294 darling Street
Balmain
April 6th , 1918
Dear Norm,
Your ‘letter’ written on 10th January (my birthday) came safely to
hand some little time ago.
I was pleased to hear from you again and trust you are keeping in
the best of health and spirits.
Fancy you meeting my cousin again. Should it reoccur give him my
love and ask him to write me as I do not know his military address.
I hope you are well rid of
the “non bon” weather. I am afraid the weather is not much better over here. It
is struggling to keep fine, been a very unsettled week. Mother and Niell? have been
down at Fresh Water all week. I think I will have a day off tomorrow (Sunday)
and have a trip down too. The weather was simply perfect for the Easter
holidays. The holiday makers had it all their own way for once. Been a record
year, both at the Show and the Races. It is marvellous where all the people
come from.
There were a great number of our church folk away over Easter. The
collections for Good Friday and Sunday were over £30. Not too bad was it? The
choir rendered “Oliver to Cavalry” on Good Friday night..had Bob Roper and Reg
Hancock and Miss Fritz as soloists. Everything went off without a hitch. One and all enjoyed it, especially Bob’s
solos, they were a hit. A few of us went out to St John’s Dulwich Hill on
Wednesday night with the “Crucifixion”. There were a few members from Glebe
Point too. There must have been about 70 voices. It sounded great, but I
enjoyed our own little recital best.
What do you think of Mr Manning giving a four hour service on Good
Friday? We all thought he was never going to finish. He said he heard the P.O.
clock strike 2 as he thought instead of it was three and there he was trying to
fill in time. One thing he got plenty of turns about it on Sunday, but he takes
everything in good heart.
Well Norm, there is plenty I could write you about but I am afraid
my time is scarce. I must draw to a close now of I will miss the Mail. In
conclusion Mother and Dad wish to be kindly remembered to you, with heaps of
good luck and best wishes
Believe me to be
Yours sincerely
Dorrie.
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