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Anzac 12.6.15 Gallipolli
My dear Dad Mater Jean Anne Mabel Leoda Viva Mrs Kyle Francie Viv Liz Percy Allen farmer Whyte Bill L, Clarrie, Phil. Frank, Did etc etc Jane Begg Molly M, Ida C.
Mail day & I'm happy as the birds in May. Our letters were evidently held up for a couple of weeks in Egypt but the postman made ample amends today. I got 25 letters & a batch of papers. I've just finished reading all the letters. The papers will wait. Dads letter was specially welcome & particularly interesting.
So glad you liked the little things I sent out. I wish I had enough money to send a whole lot more. Jessie Jean my dear, your letter was read & reread. It was so sweet. When I get a chance I'll raid some silk store in Constantinople to get something nice in return. I enjoyed reading Amy's sketch in the Australasian - very good. Nina Murdoch will be pleased to have her poem used as the Text. A couple of letters from you Mabel Thanks awfully. Ditto Joan B. Also a welcome line from Bill L & Viva (Viva - youre an angel) Frannie my sweet a line from you at last xxxxxx. Received also letters from [indecipherable] Clarrie & a lot of others. I'd just love to write personally to you all but there is not a single envelope to be had for love or money in all Anzac. I've used all my store & there is a famine on envelopes. So we have to use up the envelopes we receive. I really dont think there is much news now other than what you can get in the papers. We are still here & the Turks are a few yards away 30000 or 40000 of them. When Sir Ian Hamilton is quite ready we will Sally out