Item 01: George R. Faulkner war diary, 1 February-14 March 1916 - Page 25

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which open nicely & of a golden yellow, were very nice – but no better if as good as ours, they are like Lady's fingers, but more of the sugar variety.
The taking in of water & coal started almost immediately, hundred of niggers are employed in coaling, somewhere about 30 nigs to each coal barge & handle it in bags, very slow I thought, all though some people give them great credit for coaling records. The nigs clothing is very primitive consisting of a piece of clothing extending from waist downwards or wound around the waist; some of the well to do Cingalese do wear European clothing but very few. The Nigs diving for money is of course a feature & without a doubt they are clever in the water, very seldom losing any money.
After a lot of wrangling with the