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Transcript of Letter, 28 May 1917

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Papers of Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson, 1807-1950./Class 1/Series 1/File 30a
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POST MARKED 28 MAY 1917  

My own dearest wife  

They say there is mail going out today so am hurrying up to catch it. We never  

know for certain but every now and again there are rumours like this and we hustle  

along and get things ready. don’t think we will be here for much longer as they are  

taking the troughing away to the new camp. have had lot of trouble lately all sorts  

of things going wrong and will welcome change to camp away from drink for the  

man. My experience with this squadron makes one feel inclined to join the absolute  

rabid teetotallers and shut up all the grog factories. Every man with any sort of  

imagination wishes to see humanity uplifted but how can you start to uplift men who  

get drunk at every opportunity. have as good lot of men on the average as any  

command in the army, but every day there is period of sullen drunkenness among  

few of them and get to hate the pay day for that reason.  

Well all this is not very interesting to you. believe General Mac Anderson is to go  

through the local army organisation soon and we may be shifted home if they cannot  

get more horses for us to work at. Well don’t mind much for one. would like to  

see the thing through but not to wait about with not enough to do. have seen very  

little of Arnott lately. hear his wife goes back soon. may get her to take  

message to you. It is hot as the deuce in the middle of the day here now and cool at  

night. We are handling more mules than horses and funny lot they are.  

saw monoplane up yesterday and really think never saw anything hurry before.  

It was just like one of those water dragon flies we used to see at Coodra buzzing  

about like as if it was angry. Some speed tell you. My fly was in stern wheel  

biplane and we seemed to go quicker and believe the monoplane goes twice as  

fast. Well dearest must close now as the orderly is waiting. May be home by the  

time this reaches you. We do not know at all what our movements will be.  

Well with much love  

xxxxxxx  

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