State Library of NSW
[Page 32]
times but the town we saw was only commenced in 1907. It is the most lovely town I have ever seen. One building intended for a casino but now a hospital for our men cost 2 ½ million pounds. Even the native quarters are beautiful. Many buildings have massive granite pillars. The place is a tourist resort & suburb of Cairo. The hotels show cinematograph pictures gratis, the sheet often being suspended in the centre of the road.
12th March 1915 Friday
Up at 4.30 a.m. & received 24 hr. rations €“
This page has its status set to Completed and is no longer transcribable.