Michael Billings Collection - Wallet 11 - Part 20 of 24

AIR MAIL  11.12.43

Mrs. M. Billings,
548 Barker's Roads
East Hawthorn
Victoria

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Funds may be Quickly, Safely and
Economically Transferred by
MONEY ORDER TELEGRAM.
Sch. C.3873-7/1942

TELEGRAM

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. 

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the date of reception and 
lodgment also, unless an
earlier date is shown after 
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MRS M BILLINGS
548 BARKERS RD
EASTHAWTHORN  VIC
NEVER BETTER THANKS HOPE MAIL IMPROVED YOUR END LOVE
MICKY

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VX38483  Cpl. M. Billings
Dist. Accounts Office
G  New Guinea
22 .12. 43.
 

Darling Kay.
This is New Guinea 
calling, Sweet, can you hear 
me.  Well, here's the news 
brought to you from the old man 
by courtesy of H.M. Mails. Had 
a good show last night. Gladys 
Moncrieff and Co. gave a concert 
on the local sports ground and 
it was topnotched. Gladys with 
the weight of many summers
and twelve stone or so upon her 
gave of her best and she can 
sing. The others were swell too
and a terrific crowd awaited 
their efforts.  Usual hot steamy 
night but that's nothing out
the ordinary. 
I trust this finds 
Mummy and  Richard enjoying 

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the best of health with plenty of 
balmy weather to help you 
keep the sparkle in your eye.  Poor
Micky isn't so bad but rather 
wilted at the moment.  Been a 
bit off color the last couple of
days with a common complaint. 
Nothing serious but devilish 
inconvenient.  Tis not a thing one
should discuss but at least I'll 
say that bobbing out of bed 
several times during the night is
not my idea of fun & games. I 
have your letter of 16th before me, 
thanks so much, pet, they are
still the brightest event in my 
life. Very pleased Sylvia 
is over the usual harrowing experience
and it seems as though John has 
bequeathed to the world a fine 
bonny boy. I'm so glad twas a
boy, he'll never die while the 
boy called John Clarke is 

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there to carry on the family line. 
I can guess how delighted Mother 
must be. I popped off a wire 
to the address you gave me.
Your parcel of soap, 
powder etc and the little bottle 
of hair tonic have turned up 
and very nice too.  For future 
guidance, no more Figsen or Laundry 
soap cos stocks on hand are 
more than sufficient.  In fact, I'm 
pretty well fixed for toilet articles 
of all kinds. Do you know I have 
three jars & three sticks of
shaving soap.  Blades are the 
snag up here as far as shaving 
is concerned.  You'll be pleased to 
know the bald patch is going 
away fast now. I gave is it a 
dab with your stuff to hasten it along.
Xmas will be with us 
in a few days but as I have 

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to work, it doesn't cut much ice 
with me from the festive point 
of view.
Sorry this screed is 
a lame kind of a affair but 
the old skull feels pretty 
wooden.  Search as I may,
the words wont tee up somehow. 
So I'll try tomorrow to 
improve the performance.
Until then my darling 
cheerio and I'll just blow 
you a kiss each and send
all my love.
Yours ever
Micky

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Mrs. M. Billings
548 Barker's Road
East Hawthorn
Victoria

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VX38483 Cpl. M. Billings
Dist. Accounts Office
New Guinea.  15 12. 43

Darling,
One would be a
curmudgeon to cavil at the mail
situation for your pamphlet of
6th Dec. arrived today and
that makes five in two days.
So if that can't produce a G.E.
letter then I'm a Chinaman.
First thing to tell you is that I
had a telegram of greetings from
the Rowlings.  Very sweet of them
I reckon.  As telegrams lodged now
won't be delivered to by Xmas I
sent a letter in return and enclosed
one of the snaps of Richard. They
have to be pretty good mates before
I part with one of them.  Also
I fixed up for a copy of Khaki
& Green to go to your Mother.
I don't think delivery will be made
until after Xmas though.  I