Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 153
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[Page 153]
About 5 pm I went to the Warrego to see a sick man & saw two officers I knew & asked them to climb Die Mutter in the morning with me. They said yes – Right oh – I'll call for you at 5.45 am tomorrow morning – Right –
I went off to the Fantome quite happy & told the sickly girl blighters – We put in a good evening – 2 card tables & guests & all very jolly – My fellow countryman – Nelson of Norfolk said he'd climb Die Mutter with me –
To climb Die Mutter you must be sound in wind & limb – It's just physical drill in a hot climate & Officers should be ready to do this sort of thing –
Sunday Jan 31-15 – I had got all ready & was up at 5.30 – Called Nelson – Dressed – Shirt – Boots pants – hat – a drink of water & a bite of a corned beef sandwich – Boat ready & we went to the Warrego – Got Gordon & Baker – both hard goers & then to the pier – Start at 6 am – Up hill to the Hospital & then by a narrow track thro virgin jungle – then track got lost & we went up a gully – It was hot & steamy – I advised getting on the ridges & climbing up them – This we did & by 8 am