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7 Hill St
Quirindi
6th June
1905

Dear Peter                     

Thank you for taking  off photos of the original old Binnie  photos (or paintings). I see in George Binnies diaries  that he says "Reading my Father's diaries 1858  on his trip to England he must have been  very ill all the time he was in Britain, but  he buzzed around and saw a lot, note his  father was born at Coatsbridge near Edinburgh".

That trip was nearly 10 years after his  Californian trip and 5 years after he was  married to Elizabeth Williams. Did she go too?  did he go to England later again? Also in  George's diary 1905 Jan 19th Uncle Richard died  89 years a good man gone".

Pam lent me a small diary (but not his  proper diary, this was more records of 4D) the  night I was at the Club. Alec  is being most  helpful but says all he knows of family history  he got from his Uncle George and my Peter -

Ken I remember after George died took his grand-father's diary being the eldest. Please look  up for me  €” All well here and such a  thrill having my great grandson - waddling  round, he's now a year & I see lots of him very  advanced and so like Jimmy. We've all

  

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