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ately above the bridge. in a space, WITH our two rang'e-finders out not more than 10ft. x 12ft., the whole of action, and our after fire of the navigating and fire control of , control smashed, our g'unnery the ship took place.. J officer ordered independent fir,e·

The lookout aloft reported "~hree-: control. Sub.-Lieut. F. Cavaye and funnelled cruiser right ahead. . Alli Lieut. R. C. Garsia's gun. cr~ws glasses' from the bridge then pl~ked settled down to some excellent shoot­UP the enemy on a hazy honzon.: ing. Our No. 2 guns on port and The challenge of the day was run up, starboard side of the upper deck got the masthead and repeated by search-', badly strafed. wounding the two / light. Guns were loaded and every- crews and killing the gun-layer, P.O. thing was in readiness. ~oy .on the, Lynch, and a gem.number A,B. range-finder was repeatmg ran~es. A fire broke out, and, in prevent­Captain Glossop intimated to RahIlly ing cordite from taking fire at the that we would turn at 10:500 yards. head of the ammunition hoist, two

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The range-taker had. Just given ratings, A. B. Kinneburg and Boy. T. 11,500 when the ~nemy open~d fire! Williamson, were badly burnt. These: at long range. ThlS momentanly su~- two young ratings bravely threw the ·· .. 1

prised' our captain and. gu~~ery <?fi1~,' cordite overboard. Their action ~aved eel', as it was outsIde effectlv,e a most serious confiagTation .. Klllne­range. The salvo dropped v.;ith won- burg was awarded the D.S.M.

Captain Glo$sop, in command of th e Sydney ill th e C oeos fight.

derful accuracy for the ope~mg shots. The fight 1I0W .was raging with in ten' Within the nex~ three mmutes ~~ sity. All OftI' casualt,ies had taken place' came under contmuous fire from 'during the first 15 minutes. Our gun; enemy. ners had llOW found I.he e1lemy and were

Shells were screami1lg alld dropping 'repeatedly doillg go.0d work. 'around us. It was remarkable how the! Our' 1001b. lyddlte and A.P: shells fore.bridge was so charmed against1were rakin~ the Emden. Durmg the. this hail 0/ shell. We had not fired, [first 20 mmutes, her gunnery had:~

d the suspense was terrific. ibe,en excelltnt, but no",,:, that our gun-, ' all Ilayers had found theIr target, they

Not a word was sp~ken a.t the con- lwere making up for lost time. troIs or by our ca]Jt.am. stIll GlossOP, The foremast. and two of her fun-

----. HE Sydncy left tlie adhered to hIS orH~mal plan to open ;nels were down, and she was On fire' O It 7 a 11'1 fire at 10,500 yards. .aft near the mainmast. The Emden's c n voy ( . ., t 0500

d Turning to starboard a 1, ',' . ' . . proceeding tow at' S yards, our port guns fired three 'I fi . . .. ;.,

Cocos to investigate salvos under direct control from fore rIng had lost Its punch. It had be-1M1 ___ :;; the w ire 1 e s s call contr~l. The shooting was. rag~ed. i come spasmodic and lacked .the: "Strange cruiser landing armed . Our gunnery officer, in ~o unmlst-, accuracy that had opened the en:· ,

akable language, momentanly checked ! r~;1;rce.~t. Our devastatl!lg fire was'i parties. " "Clear ship for action' J ,

was sounded, and extra pre- the firing and gave some straight An explosion was seen onthie! eautions were taken to mini- advice. ~1~dJn, shde was enveloped in a smoke.'

We had just got into action again u ,an appeared as if she had, mise splinter casualties. when a shell passed right through the gone under. This incident caused' the

Under Commander A. W. Finlayson, compass platform, cutting the rang~- gun crews to relll;x their firing, and>' everything was quickly and effiCiently finder in half and killing Hoy. HIS ,they started cheering. ". " got ready for action. I leg was blown off from. buttock to Within half a minute,' she 'w~s see,;'.:

ImmedIately after· breakfast, Cap- ankle and he died almost instantly. comi1lg towards us, badly ablaze aft:! tain Glossop addressed the assembled Milier, who was stunned, used hIs ,The gun· crews immediately settled ship's company. Briefily explaining ,range-finder telescope to look for down to their work again. . our mission, he stressed the neces- torpedoes. We had a miraculOUS es- Glossop ga:ve the order to Mr. Mac- " sity for' steadiness of all ratings in cape: Had the shell burst it would Farlane (torpedo gunner) to fire'a; the anticipated action, requested the have wiped out Glossopand the fore- . torpedo. This was done at a range I senior ratings to se.t an example to gunnery control party. I set at 5000 yards. The torpedo tan the younger seaman ratings and boys, Rahilly sent me aft to inquire the' accurat·ely, but, to the dismay oC1iife" I and concluded by remarking he was; reason . for the

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f fte~ control party and torpedo, it b'rqICe 1." I

confident that should the enemy be' fire control, a so w y ranges rom, water a few hundred yards 'shdft~' either the Emden or Konlgsberg, we : the after control were not being regu-', 1?he Emden then fired atol'ped6, would mOre than hold our own. The larly repeated. \ whIch also broke water a feWhun-' ship's company then went to the I found the after oontrol station dred yards short and astern. "., :;! usual morning pray,ers. wrecked by shell fire., and .. Lieu~. FOr over an hour the cruisers: ':petty-Offic'er Lynch, gunlayer of Ha,thpden and all his:party . lying fought each other with the pugnacity~ I

No.2 star 6-inch gun, who. took the wounded. ., Of two terrIers. The 'Emden, badly! j

.Roman Ca,t~olics . to Mass, was the', .A. A battered, holding out to the grim e .. M!/ first toi~,·1f:tl.~~t~ the Sydney., her flag proudly fiying at the miih:i;;~' if

was ~ndeavoring to close toa moiJr :.' pffectlVe range with the Syd~ey .. ,~:;,)~

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JJ~~ /~~~ND ~-I "So-called" War Debts I

t.~1il' I ~!i,tal

1t' ,"POUND OF FLESH".

Ii i :Rev. A. R. Me Vittie' s Address ,j~

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, In the course of R, forceful addres in St. Philip's Presbyterian Chin'eh on Sun·

, day, Re". A. R, MQVittie claimed that , the United States was not only demand· " iilg her pound of flesh in the matter o,f wll;r

'debts, but was taking the blood wIth It LOO. ' He said: One of the most momentous

"questions of world-wide interest is t11'!t of the so-called war debts. I have debbel'­otely used the qualification "so-called" be­cause, as J trust that it will become in­creasingly plain during the course of the address, I do not consider that you ell n, bv any manDer or prOCCf=iS of reasoninl~' 'regard' the money advanced by the Allies one to th", othel' during the war in the light of debts. It was money contributed,

'in and to a common cause. and used by the borrowers in that, common cause, and' not for their own use, and havinf! been so used it cannot be regarded as a debt.

"A 'debt contracted by me for my own :personill use, and for' the repayment of 'which T give an honourable undel'taking, must, if at ;all pqssible, be repaid; and ,t the repudiation of such a debt canllot be 'defended on moral f!l'ounds. On the other hand, any help ,aITorded me hy my co­,partner in a common Btru~~le, in the issue of which his mfety as wcll a~ mine is in-

I 'volved, surely comes uuder a ,different icutegory than that of a debt, and cannot ':rightly be regarded lin an,v selJse as a debt, 1 'owing by me to that parLncl'. My l'efusal , toregai'd it as a debt because of the

dreumst;lI",es in which the help WUR giveu is justifiable from a mond, point of view.

, Repudiation of such a 'debt' is defensihle 'on moral grounds, and more especially when the repayment of such a 'debt'

l ,means consequent misery to me and to ,f1lO'se dependent upon me; while my 'cre­. ,ditor' call easily do without the repay-'"ment, 'I

',' AMERICA'S ENTRY [NTO WAR.,

, "This. La me, is exactl,l' how Lhe situu-'ition stands between America and the ,~debtor' nations of Europe; anu that this 'is'so is conclusively proved by a eonsid, 'eration or the ci!,cllmstances under which

c,tJlese supposed debts 'yeJ'e contracted, j:,After sitting on the fence' for three years,

_':,':Americu at: long last det,lared war upon , 'Germany in February,l 19l7. On that date , i!\merica (kcided to tliro"'. her weight into :the ~truggle" yet 390 duO's elapsed before America placer! a' lllan ir' the Held. From 'Februai')', 1917, Allleric'l walil nt war. but not )Jiltil one yeal' and p quarter did her

, ,soldiers take their plae" ill the firing line, , :;A,t,:,the time of the dj'!clal'ution of war, she ; ,,,,,as,,unprepared; .1l~lIgh she had had

\l;'t;Jlree ;veal'S in WlllCb to get ready, and 15 '.' .' on, hs elapsed before America' tired her ,. ----_ .. -. - .. -------, - ".".

lr,~~h;;n~anger~DurTn'i't=Jam6@fff: ',----- '\.;, sl),e-,,>',Vas"llt[war though riot at 'close grIPS,' " ~ltli the enemy-but yet at warJAnd'dur •. thl'eat;si'OF,rel:diat()rymt\ii'8ii'Tes~'i,n th'i!, 1l1~ th~t year and a quart,er ·the, ~ower of1 eventof':bdn~p,hYl1i.etit'" brai,l!Ii~:,AI11~r~c,\ as, : '\ th~ manh,?od of the AI,I.le(! ,natIons was, cOllntry of whleh her:'>i!>:IV:n;: h'abonall', : bemg sacllHced on Amellca s behalf, oll"'ht t"be Ashamed. And it' cis to 1)e '

SUPPT-, Y OF }fATERIALS. hop~d that ere long' the AlJie~;ViiIJ, fol: :; , lOWIng the example of France" flatly refuse "

"\Vhat, then did America do during the to pay for materials ll~ed in a war' for" tinie? She did the best she could be ex- America's national security, ,The can- i peeted to do; that is, to supply materials cellation of war debts is one of the surest, ~' needed by her Allies for the carrying on ways of resolving the economic ,balance of f I of the str',lggle. This was bel' only COll- ilhe 'world ~ay, and it is ,to be 110ped tribution during t.hose 15 months to the that the Allies as a" whole wilJ refuse to A i common cause. She could not as an ally nttE'nlpt ,to' tnf'Pt the, demands of the f" 'I,' have done mnch less. It was her fight Shylock of theWef:t." " , as well as that of the other A1Jies, and - ... ------- ,:; in view of her failure to provide man pOWE'r it was slIrely her bounden duty to: provide materials, That these materials were provided is ,certainly true, but let it be remembered that they were used in a fight against a common enemy, and it is fOJ' those muterials used in America's war that the allied nations are now called upon to pay. The positionrnay be' put more clearly in this way: r bOlTOW your gun to shoot a wild beast which menaces both of us, and after' the shooting you have the brazen effrontery to debit me with the cost of the cartridge.

"Put in this ,,'ay, sllch a claim certainly appearA ridieulouf;, hut that is exacUv what America is doing. She demands r~­payment for materials used in her defence. Such colossal effrontery is as unprecedent' ed as her delay of 15 months in entering the firing line. The Shylockian nature of, her demand is further shown by the fact that the materials furnished by America to her allies for her defence as well as theirs were almost wholly manufactured in,America-and this is the country which flatly refused to accept goods in settle­ment of the 'debt.'

"ALLIES' BONDAGE."

"Surely America 'won ,thc war,' as she is the only country which has bencH ted as a result of it, To satisfy her merciless demands the l!;uropean nations which poured out their life-blood in the grim struggle must be held in economic bondage for two generations. Is it to be s111'prised at that the feeling is growing among the allied nations that they have paid enough, Personally l think witb the French that they have paid too much, apart from the fact that it was America's war as well as theirs, and that the sinews of war pro­"ided by America from February, ]917, to May, 1918, were ,but America's part eOll­tribution to the struggle, and as such cannot be regarded as ill any way at all

I constituting it debt owing by the Allies.

"What about the contra account owing , by America in respect of the sacrifice of , human, life made on her behalf by the ; Allies during the time of her long delay 'I ~ At the lowest estimate, America because

of her absence fruill the' confiict for 15 months sayed 200.000 of her men, not to speak of those who would have been dis-

fabled, Australia,. with a population of , between 5,000,000 and 6,0000,000, lost 59,330 : men'. America, with u population of

103,000,000, lost 50;280. And yet Uncle Sam I stands upon the fulfilment of the bond! , Surely no dem,md could be baser thai,

this demand of America for her "pound of flesh." Shylock demanded his pounrl .of flesh from his enemy, America demands it from her friends-and in the takillf! of it she is determined to take the blood foo, Her insistence upon, the repayment oL those ,,!npaid_ :debts,' J?agk41fl_\Ul.hy her

.. II ~~~~'-.. -"1$ SEE YONDER~)

See yondel' "'Yar Lords," "patriot~" bOW,

In glitter, pomp, and show; Placed there by Providence

told, T:) luy the poor men low.

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See yonder aged ,voul,un \veep, For a son 'vho'H ne'er return;

He was he}' only ray of hope, AJone, she's left to mourn.

See y~nde}' pompous hirling Wolf, In voice both lOUd and shrill,

He crucifi('s the Prince of Peace, Preaching that men must kill,

Sec yonder limbless, cave-worll youth,

Who fought mid shot and shell; Thinking of joys of bygone days,

'Viih mates who fought and fell,

See yonder l'!i\I.'iJle land of hope, Where all shiiii find a, life;

''''het'e teat'sa're wiped fo), every eye, And there shall be no strife.

Then no mot'e shall the "ravenous beast"

Upon the lowly feast. No wars shall l,jll the youthful tree,

For men will bl'Others be, ,

Then life is one long, rugged path, 'OVith death and pain their after- I

math. \-idims of greed, tci eternity"hul'led.

'OVith loved ones left' to a hard,

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cold worl<1., ,'rll JOHN S::\EDnO=", Member c)i '/

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.-'" J..., ,-Thur. : Jan 31 1935.Last evening Walt.er al'ld John Rose, of' stockton. wel).t <>ff in RosE!s car fa,.~ a trip to Forster.': They h.!7t' '.'orkad daYt . night! to repair the car; Jose,. Ivy &: the 2 ch:ilt8· euBIW 'returned frOtu I

~ . . ~ ~- ( .. . ForBt,,~ yest'rday" ~ey ..,lsited ua to-day. Flor~nce finished nur-sing Mrs. Mackie ysterday as 9hei~. no~ well. I gave !'the paper conceri ~~~~j:pe.nsion, toto th,e Tighes Hill pC)'lunaste~, and ~ater recei'1'ed my ~eJa8:l~"n as,usual. I .. ,rep, ~ired the pedal-s~rap 01 'l:.h0 ~l.gorg::~.J1.::;m.t'lie dTielo'ea my'12 snaps -&akeh taken on my trip with Art, !3 of thOHl d.re prfut, ble. .:. ,i', , _ b'ri.'l;'sb .. -1 1')35. ,rNlisis a:copy of the letter /U·t wro'lie while we wer.e ~a.t . ScaScone, o,n our way to Winge~ on Fri. the 12th Jan~ "Dear Folk!< Ever'ythl.ng is gole·well. We ';are agreel.ng well, ,t are we ea t.lilg good tuc~er ? We've had bacon &: eggs twice. We've a~st been burdened :w51i~-! ;fruit. We git 9" ~arosene' ·Un'f...l. of peachea torl/;' .... clea,il~ ttp

A tU ot beans and Da4.,had camp pie •• Sleeping accomodation is all iha .• ,can ~e desired •• Our cooking has been done;· ... ith a meth spirit stove. , ", 1it.A Flo's, which we • bought in Maitland. We' passed Scone yesterday ,.~.".>.-~ .. ~., pent last )lfg,t:i;',~ear ~he burning moun~ain at Wingen. We are now >."_.' . \ towards Merz!~wa,;havl.ng just found that the road through Den-

-"'. .'. dia passable,~'~~.' ,}~"Uo~try Relativ~s,' ~d ,Il: Arthur. P. S. '!he gun ,~ill be d uly··t{e spat dhed,U home. " {" . ,

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Here is a co ,)Y of Ivy's letter: - "Forster· In camp, Friday Jan. 26th 193$. Dar Everybody~ We are that lazy we cannot find energy to think let) alone write •• All are well & catching fishes with a hook; Daddy trj~ them in apan,Mwnmy eats them like a ~." JCeith was first to

,oatbh a fish; D!lphne caught one, and Popsy and I are about a tie •• "We ~tCh our breakfast and tea as a rule. {)]'ly small bream, whiting al,

.afii:l( flathead , b~t they are very sweet~. We go for a swim every 'motfnillg., Up at six,hail or rain;never:go. back to bed again. Ho : HoJ '<-ab': Do we want to go "home .' ~ The wea:th~r"has been beautiful until

.~.,y.:e·dterday & has been.dul.a: ever aincel but ~t: looks as though old Sol <will shin'e shortl:y,"so' sonny SIJS. ' I d oni.t.t,say that, I say sun,

. "Th~e are quite a' +0-£ ad people here-':'" a )~cor d crowd, so I have, be \' be~n told. Are Dact' aild Arty home y~t;1 Is.uppose f\1cle Wal is

" p~paring his PaQ~;".bet~re j?urneYingff,orth.W~ hope to ~~e him neXt II M~day. Well, I supose thl.S will be .all untl.l we get. llome. -ra, ta

_ >,:.- .. , frtlIlall the kid~xxx. ()le each if' you ·will have them.

} ~d 's right thumb has been jarred and it has been very Bore al'ld awprien f,:>r about four days. He went to Dr. Bourke, but he refused to! 14,'moe it. He advis,:-' Fred to poultice the . thumb , which Mum did. Y~i\iarday the ambulance man burst the gather~ng and took a lot of Ptt8l~away, which eased it a lot. La~t nigh Florence and. Mum sat up", l~t,) bathing Fred's thumb, and this morning he has gone to work •. nti.s morning's paper announced the death, at Wallsend, of old George

\ . ~e ldon, Violet '.8 rather-in law.. This morning I finished reading "'J'hi,9 Discovery or New Worlds. It

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Mon.Feb. 4th 1935. Yesterday I attended a knee-drill anu all the other meetings f the ~y except the evening and night meetings. Hazel Sheldon is suffering much with some nasal disease like catarrh.

Fri. Feb. 8th 1935.Last Wed. we received the following pencil-written' lettar:- "In camp, c/o H. BI-eckenridge, Forster, Monday 4th, 1 p.m. Dear Folks, We are both in the.. pink up here, haVing arrived on Thur­sday about 2 p.m. We spent Wednesday night in the cow-bails at StrouO , and on Thursday morning I bagged a oouple of bunnies with the big gun • Hring arrived at Forster we proceeded to search the whole town for Joe and Ivy, but either they know the place better than we, or else they though home the better place and had lett. In any case I had a go at cooking the hind legs myselt and didn It d·o too bad a job tor an amateur. Our biggest problem to date has been the disp osal of all the food we brought; there are so many good things---some reqiring cooking and some not---that we have tried to have a little of each. I have been restless to get on the move but we have promised to take old man Ereck and son's wife to Taree, and he has suggested Thursday or Friday, which is later than we intended. We will try to shake hi~ u up and leave here for Port Ma.cqarie and Kempsey as soon as possible. It appears that I will not be home for about another tortnight. The oar is running well. Yours WAL." .It. ;

I have put a red window in the bat-hroom wall for convenience when developing plates. This morning I put a shelf over the red window in the bathro.m Fred's thumb and forefinger are not right yet, but he went to work to-day.

W ed }i'eb. 18th 1935. Last night I developed 7 Coralyte prints .• They are the first I have done for several years. Yesterday Florence got a cheque for,* £ i8-0-0 for nursing Mrs. Mackie. Walt is still away on holidays •• Frd '8 finger is almost wall, but his thumb is not as well. He is working, Last Friday night I went, in a thunderstorm, to Ham­ilton and took part in an Army open-air meeting. As rain

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3. was,falling we got under the veran1ah & operate~ th~re. On Sunday I did not go to the T~ghe ts Hill Hall as fight­ing" Mac was there; but I went to the IslingtQn Baptist church & ~eard the rev.Mre Gibbins preach on )"'l~me shall

be no more. I also took the sacrament with many others. In the evening I walked into Ne ~astJ.e & heard rev,Jolly fjrean 'Prlftach on 'Unstable as water, thou shal t not excel". As he- had a Honour rOll"above him I did not feel very much impressee lr by his sermon. After the service I had a long conversation w:itl wi th a man of 80 named Thompson, who batches Wi th another 011 old man at Blackalls. Thompson has been a Sunday ~~"'hool tea" teacher for 40 years, & has had a lot of ambulanc;e work. I have arrang~d wi th Mr ,Bamu. stel' for him to bri n(!. :3 posts

& 3 rails to the Army hall at Tighe's Hill" so that I may r;ut up a partition fence atmthe back of the primary hall.

A DIWPANT VIF.W OF ABlnRDF.F:N?,N.S.W.

To day 1 received the followilg letter:­"Lismore streeiJs Abermain, Feb. 12th (1935). [)ear Joe & Jenny" lam just sending you a few 1ines to t;ay not to wr:i te u{:., until you hear from me, as I am expect !Dg to leave here any.day now. I am awaiti.ng an answer J. rom the Matron of the Renevol ent Home to see if she can'find room for me there; if so I shall be goine down in about the .end of the week, or early next week.

y?U wi 11 be surpri sed I have notice to qJli t; & it came about 1 n a very simpl e manner. On Saturday last t.iOl11l\~~£tw.e here: one of them waL. almost drunk --the other aboU . .I.,

They inquired if Robby was, at home, & when told he was not they still made no move to go a_y; & instead of

4. . ~ Gladys O:cdEI:r'j.C~:cJiem away she i nvj. ted them to ccme inside as

she knew one of them well. They came in,& the first move ~asb to pull ou t a half bottle of wi ne from thei r pocket. I waB 6i t ti ng under the shade of the veranda1+ ;for a wbi le, but I happened to go inside for a moment, when I smelt the Wine; so I said,"N~v look J we don't us e drink in any form in thi shouse; so don't b:r:igt bri nE, any mOl'S of it here, & oblige: so ina short time' they lee

left 4 I also noticed three cups on the table: one, of course, V\8 war:; for Gladys; & so I gave her my advice on partaking wine fran two drunk en men: & for my kind & we11-meant adVi os she abused me in bl,u:;phemous terms & told me to get to Hell out of the place if I diclnlt like j,t. She said this about two hours after they leftj so it eould not have been the effect of the wi ne she drank. I have wonle:r:ed si nee what posi ti or; she 'would have been in wi th

1.\','0 <Jl qrunk en men in the hous e if I had not been there. :, ...... -'_ . ..,. " ......... .,. .......

I 11 () 011e1 usi on "- .. ~ u s t don I t wri te unti 1 you heal' from me agai n~ whe:-" I vdIl tel} you all about the affair.

Brother Bob j Abermail1." .

"Mcm Feb. 18t11,1935. Walter & young Rose returned last eve-­nine,bot quite well. Arthur has started to teachat Islingto n public school this morning,iol' a fortnight's practice, Fl'edts finger is not qUite well yet, but he is at work. Florence is still at home wating for the next job. I did not attend the Friday night meeting of the Saanny at Hamil ton, but 1 was out bombarding Hamilton yesterday mornirg , & was in the Park wi tbMaj or naley ,Adj utant . Strange,.J ean Coleman, & Jim Stanbury yesterday afternoon. Also at the 31J .m. indool' rr,eeting. On Saturday l fim shed fixi ng up the

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gal vard zed i ron fence at the back of the primary hall. On Sat lrday I received the following letter :­

"Lismore Street, Abennain,Feb. 15th,1935. Dear Joe & Jenny, Just a few lines to say that I have received a repl y from the Matron whi ch is qui te unsui table to me, as it tells me that the Home is now under a different fonn of mana­gement. It is now controlled by a newly formed Hospi tal Admin­istration. One iTrmortant clause states· that if an old man or woman desi res to 'enter, & they have any property or money, they are compel1 ed to contribute a porti on to the Home. It works out thus:- My pension is 17/6 per week. \Vell, if I ent­er the Home I get pocket money to the extent of five shillings

per week: the Gove:rnment keeps that amount off the pensi on. • . That leaves 12/6 per week for the Home. I get 2/4 per week off the house I transferred to the man that buup;ht it. Well, if I enter the Home under the new arrangements I would \ be compelled to hand that amount over to; the Hane. Consequently Ii would have not much left to purchase boots & clothes. However I : deem it advisable to stay here. I may say that all the unple- I asant surroundings have now become peaceful & tranquil once more. & Peace reigns in the house again. There is an old say­ing which I believe has some truth in it,viz-:-"TheDevil Visits every home on earth & stays for a while". Well, I hope he doe- ., sntt come here again for a: long time, as I can see a bit of bis, Satanic work everywhere I go. To-morrow,Saturday, if itts fine, we, the sunday school children I mean, are going down to N' Newcastle bar beach for the annual picnic; so if you are anyvYhe~ near that place you can'give me a call. I do so hope it's . fi ne, because the se children Up here only see the oc ean once a year,as the vast majority of their parents are on the dole; hence their extremw desire to see the sea. Now, in conclusion, give my love to Jenny & the boys; also to Florence; & accep t the same yourself from Brother Bob • "Vi th love to all. VIe had one of the worst storms up here on Thursday I have seen f for many years: the t,i ll,htnj ng wa~s a.wful, & the thunder tihook the very ground 6: house.

Thursda.y, Feb. 21, 1935. To ~ay Mtun gave VIal tlthree guineas to pay another quarter's fees at the Technical

college for a course of study on Civic or Civil F.nginee.ring. , I have been arranging my old letters all day.

'I Fn. Feb. 22m, 1935. To-day Florence had. a t0181;J:~01'.C call i' to go for the fl.ay to a private hospital to serve in the oper-: at1ng theatre. Art tau?~ht again to day at the Hubbard. St. \ school at Islington.Frerl's finger is not qUi,te right yet. Arranging old letters again to day. M-rs. Stones' baby .?atr.t.(~iii

has bep,un to wa:k.

41 Ingall Street, 24/10/1934. To Mrs o Clarke, widow of the Mavfi aId East, . late Amos Clarke, fanner, Via Newcastle, ~ ~j near Ada,Ohio, U.S.A. New South Wales, Australia. Dear Uadam,As you are a total stranger 1D

me I hope that you will kindly excuse me for taking the liberty of addressing this> note of in<VJiry to you. I am a soldier in the Tighe ts Hill Salvati on Army cor:Ps, 3 miles fran Newcastle i & at a campaign meeting held last nLght in our hall, Adjutant Gibson, of the Lambton Corps read the following copy of a newspaper clipping:-" Amos Clarke,aged 40,a farmer liVi~ on the Lewiston Reservcd.r, 20 miles South of here ( Ada, Ohio) was struck dead in bis front yard to- night in the presenae of his family & neighbors-. He said there was no God, & defied the Supreme Being to pUnish h!.i m him. No sooner had the words passed hi s lips than he was stri eken dead. His family is canposed of Christian boys & girls who have been

secretly trained & instructed by the Mother."

In order to ve:r1fy or disprove thia atatement,will you kind1.y write a few lines for my sa.tisfaction, as I am intensely interested in t

the story. If it is true, you have my si neere sympathy in your sa" & sudden bereavement. If the story is not true I shall inform Adjt. Gibson of the fact,& thus prevent the further relation of the story. If the fact is as stated, it Will be a solemn warning to all Who

are unbelievers in the ex::Lstenee of God; & perhaps you,being a true Christian, may not object to haVing the sad inCident related With a

. View to vd nn:1ng souls for God. tsKi ngdan. Trusting that you wi,lljind1.y reply at your earliest convenience, I am, dear Madam, 0-:-

Yours sincerely, J.osi~ Cocking.

