Mount Vernon (AP 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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J s ln Sydney Caplain E. P. Eldredge reporled aboard afler flying from San Francisco and relieved Capfain P. P. Powell. The change of com- mand ceremony followed lhe sfandard order of procedure. Following 'rhe reading of orders, The new commanding officer shoolc hands wirh his officers as 'rhey were infroduced fo him.

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working on lhe dock, boldly walked aboard, saluled lhe 0.0.D. and said lhal lhey were lo work in lhe hold lhal was being loaded. ll sud- denly occurred lo lhe 0.0.D. lhal a very large number ol Aussies were coming aboard, especially when he saw a cargo nel lilled wilh coals, hals and leggings leaving lhe ship lrom number six hold. The nexl man, he slopped-il was a sailor. Ten men in all came aboard reporling lhal lhey were Ramos, Slc, relieved from gale walch. Ll. Harvey called Midshipmen O'Riley and ordered him lo make a lour ol lhe ship lo slop lhe illegal relurning aboard. A man, in a soldier's coal was parl way up lhe slern line. O'Riley ordered him back and when he conlinued on loward lhe ship, pulled his 45 . Wilh lhe remark You winl , lhe man crawled back and presenled himself lo lhe 0.0.D. Mr. Harvey caughl anolher in a Digger uniform, and, al lhe poinl ol a gun marched him aboard and arresled him. A more successful means ol relurning lo lhe ship was climbing down lhe dock, walking along lhe camel, and enlering lhe luel porl. All in all, lhere were 48 deck courls, and 8 summary courls. The ship never relurned lo Adelaide. SYDNEY claimed lo be a second New York. ln a lew ways, lhey are comparable. Bolh have lheir harbors. New York has her Cenlral Park, Sydney has her Domain. The conlrasl belween lhe brighl lighls ol Cen- lral Park and lhe blacked-oul Domain was obvious: lwo ol lhe chiels carried blankels ashore. The Troc was lhe Mounl Vernon's while she was in lown. The Balli- more made larger sandwiches: lhe wailresses never lell lhe plales, bul ierked lhem off lhe lable as soon as lhe cuslomer linished. Replace- menls were impossible lo lind. Sydney did have lood, rare ilems such as Pig Trollers in ielly al lhe Carlelon, Toheroa soup lrom Adam's Fish Cale, a peculiar grey liquid called collee. Milk bars slood al every corner. Trallic was a bolher, lhey were going lhe wrong way on lhe righl side ol lhe slreel. Busses carried lheir gas bags on lheir lops. The people ol King's Cross learned nol lo call all Americans Yanks . Mosl ol lhe soulhern men ol lhe ship pounded lhe inlormalion inlo lheir heads. Brake had never been seasick aboard lhe ship. The lerry lo Luna Park accomplished whal lhe M. V. could nol do. Leaning over lhe rail, he losl his balance, and landed in lhe drink. The ferry slopped. He was lished from lhe waler. Luna Park was al lhe lool ol lhe Sydney Bridge, across lhe bay from Woolomdlo. Any nighl ol lhe week, a musler ol lhe sailors included lhe enlire liberly seclion. Dursl was discovered on his hands and knees silling in lhe sands. Allempling 'lo be helplul, Jack Parsons wandered down slarlecl searching, loo. Whal are we looking lor? asked Parsons. My loolh , said Dursl., l -was slanding on lhe bridge and spil il oul.

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