1 1 ad wood tha-t -f oul'x1- in wr' pillar,.-1e ask-ed -me my name#_. -

93 ;..~ 77. {( &. told him & wrote it on an envelope'! hnd a gooctlook ~t\ the minerals & various "other tl1in&1i1 until JPlick arrived. We- then-went,to Knaggs' t & went--1-n-for the-cell that ord~red a fortnight ago. An old man was serving, & he did.--not-klow-the--p-rice-(}f-the-cell--j--s-o-he-- told me-to--' come --back at 2.11m.. which did. bought an outside c'e1l f'or the F---[-4L-ec--lu.n~:Qer-Gne---Ge;l-1---4or 9i. 1. al-sa~ou,il't---a -b ox-- of ~- - lford'a ordinary t'plates & a sheet 6~ albumenised, sena i-ti 88d--!i8Per--j-~-&--or4el'ed--aqual'-t'er -ef- a--po'lun--0i double- ootton-covered cop),)er wi re." A Y\iUl'lg,man in cha.rae gave me af-'-o&t--&~shiph8jll-&-pn-oeli-st ' Further ddwn the street 1 bought 2 books for 3d each:, the - -tit le-~-of-~one-i--s----~'0u~:r-p--re8 ent~parl:i-ament;--r,na:.t t Worth t, by an ex-ta.l.a. T'he other is entitled "A Short Riotory of.' ---~-~-F.."a..land'~--part3 ---next went--to M-l--;t-v t s- -book-shop &."0'.. boll!1ht _11 " '-' :3 comic papers. saw, there a copy of - Fatherles8 Fanny vH-6---~e--o:f~-~wh!f}h--i-B-a--~shil-l-i-l1i~.,1--got-it put-avrt.iy until~next Pa.y Saturday. had often heard MothoT speak of' thj.s ~~-()14--.:Q()ok-j--'WhiG-h---sarteone-had-~Tead-"oo-her-- many-years ~go.-- We then went to Wi thers.,(joon t r:;shop & got our grpcerieo & Ce."n6 -'.~---hom~ ~ , ~-----, ~ ~ Rob ',vent out to Toronto this znorni.ng with a :plc:-:ic r-artr ()f Jack -boup,ht a--double-barrelled-gun of,lim -Robi nson for 7 /e. Sun. Mar. 18th atten1ed a meeting of the Socialist League thi.smorni~ng-~-at-henr'y-1'ylde8-1eyts house. 'Phose ];:iz'esent - were.lohn Robinson ;Ht1~h de LaTgiej' John "Roynolcla; Chal'lie -Viall John -Hodge i,1oh-n Em-art ;Bi-l~l--Me-l1'OY ;,rohnwa;tkinb~-& Henry Tyldesley 1 & myself. The business was d1aoiu;wi ~ the - Labour~~lectoral-Leag-ue-oonfe-renc--e-i-&-the- artiole in The TJiberator" on SocialisUl~ De Largie read the t'8'~ort of the.c i -thi..., ',!" - l' ', ~ --con... erenoe n-swcea.-s-,~or:klhal1--c-:---et:xp-a:tn '1' ed -J.~-o. t t us Then Harry Tyl:lesley read -iym.ea t a tteck on Socialism & causer.l,'-- much amusement. L, sai-d,-l n 1'eply-t-t)-;;S--ym-es-'remat'k that 2oCial-l " ism had not enc ouraged '1 nventi on, that Humpiu'oj" rav'y &. r aradq.y : -were s~portedby the Rri-ti.sh Gove-rn'n -i1t---while they-v!ere -:!ll.a.~---, in& their dinc"yeries in electricity; &: that we have elect.ric, 'li-ght as a result of Dtate 30c:tal:l.bm.-~, l"lic;l.. 'Carr (aliab :::i11,austin ) went away to 1,'/ya,long to cla.y to clig~.f 01' gold.-l n ltel~n.~&treetto"'---ni~ht-- had do 1-ongtalkwith Hill.j6v.in~ of r:ark Creek ( Jeamond ), & he prorilised to j - th Q,,t ' t- r...,,-... ~, _oj._n _e ""oo.a J._S _... eagu8--noxl,r-..:t,iu... J.G.a. -T J7.-1p~id T~"l:lef;l ey 3d. fo-: 7 the L. F:.L. 'Tai n now (11 p.m. ) temp. -r "e.r~ re flo f,1ah,.._ ' ' _.-----_ _._ _._- --~-' ~.~-~ " _f.,,.. ~ c' 'len. 1\lar'.'19tl' 1':94 1l" ' unt11 ~la- -~ ~:. ;,-;. -" p.l'l. t --!--~R-d--:v:~:n~e!i40:-~laY--&_ -we-wqrl<:-eci-tronr ~ Qtr,J.,(1 DO bjr."' ('~,":f,,-.,),,1 >. tit., \.il'~... u ".,1 \ u...).

