Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 79
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[Page 79]
Thursday 24th
At 6 am a bathing party went to the pier - This was my only trip to-day - I remained on board & put in my time writing & reading - I have ascertained from the PM (Provost Marshall) that McGuire of the Medical Army Corps is PMO - He's temporary probably but at any rate there's no opening for me -
Nothing doing & no news worth recording - A destroyer (Warrego) swept round our counter at sunset - What wicked little black hornets they look & are - Their black color – 2 stunted funnels well forward - They look to be dragging a long black body behind them - Amid ships is a torpedo – forward is a four inch gun - They can steam some 27 knots an hour & look like black snakes on the horizon – breathing smoke & threatening destruction -
I mentioned we got a fresh prize – found up a creek & all covered up with green boughs – a fine little steamer - We got her niggers to-day & coaled & then they cleaned our paint & holystoned