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27th January, 1948.

This letter is' rathe.r belated, but t o use an old axiom'. "Better late than ne ve r-" ° J. must ploe,(i }.)l~eSSuX'e of' wor-k plusthe festive aeason , 'fOl' n\{ tardiness and. trust that countrymernber-s especially will for-give W..6e,

The usual monthly meeting of the Ass oc i at t on was he Id atMonash Club on ~tth January 19L~8, to an unexpe cte dIy large

,: -at te ndance of 270 I am afraid the c ommI t te e WS!'e cau;>:rt napp Lng'::, with this meeting, as it was expe c to d 'Ghat occurring as it did:: " in' the m:iddlc of too Seasonal Holj.days i ·that at te ndance would be

>. ':} small and c onse que rrt Iy the usual :~five" was, not cr-co re d , but the.~' thirst problem y/as ove r-come ~'):l the Calcutt PGrsol1nli'~Y in obtain-

,,:' :', ing two and half doze n bottles (a~ld thj~s at s u ch a time of the .',.':' yea··· f'~ Tt'l be t 1""a8.).."'X'··') 8"''-''!-': rrernbe r-s mout hs ~'r'" 'v"o-:'C'Y"'l"lg'I"'O'''': ,. J. v. ...1........ oJV u...;/ Vv.1..... vut.:v u..!)...Ii~)'" _ • vd.u .~ ',). v: ., ...,~ J. ...

. ':~' the Bee:r'Y West) 0 Ha:o.;Y' "[JBW faces (Jere soc n, in par-t LcuLar poteI'· M~~ntle who is on his Wo::J to LndLa , l.oA~:,gU.3I~ Ronn Ld from Adcla.ide, who wns t.n W~4o dU):'in.g tho Uni"t0l"'sity Vc:co.tion,? Geo Tirmn.s fI'om

11" t ' ~ . t· B' S) 1:"~t:',_[lm'l:lr:..g GO',,,? Jon ._as .... "lg mO:(Q __on j·USl.TI.OSSc(\' . ("

'Most of.' the irnpOJ:'t~mt busL1CSS wes d'3forrGd until t ho· ,Fobr1J.c.;ry moG'~~iJ1g~ to be he Ld o..t t he e amo plc-,co on the 4th instunt •

.. 'Renson be ing t'NG hope 1'01'" 2. bumpo r- roll up to ted_s pnr t Lcu.Lar-· meeting as d Lscue s Lon in the mai.n if'; to be c onr Lnod to ruturo

~,;;,.polic~t of '~bG Aas oc Lat t on in l"'::::gcll,"d to lcgc:te8sc So boys make.it your b1J..a tnc ss to at tc nc this mcet rng and c.dd YCUl'" ;nitc to this

· all iml)Ort;~rl1~.disc1..1.Ssi0n .on t~lO mo?t fur' :i:'Caclll.i.'lg dec re t on that.'~ :YOUl' ASSOC1L1tl.O,1 has ;)rut had "GO mGKGc-·~i .'

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J1,'.S-G as a lTI8tter 01' ir~tcl'''est to iJ.:;:\,r of .OU]:' mombers seoking• .now 1'ic~l<l,~l '1;;) G'JllGUO:Cs an e xarni.nc't a on for' ;'Toe;l'uiiciaD.8 i.n T1"ain-i'iing!l w i.t h ·t~lCl P:Js([!.l J~""l'tllOX)ii~;i.CG .. i.G be i.o;g held en 2~)"<J.Mo.::,"c,b,

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'1'oJ:' anyb ody with a :G.~rc i:.';JJ.' Technical \Vl)r'k an.a i(3 0.180 a stop.. .on the Laddc r t owards a l"Cal1~T good job.: Thu stc:l"ting s a Lany

lis £hO~. ].Jor annum and tl1!.Jl"c are 20 vacanc rc o to be fillod in WoA.:EX-SOI'vj.cC111enhave prcfc.:::'c,;J.oo Lr...this t,'j.old. A.r\ybody intorostod'(3houl(l corrtuct the GoP ..Oo aa soon D.G pOSS IbLc,

