Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 36
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[Page 36]
was very kind & I stayed in his room all morning – I just put in a quiet day & watched the ship finish coaling – then we went out – Wash down ships – 'off shoes – on hose', said Mr B – "A nice little ship in 10 minutes' – 'So sweet, so clean – such a pleasure to live in' By 4 pm we were fairly clean & then the whole ship's company rested –
Well I played Bridge – the ordinary B suits us best for the other means more gambling in our naval crowd & we cant run to that – Its just over – I lose 2d on the money's play & a bottle of Tasmanian cider – value 1/3 – It's a strong, rough life, this one. Our menu for breakfast was – grape nuts – steak – t or coffee – The cook cant cook one single atom & what I'm afraid of is food trouble – However I'll do what I can but if we're out for months on tinned stuff we'll have to be careful –
We are going out on a stunt - working - We may get a scrap – the commander says -