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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 12, 1927

Page

6

Windjammer to Battleship Navy Yarn Recalled in Slurred Dialogue

The fragment shows a wartime sea tale aboard a Windjammer or battleship with characters Jack Grenville Tommy and an old man. It hints at a voyage from Australia to England, naval service, and a reunion after hardship. Dialogue implies drink and reminiscence among crewmates as they plan to yarn about past sea days.

Jack Grenville Jack Australia England Jain UW Navy Pi Hong-am Volly Alent Weil Tommy Dave Creavite Ttn Ct Teanens Eley Pma Lowe Malta Nurthern Sean Paul Bax Phal Neald le Prosess Apostle Uci Ancre Gal Rome Samme

War debate in a shipboard crowd on natural selection

On the battleship Zephyr a crowd gathers in the engine room as a professor and surgeon debate Darwin and Bernhard. The talk centers on evolution and struggle for existence, contrasting German theory with moral government and human progress amid war. A fierce exchange follows between opposing views as the crowd listens.

Chapter XIV The Led Sea Passage Record

Fragmentary OCR notes describe conversations between a bishop and others during a voyage to Colombo. The letter from the Lordship mentions a request connected to a military chaplain and references a London bishop, with possible mentions of Seeks vuried and military involvement.

Colombo London

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