Item 01: J. E. Morrison diary, 13 October 1917-29 October 1918 - Page 154
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26.9.18
Completed coaling after much delay yesterday. A sand storm & heavy gusts of wind blew hard, for a while sea rose. All the lighters broke adrift, 6 in all & after much trouble they were picked up by tugs & towed into the harbor.
27.9.18
We have 2 civil service 1st saloon passengers & 1 Indian colored sargeant on board, the former going to Aden a matter of 2 ½ days run the passage money each being £58, a very high amount.
Capt. Osborne left the ship for good at 1 pm. The officers gave him a send off. He was downhearted having resigned after being 6 years master of the transport. He requested the officers to give him all their addresses & he & Mrs Osborne will call & see our wives & relatives on his return to Sydney. He may be able to go back to Sydney in the Devon she is due to leave Suez in about a fortnights time for Australia full up with 1914 leave soldiers.
At 2 pm we hove up anchor & proceeded to Basra up the Persian Gulf via Aden for coal bunkers.