Letters from Robert Edmund Antill to his Parents, 1914-1915 - Part 1

Co Mrs Dowsing
8 Thomas St
Windsor
Aug 3rd 14

Dear Mother & Father,
By gosh
things look pretty lively don't
they just fancy why when
I was writing last week to
Effie I new nothing about this
war now sudden. Every body
is nearly off their heads here,
wear eare you go all the
talk is war, on how is  I
wish I was in London to
night what a bit of excitement
there must bee why it
is bad enough here by what
it must be like there I don't
no. I am sending you over some
papers (3) just giving you some
idear of the way in which we
got the news. Well its like
this we are waiting to here
what Englands answer is
war oar not escpect there
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will be a paper published at
midnight to night & then we
shall know for sure & its like
this, if we go to war & they
call for men here I will make
one quick & lively. I think I
know what it is to rough it
now & if it is my lot well
here goes I am iching to get
a dig at a few Germans. To
day hardly any body has
done much work what we have
all got the war fever. I have
lots to tell you but I am too
excited to give my mind to
writing to night I shall have
to be off & get another
Herald is see how things go 
on Sunday (for there are no  
Sunday papers here) & cost me  
3^d you will see it has printed  
on it 1^d but the boys stuck on  
2^d & it was just the same 
all through Melbourne & out 
in the country (or bush) a bit 
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they charged us as much as 1/- each thats
a bit too much for a paper don't 
you think. By the time you 
get this letter I wonder how 
things will stand but as I said  
if they call for men here I 
make one as I would love to get 
back & have a bit of a go 
in. Well I think I have just 
about wrote & appoligy for 
a letter & I will now close 
hoping one & all are well at 
home & that you f have got 
plenty of good food 
I remain 
Your loving son 
Bob  
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