Item 01: Percival Hurley war diary, 29 September 1915-24 September 1916 - Page 197
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[Page 197]
& almost unable to write in our barn-office. Return home early 7 pm, & write letters. Turn in Finance very low, 1 franc in credit. Pay day to-morrow
15th September:- Friday
Exceptionally cold to-day & the wind is like an ice blast. Almost frozen in our little barn structure & this is the coldest I've met for some time. Receive three more letters to-day from Australia, these with 13 on Wednesday & one yesterday, make a total of 17 in three days. Coming along now, after the needless long delays in the past. However it's grand to have them, the best presents obtainable nowadays. Pay-day to-day & total of 150 francs ( £ 5-7-6), 70 f. for pay & 80 for billetting allowance. Legge & I have a good tea on the strength of it at a nice little cafe & being very cold return home early after visiting indecipherable the canteen for cigarettes etc.