September 6, 1864, Tuesday. Started from home at half-past seven, passed Echunga 21 miles from town at 1 o’clock. No prospect of doing any work, went on to Macclesfield. Pitched tent and prepared for tomorrow’s work. Distance today 27 miles. Had tea at public house and I slept at the Inn.

September 7. Beautiful fine day, boiled water and made our own tea, eat our cake, bread, cheese, etc. Took several views of Macclesfield and one glass portrait, one negative. Prepared some paper. Harry and Webb slept in the cart last night but it was very cold. We shall all sleep at the Inn tonight.

September 8. All slept first rate, got up and lighted a fire and had breakfast. Could not do much. Our bath was out of order, could not get it to work well. We turned to and packed, had tea and all slept at the Inn.

September 9. Got up early. Started for Mount Barker through the scrub distance nine miles. Stopped half way and lighted a fire and had breakfast. Arrived at Mount Barker at 11 o’clock. Did not stay there not having sufficient inducement. Left Webb behind and went on about 2 miles and lighted a fire and had dinner. Webb came to us about half-past one. Drove on to Nairne distance 5 miles, took a house, unpacked our things, had tea. Beef steak. 6 o’clock made up our bed on the boards, went to bed early. Wet night, wrote home.

September 10. Being Saturday and very windy, did not commence portrait taking, but took several nice little views of the town to stock the window. Filled out the window with portraits etc. and had a lot of inspectors of our work. Got several promises for next week. Went out, bought provisions for Sunday.

September 11, Sunday. We all went on Mount Barker Hill after breakfast, distant from Nairne 4 miles. Lighted a fire on the top, came home cooked some dinner. In the afternoon Webb rode to Mt Barker. In the evening I and Harry went to Wesleyan Chapel.

September 12. It was very wet and windy. Did no work. I had a bad swelled face.

September 13. Fine morning, rather windy. Been busy printing. Face better today.

September 14. All very well. Nasty wet and windy day. Took negative of Wesleyan Chapel. Took no portraits.

September 15. All well but could do no work, it was so very miserably wet and cold. Webb and Harry went and got a lot of firewood from the Hill.

September 16. Fine morning. Took fresh courage. Done a little work today, think we shall do pretty well tomorrow. All well.

September 17. All very well. Beautiful fine day and we did a little work. Took a family group and view and so on.

September 18, Sunday. Beautiful fine day. Got up, fryed some ham and eggs and had our breakfast, then all of us went to the Wesleyan Chapel in the morning. In the afternoon Webb rode off to Mount Barker, and in the evening I and Harry went to the Primitive Methodist Chapel.

September 19. Beautiful fine day, so busy we had not time to get dinner till tea time, and busy printing. All very well.

September 20. Been busy all day, printing etc. Fine day but it came to thunder and lighning towards the afternoon. All very well.

September 21. Fine day, all very well and busy printing and portrait taking.

September 22. Been busy taking several residences by order. Cloudy day, it came on to rain in the evening.

September 23. Cloudy day, all well, very busy taking views to order.

September 24. Busy printing etc. Fine day, stayed up late packing our things for Callington. All well. Picked up our bit of money and so on.

September 25, Sunday. Cloudy day. Went to Wesleyan Chapel in the morning. In the afternoon Webb went off to see that young chap and so on.

Septenber 26. Got up early, finished packing and started off for Callington, distant from Nairne ... mile. Was a long time trying to get a room or house. At last we got an old paling hut without a fireplace. Had dinner at the Public House. We are next door neighbours to Mr Rowe, miner. He let us boil some water in his fireplace. There is not another room to let in the place. Went over and looked around about the Mine. Picked up some copper specimens. Come home, had tea and a tune and then turned in. All pretty well. Wrote to Goode for some photographic materials.

September 27. Cloudy day. Took the Wesleyan Chapel and Primitive Chapel. Prepared for work and so on. Went to hear the Musicians.

September 28. Windy day, did not do much work. All well.

September 29. Nasty wet and windy day. All well, but did no work. Afternoon Webb went to Kanmantoo to Oddfellows dinner to help play the Conopion, and so on.

