October 12 Saturday – The Clemens party was expected in Adelaide, Australia, but left the train at Aldgate, some 20 miles southeast of the city at 10:30 a.m. local time. They traveled twelve miles through the hilly countryside to Adelaide in an open carriage with C.A. Murphy, the American consul. In Adelaide, the Clemens party was welcomed by local gentlemen at the South Australian Club Hotel, and took rooms there.
October 11 Friday – Sam was finally well enough to travel, this time a seventeen-hour train ride to Adelaide. Before he left Melbourne at 4:30 p.m. he was given a farewell luncheon at the Government House, hosted by Lt. Gov. Samuel J. Way with Rev. W.H. Fitchett, Justice William Windeyer, Rev. John Watsford, parliamentarians. Jokes and cartoons appeared on this event in the Adelaide Advertiser for Oct. 12.
October 10 Thursday – In Melbourne at the Menzies Hotel Sam was visited by Justice William Windeyer (of Sydney), who explained the Dean poisoning case (see At Home p.77-8). Other visitors included: Edmund Barton who later gave Sam a file about the case (see notebook entry below); John H. Wagner Jr., R.S. Smythe and son Carlyle G. Smythe; Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Sue McCulloch, and other ladies [NB 35]. Sam caught up with his journal writing and reading.
October 9 Wednesday – In Melbourne at the Menzies Hotel, Sam’s recorded comments on Sunday laws, horse racing, Australian settlement, the Melbourne Cup Race, and his confinement due to his carbuncle [NB 35]. FE would contain entries about Australian horse-racing and Sabbath-keeping. Dr. N.T. Fitzgerald’s telegram on Sam’s health was published in Adelaide [Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 13].
October 8 Tuesday – In Melbourne at the Menzies Hotel, Sam was still laid up. Another cancellation had to be made, this time at Horsham for the Oct. 10 performance. On Oct. 11 it was announced that it was rescheduled for Oct. 17 [Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 13].
October 7 Monday – In Melbourne at the Menzies Hotel, Sam was still abed. A scheduled performance in Geelong’s Exhibition Theatre was postponed tentatively until Oct. 17, due to Sam’s health. This was done by use of handbills and a telegram from Dr. N.T. Fitzgerald printed in the Evening Star. R.S. Smythe had been in Geelong since Oct. 4 making arrangements [Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 13].
October 6 Sunday – In Melbourne at the Menzies Hotel, Sam wrote to Miss Buckley:
I am so disappointed. I was fully expecting to be there & have my share of the good times, this afternoon, but I am obliged to lose that pleasure. I have spent the last few days in bed trying to check a very persistent carbuncle — with no success…
[Note: Sam hoped to call on Miss Buckley before leaving Melbourne]. [MTP; Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 13 provides the correct date].
October 5 Saturday – In Melbourne Sam evidently dined with the John H. Wagner’s, including daughter Sue McCulloch. Sam commented on the table décor and also noted another £259.9.6 from R.S. Smythe [NB 35 TS 56].
October 4 Friday – The Clemens party was still at the Menzies Hotel in Melbourne. Sam’s carbuncle problem caused the cancellation of a performance planned for Bendigo’s Masonic Hall. Dr. N.T. Fitzgerald froze, lanced, injected opium, and prescribed plasters for Sam’s carbuncle, which Livy dutifully applied for several weeks. Sam stayed out of the public eye and recovered enough to travel by Oct. 11 [Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 12; At Home 72].
October 3 Thursday – Near Melbourne, Clara Clemens played two piano solos at a tea given by Mrs. S. McCulloch at Toorak. Livy attended. Sam wrote to H. Walter Barrett of Falk’s Photography, asking him to remove photographs of Livy and Clara from his window [Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 12].