Item 01: Frank Hurley war diary, 21 August-28 October 1917 - Page 140
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is to take advantage of me being In France to slip off. This has compelled me to go to London, drop important events here - where every day counts & pursue him. It is my intention to make the unprincipled blighter sweat for this, & if he has not already eloped with my cash, I guess I'll collect it or stop his trip. Colonel Wynter, the Deputy Adjnt. General attached to Hdq became a passenger in my car as far as Boulogne. We had an interesting couple of Hours chat, but the weather made the trip fairly miserable, Cold, rainy & muddy. On the boat across Channel I was made an adjutant - purely nominal duties, to see my seven duty officers attended to various routine matters concerning the men & also the sentries. The passage was fairly rough, last