Part 01: Alan Fraser Fry letters, 8th August 1914- 28 January 1917 - Page 51
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[Page 51]
we do slide off, the Pilot will have to beach her again to prevent her from sinking. There is some 7 or 8 feet of water below now in the holds. From the foc'sle you can plainly see the bottom, there appears only about 7 feet of water there and the coral & fungus us clearly visable.
Well Father, I have to do my coal lumping now, so I will stop & will not end this, perhaps I shall have to a chance to write more later.
You might show this to Arthur Wynne & Capt. Newton, amongst others, I think it would interest them, & tell Mother not to be alarmed, I guess I will crawl out alright as usual.
4 am Friday
Have done our shift of coat lumping – in fact 2 shifts since I left off. Started at 8 pm & went like mad till 9 pm, and again from 2 am till 3 am. It was hardly worth while going to bed for the few hours