Hand-written diary by an unknown sailor, HMAS Sydney (I) - Part 7

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First World War, 1914–18
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89 Date Ship 10.4 13 Ex. Lighter. C. 24 Portsmouth Dc. 61. boaling Depot 22 Shove Lighters 8.13 Shore Lighters 12 Jetty Shore Lighters 22 6a. huth Samar 14.10.13 4. 11 15 Exbollier KarrarasPalmertorn 5. Ex. H.M.A.S.B.S. Garra 5.12.1Os. bollier Curaka. 19 Ex. bollier Farra. Ex. bollier Yarra. 4 26 Ox. Hulkbasablanca. 120.3 44 Ex. Hulk. Hankow. 3.4 Cs. bollier Staituna Jetty 4 Lighters 23 getty 28 14.5 Ex. bother Kurow. 1Ox. bollier Waihora 8. 15 Ex HM.A. T. B.D. Parramath Jetty Sx. Hulk. Hankow. Ox Hulk bily of Adclaids c bollier bamino Ol S. S. Physa. be bollied Alconda. Ex Hulk. Josepha. 24 14Fc bothir Farluna Dx. HM.A T.B.D. Warrego Sr Collier Whangape. Sons. Ship Flace bit Date Place boat 259 Fo 19.9 Rabout Portomouth Cil S. S. Murx. 740 20 portsmonth Ex. Collier Whangapt Rabout "Whangape 288 Haulbowlin 1.10.1 kabout St. Kingenit 664 1 Rabout Cil S.S. Esturias 14 11 kabout St. Heloora. ba bolhier Kawri 440 Rabout Limony Sown. 835 "Mallina 16 Lyva Mritus 85 16 Cil S.S. Esturias albany. Iuva. 23 500 bil depot Lydney Sydney. Lydney 560 24 Hulk bity Hankow Tydney. Lydney 13420 31 Abany; Ex bollier Faitunia Sydney, 88 16 Lighters bolombo post Sincolon 487 Lighters Hobart. bolombo. 25 Hobart 650 Aden 464 29 post said. Welboumne 2::12 Malta 340 Ldnes. 985 2 Gibraltay atls Thurrday Istand 894 Tirattar 21 Lingapore 30 Fayal (azoves) Lingapore Burmuda 4.1.190 Ox. bother Postreath 265 Bathven 8. 1.J. Bil. S.S. Herrmore Burmuda 645 -bagins 1800 fitty Kingston Jam. 12.1 Tydney. 131 283 Pit. So Lamilto Kingston Tnes. 18 St Lucia Petty andnes. 4 184 Martinigus 29 Sanes. Lighters 11:2 255 Lrindad Townsvolk Fetty St Lucia 13.2 Lownsvill 391 73 Rossil Iland. 25 br. Gollier Pulleston Suvanderina 5.3 follier Burisk Abrothos Bock. Rossil Iland $11.30 6 Cit S.S. Impoco avroltios sever. 46 Lowrwell " 11 abrothos Bocks. 4180 141 fork Morsely Ex. Hollier Bampton aboothos Rocks. porty Morseby. 18 15 Thoonbull Samborumboa 48 28 Kaboul. Bay boat 686 939 134 40 490 400 9.00 680 790 38 385 4400 450 390 421 644 880 1080 51 685 1640 Lons 89 Cil 5 180 25 189 115.25 92 58 29 48 68 20
90 Shup Date 8. H. 191 oit fS. Impoco 4. 195 Es. bother Thornhill 23 Lighters fetty 26 5. D Ex Collier Welbury x Cil SS. Luccona. Ex bollied Ellerdak 4.6. 178x Cit. S.S. Lucesria Ex. bother Ellerdale Cx. Oib S.S. Luceona 22 Jetty 4.15 Ex bother kidley 2:8 21 DEx. bother Kilkerran x Oil S.S. Bullmouth 9 15 bolher Fremovak Ex Oil. S.S. Bullmouth 20 Jetty ex bit S.S. Bullmouth 20 12 10.15 x bolhier King John. 13 Ex. Oil S.S. Luceona. 