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Sir, On the 11th of last November I handed Mr.F.Horne,the secretary' qf the Newcastle

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enti tled "I Call It M:urder , which he said he would send 1;) to you; but as I am very doubtful that he did so will you ki nd1y inform me whether you have recei ved it from him or not~ \\ I would, .also like to know the ra tea of subscription to ! your paper, & if it was publi shed, last month & this. I"~ hoping"o receive a: reply as soon as possi b1 e, I am, Bir, ;;f: '.' l

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!; Feb.5th,l935. Dea.rMr. ,CockinglWe are writing to tharlc f you for your nice long le~ter we were pleased to raoei va, \ & to know you wer$ all enj'oying good health a.t the time I of wri ti ng. Trust you are all the s.ame. I am thankf.ul to 1: say we are pretty wel,l at present ;.Ir!-uch to .. be thankful f~. 1'" Out of work is bad enough. My son--the onEv"I have here with ;:. me-- has been out now for some time on the dole as a starvig

living 1for yourbootff &hgiloths.s wear out./l1 nothing to replace them mth. But there. W ,Will'the work:Lngpeople of the

,; " world' see how they treat ? I am afraid now they will be ~ >.5 tr1Ck~d~_~y ~~~_ o~_~~~G 's _~.~::-~~~lfI .. __ niOnk:~~}r6 LI canJJ.ee tbll.(:ro ."

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\' . game. All the .people, here in ,this vill~g~, al.'~ Qn the' rich J. . . bugs '.:.ai:p.e. T?ey .. <~9nt ll.~ar .:gf'\~~b~;;"It&·t)ie.y saY,"What carl' I they do' 1 J they no money, nor,: ha v~'.· us! . But, thank God J we • t .' haY,e a hea;rt & ~~J..;;p"0w:.e~'to'Jl~1'P,~"our fe110'(6\1f we have t. ,}~<" eha'nce to; but those With money no heart -- nothi:rJg but for '1. ' themselves & their&it.~hC? dis,tress is dreadful at" preae'rit. \,'A thousand unemp1oye4: met a t R~;ruth <;>n, Monday to' p,rotest \ agai nat ,the war." ~he:r~>re ,.P.;,ing t,~ea.ted. Poor m'ent ,'s'ane ' naci

no coats-- pouring, ra:in,& wind,~ feet. 'all out -~ coming ',from "'~\.' all parts. It~ake Xou,.jV~nd~r~o~ . Qod; allows it :to be!' " Glad you get & enj oythe pape~s : there's s~me goc4 reading

in them. We have 'creqei'3l,ed~he }'SyQ.ney.Mail"to day •. What a, fuss , . over the duke--one man!' I <ionl t believe in it-- too much fussw

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& money wasted' over th~ ~.¥rs."Ch~\l?-;1o~kswrote allabouti t : 'sh went to see b:tm J& eame-'home & di,dntt see h;f.~-:- a. gre~t cUsapp-

\ ointment t.o her. I::~on'.,~\ b'0:t\~E.'~, .. ,,:~ t~~!, i.:B",ouZ; king put his

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.' We are having some very: oo~d;" weather j~~t now ",~p.a.1J...~fil fiSl¥ wli~~ , Winter l:-a- has passe~~'. ~w~,tl1~tllC.'You also f.or thEltt1qe'view. &"(3 " ,you sent us~ I will do ~1,.beat',to g.et',the news from St.Ia;¥ & se'i :{: :"you. G-la~ YOll got ,the" vi~ewS:ofF'a.lmouth/ eff'" course itt s greatl,y' /i improved since YO'Llr Mother &.Aunt ,were tJlere,...- th~;tr!,~,.why I got I'

;. ",lthose old views. lean,Janey,: them spendi ngthe day tffere. They t 'jFwere happy' da.ys then. r'really thiM':.\people".w~r~ mo:t;,e 1..~vable &.

kei·nd. thenrtheyare to-tiay,,; your own people don't want you unless,! 'ouhave a car (1 grand. house; I. r~ally get.siek'.,of th$rn 'som~tiin§lsi ,We have p eop~ e he re i nta;,.pp.lac:e:;::a,o'·seltish':they don't it' 'card' o,~~ ~ for the ~ieh"~ r & I tell them" they rob them all day long. ' . 'Well, youc~n. just,Ef.~eJ,1~~~e are,~,;Qn1y3':Labor pap'ers"sold here. ;

I hope~ J{r,. ,Cocki ng, they Wl.11 take you,r papers & P:!lt them inpri, , but I 'expect they will be a.;Eraid"to •. :' .". . ... ':

You say you would like to' 'see U6 all: well J perhlips, t'4at. will ne~ be. We ,too, would like ~(),\~.ee yO]J.. We have your nice phO''t.Q6 \~ere\1 tp,e sideboard. to remi nduef ." ' '" . l will try to get Pa to go 1ntow:n:;:& get ,ours taken p1l'~erly'~<· a~ the one I sent you wasJ?' t~.good of us • 'We d0!l' t f~,?-wn <1111 tes(?,mu the sun was in our eyes ,jQo. I mustth~~:nk\y:OU.Q}~lC~; lll~:t:,e f,pra11.,y h.~ve ,aE?nt.Now Iw1shI'eoll'~l.write like you, but! ,can't..., 'j

ve our love to Mrs. Cocking'. Gladsheis el1~ 0~n.~,.gge,d. ,l;;I.;e.a1 th.~:-that's fine! We have qui,te"'~~lot of sickness I but we'shall s

have Summer now. Our SUllIDlers are very nice,but it's dull . through ,the Wint~r--',~ol p~otures--ju6t the Church & Chape~

we have to make th~ ~bes~~ of it. We spent a very nice" C1?-r1.stm

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:I. n; but how' hard a thi ng! ' Now I must C10S9. We all send our kindest regards to you all. Ever your sincere friends, E. & H. Webster. II

I have wri ttelJ a 2 page reply t<jr this letter to day & enolo,-sed a copyof We're passing On'.

I also wrote a long letter to Arthur Henderson, M.p. London, urgi ng him to get the Bri ti ah Labor Party to estt\bli ah an organi ser in Cornwall.

About3 weeks ago I received the following letter:-118 lTish Harp Road, prospect,Adelaide,S.A,Feb. 20th, 193.5. Dear Mrs. & Mr. Cockjng,I am sure you must think I &n careless about replying to your letter of several months past. I have been thinking of you all the time, but if you have ever had

that feeling that something is going to happen, & ke61) putting off doing certain things as a resul to! the constant worry &

for that same thing to happen. I broke down, & for the last 2 months I have been unable to even sit up at the table to write. I've done my families' letters sitting hack in an easy chair

with the wri ting-,:>ad on my knee. I had 4visi ts from the doc'­tor & have taken:l.n all 10 bottles of medicine & his tOnic, & still I am too weak to get about. I hope to be strong enough to get back to Sydney the second week in March. Perhaps the

change will do me good. My son-1.n-law is still as far off work as ever, & I am begi nni ng to thi nk that he wi 11 never get any

work in thi s State --not even laborers' work. I worri ed very much over their posi tion. ' I've not heard how Mr. Fraser is progressi ng with"' hi s Hi ography. Mrs. Fraser has been seri ously

ill for months, & that would delay thework. I understand that she is still causing anxiety.

Thank you very much for offering to lend me 1 or 2 photos of Harry. We have the same as \j-rll'l' will have. I am pleased

~~1 II ' that you have shown the memorial Worker to your friends. I r~ad 8: read it, but I shed many tears. I am a very lonely woman

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his unself~sh l~fe. I am hoping ~at the' A.L.P. Lang Party

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can come to terms. The~e have qeenmany mistakes made on both 1 sides; so surelY,if they are cOncerned about the thousands' that !

are out of work, they will put aside all bitterness & pull to-gether & get r:l.d of the Stevens Government. When I look. back on all the good work Harry did in the Australian Labor Movement" & se~ how they ai-etc ~ay ,i t q,oes gri eve me.

I am very thankful that all .ou~ family are Laborites-- seven of them. I am on the 'roll in Sydney,& will be back in time to record

my vote for the Labor candidate in Canterbury electorate. Now I Will bring this toa close. Trusti ng that you will excuse my delay in replYing to 'your very kind letter, & wi th kindest rega~ds, to all, from Yours sincerelY,A .Holland.

P .S, The enclosed clipping is from, a New Zealand country town Labor daily paper. It is Aggie's husban~ that canlt get work;"

The letter was printed s,ome time ago •• Sydneya~dress !...;' 29 Wattle Street, punchbO\y1 J New South Wales. II

\_. _ .. _.,_. i of no mean order, his writings having Oppo~ition),:. ~sa very prOmlnPlll been published throughout the ... world '" member of the AustraliQ,n Socialist

. CORRESPON. DENCE" most classical magazines. Whatever· League were "darned. tripe. " " ~ must the outside countries think of r, I have. befO're me newspapet (·.lip-

" _ ~ h ~ . ~'... I AustraIi!!- t They must surely agree I pings of articles written by MI' ~ I that Hitler and Mussolini have noth. Hughes. some IR years ago and ·filed

THE KISCH CASE.. 'I(ng on. the Lyons Government. It by my late father, In one particular

(To the Editor.) l·~~k~~ ~:s~~~:s~ ;:~~~. to disown b,,~~~~~/;~e: ~~~i!~lle ;~~:e O;a~~d~~~ it 'Sir,-The rMent developments in 1 Then again we have that'" school-, trial Agreements "-,-11:1' Hughes wrote: ,: the Kisch case are getting moi'e ab;'j boy" comedy of two or three days "I believe whole-heartedly in the '( aUI'd every day. and instead of pro· i ago when two of our Feneral Minis- settlement of all disputes by arbitra- 1 i: g-ress.ing we· are drift~ng. back into .the' \ tel'S refused to attend th~.' luncheon tion-industrial and international. I .. ~~rk . days of Prusslamsm and hke·. I given by the Fellowship of Australian' Both parties cannot win in a strike t \Ylse mto t~e. days. w~en ~dvocates for : Authors 'in hQnou,l' of Mr JOh.1i Mase.' or, a war any more than they can in I

I better conditions lfi RUSSia were sent field-the Poet Laureate-because Q. court, and the loser. will always b0 lout to Siberia, and others for merely 1 Herr Kisch wasjalso present. Can dissatisfied. But there is this ~ighty I trying to improve their education D.nytldng be more i C.h .. ildiB .. ~. a. rid.'. ~b~urd difference between the settling of dis-

'1 wore meted out the same treatment. than. the :outburst from~·the Mmlster putes by' wal', industrial and inter-," rt~ is ~Imost impossible to imagIne 1: of Customs', ' M. r .. White,·. w~o, : i.s'.report- national, and tire settlement by arbi­. f'thiit, ub.der British freedom, such ~ i;'1 ed to haVE] said It would be "m.,shock· tration 01' courts; it is that in' war !'./lighly cultured man as Herr Kisch / lng bad taste and el11barrassingto. the right counts :{),soh}'tely for 110thing

'. >\ ..... 8. hould be subjeded to 'suilh treatment ~oet Laureatll if Kisch. should at- and might fOI' l'Vl'l,}.thing; while be Its he j~ receiving at the present time. tend." Well, I should imagine ,that' fore the court, the question is not for

\ Herr Kisch is making the visit fo. Mr Masefield would prefer lunching which party is the .stronger, ,richer or ! Australia for the specific reasons of' with a man of Herr Kisch's calibre' more powel'ful, hut,which has right IW

. attending the All World Peace Con- than with.Ministers of ;,he Crown who its side." Now i~It't that just the \, ference at Melbourne and, because. the ' l\Ilt as pamppl'ed school children. Par- same principle as ~l(i by Herr Kisch I Lyons Gove1'11ment 's poli~y is evident· ticulurly so; in tIle case of OUI'. world for which he is banned landing in i ly not one of peace and construction, famed (~). Mr William Morris. Hughes,. Australia' What argument does Mr ~ bu.~;.one of \Va r and destruction, it for. lone time Prime Minister and now Min- Hughes put forward to back. up his ;: bm~' Herr Kisch to land in Australif\; i lster of External Affairs ,in the Fed- change of 'ideas' .' However, througb \. -r:hey haven'l one single thing again~t ' arll,l Governm'ent who, when making: cl:lrtain circumsta'nces (even though ( this man othel' than that' he holds th,,: reference to Herr Kisch was afraid' very painful to himself) Herr Kisch thigh id'eals of want~!lg' w~l'ld poacil :~hathe (Kisch) may" g~f up .and talk i has laud,edin Australia and has deHv·

\:, and .bN'a. use they ,have .no 'ot~er sound J ti.'lotof.qarned tripe." what an in-, ered numerous speeches and people in . reasons fol' lmnnlllg Ius arl'lva:l the,,'. tellectua~ .'expression to come.from any I New South Wa~es and Victoria have

j.brand him as an "undesirable immi::' . Minister 6fthe. Crownl . Sqrely Ml'( been most fortuna.te to have heard

grant" and once he lands is arresteQ . nugl;te~' 'would not have us .~ilik thati~Uch a briIliantman. '. and .c~arged with breaking the laws. thl.rti~le~ he wr6teandthlrc~'peeches: Thirty'six·y~ars. 'ago the same Mr of Australia. , Ill!' m~deih the days wh~nge, along i ·Hughes w.rote: .• "The Labour';Party b

jilst think of the ridiculousness ~j' l\'itli..: M,e~s}s';I:'j:olman:, Beeby/iNeilse~, ~ ,a practical\Pa.~t,.. : .:n /looks to

~h.e:>whole thing! Herr Kisell i~. '.D» BltiCf;.'.Jf' iG,ilbe.rt· .. and '.'.In.·. Y. late: ,.the' pr.ese .. ,.I1f .. ·.ry':'w.""e.Ilas t.o., ~lte .. futu:e, ~,~~'fh:om Hwh~m we could all leat~:: .. f'!tJr~L ... ;',. ~.~lland,Lea~~r . N':Z; Laboprbl}!,fj,~!lh~.r~:v~r~~o.s\s~f~' ~.P""\~''''

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the. community. Wages are higher, conditions of labour. greatly improved, the hUl'denR of taxation more. equally distrihuted', and the people generally bettel' 00'." Of course, ~incethen Mr Hughes has made many, politleal som· ersaults and, as everyone kn6ws, has tume(l out a politieal opportuni~t. Hi~ intereRtR are no longer in. iavour of the working·class and anyone' w:ho ad· vocates the uplifting of conditions for the worker and also tries to bring about lasting world peace is an enemy in Mr Hughes' eyes. .

I have wri tten a 4 page answer to Mrs. 'Hollani t s letter this afternoon.

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. over old times Whenever he. made his frequent ·visits to New Zealand.) Still with all 1£1' Piddington's rejmtation as a successful K.C., with such tactics as the Lyons Government are capable of we can expect anything' :to happen, -I am, etc.,

AGNES L. FORMAN. Prospect, South Australill!. Nov,' .24.

"GLORY" .

Of all the antiquated frauds Tha t each imp ostor st~,ll apI/,lauds The worst is martial glory. I t never aiel ,i n fact J exi st : It's merely but a mental' mist Extolled in song &,story.

According to the Cut-Tmroat Clan It's "glorioUS" to kill ~ man ,Up~n a fi eld of slaughters--

Fti .Mar. 15th l~ 1935. Charli e has registered his motr motor-cycle.

Florence came home last night & repor­ted that her 2 pat­i ents are getti ng better, whi ell is gooo. news. I posted the , letter to Mrs. Hol17 and thi s morni ng • Las t n:i. gh t I fi ni shed reading the book en-

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but it is almost spoiled by :the stu­pid ji ngoi sm of the

last few pages. portus is a well­informed man, but he I

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origi n & nature of ~ war. 1

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To make a widow of his wife, And blast all p1~asure from the life

Of orphaned sons & daughters.

II '" '16. This lure of glory led fools 0+\ Across the IAnube & the Don, Through icy .mountai n passes, o 'ercontinents,,,&-.·~:aJ.& oceano' flood, To shed their fellow-creatures tblood And be destroyed like asses!

If '~r is right, then Christ was wrong When preaching to the mountain's throng In prai se of peace & mercy: , He should have praised Barrabas much, And glori fi ed the ~ills of such -,..:.:. " As i3hakespeare ts 'noble" Percy t

Rut war is wrong, & Christ was right In advocating LOVE- not Mla'HT--To end all earthly trouble. Since Peace is' blest, foul ,War is curet, And .1 esus Christ did ril1\htto burst The Cut-'l'hl'oata' "glory bubble t

So "Love your neighbour as yourself It,

Abstain from wa.r for prai se or pelf, And don't believe the story Of empi re -building ,IYi ng Thue~

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< \ lr '.t"1' ~(4fJS. :h ltI~{ ~ ~trr""lJl't/3!r; Jr:.e.e·.:'31~/?!>' I BaIt. Mar.16th, I 935.Yesterday we received. the following let-, ter:- "Usual acldresiJ. Thursday 14th I,flar. 1935. f .,

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' Dear Folks, this mortling I have ,seen several people 'wi th roan to let. None of than can guarantee that they will have vacan- I

cies at w,aster,although it is very probable that they will. il I n places where boarders are mo:t;e or 1 ess permanent it's 1m-1- possible to book a room for 6 weeks ahead; proprietors will . not keep a roan so long for you. A couple of them suggested \ that I shoul d call back about a week before Easter. I beli e 'i ve that the people whom I sa:w about accomodation are O,K.,be­

cause they were recommended to me by a girl who Ii ves in the terrace opposi te & who' goes to Forest Lodge Army. A couple j.'

of people in FiL. army have tol~ me that if they hear of any thi ng they wi 1 put me on, to it. I don't thi nk you need worr

about the room. There are dozens & dozens of places round' Glebe i

way: many of them, I should think,will have students who will go home for Ji1aster.· This morning in speech training I had to read a passage & have myreadingcriti sised. At the end of the peice the lecturer asked me had I been bred in Australia -- she

wished to know because I rolled a final r on such a woni as war. She told me it'a quite unnecezsary to do so; it's

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to postpone i roefi ni tely the idea of gettine a new sui t, because I've come to the conclusion that r ,need reading glasses. I haven't read much since I've been het-e, but every time I do, my eyes becane sore & bloodshot,al thought my sight is not in any way impai red. My head ached up b~hi nd the eyes f or the fi r st few days of last week. Thi s afternoon 1 '11 go to Angus Coote's (or Barraclough's) & avail myself of the~r free testi~ng offer. I understam glasses willcost about 35/-. I have pRid the Coll1%e my first 1.1. ,Hoping evel:'yone at home is O.K., Arthur.

He l?I.lse sent a note to Wal ter, which is as follows:-II Dear Wal, Tell OickHugo that the ,b,est second-hand bookseller s are in that part of Castlereagh Street closer to Central Statio~,

.Angas & Robertson are in the same st~eet. Dymock 's are at424 . George Street. As I have only lectures till 12 noon on Wednes­day, if Qi. ck gives me a ri ng (M. W. 1900) somewhere around 12/45 I'll go into town wi th him. Art. II

,. Fri .Mar. 22nd,1935. Last MondAY Charlie sold his motor­cycle-for ten pounds cash. All thi s week T have been try­ing to make a ratchet- rod for the optical lantern, & yes­terday I succeeded in making one by cutting a bolt in two lengthways. Florence is still at MacCosky's place, but she

will probaQ.l.y .. leave to-day or to-morrow,as her patients are almost well. Fred's thumb i a nearly r:i. gh t agai n but he is atill wearing a bandage on it •• Tack sat for his ~ech. 6Xe.m. on Weet. & thiTl.ka that he will pass.

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SA Y GO 0 BIG WI TH YOU. ;i

Say "God be wi th yOU", not " Good bye II , ii When Sorrow's dew b'edims your eye A t parting from another: Take not that sacred name in vain, But make your earnest wi sh qui te plai n-­Say "God be wi th you II ,brother.

SAy "God be wi th you"; don't debase . That old, expressive,Christian phrase

By in~olent contraction Unti 1 I Goro bye II means. nothi ng more Than parrot-words: for. men of yore Would scorn such senseless act.ion.·

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Let your last wi shbe understood: , "Good" is not "God!' t,hough God is good; And, ".Rye" is something other ' Than "be with you": 'so use the old Impressive words -- not vain & cold--

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:Lr .(pOl: ~r4/,9l6. J .... "~;:J.-'!o!'3/3~ ~. 3J~J36'. Saturday, Z3rd Mar. 193\). J.Jast evening Florence caine home to sleep, but fl"S "AmY", nurse Amos, came soon afterwards they went to Newcastle. Wal ter bought, a copy of the first number

of "Thrysus" an Australian magazine of verse, for 9i in' Newcastle , :t or me. It is ,published by Birt Bi'rtles Ja t Zara street 1 Newcastle. Thi s mQrrdng I have finished wri ting the folloWl.ng verses, which .T begun some weeks ago:-

TO , ATHEI STS. '

You sneer at ,LChristian1tY,dt1'1irdty, & such, . " But truly, for Humanity youtve not accomplished much ~

You speak in bold defiance of a Saviour & aGodv And place your whole reliance on the;; theories of Clodd.

You boast of educating Man, & praise your Science too; But what ameliorating can you doubters ever do ? What cure for soul-'obliquity have Atheists employed '1 What evils of antfQ.U1 ty ha'Wle Infidels destroyed 1

Of Rational Philosophy you sceptics, often boast, But what, despite Theosophy, of good accomplished most? What Atheists t Sodality ,has built a' home,or shed, Where paupers,in realitY,are sheltered,clothed,& fed?

'IIJItIWJt?'*1.'~~~~~ You say .t~t Evolution caused all creatures to begin; But doubt is no solut:!,.on of, nor ~emedy for,sin ! . -'

No Atheistic pl~titudel will make a nation rise, But fai th in Christ ts beati tudes will fi tit for the skies.

Not Infidels t prof:a~tY1nor stupid Warfarets plan, But peaceful ChristianitY,has elevated Man: Not Doubt, but Faithtsactivity ac'compauied by Love,

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If lost soula were permitted to communiQate with their frie on earth, this is the kim. of message they would probably a

Dear Friends, I am sending thia radiogram As you may b~. anx:bous to know ~ ':- .,.' .'I"~. The present 'bondi ti on of things wher~.I am, , ",,~. '9>1'

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, , tOed Are plotting With militant kings. . to,~ (I).t'F'

In spi te of" the pacifist ta+k of the League, ~.'~ §~!~:, The Armament Spiders enfold r-lQ>tP The rulers again in a net of intrigue . .-to.d ~ To garner a harvest of gold. ~ :~ ~~, .

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THE NATIONS B.re(tlN TO RE-ARML...·,. ~?~"d:,~ Q)o0rr:!

We aoon shall look up on the beautiful scene ~ ~ ~C Of millions of mortals above : ~Q)..a;~ DestroYing each other, while rulers, serene, Q,:~~~ II All wi tness agai n what they love 1· I:J=. .

Agai n we shall ,gaze on the horrors that thrill When tears & gore flow like a flood, And hate -maddened:soldi ers are: rushing to kill To deluge your planet with blo~d. '. 'r ' . 1

Aga~n shall y~r pulpits resou~ with the tones Of 'Chri stians recruiting galote For armies & navies t0l31aught~r for drones' Who fatten on famine & gore. ~

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t~sual address~ Wednesday. Dear Folks, The timetable has been changed; I 1joJd Wal . that I knocked off at 12 on Wed. ;

it has been changed to 1 p.m. This afternoon I dashed home from the lecture, th&nking that a phone call would have came :!. n my absenc'e. I got my glasses from Gi bb & Beeman t s ( I tho­ught it best to go to a well known recognised finn) but paid t 2:2:0. A dirty smack in the mouth, eh ?

I c auld have obtained flat glasses' in the same Tims for 37/6 but,as the optician assured me that the curved glasses would aff ord me greater comf(QJ:t't .• I bought the In tter. ..

Na turally I f eel as though I tm harnessed up , somewhat, but I can read now much more restfully than before. I dontt see the need for a new sUit for many moons ;thapks for the offer of i t just the same. I have been appoi nted (1 should say elected) to t~e Selection Commitee of the House debating club. To night we had a meeting of .the House to elect a chairman & adjudicator for the first debate. I was nominateEB f·or the i

posi tion of adjudicato.r ~ As I had a pretty fai I' idea that r 1

would be defeated when it came t~a vote,! thought it unnecess-4 ary to decli!le. The margin was uncomfortably small, however-- /11

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I.-was defeated by one vote.( I have de cided. to take PhysiCS instead of Chemistry as a i special subject. Nothing worth writing home about has occurred latelY,either at College or Anderson House. But as I suppose I '11 have to make thesecond page look as though! 've wri tten-ti on ita bi t.,. I td better tell you that Hi cks, the asst. under Ii secretary·for ~ducation ,came along the other day & lectured us on hi s recent world tour. The p',rof. read a quota ti on from

a book supporting Shq.wts view that patriotism is the last resort of sCOUndrelS', & ending up with the statement that "Rule Bri ttannia II was a dangerous poem to put into the hands of children. Two or three of thestudents of my section (the indi vi dual s to be chosen just prior to the function)will have to address the whole College on the latter statement. It'll be just t,=obad if the prof. happ ens to pick on a Bolshi e. Don't worry a bou t the room: you'll get one all r+.gh t. /' In concluBion, thanks for thepaper. Yours Arthur. t

I have added this verse to liTo Atheists)-You ridicule di vi ni ty & search the starry space

Of cosmical infinity, spontaneOlls life to ~race, And. say with muddy clari ty, .why ':funger's vibt1Dls.walk;

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Thur. Mar. 28th, 1935. Ye,sterday we received. the fol1o;;ving letter from Florence Duley (nee Pettigrew):-

"Mrs,. L. Duley, Prince'srIighway, r:apt,e., Dear Aunty &Uncle &Famil1', This Will be a surprise to hear from me again; butI have some snaps o~ my bonny boy & girls, so I,wa·nted you ,to see them. Baby Melville will be 1 year old on Thursday, 28th March. l,f you listen'in to :Uncl,e' 6i, 2 U E 'you i' will hear his call. We are all well he~e:-- mine wo:rking well, i

children well & hapj'JY, so wedonlt need.more, do we ? Ii HapPY,I said--.al1 ~ut bab-y:-- he is going ·through his first ~07-ll :row: I ar,1 weamng hJ.m. He i~ getting double teeth in the ba:rgaJ.n, \ poor li ttle boy ! He. has just gone to sleep afte:r a: lot of c:ry- : ing. I just feel like going in & giving ,him his drink \ I am get- :; ti ng nervy. or. said 3 monthae ago to wean him, but I have hung . on till now. Joyhas been very sick: she had a congested lung. ' We had a long ordeal with her.'fhen Vera started. with boils. She

has had. 7. The doctor said we all need a change. We are going to \ Jamberoo to Lila for a week, Icannot go .away till after next mon- \ th or May, as weare expecting an incr, ease in the Lill;l; Richard- r!;

son family,& she is comi ng home to Mum. I will have the job of looking after Barry; & he is one's work. He will be 3 years in ; May. Lila is keeping we1l--often comes home: now we both have ~. cars we are handy to each other. tTamberoo is not the far-away place it seemed to be. Nelli e has ther most room in the car, so she takes Mum & f}td out wi th them. We have had some good times together. Well ,Aunty ,baby will b'e awake soon & we have tea to cook ,so I will conclude with love from all to .all. I remain as ever, Florence &Les. XXX:X. llik:e Florence best too.

