Item 03: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 1917-February 1919 - Page 125

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Shortly we reached Adelaide. Again we were not allowed ashore owing to influenza restrictions as at Fremantle. More Red Cross gifts arrived and we each got a share

The men from the tugs started to throw up fruit from the tugs to the troops. An officer came down and used summary means to prevent the men scrambling after same In addition we were each supplied with papers which beguiled the tedium of the voyage for some time onwards.

Our next port of call Melbourne. Troops were landed in tugs and taken to the Quarantine area along with their baggage I noticed passing a flagstaff on a prominent

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