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of the tram cars .Immediately on arrival at the camp we were granted leave until 11pm. We had a tidy up & went into town & had some fine amusement. On the tram cars the boys said they felt like Kids on a merry go round. We returned to camp well after midnight 31/12/15 Took French leave early or rather late morning as we did not get up until 10am, & went to Port Melbourne to see the Afric tied up at Railway Pier..
That night I went to Fullers Vaudeville show 1/1/16 New Years Day. During the morning Eric Hop & self went to the library & Museum. The Library reading room is a magnificent room circular, with beautiful furnishings & a high well lighted dome. At night we went to the Tivoli Theatre & saw the same show as we had previously seen in Sydney.
2/1/16 Cruised round town again without asking anyone for leave & visited the Cathedral Hotel for dinner. Then went to the Library with Hop.3/1/16 The O.C. got us out of bed at about 10am & gave us fatigue work in the way of cleaning out drains & so forth. As every one thought this not good enough, we walked out of camp & went to the Library with Hop