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Tag Archives: Melbourne Cup
Forty million mosquitoes to the acre… but it seems the tide is turning
23rd Nov 1942 TX 1004 Max Hickman 33rd platoon 25th Brigade Carrier Group AIF NG Dear Mother & Dad As you’ll see from the address I’m back with the mob – the uncertain state of flux – of … Continue reading
Posted in Australian, Carrier platoon, Papua New Guinea, The course of the war
Tagged Melbourne Cup, militia, mosquitoes
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