November 1848
November 1848I know it’s hard for Margaret. I know that Sarah is taking on a lot of responsibilities to help her mother. But I find I can’t become involved in life. I have failed. The only thing I enjoy doing is farming, and I’ve lost two — Stoney Bank and Greenhills.
My farm in New Norfolk, Stoney Bank, was a delight, that is until the wool prices dropped in London and an economic depression hit Van Diemen’s Land, dragging me along in its wake. Selling that farm for less than its value was heart-breaking. It meant we had the chance of a new start, but I can never return to Van Diemen’s Land.
I have lost Greenhills and I will never earn enough money, ever again to have my own farm. I can’t work at labouring because my leg aches from the moment I put my foot on the floor in