Tell pncle Joe baby has pretty golden hair,blue eyes,fair skin,& the sweetest smile snoW1-ng8 teeth. He is the joy of the home,es-r pecially to Vera & LeB. I

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Yest erday ou l' Florence rec eol ve' a.~ tl-.le r.- 1'" ~;'.., - ,- , -... :L o~ .~- owi ng l~tteI':-

IIBrau caslir II acone~~2:5th March -i 935'~ Oear Nurse Co-ck~ n~'-

, "'0' Some time ago youasked'me about a position here,but at thattiroo ldid not need: anyone. Now;however, my assistant is leaving.& if y~~u ;~Uld st~~l like to come,.to me 1 would be pleased to have no diff:c:~l'tk ~s not usually, very hard; & I think you would have

y 1 n mani9'inp- it Hours are fr 6 50 week ,off: other days off" fr • 2 t om : a.m .. One day <3. ~-

Sal ary too' I' am ill 5 0 I' at 6 p.m. ' pe year. The one dlsadvantarre is that I d t

c 0 no have a night nurse: the place is not big enough to warrant the employme It ...

"~I of a night rnlrse,. so the B~.ster. ~~ ~~ l~.s~~~~~r t~~ 1?~lls in thc~ Ii 'i general wing. Wlll you ·let me know,oy I'etuDn 1f you would li'ke .. t> 'I'

come to me, or not, as Sister would :like to get away as soon as 1 possible. Yours sincerely, Matron H. Batterham. ", _ ::

t I have rlJiceived the following letter & the "Income & Property i' Statement that I sent away before:-:1,' "Oommonwealth of Australia. Inva.lid & Old -agEl Pensions Office, 1 SydneY,25,&,i5. I"femo, to Mr. J. Cocking,4 Ingall St., Mayfield cl East.Form 23 ,furnished by you, is return€ld herewith for the i: follo~ng action:-l. All questions regarding the circumstance !I of your" wife must be·answered,& in words. :1 2. The form must be rE-'<ieclared by you before one of the persors ii mentioned in the footnote onp~ge 2.

A duplicate form ~f?y_.}12i._ be obtained from the postmaster; the nec essary addi ti ons or al tera ti ons must be made on the attached form, which,when completed, should be returned to, thi s office by thefi rst mail. H. Theggie,Daputy Commissioner. II •

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-I therefore filled j.n the columnheaded "Information concerning rlhe pens ionerts wife or husband.".ln ans~er to the query, What other income have you recei ved during the last 12 month

," I wrote:- Divideni t 8':5:0; interest t 2:2:0.TotaJ. wages fron; 3 ~ons, about t 309:0 • . (Thepostmaster a r::1ded "Have to keep the

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In reply tothe question.:-"Oo you own or have you an interest- in I any house or land property? " I wrote "Yee, half of the t 40:0: 0 stated in the O1')i)Osi te column. any!

... ~ " Answering the question:- Have you any money in tlTe- ba-nk saving I

s bank,or other institution,or any money in hand ,?", I said, II Nothi ng bank erl. Half of t 43: 8:3 menti oned' in the opposi te colu mn. Half of the t t 44:9:6 menti oned in OPe column in hand.

I On Tues. morm ng I wrote the foIl ow.i, ng li'nes:-l_ Celestial Sors-~·

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When angels,on,brtght harps of gold, " In Heaven's v~st,resplendent halls,

,Play symphoni esto hosts untold,

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Creating music that enthrals Those ransomed souls from ,sinful Earth who left their wicked kin behind i

.!n jarring noises, sin & dearth, i This thought may fill some loving mind:-'

"0 could I waft to kindred throngs. The Itat~J!£S thrilling melodies I hear-; The harmonies & grateful Bongs I ~OfBaintly voices ,loud & clear-- ; ,Could they but see,with spin t""i5ight,l

The bli ~,sful s'c ene l' now b shoJ:d - ~ I , ,And feel,the i mini te delight (g-e-ld] ,Of souls who throng these streets of Ii!' J

Of those who parteci. las tin tears -- '; The 'sweet re -uni ons & the bli ss 1

, The fond embrace & loving kiss ' :;:\\',. ", ".-,.,:."1\,,< ',-.,., .,,;[1 Of each who longed to meet for years--~'

~ __ cit:::::j;~'! '~;~~'k~) ~;'2~~~ ~~e m~~~!~~y~~~i:e~~ tAt~ ~~~l, ( " ---- 0 come,with gratitude,to dwell '1'/

, In .Heaven, freed from doubt & sin-- ! Perchance my lov~ones left behind, ,j

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If they beheld the scenes I see, And heard the dulcet chords i hear,

P erhap s they would repent & be As dear to Christ as these are dear 1. Bu to, alas! for 'the~,alas!

No si gh t nor sound ~ of sai ntl y wrai th From Heaven to the Earth may pass; For souls are sav-ed by simple fai th !.-

Al though 1 'm thrilled by Sights & sounds, And cap ti vat eel by the songs

Of happy squls whose love abounds, I'm sometimes sad,amid the throngs,

And lonesome; for 1 long to share 'F.terna1 bliss wi th thoa,e I' love!

Oh, how, 1 wish that they would care For thi s celestial Ii fe above !'

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My loved ones soon may. feel 1. n Hell, In fear & shame, & vain remors r),

And hopelessness of kind. reprieve; For pun:l. shment mus.t take i ts)ourse

Wi th si nfu.l souls wl;lo di sbelieve. . .

0, who wi 11 ask them) whi 1 e there I s time, To meet me at this blissful tryst And share this life of joy sublime

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Yesterday Charlie Bennett 's death was announced. Mum was in service 'of his wife (now dead too) at Wallsend in 1896 or 1890 No repli es have comefrO!n' Reynold I ~n.~ws!,>aper nor from Birtles I have written a3 :pagel.etter to Florence DuleY ·this mornitlg.

I bought a birthday card at perryts on which there were these words:- .

II Dear baby, as thi s bi rthday is The very fi rst you've. ever spent,

Accept tlus token of our love, /I

And lots of 1: I g kisses sent. On the back I typed :-"And when your bi rthdays all a.re past Benea th F.arth' s starry dome, May happiness be yqurs at iast, And Heaven be your-Home·!

Mon .Ape,lst,1935. Last Sat. Walter & Florence bought a. Klino motor-car for t 40 of a ·man at Hamil ton. It has a. 10 horse power,4 cyli'nder engine. Charlie has begun to .djs mantle it C}S it is ciefepti va somewhere,_ . I went out with the Sarmy Yt3sterdC'~y l1~orning & afternoon. Col. Rixon, ex -adi tor of. the IIwar Cry, was a.t Mayfield cor

. ps yesterday., but I did. not hear him:. He aQk ed ,T oae about I

me. To_day Fre.d mended this typewriter & made the inking I I Thj, s afternoon' .we sent.a money- order for one pound. to Art. II mechani. sm wo:rlc agai n. ~.

We received the followi.ng l'etter thi s morning:-''uS~~l_~ddress. Thu rsday. Dea.:_!_o_lks, In regard to the room, 1,

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finding accomodation for tou i 11 Glebe, for I see dozens of signs up i al to as I painted out before"i t 's too soon to make defi ni te, i nqui r.i3es yet. , I am going to town to-tlLOX'l")" to get my glasses alteeed, so I'll have a look thru the booksellers to see what will suit Walls & Fred. I a ret.].1,iranents. My glasses haV:T. had the effect of maki ng me read thru one eye only. It won't cost anything to have them fixed,aa far as :[ know. . . The College authori ties have decided to run a camp on the Nepean, sim~lar to the one held at the end of last year. It

gives a unique,tpportuni'ty for gaining experience in bush sch­ools; & since I want to get a job in a subsidised school next year I thi1'$: it would 'be. to my advantage to go there'. Less dif­ficul ty is expert enced in class -cpntrol out in the bush but" actual '~eaching is somewha.t harder in that you haye to teach a whole school instead of one class. It would be prererable for me to go to camp from any point of view except the financial, b~~here lies the s~~ 'The cost,for the fortnight will be 10/-or l57=(it nasnlt been dedided which yet) more than at the House, Si nc e it has some di rect beari ng on you financially, the deci-

sion as to whether I will go or not, depends on you. Thi s. will, have to rea9h me before Monday next, for the names, tog~ ether wi th a 5/- deposi t, must be hand.~d in before Tuesday. i

Next Saturday I 'm going for a hike in National Park. 'I

On the night of Wednesday fortnight there t a going to be a parli­amentary debate, for which I'Ve been elected Speaker. I consider ita "crook "sort of a job, becau.se you don't get a chance to have a say, & I always feel like contradicting someone. I '11 probably be home the week -end after next, unless you think it a good idea to economise by staying 'in Sydney." Arthur."

Tues.Ap. 2nd, 1935.Tbis morning I have f:bnished writing the following verses:-

AN INNOCENT PRISONER. The mfJanset crime of. wbi ch Itve heard

Was perpet¥4ted on a bi 1:')1 .. Of faultle$s-plumaged features"

, Who hanned no man by act or song" And never did the slightest wrong

To any human creatures.

His life was innocent & free; His nest was on a lofty tree, Surrou~led by sweet flowers, Amidst the verdant shady dells ~re bell-bi rds chimed thei r vocal bells , I n decorated bowers •

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And gave him Wings to freely fly Wi th pI easure, through the sunny sk y , I n pI umag e most. respl endent ,t

No thought had he of prison-cell Wherein throughout his life to dwell Wi thi n a "Chri sti an" ci Y;y / , . Near churches wherei n Cnri'stians I pray For mercy on each holy day,

'( Yet show poor b:l. rds no pi ty ~

Itts sad to say, but soon,alas t A great di saster came to pass

When he, Wi th many· others, Espied poor pr.l.s tners on a pole And flew, with pi ty, to condole

Wi th sad, impr.l.Soned brothers.

I t filled thei r noble mi nds Wi th rag e To ~eel iIlU\\ured within a c,age, By . saJ.nts wi thout compassion Thai r guil el ess mat,es whose otiiy, crime Was wearing plumage, mos,t sublime, Which God's own hands did fashion !

Before the bi rd was ~;,,:~~ware. Of traps, his t~~/i'iW~e4" a snare, Was fett;ered ecurely:

Despi te hi sanger" fear, ,& pain 'In struggles,freedom to regain,

The "saints" caged him demurely.

And ~here, through many weary years, In misery too great for tears,

Wi th f eebl e hop es ·of wi ngi ng I n freedom to hi ~ long-lost nest 1Vith fr.l.ends & kindred in the West, He heard the "Chr:t stians II si nging ':-

"Except, as Thou ha.st surely willed, My heart is wi th compassion filled, How canst Thou dwell,as lover, Wi thin? But love,in <IDEED & wor9., So needful (they forgot the bird) In Thee I, can di scover t".

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Was surely His intention; But when shall Christians a~l allow Bi rds liberty; & cease to bow To barbarous Conventio~? .

J:'f3.H. p'.~ 1 1.1fJ/3/,. Wed. Ap .• 3rd,1935. Last evening I' went to the Church of Eng­land parish hall,Wickl~tto pay the Free Gard:bners' Lodge, but:as I had made a mistake! was disappOinted, for the meeting

is not to be until next Monday.! went to Mr.J.E.Jones' house at 19 Warrah Street, Hamilton,as heis the new secretary, but

* he had gone to the MasoniC Lodge meeting. ! went to the Lodge Roam,but he was not there so I came home. This morning I have fini,shed wri ting the following verses::­

WHAT IS A SOL DIER'?

A soldier is a simple man Who fails to, understand the 'DIan Employed through all, t~e ages By thieves,mis-called the Upper To rule & rob their fellow-men And make them slaves & pages~ .

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The plan's to steal the people's 'soil By force & law, & make them toil, Like cattle from ,a stable, Forjust enough of daily 'corn And shabby clothing,patched & worn, To keep them strong & able.

The weal th produced by wage-slaves I work Is stolen by the Rugs who shirk' Their share of wealth-:procluction By having the supreme command Of sOi1,& men on sea & land Who kill by their instruction' !

By havi ng ownership of these' The Rug s exi st in weal th' & ease, Oef:(.i ng God's i nj unc ti on " To Love your neighbour as yourself , And gather power prai se & pelf, Wi thout the l~ast compunction.

Regardless of the laws of God, A soldi er learns to shObt & prod And earn his blood-stained shilling And subjugate the plundered Mass To please the dominating class By doing· all its ki lli ng. .

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The workers,robed in scanty rags, Are taught to honour ki Dgs & flags -

. " .~' . , And verierate each hero, " Who blasts a worker to the grave To serve a rich,rapacious knave Whose conscience \i.s at ,zer~ !

A soldier suffers heat & ioe " On gory fields where, fleas & 'lice Infest the filthy trenches,

And long endures 'the frenZiea. yells Of dyi ng dup es destroyed by shell s Amid War ts putrid stenche,s.

, Now who can wak e a soldi er up \ ITo see hims'elf a bloodhound pup

'That Buffers thi rst & hunger , ~l\d servi tude ,& Wart s di sease, .

, .ha' potentates may live at ease, .' Secure wi th each warmonger?

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ThursdaY,Apri,1 Btth,1935.Cha~:r1ie is taki~tl+" motor car t.o p ei oe s & 01 ean! ng, them. Thi s eveni ng ,Amy , nurs eAm os, call,ed to see Florence. Lovely weather.

F:ri. Ap .5th,1935. This is 1:8.phne tssixth hirthday;& it is to be called to night'by ZED station. Sh~ has a bad cough, '

but I dontt thiIJk there 1 s anything seriouslywro ng wi th her. I

Yesterday I wrote the following verses ~-Letters To Billy Mug! (11

Dear Bill, Si nee n:i neteen tw~nty-two I've never sent a line ·to you To find how you were faring; . My long neglect may mak'e yoU think

That I had neither pen.nor,ink, Or that I've not been caring.

Though my delay may seem unki nd, I've always had it in my mind To wri te to you at lei sure When circumstances would permi t The penning of a letter fi t For you to read wi th pleasure.

So,here at ease, I now begin To beg your pardon f.or my sin

Of silence & omission;

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Dear Bill, since nineteen twenty-two I've never ,sent a,:Ii~ to 'yOU,'

To find' how 'you were faring. My long delay may make you thInk That I had neither pen nor ink,

Or else, I've' not been caring!

Though thIs' n'eglect may 'seem unkind fve ,always lUi-d 'it In my ,mind , ' ,

'''1''0'' write toyoti at'leisure. When circunlstances :would pEmnii The penning of a: letter fit,

Fot:. you to read witH pleasure;

So, h~re at easc" 1 n~w"begln, To beg your pardon ,f~r ,my sin

J" Of silence and omIssion; But If you wish to write abuse In, yOUl'reply, to, my ,excuse, , You' have my kind:: permission;

rvlY' health, is ,good; :a.rili ,y~ur~;old ", " '" friend" "',,,',",., .I' hOPe is on the upward trend, 'Toward ,full restora.tion. And,'that, your children' and your, wife Enjoy an active, happy, life,

Upon your "Cazna" station. , Though my remark may seem unkind, I was extl'~mely pained to find ,That you, Bill, had' enlisted, ,

And gone .to shed'a,"brother's gore Upon a :,distant,forelgn shore. "

Because your mind ,was.. twisted!

I, tlioup-ht. indeed, you 'h!La" mOl:e , " sense, ' _~,

ThlLIr"to Incur the great· expense. , Of leaving ~Ife and daughters, '

And letting ploughS and reaperfl Tust!"", To fight for the. ~unltions Tnist ' ~ i

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. A.nd perpetrate 1~~. slaughters! ... ., ..... ~ .... ; I was surprised that' Wi1lill£11' Mug " .. Would let. the jingoes, l1te his lu,p' " .

Or heed their stupId story, • .ft if' .­That death, when fi~ht}ng fort. the ' ,

fiag " -, • • • Of wl;lch piute patriots' at-,brag, '

Is" transce~dbntal glory. •

I'm grle.d tnat ~it believed iiH~ ~te& By'which each paid impostor f!l!"es

To catch, for war, ,e~h' naVvy And unsuspecting, simjTIi) elf, (But wisely stay.s·'II't ,home .himself).

1 thought you had more savvy.

I know the tales that~' wel'e told­That you would fight.l'fOr' Peace, .,pot " '

gold' ','( .. That Hlgh't, f~r b166d, was press-

Ing;" ,",:::', ' • That .Tustice cried aloud for, gore, That Glory waited on the sI161'c; ,

And God gave War His bleRslng.

And you believed, th .. "ly'ng- 'ta.lps! J:ou left the asliceful hills and dales

Where honeEt, usefUl labor Enabl~d 'you to giVe', your wife And~girls a pleasantj, healthful life,

To Idn a eonscrlpr'nt>'ghbor!, Those workers whom, you 1 :Jshed to

, slay' , .. +", Had not the slightel!~::part, nor 'S'lY,

Nor power of beginning Or stopping war; bti~"Murdel' nin~s, And emperorS. and j)l\j,Jes, Itnd ,kings

Conspired to Uo t!!l,sinmng,., J

~o l.. ,. , When':' potel).tates raised War's " , ' ,,'.' alarms. >', ' ",

t Their'slayes were, dragged from mills ,'and farms,

, Regretful ,and 'unwIlling, To leavetheli' 'ohlldren; 'homes and

J 'wives.": ,To sacl'lfice their peaceful )i,'es

In 'd~lng rulers' killing.

But law Is : LAW; "~nd Idngs, of, course,

In conscript 'lands their laws en. 'force, " ' ,

s 'Despite their' slaves' opinions; Hence', brutal force-not Tl'Utlt, nOl'

J Right-' , Compelled those conscript men ,to.'

i fight For, markets 'and, dOluinions.

And when 'yOU niet,' where widows dwell,' '

You made the 'pellceful Earilt a hell, DestrOYI~' each his brother,

Alth,ough.,' e seas had :-;tretclted bet nl ~

And th~se who.iJ.e~.hlld nevel' seen. ,j Nor Injured one another! '

~ Could imbecility exceed. ~ ; 'l'l)e iun~y of~uch a deed, .n any land or "season'? 'Yet miIUol1l1'credlt any. lie

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J Of martla:!, swine; and kill nnrl die. Without 'thn ,sllglltest reason!

The owning rulets 'l!I,ll impose . ." "i . . ,

On landless 'men, and'"say their foes i , RC'.sld~ beyond, thE( ','bor~ers, • Awaltlng.ch~nces; to invade, The worltcrs', country and, degrade , And rob the' "lower oli<lers.~' ; Why ~n'tEarth's workel's all com.

bine. ' ,Frolh frigid Pqle: to t?rrld Line,

'pespite, the oppositlOn .of plutocratlc~' mUl'd""r' ring!;,

'n& military Thugs and kings . "'0.:0 stop this iJllposltlop·t

i ,:WJ{ly let the empire-building cla;;s , , Make any working, man an ass

'\ ~ 'That b1'ays, to, please its master, .Df empires, flags. and ro:\'al drones, ~nd parasites on costly tllronell,

And suffer War's disaste)"!

Why -lit.. the guileless hOl's 'be , scnooled

To worship ensigns, and be fooled By pastors • .' plutes and papers

,j, T.o drill with: rifles; and extol I TJe.e' .. heroes .... bil:, a,';honor, roll,

Who cut aggressiv~ capel's" ! E~ens!ve llionuments arc uuilt : To ,honor, :qiosewho share the guiit I. ,Of IdlUng: fellow-worke~'s; , 'And statues stand to ,aid the fraud That I!mdless toiler!! ,'Should applaud

,\ ,'Mass.in,~rde~s::,~,Q'1~:,f?I· :shirkers! B,ut this ha.s go~b!,yond the scope

l, Of what Lme~ri,t:itO',)vr1te,. L hope T]la:t y.ou, aril.i'not"Qtfend~I,. ',0

• To S)'lea~, the",-trMh' tS,e'er ,nl!Y, wont; , ~ So.Wllham,qa:.1).pt'yt,ke affront, ',. ,,lI:orMne Is~er,e inhmded!: "

I, 'Cof!(llti\)rng now: 'I bld,farewe']'l' " i To' yoU and yours, and hope ,you'll \' ' ,dwell. "', ,,' • ' " In peace, and,. will endeavor', !' ,0,',

, !.l'crald,the Cause of which 1 sPol{e:, Now I" the "SC)(llaliStic Bloke;"

Remain yotir'~tr1end for ever! ' 6/4/.,1931. c, '

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· 30. Where honest,ussful labour cEnabled you to give your wife,

And girls a pl easant, , heal thful life, To kill a conscript neighbour t

Those work'ersiwhom you rushed to slay, Had not the s' ightsst part, nor say, Nor power of beginning Or stoppi ng war; but Murder Rings

: Ll __ & 1 : .... ..1 And emperors & plutss & ki ngs ~Cem's!!l8d to do the sinning.

Why don't the workers all combine From frigid Poles to torrid Line, Despi tethe opposi ti'on

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Why 1 et the empi re -bui 1di ng class Mak e any worki ng man an ass

That brays,to please its master, Of empi res, flags, & royal drones,' And parasi tes on costly thrones, And suffer War t s d1 saster? •

The workers have their children schooled, And ought to know that they are fooled By pastors, plutes, & papers, To venerate &.to extol

The ''hero.es'' on a "honoUr lt roll Who cut agressive capers.

, Exoensive monuments are built Irrmemory of those who spilt The blood of fell ow ""'Work ers ; And statues stand to aid the fraud Tb.(l.t landless men should all be1aud' ~~~~s-murders done for shirkers!, '

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B'u.t this has gone beyond the sqope Of what I meant to write. I hope

That you are not offended. . To speak the truth is e'er my wont; So, William ,do not take affront, For none is now intended •

Concluding now,I bid farewell To you t.yours,& hope you'll dwell

In peace ",w:t11 endeavour To aid. the Cause of which I s~ok.e:

Now I, the "Sociali stic Bloke I, Remain your friend for ever.

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·.'./1' Sat. 6th Mar.1935. t,his morning t wrot.e the following :­,: . "To the R:di tor of Common Cause , Sydney. 6/4/35. " . Dear Sir,With your penIlission I would like to contr.lbute to

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• With this I am sending the first letter of the prop oeed seri es; & if you accept it for publi­cation I would 1ik e you to pr~nt it as it is wri tten--not as prose--w.i.thout alteration; but if anv.additions,omissions, or

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If you turn up the old fil f" . fi nd several o~ my cont. e 0 Common Cause 1/ you Will pen-name "Vi olet". I wo~~uii~ns t to bits columns OVer the ibutor again,as I have a desir: to hefome a regular contr-agai nst mili tari sm. If 0 e p. in the campaign

Rilly is not sUitable'Pl~~~e f;~~u;~alt ~hl.Shfi:tt t letter to stamp for that nurpose lam Si Y • I aVe enclosedma Cocking, - • ,r, ours Sincerely, Josiah ~.s. If you print t.hel tt

Socialistic RIcke r.. e er, please use the pen-name--

Tues. Ap.9th 1935.Yesterday son ,Tack bought a car--anF.ss' ex 6 -- from a man named Porter, for I.. 20. rave Watki ns is dE dead. He died in the Mater Misericordia hospital,Waratah or Sunday at the f;\.ge of 70 ..

This morning I f1!Usned wtiting the folloW1ng verses:-HONOtJR ROLLS. .

If men should write,on honour rolls, The·names of those who died ~~ile stabbing hearts & smashing polls, And thus God's law defied, II II

Let I s start the list Wi th .gallant Cain, The first ~f all the band Of "heroes' who brought death & pain To ocean,air,& land !

Next "noble" Nero's name should shine, And Herodls, too, should be ' Enrolled Wi th "diggers" who decli~e To heed the Lord's decree; Then pilate IS name should be engraved Wi th Bonaparte 's, to thrill The hearts of "Chri stians" who are u;saved",

Yet love the dupes who kill !

There u;rack-the-R;ipperls n~e,with Blake's And those of Kelly's gang, Wi th Ru tl er 's, Deemi ng 's, Hall's & orak e t s ,

In ev'ry church should hang; And names of "noble" thi eves who slew By poisontgun,or sword, . Each Christian should,with pleasure,view,

Despi te their peaceful Lord l'

If saints should honour sWine who slay In battles loud & long, Then Jesus led the world astray Ry say! ng war is wrong:

Rut Christians should NOT memorise The dead whose hands were wet

With brothers' blood; but should despise Their sins, & soon forget 1,

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This morning we received this letter:- , . "Anderson House, Leichardt Street ,Friday., Dear Folks, Than­ks very much for the cash;however, I didn't write the last letter thinking you would ~end money down here: as a matt.er of fact I didn't need any 'dough". I made inquiries as to vt&

, ther the period of practice was was the last this year,or not. I found out that it was definn ely the last; & that means I that I only have to do a fortnighte more practice as a "stewed ant". On maki ng further i,nvestiga.ti-

ons I found that there is more possibili ty ofq,;etting a good t,eaching mark if I go to Surrey Hills again than if I went

to camp. Since a good teacher's mark means a ge-&- quick job, 1m g oi ng back to ,Crown Street. At camp too much time is devoted to social activities to give one a chance to "get down onto the job".: We were paid yesterday, so I put~:-b.e "quid" you sent me in the baili

bank. This mQrning I went to town (I did not go last Frid~y as II had intended) & inquired after some engineering books for Walt ;: I obtained a catalouge of such books which I will bring hqme with .

me on the 20 'clock train next Friday. T I haven't forgotten about the printiI'lg,bad; I'll see Horderns sane time next week. I forgot to mention, h~wever that I bought a hando..book on gardening for Fred. I'm pleased to hear that you have

got a car at last. We'll see now whe-r.he+, Flo will fulfil -r.he prophecy that she III do ner best to break her silly neck • I'll get a room for you some time during this week. 1 have del­

ayed writing this letter because I have been "halting between two opi ni ons "as to whether I I d go to camp or not.

Yours Arthur. II

." I also received the following letter from Bob:-"Li smore Street, Abermain,April 8th. Dear Joe & ,T enny, It is With

much pleasure I am able to say that I am still ~eeping well in health: 1 :think it's due to being in the country air away from the'

smoky ai I' .& noi a'e. 1 am unabl e to quote much from your last letter, but I think you mentioned, init that if the Lang party was returned to power they Will restore the penSion back to its

fonner level. It's jus,t there where you slipped, because it's the Federal Goverrment who administer the pensions. You still have in mind the boast of the Sculli nLabor Government • , You, I am sure, still remember, that it was them who took ):lalf a crown a week off

, our pensions. Beasley & party turned them out,& it's to be hoped

I. for ever & eve.r.Yet everywhere,we find people who care & thoss-. I who don't. Orpni sed Man is behind himself. We have seen men

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34 • ':< (}. r in crowds do things they wouldn't do alone. We have had one'~

of the best governmen~s ever we had':"'- I mean the Stevens t part J in power; they are the best that ever graced the Parliament House, or ever will.But alas! xheyare to be opposed by a Lab­

--or Party. In it can be found all the elements of private int­erests, 8: mi strust, greed,fear, suspicion, jealousy, preju-

dice,ignorance, & doubt--in fact everything that stands i·n the way of progress •• Don't be fooled by casting your vote for Labor any more.· It's beyond all doubt that the Stevena partY,if returned to power, Will go close to build the Millar

ium. They have within their reach the ideal for which the mul­titude is groping; but that, grinning,fooling monster--Labor-­is in the path agai n to fool the peopl e. I am not so much sur-

prised, for we can always find crowds who will not believe that sunshi ne & fresh air will do them more good than doctors'

medicine. We can always find ,someone in a crowd who don't be­lieve that we can stop disease if we like; but,youe see,he is ina crowd: consequently he is pitYing those who have pains.

You have,no doub~, read in ancient history of the man w~o & entered the wrong church to preach the Gospel. You see, he went into the Parish church instead of the village chapel;

& his views were bigge.r than the pulpit: so they killed lin. him. We have also read of the man who peered deep into Na;tu:e .& found her secret of conqueri ng pai n, but the crowd crucifioo. him. We can now see the Labor crowds getting ready to crown J • T. Lang as the god who will deli vel' them from poverty & v.ant

; but· the crowd forgets that if stevens loses even 25 seats he \Vii1 still have r.:a maj ori,ty of 11, seats to carryon. So you see

it's only a waste of time & money to even thil1k of a Lang party being again in power. It will als·o save the new governor a little trouble in kicking Lang out. Now, 1n,conclusion,let me tell you of some people 1 have actually been speaking to. I have talked to two men who can~, get 25 tons a day out of the solid ina six yard bord .• I have even a-ee:rr-a--ma-:rt-- talked to a man who ,has seen a tiger snake run away from him ;as also did a copperhead snake !

