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In asking me to come here tonight to enjoy your hospitality you have done me great honour and by asking me to speak to give you some talk about my experiences as an official Artist for the Aust. Im. Forces in the East you rob some of the necessity to apologise for what may be to some of you rather a tedious lecturette reminiscent of Baedeker.
With a view to alleviating your miseries as listeners I propose to skim as lightly as possible over the many miles of sand & scenery which it has been my lot to travel & to record in paint & pencil.
First impressions I suppose are worth remembering because they are untinged by experience or analysis and my first impression of Alexandria was a delightful one.