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units. We encamped for one night at the Sydney Show ground & boarded the S. S. Hororata, or to give her the war time name. A20 She was a good troop-ship with plenty of room. After the usual throwing of streamers &amp good byes were said we steamed off & cleared the Heads about 4.30 pm. A good many on board were down in the dumps, but very soon a new form of gloominess came along in the shape of sea-sickness. The food was horrible & very few ate any of it. We passed Gabo Is about 12 noon on Wednesday 3rd May. We ran into some rough weather at this part. We were all in a kind of dread at the thought of going through the Gt Aus Bight

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