Yes, there are some strange ones 1 can meet up here. Bob has now started on re1i ef work, which will be far better than the dole. Last week all the dole men got a big parcel gi ven to them f rom the government --boots & clothes .We got about two pounds worth, whi 9h we were glad. to get. " .

Now I have a request to make • .l.~ YQu)~C\ve a pair. of biJ-ly cart wheels & an axle you don't want, we would be very pleased to have them here, as we burn a lot of wood. Ii though,t perhaps if

you had none you might know of someone that has some that are of . no use to them. oNow in conclusion, give my love to Jenny & the . boys; also to Florence,& accept the same yourself.

f you see Mayor Jack tell them I would like to have that old organ to whil e away some lonely hours. We need rai n very much f <r

our garden.The children have all had the mumps: ~ladys is also

35. " / ''''just getting rid of. them. oth~:t'W1se we are all well & going on nicely'. From Bob, Wi th lov'a, to all."

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A Stl1te ;fii"neralwill lie I 'accorded Mr. Watkins. Tile' intetment, will ;,be made on Wednesday, afternoon ' at ,: Sa,ndgate ,cemetery, fol1owfh~: a'ser-' vice in Hamilton Methodist Church

The Commonwealth Government has forwarded a telegram, to RonaH!.

VETERAN MEMBER OF I[ Watkins, of Hamilton, tendhln% Its" , deepest sympathy. . ,I ' '

HOUSE OF' REPS. 'With 'the. death 'off Mr. Watkins,

," Wed. Ap. 10th,1.935. Last nigh,t I walked to , the home of Mr.J .E. ",

Hamil ton, & paid 4/8 due to the "Rosebud" .

, , " II enl)' two members of the first Federal NEIVCASTLE, Monday. I Parliament still remain, the, Minister

'fHE veteran Parliamentary, repre- for Health (Mr, W.' M. Hughes) and sentative of the Newcastle elec- the Minister for External Affairs

JoneS ,19 Warrah street '\,:,

Lodge. 'l Thi sIDorm ng t have put( these verses on a bi rth 1,l torate in the House of Representa- (Senator G, Pearce)" Mr.'::,Watkins

tives, Mr. D. WatkinS, died in 'thH had the illstinction of bein.g\.the only ft Mater Misericordiae Hospital at Rtlrviv')ng originfll nlE:mber::j'V) repre­

Waratah' about 4 o'clock this morl!- sent the same constituency through-day card for Edna ,

ing. otjt his Parliamentary 'term ..

I On his return to NewcastJe from, .. Mr., R. J!tmes, M.H.R.(Hunter),

Canberra three w~eks ago Mr. Wat.· wlIl represent the Federal leader of

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l,ins developed a severe cold, and the ;Labor Party, Mr. Beasl~t, 'at the

Davies~who had her 3rd 't.

spi ri tual bi rth1ay la_'Y, Sunday :-,':: ,,',

, after several days' medical attention funeral. Messrs. J. ~I. ScuIIin and ~ N,,' Makin will represent theiF.'edezial

: libor Party. ' , The late Mr, .. ""':,

'I' /,,, ' Watkins, who' " ,Dear Sister, had sat continu- Your spirit's, birthdays are but three! ou:ly in the Mayall, 6ucceedi ng bi rthdays be Federal Parlia- Long, numerous', & pleasant; ment, from" its And. may your 'path ,to realms above :neaption,. 'le II.c: '

13e 'bright & hallowed by the love , at his home, was 'ordered to ,hospital,

where ,an operation was perfor.med.

Of .Tesus,ever present ! He appeared to be making a slow Wh thl bi thd

but satisfactory recovery until a en ear y l' aye all are past felV days ag"o, when he' had a relapse 'May Heaven be your Home at last and died.' ,

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:~ Mr. Watkins, who was In his, 70th ,Wi th those you love most dearly!

year, had on Julv 17 last completed Th t I h I h 40 years as a Parliamentarian. ,He "a s al ave the joy to meet

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first entered the State. ParliameAt, in You all, & walk ita golden street, 1894, one of a band of ,14 Labor men.

In 1901' he was elected to the ,first I s hoped by '" Federal Parliament as a representa- Y

I tive for Newcastle, and has held the au rs si nc e reI y , I seat ever since, , 1,:' 'Brother .T. Cocking '.1

,Prior to his partlcipation',fn 'poli-tics Mr. Watkins worked'hi:fhe old Thi' s aft ern' oon' 1 wrote a 1 etter to the

'WallseI).d colllery, of whiCh he was alodgeofficiaI. editor of "War!What For 1" &am send~ng

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. Mayor's Tribute i "Honour ~ollS" ; "What Is .a Soldier ? ,~, - , :"Gl 11,,, A Message from Hell" . "Thou bhal t

Referring to the, death of Mr. Wat- 'lory I I ' ".' R' Id I III kins, the Mayor of ,Newcastle, Ald. Not Kill' j& a clipping from ,eyno sa" -Christie, remarked, t~a.t his record, 'tt d N 01 II. he'adee "\1Jhy Hai g Fai 1 ed ,

I ! would find no parallel <).n ,Australia. US ra e ewto:# ' " " " One of the first members of the',Jred- Al S 0 one 0 n "Abbyasi ni a's Ai r Tn g~ e1' ;

I 'eral House, he had r.epresented"Nllw-, /' th enstle for 40 years without ~'bi'eak, & a postal note for 2 - for a SJ.X mon s which was a wonderful performtlnce "~1· ,.fI" t 'F ? II for a mail. in public life. Everybody, sUpply of -efta liar 'li';ua or.. no matter what their political beUefs, -, . would regret his death, the Mayor concluded. J6: '

'While the late Federal 'member held the Newcastle seat for Labor '~gainst all-comers, It was generally

, tnown that he attracted 'a large . easure of support from members , I .. r .other po)ltlcal organisil,tions.:·:.... ' _

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t surel y there shall come a, time; When murder shall be deemed a crime, In spite of her Pepaviour; And men ~hall cease to kill -for ki ngs And potentates ,0:_",,: Murder Rings" But serve,instead,,i the Saviour 1 '3: j~,./"'5. 'Then jingo genera~~ '&such _ ' /

;_ .. Will ,not _havepi-ty -'overmuch', Nor tears for any I~ero"

"''!ho li step-ed t,o warmongers t calls _ And stupidly went stoppi ng balls Unti 1 hi s blood was ~ero.'

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Then es::::t ev' ry Christian will refuse To fashi on, carry; load,; or u'se, B'a t 's implements of slaughter: ' i,_

No monuments will then,be built For slaves who shar'e their masters' guilt

Of slaying son & daughter! t-

All empire~u~lders' wars shall cease When men have sense to live at peace

Wi th ev' ry forei gn brother: .,' i'

War-monuments ,shall be destroyed, I And health & happi ness ,enjoyed i When men help one another, J "., 1-10 "Wcv,.! ~ J~ (': I '-fiJI 3S': .. ,i~~ '.

L Fri. 12th A~. 1935. To- day I sent to "War·' What For ¥ . copi es of 'Glory"; "A Message From', Hel.l"; "What Is A fbl di er ?"; "Honour Rolls, "'''Thou Shalt Not Kill"; &2 clip~

gs; a letter descrt bi ng ~I Call It Mu'rder "; & a postal not,e ior 2/- (Number A 546892),. Adjutant Grace Cocking called he19

!I day. Yesterday I walked to Newcast,l'e '& paid 1:;he atore .bill, )ti.d 2/6 for Walter,'s transfer of the motor-d~iverts licence,& i~ought a 3 A Brownie camera atnJ.nny,O'Br:leri's for 15/-. .', J,I also got my optical lantern reflector at the electroplat.ersb ilfactoryo Mum & ,Florence have gone to Newcastle. Tl}is ,af,ternoon H wrote a short letter to Brother Bob about the b~llY'-oa .. rt ]irheels & axle that he wants • '

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Wed. Ap.- 17th ,1935. Last Sunday 1 was 'out in Hamilttm with The Army, bombardi ng, I gave ~dna ravi es her card. Col. Newby & another man were our specials at Tigh.e's Hill corps on Sun-

day. As I had a baa cold I did notrattend in the afternoot\ & at night~ Ye,sterday I received the followi'ng let.ter from Rob;?: : - "Lismore Street, Aber:nain,Apr1l. 15th., De.ar ,10e.J. Yours to han:l Last Saturday I am inclJ.nedto th~nk you ml.sundeI·stood me re my request for a pai l' of wheelS & axl'e., as 1 wa's unCleI' tllee impression that you had a paj.r, & believing as I did that you had no further use for tnem, 1 was qui te sure you would send thaJ up to me, knowing as I do that you are the only one i n the familj who would kill, or attempt to kill, the fatted calf for me. Hence my appeal t~ou; only I, or 1 maysay we, 'vill be extremel j

glad to h~ve a pair of wheels & axle, There is Ii ttle or no hopei of us buYl ng them up here , & even if we could buy them we wo - i uld have to go into Mai tland for them or Newcastle as they

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inch axle. Yes, we have a bqx & all other essentiala with the exception of a pair of bolts to bolt the box n on the axle. Now, ~.£ you do decide tq send them up, thjs is the address:- Ry rail to Mr. R. Cocking, c/o

Abennain railway station. I forgot to mention that if you get the bolts get them long enough to allow for a block ~ wood on the axle say, 3 inches or 3t long. ' p • S. 1 will wri te a longer letter in return of your next

, " one to me ,Rob, 'Wi th~ove to all. in( Yesterday.1 walked to Newcastle & bought a pair of wheels12 I

in diameter, &~n axle 19 inches. between wheels, & 6 bolts for 7/10 , at The Workman IS Toolshop ". I took them to the·

Honeysuckle station & sent them to Rob i the freight being 1/3 for 25 lbs weight. On the way home 1 bought 3 books at Robertson IS secon-hand shop nearr::the Wickham tram & rail­way crossing. They arej- "Twenty Years In The Wild West", 228 pages, by Mrs. Houston, the sub-titleis"or life in Connaught" , 1/-. "A Voyage To The Cape ", by Clark Russel. 1886. 1/-. & "partr:i.,dge I s Humourous. Recl. terll ,192 pages', 9i i Thi s morning I have sent a 3 page letter to Bob re the wheE 1 s etc, My left leg is sore agai n on the old sdar.

Thursday, Ap. 18th 1935. ¥e-s This morning Mum'& Florri,e left for Sydney, where Art ix to meet them. The weather is lovely & clear. The boys are very busy at the. car, t~ i ng to get it ready for Walter & young Pacey to use it to morrow. Mum got her new dress from Mrs. SCri Imer last ni­ght. My left leg is bad again', but is getting better.

Good Friday, Ap. 19th, 1935. I have finished readi~ "Twenty Years In the Wild West, or Life In Connaught, • I.t is a very instructi va book.1 am now reading ) 11 A Voy­age To the Capelt.This morning walt,pacay,& Mr. stones are. worki:ng at the car to get it ready for' Wal tert strip .to the North.Rain last night & some; this morning.

Sun. Ap. 2ist,1935. To day I have stayed at home. Freru:· & I are the only ones at home~, the others being away in various places. I finished writing the following verses:.

RI LL Y MU GIS RIiP L Y • .

deer Blake i shoodent kall yoo deer b ec os yoo Mak e a man apeer a dopey stoopld nanny becos he sholderd Ki t & gun & boldly Went to fite the hun to save Hi s ki ng & granny x

&blow me up a appel tree ov awl the leturs that 1 see

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yoors talc,as the d1nkum b1sk1 t .: a k ove shood take the ,mi tey· la~ in both' His fists & sWipe y.oor \jaw' &. stoush yoo in thebriski t x .

yoo stoopid soshaJ.istikkow·, 'I

it's jist. becos i'm think1n now" ov that N1te one desembur . " wen 1 wos cl."Bdownan oUt & beet, IOO took ~he. soks"awf yoor own ie'et

g1 ve me i 'rfmembur x i

it's jist be'cos' ov that i say . . that i don't put yoo kl'een away i

for bein so unloyu1: ' to king & kuntry & the Flag & nobu11heerows wot yoo drag in mud wi th awl thats Royu11 x

& i rimembur too beside, : yoo give the f1ana1 am yool.'-hi-de- -to me one Ni te in wintur if taddent been for that me B10kie ide make yoo sory that yoo spoke' yoo passyfistik splinter x

well now i ve eesed me 10yu1 mind i want to tell yoo yoor ,behind. . i the times but t:&.l:-nk kid yoor k1eivur our umpires growin biggur yet on wich the son has nevul" set

& nevur will no nevurx'

i ir-?-s itt s verry troo i will Admit . that than rek rooters ii ed a bi t' ,f wot told us that the Jermins ( boy1ed ski ttu1d d1ggurs' for thar~\ fat '& bayuneted kids & that .'\ the. turks wos Vilest Vermi-ns x'i \ -

, i \ 1 no thare promi s;t s was grand .: 'l

;' that ga11unt Digs shoed have free Land " . " wen thay reterned frum f1 tein I f;

& wen the b1udstaned flags wos furld • I .f

thayd f1jd .the Urth a betur wur1d ov korse'the kows wosskitein x

but wots a few or menny lies " . ~ :.. \ .

, or .. wots a mi1yun kove's as di esc:. to save thare home &,_,b~y ... ~.

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& wot is feelds ov icy mud or ri vurs runni n red 'IJVi th blud to Digs as do thare dooty x

our dooty wos to save the Flag wot floo a thowsand yeers not mag

about a FQfhn bruther ' hoo HA 0 t~war or die a traturs deth at home & lie disgrased afore His muthur x

& as for lies dont roolurs fib dont ri teurs weeld a lyi n ni b dont F:diturs ov papurs in evry lam Beneeth the moon print farey tails both NIte & noon re u thers worelik e kapurs x

yoO dopey kow thay MUST diseeve thare frends & foze soze thal~ bileeve t~e th'iRohes is fursakun-the trenshes is forsakun yoo igrant Nit aint that the stu! vvi th kamoflai e & lYin bluf by wich awl townsis takun x

i kalls me stashun Ca~ 9&&B& Cazna but its anzac bakwards whare me slut . gards awl me goods & cha ttles . awl tho the fenses l:.ambs & tanks is morgidged to the mungril banks with horsis piggs & kattels4

. . yoo laff kos i went stoppin balls as soons i herd me kuntrys kalls & rusht to her difensis i went to Surve me grayshus king & shot & stabbed like ennything rigardlis ov ekspensis x

but wile i'm yondur stoppin led thay ri z at Home the prise ov bred & propheteered on mu ttuns thay razed alawft the prise ov Ham tea flower shooger sawlt & Jam & lard the thursty gluttuns x

wile we wos stabbin turks & huns the bankurs mostly owned the Runs

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41. the homesteds & the stayshuns wi th horsi s haystaks sheep & kows & growin krops & bores & sows &bosst the s1tyooashuri x

si nse we returnd throo fluds & heet & vrol'mS & rust in froot & weet & di ngos flys & rabi ts .. Wi th inturest on munny lent to save if possibu1 a sent weer thrifty in our habbi ts x

me missus wares a thredbare Skirt i ware a patshy ,iel'min shirt me boy wares holy bri t shes me gurls ware boots Wi.th tyre soles & 1adered at oki ne full ov holes

too noanerous for stitshes x

am i down harted no no no i woodinlist agen &go ·awltho me hare is hory in spite ov YOOr unloya1 sneers & Not wi th staneli n prophe'teers to feelds ov fame & Glory x

1s J t ,e me aee!!' ole! i 1uvs me own deer Native land me mitey umpire free & grand me ",'ife & gur1s & sunny & tho me shirt is jist a rag ide die to save me deer old Flag

wile roo1urs 1i ve for munny x II .

:Lo '~~ ~;·1.'1/i.tjlrt3~-: Wed. Ap. f.Jast Monday I wrote the fo1lowi ng verses:­

L ~TTERS I N VP.RSE. To Bi 11 Y Mug. ( /2 II )

Before proc €ledi ng to di BCUSS, Without unfriendl.y heat or fuss, The themes of interest to us, Deal' William, I must mention A 1i ttle matter,on my mind,

To which you seem extremely blind; Though hurti ng you wi th words unkind Is never my intention.

I wonder why you will desp~,6e All capi tal s when wl'i ti ng i liS,

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~ 42. Though freely used.' to my 6urpri se, In needl ess si tuatl. ons t I wonder, too; why you" refuse All ccmmas , pOints, & marks' tOllse When wIi ti ng letters th~t confuse Through lack of punctuation!

TalQ.e thi s advice from me, old fn end,­When next you purchase books, expend Your cash on sane tha.t Will extend You r k nowl edg e .. !Q~t1~mi c , And spend same~ & time as well,

On one that teaches how to spell; Don It let your mind forever dwell On rubbi sh mi s-called "comiC II 1

~ Don't gratify the lust for fame, Of ~s devoid of shame, By '. deeds too foul to name' In these unsulli ed pages; Nor sati sfy thei r ~ thi rst for gold By butcheri ng the young & old, Inflicting agonies untold For blood-bespattere'd wages 1

If ever you Ire enlightened, Rill! You'll be ashamed to rush & kil

At ~'A Wi th other senseless slaves, & spill ~'~-.- ~ gore, & burn & ravage !

Rut now, defying Christ's commands, You'd join again marauding bands To devastate far di stant lands By actions vile & savage.

Though parsons say you Ire serving God By usi ng sharpened steel to prod llilen's hearts, & dash them to the sod I n anger that is helli,sh, Those hypoeritesiwho now disgrace Christ's name witnin each "holy" place} Are much afraid themselves to face The leaden rai n they reli sh 1 ~ ,

Al~"bSo ~e your rifle on the shelf ~V~ ~iE& the dresserful of delf,

And start to educate yourself BY gai ni. ng useful k nowl edg e :

Di seard the trash that t swell described As "loyal muck ", whi ch you imbibed From Ji ngo teachers who were bribed To fool in school & college.

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, May sprout & blossom forth untii 'You are i~iC; Rut now t~qQ.~i that shine In ev'ry jingoistic line, V\'here pride & ignorance combine, tTust make them--wcll-- pathetic 1

Awaken, Bi 11,& 'be a MAN ! Refuse to ai d 'the Cut -Throat s' plan Of getting all the' gold they can, For pampered wi ves & daughters, By wars for marts in which to trade

And sell the goods their slaves have made: Don't let those .Thugs agai n degrade Your soul in wi eked slaughter •

God. t s l'1.,'1-9JlllAandments 1 earn to keep; Don't sl~· fel10w- men,like sheep,

To 118J~ake thei r -helpless orphans weep, Nor treat them with derision;

Vi1 e mi Ii tary arts eschew; Extend your narrow mental vi ew And see. the u~1J31 .. s .. Et anew With ~-3:, ~vision 1

Your dormant faculties expand Till they become sublimely grand, Enabling you to understand ' Your duty to your fellows,

Whi ch i a to recogni. se, & aid, And fraternise with man or maid, I nstead of being much afraid Of Wbites,& Blacks, & Yellows.

Discard all empire-building trash That teaches you 'i t' s right to slash And mut:b1ate" where armies clash, .The body of a brother: partiCipate no more in guilt,

(By which all empires have been bui1 tl' When floods of tears &' blood ~ spilt To benefit another!

"Your" empi re may be long & wide, RUt flaunting flags ~r.i1l not provide A meal to fill the void inside The frames of "downan outers" t A martial medal, or a star,

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Po • Oe~rJi e all anzac spou ters •

In fu ture, 'Bill J take my advi ce,­Don I t let your lug be bi tten twi ce By military bugs & lice Who live on, putrid bodies: Donlt scamper to a foreign shore To stai n your hands, & soul wi th gore, Nor act the nanny as before By j oi ning ItWha tanoddi es It 1

Remember that the world is \nde: There I s room f or all 8: more beside;

And Nature always Will proyide ,F.nough for you, & others 1 . Refuse to slay: decline to steal; Give ev I ry one a fI'i endly deal, And.,aid the corning Commonweal

"f) .,Of Ilia ti ons Ii Ilk ed as brothers ! ~ 't.f.p~f 'l...S/'6/l', .

Last 1.1onday \Val ter & lThnil pacey returned·'safe & sound. from Stewart's BroOk. They had very little trouble with the car. Rabbits were very sC4rce, but they Sllot a few. They also visited the Cone family at Woolooma station. Fred started to work again this morning. His thumb is not quite right yet. Yesterday I received the following letter from brother Rob:-

"Lismore Street, Abermain. Dear .loe" r went down to the station & got the wheels 8:. axle & bolts: they were beyo~d our expectations. We have crowned them as a masterpeice of superio workmanship. They out-class anything we have seen in billy cart wheels. That being so, we all send our kindest thanks for your kindness in sending them up to us • We have ordere1 medium sized cart, whic11 we are expecting to come any minute.

Robbie borrowed a crosscut saw, & we went down to the bottom of our paddock & felled a big dry tree. There are at least 10 tons of wood in it; so now, when our box comes, we shall get in a viinterts supply of wood, for which we, one & all, have you to thank. Re the organ: when I 'come to think of it ,I woult advise you not to ask for it. Knowing them as I do, T have no /' desire to have you bearing a blank refusal from .them , as they are to all extents modern Ahabs. Their ob~ect inlife is to reap where they haven't' sown & gather where they haven t t spr­in.~led. I see by YOur letter that ~Tenny & Florence have gone to Sydney. Well, they are in Luck's way in having Arthur for a guide, & procuring ,a room, as F.aster is t~Ei busi'est time of ' all, as the F:aster races are un, whi ch, apar from any other

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'·"'-45. -4'-(": attraction, brings thousands of visitors into Sydney. Your unabated admiration for that ungodly, infidel mob,better

known as the Labor Party, seems to have undergone no chan.~e, in spi te of one of the best parliament ever ~nown. ' 3tevens' party, after clearing out SO men from highly paid ~obs, (given to than mainly for 1;>awling out. "Hear, hear! II when Mr, Lang

was out fooling t~e people) with.what ~'~·,his P8.!ty v!o,uld do if I returned to"power. -mell, he dJ.d fool enough to have a Labor par- I ty. Forgive me for calling' them so, because, with the exception of a. few members, they were all well-t o~o men. Lang is one of the rich-,

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ost men in Australia, Two of'~s rhihisterSOVll1eda chain of hot­els out in the West.' His offsider-~i·a.ck Baddely-- owns a house in Sydney that cost 7 thousand pounds. I could' go on if I had sy.; space, but to be brief, apart from a few men, those whowere thouC;h t to be Lab or men were all capi tali st , You must not think for one moment that those who bawl out & are so promin­ent in Labor circles are doing so for nothing; as they are all

expecting a job, If spa~e ·would allow me 1 could give the names of some. Fiu t worst of all is the astoni shi ng fact that there is

not a Christian man in all of Lang's mob, Lang is out now vli th a big new sop. He has promise'i a certain church that if he gets their support he will pay all tl1eir"1ie'achers from the consolid­

ated revenue. But, .yoU see, he isnot in power; & for the good of' suffering humani ty let us hope he neve-r will be.

That cO-Norker of Lan"c:;'s--Scullin--told the ]Jeople what he would do for them if returned to power. They put hir;: in poy/er & he took. 2/6 offour pensj.ons. Re your brief account of Eva Booth,! have,perhaps, read more oft her speeches than you have. When 1 was down at the home a woma~ used to bring up a lot of F:ngli sh War Cry's to me; & I must ' say she is one of the best wri tere ~i bern T have read. Of

course I have not heard her speak, AS to her being decorated f01 her war services, t~1at was not her fault entirely; it '/fas the bloodthirsty, foul mob who did that; for you can see the same thing going on to day with the heads of the S.A. in.Syd~ey. The rank & file of the Army always did c9turt mit adnllratlon & love; but those heads get me ba\vling out Ament Ye;g I would like to hear her speak. However, she is a woman

that' wi th all her faul ts, I have the greatest admi ra ti o'n for. Fow, 'i n conclUSion, 1 may say that we are qui te well at present & eni oying good heal th. In thanki ng you agai n for the wheels I ask you't"ogive my love to all the family circle & accept the same for yourself. Rob •. Now that I know just how':you all are down there, you need not be ina hurry tomwri te in return, vVe have just got about a ton of wood cut up at the tree; so, as soon as the box comes we shall be at it f~r all we are worth. No we wont overload the cart. On account of the holiq.ays you may be a few days late getting th' this letter.~ ~

':bS. <t-5- 4. (" rhur. A1). ;::i5th , 19'35. Tlli sis anzac day, & the paper i 6

full of jingo stuff again. Yesterda.y I wrote the folloWin~ ,-. ' -Now modern Masters worlt the dodg(;

ANAESTHETICS By patronising cricket And booze, to Iteer. the mind of

The adage is, "A worm will turn," Hodga ; For injury enrages; . Diverted by a wicltct. liIl'~('e rebels' mental .fires burn ' : They utilise pubs, brazen bands,

Till now, from anCient ages. Shows pictures fights, and races Enslaved by day, Immured at night, j As oPiate8 to keep their "hands"

Debpised as burdened cattle, In low, dependent places, Those slaves were mass I'd, by lords, The, time will quickly come, I hope,

to fight ' When slaves like Hodge and Pee-And' die in senseless battle, dom, .

t ,'Shall cease ito swallow masters' .elope But some poor slaves in mas ers But striv~ tor Hight and I~r~edom' ____ _

chains I' ' . :U!i fI;Ift . Weredis('ontented thinkerl'!,' "TARAXACUM,"

While all the loyal slaves l1a(l brains April 29, i935 •. As dull as leaden sinlters! =~==============

Thf'Y "loved dear l\!astcl'!"--Jovccl ay, immured at, night, ' "their" soil-Declared that "work is hcalthy!" )U rdened cat tl e "

Were proud o~ "liberty" to toil we re massed by lorda To make 'kllld Mastcr" wealthy! 1 b t'l ' to fight

The)' proudly marched, though ('lail 3nse ess ate. '

In rags, De"oid ot sense or pity,

To wade in blood bencath fla~a.

To "win" a town or city,

'\Val"s ~ slaves in Masters t chains m~ ~~.- rthi Ilk e1' s , ~ ~slaves had brains 9aden si Ilk erE). 'When each rapacious master told

His stupid Hodge and Peed om That ,they were "gallant," "bran'," . and "bold," , 1. , II __ II· "

They called their bondage "Free. l e~ l' ..fa s t e r 1 oved the~ l' dom." j 'w ork is heal thy II --

They 'called their masters' cOllntr~' ~ "liberty II to tool 1 limine," " ~

And proudly brag-ged of gaining- Ma s t e r weal thy ! An Empire stretched from Poles tn

Line. Till nought" was left remaining,

But while those rebels toiled thc'~' TALKED

Till silly slaves rf'p"nt.~(l Such lunacy, at last, and walked

From labors, discontented,

To masters it was somethin,>; new To see their slaves awat,c);;

marched, thowlh clad in rag s, lse or pi ty, Lood beneath V!ar's flags town or ci ty •

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'. They said. "As WI' Ill'" but. It few Swift action must be talwnl

"0111' slaves arc many, and of cotlrs(' 'Twould be a fatal hhmdel',

~acipus master ~Iodg e & P eedorn

" It are gallant , thei l' bondage

lib ' II R " rave , 110: "bold" ~

To now rely on brutal fore .. To keep these carrion under,

"'Ve are outnumbered far; in fact We're helpless to abuse them,

So let us now rely on tact And hasten to AMUSE them J"

SO theatres were built in haste, And courses cleat'ed fOl' raco,\;

That discontented slaves might t~ste Sport's joys in many places.

And yast arenas soon wel'e built Where' wide-awakened Quercus

And striking slaves s~w, freely spilt, Much blood within each circus.

