Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/62/1 - October 1916 - Part 3

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HISTORIAN,
VICTORIA BARRACKS,
SYDNEY.
 

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Sunday: Oct 22. In London.
Lunched w Murdoch at The
Times office. He has seen Joffre
Haig & Briand & given Each
of them has given him an
interview - Haig wd only
make it a message - stating
how much France & the allies
needed the troops. Birdwood
has promised to send a
a message on the military
need for reinforcements
The vote in France has bn
taken & (up to the present count)
^The result is a ten per cent ^majority agst conscription.
They are accordingly sending
over to France O.C. Beale,
Young, & one other, to have address
public meetings in favour of
 

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Cases all sealed
Napthaline
goes [shorthand] customs
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nearly 2000 [shorthand] in
a day.

Started in July 1916
on old Gallipoli Kits
[shorthand]
[shorthand]
All Gallipoli
stuff - Handed over to
British [shorthand] ordnance & issued
& gave full [shorthand]
 

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1500 names of on Kits
or parcels
of 1200 Regtl No & initial
70 - 90^\ - traced
End of articles in [shorthand]
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2000 Wills.
10000 inventories.
Parcels in Cases.
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Parcels used to get stolen
for souvenirs.
Calico [shorthand] seal.
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28 cases in last [shorthand]
28 Au 28 more to follow.
7 wks work only.
In almost every case [shorthand]
[shorthand]
—————
113 B class ([shorthand])
on staff.
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Everything opened listed & sealed
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Cost not more than 25^\ of what
it used to be.
 

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souvenirs.
Full [shorthand] of cordite. Gets
[shorthand] _x No one wd use it
therefore burnt
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Forwarding & [shorthand] _x

Cooks -
Printed [shorthand]
—————
Alex - treated at Zentoun.
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If you are slow [shorthand]
[shorthand]
—————
Dept is notified of kit
& address on shipping List
Covering letters are forwarded in case
They can [shorthand] the address
there.
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800 [shorthand] one day.
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20 Circle [shorthand]
Scheme of colours.
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3 wks after [shorthand] casualties
One man cost £13.
 

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50 000 kits
40000 [shorthand] Egypt
4 & 5 [shorthand] 
Royal George
& 3 little driblets
Good part
of hold
3rd to come -
[shorthand]
—————
Used to be sent by Units -
Now So mixed - tt sorted
alphabetically.
Govt [shorthand] out
Given back to ordnance
£300 - 500,000.
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40 - 45000 bags.
Now for [shorthand] only [shorthand] had £550. [shorthand]
£12, £4 & £35 (7:50 [shorthand]) Men [shorthand]
[shorthand]
 

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contracts w carrying [shorthand]
wills [shorthand]

[shorthand]
Legal Cs. Who is the mans
wife. She asks.

Next of Kin Law in [shorthand]
Censored Kits.
Every man is gn a [shorthand].
He has to put the date,
no etc in day of date
he opened it.
Care abt going in & out
Picked men.
—————
untouched boots
waistc.
Ordnance have things washed
pressed
Enemy stuff
Bugles. -
Ammunition.
Field [shorthand]
Braces. tin plates
some 1000 of live shells & bombs.
 

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Once ^Baldwin gazetted. inform
W.O.
They will instr. G.H.Q
to issue [shorthand] permits
& instr.
He will be appointed
[shorthand]
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We appoint.
Sanction of this Offr. will
be aft sent by W.O. to
G H Q when informed.
—————
[shorthand]
—————
Press Bureau
G.H.Q to be dealt w in [shorthand]
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Smart to see Kenny re
photos if necy.
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[shorthand]
Sat: ¹⁴ 11.30 am.
Sun¹⁵. 12.10 pm.
 —————
Mothers next [shorthand]
Present.
House name

Advice to Aust.
Show [shorthand]
[shorthand]
Scope [shorthand]
oil
German [shorthand]
Motor boats USA
500 [shorthand]
Canada [shorthand]
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J & [shorthand]