Letters from Robert Edmund Antill to his Parents, 1914-1915 -Part 3

8 Thomas St 
Windsor 
7/9/14 

Dear Mother & Father, 
You must 
have thort I have forgoten 
you well I have had another 
change since I last wrote 
but not I in job but in  
district we have moved 
from Moonee Ponds back to 
Melbourne, our boss seems 
fairly for busie, the new  
shop is much biger than 
the last & it is abouve a 
printers on the third floor 
its just the thing with 
plenty of tables at the back 
under neath & in front of us 
I had a week off last week 
I  while they were moving  
& for a couple of days at 
home I made up 3 kitchen 
tables & put then in the 
sale room & I got 12/6 each 
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for them the timber in cost about 
5/- each so I made 22 /6 
in 2 days which was not  
too bad was it. The rest  
of the time I went fishing  
down at Port Melbourne 
for fish & called Barra 
Couta I count 11 altogether
which was not so bad 
for they are about 3/ 3'6" 
long & weigh about 6lb each 
so I spent my week in  
half holiday & half work 
I am now on wih with 2 
bedroom suits 1 in oak & 1  
in walnut I am on wih with 
the walnut one now which 
is pretty big in the wash 
stand & dressing th table 
are 4' long each & h the 
robe 5' with oval mirrors  
in the doors. Well now to  
be in fasion we must  
speak about the war I say 
its pretty bad isint it 
I have just recieved your 
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letter & paper tonight mar & 
you say I ought to think 
mysely lucky I am away 
from it well I do but agian 
I feal I would like to be  
with you all again & help  
to share with your troubles 
I am very sory to here that 
poor Untie Kate is so bad 
& I must write to them  
again & I sinciely hope  
she will soon get better  
again. Well I think I have 
just about given you the 
lot & I will now close 
hopping one & all are well 
at home 
I remain  
your loving son 
Bob. 
PS You say in your letter 
did have to pay any more 
on the photo & parcel the 
answer is no not a penny 
but I a enclosing a newspaper 
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wraper wear they an extra penny 
on it what for I don't know for 
all the of others have come through 
for a penny & so have thoes since 
you will see the extra stamp on it. 
I am also sending a newspaper 
with the name antill ink 
it