94 , '78. -; H- Lave Watki ns rode out to Cardiff this evening to thwnk those who voted for him there. Jack went shboting wi th. Jim Q' B~~!'n, bu t. J~ didno.t~ get _a.ny~hi Dg.Rainingnow t 121 midnight)..'.--'---'-~- Tues. Mar. roth 1894 Wallsend pit worked ag~n.to -iiay" & we 6tari;~ _to wo:rj.la.t_~~'lp". m._&.fill ad 34. of. large noal On the way to work ' went to t~8 Wallsend police court & got :my li:leqtqr' s Right._Bob &..,Ta:ck...-.also got theirs. Rain t,j-day, but dry to';" night There was an Electorau. League 'meetil'lg,thiij ~veni~,.&;r~ckwas,_ paid-ten, shillings. Watty Smiles started wheeling agaip to- night. "' Wed. Mar. 21st" fs94. We filled.' 26 skips by' 9-f.O to-night. Brother Jaok & Bi ll_ftt.e.snwalked. out to'. Mi nrni this morning to look for work '& Jack got aprond.se o~ a job at roping,,', & he has to go o~t ~Qinnext ~aturd.ay. Rain morning & night.,. ~" ~.-- --\'--." " _ Thur. Mar. 22nd, Walls'enq. coll~,ery is idle. have s,tarted to wri te a pampllletenti tledb:ard _.Manual,Labour: ;, its Cause &: Cure". which interid. to,send to the 'SoCialist' edited by Harry HQl~a~.Bai ny.we~.tb.~r. F~. Mar. 2~rd" 1894, This.1s G,ood FJ:iday,so we are all idle. 1 E!tayed at home all day wri ti ng my pamphlet... "'.. Sat. Mar.- 24th, have been writing all d.a.'y. sun. Mar. 25th 1'894. '..w.. a.tit.. up to T.Y. deal.' e morni.lg toattend. a. SQc1~l~ ijt B1e~'t11&bu.tl.onlY ~enib.ers c came namely" :r ohn Robinson, Hugh de f.ar8tle,hertry Tyldesley t Thiif eyen;ng Ml". W.A.Hqlman spoke 'in the Plattaburgrotu;na,on progress of the Future" John Robinson ",as. chairman., \.. y'f~sethi~!. lion. Mar. 26th F.aster Monday. Jack has gone to the river; Bob has gont3 to the Lake ;&L1~ane has.bone to the picriic i n'croudace t s paddock. 1 have been writing' "Hard Manual L'abour". We rece~ved a letter from.lane' Hanc.oQk to':"'d.ayl.. She i ve~ at Broken Hill. ',., -. Tues. Mar: 21th ;1894;~:Waiisend sta.rt'ed again'to-day. We--wenin to work at 3-50'p.lt. &.fi11ed.. 28_.Qfbig.co~1. J,acke_t~er.-. ted to..o.ay at Mi nmi. 'OUr tonnage foe next pay is. for 25,111 'skips ~t 11..which ~1.s. 58 _.tq~ :.17:.Q.rt~J-..& fo.r_!.2_6.. 1.Q9 skips flt 10-3 = 58 tons 11 cwts. Mr. Albert Card spoke at Wallsend this :vven:l ni ng. post~d a letter_.toj'anehanoock" B;roken :Hi ll'-thi '" e.ng. ", ",. S 10\. '--

