78 Motor Lehner France March 1924 Tuesday 11th 6 Am Underburg Island B.E.S Dist 8n Current setting West at 3 m per hour Wind W with passing showers Bar 30.00 11 am Anchored at Canton island off passage in 9 Fms 30 Fms to Harbor. a Mt Roll Mr Mr Correia Mr Stokes 5 H men ashore Pump lights Ashout at Engine ran 6 hours Wednesday 12th W fresh breeze N swell Bar 29.98 Science party 5 H men ashore from 6am to 6pm Got a large Turtle & catching plenty of fish Mr Correia and the Cabin boy returned with sore eyes. Pump at & Anchormate kept. Thursday 13th Fresh W breeze an increasing Wt S SW swell Bar 30.02 Ship rolling at her anchor Mr Corrie and the Cabin boy laid up with sore eyes Mr Stokes 4 men ashore Mate employed skinning birds etc. Pump and Anchormate attended to. Friday 14th Wt Mod to fresh with rain squalls SW swell Bar 30.07 Mod Corrie & Stokes with 4 men ashore Mate and Cabin boy skinning birds Pump and anchormate at t. Saturday 15th Heavy SW swell during the night Wind N & NW fresh & squally Started the engine twice wind, swell & current making ship twist her cable around horses heads jerking and straining. 7 am shifted ship out into 10 Fms on edge of shelf. Heavy swells from N & W Bar 30.40 Mr Stokes 5 men ashore Engine ran 2 hours Pump & Anchormates at t. Sunday 16th Fresh to Moderate W & Breeze Fine. Wt swell Bar 30.02 Science party ashore - left 7th - Pump & Anchormate att T. 79 Motor Lehner France March 1924. Monday 17th Fresh W to Lt breeze SW swell Bar 30.04 Mr Stokes and 4 men ashore 8 am Anchor slipped off the ledge in a squall. How up and set sail from left for Underburg Island Head wind and current setting W.SW at 2m per hour Pump lights Ashout Engine ran 1 hour. Tuesday 18th SW fresh to mod breeze choppy sea W swell Bar 31.00 at 9am Making no headway Engine running some midnight & all sail set. 3 PM landed science party on Underburg Island after a hard beat against wind & current 6pm Bar 29.98 Ship kept under the lee for the night Pumps lights Ashout att t. Engine ran 15 hours Wednesday 19th W to SW Fresh Lt Mod Breeze Fine Clear Wt swell Bar 30.05 Science party camped ashore last night Took stock of Benzine and found 25 % left Put 5 % in the tank Employed various fixing gear and cleaning Took aboard 20 Tons of sand ballast PM surf making All aboard at 6.30 PM and left for Sydney Island Shaping a to 38 1/2 S to make Lehner Island B.S Wt Dist 80m Pump lights Ashout att t. Thursday 20th W Fine & clear Mod Breeze Wt swell Bar 30.06 Noon Lat 4:25 S Long 171:10 W Co made 5 1/2 kts Steered 38 x S Dist 88m A current setting WtS more than 2 knots per hour Employed fixing boat cleaning skylights and variously. 5 PM anchored in 10 fms at Sydney Island Wt S Bearing 912. Manager of station Mr Jennings came aboard. Engine ran 1 hour Pump and anchormate att t. Friday 21st W Mod. Wt swell Bar 30.02 Rep Main Sail Reef Foresail ground down Variously employed Pump Anchormates attended to.