Letters from Thomas Noonan to home from the front
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I had a few drives in a ricksha and I enjoyed
them immensely. On sunday I went bathing in
the surf, but although it was mid-winter the place
was full of bathers. The weather was very warm
just like a hot summer day at home, and as the
following monday was a holiday and races were on,
the place was crowded with visitors from all ports
of South Africa, spending a week end there.
We left Durban early on tuesday morningand, had a rather rough time for ten days until
we reached Albany our first Australian call.
We were there for a few hours but I didn't caremuch for it, as it is a small old-fashioned place
but
theall round the harbour is lovely.
Albany is farther south than Freemantle [sic] sowe didn't call there (Freemantle [sic] I mean). After
leaving Albany we had a lovely journey for
five days until we came to Melbourne.
Melbourne is a splendid city for what Ihave seen it is nicer than Sydney, anyhow we
got there on saturday morning June 20th and
stayed until tuesday. I called to see a chap I
knew at McBirneys Willie Ryan from Cappamore
(his people live near Auntie Fahy) and had a real
good time with him. I called at his address
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I had a few drives in a ricksha and I enjoyed
them immensely. On sunday I went bathing in
the surf, but although it was mid-winter the place
was full of bathers. The weather was very warm
just like a hot summer day at home, and as the
following monday was a holiday and races were on,
the place was crowded with visitors from all ports
of South Africa, spending a week end there.
We left Durban early on tuesday morningand, had a rather rough time for ten days until
we reached Albany our first Australian call.
We were there for a few hours but I didn't caremuch for it, as it is a small old-fashioned place
but
theall round the harbour is lovely.
Albany is farther south than Freemantle [sic] sowe didn't call there (Freemantle [sic] I mean). After
leaving Albany we had a lovely journey for
five days until we came to Melbourne.
Melbourne is a splendid city for what Ihave seen it is nicer than Sydney, anyhow we
got there on saturday morning June 20th and
stayed until tuesday. I called to see a chap I
knew at McBirneys Willie Ryan from Bappamore
(his people live near Auntie Fahy) and had a real
good time with him. I called at his address
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I had a few drives in a rickshaw and I enjoyed them immensely. On Sunday I went bathing in the surf but although it was mid-winter the place was full of bathers. The weather was very warm just like a hot summer day at home, and as the following monday was a holiday and races were on, the place was crowded with visitors from all parts of South Africa, spending a week end there.
We left Durham early on tuesday morning and, had a rather rough time for ten days until we reached Albany our first Australian call.
We were there for a few hours but I didn't care much for it, as it is a small old-fashioned place buttheall round the harbour is lovely.
Albant is farther sound than Freemantle [sic] so we didn't call there (Freemantle [sic] I mean). After leaving Albany we had a lovely journey for five days until we came to Melbourne.
Melbourne is a splendid city for what I have seen it is nicer than Sydney, anyhow we got there on saturday morning June 20th and stayed until tuesday. I called to see a chap I knew at McBirneys Willie Ryan from Cappamore (his people live near Auntie Fahy) and had a real good time with him. I called at his address
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Gallipoli
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Story location Gallipoli
Document location Durban, South Africa
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Additional document location Albany, Australia
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Additional document location Melbourne, Australia
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- 4436 / 51879
- Contributor
- Michael Noonan, Ballybuy, Murroe, Co. Limerick
- English
- Gallipoli Front
- Artillery
- Australia
- Medical
- South Africa
- Transport
- Trench Life
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