Item 01: Sir Charles Rosenthal diary, 25 September 1914-31 December 1918 - Page 21
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Beautiful weather. water showing not a ripple. Plenty of porpoises following ship, and we saw one whale spouting. Sick horse improved during day. Effective use made of sandbath. Battery exercised 59 horses. General arrangements completed for exercising each horse every day.
Thursday 22nd October
All horses exercised during day. Sick horse very much improved. Battery at Gun drill and laying, Head Quarters at Signalling. B.A.C. and D.A.C. foot parades.
Syllabus for NCOs instruction completed and typed. Instructional Court-Martial during evening. Major Hughes a very effective Prosecutor. Accused found "Not Guilty"
Endeavoured with Captain to locate illicit trafficking in beer and spirits. Spoke to Sergeants Mess while they were at dinner.
Friday 23rd October
Blanket Parade at 8.30. Sick horse practically normal. Arranged to have five windsails fitted to various vents leading to horse decks. Very great improvement in condition of air in consequence. System of exercising horses working admirably. Still a few animals difficult to handle. Battery at gun drill and Laying. B.A. con battery drill per medium of black board. Artificers took an 18 pr gun to pieces, thoroughly cleaned same and reassembled
Instruction given to gunners while so doing.
Arranged with Chief Engineer to supply ashes for use in Horse Stalls.
Syllabus for training of officers on the journey home completed.
Saturday 24th October
Exercising again very satisfactorily carried out. Two horse suffering from colic, but recovered during day. Brigade Head Quarters had practice with ball ammunition from stern of boat. All matting brought up on deck after morning stables. Afternoon given to men for washing etc. Concert at night. Ships piano used. Boat and Fire stations rehearsed.
Sunday 25th October
Horse decks very sweet and clean this morning. Matting put down again. "Shropshire" slightly ahead of us, also another vessel apparently the "Karoo".
"Moldavia" passed us about 7 AM having called at Adelaide and now bound for Fremantle.
Church service at 10 AM. Lesson read by Colonel Sutton.