Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 30
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I suggested to the Captain a voyage of exploration - I was dying to go out & explore the township & see the humans & the vegetation but the Skipper said 'Better not' & so I controlled my enthusiasm - I saw no stores – no hotel – nothing of many ways men live & have their being but I mean to ere I quit this beach - Life has its compensations & so we "hove along shore side a craft" that turned out to be Chief Engineer of the Berrima & this Captain of ours knew Captain Lambton of the Berrima (Mossy Lambton the Subs call him) one of the best - we heard We talked to him & then off we went to the Berrima - It was her 1st natal day – P & O – 12,000 tons – 1400 souls on board & the 'Chief' assured us the very best crowd that he'd ever sailed with – no trouble anywhere - All keen, good tempered – splendid chaps – he said - He contrasted this crowd with the S.S. Kanowna crowd who had been ordered back to Townsville - The stokers mutinied