Item 01: Gordon Macrae diary, 12 November 1914-4 January 1916 - Page 47
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[Page 47]
visit of inspection. Fixing up saddling in the afternoon. Wrote a letter home. Horses gave a lot of trouble after tea. Nearly stampeded.
Sunday 7th [Feb]
Cool cloudy day. Finished stables early in the morning. Church parade at 8.40am. Presbyterians had service in recreation tent. Got leave from 2 oclock till 11.15pm & went with McCarthy to Mena where the main Australian camp is situated. It is 10 miles from Cairo by train & takes about an hour to get there. We took a carriage & pair from Bab-el-Louk Ry Station to the Opera Square. Cost us 5 piastres (1/-½). Got the tram from the Square (2½ d) to Pyramids. Found Ted Rabbitts & had a good yarn with him. Had tea at the Artillery mess & didn't get a bad feed either. Came back after