Letters from John Simpson Kirkpatrick to his Mother, 1912, Part 4 of 4

15.10.12
SS Kooringa 
Bunbury 
W.A. 
  
Dear Mother 
Just a few lines to  
let you know that  
we arrived here this 
morning from Fremantle  
We have had a very  
fair passage accross  
from Newcastle We  
are loading timber  
here for Melbourne  
and Sydney Now 
Mother I am sending  
you a P.O. for three  
quid but there has  
been a mistake  
made in the addressing 
of it you see  
it was like this  
I could not get  
ashore in time to  
catch the Post Office  
open so I had to  
get my mate to  
get it when he was  
ashore through the  
day. and instead  
of getting it addressed 
to So Shields as I  
wrote out for him  
he got it addressed  
to Durham post  
Office but you will

be able to get it  
all right as long  
as you have got  
the Order Now you  
were telling me in  
your last letter that  
Will Balneaves is  
on his way out here  
well I hope that he  
gets on for he is a  
good sort, too good  
for the likes of  
Peggy dont you think  
so I think if I was  
to get a wife like  
her I would be  
getting hanged in  
side of a year  Now  
Mother I hope that  
you and Annie are  
keeping well and  
that things are  
going all right  
at home I am  
keeping pretty well  
but I am getting very  
thin and white since  
I started greasing  
Now give my love  
to Annie & love to 
yourselve I remain  
Your loving son  
Jack

3.11.12 
SS Kooringa 
Port Kembla 
N S W 
  
Dear Mother 
Just a line to  
let you know that  
I am still alive  
and kicking We  
arrived here this  
morning from  
Melbourne where  
we were lying  
there for a week 
Now Mother I hope  
that you are keeping  
well for I am keeping  
pretty well but I am  
very thin yet I dont  
seem to be getting  
my flesh back again  
at all Now Mother  
I am sending you  
a PO for three quid  
Now Mother I have  
not much to say  
in this letter as  
I have to go on  
watch now so give  
my love to Annie  
and with love to  
yourself 
I remain 
Your Loving Son 
Jack

12.12.12 
SS Kooringa 
Melbourne 
  
Dear Mother 
Just a few lines to  
let you know that I  
am still alive and  
kicking, and keeping  
pretty well at the  
same time and I  
hope that you are  
doing the same 
We are leaving here  
for Newcastle tomorrow 
and then we  
are going West We  
have been in Melbourne  
for a fortnight  
and it has been very  
hot a bit different 
to the weather that  
you will be having 
at home Now  
Mother I hope that  
you and Annie  
are keeping well  
and that Annie  
is still liking  
her job how is  
things looking up  
at [[Shields?]] still  
the same old hum  
drum style I  
suppose I think 
I will leave the  
Kooringa after the 

New Year and go  
across to the  
New Zealand coast  
and getting tired  
of this side so I  
think that I will  
have a change  
Now Mother I am  
send you a PO  
for three quid so  
remind me to  
all my friends  
at home and give  
my love to Annie  
and with love 
to yourself 
I remain 
Your Loving Son 
Jack 
  
PS did you have  
much trouble to  
get that PO cashed  
that there was  
the mistake about