Category Archives: The Army

The colonel gets a surprise dunking and laughs with the rest

Posted on August 24, 1942 by felicityh54

                            24th Aug 42 Dear Mother & Dad I received your welcome letter of the seventeenth on Friday.  Sorry to hear that dad has the gout again … Continue reading →

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Scarce writeable news – of food, friends and a variety of rackets

Posted on August 16, 1942 by felicityh54

  6th August 42 Dear Mother & Dad I received your welcome letter of the third last Wed, together with one from Ivy and a parcel from Anne – two tins (scallops I think) – there’s no labels on them … Continue reading →

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Comfortable conditions in Petrie camp as the war comes ever closer

Posted on August 2, 1942 by felicityh54

                        2nd August 42 Dear Mother & Dad I was beginning to think I might not get time to write this weekend.  A flood of duties and various other … Continue reading →

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A construction challenge, cafe comedy and a ‘real’ circus.

Posted on July 25, 1942 by felicityh54

                11th July 42 Dear Mother & Dad The rains seem to have set in for the day so we’ve retired to the tent for a while.  I’m in charge of a little … Continue reading →

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The leave lottery, missing Rossy’s wedding – and a crazy competition

Posted on July 5, 1942 by felicityh54

                              28th June 42 Dear Mother & Dad I received your welcome letter of the 22nd June last night after we got back from range practice … Continue reading →

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Chaps have to get married to get a spot of leave; stunts on iron rations

Posted on June 22, 1942 by felicityh54

                  Sunday 14 – 6 – 42 Dear Mother & Dad The good run of mail I mentioned in my last letter continues.  This week brought some more old letters – yours … Continue reading →

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Unreliable trains, demanding exercises, latest end-of-war prediction

Posted on June 8, 1942 by felicityh54

                            1st June 1942 Dear Mother & Dad I received your welcome letter of the 26th May today.  Sorry to hear the weather hasn’t been treating you … Continue reading →

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May 1942 : four letters from holding camp in Casino NSW

Posted on May 24, 1942 by felicityh54

    11th May 1942 Dear Mother & Dad I had hoped there would be a letter for me today but as the mail has been handed out I must have missed out.  Still it’ll probably come tomorrow.  That phone … Continue reading →

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Flying through search lights and on to Casino by train

Posted on May 6, 1942 by felicityh54

                  Envelope : Posted by M Campbell Railway Refreshment Rooms Spencer Street (Melbourne) Salvation Army letterhead 2 – 5 – 42 Dear Mother As it may be some days before I am … Continue reading →

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The line certainly must be busy: queueing to make a ‘trunk call’

Posted on April 10, 1942 by felicityh54

                            No address or date – approx April 10 Dear Mother & Dad Wonderful news – the best I’ve ever had – absolutely marvellous Mother to hear … Continue reading →

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