Ao funds tn tho GcJJ.Gx"11 ACC01.lXl.t 6.l"'O otcu."t lng to gc t 0. bit'light, '!IC have decided to ~"Ul1 <l sweep on tho S~/'dncy Gu!' to bo.hold on Eo.stel" l;iondny 29th Mt:.rch.. ::nlO priz~s vi'u.l be aa in tho

· past, vtz , ·lst.,,£30q, 2nd 0 o £'1.0 e 3rdo,,£5r [~nd clrc.YlG:Cs.oi' unplacods t cz-tc rc 5/- o acn, SuoDc:::'i:;_J~~io:nn will be 2./- c ach, Rhaeto will .be sent out with this N'Jvrs I.e·Gte.!.:' and <l1J. C\X'O en ked ·to do theirt ,...+~.. "!rn +;-.. rt\; .... ~~ "'\- .M'l'""'Ir'I ..t_·r' .." r. '('"'tr--. ! 1 . r.~ ...r t' nou mo.., u .. 0 maze u •.I..10 Q.V'ec,p c:.. 1'1 OVI ..."l g;.t",c.,uvr ,;uc,-,c ...,.,., "(j 1nJ."1L.,l~ 0 ...,r

we have ,1"1..,1.:0.0 vYj.l1 you pLconc try and hnvc 0.11. ahcc ta returnedto mo C/- Dopo.rtmont of Labour- ;.}i.1.d NoJGiobul SC::""'Y1Ce by Thur'ndo.y t

18th. Mm."'cn. so thn'(, tho result of -tho drew can be distl"ibu.tod tonIl 6C 1101"3before the cvent :'3 r-un, '.,

" Now for' Ct sli.ce of: ncwu cf' th:,; 'lC'::.?iOLL8 lc.dG.. FirGtl~r to myc or rce pondo nco , ThD.nkc. D. ton :1:'6i'" eJ.l YOUl' Iot tc z-c , Bc r-n io Langr Ldgo

agu i,n N:r':LtoS .thcrt, 'Ghingc ['.1"';: g o Lng VGl"Y vicll with him end he ist hf.nk i.ng of: tak Lng Cc holid,=,,;'i i.t'.. t.hc nc nr-: futll.~-'o d O·fro. Ali)8!l.Y w[',y.S 0 ~TOU Al;:'ClY'...Y folk 10c;':-;: ou t i.' 0;"" Be r!~.io e Boy Hewi tt :::180 vrr i toothc~t thingo 2 ..1:'0 good r.nd duJJty up ct KGlgDorlio nnd ho ro hope-ful of go t t Ln..,g dC,,{I:1 to the bc ach; SO;:'l"Ycould do no c;cod fOl'" youB O~lt V~~i·~l.l Viri ·t.c pc r-a oaa j_ lJ'" t a ~;.-01]. S ocn, ..

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Dontic tryo Po-t.q)T:';'~~~.t"'~.~".j" .....:e.r.VlT'~. .... :G:G-a:.-a:.~·~~ll((~~mnt:; gx;-:of'~.. .' r:UJZtiOll "Onnbc nr o end on hJ.o wr,.tYto tuke up u~post an the 8D.lWDCpctl""tment nt Bombay, India.o Good 11:lck to you ~.c:i;9r. Goo Timms,lookin.g vcr:y sun to.nnod and fit down f.,;,:,om I\utar.:.n'il}g~ I:SpaX'ky" fromAlb o.n;)'0 Roy Wo.tson .. plus wife ~ fr,om'"Col1:LO" ·..•·El....nio Bvana from .Ynmpi~ all visitOl~S to the City o·it'er Xrntl.po

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Tho 'Ho:lichColu'ITlIl l.S going along _y.c,lJy ,"{{oIl J .• Mc\);·v..Oaah. has nowa 0011. and heir tbus~mukin.g tho ":pigeon p[\i.ri·:~ BJl.l Howell 0:130

.. haa a 0 on, o.ls 0 be l~cve GOl"'ry McKenzie haa be como::._'tt.pupa in Jc.po.n,.' Ali.' H~llmcn has tQk9~(}.tho plungo into mntririi61i;r; 'g,PbCi luck Al:r~ t. . . .. . . ."