25 Lighters 29 getty 12 111 Cs. Oit. S.S. Lucctria 113.HBSx. bollier Brookbet 8. 124 " King David 4bil S.S. Lucctria 31. 00 00 3-11 Adm. Stock 1 110.1.16 241 Gil S. Lucisna Place Abrothos Kocks Savanderera Srinsdad Lt Lucia Kingston Kingston Martinigue Burmuda. Halifax Kingston Srinidad Lt Sicik Kingston Lons. bil boat 44 595 508 141 400 440 31 836 140 484 144 420 258 412 570 85 155 900 64 430 90 985 55 82 455 90 408 940 320 228 985 149 182.0 Dats Ship 25.1.45 Ex. SS. Salamanca Y.2. H0 Bunmuda Gard 5Hulk. Shah 29 Hox Cil SS. Lucuona 1.3.16/& SS. Salamanca 8.3.10111 27.3.e bil S. bowrer 30.3.1 Cr.SS. Ariel 6. L.H r SS. Lorca 26.4.of Cit S. Lowrer 27 4.H6Hx SS. Lorca 6. 5. 1o e L. Weardate 19.5.10r S. bur Sreve. 1.6.1 2.6. 1 Hulk Sheh 5.6. N N.S.O. Budmuda 14.6. A be Sd. Lowrer 22.6.16 N.S.O Kingston 10 10 4.7.16 18.Y.H fx Cib SS. bownis 21.7. H Naval Agent 24.7.16 port Royal Jetty 1.8.46 Jetty 24.8.16 29.8 H Ssbil SS. Lowrir 30.8& Dx SS. Rochdale 7.9.10 fetty Place Kingston Busmuda Kingston Burmuda Kingston St Lucia Phartinges Kingston Busmudd 90 Oit boat Cil 540 812 cut ffeay buths 630 169 943 $295 126 4000 8 153 $40 480 12/3 31 58 35 180 4 32 3192 of85 o142 ge £2 32 400
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92 Place Arrival Govar Portsmouth 28th. June 1913 Bantry Bay. 19h July 1913 Lucenstown 22nd 11 Bantry Bay. 123 agiss Aug 11 St Sincerit St Helera. 10th 18 Cape Lown Limons Lowr 5th Sep. Mauratius 19 Albany W.A.) Oct. Jervis Bay W.S.W. 21d 4th Lydney 17th Nor. Post Lincoln Hobart (Las) 20 Dec. 5 Jan. 1914 Storm Bay. 6th Wedge Bay. 8th Hobart. 13 Post Arthud 16th Margate Bay. 20th Hobart 9th Feb. Storm Bay. De. Orifracasteaux 10th. Hobart 12 Gtenelg. Adclards 16 23 Post fairy Vic Melbourne 25 4t March Sydney Brisbane (Insh) 27th Thursday Island April 15t Lingupore 27th Batavia port. Darwer May Departure 26th June 1913 14th July 1913 21 123 25 Ay 12 20 29 8t Sep: 27th 3 bef. 13t Ar. 14th Deg. 5 Jan 1914 6th 2 19th 9th Se. 10th 13 22nd 24 5th Mharch 25t 39t 6t Affris 25 28th yt May Distance 52 550 94 98 2219 2279 1750 40 226 334 1807 80 200 756 all aforsed. Hobart. 450 420 84 548 510 1855 2569 500 55.0 Place Arrival 13th May. 1914 Cairns (Inls) 24t Sydney. Gladstone 24th July. 29 Lownsville 5th Aug. Thursday Island 11th Rabout. (G. N.G. 14th Rossel Island. 21t Landy bape 24th Lownsville 25th Palm Island, Post Morseby. 4th Sep. Rabout. Angaura. 26 30th Babout 12th bet Luva (Fye) 21s Lydney. 31 st Abany. H. pov. bocos Island. 15 bolombo th 24 aden 128th Lucz. Port Said 29 22d Malta Dec. 6th Gibzaltar Delgada (Azores) 28th 29th Gayae 31st borvo 6th Burmuda Jan. 1915 12th Kingston (am) San Jann (P. Rico) 15th 14th St Lucia 21st Sary Jaun On Ratrol. 28 27 Departure 18t May 19t 21 July 24t Aug Sep Oct. Nor. Dec. Jan 1915.
