1904
| Sat 30th January | Commenced work at the
Cornelia Mine
Viljoen’s Drift. O[range]. R[iver]. C[olony]. |
| 26th April |
Married
to Miss Mary Sarah Bevington ^ Youngest daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Bevington of Leytonstone, Essex England of Leytonstone, Essex, England; at Presbyterian Church, Mowbray, Cape Town by the Rev Mr McFee No of Marriage Licence V.16503 |
| 1st Aug | Promoted to Shift Boss at Cornelia Mine. |
| 3rd Aug | Had my clothes stolen from change house |
| 5th Aug | Moved from Vereeniging to house at Cornelia Mine |
| Sat 10th Sept | Caught Kaffir wearing my stolen clothes |
| 12th “ | Charged Kaffir with theft. He was fined £2. Yet no satisfaction. |
| *16th Sept | Renewed licence for Smith & Wesson Rev. No 29714. Lic No 32553 |
| 16th “ | Money Order for £2
sent to S. A. Shippen
Blaydon C Durham England. No 4240 Vereeniging |
| 27th Sept | Sent loan £10 in notes to Mrs Whitehead in LuipaardsVlei |
| 24th Oct | Loan of £5 to Mrs Whitehead in LuipaardsVlei |
| ” “ | Sent cranks back to Shimwell Bros with Mr Whitehead |
| ” “ | Sent £3 to Mrs Bevington Leytonstone. Essex |
| 27th Oct | Finished at Cornelia Mine. 80 Kaffirs struck work through me thrashing one of them. |
| 4th Nov | Moved furniture to Vereeniging Station en route to Luipaardsvlei |
| 5th “ | Came up to Luipaardsvlei by train |
| 9th “ | Dynamo arrived from Leek, England |
| 24th “ | Bought suit furniture from H. M. Cohen in Nabob Luxury £26..10..00 |
| 24th “ | Took dynamo to South African General Electric, Johannesburg Co to be fixed 166 Commissioner St, Jobg [Johannesburg] P.O Box 1905 |
| Correction | |
| 5th July | Renewed licences at Vereeniging. William English; D. B. Shotgun No 6087, by Bantam Licence No 32502 Martini H[enry]. S[porting]. Rifle J267 Licence No1158. Smith & Wesson Rev see 16th Sept H English. Colt. Rev. No 1795. Licence No 32503 Mannlicher. Steyr. Rifle J273. Licence No 1159. |
| 25th July | Sent £1 to Montgomery Ward & Co Chicago for books. |
