Item 03: James I. Marshall diary, 24 November-12 December 1916 - Page 31

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and do all they can for the Australians many of whom, I am ashamed to say do very little to return their kindness and rather take advantage of the donors in every way possible. However the least said of that sort the better.

Well by 1.30 am we had just arrived in camp, the ground of everywhere covered very thickly with a hard white frost.

Tuesday 28th.
This morning it is very cold and I can hear somebody banging at the taps to try and smash the ice in the pipe to let the water run, but the whole thing had frozen.

Many dishes contained solid blocks of ice where water had been in them all night, and there was nearly a quarter inch of ice on a fire bucket inside the hut. It was almost