Category Archives: Australian

Fishing with grenades… and a powerful brew of vaccines

Posted on June 30, 1944 by felicityh54

                      20/6/44 Dear Mother & Dad Received your welcome letter of the 13th today – am glad to hear that the colds are on the mend and you’re all happy.  … Continue reading →

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Last letter from Moresby and one from friends in Brisbane: different views on rationing

Posted on January 29, 1944 by felicityh54

                      TX1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion 29th Jany 44 Dear Mother & Dad It’s raining like fever(?) here so being restricted to the tent will endeavour to write some … Continue reading →

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Testing the Manpower Regs: work at the Zinc Works beckons (2 letters)

Posted on January 23, 1944 by felicityh54

              TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battn AIF 16th Jany 44 Dear Mother & Dad Just a few lines hoping to find you happy and well and enjoying life.  I received your letter … Continue reading →

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Culinary adventures, the Melbourne Cup and Lenah Valley in the news.

Posted on November 14, 1943 by felicityh54

                                    TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman NGF Training Sch New Guinea 14th Nov 43 Dear Mother & Dad The mail service has caught … Continue reading →

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Some higher authority…controlling this show

Posted on October 18, 1943 by felicityh54

                      TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF 11th Oct 43 Dear Mother & Dad After six weeks mucking around – attached here and detached there without knowing who … Continue reading →

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Meals, movies, mortars and motivational speeches… something’s afoot

Posted on August 29, 1943 by felicityh54

                                TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF 29th Aug 43 Dear Mother & Dad Just a few lines hoping to find you both … Continue reading →

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Politics of the federal, RSL and gender varieties

Posted on August 22, 1943 by felicityh54

    TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF 22nd Aug Dear Mother & Dad I guess as I write your ears are tuned to the wireless as the counting has probably started and lots of people who have … Continue reading →

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News from around the world thanks to Guinea Gold

Posted on August 1, 1943 by felicityh54

            TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battn AIF 1st Aug 43 Dear Mother & Dad I received your welcome letter of the 25th this morning along with one from May and another from youngster … Continue reading →

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A mighty humorous show…. awaiting deployment

Posted on July 22, 1943 by felicityh54

  TX1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battn AIF 22nd July 43 Dear Mother & Dad I’ve had two very interesting letters from you this week.  One yesterday and one this morning.  The one I got this morning was written on … Continue reading →

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Quite an eventful week in a modest sort of way

Posted on June 13, 1943 by felicityh54

                              13th June 1943 Dear Mother & Dad After quite an eventful week in a modest sort of way Sunday strikes a particularly quiet note and … Continue reading →

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