Escort of First Australasian convoy, 1 October-1 December 1914: pages 1-16: intelligence...

Escort of First Australasian convoy, 1 October-1 December 1914:

• pages 1-16: intelligence regarding Scharnhorst and Gneisnau, October 1914.
• pages 17-27: German cruiser in the Western Pacific, (paper M 02384/1914).
• pages 28-29: New Zealand Expeditionary Force route to Europe, (paper M 02424/1914 and M 02425/1914).
• pages 30-36: Escort for New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (paper M 0247/1914).
• pages 37-41: New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (paper M 02460/1914); page 40: telegram from the Governor of New Zealand to Secretary of State for Colonies regarding the delay of the embarkation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6 October 1914.
• pages 42-53: Embarkation and date of departure of New Zealand Expeditionary Force and return of transports, (paper M 02484/1914).
• pages 54-165: date of departure of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, printed telegram from Minister of Defence of New Zealand to War Office providing details and numbers of officers, other ranks and horses separately by unit in each transport, 14 October 1914 (page 70), (paper M 02537/1914).
• pages 166-249: request by Governor of New Zealand to publicise departure of New Zealand Expeditionary Force (22 October 1914); Admiralty to Colonial Office 'most important that dates, escourt and routes should be kept secret as long as possible' (26 October 1914); Australian Expeditionary Force statistical overview by ship's name of number of officers, other ranks, horse, axles, baggage, forage, small arms ammunition, stores (in tons), (page 208); activities of SS Roon (German ship) at Tjilatjap, 1914 (page 222), (paper M 02881/1914).
• pages 250-262: destination of Australian and New Zealand contingents, (paper M 03915/1914).
• page 263: clothing for New Zealand contingent, (paper M 04055/1914).
• pages 264-291: disembarkation of New Zealand contingent in Egypt and the return of transports; tables (printed) of Australian Imperial Force, provisional allotment of troops to transports, 16 September 1914, (excluding special medical and veterinary allotment (pages 281-287), (paper M 041016/1914).
• pages 292-294: Governor General of Australia extract of despatch to Colonial Office dated 17 September 1914 precis of naval events and their bearing on question of local control; memorandum by Senator Miller on defensive state after embarkation of Expeditionary Force; memorandum by Senator Miller on relinquishing office as Australian Minister of Defence, (paper M 03651/1914).
• pages 295-342: Australian Imperial Force-convoy naval orders (printed), 19 October 1914 (page 297); Australian Imperial Force-convoy signals (printed), (page 298); Australian Imperial Force-convoy naval orders (pages 299-342), (paper M 04297/1914).
• pages 343-366: letter dated 14 November 1914 from Captain of HMAS Melbourne submitting report on voyage Albert to Colombo, (pages 343C-343G); extracts from the log of HMAS Melbourne for 14-25 September 1914, (pages 344-345); extracts from the log of HMS Minotaur for 22 September-18 November 1914, (pages 346-347); extracts from the log of HMS Hampshire for 11-24 November 1914, (pages 348-349); rough diary concerning escort of First Australasian convoy for 1 October-1 December 1914, (pages 350-366), (paper M 04523/1914).

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