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August 31st Monday
Still in the same place. Our fleet has however increased. Th "Aurange" (?) arrived this morning from Sydney with stores & medals. We went ashore again for musketry & sat all day under a weeping forest. Returning we saw indications that the journey was to be resumed. Great joy on board.
September 1st Tuesday
Despite above stated indications of a continuation of our voyage, we are still here. Early this morning the lighter "Bobbie Towns" came alongside with stores from Townsville. A party of "H" company ("H" every time) spent all the morning removing the dead. We stacked 70000 lbs of best Queensland beef in the refrigerator & received our rum allowance.
The lighter brought newspapers – the Townsville Daily & ;the Nth Queensland Register – aboard. Rags of the first water though they are they were more welcome than "Truth" on a wet Sunday. We may sail tonight. There is a prayer meeting in progress on deck to ask the almighty to instil into the Brigadier's heart the desire to advance.
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