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Category Archives: Posts and telegraph
Missing news from home: maybe it’s at the bottom of the Harbour !
TX1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Btn. AIF 15th Oct. 44 Dear Mother & Dad Just a few lines hoping to find you both happy and well and enjoying life – and to give an account of what little news there … Continue reading
Posted in Posts and telegraph
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Next deployment… whenever it is, it’ll be too soon (2 letters)
1st June 44 Dear Youngster Got quite a healthy bunch of letters when we arrived back in camp last night after a three day stunt – four in all. Yours, dad’s, & one each from Marie & Jack … Continue reading
Posted in leave, Letters to/ from others, Queensland, Tasmanian
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Last letter from Moresby and one from friends in Brisbane: different views on rationing
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
Posted in Australian, Food and Drink, Letters to/ from others, organisation, Posts and telegraph
Tagged Bunty Tait, Jack Lang
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Excellent postal service, Christmas Eve chaos and extra good (but alcohol free) dinner
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman NGF Training Sch New Guinea 25th Dec 43 Dear Mother & Dad The big day of the year is here again and … Continue reading
A tongue in cheek verse and a couple of airgraphs in the mail bundle
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman NGF Training Sch New Guinea 20th Dec 43 Dear Mother & Dad I’m a bit behind with my letters … Continue reading
On Sundays, thoughts go to family, friends, beer and tobacco.
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman NGF Training Sch. New Guinea 5th December 43 Dear Mother & Dad Just a few lines hoping to find … Continue reading
The lads say “It’s a pity old Hick’s not here”… a letter from Jim the Joker
TX 1024 First Class Pte McDonnell J Div Mech Group 2/33 Battn. 2/12/43 Dear “Hick” Received letter dated 14th yesterday with a batch of ten others, not bad for me. … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Letters to/ from others
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Two letters – but only one intact
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Btn AIF 8th Aug 43 Dear Mother & Dad Another Sunday has come round and of course that means that except for church parade the day is … Continue reading
Think of safety only and never mind promotion
February 14th 43 Dear Max We received a letter from you yesterday and were very pleased to hear you are reasonably happy under such trying conditions. There’s no doubt Max you are standing up to the job remarkably … Continue reading
Even the tax collectors couldn’t keep track of us….
TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Platoon 25th Brigade attached 7th Aust Mach Gun Btn 24th Feb 1943 Dear Mother & Dad At long last the … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Letters to/ from others, organisation, parcels, The course of the war
Tagged militia, Rex Wedd, Ted Elliott
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