The masters fostered ev'ry game; Encouraged farces acte(l

To make rebellious workers tame And keep their minds distracted,

Lords utilised all sports '. and drinl" With music and athletics, •

lYntil the people ceased to think' L/l'hrough these str0!1g an(l~sthetic§!

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thei l' Mast era t country "mi ne" , ::>ragged of "gaining ", retched from Poles to Li ne !Vas 1 eft rernai ni ng •

::lse rebels toiled they TALK~n slaves repented 1 t last, & walk ed ,yscontented

~ was somethi ng new slaves awaken;

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"Our slaves are many,& of course Twould be a fatal blunder To now rely on brutal force Tork:eep the people under.. "

We are outnumbered far.; in fact 'Vle're helpless to abuse them,

So let us now rely on tact' And hasten to AMUSF. them !"

So theatres were built in haste, And courses cleared for races,

That discontented slaves might taste Sport's joys in many places _ .

Ang. vas..:t.!l.e~~c~oon were built 'Where <if eeOl"lteRte4- QUercus And striking slaves. saw , freely spil t, Much blood wi thi n each ci rcus,.

The Masters fostered ev'rf gamo; F.ncouraged farces acted To make rebellious workers tame And keep their minds distracted,_

Lords utili sed all sports, & dri nk , Wi th music & athletics . Until th~"p.~017i:~ geased to think Through ~e~naesthetics ,!

Now modern Mas ters work the dodge By pa trom si ng cri, ck et Anq..J?.QQZe, to keep the mind of Hodge D:i.$~eel oy, a wi cket •

They utilise pubs,brazen bands, Shows, pictures, fights &"races As opiates to keep their hands" In low,dependant places 1

The time Will qui ckly com~, I hope, VJhen slaves like Hodge & Peedom

Shall cease to swallow Masters' dope, And strive for Right & Freedom 1 :e,~ .(p~:1 'f.CJjIi.(J'HS. p~. Yesterday I recei'ved the following letter from the pres &;k"~­i dent of the Australasian Coal& Sha~e F.mpl oyees' Federati on:-

114 48. 3'7 Rawson Chambers, Pi tt ,'4t. S '-' ydney, Apri123rd,l935.

1<r. ,Tosiah Cocking, 41 Ingall 6t, , Mayfield lDast,via Newcastle N S VI

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Il Dear Comrade"We are in receipt of your contribution to Common Cause' enti tIed "Bill the Mug", & you no doubt will

have observed that same is published i our issue of the 20 inst. I've will be pleased to have further contribution~ bu tit must be distinctly understood that it will be entir­el y on a voluntary basi s. We are orgam sing at the present moment. t? produce "Common Cause" as an i ndeperrient organ, & we antl.c:tpate to be able in a short space of time to enlar­ge it to its original size, ' Comrade Orr j oi ns me in thanki ng you for your interest in the paper, & we desire to infonn you that your contribution

helps to vary & enliven the paper, & therefore we would appreciate any further relevant material.

Yours fraternally, Chas. Nelson, General president. or ., .lvi,V!

Fri, Ap, 26th, 1935. Last night Mum & Florence returna frorJ Sydney, both well .• Thi s morni ng 's paper announces the death of Hil ton Grice's young \-vife, which was causa by puerperal fever after child-birth. poor girl! As she is a Salvationist there is to be a meeting at the Tighes Bill Hall thi s afternoon, & the funeral wi 11 1 eave from there

for Sandgate cemetary,~ Mum bought a copy of 'The Uodern F.ncyclopedia," for me in ,-)ydney. Yesterday I exposed a film ( 6 exposures) on our house; lr;gall street looking North;lngall st. looking SotUth Gorrick st. looking !i;ast; I"'angar Park looking West; rang;r park, looking Sou-west'. I developed them last night& found that the negati',)es were mostly good,

Mon. Ap. 29th,I&35. A closer scrut~ny of the 6 negatives sho- I ws that the yare not well focussed & are not sui table for pri n1 ing, Yesterday Inorning I went to the knee-drill meeting of the: Sarmy whi c11 was attended by .1 im StanburY,Mary& Gladys Goodvlin,: Major [}lley, Ura Bannister) fi!dna cavies, 2 or 3 other .gi rls, & : myself. Bram Lucas was wi tn us at the open- ai rs in Islington,: & at the holiness meeting.He said he'would write to me when hel got time.1 gave Mary Goodwi n the book: - "A Voyage To "the Cape IIi for the Young people's Library. Gladys returned the Life Of IT( Willi arns '! After our meeting1Jvas over in the park I Ii stened to, Gillies, Miles, & Dodd, 3 Communists, & bought a little pamphll entitles"prosperity For Whom ?", by Mr, .T .R,Miles. (3d). I hav{ fi ni. shed readi ng it to day, .

--1ft: few days ago 1 wrote the following (except a few alterations) before breakfast timel-

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EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS

" A.bolition of the property clau~es of the Pensions Act' and deletion of, the pro­vision, by which relatives were obliged to contribute to upkeep of pensioners are the main features of, the lell:islation submitted to the Federal Parliament by the Acting Treasurer (Mr. R. G. Casey), and passeu by both Houses. '

Under the original property clauses, peu­sious' paid became a debt due to tne Commonwealth, taking priority over all other debts at the death of the pensioner. Claimants and pensioners were required to furnish a "white card" undertaking not to. transfer or mortgage their propert.v WIthout the consent of the Governmental authority. In December, 1933, these pro­visionR were modified, and, while the pen­sion remained a debt recoverable by the Commonwealth; it no longer took prior­ity. The "white card" was abolished.

These provisions unduly complicated the administration of the, pension system, while causing considerable irritation to pensioners and those handling 'the affairs of pensioners ... Nor did the field ayailabJe for recovery of such debts warrant con­tinuance of the system. 'rhe Government, therefore, took the first available oppor­tunity ,for its abolition.

,- Investigations show that 70 per cent. of pensioners have no estate from which such debt is recoverable." Of the re­mainder, 11 per cent: own their own,homes (which average £285 in value), ~ ri'er cent. of home owners have other pro­perty (of an average value of £62), and 14 per cent. have no home property. but other property (of an. average value of only £49). This narrow field is further reduced by the priority which other debts take as a result of the 1933 amendment~, and by the liberal exemptionsaJlowed by the pensions' law.

CONTRIBUTIONS BY RELATIVES.

The system of contributions by relativM was found unduly expensive and exceeding­ly difficult to administer. 'rhe amount received did not recoup the expense of col­lection. Actually, the system ceased last July. but the Government in ,its current Jegislationhas removed it from the Statute Book.

It is interesting to, recall the history of the old-age and invalid pensions law which originated" from, , the. recommenda· tions of a, Royal Coinmission presided ovel' by the'late Sir Austin Chapman, who held Eden-Monaro in Nationalist interests at his death., '1'he Deakin Government of 1908 introduced the first pension Jaw, w:lich was accepted ',by, Parliament. Sir Littleton Groom, now, 'U,A.;t>. member for Darling Downs, introduced ,the measure. The Deakin Government was defeated be­fore the Act could be put into operation, and it was succe-eded by the first Fisher Labour Government, which did not put the Deakin Act intoopera,tion. The Dea­kin administration returned_ to pow~r six

('months later, ind'pald'the first pensions. In 1916, the Labour Government, led.

by Mr. W. M. Hughes (now Minister for Health in the Lyons Government) in­

I creased 'the pension from 10/ to 12/6. : In ,1919 the first National Government, under Mr. Hughes; further iDcrebed the I pension to lG/ and, in the following 'year,

, the same Government increased the amount • 'the blind could earn from £65 to £221.

,Dr. Earle Page, as, Tre~surer in the Bruce-Page Government, mcreased the

: pension from 151 to 17/6; increased the 'allowable property ,limit from £310 to

£400; made provision for payment of 3/ to pensioners in henevolentasylums, Iatel'

I increasing it to 41, and initiated other , :concessional amendments. Under the same

Government the pension rate was raised from 17/6 to £1. On June 18, 1931,the

I then Treasurer in the Scullin Government

, (Mr. E. G. Theodore). announced a Dum· 'I,ber of reductions in the pensions.

GFiRMAN RULE.

If the Germar: In their wa1 And if Kaiee Of the land Would he not

To i naclequa And reduce t: "hi j €< he mad

Were we rul Would he not All the remI:

At a SHtLLI 'ro proVide f In construc1

And mai ntai 118 That in roya]

Vjould he not In a mos.t Unhl:

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GERMAN RULE If the Germans took Australia In their war-paint and regalia, And if Kaiser Bill were monarch Of the land from shore to shore, ' Would he not cut widows' pensions To inadequate dimensions And reduce tl}e workers' wages, While he made their work-hours more?'

, Were we ruled by Kaiser Billy, "',Would he not tax, willy nilly,

All the,: remnant 01 our earmngs At a shillmg in each pound, To" provide lor, his expenses

, In' constructing l!'at's defences And ,maintainmg hosts of leeches

, Where the well-paid jobs abound'!

,Would he not, ·in manner stealthy, Well. befriend the very wealthy By removin~ heavy taxes ''In the interests of trade"? WQuid Bill ,not make great concessions To' his friends of vast, possessions And to militant supporters ' of., the policies he made?

That all ho Through the Would God's

,Would not Bill exclude all papers That exposed, warmonger's capers? ,Would he not, with haste and gladness, ""

'" Ban, all ,books and magazines

Not have wr;' "I defy t

When of me

Would he no1 Well befri eJ By removing "In the int( Would Rill To his

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That attempted ,to uncover The designs of each war-lover, Or exposed War's fiendish madness

c·,To his soldiers and marines?

So be thankful you have "freedom," .From Cape York across to Needham,

,To enjoy your rented hovel , ,With your flag upon its pole;

For, had Bill ,become the victor In the war, his modern Hctor Would compel the poor to grovel And exist upon the d61e!

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And to rEi li tant SUpporters Of the policies he made?

Would not strangers who supported Russia I s plan not be dep.orted And denounced as "BolaM e duffers If they spoke as they might wiah ? Would ;?-9t Kai ser Rill < imprison Any thfker who has risen -.'

"\. , 8i nce no martial hog now suffers Men like griffin & Herr Kiah ?

Would not Bill exclude all papers That exposed warmongers' capers? Would he not, with ha,ste & gladness, Ran all books & magazines rhat attempted to uncover The designs of each war-lover, Or explain War's fiendish madness To his soldiers & marines?

So be thankful you have 'freedom, From Cape York to western Needham, To enjoy your rented hovel Wi th your flag upon its pole; For, had Bill became the victor In the war, his modern lictor ,.~Vouldcompel the poor to grovel k>~d EXI.3T UPON A roLF. !

"1AI-,.1 , JAJ yr. vv. rrr"" 13) ~/3S, Tues. Ap. 30th,1935. Yesterday I wrote a short"letter to Mr. Charles Nelson"who seems to be the editor of Common Cause"

I enclosed a copy of IIAnaesthetics". Thi 8 morni ne; I have fi nished wri ti ng the following verses:-

pRO.sp ~RITY.

prosperi ty is but a dream Of cornucopias that gleam In sane far-distant season; But dreamers seldom wake to find They're flimsy phantoms of the mind,

nevoid of sense or reason !

prosperi ty is not for men 11.1)0 labor for the Upper Ten And live on scanty wages. neceived by that i.llusive hope Of happy times to c they grope In poverty for age:r: e

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51. prospE::ri ty exists for thi eves-­

For each impostor who receives The wealth produced by others--Tie pa tri oti c profi t eers A nd plutocratic lords & peers Who fleece thei r ,toi 13. ng brothers.

prosperity can only come To bless us all (not onl y some) 'When work ers shall awak en Around thi s planet, & combine To own field, factory, & mine, And all the earth have taken 1

Until that happy .time arri ves P roaperi ty 's a FAcT --for QI.. vesl')}"

For Lazarus --chimera t1 t o may the workers cease to dre~ Rut make those cornucopias streal)Il"

, In Freedan' s bright, new era 1 . ~."'c' -: ~(M. ./,~.; 7...(bj35. :1/ w.'11I. '1."'1. '-/'/ 3~-.

Thur. May 2nd, 1935. Yesterday I went by tram tothe Bank corner & walked towards Pacific street until I met the May­ray procession. I watch'ed it almost pass, & then I joined i it and walked with it to the Newcastle sports ground ... 1 sat on the !Lotor car that. contai ned the a-ppara tus for , amplifYi ng the speeches, & heard them all". The best spe~ch was that of [Jloyd Ross • I bought the following pamphlet:! ~ust before 1 left the ground:- )The Right To Be Lazy" ,62 pages by paul Lafargge; "Rri tish Rule ·In India" Ji33 pagesl-b

Karl Marx; "Nationalisation Of Banking"124 pa~es by L.Shar­key; liThe ~:e=a-~@01''''', premiers' Plan In Action ,32 pages by W.H. Mackenzie & Malt Hade. jllSocialism & The Australian Labor Movement II ,16 pages by R. Dixon; ''workers' Guide to the Court~ 11,16 pages by W.H. Mackenzie; the whole of whic}:l cost me 1/9. Before going to the Procession I wrote the following verses: - ' WHO IS "SHF." 1.

When the pa tri oti c writers And imperialist 'inditers Of long leaders & short letters Speak of lands to you & me, They perpetuate a fiction In authoritative diction, And in llbi falu ti n" la~uage They refer to them as She" !

So I take the pleasant trouble To explode their ancient bu?ble,

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";'~t, lThi ch has long decal. ved the peopl e Who have failed to understand That the IIShe» ,descri bed in papers ay acute opi nion-shapers, .Are monopolists & rulers Who control & own the land.

"She" consi sts of legal robbers, Ki ngs & queens, & greedy jobbers On the stock exchange, & princes Who exi st in costly ease, peers,& lords,& politicians 'Who but worsen ,the condi ti ons

Of the plundered, , pati ent tOilers, And pass any acts they please.

"Sh II. NOT e lS the mass of workers, Rut the few conspiring shirkers Who monopoli se the factors That produce abundant wealth Which, by force long rendered legal By the robbers rich & regal, Has been taken from the people Ry vi.le, statutory stealth.

So , in fu turewhen you' re reading That old pronoun

l qui te misleading,

I n the arti cles ()e letters That appear from Master's press, You may recogni se each feature

Of the antiquated creature, "She .. ,who ruled & robbed the masses

And still keeps them in di stress ! 1,./lsvwv".JvJ'V'- !(;~~ l/r/~5', .],,"w. w. 1wf:,. ~/913S· Yesterday I received the folloowi 11g letter fran brother Rob:- "Lismore St. Abermajn,April 30th 1935. Dear ,i oe, I received a short note from you adVi sing me of a parcel at the station. Well, I went down & got it;

& we are very thankful for it. Re the box--w-ell, the one we got sent out was too narrow fo~ the axle, so w~ have now ~ot another one that just sUits,A.l. Re the 'Worlds News -- well, when we read them' we pass them on to our neighbours, who are glad to get them. I was pleased to hear that Jenny & Florence enjoyed their trip to 'Sydney so well. In respect to me being in want of anything, well no, not at present; many thanks to you, nevertheless, for your kind offer. Yes, we are all qui te well ~reka~npres-ent. From Bob, wi th love to all. Yes,I have a 00 . wri:~g.As T want to catch thiS morrd.ngls post I must stop wri ti ng. 11

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To Legislators.

~ If you wish~~.qJ~have ~otor:ing ,safely enj oyed, pr&venbll~ '~~~]fldisaster In which many ~~ are daily destroyed And many need bandage & plaster,

Quickly pass a wise statute to widen all roads To fifty fran bQr.der to border, And construct ~of concrete to carry their Thus k eepi ng all hi ghways 1 n order.

loads,

Reconstruct all the road~that are crooked or steep, ~i 11 all are as stri p;ht as a.rrrow;'

Level down all the ridges;, fill hol1ows,now deep, V'i th causeways not greasy nor narrow~.

, ~ Shift all power-line poles from the side of ~ way/, ~For sudden death J.,urk s_i.n the wires;.. _"'" ..

~. Take away evtArYJ~j,ect'" obstructing the VieW~\ 1 A... J Of dl'i V~r§-"fjh~n -M'~nd corners; . J I,

~...... 6hi ft ~,' ,or mansi 0 ns of Genti 1 es or ,1 ews, l I

()ft, lhlt;'~"a&7I~i~r~!fir- . . Never licences give to the drivers of cars ~ Or lorn es, or cycl es, who froli c ,~ And who patronise wine-shops,or shanties, or ba,rs\ :'!t To swallow thei r dri nk 0 alcoholic. 1." ~ i f'" . 'r~ \ Bu t give Ii a enc e~i, ~ rs, ";i"'-"'Hlo&~~~"'''''~~:'''''~:X-t-r~~~. Well known to be .~steady ~ Qe~e!, ; 'VVho never, wi th i ,impair eyes & brains

J~evr~ ~;~t3e4' , And di Beard ai r -i nfla t ion l have tyre a of st eel : f.j

l', Have cusM ons of ai r qui te i ncl osi ng ~ ~

Th?,~6 ~n2fl:th bodies; no lo~er each wheel \:, 1 ~ To ~!les~tB= blow-oJlts expos~ng. ~

You 1J!II.Y.ltJoUB r~mer travelling ~ i meed 'i' 1 ,1 _1"1.,. And ~ ~L;f;fi.tr, & more pleas~nt, , !~ -~ .. Mt!f!f l"essen""the rumber of victims who bleed, i -~ I

Or die,through disasters at present. I ~

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54. SaturClay, day 4th, 1935. 1'his morning I "The Right To Be Lazy", by Paul Lafargue.

"premi er 's Plan I n Action." & "Socialism Labor Uovement.":, by R. Dixon.

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fi ni shed readi ng'; "1 I also read the

& The Australian

Wed. May 8th" 1935. Yesterday I went to the Store & got the credi t note for the dividend--t 8/19/6-- & paid the bill. Poor old .Tack MacLoughlin of Wallsend, but lat:,e of .Tohn street, Tighe?s rall" was Buried yesterday, . We received the fOllowi ng letter from Art yesterday:-

"Usual address" SuDdRY. Dear Follts, Durijg the last couple of weeks I have been teaching, or rather attempting to teac at Crown at " which class includes 8 sleepy [agoes,

I wish I had a few Chows to leaven the bunch up. The ordinat class teacher is the assi stant boss &as he has a lot to do q he wanders off most of the time, co~sequentlY 1 can do very , much. as I 11k e. The supervi Ber is very di ligent thi s time;

I have seen him at least once a day--sometimes twice. Between you & me I thi rk I tm pretty sweet with him al tho-he t a a man of very few words. The other day the boas, who t s I

a really decent fellow, came up & told me to go flat out when HR.rris(thatts the supe) was in the roan. He, the bObs, had a pretty fair idea what Harris was contemplating giv-

i ng me, &: he & the assi stant were agi ta ti ng to have it made into an A. Harris, however, never gives A's; consequently 1 haven't a dog's chance of getting one. He admi tted to the boss that he thought me well above aver'J age ability, but he also rather significantly, &, from my . point of view, unfortunately, that a Rx was a pretty good mark. 3i nce then I have sp ent c onsiderabl e time in maki ng impressive-looking r~B{5"-a,.i46 teaching aids-- not that 1 neglected to before--but now I am making them more for the superviuer than for the class, Thanks very much for the pap & Fred's kind uffer about the glasses; as a matter of fact, although my eyes are now 0 K 1 did intend ~etting the spec as soon as I had time. Concludi ng in haste oV'd.ng to the soun( i ng of the bell for tea, Yours Arthur. P. S, I have o:rdered: one of the photos of us in the street. Mum & Flo will under­stand.

Thur. May 9th, ~ 935. This morning I received a receipt for 2/-, & the,lollowil;1S note from .T.W. Rawling editor of "War 'What For? ,,:- "4/5/35. Memo to Taraxacum-~ Should be glad'to read your I Call I t Murder". Am keepi ng two poems "What Is a Soldi er" & "Thou Shalt not Krll", for future use: Thanki ng you, yours fra twrnally J. W. Rawli ng • It

Ii - ~~~:Je£~is~~n , ' /' f· " ,

,~ $J-Batt. :May 11th, 1935. I am 68 years ,:

of age to day. The date of my bi rth is .; Impressive services at Earlwood

.., EARLWOOD(CapWh and Mrs. Nichol­lon)-The Field Secretary, who· was accom­panied by Mrs. Lieut.~Colonel Rixon," crin­ducted a helpful Holiness meeting on a re­oent Sunday morning, when' he dedicated to God the daughter of Captain and Mrs. Nicholson. A visit of Brigadier Scotney, with a party of Field Officers, during a recent week, created much interest. After an Officers' meeting and tea, a vigorous Salvation attack was conducted by the visi­tors in the open-air; The Hall was well filled with people for the public meeting,

f at which some interesting experiences were related by Officers ,who had seen service in 'many parts of The Army world. The

May 11th, 1867. Mum gave me 10/- as a bi rthday present. Thi sis polli ng day for the el ectors of N. S. W. for the State Parliament. I was the first to vote this I

morni ng at the Methodi at Church, & I voted Gillies' the Communi st, 1; Rob

Oameron, Lang Labor party, 2 j & 1\fcl1 veen, . Scul1i n Federal Labor party"3. i

) " f Common, Cause to day contai ns my verses:--"Anaesthetics: which were printed With­

out any mistakes.

r Band visited the Canterbury districthos- Wed. May 15th I 1935. Last M on. ie3 rece-b.,l. pital,'and their playing brought blessing:. -Iv'ed the folloWl.· ng 1ettAr froDl A.rt:-W On a recent Sunday, Captain Nicholson ... -,

dedicated the daughter of Sergeant-Major "Usual address, Th~rsclay (9th) 1935. and Mrs. Carpenter, Brother Cocking, Sen-ior, of Mayfield (grandfather), holding the Dear Folk s , The p racti ce teachi ng end-Flagw:hile the little one wasgiv'en back to ed to-day: I don't know what my teach-God. Sister Ruth Wlsemanhas been en-rolled as a Soldier. The comrades regret- 1 ng mark will be, but I suppose 1 t~ a

(1" ted saying good-bye to Young P,eople's Bx. I have had my shoes repai reel for Sergeant-Major Harold Johnson and Corps 5 '6 --51 less th""n the a·ctua1 cost of Cadet Guardian Mrs. H. Johnson" who have '" .... been transferred to Rockhampton on ac- the shoes .. As for "dough", I am well count of busines.~. Brother Johnson served as Corps Secretary and Deputy Bandmas-'SUpp1ied. I Will probFl.bly go to Gibb ter, and Mrs. Johnson will be remembered '& Beeman's about my glasses next Mon­as the Corps' first Home League Secretary. A Sunbeam Brigade is soon'to be inaug-. day. To-day I was teaching 6 R, qui te a

..... urated, an.d the little girls are working dili~ good class, for it i nclu:les B everaJ. gently to attain .the, required standard. C~oWS & haa-d1y any fagoes. There is one

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Russian,who 'has--very 11 ttle understanding of F:ng1t sh, in the class, but all the rest spealt F:ng1ish qui te well. One of the Chows --a; kid about as big as my.se1f -- has only been out from Chi na for three years but hi s speech hard.ly betrays hi a foreign na ti onali ty at all. As far as I now know, I break liT) on FI'i­day, ths 24th of May.· Enclosed you will find a photo which I purchased thi's afternoon. Yours Arthur. II

Last Mop. I got measure? f or a sui t at the Co -op .8 tore J & brought home some patterns. 1 went to Mr Solomon, the denti st, in Hamilton, & he examined my hollow tooth, & put some stuff in it. I have to return next Friday for the next part of the filling operation. On the way home I bought "Warn:ihat For?"

for Fepruary, at the Communi st boakshop in Beaumont street •. Stephens's party won in the election by about 2 to 1 against Langls Labor Party. No Communists were elected., but their votes were about twice as many as last e;Lection. Last ounday there was a Douglas Credi t meeti~ in Islington Park. The main spea­ker was Mr. Sonderson who f;s a defea.ted candid£l.te

To-day I put a red'windo'M in t he bath room to pnotogr-aphi c purposes.

Sl. Thur. 1.',a.y 16th ,1935. Last,night 1 developed thefilm contai ni ng photos of. our hau'se, f'angar park, & I ngall St I •

The exposures wer~ r~ght, but they do not seem qui te sh­arp. Thi 6 af ternoon I wrote the f ollo'wi ng note:-

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liTo Mr. & Mrs '. 1~. ;:)to~es. Oear FI'i ,snds, mvery year the P ensi~ ns Department sends me a fOnI! containing questions whi ch I al requi red to answer. One of them is: - "11ave you an interest in any property or house other ttan the one in which you r€s de ?; & I have to reply that 1 have un interest ina mor- 1

tgage by which I receice l 12:10:0 per ~arter. As this fact mi1i tates against my receiving the full rate of pen-si on--17 /6 per w~ek -- I would be glad if you would enable mel to Vlri te 11 No II in the next form, whi ch 1 may receive Boon, i by your payment of the l 40 that is now overdue, as you will see by this list of payments:- £1'75 owed on 8th April, 1931

Da.te. Paid. Owed. 1 4:/8 /31. i 1 3 : 1 0 : 0 • l 162: 1 0 : 0 • . '30 /10 /.31. £ 12 :10 :0 • £. 150 :.J :0. 31 /12 In. t 1 2 : 10 : 0 • £1 3'7 : I 0 : 0 • 5 h /'53. J., 12 :10 :0 • J., 1 ~35 :0 :0. 1(3/7l52, i 12:10;0. ,i. 11:3:10:0. 11 /1.1 /rz;~. L 12 :10 ;0. 'L lOO:O:O. 18/2/Y5. £, 12 :10 :0. t 8'7 :10 :0 • 1'5/5/33. _J 12:10:0, i 75:0:0 19/9/'),3. ;£ 13:10:0. J.. 62:10:0. 2/3 /)/J:. ;£ 12 :10 :0. ;£ 50:D:0 13/10/34. £ 10:0:0. i:. 40:0,:0.' PJ_ea:;~e ]' 't' rep . y ~ n ~'!Tl ~!'.[j

& let me know what you are able to do in this matter. Yours 6i ncerely, .Tosia'U- Cocking. II.

This evening I have slightly IIa1tered . Ii l1uJiilet -Stoppers wanted", & typed. it out for Common Cause •

Mon. Uay 30th, 1935.This morning I finished reading"A3hort 3: F.asy Method Wi th Deists II, 3: itA Short 3: masy Method Wi tl The Jews", bothi n one volume, by the Rev. Charles Les1i e, 1841 edition. I did not go out yesterday, but gave my sore leg a good rest in bed.

. This afternoon we received the folJ.owine; letter from Art :-1 "Anders9n House, Gl:-&&e--p.a.:i:-R-1r,LeiChhardt st., Glebe Pt., . Saturday. near Fo1~s, 3i nce last I wrote l' have ob i5ai ned my g eggl es: they cOpt 37/6. About a week ago my eyes were prE;- ,

tty sore, but theytre all right now. When r left Crown St. school r forgot to take away aome charts I had made-- 1 knew the Clean ~me & address, so I paid her a Vial tlast Friday 8

r?S (not yesterday) to find out what she had

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~. S~ £ done with them' The street in which she lives has houGes far, worse than the Chow's homes which used to be in Crown 8 treet; it was in the Greek quarter, I beli eve; tha tis I judged as much from the people whom I saw, The house next

door to the cleaner,'s, has rusty galvanis-ed iron instead of , wi ndows: it is not uni nhabi ted as you mi gh t thi nk. Anyhow, the charts had been put in the boss t office j so 1 tll go up & see him some time next week. 1 thi nk 1 forgot to tell you that "Count" Dombroski & I went to Riley ,street to see Wirthts Circus, but it happened to be the night after they ha:.s han. left Sydney.. practice-teaching marks are not out yet, bu but it has been decided to hold another practice period at the end of the year. I willbe in town some time next week, so I '11 get another coupl e of photos pri nted. I t would have facili tated matters if you had told me the numbers of the las last one; but 1 tll be able to trace it O.K. I'll be home

next Saturday morning early. Yours Art~ur."

