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January 1916
The top of this Pyramid has been levelled off & a pole has been erected to show the original height. On the way home we went via another route & passed the Zoological Garden & crossed over the River Nile. The Nile is a dirty looking river & has hundreds of house boats on it & has some very fine bridges across it. From the next day onwards we had to settle down to drill & it was a strain too for we had had none since leaving Sydney. On the 27th we were inspected by Lt. General Birdwood the Commander of the Australian Forces. Next day I met Bert & went for a walk & at Night went to see him at No 2 Auxil. Hospital & saw through it.
January & February 1916
On the 30th I went out to see Ghezireh Hospital which is situated on the banks of the Nile & is a fine building. For the next few day I just wandered round in my spare time looking mostly at the things which I'd seen before. But on the 6th February I went to No 3 Auxil Hospital or it is also known as the Sporting Club & is in Heliopolis. While there I had a good look round inside the wards & round the grounds. The grounds are divided into a Polo field, football field, Tennis courts & golf links & all these are surrounded with beautiful hedges & gum trees. I also went & saw the Aerodrome the same morning & saw Aeroplane