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Off Queenscliff
Saturday Night 8-5-15
On Board the Euripidies.
YOU-RIP-A-DEES

Dear Dad Mum & All –

Steamed from Town Pier Port Melbourne – at 2.45 pm, to-day – We are now Standing off Queenscliff for the night.

I really don't suppose that we shall get out of the Heads tomorrow, for I suppose we shall have to wait for convoy I was unable to see Jack, George or Cecil after we had gone on Board, for civilians were not allowed on the Pier George sent me a fine Prayer Book a real beauty –

I'm having a jolly good time – A great many of the men know me - : a number of them I have had in one or other of my Coys.

They still salute me with absolute regularity and address me as Sir or Mr Cull -

I drew their attention to my shoulder straps, and reminded them that I was not entitled to such Compliments They still persist though, to address me as Sir or Mr Cull –

Macdonald had been informed at the Eleventh Hour that his he would

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