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Dr. James Murdoch M.D.
of
Craigow 1785-1848
Early Pioneer of Medicine in
Van Diemens Land
APPENDIX 2. Miscellaneous entries in
Dr James Journal
(1st entry in Journal in VDL 30/8/1822)
| 4/12/1822 |
Sent to farm rations for four men for one month, a
grindstone and two jars for water.
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| 11/11/1822 |
Sent two men to farm Monday 11/11/1822 - Charles
Carter and Wm Dumbleton Caledonia ship Oct 17 with meat and flour for
one month Rice and Tea.
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| 22/11/1822 |
Samuel Norton went to the Farm on Friday 22 Nov
1822 same day had new potatoes from Kangaroo Point.
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| 20/12/1822 |
Sent 250 lbs beef to the farm and 220 lbs flour. |
| 1822 |
Mr Dunn Hobart Town |
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To repairing locks |
£ 5.0 |
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3 tumblers |
6.0 |
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3 wine glasses |
3.0 |
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3 cupfulls of Fine Imperial Tea |
4.0 |
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Pot lost by servant |
12.0 |
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Handle to goblet |
2.0 |
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1oz Lardner tooth powder |
2.6 |
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2oz Paragonic Elixir & phial |
5.6 |
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To attendance and advice |
6. 6.0 |
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To survey farm near New Norfolk one
day |
5. 5.0 |
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13.11.0 |
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House rent for 19 weeks @ £1.00 |
19. 0.0 |
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1 ?? Edgeworth Tales |
5.0 |
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School book lent Mrs Dunn |
6.6 |
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£ 33. 2.6 |
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| Dec 4 1823 |
Set two hens this evening, one with seven duck
eggs, another with 15 hen eggs. Destroyed by pig and native cat. |
| Thursday 1 Jan 1824 |
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John's boots 10/- to be paid by Ashworth |
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Ashworth due end of year |
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£ 8.0 |
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for 6 weeks of year 5/- |
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1.10.0 |
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1.18.0 |
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By John's boots |
£ 10.0 |
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By wheat |
5.0 |
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By sheep |
15.0 |
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£ 1.10.0 |
1.10.0 |
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Balance due |
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8.0 |
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| May 28 1824 |
Was called at 3 o'clock morning to Pe?? to attend
Mrs Smith from Pittwater accident cart having passed over the chest.
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| Nov 28 1834 |
Grace born this evening between 11 & 12 o'clock.
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| 18th January 1825 |
Mr Smith Pittwater ordered to pay in 21 days from
this date Mr Gordon JP. Received 21 bushels of wheat.
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| March 28 1825 |
(account) Mr Nicholls Clarence Plains for
fumigating house after the fever.
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| May 3 1825 |
Went as far as Jericho on my way to Salt Pan
Plains, was sent for to return immediately for Mrs Arthur, the
Governor's wife, attended her during the month.
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| June 30 1825 |
Left Mr Kimberly after closing his gun shot
wounds. 3 visits to Bagdag. 3 visits in Town.
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| Aug 29 1825 |
Mr Kimberley Bagdad Cr. by one quarter meat, by
ten bushels meal.
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| 13th Sept 1826 |
Francis ?? clandestinely took away his cattle by
telling John that he had paid me and received an order for the cattle.
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| June 1 1827 |
James Walton Dr. Cr by one working bull and one
steer valued by My Kimberley £11.
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| Dec 10 1827 |
Peter Murdoch born this evening Dec 10 1827
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Dr James made his own ink with which he wrote his
journal and reports as follows:
"The bark of the honeysuckle contains very
little tan, tested this 24th August 1826, this ink is prepared from the
decoction of the bark in which is dissolved a quantity of extract from
Wattle bark."
"The same ink August 24 1826 - A mixture
of wattle ink and the ink as above 25th August 1826."
"Stem and leaves of the bitter shrub
contained no tan."
"Dec 20 1827. This ink is prepared from
the essence of the Wattle simple boiled and allowed to stand on the pot for
some days."
The last entry is 12/11/1828.
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