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Tag Archives: Mick Mason
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
The writing rhythm continues, regardless….part 1(3 letters, February)
These letters and those written in March were waiting for Dad when he arrived back in Australia in April 1942. The envelopes were addressed as usual, with the final line – AIF Abroad. … Continue reading
Posted in Letters to/ from others, The course of the war
Tagged Darwin, fire wood, goitre, H Jones & Co, home defence, Mick Mason, tenants
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Dear Dad…Have a look at my will
TX 1004 Pte Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 25th.3.1941 Dear Dad I was very agreeably surprised to get your letter yesterday, written while you were in Melbourne. It’s easy to understand now why I didn’t get many letters in … Continue reading
Posted in organisation, pay and conditions, Tasmania, Uncategorized
Tagged army pay, diplomacy, Jim McDonnell, mail, Mick Mason, South Africa
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Christmas, censors, cards, concerts, camels, canteens
TX 1004 Pte Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 11th March 1941 (I believe the sharks got all our Christmas parcels – of course there are sharks and sharks) Dear May At long last we have arrived somewhere in Palestine – … Continue reading
The Blog that might have been - 70 years on 