Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 23
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We went close in past Wrossel Island – It lay on our Port side – about half a mile off – Green & lovely & is said to have Head hunters living on it – About 2-4 miles out from it you notice – on your attention being called to them – Solitary trees, standing up out of the water – Really they are trees (?Coco palms) growing on a coral fringing reef – Between this reef & the island is a vast lagoon – Gordon was in there with the Warrego he tells me – Our rolling ended when once we got close in – We put in a true naval eveng – cards – beer – talk – Talk of a ribald kind but some of it was very funny – Walker & Nelson have been most everywhere & in all sorts of jobs – got into trouble – N. I fancy has done time in a foreign gaol but you cant believe half they say – Still when it came to having a good time – they had it – anywhere – anyhow – About 10.30 we all turned in & slept well –Friday
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15-12-14 Beautiful – My SBA is in trouble – Says he's had a coat stolen – Is also said to have accused the Ships corporal of taking it – This the S.C. strongly resented – My SBA is an ass – I've told him to get on with the men – The men call him Mister Johnstone with emphasis on the Mister & this spells trouble for Johnstone – He tells me he has kept them in their place – I have pointed out that he'll have a rotten