Papers of Athol Cluny McPherson - Part 7

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Mrs M B Mcpherson
Ceyree Millou
Horslaw
Victoria
 

SS Qurito 
Thursday

My Dearest Mother
Just a few lines to let you
know that I am ative + well.
are having a fair amount of us??
weather & only hope that you
had some. I noticed by the
at M.D. M Leod had died the L
casea fair age though wannt he
anly they whe, I renem
I(Sha) down in as terson with Mr
God she was a good looking girl, Buir
istin is only about your tables off me
& the boat so I often lave a yarce
him
Im glad the Boir Rebelsgot
act a slating the Stt Apries, the
idians seem to be making a name
in thenselves in 8th Apiea Will Nothe
I cant think of any news so will liose

kind Rigatds to All porsham Frends
nenove
tive ye loving for
athol
 

Croser
13/14/14
gust a few harrie lines to let
now that we are gust about

at Colomes, but of course we ory
halowed of the brst wht
dont think they are going
so let the reggers on board
They say we are only going to thip
how
There for Hwent
Lo it woont be much os stop, to fart
got this far when the wid
n out & parit
so fill it we have been
got live
tn sight of land for about three hour
vely slow
hewiise
but our
litter home from sert said
thCoE
let tonerrop ie Colonlo be
astore. The Sydn
it
adg us
cameuh
get a believe the sai
macts & tannell alld
at sle (Thes) su away wher
heard where the londen w
y we had gone straight ahe

to
se the sight, but
heard the wa
dytle Orere
 

head
The Engress of An
tutted us a souple of days a
going to coeos to six
ables that they had Cut St
ater is as ealm as a milltons
oday it has been fair all th
e wetne
all we left I never gien
recept one night after
filt
are were innoculated (we were done
yesterday
we were vasan
tacont
i
lent they say it
out
seven day
0

to bett up
in
it I wrote
to Moth
a couple
da
hrs
The oher Zesland
eval
lle
mt
 

8

 

14to
Colombr
My Dear Fether
as D. cant tell you anything about
our doings ie letters that we poss opea
In writing you this to give you a bit
of an account of our trep but the letter
kull most likely be a bet old when you get
it as thy say all realed litters will be
hild up for a time On writing to mother
at the same time as this but as Im postin
her letter open it should go straight ane
Will we are getting along slowey, about
240 miles a day. We have 38 travspork
attonether & jour or five warship as lhevrt
including the Lydney, that you probably
heard abbut settleing the Enden the
I saw her go away about $6.00in
morning at futt sheam & she had her
settled by about ten, the ws only above
fifty nates away wher he ad
of hee so she got to work straight
ahwray, it was a bonzer vectory for
our fellows + the Lydney got by
without a mark. Thy received a wireless
from Cocos. Island, stating that there was a
strange warship hanging hound so the Lydney
went away at full sream, we never saw
The Colos Islands as they came north of
 

there where they heard of the Endew it was alright for
us, we heard at about ten that the Einden was
engaged with the Lydney at t twit, we got
she news star she was tunk, The Lydnly hasht ts
ned up since, she has a lot of wounded orbo
we were so have got them on here, infact
they made all arrougements to receive them, but
we reand today that they are being taken ou
by another bout It was a funy thing that
I remarked to Roth Burtchsell, that I wished
I was are the Milbourne as she followed
after the Sydney, with decks cleared for action
The guus shekilgout, that I would like to
be on hez for a white as we reckoned there
was something doing, but of course she was foote
as, she was settled before the Milbowrne got thes
er we have just crossed the Equator & dideet
it rave today, talk about polr + it caue
down this morning. It was very not up to
Foday, but the weather chauges like wild fire
here. I couldat help thinking & the due weather
at home when it was coming down. We know very
little about what is going on oh in Eevrope as gcourse
we never see a paper. The Jap Crurer that is with
as Carrys 12h guus, they do look boomers shicking
out the side of the shis, Will Father dear it is
just sea tune so ment close we expect to be
at Colomty about Sunday & think we will be
sise days so take in water
there for give ar
wags os love wall
Goodoy
owe
With wxeyeloue
at sore
w
 

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Clyne Meton
Horsham
Freforin
Australia
 

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Clyne Milton

AOFITEOERTIO
Horsham
ron
Cictoria
Aunylia
D
 

1th or
Dearest Mothe
o let you ken
lines

that I am gitting on allightr. I havent had
osen sickhes so foe but the sea has beee
orth. The weather is getten
oe you ve
as to rule its such muggy heat
a fall of rac but now it it is
he
lay the dust & know what it will t
you dont get rain, were if it is only
that purpose. I nearly always knock
the dick with with 1oth Burtde
bee we are not an baride he is going
to be a comany scout when aut it
wose it will be a press resky gaine, he
at Hennis will be going
in the BCot
& thought of the

Siny over at earh
SS Ricules, I hope
9th of eoh & all of the
ie I dont suppose
you had a good dof
F.S this year. In jutting
you ather wirt of
Io gitting too much
art
fewpounds
sn
I bould tike
of the last letters that
eps ago. We are having
I have you
gine. In wondering if Murray suit
I wrote about
th Yarre Old Ross
lhe & clattes a
mger hrok a tit of yat out of the
is about done. There is a
wep in my bose that might be of
like as it
wis at School. Will
m
slereur in dtat pa

neel
ant 2
about our dougs
so mast clore
some &