Michael Billings Collection - Wallet 11 - Part 8 of 24

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Mrs. M. Billings 
548 Barkers Road 
East Hawthorn 
Victoria 

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VX38483. Cpl. M. Billings 
District Accounts Office 
New Guinea. 
14.11.43 

Darling Kay, 
No more of your tasty screeds 
since I last wrote but as some Vict  
mail is in today I'm very hopeful.  
Hope you are doing O.K for letters to follow  
those I'm glad to see have been reaching  
you in reasonably good time.  Any how  
there was a goodly amount of items left  
over from your last three letters to give  
ample scope for a few pages.  First though  
it send Richard & Kay all my love  
and fervently hope this finds you both  
just as well and happy if not better.   
The tidings conveyed about the lads  
return to form was very heartening and  
it looks as though he is now destined  
for greater triumphs.  I must say the  
cheerful tone of your last few letters

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is in striking contrast to earlier efforts  
and let me say that to me that  
outshone every other item.  Of course I know  
you would soldier on O.K but the confirmation  
of the thought is what brightens me  
up.  Well it won't be so long now  
until I will have the privilege of telling  
you personally and demonstrating too  
what a lovely girl you are.  I promise it  
will have a sweeter savor than that which  
these lame words will have.   
I don't wonder that Mum  
loves our little chap so, its plain to see  
from your vivid thumbnail sketches that  
he is a very lovable chap. It is  
marvelous though to have a son who  
gives so little trouble and is a feast  
of fun and entertainment as well.  So  
much for those wiseacres who couldn't  
imagine you with a baby.  Can you  
tell me what they did expect you to 

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be a success with?  Just as well you pay no  
attention to such piffle but their lack of  
perception is not so uncommon and you  
have undeniably confounded the critics.   
I'm so thrilled that you  
look forward to playing lovers again for  
so do I.  However I'll have a real pow  
wow with you in my next G.E. Scrud.   
One can let the plaits down in those  
and get away from that constrained style  
that inhibits letters you know a third  
party is going to read.  That's where you  
have the advantage of me, 99 out of 100  
of your letters are not seen except by the  
one to whom they are addressed.   
That bank receipt for the cheque  
you can burn, don't ever clutter up your  
possie with junk.  The Holmes clan seem 
to be decent friendly folk and it is  
decent for someone to keep an eye on the  
little bloke while you have a potter

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about in the city.  Dunno about the  
color patch we don't seem to have one  
old bean so you had better skip it  
for a while.  The AAPC have one  
so perhaps that's the right one.  At the  
foot of this letter is a diagram of it so  
maybe it will be O.K to have that put  
on it.  Funny outfit this that way -  
but if it's the wrong one for up here it  
will be O.K for when I come down and  
the one you sent previously will be O.K  
while I'm here.  It's a bit hard to say  
definitely but I feel it would be ungracious  
to knock such a kind gesture back.  In  
any case, it should have the miniature  
red and blue one above it.  So what do you  
say?  It must have that one on as that  
outfit has a sentimental o tie for me  
whereas to be candid this show is one of  
those bits and pieces shows and I  
suppose it stinks in dinkum quarters.

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Your wealth of detail concerning our  
proposed residence conjured up many  
wistful visions.  It all sounds like  
Heaven to me and certainly worth  
aspiring to.  Sure it will take us a  
piece of time to get everything to our  
liking.  Still life will be interesting while  
we painfully acquire all the pieces  
but we'll make out alright.  Tell you more  
about it in the G.E.   
As usual things are just  
humdrum.  Sunday today my day off  
and I keep it that way and have a  
good break.  Spent all morning sunbaking  
and reading and very nice too.  Going for  
a swim later on to stir up the  
circulation.  Had our usual boxing and  
pictures the last two nights and  
you would be astonished at the pleasure  
we get from a bit of sport and  
entertainment.  Rained like hell for the 

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boxing, I got wet to the tail but the  
show was well worth it.  Saw Ros.  
Russell & Fred McMurray in Flight  
to Freedom.  A part of the action took  
place in New Guinea to the bystanders  
joy.  Saw the Caulfield Cup too.   
Had a sweep on the Melb. Cup but  
my prad fared the same as usual.   
Well after that hectic  
week I'm well nigh exhausted so  
take my leave of you, precious.   
Cheerio and thank Richard for his  
super smile, poke a funny face at  
him for me.   
An extra big kiss for you  
Kay from that powerful lovin  
man.   
Micky 
  
TM Hill

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14-11-43 
  
Mrs. M. Billings 
548 Barkers Road 
East Hawthorn 
Victoria 
  
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