Michael Billings Collection - Wallet 4 - Part 11 of 14

People to See               )        

1.  Mrs. Clarke              )     Wed
2.   Mrs. Sugden          )      Thurs
3.   Mutual Store -a/c  )
4.   Dairy Board            )
5.   Aunt Lil                    )
6.   Aunt Alice               )

1.  C wealth Bank 
    (a)  Bonds 
    (b)  Kay's a/c
2. Shopping List

     1.  Suitcase 
     2.  Writing Case 
     3.  Sheila (Clock) 
     4.  Ada 
     5.  Woollen u/wear

Telegram 
Congratulations 
OFFICE OF ORIGIN    WORDS     TIME OF LODGMENT    NO.  T.G.42.G. 
TELEGRAPH 
176 
2-MAY 
Melbue Sub    2.50 
18 

Mr & Mrs M Billings 
The Gables Finch St 
Malvern 
Congratulations & best of luck 
The Byrne Family 

4.14 
THIS TELEGRAM HAS BEEN RECEIVED SUBJECT TO THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT AND REGULATIONS - THE TIME RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICE IS SHOWN AT THE END OF THE MESSAGE

Wednesday 
Dairy Board                             9.30 to 10 am 
C'wealth Bank                        10.10 to 10.30 
Mutual Store                           10.40 to 11.10 
Lunch                                        12.00 to 1.00 
Hospital                                     1.30 to 2.00 
Return to City.                          2.15 
Pick up shopping                     3.00

10.5.42 
NEWCASTLE 
4-PM 
11 MAY 
1942 
N.S.W. AUST. 

Mrs. Michael Billings 
548 Barkirs Road 
East Hawthorn 
Victoria

PS a few Adelaide snaps              
enclosed. 
N.S.W. 11.5.42
My Darling Kay, 
Just a few more lines to my 
little one hoping she's well and happy 
all (the) time.  I'm quite well myself but still 
have my heart well away from this place. 
I tried to cast away my thoughts today by 
having a solid workout on the cross-cut Saw 
but now night has fallen, those thoughts 
have swung around in your direction and 
many of our last weeks doings rise up 
vividly before me.  Boy. that was a swell 
week and having known such satisfaction 
I really don't feel to bad about having to 
come back.  In an inverse way, it has its 
advantages inasmuch as a fellow can muse 
and realise how wonderful his wife is when 
he's separated from her and has to do 
without her comfort and company.  Remember 
how we lapped up the attention of hotel 
staffs last week and now I'm sitting in a hut doing 
 my correspondence with a smoky lamp and a 
fruitcase for furnishings 

2/ 
I suppose you are busy with your first 
wedding obligations, good wheeze you have 
something to take your mind off the glory 
that has passed.  I'm waiting to get a  
letter from you to hear everything about you, 
your plans and so on.  It will be marked 
when the prospect of seeing you again (be) looms 
into the near future.  If we see each other 
occasionally, can talk on the phone now 
and then and lastly our letters, life won't 
be so bad.  If the news of our naval scrap is 
as good as surmised, maybe will join up for 
keeps sooner than anticipated.  Bob Sutton 
was pleased everything went off so swell and 
looks forward to his souvenir of cake.  All 
the other lads commiserated with me having 
to depart after such a short sample of my 
brand new bonny wife and I almost had 
a grievance outburst but that won't help.  Well, 
little Mum o' Mine, no more news for today 
so sweetest of dreams and every scrap of 
love. 
Very much Yours.  Micky.

11.5.42 
NEWCASTLE 
6-PM 
12 MAY 
1942 
N.S.W. AUST. 
AUSTRALIA 

Mrs. Michael Billings, 
548 Barkers Road 
East Hawthorn 
Victoria

PR00610 
Australian 
War Memorial

N.S.W. 14.5.42 
My Lovely and dutiful spouse, 
From the above form of address 
you may gather your old man is in a 
flippant mood.  Since we parted this is  
the first time I've felt very cheerful but 
up here the weather today has been 
lovely.  I managed to get to Mass today 
so its really most ungenerous to feel glum. 
Your first and eagerly awaited letter as 
Mrs M.B has arrived and I'm so glad 
you are feeling good. oh although a 
bit strange and resentful at such an 
abrupt parting from your newly acquired 
husband.   Still perhaps my buoyant spirits 
may be occasioned by a premonition of 
an early meeting with you.  Hope so, eh! 
So charmed your recollections of our week 
are so fragrant.  I shall hang on to  
that letter as a memento by hook or

2/ 
by crook.  Pleased that enquiries re your 
residence at Sydney are in train, I now 
look forward to hearing of your arrival 
in that city.  Regarding the cost of a 
nook, you just do the best you can 
consistent with the comfort due to my wife. 
When you visit Newcastle, you'd better fill 
your purse as I hardly can dispense 
hospitality on last week's scale on my 
'arf-a-crown per day.  You have no idea 
to what depths of frugality I've descended. 
Scrooge is not in it with me.  About those 
letters of thanks, I think it will suffice if 
you sent a card to the sender of each 
telegram. Savvy. Re Bob Sutton, his 
away just now so address it to Bdr.R. 
Sutton, C.Section and so on.  The gift 
from Kath and Thos. is a good one as 
you can put it to good use very soon. 
It was as windy as hell last night