93 Arrival Place 1915 88:ar Martinigue 7. Feb. " backapour River yth Macaza Island 10th Srinidad 13 St Sucia Savanderera Beef 20th 21 Pernambuco Lavanderera Keef. 22t. Mharch abvothos, Rocks. Trinidad Island & abroltios Rocks. Lamborombra say. Monte. Vidco April Ris. de. Janciro 8th Abrophos Rocks. 15h Rocas Island. Savanderera Reep. 14 22 Frindad 25 St Sucia 4th May. Kingston 18th Post Antonis 21s Kingston 29th Havasea 31st Massail 4th June. Kingston 10 Starve Gut Bay. 12 Kingston 14th Belize 21st Kingston 27t Drinidad 28 St Lucia 28th Martingue 4 July Busmnuda 9th New York Patrol Aug. On patrol. Departure Distance 2 Feb 1915 9 6 ytt 80 yt 12 15 24 25 1920 21 26 18 Charch. 65 174 89t4 30 17 Apris 39 1o 140 17th 31 182 24 May 18 20 27t 294 2nd June. 10h 30 12 86 14 19 6 08 23 24 920 240 28 i8 ye 1049 Aug 18 285 Arrival Place 20 Aug: 1915 Htalifan New Yark patrol 2yt. 7th Halifa Sep. New york figtet & Halifar 45 Oct Sungsion 16t Euragoa 14th Margarita 19th Demirera. Lan Fernands. 1s 22 Brighton San. Fernando 222 23 Trinidad 28t Dt Lucca Kingston 2nd Nov 18t Progresso. 22 Belize 20 Pensacola. 28:th Havana. 30 Massan. Kingston Dec: 18t Progresso 14th Vera Cruz. 18th Samfrico Salveston. 20 122n Havana Massan 23 Fingston 30 boton 13th Jan 1916 13:- Poot Bells 10 barthagena 14 -1 n 1 14 Savanilla Bastanguilla 4 15 Santa Marta 17t Se Luayara 28 Departure Aug:;/ 1915 Sep. Oct 1er. Dee fan 1310 5 93 Distance 63 2500 633 1935 1813 144 32 62 3 9448 96 53 449 420 343 643 496 432 203. 454 73 384 85 244 50 12 48 48
94 Carrivat place 15th Jan Grenada 21sd -1 St Kincent 24- Kingston 31 -10 Burmuda Chiseapeak Bay, 18. Feb on Satrol from patiol to kondeyvons 200 miles SE. Butmud 20 29th Bingston 7th March Waite Frindston 8t Fulf of Bexico escortin sroofiship Fercara 16 yth Massan qucatar chanist to interespe admisally collied Salamanea, 18th & Then to Favana vice Lt Nicholas Mott to Kingston April 4 Stavod Gut Bay. 55 Kingston 13 Belize 17th bampeche. 18 pustto Mesice 18t Vera-brvez. 19th Luppan 20th Aransas it 21 Galveston 22nd Mobibe th 26 Kingston th May Burmuda. 26t Bendggvous 1st June Bysmuda th Kingaton 21st Firging Kinge on basspan 281 1916 00 departure ase 11 40 21 342 Feb. 93 £6 hrak 16 t 49th 5370 & April th 1 5 th 40 May Rung 58 39 Distance 310 8 930 1174 685 885 742 956 4250 £610 1208 208 1539 843 106 78 644. 58 240 115 449 of of 3. 6 343 140 14139. 4657 474 5 58 po tace arrivat depart 30.h June 1916 & July Kingston 8 Jully La. Quayara 43 12 bartagena 15 43 Kingston Santa Marta 26 a 80 28th Fort Los Logues 29th Grenada St Lacia Any 31 3 dug Barbadoes Para River Frinidad Martinigue D. Drcia Kingston Bermuda lymouth. Govan Seapar Plow. Several times I weensferry Heveral times. Inverness. Thurso. Shitland Island SKagerak in etorway. Patrolling of I willand. Sharness Chalam to Dock. 1916 94 Distiner 300 8.84 888 44 474 4X2 30 12
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WHERE HEROES LIE, AT HERBERTSHOHE. The grave with the railis. is that of Captaln B. C. H. Pockley (Grdney. The other crosses mark the last resting places of C. V. Williams, H. C. On the slab of Captain Pockley's grave lies a laurel wreath. lliams, and Henry Street,
506 With regard to this, we think it adr send to you the following statement of the fac (with the outrage upon the Rev. W. H. Cox, missionaries in New Britain, in October, 1914, for waich the Germans in question were punished by the military authorities in New Britain. The first intimation of a state of war existing between Great Britain and was received in New Britain on August me the Rev. W. H. Cox, the chairman of ov dis- trict, was living on the island of Ulu, pour of Mcoko. Some weeks afterwards a German'.ant steame. called the Meklong entered the harbour, and soon after- (wards Mr. Cox was waited on by the captain, who was dressed in uniform He demanded an assurance from him that in the event of any British ships of war entering the (port he would not disclose the secret harbour in which the Mcklong was hidden. He stated also that in the event of Mr. Cox refusing to do this he would be com pelled to take certain other steps. Mr. Cox gave the required promise, and we have his solemn assurance