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infantry swam ashore at Colombo & the guard that was sent ashore also played up. Nobody was allowed ashore here & by the look of the place there doesn't seem much to go for. We started to coal & take in water & they expect to be ready to go by Saturday. There seems to be a lot of shipping here, boats continually in & out. The fortress looks very forbidding. Saw some of the Garrison artillery. They seem to be a fine lot of men.
Thursday 21st [Jan]Still coaling. Usual work on stables. 3 or 4 chaps including the 2 Heckleys' left the boat having been discharged. They will be sent straight back to Sydney.
Friday 22ndOn stable picket with Morris & Culley. Had a fairly easy day & got all
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