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Wednesday August 29th
Still very windy & raining. We get better food in the hut than we received in the tents. Two permanent mess orderlies are on, & all we have to do, is just to have our meals, the orderlies do all the washing up. Was on coal & fat fatigue again today. Cinema in the Gymnasium tonight, not too bad.
Thursday August 30th
About a hundred marched in from Monte Video & Westham camp this afternoon. I knew a couple that came in including Bill Freeman, he is marked B2B, & has had his final board. The Red Cross people came out here this morning, they come out every thursday. I got a cake of shaving & toilet soap, some tooth powder & tooth brush. They had a good few small items. Capt Storey's party gave a concert in the Gym this evening, not up to much. Picked for guard this afternoon for tomorrow.
Friday August 31st
Went to guard at 9 am. It is dinkum guard here, we have to use the rifle & Bayonet. I was put on hospital guard, we had to guard the infectious hospital. Done 5 till 9 pm shift, it is a very easy job. It was a fine day all day. There were about 400 men, N.C.O's, & Officers came in from Pesham Downs, this afternoon.