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Category Archives: organisation
Two letters: Before and after the Divvy March and a surprise from home
6th Aug 44 Dear Mother & dad Have your letter of the 31st – quite interesting too though sorry to hear Jim Butterworth has gone – a good fellow Jim and one of the real identities of the Club. Never … Continue reading
Serious drinking indulged in by all, despite a brewery strike
9/ 6/ 44 Dear Mother & Dad Your welcome letter of Sunday arrived yesterday along with one from Ivy and another … Continue reading
Despondent but determined “I think I might as well carry on”
21st May 44 Dear Mother & Dad Your welcome letter arrived on Thursday along with one from E.A.Mc. – and read together made very … Continue reading
Politics, pubs and old hands’ translation of AIF
TX1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Battn AIF Australia 10th May 44 Dear Mother & Dad Your welcome letter of the … Continue reading
Posted in organisation, 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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Testing the Manpower Regs: work at the Zinc Works beckons (2 letters)
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
Posted in Australian, organisation, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged concert party, fruit harvest, manpower
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Spine bashing, concerts and movies…. waiting to be posted… 2 letters
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman NGGDD 5th January 44 Dear Mother & Dad Your welcome letter of the 27th arrived yesterday. I’m glad to know the Christmas was pleasant even though it was quiet and that you … Continue reading
Frank Bethune’s famous orders
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman NGF Training Sch New Guinea 7th Nov 1943 Dear Mother & Dad … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, organisation, Tasmanian, training, Uncategorized
Tagged malaria, training
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Some higher authority…controlling this show
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
Posted in Australian, organisation, The course of the war, training, Uncategorized
Tagged DIck Schultz, Jim McDonnell, Ramu Valley, training, Viv Abel
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Still in Limbo – but no cause for complaint – 3 letters
TX 1004 Sgt M Hickman 2/33rd Battn AIF 28th Sept 43 Dear Mother Your welcome letter of the 23rd arrived yesterday – glad to know … Continue reading
Posted in organisation, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Drysdale, Enid Lyons, Tiny Schultz
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