Ivy & the children were here to day • She has had all of her 8 l'emaining bottom teeth pulled out, as they vrere being eaten

., away by the acid of her system. Florence is still at home wai t : ins for another call to go uutru.rsing.

TueG. May 21st, 1935. This morning I typed the fol1oq r Ve1'f,;S on thi s extract fron. the New-cast1 e Herald:-I "LAC~ OF SUppOnT. Mili tary 'Jtra:i. ni ng System. F:nroloyers R1a

",. riied. Commandant?s Complaj.nt. Sydney Sunday. [koply concerned at the contimtee fallinf -off in then¥

. numbeT of volunte,er trainees ea,ch year, t~e Act!p-ng \ Ra;;:ie Commandant for N.S.W. (Col. lllacfarlane) :alcl yes,1J6~day t1:': th;\.t if the situation did not improve the ComL.onw6o.ltn .• ovT. : wO'lld have to do something to Temedy it. . i He

L s~~d he blamed employers somewhat for not co-opera:ing ~t~ the s~rvi ce. Hundreds of report~ ha~ been made t11a t . oOy~ ll:aJlj

eel to approach thei I' em}')loyers fo; t~me, off to atteno. dn. , & "laases They fearee they- wouJ;rlh.oe penalised. ~t the: Fo;emen of works & managers of establi sh~ent? ~ere a~~ ~~ I

st1..'m~)ling blocks who prevented employees gettlTIb 1e n t r _ i ca:ery out their military duties. fi:mployers, were T~s;e~'re~e ~n~' leas.e their employees for only 6 days a year, e e ' , ' virl.ual employers who':.gave poOT encQuragemellt t? the, v?lunt~e -': ; tr;, L nj.ng system., & g ~Aeat difficu~ ty was expe;n- ~n~e? 1 na~~~~ '; tai ni ng the estab1i shment. 0111 Y 60 p.c. of a o~ ut~ll ~n , ndG',: camp the other 35 p.o. being unable to obtm. n .l.-eave. __ To remedy' the pOS1 tion, Col. Macfar~ane sugge8~ed ~~a~h:n~)r.the loyers should establish an honours aoard, sett~ng ou n""r _II

", followino employees are qualified to serve the1r,odou utY a ~ 0,~ carrle ou Son.3 na ti 011-,;1 reward or bon~s fOa ~lfl:£B~ jYft.0their :i.. nc orne tax, pn triotiC CtUty, say a 5 P .L •• r u J., •

, A' d' t· i sh-l ng 'aadr:e m~ Lrh t be mi -It be offe:r.ed. galn, a lS J.ngu... (.) 1..1.(,) .

t'i:6 • t.;'$ tives"; :.[acfar

awarded, for wearing on all occaai ons. Represent, of conlInercial organisations, when apprised of Col. lane's statement, said that they had not received [~ny CGlt

complaint regarding lack of support. The Mini.ster iDol' Defence (,';r. R.A. pakkhill) statE-\. that employees of the Government had thei r payments for lcd, Ii ta:ry service made up to their normal wage when engaged j n train­i ng, & J)ri vate enterpris,e should be e:ncour~ged tu do the

same." \ Nevvcastle Morning Herald", 20/5/35.)

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"Surely, in \:ain the net is sllread in the sig;ht of the l>ird,"-PL'ov, 1.17,

Aln! A!as! Alas! Alas! Tho ollce-confiding worldng-c1ass

At last h; getting· cunning; OUl' temp1 ing baits that did entice Il<;> .longel' luro the human mice; .

Recruiting traps they're shunning!.

Alack! Alacl{! Alack! Alack! Our ancient bait-the Union Jack­

No longel' ·now suffices '1'u tempt the modern working' chap '1'0 enter our deceptive trap,

Despite our old devices!

o woe! 0 woe! 0 woe! 0 woe! "" 0 longer will the toilers go

In throngs to· be enlisted ·In voluntal'y training bands ·'1'0 save 1:he soil their Boss com­

luands: Our calls they have resisted,

Of yore we lwed but flap a flag, And loudly of our Empil'e· brag,

'1'0 snare recruits in plenty; But now, despite our old decoys And Uniforms to tempt the boys, . 'Ve tool but one in twenty!

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something .. e c once were ten For companies, that

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· And only sixty, five }ler cent. ' Or modern wor;{ers lately went.

· To have blOOd-lust enkindled.

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By Lyons, Peal'ce and Bill;·or none iva Will henl:eforth be enraptured S 1

By bands and !fags and bright· t parades a

Of. other fools with shining blades, 'Vhereby our dupes are captured,· .

- -Empi;Y~l'; uow are much ·to blame; For many fail to aid our game

Of fOOling the un\vary; We still the youthful coilld deceil'e If masters gave their wage-sla \'cs

leave, And ceased to be e->ntl'ary!

'Ve tell the slaves that they arc [,·.,e, But greedy owners let them sec

That "hands" are' fcttel'ed minions, 'Vho fear tf) suffer heavy loss If they defy the loving Boss.

'Who clips their martiat piniolls.

Employcl'.s "surely could ·afford A bright, cnticing· Honor-Board

To catch the young and silly; A tax-remission, too, would eas!' OUl' task of snaring, and wOllld

please Dear 'rhil'ty-Pieces Billy.

]iJmployers, too, should pay for time ]jlmployed in learning warfaJ'(!s

crime, And pay each slave's expenses, 1Vhilst we are training· him to

shoot, And· suffel', kill, 3,nd die to bOOl.

·Within· their strong defences,

Let's give each volunteer a badgc' (To please sweet, patriotic Madge),

Adorned with Mars· and Cnnid '1'0 flaunt upon his mal'tial b~ast l~Ol' evel'luor(;, at work or rest,

To prove that he is stupid,

'But Communists are most to blame; TheY set the toilers' minds aflame

For liberty to flourish: And ev'rywhere they boldlY tell Our volunteers that war is hell;

.'1'I1U3 spoiling squads we nourish, ,., : , So, once ag'ain let's have recourse '1'0 our old ·panacea-FORCE-, To ~top their .peaceful capers:

Let's banish,fetter, shoot, or hang-. 'l'l1e membel's of that rebel gang,

And burn their books and papers'

Although ·this plan has fai·ied before, We must invoke its .aid once more,

By· methods new and polished, To man what· stands, or flies, or

floats, 01' else Out' tt'&de of cutting tlll'on t:;

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Of other fools with shining blades, ~~ereby our dupe~ are captured.

F.mployers now are much to blame: For many fail to aid our game Of fooli ng the unwary; , We sti 11 the youthful could decei ve If masters gave their wage-slaves leave And ceased to be contrary.

We tell the slaves that they are free, But greedy owners let them see That "hands" are fettered mi ni ons

Who fear to suffer heavy loss I f they defy the lovi ng Rose Who clips their martial pinions.

F.roployers surely could afford A bright, enti ci ng Honour-Roa'rd. To catch th'e young & si 11y : A tax-remi ssi on, too J would ease Our task of snari ng, & would please near ThirtY-Peicee Rilly.

Rrnploye'rs, too, should pay for time F:ngaged in 1 earni ng Wan are's Crime, And pay each slave's eX}Jenses Whilst we are trai ning him 'to shoot And suff ar, kill" & di e to boot Wi thi n thei r strong defences.

Let's give each volunteer a badg~ (To please sweet, patr:i. oti c Madge) Adorned Wi th Mars & Cupid, ' To flaunt upon hi s marti al breast For evermore, at work or rest, To prove that he is stupid •

But Commurdste are most to blame: They set the toilers' minds aflame For liberty to floul'i sh; And ev'ry where they boldl y tell Our volunteers that war is hell; Thus spoili ng squads we nouri sh!

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By methods new & poli shed, To man what stands, or flies, or floats'Ai Or else our trade of cutting throats j'rll

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!BfJR,-~nAY, :.1ay 23rd" 1935. Yester,day I sent" The .svvash- (il~ o1;l~kler'~ .Ter~rrdad' to "Common Cau8e", &: to "War! What For 11~1 ,~~ ~her ,hm Rooert801l.swidow or Bill RobertBon's wife i b dead. ; rhe funeral notice, in the paper is indefiru teo :

Fri. May 2·4th, 1935. Last eve,ning Florence was called to.mll rse a man at 46 Cleary? st. Waratah. He isan old man, C.

& has heart & lung trQuble. T'his marDi ng I went to dentis't , Solomon to have my tooth filled, but haveto return next Mon. !

I also went to the Oo-op. store to tryon my new sui t, but as ,I

it would. not be fead.y till 2 'p. m. I would not wai t. . ~I This afternoon 1 wrote thefoJ_10wing to the Oep. Com. of Pen- ;1,

sions, Sydney:-" Sir, As 1 am thinki.ng of trYing to sell rriy 'I'

house & buying a new, smaller one in this locality, will you kind 1 y i nf arm me whether I would be forced. to hand. part of the pro - I

ceeels ,of the proj ected sale, to the Government to repay the : amount L have recei veel as pension. I 1 am aware that the P ensi ons Act has la tel y been amended but I do not know hovv the amendment has affected pensioners. ~I now freetp sell my house & use the whole of the" purchase ~o~ey ~o

buy a better but smaller house ? Thanki ng you in ant~clpat~on for an eC}.rly reply, I am .. Sir Yours respectfully, ,10siah Oocking. '

To day we received this note:- 1I 43 ? Il;1gall St., Mayfield. 23/5/35. Dear 1.11'. Cocking, In reply to yourE> I beg to inform you thatl hope to have this matter adjusted wi thin the next few days. fous :t'ai thfully ,Mervyn Ii:. Stones. II

Thi s morning I wrote the following verses:­WHO MAKF!5 WARS?

All wars are made by drones whomdwell In ease & pleni tude & tell Their slaves the anCient story,

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To make them die,in drones' defence, On so-called "fields of glory" !

From infancy the poor are told, By those who coyet fame & gold, That workers should be loyal To owners of the' tools & land, And, armed, i,n serri ed ranks' should stanel For rulers rich & royal.

Although the lie is large & stale, The slaves are told the anCient tale

By oraters, demu~ely, That potentates protection give; That all the honest workers live' I n freedom, qui te securely.

Thi s 1 yi ng tale the slaves beli eve! Hence, when thei l' rul ers wi sh to thi eve More lands in other regions

To dominate receptive marts For stolen goods, to foreign parts The toilers rush in legions!

Deserted, then, are babes Be'Wi ves, rhi 1 e ev' ry marti al wag e -slave s t 1'1 ves To win applause 1 n danger And gai n a medal or a cross

"For bra very ", from dsar, ki ncl Rosa, \;:'hen murd.ering a stran€~er !

Sat. May 25th, 1935. Last evening our Arthur came by train

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to Newcastle. & reached home about 7 0 I clock. He i ntencled to come by steamer, but a-s the other students '-refused to return by sea, he used the train also~ He looks well, & seems a bi t tall er. He obtai ned a "Bplus IE plus" mark for teachi ng, which is the highest mark superviser Barris ever gives.

Florrie told us by telephone yesterday that her patient is not lik el y to 1i i',e 1 ong, poor old fellow ! This morning I have wri~ten the f.oll.oWing verses:-

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WHY 00 WORK~RS GO TO 1NAR?

Now, why do workers go to war And, slay, or else be alai n? vVhy stai n their eouls with brothers t gore? Vijll someone, please, eXplain?

From infancy they have to toil: 1 ndeed to hoary age They labor on ANOTHF:R'S soil For small rewd.rd or wage.

The lands they're taught to call their own R.elong to haughty men; The weal th the¥. reap , where they have sown, They gi va the 'tJpper Ten" 1

'rhey live in hovels, pay high rent, And feed on humble fare, While those for whom thei r lives are spent mat Viands rich & rare.

The F'ew, who cCfll a, MAN a "hand", ne,spi ss him , though he slaves 'l'le do 0 ic :e t h" :Y 8 &14I1<!'hC! ' To do whatever they command And crt ngt ngly behaves.

The toilers dare not leave their work, And lose their pal~ry pay, Unl ess empl o¥.i ng drones who shi rk Will "ki ndly' say they may 1 I_by 58 23 t!fP iii eM, l'IZe-e!t] ,5 e e!:. In ht:nn;Jle quese.sthey meekly stand And tamely freeze or bOil ' Till owners of "their" native land Shall gi ve them le~ve to toil t

'This "liberty" they all enjoy Beneath the blood-stai ned flags That patriotic drones employ

·To flaunt above their rags.

They're taxed in youth; they're taxed in age;' They're taxed from morn till night,

Yet vvi IIi ngly the fools engage For taxi~ thieves to fight t wnI someOne Ii nary bell-'*%11 I!!Ie8HtzirtB lclIttlr'tr.'] me W!rY Tj'le Volunteer. ere g~a;S

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II! ADDRESSED TO THE DEPUTY i COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS. AND

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lIN YOUR REPLY~LEASE QUOTE

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS OFFICE

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MAYFIELD EAST.

In reply to your letter of the 24th inst. I have to~1 advise that in the event of a sale of property by you you will not.' " be called upon to make any refunCl of pension payments to this , . Department. The Invalid and Old Age Pensions Act provides, howeve"l, that where a pensioner has property, other than the home in Which h: permanently resides, the rate of pension otherwise payable shall be,," sub ject to a deduction of £1 for every complete £10 by which the nE( capital value of such accumulated property exceeds £50. t,~

Money owing from a sale is property wi thin the mean :,f of the Act.

It is not possible at this juncture to state "to v/ha ~. extent your pension rate might be affected by the sale of your hom,

property. This will depend upon the amount of net proceeds receivl; and the manner of their disposal. If you sell 'your home for cash wi th all the proceeds purcha.se another property and take up I'esiden" therein within a reasonable period, say, three months, no alterati" will be made in the pension I'a te. ' 'c'

This Department should/be notified immediately property is sold.

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The volunteers are glad To stand, or march, or flo~t, or fly

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Fri, May 31st, 1935, yeBterday 1 walked to Hamilton 6: got my tooth poli she oy lItr. 601omon. On the way back 1 saw a car that was carrying a loud speake;r through wllich ,Tock (lar­den was announci ng the forthcomi:ng meeti nge of the Langi tes, There was a group of men about the car, &: 1\11.'. ,'.r. Lang,i,Ir. Graves, & several members of parliament were in the group. 1 bought liThe Fifteen Oeclsive Battles of the World tl

; &-1::>Y by Sir F:dward Creasy; M,A.1869.; & "Self Taught Men", for 1/-each, at a second- hand sh9P in HaIllilton~ _ _, Florence finished her .nur5~ng of poor ola. Mr. Hagan last i::lat-urday, for he passed away then; but ahe 6tayed on 3: nursed hi s daught er, WllO was i 11, ti 11 last 'ci:onclay. Florence was slightly ill ye6terday, .

We received a letter f:ccir. the Deputy R- Commisbioner for pen~ sions yesterday in which he said that we could sell our ho­use & buy anoth~r wi'~h the money vii thout having to gi vt;'Up

any to the f)epartm~nt·.

Sat, ,1une 1st, 1935. Yesterday afternoon to go to the lluka hospi tEll ~lewcastle, She came home to sleep laBt'mght but agai n this morni ng. '

Florence was callm to work at nurBing. has to go in there

Mon. tTune 3rd, 1935. 1 went to the holiness meeting yebter­day morni ng, whi ch was 1 ed by Ma,j or Snelgrove, Wi th hini were Maj or Oryli e, Nelson, & another whose name 1 forget. They were all retired,officers. I hear that .1essie Carpsnter has gone with the Tighe's Hill Methodists. Florence's lady patient at the lluka is fortunately getting better, but Florence is still nursing her. Winnie Drylie is in Melt)ourne with 11er Sisters, on a fortnight's holiday. She has 4 sisters & a brother there. She intends to learn obstetric nursing . On Saturday morning I wrote the following verses :-

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If Rourke & ~Tones, With Lean & Rones, Were cast upon an island . Whereon there sat a drone named' Fat vVho called the atoll limy land "--

And Jones 8: Bourke beg'an to workl, Wi th Lean & Rones ,at tilli ng . The vi rgi n strand where they did,t land, To earn an honest shilling--

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And F'a t declared t"ha t fi sh they'd And frui t they had proVide!! Ry pai nfl:rl tOil, from sea & soi l, Vii th him should be di Vi d ed;

That he alone, although a drone, Est €lamed it not extorti on To now demand, as Lord of Land, By far the greater portion--

And if they sat &·begged of Fat ~~~ To gi ge than ten in twenty ~ ~ Of weal th they made Wi. th net & spade, C §: But he said fi va were plenty: .:; ~

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That they could live,on what he'd give, '0 ft.t

And keep in fi t condi ti on f' ~..8 To toil agai nwi th might & main ·.1 ~ '0

( Of course wi th hi s penni ssi on) -- " '60 3 (,

And if they bent thei r knees A day in suppli ca ti on

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To haughty Fat, imploring that ~Pl bY" Llie!!' He'd ask in moderation;

And Fat,indeed L at last agreed To heed their "Wise" sugge6tio~ To let his ~nd the wrangle end And "fai rly judge' the questi on--

And if Fat I s judge. said it was fudge To claim percentage fifty Of what they made by net & spade; Tha t if they were but thri f ty ,

And nev€r spent, consumed, nor.l ent F: I en ten per cent unWi sel y, It would suffiae to keep them twice As long as five, precisely--

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We are in rec~ipt of your letter of the 11 th.1nst.

and fo~d you herewith mortgage from Mervyn Nelson stones

to yourself an4 !4:rs.Qook1~ with fom of discharge endor sed

thereon.

I)lsoharg<e ShQuld be signed by you and lll's.Oocking

1Ihe,re lJhown in peno1l 1n the presence of a J.P.

We. also ~nQlos' authority to enable us to collect

the 'balance owing on settlement, which, we take from your

letter, is £40. You might however, please confirm this

as the mortgage is for £,175.

Ae the co ets of the discharge axe to be borne by

Mt. Ston*,s it might be as well if YOU. were to allow us to

$~ttle the, matter eo that these could be obta1 ned on settle­

ment. The ,Wr1 ter .ill be 1n N'ewcae tle on Friday afternoon

. naat"a!ld will oall on you somet1~e duripg the afternoon as

he will be go1ng by Oar. I f you ooul d manag e to have th e

Discharge B,nd authority duly signed he will piCk them up then.

Mr.Josi8h DoCk1ng, 41 I ngall at,

Mayfield East.

Yours. trul y ,

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HENDERSON,' M.P.

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Dear "'.r. Cocking,

Secretary : NmUmalAgltlt:

J. S. MIDDLETON GEORGE R. SHEPHERD o

27 th April IS) 35. :}IW .LO t 11.

I have to thank you for your le tt8r 0 f the .13th l~arch, add.ressed to Mr. HElnderson, a'1d to sa.'", tha t . havin,:. ceased to be the Secretary of the Labour j?art;.r

on retirement, he has' handed your letter to me.

We are extremely pleased to ~ote the i~terest you show in Cornish diviSions and we think it right therefore to aSf:l'1re you tha t we are doing everything possi ble to help CI1.1r people in a very difficult area •

. We cannot undertake the resp"nsi bili ty of

.l!lacin g a full time organiser in Cornwall itself as the f~nds at our disposal are so limited in comparison with the intensive work required in all parts of the 1fuited Kingdom. We have a man and woman organiser in charge of the South Western Counties,and both of th~m are frequently in Cornwall giving of their best service there.

I, myself, have recently been down in the distri ct to meet the Co;rnish l!'eder~tion and have offered to assist _them in various ways wi th speakers .and organising effor~.

We have two J"arliarnentary CandirlateB alIJead;' . fixe;i in the County and a ·third is in the process ?,,,! selecti on.

rI tho> "f')AILY H~RALD" every day and "LABOUR" and "THE LASoLR WOMAN" every month <rtred

It is O'lr wish to See candidates in all the divisions S;

that a firm11 class fi,~ht may be put up at the G-eneral Elec-ti on when ,i t c ames.

I Will see that yo ur Ie tter is brought, in front, of O'.1r officers in the South We;: tern Count.ies for the,ir oonsideration.

Yours sin cerel.v t

na ti onal Agpn t.

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~LATRDAVlD WATKINS; M.P.,

of' Newcastle Ladies ,and Gentlemen : I would like you to allow me to carry on the work of my father-the protection and advancement of

, , 'ourinduSiries, the wel-'

fare of the' workers and to assist in pro­moting the develop­ment ~f our port and I

district.

~ G~ W.Jltkins

AUSTRALIAN LABOR I t,

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To-flay I received the following letter:-'" Zara Street, Newcastle, May 30th 1935. 10 ,:rosiah Cocking,Esq.41 lnga];} at., Mayfi aId mast. Dear Mr. Cocki ng, Thank you very much

·for sending along your verses for THYRSUS. Idid not r(i:tunn them before, as I wanjjed to consider them agai n in the event of furth'llr issues coning out. As you Will have noticed from the edi torial note to the secojd issue, however) 'p1lll.blication is being suspended, & I aIn there-fore sendi ng tnem back now. '. I was particularly glad to get so many ide,as inverses as were contained in yours, but I feel sure you wi'll pardon me if 1 make the observation that you thi nk abstracte11y rather than poetically, by which I mean concretely.

1 f you were to gi va. your ideas Vi sual embod.iment, not onl y as­serti ng, but also sho\v.i ng, your poi nts, you should wri te very gOI

od stuff indeed. As jt is there is plenty to think about in what you wri ttl, & it was stimula ti ng to read it. You should be able to find sane pap ers to use one set of verses now & agai n. I hesi tated to use your verses solely from the considerati ons I have mentioned, that they were abstract rather than concrete, not because of the ideas expressed, which certainly appealed to 1

me. You will notice that there are three or four anti--war poems in the second issue of THYR,f} 3 as it i 6.

I am Yourfj truly, & thankinr!, you again, Birt Rirtles."

1 also received a letter'fl"olll GeR. Shepherd, the natj.onal secretary of the Rri ti ah Labour party, in reply to one 1 sent to Arthur Henderson, To day 1 am sending to'~1 "Common Cause" the fo110'v',j ng verses:­n¥.That Is Arbi tration ? '; "Glory"; "Honour ROlls"; & "iVhy no Workers Go To vVar ?" -I

1'hur. June 6th, 1935.Florence is still nursing at the 11::-'uka hospi tal. She works from 9 a.m. to.:p;,m ~ ,

1. walked in to the Co-up. store yester,1ay uc got my ~lew a -;' t but the trousers are too long; so 1 have to havQ.

~'-'~lteration made to day.Rain fell nearly al\l day yest1ulj day, This morning I have written the following ~ett~

liTo l'ilr' George R. 8hepherd,National AgGmt, tab~u~ p~rVY'l' ranspo;t House (Houth Block) Smi th Square, OPk ? nd &,' c;uri-

Cd 1 thank you for your very 1 -' near 8i r & omra e, f the 13th of March ;-." & I ammuch pl!-eous reply to my latter ?-- t is not neglecti ng'Cornw all in ea~~d to find that yourpar: ity that you ate not able to i ts 'Oro-oa!1anda work. 1 tis a P & maintain a full- time organi. ser thera, but even-one man ca

wOITlanmay do a great deal if they work wisely. In this

district Wi! h \\Ti:J had mezllb'ers of the' ConunurUClt Party trying to politically educate & orgal'Jis9 the ivorktirs, but the speak ere mad. the great mistake of sneering a.t a.ll religions, so

there has not been much progress made. -I hope that your organisers do not make the same blundor,for, as you know, many Cornish peopl(~ are still active Christians,

,1, or are what 2i r Henry park es called "bu tresses of the Church­that i s supporte~s from the ou tside" • It i 6 pleasi ne to knO" learn that you al ready have two cal1did­

attlB in the Cornish filild, & will soon ha.ve a third one ther(b. They have my bist wishes for ultimate sue,}cess, which canonly be achi eved by concientiou.a & persi stant labour. At this great distance it is almost impossible for me to help h them; but if I knew of any Labour papQlr that is print~d or cim culat~d in Oormvall perhaps 1 could wri to something to assist them. "'rna fuily Herald'l; "Labour"; & "The IJabour Woman" 1 neva!'

01' see here; i nde~d I do not k now where t,) send to f or them. Perhaps you would be good enoughto send m~ a sample copy of each , or their addresses, so t11a.t 1 may contribute sanething to thej): col umns. Uany thank s f or your assurance, thlit' -yr::m .will send my

fonner lett(;:lr to your officers in the South Western Counties. I shall keep in' touch with Mrs. Webster

l' of Gr@filnfield Terrace,

portreath,c1: shall en1eavour to aid your Party through her. :'oping that you ?vil1 never have another le-adlSr like the one you <¥

are now getting rid. of, I remain, with many thanks, & best wi," hes for the success of your party, F,rat@r nally yours" ,10si~ Cocking. From ,10siah Cocking,41 Ingall street, \Iay-

field ?ast, via Newcastle" N.i-1 .r'., Austral-ia". ~ .• ----------. ~-------------.

TECHNICAL COLLEGE ba t. ,june 8th, 1935. Last tuesc¥

o/lt / "85i-Students' Association Officers

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At the fil'l;t meeting of the committee of the N ew<;as~le Technical College Stu­dents' AssoCla'tlOn for the 1935-36 session an el~tion ~f officers took place. The followmg offlCers were appointed-Presi­dent, Mr. J. K. Brandwood; Past Presi­dent, Mr, F. A. Scorer; Vice-presidents Me.<!srs. M. A. ·Smith and B. Litchfield; Secretary, Mr.F. ,E .. Cooksey; Treasurer, Mr. E. H. Bates; XSSlstant Secre'tary Mr P. N. Harris. Messre. R. Bagley, C. lrall;

j H., H. MacDonald, and H. Middlehurst were elected as staff representative.<! and Messrs. W. Cocking and H. G .. He'nder­son as repre~entativoo of the students,

The ~o!1!mlttee deciqe~ to accept the re~01!slblhty of orgamsmg the prize dis­trIbution function to be held at New­castle Town Hall on Tuesday June 18

The Secretary reported that' the Mini~-' 'tel' for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond)" and the Acting Superintendent of Tech­nical Educ.ation' (Mr. C. A. Sussmilch) have promIsed to attend. The Mayor of ~ewcastle (Ald. R. H. Christie) will pre­SIde. Musical itemtl will be given between the speeche.<!' and presenta'tion of diplomas and prizes. The annual dance will follow • the prize distribution. "

i~rthur had a "conglomeration of bloodvessels" removed from hi s left

.: side by Dr. Bourke who cut a paice I a quarter of an j. nch deep from the : skin. The operation cost two guineas. I Art has t'o go back to Sydney to morr(]!,T night. To day 1 bought nearly 2 pou.:d of sulphuric acid for 2/3 from fJindaay, the chemi at, & 6 perchlori1e of merc1Xllt tablets for 1/-. I have made up a cell of my proposed Daniel battery. Florence's patient-..:. Mrs. ,Bhelton-- is a lit.tle better, thank God.

;,1 on. June lOth} 1 935. I ,a ttenJed the hOl i net ssm e e t i ng at "i;; h e I s Hi 11 yes - -!

terday morning. That's was only a few prel;)ent. 1 n the af ternoon I t()ok the

book anti ~lerl u'Phe Short Way Wi tho thiil Dei ats I to Mr Rog9rs' house J.n I 61i nS!; ton; ~ then f Ii steneti to a

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returned cut-throat named Bland speak on. the Douglas Cre-di t system. Arthur returned to Sydney last ni~;ht. The cell of the taniel "battery becam9 eaten through the bottom & the copper solution all ran out & was wasted. Last Saturday Walter received the following letter:-

"Technical College, Newcastle, 6th ,lune,1935. Memoranda to stud.ent W. Cocking. I have very much pleasure in a1)praising you of your success as a diplomate & prize win­n<;)r as a r88u1 t of your studies last year. Please accept my congratulations on your achiecement •.

