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25: Football comp. won by "B" squadron of 1st regt. who were undefeated.
29: Inspection by Gens. Chauvel [indecipherable] & Chaytor,"A.M.D", Dressed & waiting for their arrival from 10 a.m. to 2.30p.m.
30: Boys counted out the officers of the unit, picquet having to fall in at 5 p.m. without having their tea & on duty for 13 ½ hours.
December
3: Brigade sports, our section placed third in Lloyd Lindsay race.
5: Fearful weather; three inches fell in six hours; horse lines & camps flooded.
8: Fine weather again; rugby v. "A" sqdn.; we won by 11- nil. Bits & irons to be kept polished & two hours drill each morning, so all the time we have for pleasure is from noon to 3.30 p.m.; feed again at 7 p.m. Daily routine: Stables 6 to 6.45 a.m. watering parade 9 to 10 a.m. Drill from 10 to noon, when we feed our horses. Lunch & we are free till 3.30 p.m. – having to clean our steel gear during these hours at our leisure – stables from 3.45 to 5 p.m., have tea & feed up again at 7 p.m. when we may retire unless on horse picquet