Michael Billings Collection - Wallet 13 - Part 11 of 11

LEAGUE OF SOLDIERS FRIENDS TAKE CARE OF HIM 
CHURCH OF ENGLAND 
  
Military Camp at VX37483 
BATTALION 
OR UNIT Sgt' M. Billings 
Dist Accounts Office
New Guinea, 18.4.44 
  
Darling, 
'nother letter from you 
that of 13 Apr and a tidy sample 
at that too. Hope you are faring 
as well also, nothing like a letter 
or two to give the day a brighter 
complexion.  I see the boodle 
reached you in time to replenish 
your depleted funds.  Yes, I suppose 
the visits of Darcy and Ducky 
dispelled the loneliness for a few 
hours at least.  The little chap 
must be picking up marvellously 
well, jolly good news and music 
sweet to you, I bet.  The improvement 
will hasten a return to his former 
boisterous child and he must be 
swell to live with then.  From 
his pictures, he certainly could 
be a funny little fellow.  I know 
he and I will be bosom cobbers 
  
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right from the chump.  I must 
thank you again for him for he's  
just the kind of chap I wanted  
for a son. 
Very interested, of course, to 
learn of your constant pursuit of  
beauty, if a visit to the hair 
dresser merits such lofty words. 
Handy too having a beautician 
on your front doorstep, one mod 
con, you have anyway.  No doubt  
you feel jauntier and look better 
too for that lions name mane is not 
for your cast of countenance, my 
pretty. 
Most certainly the exposure 
of the species bug would harden  
your heart against the place.  I  
understand your aversion to the 
place perfectly.  There will always 
be that shadow hanging over the 

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place and if you are going to wake 
up of mornings and eye your place  
with the jaundiced eye, you will  
be well out of the place.  For 47/6 
you are entitled to at least like the 
place.  As you say, with a solid outlay 
before you even buy a loaf of bread 
and I don't mind confessing, I wish 
we could snaffle something a bit 
more in accord with our purse. 
I know you just have to take what 
you can get and just fork up for it 
but it is little compensation when 
you know its whittling away the 
lions share with nothing of a  
permanent nature to reward you. 
I had hoped when I got to 
earning a higher rate of pay that  
the extra could be held for the  
time when  we were going in for 
this home business for keys 

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It therefore goes against the grain 
to see most of it filling the pouch 
of a rapacious landlord and the 
rest of the profiteering rascals.  
Still it can't be helpful but I do 
feel wild when it does not even 
bring you ordinary content.  Life 
is no bed of roses for the soldiers 
wife these times, but one person 
anyway believes you are doing a good 
job, sweet, and is vain enough  
to think his simple applause will 
not be despised.  You would be 
unusual if you did like living 
alone, particularly when you  
have a perfectly sound husband 
just itching to share it with  
you. 
You will be pleased to know 
my wild and woolly night was 
only a flash in the pan for 

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I've punished the cot solidly 
since. Still I suppose the sub- 
conscious plays up a bit now and 
then when oppressed by boredom, 
repression and other troubles of the 
mind. 
Was rather surprised in your 
recent letter to see that your 
cyclic life had recommenced was 
not thinking of that yet awhile. 
Good news, inasmuch as it may  
simplify matters for us and help 
avert anything untimely happening 
when we are together again. That  
would be one gnawing worry we  
could do without to mar our 
glorious reunion. 
Well, must get off now so cheers 
Sweetheart for a while.  Whopping  
kiss for Richard and all my  
love to your Mum.  Micky 

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18.4.44 
Address:- 
Mrs. M Billings 
536 Whitehorse Road 
Surrey Hills Victoria

LEAGUE OF SOLDIERS FRIENDS TAKE CARE OF HIM 
CHURCH OF ENGLAND 
Military Camp at VX37483 
  
BATTALION 
OR UNIT Sgt' M. Billings 
Dist Accounts Office     19... 
New Guinea  
21.34.44 
  
Darling 
Hi ya Clarkie.  Still 
feeling all wool and a yard  
wide I trust.  Had yours of 
13th yesterday, very. thankfully too 
I may add.  The letter service  
both ways has been itself of late  
for which small mercy many 
thanks.  Not in the race with 
that human tingle that glows 
when a couple of lovin' kids come  
face to face.  Shouldn't be any 
time now until we have a goodly 
share of that kind of joy.  The 
news of Richard lately has been  
‘grouse’. he has turned over a 
new lease of life and is definitily 
our hot feature these days.  Hope 
he continues to thrive for he's one 
worry you can well do without. 
  
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Both timely and pleasant for you 
to enjoy the pleasure of his Society 
seeing he's your sole companion. 
He's a bonny little fellow and Mummy  
is scrumptious too.  Everyone admires 
the pictures prominently enthroned 
on my soapbox - cum wardrobe. 
I catch some of them ogling my wife  
instead of admiring the baby as 
intended.  You do look lovely and 
cool in that setting.  You know, 
I'm going to for that lass in a  
mighty big way. 
Very interested in current 
developments concerning the housing 
situation and I do hope your prospect  
at Balwyn turns out trumps.  I can 
see that the present joint repels you in  
lots of ways and its apparent you 
won't ever be  happy there not even 
when I am able to join you.  The 

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Balwyn spot sounds far more attractive  
from all standpoints and if there 
is a spot of company in it for you, 
that improves it heaps.  The economics 
of it are on a far sounder basis too,  
and under present conditions, 30/- is  
as cheap as you could expect.  It 
certainly appeals to me far more. 
47/6 a week just for space and use 
of old stuff knocks our budgets 
haywire.  I don't feel at all down 
in the mouth if the extra few bob 
can go in the acquisition of a suite 
of our own and [[nod?]] at that.  I 
don't think you are a sook at all 
for having given that other joint 
away, you would have been a bit 
screwy to have found it congenial 
for after all what was there in 
it for you.  Of course, I knew 
nothing about it but had I 

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known the whole of it, I would have 
got you to hang on with Ada until 
something better was discovered. 
Anyway, all the luck in your latest 
quest for I cherish the hope that 
when I arrive you will be there 
all smiles, happy and satisfied 
with yourself. Richard and the 
niche you have made for us.  No 
need to worry about our distance 
from a [[rubbydee?]],  I'm not that 
wrapped up in it and if the 
mountain won't come to Mahomet,  
you follow. 
Saw Pat again, Sunday  
and asked him in for the day 
Sunday if he can make it.  I 
haven't succeeded in getting a fan 
for Ada yet, but will chase it up 
seeing that good lady is getting 
oas pleased about it. 

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Nothing much from the theatre of 
war - [[amen?]]! Weather plenty hot 
but what the hell.  Been very busy 
this week on getting hordes of  
figures here and putting them  
in the right holes.  The mossies 
are thick and savage after the 
'wet' - only the big black ones 
though. 
Well, Sweetheart, time 
for bed now and any how I've 
run out of juicy bits to bath 
your eyes with.  Goodnight, 
bundle dear, give Richard 
Pappy's biggest kiss and if usage 
has not staled the sentiment, 
I'm in love with that  
peanut Kay. 
Micky  

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