95 - t '7 CJ Wed. Mar. 28th, 1894:. Bob'& went in to work at 5-50, ~.!_~._. 8c~ th l!~9. ~ '~_~;'t_~-!ill-ed-.:-30 of..:pi B--c oal o. We finished our pillar & started ona fresh one. _~~J)~ol"kjJdJiai-n_a.t- J4i.nni~&r.o_d_e ~_o~_ti~-al'.~--- _.xbur.. ~lla.~~ll._l-a j.c\.~lfte.nd--ll.ttl e tul1ne.l,-1s-work~ng,._~. but the big tunnel, is' idle. There was a fall-in in the.'..'.. ' l1jltl_e._tu_nn.elb_ef..o_r_etcm.nn~t~_~y-,_so th_e. ~ tunn_el s.:tpp... at dinner :time & did not start again'. We went to the tunr el _saw_~arty..",_&he said_l1e_jiad.seen W111.1s_, th_e_ un'ler manager ~ who' said we could not get any skips;. SO we came home. _ole.\.9k _~o_rkjhl~gm._jltj;)_~a.y_t-but_he_b.ad...j;_o waj.k _ h_oul_e_, as Tiger gotout of the yard & strayed away homeward. Jack caught him in &t._pc~q,~.9ck tl11j:, eyet:oi.l'l&,... J aok Pc._L:-m..eljj_~~i_nc ~ _~:tasj~_._4..._rqd. ~ f or the Leclanche battery this even:i.ng. Rainy weather. -- Frt--;-Mar. 50th S94.-Wafs-end worked. Bob- 'got -cilr--pay &-. '-'-p:::eji~~~oi~~~-~t&~~lp~j-!{a~~t{f-k:~;~;:-()-mrii.'.~yll J:'- --Sat. Mar~--- 3ist-.t Thfs-aftern6Qa --we-nt--~fo--tom-- Fi-sher ~ got~_q..:u._p_. J:. ~9~ L1~_~l!,J!~_e_.!. L_jihen _~odej_n ~ur cart ~o Newcastle t where we saw Charli e" & got 10 tram tickets ~;~~ s~~t:tf-~~~~h~-~~b~~kt~t-i~r~~~9~~~f;1~~~rat-h~i~! -t-:~~!;y-i~---m~ ~--H-~~t o1h~~!~~~~--~6~~r~fc~t~'~~~6~r:e ered... wi.re_~o~ ~9:;_._~_~_p._9-'lnc~. 9~.. R.~g~11ic_a 9~~ f Qr 1/6. then went to Fai rless. Bros. shop & '!ft0ught a copy of the Royal Aca.Q.~Y_ 3ij_ou ~O~5dj.~q.9P:r.~;' t~deal_ COlllDlonwoal~hs t for 'd. bought a "World's ComiC paper for ld~ & got into ~~- - 'w!:~&c~~tt~~-~';-~e!!~~-1t:-()-f~:~l!~~~~p&~~b: 6~y~n Sun. A'P-~ lst~-1-894,..---werit - to Tyld'eaYeyf shouse--tlfls rilo-rl11ng -( & met Charlie Vial..1 ohri Robinson & Henry Tyldesley there. the-even:lflg -ll~t--roo:r-nsoic"&-~--r;argie in Nelson street & t>aid Hugh 6d contribution to the Jsague. At Bl-ackall & Hunt t schemiet snop-~bdtiglit- a,-n:--6unce--oftarta-hc acid for 3d & 4 penntorth of 'ascetic acid, for which lowe him. Fine- -weather; Mon. Ap~-2Di:l;-1894~---Wew6rked-to-'""tirght -&- -fill d.-s&-skips of" s t big :.coa;~_~c~ wc?_t'~e_~_~~_~inm!,"_~~!c:in... : _~_o--<!~r._. Fi~~ : w~8:ther_. t. -b;~~:~ -~J;-cUg~~; --}~: -ai ~:\~~{~! i-~~-~dvi~~--~f-~~i~a- 18tL-,k. J:- J lecture this evening by rev. Tom favles,in the Ba'[)tist -church. Fine weather "--"--'---..

