Part 01: Alan Fraser Fry letters, 8th August 1914- 28 January 1917 - Page 32
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We left Yule Island at 11 a.m. and got back to Port Moresby at 6.30 p.m. on the 28th October, and, after taking in the Copra and passengers sailed at 11 p.m. for Cooktown.
Arrived off Cooktown at 3 p.m. Friday 30th. and landed 5 passengers, there being no cargo for that Port.
From here I sent the usual wire to Head Office, giving particulars of cargo and passengers, and regret that the Chief Engineer could not give me the bunker requirements in time to be included in that wire. However I sent same from Cairns the following day. The Captain said he had received no order for shipments of coal by the next trip of the "Morinda". I also sent wires to Cairns and Brisbane Branches giving them particulars of cargo for their respective Ports.
We got to Cairns at daylight on the 31st Oct, and started discharging at 9 a.m. having about 11 Tons to put out here. Sailed at 10 the same morning for Brisbane, and after passing the Doctor berthed at Pinkenba at 7 p.m. on the 3rd inst.
Only having a few packages for discharge at Pinkenba, we wereable to sail at 8.15 for Newcastle. I gave Mr. Hufschmid the particulars that you asked for in your wire, and he was to wire you and McIlwraith McEacharn & Co with reference to overland