Albany Harbour
Sunday October 25 1914 - A22
We came in sight of land about 10
am and passed the King George Sound about (one) 1 oclock this evening. It is one of the prettiest little harbours I
have ever saw. It is the most beautiful
sight to see all the rocks at the entrance water worn with the breakers, some
are washed clean not a spec to be seen on them. There is a lighthouse up on the rocks and some
girls gave us a salute with brooms and white towls or something like it; we are
anchored just passed the lighthouse and there is a lot of troopships coming in
fast; the fleet is going to collect here. We put another horse overboard this morning.
The cliffs surrounding King George's Sound on the
coast of Western
Australia, as seen from one of the
HMAT ships of the AIF First Convoy.
[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - C01058]
25 2 Hrs
Sunday 25th October
Horse decks very sweet and clean this morning.
Matting put down again. "Shropshire" slightly ahead of us, also
another vessel apparently the "Karoo".
"Moldavia" passed us about 7 AM having
called at Adelaide and now bound for Fremantle.
Church service at 10 AM. Lesson read by Colonel Sutton.
Gift sweets issued to all ranks.
Horse belonging to BAC died at 10.30 and was cast overboard. Suffered from
Septic Pnuemonia.
Anchored at King Georges Sound at 2 PM. District
naval Officer Commander Jones came off and gave us latest war news. About 15
ships of convoy already in Port. Signalling at night to ‘Shropshire’.
Ascertained they had lost one horse on the way round, also from Septic
Pnuemonia. Major Anderson’s sprained ankle nearly well. Corporal Hare, BAC. (a
Wesleyan Clergyman in Queensland) had a church service at night. Major Hughes
not well. Apparently developing an influenza attack.
Transports of the first AIF Convoy gathering in King
George's Sound, Western Australia.
[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - C02499]
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