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alongside. The skipper said he'd put me ashore – More carrying – Rutledge's this time. Dr. Johnny Verge sick on this ship.
The Lock Esk anchored 200 yds from shore & I stayed there till 11.15 pm without any luck – bailed lots of pinnaces but they wld. not take off anyone – till at that hour one condescended. So it took a continual fight & ten 10 boats to get ashore. The bullets were all the time hitting the Lock Esk while at anchor – these trawlers live in this state. Full of experiences I returned to camp about 1.a.m.
Otherwise there's nothing to say. We move soon & its just as well as this life had fed us all up. The NSW papers are funny with their accts of our "Still [indecipherable] to advance slightly" etc 20 ft we've done in 2 months. When we do move there'll be lots of casualties you know but I daresay you'll know before this reaches you.
I got yr prized parcel of tobacco – handerkerchief – socks soap & paper – very useful articles indeed – The soap however will keep. A crowd gathered to have a look at it & smell it! – – – – –
Can't write more as have dysentry & a cold & indigestion still – though [indecipherable] if I do talk to the flies – Man hit by schrapnel in the water bathing near me yesterday – put his head out of the water & said "the beggars have – – torpedoed me"
Gwilliam hit on the shoulder & gone – Clark is O.K & all the officers – good luck.
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