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& a talk. We had for tea the three of us, Stuffed Ox heart which (Jim had brought ashore for us was roast Potatos Onions & peas & what with the Bread & same we had a fine meal Just reminder me of Mother & home because it is my favourite dish. We topped it off with the peaches. Mufflers also for Nick. I happen to know three Leichardt chaps in the two lots of Run P to Littlejohn & Hennis also Sid Elliot, Jim bought another parkt ladle, Woman & Donkey (Run percionents Danish) with Mump Child.
25-10-15
What a beautiful morning in fact all day it was just a typical Austrlian Spring day. The Our 7th & 8th Reinf are Over with the Mumps. Breasfast as usual Bacon. Dinner Stew Tea rice. Bread issue1/4 of a loaf. Sgt M. over have meals with Ned Header
26-10-15
Horrible morning drill day. nothing doing other than drill. Breakfast as usual. Dinner same onions plentiful. Tea rice. Rum issue
27-10-15
Nasty day wind blowing very hard Last night. The majority of Sgt got drunk. Mr Copp & of course myself were drawn into it a row. Men paraded for pay & got satisfacton about same Cpt Marks B. Major got marks speal to men, rotten, fellow. Tea rice & Tea. Bread issue Soap & ¼ jam
28-10-15
Warm wind blowing to day. We were paid to day with money when to men of my Co lent to the Batt. some 400 £ between them they had won it two uping. I received £2. Not many men in camp this afternoon on account of pay I tried to send Curios home but was barred on account of same being Govt. property Last night we Sgt held a meeting to start a Sgt Mess & I got a start on in regards