Item 02: Frank Hurley war diary, 28 October 1917-24 January 1918 - Page 44
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[Page 44]
8th December
Visited San Antonio: interesting on account of its exquisite gardens. Malta is almost destitute of shrubs and trees, so that a walk amongst the prolific vegetation and old
familiar plants was indeed welcome. During the afternoon walked to the village of Musta, and inspected the fine church there. The fine exterior with its stupendous dome, belies the interior which is rather tawdry and ordinary. As there is no timber grown on the island, the houses are built entirely of stone. The stone itself is a soft sandstone, easily worked and as the Maltese are expert masons their houses are well and substantially erected. Unfortunately the architecture is rather primitive, being just what a child would devise from wood blocks. They are perfectly rectangular and in most cases