that this promise was never broken. On leaving the island the (captain commandeered a small motor-launch belonging to the mission, and took it with him to the harbour in which the Mcklong was hidden. Ten days afterwards some Bri- tish destroyers entered the port and seized the Mcklons, together with the mission motor-launch, which is still retained by the British authorities as a prize of war. give the above facts because one of the alleged causes for the attack on Mr. Cox was that he had communicated to the British authorities certain information which led to the capture of the Meklong. S. A. Whiteman, ho located the hidden German gunboat Komet, now tn the service of the British Administration at Rabaul. D. Blatheti the Ge implicated in the outrage. This Was Successtulty Carri Government medical officer, came to the mission house, ont, though some of the members had fed some 70 or 8 which was then occupied by the FEy K. A. Wenrel and miles down the coast, intending to take refuge in th Mrs. Wenzel, to visit a native p. Int there. On Mr mountains there. By a forced march ir the night, the Wenzel's offering to introduce Mr. Cox, the doctor indulged British succeeded in surprising them, surrounding th in the most violent language, stamped round the verandah, house at 3 a.m. and taking them , isoners. They wer shouting in loud tones, and abusing Mr. Cox in the strong found to be heavily armed, est possible manner. After the doctor had left Mr. Cox In the number C weapons and ammunition decided, after consultation with Mr. Wenzel, to send a Tre evidently pre pared to resist any courteous letter fully explaining that he had never given any information or committed any act adverse to German THE share of the Rev. W. H. Cox in this affair wa interests. This letter was sent at once, but before it was 1 simply that of reporting the outrage committe received by the doctor the assault was committed. against him to the British Administrator, submitting him self to examination by the principal British Governmen [T will not be necessary to give details of this cowardly Medical Officer, and also by the direction of the Adminis outrage; it will be sufficient to say that the doctor trator making a formal statement of the facts to th again appeared at the mission house at 10 p.m., pointed a Assistant Judge Advocate-General in Rabaul. Mr. Co revolver at Mr. Cox, and shouted out twice, You are a was also examined by Dr. Runge, the German Governmen prisoner Another man then appeared, and seizing Mr. medical officer. After thorough investigation of the cir Cox by the throat forcibly dragged him on to the verandah cumstances the accused were sentenced to receive a pub and down the steps, where several other armed Germans lic whipping in reparation for the humiliation and pain were waiting. Mr. Cox was then dragged forcibly and they had inflicted upon the Rev. W. H. Cox in the un held down over an upturned tub, and whilst the doctor and merciful Hogging with which they had wantonly punishe another held his hands he was brutally fogged by another him. This was accordingly done at Rabaul, in the pre of the party, whilst others who were armed stood on guard sence of the military stationed there. These are the It should be mentioned that the missionary in charge of plain, ungarnished facts of the case, and it may, w the station, Rev. K. A. Wenzel, had been called away, and think, be safely left to the decision of all impartial judge was not present at the outrage. Both he and his wife in the Empire, or even in Germany, as to whether th were dreadfully grieved and also alarmed, and they, with action of the Administrator was right or wrong in givin Mr. Cox, made their escape into the bush near the house a taste of their own medicine to five of the cruel coward with the intention that Mr. Cox should proceed by night who committed such an atrocious outrage upon an ur to the west coast. This, however, was not then possible, armed and inpocent missionary. The Administrator's Offices at Rabaul. who is doing his bit' in New Guinea) that there is a big future for our new territory itters properly settle down.. At present, however, life here is deadly monotonous.