96 !o. Wed. kp. 4th~l894~ To..a~ht'wef:l.11f)d 51 of ooal., Wallsend. miners: oavi1led this evening, & we got, to. numbers 101 & 102 in the inel:l,;le,. l~a~ty &, Ned fav- _ J --:tdson-have'-g~ot-~t-o-ju-qi1ee-.-c-.jaok----work-ed-ag-ad.n.--;.i:l.ne. :., 'Thul:'. r~ain~5th-;~l:a94-;---bob-&':'~~went-d~w-n~te~-r--p111ar..,n:l.s l11o~,n('n&'~ 'pui(al.:t o~_,toq~s,into ;a;,."i p &.,shoved,i t up.. t~.f:-mqutli'-'-of--tli.:e~.~l--;--f~om-the-re-:-we---ca~1"j.,8(1. -themc-t oth,m'outli.of,the,'b~g.tunn.l, tr.ave1~i:ng road, where we net Jack o tbr:l.n-1qlo told -U8-tllat--our- bo~<t is-down-a'bout-150-j=arda on, t;b.e1,.e~t.':.:l.de of )he~rav;'f$11ing; :r:q8d, going down. We took ou to-01lf--down1:had. a--1o-ok-at--th-e bord.--whioh--ts- 6 -yard.--wide. W. saw lave Watkins atthe,piok-r~~, &.he to1d;us he,was. goi out '.to Te~alb.-thi's 6'!en:L-ngto--make a--speeoh.;- so-we pr~sed tak. him out in OUT o&fi1;. J~ob --walked outto, i~i &~ot our horse from-brothe;rjaclc&r,rod~it'h-an -- took--th,-ho~se-& -. oart to the Wal1send park,' 'where rave & Hugh de Largie were wai ti~ for me., We 'drove-to Pi ttown &.-gotjohn Rob~on. -- Hugh drove to Cockle Creek, where we got the feny.& leva _ pa:l.d l/e to the Chinaman-i-neharge.:-oftbe punt-.-twu--dark when 'we 1 eft the punt; so we lit the lamp & rode a.t a,walk1 ng paoe over the bad-road. to Teralba. 'l'herewa.s.asmollorowd at Hodges t 'Pub. wh~re weatopp:ed ~ put the horse:& oart. About 50 men gathered--in--t~.hall~c-&-mr. -Ford :~s-e1eo_t.d ohairman. Qa;ve, in starting, thlildked those who had voted for' him to oontest theeleotioni-n the interest of ~abour. He dealt With sever~ mattera, inc1udi~,proteot1on;singlee.ll'ax, Federation Nati ona11aation o-f the miruu~., He-asked them- to - ' vote for him. He wa. ~tt~:nt~vcly ~1st.ned to;' & on the motion of Robert ani th he was-ogi-ven a u:na-nimous vote-of,o-onfidenoe. After the meeting we w~nt into a. room & had a.chat with Bob RJli th. Mr;-' For<l -M~.---Horne,& M~.Hodges;-. Wf-alao had -s. look at the Sohoo1 ol Arta. Bob Bmi th gave us a oam1e & we start.ed for home. went in front 'Wi tha- light, & Hugh drove,. We got to the Creek after a hard struggle, orossed on the pun & gothqm. at l2-50 ~.m.~ Jaok wor~ed to day on the soreens. Cold weather. ', F~i. Ap. 6th, 1894:. OnJ,.y the big tunnel side of Wallsem pi - i-s. worki ngto-day, -so w8-areidle. -took a -oopy of Gral'ldmottLl Rowe t 8 memorial oard wi t~ the c q> yi ng oamera, &. gave the pla 15. ncondsexposul'e wi-th-s-top- 52.1d.evelQped.. 1d.-th-pyrogalli.o aoid & got a good negative. This eveni,ng wrote some more on: "Hard- Manua1- L~bourlt.J~Ck worked. _ ~~ny weather ~, ' Sa.t Ap-. 7th, W.~are--idle again---to day-.---took 1tl18.tJi~. Li z -Jane t s portrai t thi$ morni ng in-the di ni ng roan.t wi th th~ qua-rter- 'Plate oamera;--on.an-lfords6rdi-~y'--lati.-----,.,!. s~o<?nds' ezp~s~_re ~ '~~v~~ope~.-.:w1j;h py~o. -.-~i~~_ca;.g~:--!~g;~~ve.,

