Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 62
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My SBA got a days pay stopped & 21 days leave – Serve him right – He's a degenorate – He lied right thro his explanation to the Commander – He'll go on to the Beach when we get back to Sydney –
Another bluejacket was charged with a most serious offence – He entered the house of a German – Pulled down a flag & collared a pistol – He was drunk of course – He's remanded –Fitz had the whole ship's company aft & lectured the men severely – It's a few always who play the fool & cant behave themselves – They'll get scrubbed I can tell you in war time –
Sunday 27-14 – At 6 am F - self & Gordon got a skiff & went to the beach & bathed – G & I had previously jumped from the gangway of the ship – I got some ferns & Chinese lantern (Hernandia) fruit – A very fine tree – Barringtonia with its square fruit grows here & some fine Screw pines but the Sea fringe is the true home of the Coco nut palm – Everything in the floral world yields pride of place to this glorious, beneficent palm. Humans, pigs, rats, crabs, beetles, flying foxes & other organisms look to it for sustenance & don't look in vain –