Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 20
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[Page 20]
The submarines looked just like whales - They came alongside us & the offers came aboard - Besant – Haggard – Stoker – Moore – Scarlett from Gayndah way & others - We lunched & talked & then from the deck we watched the Admiral's ship transmitting the news about Kagakaul & his regrets at the fatalities - We don't know how many Germans are dead nor about Herbert Hohe (Hohe must refer to the hills at the back) -
Raboul will come now – a landing party will go out - No shelling of course - We all wonder we weren't sniped at last night till we doused our lights -
The war ships are coaling - The Parramatta lies with banked fires – ready to slip out & collar anything - No German ships – warships – are collared yet - Their bases are being destroyed - We look a bit imposing & of course are a very formidable crowd - The Australia dominates everything & everybody & is a splendid looking ship = The Murex - an oil ship - is also here - The Submarine men look very fit - They put into Port Moresby - They say the Townsville contingent