97 lit l.' :lkv~1~rnjg~;~ excitement wa.~ oaused, 'at": THE BROK~N,HL:. STRKE LEA~ERS;dt,J'.'8'~>, To Be Released at Once, ', j 3 nn.<j;,j it?,,(o'ciock Y, esterday '" SYDNEY, THURSDAY, and: benatt:e~o"'l~r~'a.fight, MR, R. E. O'CONN(lR, Minister for JustiCe, t},lii't'f one, 'of 'Hie com-: ' to-o'ay recommended in an official minute _,'a"rlma' 'Onma1i:irighiqniriel it, ", tllflt the, Royal l).arriage day should be 1',iF,;"...,,;,,,,,, Harry, Div<2r,' and:,jumea,: : J marked by the exercidb of the prerogative of both young lle1(pf.i1'bo]it :2~,:"" mercy. The recommendation for the release ha~ some slight': dillpilto di:n;ing-:",,',<\ of the prisoners was made to the Governor, in P?rtlOnof last,week, and';-pl]."':::\'::: the following terms:-" would suggest to, _ evcmng"tbe quatr,evivas revived:~;:..t'i'; your Excellency,that the, Royal marriage ~' f " tr1&~;~;~~~~~:f~, i~under8tood,went rip to'".',; markeu in this colony by a signal axel'dee of n kilow'whether he was' -', the prerogative'of mercy. The release of the ~ if \ '\, to 'settle the, qull~#'o~,both igreed:':,,; to-day being,celebrated,in England should,, on the,' Summ~l'hill football-'., in accordance with' wel1-establi8hed usage',- :gr@tl:nd'te,s~'ril,fllv;'at '3 o'clbe]r. About,tnat-.-' ~ throughout her Majesty's' ddminions, be,'>it as-he was' the" \prisoners now, under sentence ill connection :r 'and " ' :1 lith the Broken Bill riots of last year. wo'ulel " b~r special act of clemency well befitlmg the <,,/ rr"l'l';'"m,ri,n at'lal1t1nlf.;t;o-;l'i", ",,:;:\ occl>j,sion. '> therefore recommend the im- :v 8ta,g~rer,ed~,Qj~rll:; '/'~(;' mediw,te nl;;c}mrge from custody of Richard ".- '.~ Sleath,_,Villiam John Fergnson, Ernest of '"" J, osiah ~,llijkingh,o,~ne\ and~bert,a. Hewitt," _' '~he youth" - -'J The Goved~}has gweh h,s assent', and the wel1/lstcady; ", '. iniinediate"~le,&se from custody- has been,,, ' th,!tparents,' :,j orderoe1 ofthfl:;i>,i-is?nersjn question.,ju~ ai'll, greatly respected,"-, ~ this forenoon.' ',', ~l ',li,. ~ f}f~~~ J".8trDl>EN DEA'rXAT' WALLSEND.;;",.. ATBllBBLY 'sudden death took place early ~ yesterday morning to 8i very old resident, named Mrs. Cummings. The unfortullate "." lady and her son reside at Pit Town,. the, -./' young man being engaged ~t Messrs. Camp- l" )'( hell and Cant,'shakery, Upcn going home': ' about 5, ol:clook yesterday morning he en,,. ' deayoul:ed, to awaken his mother to gain { /,-1.,,'( admission. Thinking; that 'sheniight 'be:,,", OLC"l"'U~;, the young, man prooeeded to'another' house, to rest, and again returned home ~bou:t 2, p.m., when, finding the _ house still closed, he 'at once 'got through' the win dow, and found his mother dead. The, deceased had been a resident of Walls end foi:' i fully a C/.uarterof a century, and leavesahirga,: family, all of whom are greatly, respeoted. '; Tho,district coroner will hold a magistei-ia,l inquiry at Wallsend at 10 o'olock this mornmg, - (]:fial:~' ~g, /8 9J.;~, 1..<' "., " " ~. '. '.'. " :-1 'i./ -.;"- i /" /