The Prize Oistribution will be held in theNewc<istle Town Hall on Tuesday, 18th of ,Tune , at 7 :45 p.m., Your number is 11, (~ .1 shall be glad if You will occupy the seat reserved. f or you. Kindly present this notification for admission. An invitation is extended to your parents & friends to be present at the function. Should you wish a special invi tatl.on sent to anyone i ntere ;..ted, I shall be glad If you will advi se ~,1.rs. ,1ooson (General Office). P. 0 Ridde1, principal. II

Thursdaj, ,Tune 13th, 1935. Thi B morning we recei ved the moptga§ gage that ~. signed wi th Mr. Stones , & a letter, from ThoJ[II.)S­ons, solicitors, Maitland, in r61ply to the onE! on pink paper that 1 Bent last Tuesday. This afternoon Ml.:tm & I went to dra1'.

Clarke's shop to sign the OiBcharge of the Mortgage, but we found that he has been gone from theee about ni ne months; so we went to Mr. Hathera11, J. P. in Tigh8s Hill, & he saw us sign & then signed it himself. 1 havfi made 2 Daniel c811s, & they wok

rk vary well & will light a 21 volt lamp. Th~ s afternoon 1 bo­ught a dozen photographic half plates for 6/8 of Lindsay, the

chemi at.

Sat. June 15th, 1935. Yesterd.ay afternoon a man from the office of Thompson & Son , :'~ait1and, visited us & said that h9 would arrangE! &vlirythingi n c onnecti"on wi th the di scharge of Mr. Stones' mortgage; & he took our receipt book & the mort­gage papal'. He promised to writ. & sand us the cheque for the ~on6lY due to us by the,mortgage. FlorencQ is now nursing :,frs. ;:,hel ton at her home in Hamil ton. Rain nearly all <lay yesterday.

Thur • .Tu"lle 20th, 1935. ast Tues. we received this let.te:t­:- "Usual address.SundaY morning.Dear Folks, The stitches in my 6i de were removed by the co11.he doctor on 'Fri day. T

had a look at the cut last night: it loOks perfectly O.K. The examinations begin to-filurrow week, but I haven't as much to learn as Imthought. Handwork & speech-training are, on this occasion, purely practical, while the hygiene exam. is not held till the end of term. Lat;;; ~y we _':I~eg~d~~nanJ.lh~ij.rJs of work to do, eSDecia11y in iorma1 logiC lJ

uninteresting SUbJect of "vvhiGll I've fiver hear1. Yesterday

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afternoon & h~i;:; t ni ght I was at Iila:tlwood. I went wi th P (ilarl to a social ev~ning at the Army whil& Lionel stayed at home

& look ed after the kids. 1 .had a most &nj o yal) 1 a tim& al though I di dn' t kno·vv anyone' th&rs exc'ept Pearl & Mrs. Druery. I thi nk I told you before that young KeVi n used to stammer qu ita a lot.' Lionel told me yesterday that he read a bit of pS"j­

chology a few months ago. He found ana:cticle stating that kicb s oft en stammer b acause of thwarted desi r(ils. Hs had noti ced thct t his son didn't speak BO badly on Saturday afternoons when he w'as allowed to play wi th his father's tools. As an exper:i.ment,

Li onel gave the ki d a ki t of old tools. A Month later Kevi n hardly stammertid at all., H .• plays round all day With the tools, & only stammers to any grea t extent when exci ted, If any of you happens to bi in Mayfi.ld on a Fr:i.day night, will you please buy

a bottle of transferring liqui:i frorll the fellow who stands in the gutter outside Millington's shop?

Thi s term en1s AU(:,ust the 16th. Yours Arthur. II

Yesterday i el cell,

awardud of ~~5 /-,

1 spent all the day in weavi.ns copper Wi re for a fan­Jac~ & Glady brought ':1own ,Walter's fliploma that was to him on Tuesday night whannWalter was givlin a prize .1 ack al so won ~ diploma. , Introd~cing Mr; Dr~mmond. ,th!l Mayo\'

so desire; can take Mmplete cont~6Fofof N ewc,astl.e (AId; R. H:~hrl~tleL wh~ , ' , ',technicaL educa~ion in this ar\l\ltlirough 'i preside!!. aal!! that the MiUlllterhad don~

j , NEW COLLEGE . \ 'their\own, -r~l'resentatives, • 't~rougb".,r!rr're, ! won, del', fU,1 ., wO,r, ,k , for, N e,wcastle. .HI,e ha~\ ,".. ' 'sentatives-oicommerce and indu~try; Tb.e~ ~ad more ,lIChools_ buIlt m NewclIst e dnl',

I " ' , .. can take control; and they can _'mot,ld,_ mg the . last .. th~ee or f~ur years than i 'r.f" -I, ". l the destiny of this college in awa"!/that had been' bUllt,m t~e hlstorv ,of New ••

I II ,. ..:I..,.. ~i would not-be-possible unless they had i castle, If any place In Australia n!'erled

T ' h' I Ed ,. "'"'i the full control of the c91legewven to ~ tech!\ical college it was the greatest

I· 'ec nica llcatlon, 'them '. '.: . : l . monstrlRl centre~ , ." . ' ' ,"I 'am not at-liberty, to .full:V~,disc!ose.! The Minipter, BRid he WRR certllinthat

...........,.. 'the purposes of ,the bill. but'I b,eheve; as lonll all the, p~llJe of N!'wclistle al!o , '~bat it -will receive the .full ,support.pf thE' students remllm,!rl as mterestf'rl m,

MINISTER'S PLANS ,the jleoPle:o,f,N"e;we~sp~ .. -Work .. ill prp-, the coJl!'Il!' a" waR IndlC':lte.rl. hy the gath,er., . . . ceedinF for theaqqUlSItlOu of. th~. neces·., IDa:, the ('ollf'~e _wou],! _ ('ontmue to glye

.' - : sary:sltes: tocal'r),'out ~he-scheme re~ol\l', I'x,cell!'llt lIerv!Ce, to Newcastle .. and dlR',

_ . mended 'by :tbtf. TechDical- Colle. it. e C~m'JtrlC!t, • The ./~nror .de~~;v~d, ~onl!rat11IR" . mission, I' have', liad' the money setasld.. 't1on~ for hIli" forE'RllXht m .. lllv.mll n fine

S' 'peeches at D' 'b t" -, 'for·thatpurpose;: and -it willbe.ll.vailahle{lell-l" toth!' rity lind rliRtrict iI., -raillin!! lstn U Ion. The first .. ,and' .most important' thi.p."" 1,,\ '.fum!.-. for the collp"!!, HE' .(My- Drum, ,. . . to obtain a site, Plans _ "re. prooeedml1l .mond' had not thonght th'ilt thE' RJ)peal:

of Prizes . for oueo! the.fitst buildings, NQ atol)e would hI' 8iinno~ted flO substantially in i _ 'is '-bemg ~,left . unhlrned to. re,medy- the ""lI('h 8 shMt time. . ,

_ _. __ V defect .. or-the' past and 'iveto' Newcastle "I feel-thAt in this great commnnity . 1'1 II .technical ;co]lege worthy .. of the.·tl'~. of New Smith Wale" no le"8 than in

Speaking at Newcastle Town Hali! mendous' ind;uatries' being ;Patl\bli8h,~d' herEljvotjr. city of· NI'wr.astlE? 8J1n this; distriC't. : ,l last night the. Minister tor Educa.· .. and.Jhepr<l¥ .. r~ .... they._::.\\:. 'Ill,. make~ -. :;'- ,~.fleRlllte .. _all J hR~'e sRld. __ thf're IS !lot a I

, d) t' ~ , ' -Mr~--Drum~olld . conel,w!M' by, ,;lIIly!ngl.nroper a.nTlrehen~lOn lind undep,tanrill1(! of 1 tion (Mr. D. H .. Drumlllon sa (1\ -that -he. hQped~,t():_ see "teclilll~al edu~~\I,jTl~., ihe ... lace 'of technical edllcat!onllnd the' that. moneYllad been set astdefor,. ;ona: s(iupd~i':;foun(lnti,on .t1!an, eVIlJ:. '¥'-i.iJTiart' thatit~ho\lld ~laJ' !n the develop. I the acquisitlon of sites for thepr. 0- tfore, , a 'foundll~pn ,: that. -wQu.ld.enableltlrmf'nt. of outcommllnltv hfe Rnd the de. j

"d . -te h i al liege' -at' 'tofl\lfil ,.it~ ~e\'dny !U0re Rdequ~tely. . :' .. -v.elo"men~ 'oftho~e as~t8 which connt' pose new c n c "bc~ ..-., ,ThE' Actm~/~~lperll1tendent of Tech-, so 1Jlu~h; 1~, the_.mllmtenan~e of a stnnoard Newcastle. Plans were emg drawn J:nlca1..E<lucat,on (Mr~C"A. SURSmllch), of llVlug.m thiS 'communlty." . up for one of the b~ilclings. -, .:' 'who presellted the pm:~s. alsorefe~r,!d to In Sydney that. afternoon he had seen . Mr Drummond . who' presentee.! ,the .'. proposedNchange In

T tlbl'e. ,a. dlmeolllllitra. ,wh'!t. tpil(ht be !lalled II junior technical

.' • -' t' : ·tlon of· tli~ '. eW<'!lstle oc, mea. , e~e" exhibitIon; .c.9Tltmued Mr, Drummond. d the diplomas. spoke at length p ,Mr, Sl\flI\mllcp eald that be hoped • that When Jhe Lord Mayor of Sydney was ill ' o .theaunual gatherlng at which the', the, ,Mmlsters. planswonld. soPnr~ach; Japan., recently he suggested t1iat work-I

Prizes won' by the' students' of the I trUltl.Onr and·' that a. mOdderbnand-tadbel~ haedte: done Jly.theschools of Now South WaleH .' .'. teehnica~coJlege woul ,e, '~es n ISmi!tht':,I;iEJ .. -selltto Japan to be exhibited,

Newcastle ,;[,echnlcaJ. College .were I ,shortly lU,Newcastle. whereilt was needod! That~~}dorie; ,and the Japanese GO\"

presented. .. ·so badly, .. ;Re,had seep the pl~n~ of the lel'llnltu~~;~;ha:q decloed to. pay the cost of _ "At resent I have. in draft . a bill, :proposed flUe Ilew sclen!!e. bqlld,ng, If 'i a . Ulore';$u~8tantial display. . That work,

which f hope to sce become law ,b~fore_. :It. '\V~re a_defluatefly heqd~pp~dt.l~ ':woUld :',,:hlcb,.:W~.8 on vl(lW yesterday. deJlghted the end of the year." said the ¥)mSWl',< \Dleet the needs 0 t e IatriC· C)l' 1I11l!~V, :~hlm~, .. , • . . ... "Then the peopl~ of ,l'Te,,:castle, If ~hlif;rears.. l\!.A YOR'S PRAISE: ,I' 7;EgBNlOA4 EDUCATION.

• future administration of technical educa· \ Most peopJ~ thought that Ii technical tion under conditions which provided for college was SImply an. Institution" where thlllp;s to be done in a half·hea~ted way. i neering: J. H. Tavlor, credit: J. A. Leat· , ,IIO~S learntcal'pentering plumbing ell- l<'or years. strong represetttatlone had ham. pass: J. B. Stewart, pass. Mechani· Rill'eerll1;g,. boilermakil!i. ~res'makini or l~ee~ made concerning inudeq.uate buildings. cal cngiI)eering: S. K. Grant, honours;

me slmtlar. OCCl;lpatIOIl. ' Every /!ectlon Itmlt~d and out-of·date eqUIpment, an.d. a i W. Cocklllg, honours; 9. J. B: Lumsden, -_ f the material 81de of 'Ufeowlled, muct restrlct.ed staff. but no,~v that the Mill\!!' h.onourH: .A. W. Bottrlll, cr.edlt; C. Cro­''0 the output .of the technical·c6I1eges. ter had three constructtve.years ahead It, Zler, :('rE'dlt; .R.l'Ju!ro. crE'Cl.lt: A .. R. F. Ev~n th~ storekeeper obtaluecf ticket. was hoped tha~ the keen.lllterest he had i Kemble, credIt: N .. i\Iacp~all. credIt: yv.

. rltets rom them. 'Diploma' work in- shown in technIcal educatIOn in Newcastle, M Shellshear. credIt; J. T. Syme, credIt; chided chemical research, which was of would find tangible and lasting expre.ssion 'I' G. T. Baker, pass Local Government en-immense value. He conkratulated New in a new college with all the necessary 'I gineerillg: C. T. Parker, credit; E. A.

, castle on the spirit it had ehown in try: 69uirmllnt and a 8Ui~able staff. The Prin- .. Johns. pass. Chemistry: J. Cocking. pass; , IllS t~ get a neW technical colJege.N th'n ciPa (Mr. P. ·D. RIddell) -8hould~ be c~n"1 G. A. Scott, pass. ., : ~p~(! Impressod him more amonltthe ~ l~l., gratul!lted on the .excellent wl!-Y ID whIch ,I H .• ~ Scarfe MemOrIal PrIze: C. Sla­\~M donatIon ... , than the fact that thf :i:- he, With the AdVIsory Comn'lIttee of. tIle ,I den. hl!lltest ~!rgre~ate pass for ful) trade, ·ltudents had. dOllated £50 to hel the collctite, had spught to carry out the MtnIS- ,cour~p 111 EOnglI?eermg. , - , . . I college to whIch they oWlld so much P (A ter's scheme. ' -, i' The TnstltutlOn of Engmeers, Anstral}8.

-tl.1ause.) That action should' be an i~8 ·l: He desired to. n~ake ,an earnest pUb!ic,i l NewcaRtle Division-F'irst engineering <Ii· ~~n. to the present students. I tV: a appeal to the Mmlster that he would. Ie- 'ploma conrs~ :. S, K Grant" ' thmgs he 81lW the germ of a h~p rse ply to the unparalleled and spontaneous: I' Hunter DIstl'lct Water Slipply nnd Sew-. 1

a tremendous advance in technical eed ~o: response by the !ndu~trie9 ,and pu):lJic of I" erage R?qrd.--Special-Plumbing [V,,:, W, ./" tlon., . u~u Newcastle b,y havmg the college bUIlt. Ho(,. Ha1Tlson. '" _ , Mr. Sussmileh said that h att d d hopC'dthat 'when the time came fOr the i The Associated Architects of Newc!tstle_ -tile ,ceremony at whiCh the ~oU' en e . at opening of the first section, of the college,: and D' strict - Rest p'ss archi.tectll1:al.sub. i ,were presented 21 years ago At eibll l'i!zes underneath Mr. Drummond s name would i ,ieet,R: 1\1 p, M~Gregor-, F'lrst saUlt!!ry! be was in charge aftha c~lle e uAblme be recorded in the, sa!De pe:ma~ent .form-I engineering. 1.: B W Woolston, FIrst 60 persons were present and fh' ot~t, the riiimes,-of; aU publtc bodl!ls, tndust.rtes '"!l"iian- en~ineerin~,. II.: A. E. Bates. 18 pri7;es. What a diff~euce t~re wet~ and. persons who had contrIbuted gener'I,I'irHt fj"anttty sn.l'\·eytng: E..~. Bates. Illtbe numbers last ni htl H It ~re waH ously. ,- - The :llaBter Rndders' ASSOCIatIOn of Nt'w lirhed the diploma ~oursos e 8~deBtab- . , TRIBUTE TO MINISTER. SO'lth Wales •. New('lIstle Branc::h.-First: pleased to note that the h'd b was , . 'R'dd 11' carpentn and lOlller,v .. 1.: H. SmIth. S~-: cessflll. He a reclatel a een BUe- ?roposmg a vot.e of thank~, Mr. I e ond carpentry ami Jomery, 1.: R. Curtl8. ings of the C~nege. Til the sh~rtc~nl' saId that, people mterestcd In the college I' '.I;hird carpentry and joinery. ~.: W. Tres.: results had shown that tl e, CtinlUlattOn had been _tellmg .a tale of. 'Y0e for years'l,slder FIrst carpentry and lomery, II.: ficient despite the dil!ad~~ s;: was dr. but t~lere had ansen a ~Imlstrr who (lad 'E. ,J. Convery. Second carpentry and .whlch it was workjnIrThenSt~:i Wn r I been Impr,,;ssed by t!lnt tahl~ t woeon;gi 1 joinery, ,II.: N Bennett. First carpen­.werej\tst bein~ e tabil h d h b or 8,plause.) ,,.ext year It mIg e a 5 .try and joinery III.: F. Gardiner. Sec- i

tnn4tethat the Technical College h i ,Of .Ime. ede, Ie e tit' I olley would' dleby,. FIrst carpentry and lomery, V •. ~,'11 Nilwcastleu) i914. ~ned it !!s ~nr:r~ I tha~.ksgh~n'f~l .. \1W~~~~~~I~fb~h! ~:~~i~' ond carpp.ntrY ;nd joinery, II.I..: D. Mid~ I' ,not progreli8edwith tb, t' d' . ac who de~lr u new ec ntea c !l;t!, d I' R. Simpson. -

NEWCASTLE'S INTEREST to Mr. Dtummdo!ldd" tE:,elrY\'fPb:rfJCthOf C~~ye j-lrirst plumhing, I.: R. G. Lamb and R. , e _"rea In uetrle!!. 'he r(lah~p(l. ,Newcastle owed a titreat , ea I: Newcastle Master Plumbers' Association.

_- ,~. . commerci<1lan m us !'Ia Ie. e ,L. Taudt, equal; E. J. Martin, third. The Mayor.t who presided, said that would be.!catered f0t: m thhe

d nciw colljge:, :rhe Newcastle City CounciL-First e.lec­

he was the nrat MaY01' Who had .atten; The AdvIsory CommIttee a . one S1' I'll I: trlcal fitters, I.: R. Buchanan. FIrst ded. the pl'ize distribution ceremony after di<twork. . ' S d tB' A . _ : clectr!cal f!ttcrs, n.: G. S. Michie. F!rst bavlUj;( launch!ld lind carried out a suo' . The PreSIdent of

d theod)tu eh ~t:,arl :,electt'!cal fItters, JII.: H. Ii. Pay.ne. :B~!rst

c!!8~ful':eampalgn to"raise the contribu- tlon (Mr, K, Bran woo • w ~ SUPld.t!b !,electrlCal fitters, IV.: 'V. h.. SmIth. brst tto~. IlUggested ',by the Minister for Edu- the vote ,of thanka, .sal.d that tn at d .~ lelectrical fitters, V.: D. Bruce. 1~ir6t clcc­catton so, that 'a, modern technical college to the £50 ,the assocIatIon ~aa dona e . I Itrical engineering diploma 1.: G. H: Thew. could be established. The reeponfJC to would g.ive another nun /h\S y~nr.. the IFirst electrical cngmeerin~, diploma II.: ,t,JJ~ appeal had been outstanding, and the ReplymMD:On belli C 0 t.le-~~~ltl~II·Steel.A-. C. O'Neill. First electrIcal engineering, llIon~y, IlUbsorlbed or promiSed amounted General, __ anager(-'1 wmtnE'n'Cle g) said ;diploma I~I.: .A; J .. Brown. First elec­_to £12,842/131 yesterday,' ,. Products, Ltd. n r. f' th' 11 g 'nce ,trleal engtUeertUg, dIploma IV.: H. Tu • . They would understand that be had a tliat-he,\vas,a student o. e co. ege I) •• : dol'.

'IIvelv,and practical interest ill the pros- 'rite tit'ms hadml1:de theIr dOl naftlOtnJ R as a~, The Electl'i~al Trades Union of AU8-'Mrity of technical education in New. indication, of thelrapprova: 0 Ie m!lB , tralia, New South Wales Branch,New­. castle, the Mayor continued. De~pltc ambitions scheme of .techtlhal NdncaR~~I~ .castle Agenqv.-Second electrical fitters. the expressIons of doubt about anything nlaced hefore thepllhh(' 0 e

l ewe - , III.: R. WIllard and G. S. Humphreys,

nractiral betnlr attRined, the resuJ't waM qistrict.: Employers here hRd oug aTlI!re- ~e(jual. .wonderful. The Minillter. had said a ciatpu thnt th('~lIn was the most 1m.! The Amalgamated EngineerinR Union.­vear ago that he intended to provide 8 port ant factor in 1I1dustry, and

h t\lev) rei ai- :First fitting and machining, II!.: S. A.

mndern- technical college, and. with the ise'] , that money "Pp,nt on tec moa l'C U· : Deane. removal. tc? t~enew IV/te. he Indicnted thn( cation wa~ R, ~oJ1.nd. 11!vest'!"ent. He ~lItit· The ~edet:ated Society of Boilermakers., the Lmldlng In HllnteNltreet would b~ ge~ted that the admI1l1str~t?~n of~h;e .~~~ Iron ShlpblJllder~ and, Struc.tural Iron and ~vanAble for developing .. tbe Cllltnre 01 - ,I, ;: 1",,,1, -: ,I, ',>I ",,1.1" ,Steel ':Vorks, of- Allstraha, Newcastle ~ewcastle, He ,hDned that the .Ministei hUrea\l. II modern steel foundry daRs, ay!d, 'Branch.-First, boilermaking. II.: J. W. 'ivnnld I'onfh·m. th~ promise!' he hll(l mOtU most :important of all, a foremen's tram- Oldfield. ' <'ImMl'ninll the proMsed new collpge, and in!" class_ ' N.S.W. ,District Moulders (Metal) Union that he would anllOUl1ce the date 011 The M:;,yor ~nid that he WRS grat.efu\of Australia, Newcastle Brauch.-First which the work of builelinj;( the colleg" to' thl' hi" industries, which had g;lv('nironfouncling, III.: V. Harvey.

;woulcl bep;ill. Certain proposals had been :lRl'll:p ~t1mR:- and he hoped to ohtain smnller T.he Plu!llbers and Gnsfitters Employees' l!ut forward regarding ·the, adminiRtra. IImOlmt" frQm 1I1!lnv men who could afford 'UOIon.-Flrst plumbing, III.: H. Jobson. tlOO of technical edllcatiol1'in the New- to ",';1,1" donat,ions, . , . !Second Plumbing. IlL: W. L. Waters. eastlc district. but the principal issue S Ie Grant, who won the bronze mpdnl' Moore and Wright (Sheffield).-Most W8P that II coli",!:!:! -coIlfermhill with New. for mechanical pnp;i>1eerinj:(. gained; 'the! improved student >in Fitting and Machin-'~aAtle'~, im1?ortance . ShOllld .be built. Its hin-hest' pass in, the State. .,' ; ing: . D. H_ Turner. . . ,!!iml!llstratlOn on hnes, whIch would pro- The mnsical programme WA~ prov1ded by I Brls~oe and Company Llmlted.-lst. Vide' fo!' lo~al control would bl', founti to M<"SRfS.S. Homan a.nd .J. ·Mllnson (vo.ca- ~Phllnb111g V.: B. W. J. Wall. ,,?e (\QuaIlY·l1l1p6ttaut. but l)Obodv ill New. 1i~ts).",lInd M, r ·W. Collier (concerttnaJiNortltern Potteries Lilllited'-,lst Housl' caEJtle Wll9 parttcularly interested in the solos).' , Pl;ninage: ,V. C. Harrison.

, THE PRIZES. . i'~a.\Ueron~ :\facdo.l1ga\l Limited.-2nd : . S Tl' G' t i .I'lumbinlL ll.: F.-FrIend.

ColIe~e:brolll!e ll1~dalllst: . ~>" ran, I SWllns Limited (Sydney·)'-lst Plumbing mechamcal engtnee,rtng. ' ' In.: L. G, Keenan.

Diplolllas.--Archltecture: M .. R!,Bkln~.! Borby's Limited.-Special-Plumbing 1_: pass;' R. G. Lee, pass. ElectrIcal engl- V C. Richards. ____ ' __ .. , ',.

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Frederick Ash Li\llited.-SpeciaJ-Haud· railing and Stnircasing I.: H. McLeod.

I Special-Sheet Metnl:. F. ~. CI?a~lton. Hunter; the StatIoner, LlI~llted.~let

Dressmaking nnd Art n.: MIss D. O. B\ltton. 1st I1IilJincl'Y' and Art 11.: MI~8 T. Hincks.' , " !'

Newca~tle Technion} College Studenb . ASBociatioil.-lst Mechanical. Eng., Diplo'!lIt 1.: C. Shegog. 1st Mechamcal Eng. Dlp-, loma II.: J. L. Kennerdale. 1st Local 'Government Engineering Diploma IV;: F. G. Goodman. 1st Chemistry DiplOl?lU 1.: F. R. l!umnhreys. 1st MetallurgvDIPloma. 1.: ILStill. 1st Tronfollnding I.: A. J~ Wright. 1st BoiJermaking I.: V.C. Wp­Iiams. 1st Blpck.mithinz I.: H. A. Bllllr ..

,1st Fittinll: and Machining 1.: R. C. Cody.,: 1st Fittinll anrl Ma~hininJ! n.: K. Pria:g.1 1st Fittinll Machininll TV.: G. E Hughes. I

1st PrE'paratoi'Y Diploma 1.: G. DllfYllid.\ lot Preparatory Divloma II.: E.J. tJill· inlls. ' \

CoIlco:e Pri7.c Fllnd.-lst Cookery t·: Mis" .Jean McEwan. 1st Cookery II.: I\hS81 O. Norrmrd. i~t Coo\terv HI.: Miss l~.: C. Collins. 1st DressU1llkiug lind Art .r.: ; Mis~ ,Tean McEwan; 2nd DressmakIng and Art I.: Miss E. J M!,ltby, .2nd nre~B' makinll and Art II.: MISS J. A. Coghill. lRt Dre8smakinp: and Art HI.: Miss E. Shlll'p. 2nd Dr.eMmaklng· and' Art Ill.: Miss E, Kafer 1st Millinery and Art I.: . l\liss J. MC'Ewan. 2nd Millinery and Art I r.: Misli E. J. Maltbv. 2nd Preparatory Diploma I.: R. W. Priestley, 2nd Pre­paratory DiplomaIL: 4- H. Stevenson. 2nd l\iechallical Eng:,Dlplomll 1.: A. J., Linden. 2ud l\lechanical Eng: Diploma q.: ,I 1):, R. Bi'iclgol'. 1st Mechal1lcal Eng. DlP-, loma 11,1.: 1'1. R. Pitt. 2nd MeChaniCal,] E.ng. DiplQl1la III..: G. E. VIJ.~s., 2nd Mechanlc!).1 EIlI!. Dlplom~ IV.: O. J·.B. LUlllsden and W. COCkIng, eqllal: .lst Local Qnv€' .... 'll'lnt EnlIin, eel:jn~ D!plpma 1

. II.: S. W. C~ope< ;ncl. Che!ll!str:v D!ploma, 1.: W. MC}\'r"" .,:"l~t I)hemlstry DlplolIV'

To-day I wrote the following letter to the editor of "War' 'Vgat For ?":-

liTo Mr. IT. W. Raw1i ng, F.di tor of, "War ' What For ? Dear Canrade, Wi th thi s I an encloili ng a small dona ti on (2 (-) in starq:s,' for your 1\111& of penni 8S Fund".

