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It was raining & blowing rather hard from the
North. I started from Ooloobariah in my buggy
to drive the first stage at 8.30 but had not got
200 yards from the bungalow, before my mare
fell badly on her haunches in the mud carrying
away the splinter bar of the buggy & bursting
the harness so badly that I had to cut the
remainder away. I sent her back to the Bunga-
low the buggy remaining where it wasm, coolies
not being procurable until next day. I next sent
for a palkee & bearers to take me this stage.
This I procured about 10 PM when I started
reaching my own dak at about 1.30 AM
about half an hour after I started with these
i.e. about 2 am it began to blow in heavy
fitful gusts from the North so strong that I
could not carry the torch light. This & the bad
weather retarded my, so that at 6 am on
Wednesday, I had only just reached the bank
of the Roopnarangan which was only six
miles from the first stage thus I had been 5 1/2
hours doing these six miles. On reaching
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