98 41 NOEX~ '... Abel)2. j5. And.erson;2:.,33'~ AveliDi.,3._AoQic1ent~.l. 28.lttwocd, 9. A~Ciant Emp*r : thai:l: Or~gin,f. SuQoe'u~10n, ~_ Re8\l1 ts t ~ i l 42. Andrew, J l~. Au~tin,21. 75,!. ~7.,l~., 23. Al'm$tJ;Q:uil.,18.. : Australian Sooialist Leag1.1e,~. Aust~alianWorkmanlt,~ i ActiV. e servic.~ Bngao.e,' - ~ 'A.gS. rega~... ~6~ti~' ::0... 'jr ~' rother Bob.,. 2. e 23. 6,. lq.bliu:t.1,~y:1g~on,2.,6.~2.~27, Eoag) 3. ~a;,r,~.~ $. ~a:.,ballot ~2~ ~3.,. 74. B~11.lO Buxton, 33. Brown, , Battery 34~.. ~2., B!lk.~!-l3'. _ 2~32. 'f : Buchanan~+4. Bousfi~ld. 2Z;., Bottone,tl'. Bower,SA. ~ B1ackl ega) fo. Rrad+augh 24.,.'RriQks +8.Ri ~thd~y8.,3 9. Bradley r,43. B1aCk.22.~4:44. 'sa;;!ielti, 'JH.. 7!.27~ 'B,eeby,2S.-Baptists,,5!. Barrier Miner 23 Brent 2~.." " '.'''' -. ""~"".- ~,.,".,..,., carter 45. CCamera' 80. '~. '_., - -'. ' " Charley ~.7.;7,.5.~39~ au t,hbej~'son~:a. Cherry,2~~~olli?- ",1' ~ 't' < son,3. vourt;3. 'Co-operativecQlli el"y., 3.2,9. "Ceasar 's~-.cp"p,un!l", 31\ Cook,4.6. Clothier, ". Cummi~8~ 9. ~~g,33. Conventional L:les Of our.c:j.vi1azation, Ohrt'8t~l:\'1om :1 1 As tray", 13. Ca Vi l1i ng,,31. Curry Card 78. 7'~~tq.ur1 ej:~, 55. Cridlani dtowned.,57. Oapp,er,34. 00nn,43. Cat 76. Confer- ence,37. De Largie, Qi.v.e,r,,2. Death of Frank Saunderson, 7,6.25. '33.4. Cash~,15. 'Cavies',l 7', 79. Debate, , luke,56. Oon~lly, 56.7~ ~ l:eath ~f Curry,68. De~seYJ26A.27.;57.e5.: Drunmond, 43. ilinl O'D.69. Dodd, 7 Q 75. caily ~ os:t,,74. Death of, Migtij Sincl~r~ 38', neath of lwane,39. puff )76. ~ath,of:,barty'e boy,42.,,n "",.. ' t..,' '.,', L 8Gtla Elect.. ;:Jssay 01. Dririt ~. Edison 8 Elementary" 'rrlll "El tn.l icity & Main8t18~~,8. Electr{e,bali~.ry,~ u.' r: 1 natru.m "nt Yak1 n,g.8. Edwar.da, Estell. 2~ , 14 telem.nts of Cheln1stry",42:.M.57. ExperimentS, "Evening Post",24. Electio.rl of watk1na,73.7-'. Elector'a r1ght Frost& Sh1uham.8. Fr~nc1 22. F~r,uson,23.5l.52. Fouutain,20. Fisher,26. Fegan) 31.Fisher,40. Frew, Fer&ie Re:l.d,l c;ata1 fight,2, Finding,date,64. Froane,3. )F~om the F.arth,to the Moon",8.13 ) "Fabian Essays on Sociaq.iem, F:l.re,66.:._-,o "Field F10wers A,59. "Foundation of Death,24. Fatherless Fa~, 77, " '.. ".' Grose H~. Grennan,2. Grose,74. Gr1erson.2. Garden, :'\9 ~47. Gun.7. Garo.i nf)r, ~3. Garden,7.54:.55. Gillespi e, 38. Gay,40.Gun, 77. Groves,69. Golden Bo'Ctle,75, Good Friday, 78. Huntee ri ver 2. Harrisontr!i. Howell,2.52. Hudson t 2).Houset.4 Hardy t Burn, 17 mari ok, 33. Hil~ ~ Hyde Hiig S J 43 Hardee, 44. Hanwood, 44. Hughes, ~odge,13. Hancock 73. "Hard Manual Labour :ts Cause & -Cure, 78. H111,45. 1 " l-:sstlow , HaYdon.53.Hancock, 78 Holman, , Hou,32. Home Rule, 25. Haworth, 28. Hymn,59..

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