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Transcription of Letter
62
Friars Av
9-12-75
Dear Son
I know its early to write for Xmas but in these times we both feel its best & we would rather
it be to early than to late. I have no doubt Mum has told you all the news so it only leaves me with advice & I
know you wont take much notice of
that (I never at your age) but how I wish I had when it was to late. In my case I was pushed into the company of men
when I was only a boy owing to
the war & how times have changed. To get any experience of women we had a tough time. Mothers used to guard their
vital parts that you needed a
tin opener to get at it & if when you did get thorough you had gone off the boil. never mind those days have gone
& you now live in an
elightened times & good luck to you.
Well I hope by the time you get this you will have returned from your voyage of discovery[1]
& realised what
a big place U S A is when I was in Australia in the early 1920s there were only 3,000,000
people there & 7/8 of them
were in the big cities, in all West Australia there was only 40,000 so when you left the town you could travel miles to
the next house & I think,
in a lesser degree its so over there. Well we are all geared up for Xmas Judith &
her
ladyship are coming to keep us company.
We shall be thinking about you & we hope you will have a nice time & think about us. I dont
think we will have a white Xmas. I hope not anyway So Cheerio for now & all the best the card says all
that we feel.
Dad
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Best Wishes For Xmas & prosperity For New Years
Dad X
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Notes
- In November I had taken a two-week trip across the U.S.A. in my car, driving to the west coast and back.