Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 105
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[Page 105]
We are out 6 weeks to - day & all is well - I had some stinking cheese N. Zealand stilton – dumped in the harbor - How it stunk – just hummed - I wont allow anything that smells to remain on board & the captain & I keep a keen look out on stewards, cooks & the men - Our water is good & we're all cheerful - Leave is quite stopped – so we read & write & bathe & mark time – only twice have I played ordinary Bridge The weather is fine - dry - hot -The sun is about over us at noon – we are only 4° south of the Line - We have a glorious breeze from the SE that keeps us cool day & night - All the war ships are in -
Week 7 Oct 4 – 1914 – Sunday morning
The scene has changed & all is glow & excitement - The fleet is changing her base & the new base is Suva in Fiji – the big war ships went out last evening & we go out this aftn - We includes the Encounter – Destroyers – AE2 & Upoluu - W - also includes the store ship (Aorangi) & a collier or two - There was a powwow on the flagship last night at 8.45pm & Stoker came back with the welcome news -