DescriptionThe author, the mother of school age children, sums up each day's occupations: cleaning, washing, ironing, sewing, shopping ; the weather ; trips to town and to the beach ; picnics at Point Walter ; visits to and from friends ; parties and entertainment ; the children's ailments. Her husband Ted seems to have been a tradesman or handyman, wallpapering, painting, etc... for a living, working in the neighbourhood (clients named) but sometimes also far away. Money entries are made on Saturdays. The cost of school books and clothes is also given.Imprint1909CollationUnpaged ; 28 cm.LanguageEnglishNotesThe last page is missing. Long hand in pencil (a couple of ink entries), in a specially printed diary produced by Dawson's whisky. Fourteen days to a page, in two columns. The diary starts on 1 January, 1909, the last remaining entry being for 19 DecemberPublication FormatManuscript
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