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The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson - With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Ida Lee
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"Saturday, June 19th. Finished the delivery of the provisions and began
to take in corn from His Majesty's store.

"Tuesday, June 22nd. Employed taking corn. Made the signal for sailing
with a gun, by noon we finished loading having got on board 520 bushels
corn; hauled off to the stream.

Hawkesbury River to Sydney Cove.

"Wednesday, June 23rd. Employed getting ready to drop down and at 9 A.M.
hove up and began to tow down the river; by noon got as low as Simpson's
farm.

"Thursday, June 24th. By 2 P.M. got down as low as the lowest settlers
and then came to, the tides being done. At 3 P.M. hove up and got down a
couple of reaches when we grounded on a mudbank, hove her off and at 8
A.M. hove up and at 10 got past Lover's Leap, at noon got down another
reach.

"Friday, June 25th. At one P.M. came to in Portland Reach. At 8 A.M. hove
up and by noon got two reaches below Sackville Reach.

"Saturday, June 26th. Proceeding down the river, at 3 P.M. came to and at
9 A.M. hove up and by noon got below the first branch.

"Sunday, June 27th. At 9 A.M. hove up and proceeding down the river and
by noon passed the lower reach.

"Monday, June 28th. At 10 A.M. hove up and attempted to work down; by
noon gained two reaches.
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