September 30. Wet day, did not do much work. I and Harry went down the Bremer Mine with Mr Rowe at 7 o’clock. Stayed down 7 hours, 50 fathoms deep. Saw how the men did their work.

October 1. Very busy all day. The people came faster than we could attend to them. Beautiful fine day, all very well.

October 2, Sunday. Webb and Cornelius started off early for Mount Barker. Beautiful fine day. I and Harry went to Wesleyan Chapel in the afternoon and evening.

October 3. Miserable day, wet and windy. Busy printing, all very well.

October 4. Very windy and wet. Had to turn away several customers. Could not take them for the weather. All well.

October 5. Wet and windy, could not do much work.

October 6. Little finer today. Took several portraits.

October 7. Fine day. Harry and Webb got a horse each and went off into the Murray scrub kangaroo-hunting, and they lost their way. Travelled on to the Murray River and saw hundreds of swans, ducks etc. Got to a station and got something to eat and drink and started home. Got home about ten o’clock at night, stiff and sore.

October 8. Beautiful fine day. Very busy all day. Could not get dinner until seven o’clock. All well. Got up a parcel for home.

October 9, Sunday. Went out for a walk. All well. Had dinner and tea at our neighbour’s. Lost the horse. Harry and Webb went to look for her but could not find her. Went to Chapel in the evening.

October 10. Webb found the horse this morning. All very well. Did a little work, but it was a dusty and windy day. Busy printing.

October 11. Busy printing, took no portraits it was so windy and dusty.

October 12. Busy printing and portrait taking. Pretty fine day. All well.

October 13 (or 14?) Fine morning, but came on to be very windy and dusty. Could not work. Plenty of customers but they had to go home again. In the afternoon it came to heavy thunder and lightning and rain. All well but felt lazy. Webb and Cornelius went for a little ride.

October 15. Rainy day. Did no work. All well.

October 16, Sunday. Cloudy day, a little rain. Cornelius and Webb went to Mount Barker. I and Harry went to Wesleyan Chapel in the evening.

October 17, Fine day. Plenty work, more than we could do. All well excepting I have a bad eye. Wrote home and sent 5 Mrs Bates cards, 5 Collenetts cards.

October 18. Fine day, plenty of work. All very well.

October 19. Fine day, all well. busy printing in the morning and busy portrait taking in the after part of the day. Received a parcel from home.

October 20. Fine day, busy printing etc. all well.

October 21. Very wet all day, thunder and lightning. Harry slept at the Public House Thursday night and started off home by the Mail this morning. Did not do much work.

October 22. Saturday is pay day amongst the miners. It was very wet and windy and cloudy. we only did a little work. In the evening the miners had their spree, got drunk and so on and we raffled an album. Dined out Kingston’s Public House.

October 23, Sunday. Fine day but rather stormy. It is the Anniversary of the Wesleyan Sunday School. Went out to the Mine and heard Mr Lloyd give an address, and heard the children recite the pieces. In the evening went and heard Mr John Dunn preach from the Fiji Islands and heard some more recitations. Dined at Kingston’s, had roast lamb, peas, best pork, cabbage, carrots, potatoes so on.

October 24. Beautiful fine day, the people came thronging us by scores. It is the busiest day we have had since we have been out. We was busy printing and portrait taking from 8 o’clock till six. We had not time to get a bit of dinner. Got away to the tea meeting and had a belly full. Went to the public meeting in the evening.

October 25. Beautiful fine day, took a lot of negatives and so on. Very busy printing. Had dinner at Kingston’s. all well.

October 26. Fine day, did a little work.

October 27. Wet and windy day, did not do much. All well.

October 28. Very dusty and windy. All well.

October 29. Fine day. Was rather busy. Webb and I had a bad headache.

October 30, Sunday. Very hot day. In the morning Webb and Cornelius went off to Mount Barker to spend the day and get a few chemicals etc. I had dinner in Mrs Tucker’s and also tea.

October 31. Webb and Cornelius came back from Mount Barker. It is very hot, hot winds. Could not take any likenesses.

November 1. Very hot winds. Most too hot to live(?)

November 2. Took a few likenesses and was busy colouring pictures. Hot winds. Packed, came off to Mount Barker, slept at Public House.

November 3. Went to Mount Barker picnic.