Item 54: Friedrich Meier diary, 18 August 1914-August 1915 - Page 51
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<p>[Page 51]</p><p>also those from Singapore, Colombo, New Guinea, Nauru, Tasmania, from Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne. The camp for the captains and officers of the merchant ships is in Berima (Mossvale station) about 40 kilometres from here, but because there is not much room there only the captains, 1st mates and 1st engineers were brought there (11/9/15). In Berima each officer gets 4 shillings a week, while we who where left behind here get nothing and have to work to earn anything. Since 6th September we work a few hours a day, for which we get 1 shilling a day; we have to fell trees, but others do other types of jobs. Each has to pay 3d (25 Pfennig) per week for the kitchen personnel and the cleaning of the lavatories.</p>
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