Banco Comercial de Barranquilla. Colombia. Commercial-Bank. Barranquilla. Colombia. MERCIEDESRRANOUTT
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WEII Aorar Wel16 Hian S New MEIIA PRERRS CaD240

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Date Ship Place Boat Gil
10.4.13 Ex.Sighter.B 24 Portsmouth Portsmouth   259 13/20
16 " " Ex. B1. Boating Depot  Portsmouth 740  
22 " "   Haulbowlin 288  
  1. 8. 13
 Shore Sighters St Vincent 664  
12 " " Shore Sighters St Helena 710  
29 " " Jetty Simons Town 770  
6.9.13 Shore Sighters Mauritius 835  
22 " "   Albany 885  
14.10.13 Ex. Hulk Tamar Sydney 500  
4.11.13 Ex. Collier Karrara  Palmerston Sydney 560  
5 " " Ex. HMAS. B.D. Yarra Sydney   137 10/20
5.12.13 Ex. Collier Euraka Port Lincoln 816  
7.1.1914 Ex. Collier Yarra Hobart 707  
4.1.14 Ex. Collier Yarra Hobart 650  
26 " " Ex. Hulk Casablanca Melbourne 464  
20.3.14 Ex. Hulk Hankow Sydney 370  
3.4.14 Ex. Collier Kaituma Thursday Island 985  
15/16.4.14 Jetty Singapore 897  
23 " " Sighters Singapore   75.0
28 " " Jetty Batavia 265  
14.5.14 Ex. Collier Kurow Cairns 615  
8.7 " Ex. Collier Waikora Sydney 1000  
15 " " Ex. HMAS. T. B. D. Parramatta Sydney   223
16 " " Jetty Sydney 4  
20 " " Ex Hulk Hankow Sydney 164  
1.8.14 Ex Hulk City of Adelaide Townsville 255  
3 " " Ex Collier Bamino Townsville 301  
14 " " Gil S.S. Physa Rossil Island   173
14 " " Ex. Collier Alconda Rossil Island 1130  
24 " " Ex. Hulk Josefiha Townsville 416  
5.9.14 Ex. Collier Kaituna Port Moresby 780  
5 " " Ex. HMAS T.B.D. Wurrego Port Moresby   18
13 " " Ex. Collier Whangape Raboul 478  

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Date Ship Place Boat Gil
19.9.14 Gil S.S. Muex Raboul   15.6
20 " " Ex. Collier Whangape Raboul 626  
1.10.14 "     "            Whangape Raboul 939  
1 " " Gil S.S. Esturias Raboul   160
3 " " "     "       " Raboul   25
3 " " Ex. Collier Kawri Raboul 134  
16 " " "         "        Mallina Suva 406  
16 " " Gil S.S. Esturias Suva   87
23 " " Gil depot Sydney Sydney   115.25
24 " " Ex. Hulk City Hankow Sydney 790  
31 " " Ex. Collier Kaituria Albany 700  
16.11.14 Sighters Colombo    
17 " " Sighters Colombo 900  
25 " "    " Aden 680  
29 " "     " Port Said 760  
2.12.14    " Malta   92
2 " "    " (Gibralta) Malta 380  
21 " "    " Gibralta 385  
30 " "   Fayal (Azores) 400  
4.1.1915 Ex. Collier Portreath Burmuda 750  
8.1 " Gil S.S. Hermione Burmuda   52
12.1 " Jetty Kingston (Jani 390  
13 " " Gil S.S. Camillo Kingston   29
18 " " Jetty St Lucia 421  
29 " "    " Martinique 614  
11.2. " Sighters Trinidad   48.5
13.2 " Jetty St Lucia 860  
25 " " Ex. Collier Fullerton Lavenderera 1080  
5.3.15 Ex. Collier Buresk Abrolhos Rocks 514  
6 " " Gil S.S. Impoco Abrolhos Rock   69
14 " " "       "         " Abrolhos Rocks   90
15 " " Ex. Collier Bampton Abrolhos Rocks 685  
28 " " "       "    Thornhill Tamborumbra Bay 610  
 

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