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We l""ogrct to rc c ord tho Deo.th of Ray Aitkol),t a .mct hc r ,Alby lVlcrt Ln hae rc cc ivc d a 10 t tc r- from "Bo:;[,It_vSmith in l~·.S.w.'and ho sends 0.11 the host to the go.r...g L.l VI/,.A" '

An.other very lc:~..gthY offol"t from Bert TooL"). in Viotoric,giving tho dcing of Thin gC.l1.g in thn'C s"i;ntc", Muin. ':items from aamoare us folloVlS;- .. !lSmG.fJh:lHodgson about to comml,t; Itluia-'imony,

'. T'otn"Snovidcn in' J31"'isb'":~i5.6-'faT' ~Xri~Gtr.-'PC'tc-:t'··:'r':l't,u:trQ' novt:-±rr'T"r::r:mic..Bor t Bache in t.ho cdvc r....t:Lsi,L).g game ·hi McJ.bou::no. :~iVallic W01"'diegone to Gcrm<.1.0-cv [,S P~OoWo GUGrd" DO.n Fl"";:lCl:' is ;~iWoO. in tho Armyhis bu·~tlc Gtc~·tion? •. in BD-timan AYe. Mclb~. E;;_'f1rf,< G:!x;cnhalgh downfrom H.S.W .. pluE V'iLPc. for (1 holldGYQ 3::'1i10::.'"Wo.rq Le reported tobe with t ho YGr.::..ks in NoGo Ifol"m T :i.1J..ot-'(jh)i?cd to be in Molbow:roo1'01" tho Th:i.rd 'res t MLdiCho The 0 Aderne is conduct i.i1g a mixedbusiness at As;;)cndc.lcc Boy Gocts ii3 1'1.07i £.~ IL..:ilwG.y Detective andwho should know the wn.ys of !ITcu Lc uvcs " b,:;tt.'.;r than Boy? .timWall now <.:'. c onduct or- "Iirith Tj,,'C'.wwa.Y'n ill McJ..bo'--lr:r..o. Blue st[u'lloynow no lOl1g0r c:1.Gr.:~gcd; Blue l"cports t nat f'olJ ..owing the pur-chaco01' a mct oi- b Lko the lass a a i.d l"GC'C :;':'id of' tho metor bUm or'olse--"Blue kcp t the rrw'1!c,:L' bike ond 100i, E.l,sc" \l'h.:.1.·~:i.s: o.bout/ul.l 1'romBe ·.,.ts "'J. r- '1;;' '" ",'",' r· cO' .. J. J.l",-.') t:_) ~ ....... ',. ,_i .1. ,..'I

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':. the c omrrrlt tcc tb.c.t ~rou Y~11lJ..D the w0J:,k th.ot :l.G boin..g d onc 011 yourbo ha Lr , 'ril0 Sllbs~J:'iption is only 5/'- por annum <:md is well with-in the r-ange of' ,-,1:1.<> SOI'.a. thrrt uO:x1';:;r'd 50h.0181,11 into ROll Dookby ro tunn Ti1L"1il and s h ow us thL,,·t ~you·aro bo h i.z...d 1.1.S !l

iTow for tho.i. l-;:obl..'u[lJ.'Y mc c t a.ng, Do thGrc.7 it is Ln. Y01U" intorcotand in tho Lnt.c reG t of your lTin-Gcn 1.:.1 tho bUD h , vho c an 1'(; c,·'tCl'l.d,to got tl.lis i.mpox""G[mii bua Ino e s (~leoX'od up G2.t.i.Gf[cctorily n.i1d putt ho Acc co ir.t : " C"r-,' nd -l ~ ,,,1 ~ro';' ; ""'"'.~, TD ·,?t .p -,.. - ,_ t' d t,l...- ou v'" u ...on OL .., ....u. . ."er...cl·.....'" v ....l!._,J U CI O.L J.. 0 ...se 1i ne C1. 0,4th Fobruc"ry 19/-1-8 p at Iv1cnnuh Club, o.t 8 01 <:.10<.:1:.. Also t noacsweop sheets try your loyel bos t to f~;dl t hcm and get them ill by18th March for an 0 r.r~r drnwo

, .' Well ~jhC1.tia abouf nIl 1'01' now, all the 'Ver.'y bc o t to you. , -for·-the· Hc\'i Yo'[\r',,' r .- ...-.,_

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