Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 163
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This morning all is well - The Destroyers are all out patrolling & AE2 is going to lurk there & see how she gets on - She is outside the reef just now - We expect the Fleet back today but we don't know definitely -
The news came thro that De Wet had turned dog on the British in S. Africa - This was greatly resented after all the kindness & attention he had from the British - I did a 2 hour walk yesterday aftn - I saw our well known Silver Eye – Zosterops coerulescens – probably – the same species - quite nice to see such a well known chap - It reminded me of home - I also found the nest of a small bird – probably a fantail - The nest had 2 eggs - I wouldn't touch it - The small red throated but black backed mother was most anxious about it & few around me just like a fantail will -