Letter from Mrs Blackburn to the Sydney Morning Herald Office

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To. Herald Office
The enclosed letter was 
sent to me in mistake, & perhaps
you could find the owner through
the medium of your Paper
J. Blackburn

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Rollestone Military Camp England
Salisbury Plains    Aug 27^th 1916

Dear Aunty  Just a few lines to let you know
how I am getting on I and George are in the
best of health as it leaves us at presant hoping
to find you the same George is in the
same Battalion and camp we expect to shift
to another Camp closer to London we are
having plenty of rain over here and we are
having a rough time as we have to go and drill
wet or fine one Parkes Chap Died here the
other day Thomas Cook I do not whether you
know him or not he used to blacksmithing
in Parkes all the Parkes Chaps are going
to get their Photos taken in a group
George and I are going to be taken together
when we get them taken I will send
you one of them we are still having
plenty of leave there as been two
Zeppelin's raids on England this week we

seen an airman fall the other day but
neither him or his machine where
hurt very much the Australians have
had very heavy casualitaes in France

(2)
We do not know when we are going
over there yet I would not like to put
in a winter over here as it will be very
cold it is a great sight to see London
of a night all in darkness I would like
to see it when it is lit up. of a night
it is a great sight to see all the Seach
lights of a night I seen Yound Cunich
up in London he wos whas on leave
from France I had a letter the other
day from Lily Norman and by her
letter I take it that her Brother has left
for to come over here Violet went
home before she left to come to England
that is about all this time give my
love to Uncle George and Mr Nx Norman
and Oziex and Dolly and not forgetting
Oswald from your Loving Nephew
Stan
4195 Pte S.M Murphy
10^th Reinfts 18^th Battalion
5^th Infintry Brigade
England

Received by.
M^rs J Blackburn:

C/o David Jones Ltd
George St
Sydney

Editor.
Herald Office.
Sydney.
Soldiers

letter
wrongly
addressed

Postcard - St. Paul's Cathedral - see original document
 

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TUCK'S POST CARD

St Paul's Catherdral is the central object and

one of the most prominent features of present-day

London. The massive dome (the cross is 365 feet

above the ground) towers above all its surroundings,

and gives an impression of grandeur appropriate

to the first ecclesiastical building in

England, The preesent edifice was begun by Sir

Christopher Wren in 1674, aftr the destruction

of the old building in the Great Fire of London,

1666.
Dear Aunty With
Love from Stan
Nephew
Murphy

Postcard - Marble Arch -see original document
 

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TUCK'S POST CARD

The Marble Arch. a handsome monument in the

style of the Roman Arch of Constantine, was

originally erected by Nash, at the entrance of

Buckingham Palace, at a cost of £80,000. In 

1851 it was removed to the Cumberland Gate of

Hyde Park. For many years it stood amid most

inharmonious surroundings, but thanks to the

initiative of Mr. F. W. Speaight, the L.C.C. improved

the approaches, thus further enhancing

the pictuesque appearance of this famous London 

landmark.
Dear Dolly from
your Loving
Cousin Stan