File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 4, pp. 1343-1673, 1818-1895

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at his residence during the last year 24 children attended. It is now removed to a more central situation, a slab house having been erected and upwards of £80 guaranteed by the inhabitants.

At Lower Mittagong an acre of land has been given by Mr G.T. Rowe and Mr Terry and 78 subscribed, also a grant of [indecipherable] from the Ven. the Archdeacon towards the erection of a School-house which will we trust be immediately commenced in the meantime a School Master is teaching the children and is guaranteed about £60 per annum for two years.

Bong Bong

Here our efforts have been unsuccessful from various causes, the children not attending as was anticipated. We have been obliged for the present to abandon the undertaking having incurred an expense which we could not exceed in space.

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It is satisfaction to know that at least 100 children have during some part of the past year come under the instruction in [Crossed through - the] our Schools [Crossed through - in the District] yet not one half of the number who are at a proper age to attend Schools in this District under instruction. [Crossed through - Our] The cause is a good one but will require further outlay and perseverance. And even then they will eventually fail unless the Government will come forward to our assistance.

Books

Immediately after the formation of this Society a grant of £15 worth of books was made by the Sydney Society, part of which amounting to (£11. 11s. 6d) eleven pounds eight shillings has been sold [Crossed through - and a fresh and expending] [Crossed through - supply purchased amounting to £7.10.0] and 7.10.0 expended in a fresh supply. Large print and best bound Bibles and Prayer Books meet with a more ready sale than any other

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Moon Coll. 6 Aug. 66

My dear Hassall,

I regret that in my former note I quite neglected to notice the part in yours about your wish to see me at the Coll.

I shall be quite happy to see you & I am sure Mr. Hodges will be equally so.

Our breakfast is laid at 8.10 & you come by the first train from Picton you will [indecipherable] cup of very good coffee. The [indecipherable] keep a constant stock of tongue.

Dinner 1.30, plenty grub for a dropper-in. Always make sure of a bite wherever you go

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Good bye the beggars are off to cricket, Sydney against all commers.

[indecipherable]

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St. Michael Parsonage Feb. 19, 1866

My dear Hassell

I send you a deliverance touching the [indecipherable] matter if anything should result advantageous to all parties it would give me much pleasure but I fear the difficulty will be about the res. - house in any case, pray accept my best thanks for your kind & prompt reply to my note.

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& so good horseman as you are you now tired with the Wingen ride? What do you think was the state of my bones on Thursday, after riding on Wednesday from the Meadows to Kiama!! & back!! & next morning to Wollongong!! I was as if my legs were not my own. I feel the effects still however I never enjoyed a trip more, & have a great hankering after the highlands. Since I wrote I have spoken to Barber & he enters with proper spirit into my cottage scheme, that is at Berrima beside the waters that go smoothly, so that I think we shall test your good offices in the cause by & bye. We have not resolved upon it at once because of a hundred acres at the Kurrajong which he can have at a low figure if he desires them & he has a wish to examine before deciding. I did not tell him that Horton would probably give him a little cheerful conversation at Berrima that might have decided the matter. Next time you visit Yarrawa have a look at the land you mentioned looking over the swamp or rather the wide expanse of (to be) highly improveable land.