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Abydos was taken up by Harold Aubrey Hall, Henry Ernest Hall, Reginald Hester, Valentine Hester. I once asked Dad why he went such a dreaful distance from Roebourne in the day of the horse, and he replied that it was the best land left not already taken up, so it must have been "new" country. Dad hated to break a mirror — he said that he & the Hesters and others were sky larkins in the office at Cossack when someone broke a mirror. Soon after Val H. died, they had to buy out his widow Rosa (he always disliked her I don't quite know why) then nothing went right. I rather think that Reg. H. took legal action against HAH and HEH at one time. I may be wrong here about Hester wives. Tilly Logne I think was young Regs' mother, but was she old Reg's wife? I don't know when they took up Abydos, but it was before Hannah's illness, as she wanted to go up there, and wasn't allowed.
1910. Married, and in business, partner in Abydos.
1913. HRH, CH, Elsie Maud McNeil to Strelly.
1914 Lost station, tried to enlist, at Strelly a while at end of year.
1915 To Croydon. At Xmas, HRH, CB, HM up from Strelly.
1916 Six months at Jarman I.
1917 To Andover. CB to Strelly.
1918 Andover.
1919 At Xmas, HRH, HM, JL, to Strelly. Ret. north early 1920.
1920 Appraising. At end of year we had tableland trip.
1921/2. "
1923 To Satirist
1924 We went south at Xmas. Dad stayed at Satirist.
1925 Jan? the hurricane. We returned to Cossack. HAH at turtle factory. I think it was about end of this year we went to Wooramel.
1926 Wooramel.
1927 To Carnarvon as Ranger. Quince's Cottage.
1928 " " " Leivens cottage.
1929 or 30 " " " HRH bought house.
Correspondent for North.
Jarman Is. 1916.
Abydos.
Croydon
Andover
Mt Satirist. Reappraisal for 3 yrs of Table Land
Agent for Adelaide Steamships.
Collection of books. En. Brit., Burkes, Fairbairn's Book of Crests.
Only one who kept old papers.
Mineral samples.
JP. 1899.