Item 06: T. Darchy war narrative, 16 June 1917-20 August 1918 - Page 32
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little shelter – just a big Bay like the of a circle let into the coast & there is a Submarine net running across about 1 mile out
Plenty of Niggers about in there "Dugouts" Diving for coins & selling fruit
Munition Workers won the Tug o war Concert on deck at night
Friday 10th
Wet & miserable all morning but not as hot as one could expect. We are filling our water tanks from barges alongside & coaling the niggers making more noise even than at Capetown Four boats came in from England today. Officers went on shore Quite a number sleep on deck now Have not tried it myself as there are often showers at night & one has to beat a retreat below & my hammock is hung in a good place opposite the gangway so there is nearly allways some breeze. Smoke Boxes have been