Biddy pays my water rates $1.80.
Get leave to go home to Lynn Valley. Biddy, Eileen & self with Mr. Crossky go to Rice Lake in afternoon & return @ 6 pm. Rough journey thru swamps, over trails, then bush etc. Find some copper ore etc. We miss [cars] & arr. in Hospl. at 2 am in morning very tired.
Sunday 23 August 1914
To Rice Lake Rifle Range with Doctor McMane, Mr. J. Barker & others made 33 score at 200 yards. To church in evening after being at supper with the Neate family. I sit in choir 1st time. A pathetic farewell is given to Mr Ed Hughes at Neate’s. All family are in tears.
