Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 42
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[Page 42]
HMAS Fantome
Rabaul
Dec 21 – 14 –
Dear girl
The Matunga came in yesterday & brought your note of Oct – You'd got Hordern's bills – Well I hope you like the things & that the King Lawn mower now moves in stately fashion over our small lawns I hope you've got my back pay & my present pay – Stir up Rawdon to see the N B in Melbourne if you don't – Love to the children – Let them order their young lives – We've set their feet on the road & they must go on – no slackness – Early bed, early rise – To each his or her duty & then play & pleasure – I think of you all daily but so far I've had no means of communicating – You cant send messages from Rabaul – we came straight - even by wireless – Against orders – I doubt if you'll get this before the 2nd week in January – Our trip up to date sees us all right but I am very dissatisfied with the food problem – Ten days out – We were minus fresh meat, bread, rice, potatoes – no water save distilled – The whole arrangements are exceedingly bad – We have no cold storage, no refrigerator – At Rabaul we got some ice & a little frozen meat – I've condemned the frozen!!! Mutton twice – throwing 4 sheep overboard – Five have been down with food poisoning – luckily they