Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 38
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[Page 38]
I got notified of my appointment as a Naval Surgeon from Aug 22 by the Naval Board at Melbourne – temporary service – 6 mo certain - You know this game suits me splendidly - I am absolutely at home in it & the whole lot of us officers get on splendidly together - Not a single cross word have I heard on the rotten old sink of a ship called the 'Upolu' since we left Sydney - That's something I often think how Rawdon wd - love to see all this - our diver – our motor launches – our jolly men - the natives & their funny hair selling coco nuts - I got a Betel nut for R from one to day - I'm off the the shore – 2nd trip -
I've returned – not much to be seen of men save pickets - I walked about & noted the Bird life & was pleased to see the black and white Fantail – our old familiar - Also a Kingfisher - Bird life in the harbor does not exist – not a gull or tern - Birdless - Its dry – very dry – no springs nor water supply – tanker only - We are on an allowance per diem – 2 gallons for everything - Trees have been planted along the avenues – Casuarina avenue – Poinciana avenue I've christened them - A white Cedar – Mangos – Hibiscus – Croton – a Polypodium fern – a composite new to me was very common - Papaws do well & I saw an Orange tree - No gardens anywhere as we understand the word garden - No [indecipherable] beds - Shrubs like Bougainvilleas