I have been expecting a word from you re "I Call 1 t M.urder", but none has ocme • I would li.ke to know if you intend to, use it: if not, will you please return it so tha·t I may try to get it printed by serne other paper ? I have "iuot recei ved thi s month t s i seue,&

notice that you need a camera, but you did not say what sort of one you re qUi ra • ! have one here that 'tak18S films of 5 x3'~

:L ~lches. 1 have never uBed it myself, but my son has taken some tood pictures Wi th it 1 beli eV(i i tis in good order sti 11. If you have not already obtai ned a camera J & thilk

that mi ne will sui t you, 1 Will send it to you as a gift to the Cause if you will tell ;;, me what railway station to send it to. Kindly reply at oncc,&-r shall lose no tim~ ·in despatching the camera to you 'With much pleasure. Yours fra. ternal1y, .J. Cocki ng •

20/6/.'35. II II.: M.~J. Btil-'i.e~:; lst Cheml"tr~ Diplo~a IV.: N. J. McLeod. 2ncl Chemlstrv DIp­lOmA TV.: W 'G. Rnrl)es. 1st Metallurgy Diploma II.: A. T. Batty. 1st Metalhll'l!;Y Tbi s afternoon at 3 0 t 01 ock r copi ed. Diploma TIl.' A. J. Davies. 2nd Met~l· hll'gv Diploma III.: F. W WeJ.,hman, liItWa1 tar's diploma with the ha1f-p1atfl Metallurgy Dinloma IV.: C .• Tnmell. ~n(l Metalllll''lY Dinloma TV.:G. g. H~n~el" .camera l ·& eXposed for 1 seoond in sun-

igon.lst COlllmininll n.: J. Phllhps. I shin"'" I '''1'''0 ho't gr h d' -th'" fr nt 1st Coalmining- TII.: .T, Sneddon. IHt Mme . .. • . '''- I<> pO, ap e ... 0 Sllrvl'vin~ I.: M. A Rmith. 1st Mine Sur.,' of our house at the same hour, & ga\e .vevin~ n.: E. Hawkins, Spe?iaJ~Elec- thl> n'K:';odc:"'I~" ·.o_l~t'" 1 ::,,·""c. ""'l/''l''lo~ur.o-in 'tl·j(·"l F'itter~ 1.: M, "v. Graham. 2nd v :\A _ • ;;;.'" V~.J:'''' ..... Electrical Fitters I.: H. RORe. 2nd Elec- n- h' .' t . . "0 I' ht tricalFitterR II.: C. N. Verdon. 2nd SU I:::> J. ne. c Op numoer {;J. OQug an Ironfoundinrr T.: A. Cole. 1st Tronfoll!"d- ounce of p'yr~galliC aoid (1/9) 1 1b inll II.: C. ~. Deamel'. 2nd TronfO\~ncllllg (n I n.: G.R. Boyle. 2nd Bo!le\makmg 1: of hypo. od, thr)9 fourpenny packet, H M Wrl"ht. 1st Blacksmlthmll II.: L. f d' ( / F~ltOl~, 1st' BlaCKsmithing V.: R. Hulme,. 0 evsl Op er 1 - I ::;3 oz s. of carbo ~nd Fitting •. al!dMnchining ~.: C. Hard·' nate of soda &] oz of oi tric acid" lUg. 2nd Flttlllll an~Machl~mJ!' II.: J. : ' .• , C. Cody. 2nd Plumbmll V.: E. H. Jones. £t t Li n1say t s: the whole cost -4/- He 1st Commercial Art II.: R. Gl'\l\l~er. 1st i ' , ' ~ , •

,Commercial Subjects (Day TI'Il.II11ng).:,G. ! gave me 2 01(1 porous pots for noth . Richardson. 1st FittIng and MachulIng, , Fl i ,t· 11 . M

(Dav Training): D. Carlton. 1st Cnrpep- J. ng. orence S S:1. nursJ.Ilg i rs. try and Jo,inery (Dar.,Trainillg): E. Boyes. She1 ton who is gettj ng better 1st Plumbmll (Day 'framing): ~: Tay.Ior. ' " Ii • 1st Motor Mechanica I,D!ll T.·l,lllllllg): W. ,TOS'e' has returned The Moral fum;~.ge Rodney. 1st Blacksmlthllll'< (Day Train- f milCh 1 ' in'g): A.WatkiIlB. l"tEI~ctrjcal FitteN 0 vvar. ar i& advertised bi s Ii t (Day 1\:aining); J., Unsworth. . tl Q mare, "Molly Riley II, y_et_day ,

, & 2 men came to s~e it, but said she is a bi» too light He is asking 3 :pounds for her. II War , ·V.'hat For arrived t

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Sat,' .June 22ncl, 1935. Still making Daniel cells. To- night 1 printed from the negativ~ of our house, & gave 15 second's exposure at 18 inches from the elec. lamp, on ".Nepera Gaslight parJer (glossy) j & clevelopfd wi th ic)acket developer. &: got 3 very ,Q;ood prints. 1 couJd have given

(30 secs., exposure. . 1 also 'ol'inted 2 cqpies of Walter's diploma, & e~:posed for ~'50, 3 5 ~ & 40 secs. Good prints; no bl~ s terce !l umed aft ar fix;iM ,& slightly vtashing. Bannisters orought 0 r~ags ~f coal (7 /6). Mc Fa.d.dyen brought a bag of chaff (5 h). tal t ,1m.

pacey l'.ir. Stones &.1 ose were worki ng at Whl t' s car till after'dark. F:i.ne day, but cold Nor-West wincl blowing all day.

Sunde June 231'0., 1935. I did not go to the ArrtlY meati!@ to- day because Major Pdchar,is, the mili tarist, was to l:B At Tighe's Hill ; but 1 went to the Islington Raptist church & h.eard Mr. G1 bbons preach. Harry Rul1 lent rna "Shop Talks On ~conomics", by Mary Marcy; II ~,lenaca of Ra ti onali sa ti on.., b¥, For R. Voigt j lip oli ti c s & theRai 1-wa.ys & Tramwc:lYs" ,& 'Workers '. GUide To The Courts ", by W.R. MacKenzie. 1 read all but the last to day. Cold. I took II Tho Moral Damage Of Wa;r" to Mrs. Rosers in [lent street; tal1 r!~~ton.

Mon. :'1une 84th, 1935. To-day we received the following letter from Art.:- "Usual address, Saturday. [lear Folks, The cut on my ribs has almost entirely1i'=>­appeared. The exam b.gi~s the day after to morrow,&, to my surprise & satisfaction,! find that I have papers on Monday, Thursday, & Fri d.ay only. One of the fellows from the House has bou~ht a radiator f~ for 2/6. The },{atron found out about it the other day' & fo~ bad. him to US8' it, as it burns too muoh electrici ty. The coterie that studies in my roan, l;l.<JNever, have borrow­

ed t t. We have arranged things so tha.t we get light & h(iat from th$ same socket. For th$ last few nights we have been making toast for supper by means of the radiator. ltd like you to send the ambulance case down here in about a a month's time, but before you do, I'd like you to i nc1-udea bottle marked IIFriar's Balsam", & another marked 'per­chlOride of Mercury". rhe hygiene lecturer was extolling the vi rtues of the latter yesterday. l' bet Dad. would have stuck his chat out if he had heard her. Next Saturday 1 '11 probably go to town in searh of thoa book8S" that cad wants, although 1 don't think I've i;i. dorg's chance of getting them If you happen to get that t.;ransferring stuff. hang on to it till I come home \..,ill Y0 11 p . ...€lase ?On no account mcik e a speci al trip for it. 1. t i sn I t very imp ortant, anyhow. 1 get pai d OIJ Fri day. Yours Art-

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brothElr I~OO ~n r~ply to his inqUiTine about a bed ! promi s£id to try to find a bed for him as soon a~ poss- . ~ ble. 1 al so enclosed a vei w of Dangar Park -.:1,o&i n!/ fran. our house; Ingall Street, lOQking South; Waiter's diploml!J ;\ Our hMte house; (:t:ront Vi ew. )

Bro.ther Rob.s Lett er is as fpllows: -L1 smore Str8.t.~ Aberm­~in, ,Tune 85. Dea.r Joe & .1 8nny, .Tust a few lones to you C to ask you to do us a favour. I may ju.st state that WGi aI', in a bit of a: fog hero: in the fi rat place, the bed I am sl Glepi ng on i 6 a 6i ngl IS one, & is al togethlir too imlall, because. when I turn on 1 t I pull the bedclothes wi th mo: consEiqueI1rtly I wake: I am stQns-cold on onG side. , Not b ecamse 1 Ha von' t au ffi 01 (flit blank at s -- the rtiason is the b

bed bet ng too narrow. I was woncleri ngi f you had a three quart€lr i ron bedstead & spTi ng matt rasa not in use you couldi.sell to us cheap. ! am almost sure Uncle ,Johnny & have on. th.y· could iHjll cheap. You see there iii no second- hand shop up here where we oou1,1 purchb..s0 one .. It would not matter if it was rusty--:Bobby would soon mak$ it as new. Well now perhaps you would like to knovr,in th€l event of m. getting .a 3 qua,rttal' bed,what would WE d.o wt:th the one 1 am sleeping on. 'Well, it will be put in us., for Dorothy', as at present she ie- sleeps with Allan in a large-si Zlil double cot; & as a separa ti on is long' overdue the Si ngle 'oed would fulfil that most d*sirable want in thi home. However, if you have not got, or Jack hasntt,some of your friend ma.y, if you maklil inquiries amont. theIl}. You see, if 1 coulcl get one it vrould be killing 2 birds with one stol;te, as Dorothy wou­ld benefi t almost to the extent of myself. '

This is not a news letter-- only a rilquilst. 1 Will give you news next tim\; lwri ta down to you. Brother Bob. II ,

Mon. July 1st, 1 935. I got ready togo to thil Army mti~t :i.ng yeEiter day mornl ng, but was stopped by rai n, whic continu~d to fall nearly, all day; so 1 staYild at home all day. .J ose, , Ivy J & tllil chilcLren werti vvi th Uii after di nneI',. & .1 ack & GladYIII WGri) here' a little whilEl. lPlorence finished nursing Mrs. Sh.lton last Thur. as she i a miarly well again. We heard yesterday the sad news of poor' old Eben Worley's SUet'Jim 4 death in Sydney. He was a good, earnest Christian; so I have no fear oono~rning his future state,He has left a.widow & 3 daughtel'& ummarrj.ed-- Olive, Hazel, & Vera. Olive & Hazel a.re Army officers To- day Mum & Florence bought a new thrtilu-quarter bed at "the Redding King 'g" shop in Newcastle for :3 pounds; & Mum bought a round glass jelly dish, for which 1 donated 1/6. ..1

I have now finishf.ad making the 10 Daniel c$lls of dopper wire,but: I st:Lll require some porouli pots to complete tham:

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7 3 ~ Tufa, .Tune 2nd, ,1935. To-'day I repaired the billycart & l~ . took our old double bed. & wi re mattrass to Harrdl ton, btt ,the goods shed was shut when 1 got there, so I put th~m

into a furl1i tur. maker's place near by, until to morrow. Last Friday we got the following letter fror.i Art:-

"U sual address, Thursday. near Folks" Two of my three pap. ers are over & ! think I have made a fai r fist of ilach of them.The music paper this morning was almost ridiculously easy. I am pleased to see that John & Wal got thei I' dipl Q'fto

mas 1 di dn' t ttd 11k 'they gav:e second. pri zes at the Tech. The weather is still pr~ttycold down her(l , but the radiata

ke~ps us wann. I feel perfEilctly morally justified in using it for both the tutor & matroneach run Wi relesses & large radi a'8-tors on ghe house curcui t • 1 n addi ti on to thi S onil of the :flt. fellows in the house ha's an all electric wir~la6s. If they ha'8 a ri gh t to thfl fil ectri ci ty so have 1. AS far as thQ upk e$ of8 of th III house is concerned, the excess money c oll@cted for

phone calls & gas would easily cover the cost (1 should think) if all of us used radiators. We pay 2d. each for ltd calls & 3d for using the irons. The hot water system is now most unsatisfactory-- we can't get hot, water when we want it.

The matron is cutting our tucker down, too, &, to add i:Q,sult to :S injury t 1 haven't eaten a meal for a week (exceipt lunch) "vhich ha dn't grubs or abts in it 1 I seem to be the ,Tonah here-- 1 get more grubs than anybody in tl1t

hous.. Hence I fm getting no more than my money's worth here, i.e. I am robbi ng nobody. Several of the fellows are leavi, ng & aI'S going to board elsewhere, & cons@quently in a few week's time I'll probably have the room to myself. Next Sa turday a~ternoon I '11 probabl Y' go out to F.arlwood. To morrow we have the SOCial acien<j161, exam •• Since 1 ha.ve plenty tc

learn, I conclude, Yours Arthur.

Thi EI eveni ng we received the new bed fror:; "The Redding Ki ng " • • I posted a note to Rob to let him know that thCil bed will be at

Abermai n to morrow.

Thur. July 4th, 1935. Yesterday I teet away the bed from te furniture maker's place where 1 had stored it on Tues. eve­rdng , & took it to the Ha~nilton goods shed. It weighed one hundr~d weight & a quarter, & the freight to Abennain was1/n. To-day Florence l'eCeivEJl ,'t cheque for £ 17:3:0 from Mr. Sh-

,elton for nursing his wife. With it he sent a complimantary note, thanking Florence fur h(olr servic~s. Charlie is makil1g a cot of coachwood, Thi s mol' :,i ng 1 printed a proof from the negative of the risht-h!'i.nd vjf:W looking from ,106e's house, but the exposure of 10 seconds was not 10M €:n.oughj )lowever, I managed, by lons clevelor,E:Hli":; tCI l'ak, a Pl~S¥fl;bJ.e J)lcture. YesterdaY I went up to ,1 06e' 6 house & tot).l\. Vol 0 pI1<?tos--1 looking no:r-1UaGt:; & ~he other looking 80U-ii}a,Bt Irom tlB

7U. .~ verandah. tll~ exposure was about 1 sec. wi th stop;W. 1 1.evelorecl vvi th packet developer, & found that the e~ exposure wa:;; a bit too lons. 1 got printable negatives.

,1 intend(orl to take the front of ,lose's house; but it was , in shado"v at the tj.me (l}~: 4C am m. 1 vy & the children were ~ here all day yes terday. No repl y has come from Rawli ngs yet. Fi e ,bu t colo. w sa th e l' •

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~"':''''''; rI' t k.L • July 5th, 1~35'. To-d.'-tY 1 received the following letter

"Dear .106 & .:r enny, ,lust a li ne to say we went down & got t11 iron bedstead; also the'mattrass: & to say the least it was

b oyond our \'Vi ldast E:xp ~c ta ti on. You never' baid how much you want for it: we hope you don't c arg e us too much, because we are not overwhelmed wi th the cu ent coin of the realm of the idle rich. ' In your extreme kindness in sending up that bid you not only did me a brotherly kindness-- you ha.ve also conferr~d a lal";;­ti ng beneEi t," to the girl as well., Shs sleeps with Allan in 1 big double cot. Her right to a bed to herself has b~en long overdue; so yousge, in sendi ng up the bed to me J she can hay mine. You have killed 2 birdli> with o'ne stone; for which you'~ both have earned our everlas~ing blessings for so doing. I

As a matter of tact you always kill the fa tt.d calf f or me, ! as I hav~ no one else in the family to ask to do me a good ' turn. You & ,j'inny always give me a loaf when 1 ask for a scone, Brother Bob. " ' , ~

Thi s aft, took a l~hoto. of Stone's hOU6@ wi th the hal f -ola ~~n8~1.t?roi!:a, & gave an exposure of a s~iCo:pd on a

'X?-dak n plato; & got an ::~8l~l~nt negati ~~"t~>ove,:: "~""~" 1'1" '

Char11$ Bold his little black mare, '1IM011y" , to~ay for 39 1-. Fred paj,d for the neW wireless licence to day on fa h~s way home from work (21 1-). Fine but cold weather.

Tues. ,Tulty 9th .. 1935. Last Saturday Walter took Florenc6t Mum, & me up to Bobby Cocking?s house at Li smore Street, Abennain .W. saw broth~r Bob, but Bobby & Gladys & the children were away. 'We did not stay long, but had a look at the house & surrou:nclings. The weather was v€ry cold but dry. The car went without any trou'ole. On Sun. 1 went to the hoJ,i ness meeting rut no other: tho

ai r was too cold. Mr. Banni ster told me that 'hi s broth€r Alf. died sudd&nly at C9ssnock about 3 weeks ago. He was another unfortunate dupe & victim of the publicans. Yesterday I took a bundle of "World's News" to the Hamiltn rye station & sent them to brother Bob. They weighed 1 lb. & the freight was 6d. I could not send them froIi the gocxis shed, as they do not accept anythi ng undt!r 14 1 bs in wei ght • Yesterday 1 bought 15 pounds of kapok at Ferguson's shcp for 16/3; & Mum put it into Florence's bad-tie & put the old. kapok into a tie for brother Bob. 1 took it alL the billycal't

to Harni.lton goods shed this rnornl..ng & sent it to Bob. ]':J:I:.:ip,ht 1/2. To day I made a ferrous oxalate develor,sr. "

We r~;ceived The fol10win,s letter to day:- ' II R. W. Thompson & bon,soliCi.tors, A.M. P. Build.ings, 276, High Street West Maitland, N • .3.W. 8th ,iuly 1935. Dear Sir, Rfi: STON~S. This matter has nO,\7 been comp;t.e'ted & we have pleasure in enclosing our cheque for i 5l/5/Sbeing amount payable to you & Mrs. Cocking. We also return your receipt book. Yours truly R. W. 'Thompson. "r •. 1 osiah Cocking, 41 Ingall St. Mayfililld F:ast. II

Yesterday I received the folJ.owing lett61r:-"Greenfi eld Terrace, P ortrea th, Redruth, COl'mVal1, ::iay 29th, 1935. Dear Fri ends ... iust answeri ng your letter after along time. Vie wer~ pl Elased to see that you were all well at the time. 3: trust thi s will find you all k ee:pi ng the same ."

,We are all just alrtght at present, thankful to say; & cads is ( like a new man: he gets about now fine. 1 have had my ankle ve1)j.: bad with an ulcer on it again, & it made me feel very slight. ' I tIs nearl y heal~d agai n now, so shall be able to master my , work muchbett~r., . ". I '., I Glad to get the pap ers. We thank you for tne )i· .. taJ.l' vIe rec E'J. ved' some week sago: it arri vee on the Ju"oiJ.ee Day; we had \.lui te a, I good time her~ too, the same as all oth&r places. The day 'vvas l~· perfect. Kathleen was home forr:,the week anI; she ,haElU1t been va very good-- she got a gref.\.t shock. I think 1 told you she is " cook- housekeep to Or. & ivtrA. Pail at Falmouth, ahe was I wi th them nearly' 6 years. On the 6th of A~)ril poor Dr .di ad i .

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Yours trUl y ,

Kr.Jos1ah Oock1ng, 41 Ingall st,

Hali1el d East. '

sudden ly. He

was takttln' ill in th4

night, & with ... in 10 mi nutss he was gone.

Gave them all a , shock. Poor

Kath had to se a doctor nilxt

week. She i a :). c0ming home fo a rest & changl.

The poor lady i brok en -hearted, nearl y i so hap -

py tog e·ther they ~ \were; no farui ly : ,--ju t him & her

,of course, she' a left with plenty of money, but that's not all. She has gone to London now for

wilil·e: when ahe goes in her new home ahe

, want Kath to , come & live : ' Wi th her; & she I has promi sed to

,not let her want if she doe They·were both sixty & was "0

ng to reti re (.) very soon. Life i setrange

as you do say,on thoa" r.d. ce vel'

ses yoU sent ua: it's true enough

we are all doomed to pass on to

IL".,,,. , .. , r beautiful Home l Dear Mr.

, .'. ,":'F' ,',9ur great & aoov~ J.f we onl . ':;':-\; . !

COCkJ.tlg, I haven)/'t1J. ~1i;fO!'. J. there. , . go ;thephotos of Saint Day

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~fi) yet, nor of myself', but will do my best to get, tnemsoon, i~ext Monday week will be ·Whitmonday.~his year the service at }w~nnap Pit is to be broadcast & relaid to ba heard just ~very where, You will hear it out there:,itts well worth 1istenilJg to ',I hope they will be taki ng the photos this year as they used t o. Dear Mr, Cocking, you would be surprised to see & to hear how the masses of pEwIlle are turning for ,Labour, even down h€r6 I have found out they are selling more papers: where they sold two now they're selling thirty; so I think they can see light, hank God, at last, & the Labour' are doing grand work at f(ed-

th & Camborne. Well, we are delighted. 1 p'a.ss it on vvherever go j & have lent our paper here for them to read for themselves

• You vrere saying your brother had retired. My brother, too, h:)..:: has reti red, bu t through ill health, worse luck" He has bought a house at Falmouth, He came up last week & took us down for the day, He has a nice car of good Size, so Pa went as well & had a ni ce day. I t di d hi m a bi t of good, I am sure. We are getting lovely weather atpresent--nice shovrers -- the ga

rdens are looking grand. This is a sweet 1i tt1e village, Now I shall tire you reading all this; & must, close with kind­est regards to you all from us all. ~ver your sincere friends,

F..& H, Webster. p, 8, Thanks for the nice verses & book. Vi11 write again soon. Shall be pleased to hear from you,"

On the 4th of !'uly F10rencGI received the followinG letter:-111163 Vera St. Hamil ton, near 3i ster Cocki ng, Eerewi th cheque fe' for amount of your fess, Please acknowledge receipt in due cou­rse,You will be glad to know that 11rs. Shelton is going finely; her arm is qui to 0 ,K., & near1 y healed, wi th an occasi onal fom ent still applied. She is up every day & had a walk. alo:ng the street yesterday, Roth Mrs. fihe1 ton & 1 greatly appreci.ate you

r happy association in this home during your stay here, & your carERful attention to the patient. Yours sincerely Ge,), S,She-

1 ton, .

Wed. July loth, 1935. Last MOn. W8 received the follow i ng 1 ettar from Art. : - , "Usual addresB, Friday.Dear Folks, Thanks for the douglJ

but I didn't intend my last lettitr as am apPEla1 for manill 'J'he supply of grubs, however, has decreased q,ui t@ a lot; 1 have only struck one or two lately, & I don't mind. a stray one now & again. I have paid 30/- more to the colllige this tenn, so that

now I am only 10/-behind being square. With that 10/-yOJ. sent me I'll sqp.are up the dUGS c omp11!ltely • On Monday last I went out to F.arlwood & attended the Y.F • Amd versary. It wasn't in thesame street as recant ones in

Mayfi e1d, Last Tuesday night I went i Ct -aka ti nc: vii th a co1l.­eg til party. W. obtai ned a conc~ssi on o:t· 6d on the admi sai 01

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c· •• y ri C G by r\;!UBOn' of th8~ fa.&~ ~t "th~re wer. more thoo 20 of U$. I fi nd tha.t by now 1'm reasonably stablo on skates ,al though Ic~n 't do anything fancy. The exam. re6ul ts are not yet out j but 1 "suppose th~y will be out rather soon. Yours Arthur.

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'ro-,iay 1 typed a long letter to the Websters & included a , .. - f IIwI''-' I" " .... um" II ' cOJ:;f 0 Vi i\.-' C> '::>n~, ? I al so enclosed Dost -carda of Walls

diploma; our house; Ingal1 St. looking Sou-th; & I:a:qgar Park froln our verandah. I am also sending a caoy of the",sYdney Mai Mai.l" • -

Saturc.\ay. :ulY,13th ,1935. Yesterday we received the fo1-J. o\'Ji ng 1 e t t e r : - ..

"Li smore ~:lt. Ab ennai n, ,1UJ. y 11 th • Dear t106 & 0+ enny , 1 went down to the station & got the mattr,l.ss • .l don't know to thank you for your unlimi ted kindness to me. It just cr.:tme time, because Gladya is not coming home until Sa.turday; 60 now we will not be put to any 8xpenBe whatever in providirig new straw one. '

V/ell, rli the clothes for my personal wear-- I am not sl( vrt of any at -!~resent; the reason i6-- when 1 was down at the home I had 10/- allowed me as pock et money, & I purchased a fai r .

ount of clothes. 1 am very glad I did SOj 1 am at pr~ sent ne & tidy to go to the church & iunday school on Sundays. As a

matter of fact I must keep tidy & neat for Sundays, as 1 have large class of young Women to teach. However" I do so kindly thank you for your kind offir to provide some clothes if I was in need of them. I am al So well shod, as Fothel gave me a new pai r of beGt shoes when I was at thehome. ' 1 only wear t116lTI on Sundays: t hey are yet as good as new. 1 vras very glad. to see you come up here to have a look at us. You ha,ve seen the small bed for yourself: it is indded too small for me to sleep on-~T' am too broad for it. Hovvever" it

iVill come very nice for Dorothy to sleep on. . 1 was very pleased to see young Walt~rafter 17 Yiars. All yoU: family seem to be born artists i n the~r different callings in Ii f e. Of course T k now they all had to work hard to gai n a hilgh standard in life. 1 feel sure that Arthur will climb to a high standard in hi s endeavour to be of use on the teachi ng is taft' in, the school s. Re your advice on thepig -sty, well, t?e floor is made of stone: 'I

we clean it out every week: ther@ is no stench or smell COmEJG "[~ th~n-~we all see to that.

I am. not going to suggest that you saw anything on your trip her'l that wouJ.~i. vl'ln your admiration of this place; in fact thera's not ing to convince a wayfaring man that Abermain possesses any be-auty spots a."Cyall. While I like the' ' the place; yet,after all, the air people here 1 donlt like seems to keep me in spleniid heal the That alone, to ine,

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7~' . ht ';!l should compensate for its ug1~nilss--at least 1 aug to be· thankful .for it. ,

Now, in conclusi on"l must ,agai n thank.. botl1 of you for your kindness to us. I am. sure you will not wan~ for yo ur kindness to us. I also hope your trip up here will broaden your mi nd, notwi thstanding its long run up here{rom your 1)1-ac@. Oi ve my love to ,jenny: 8.1so Florence & the boys.

Brother Bob" Wi th love to all. p. S. If I am in urgent want of anything I w:lll let you know. I fall is goi ng well with you you need not hu Try in answer to thi s. "

Fe also received this letter from Arthur:-'iT] sual address, Wednesday. near Folks ,I have seen the "Tel et:, raph I encyclopedias, & am of the- opinion that they are well worth obt:­ai:ning at the price asked. They would be parttcularly useful to me & more especially, 1 think, to the family in general. Hence

. T 'have sent i nta the Telegraph office a form such as the ons enclosed, but using ,the name Mr. F. Cookj.ng instead of Mr.,'. Cocking. I would have done it all off my own bat,but,in addition to th c fact that 1. didn't want to bear the expense of buyi TIb a, paper each d~y I I thought it would be .better for all of you (qui te a crowd) to have thw use of the paper i nsteali of just myf;e self.If you will purchase the paners,beginning next ~ftonclaY(~'ll

get it for the rest of the week) I'd be greatly obliged. In order to comply with the Telegraph's conditions it will be necessary·at a later stage to name your newsae;ent. To thiS end it will be advisable to place qn order wi th him in the name of

Mr. F. Cocking. If you send down the presentation voucher & 80 consecutive COUD­ons 1 will "cough up It the 6/- to the newspap~r firrn--t11at is, '" you buy the papers & 1 pay for the books.

I hope .1 have made myself clear ; if 1 ha~enlt .T '11 try to expJ.ain the p06i tion latel'. If you don't like the: idea) of course don't eni tar upo nit ; but the ancycl ap:eclia to me, & t [) S evera1 0 thers Ll the house, seems to be a particularly good publication for the money.

As the envelope will become too full if .1 wri to any more 1. '11 answer your reply to my last letter when "1 t COl~les. AprO".f)06 thLLnks for the papers you've been sending lately-- 1 've forgot-::,en to mentj ion them. ThankiI1e~ you in ant:i.cipation(as we say in business Jet-

ters) Yours Arthur. P.S. 1 .haven't got the IIflu" yet." ,

'This morning I.put the chec1Ue for #.. 61 :5:3 in the Nerrcastl€ COl!:­Irr;onwea1th Barij. 1 bought 2 knife-sharpeners, a ladder-mending need14

for Mum, & a stick of grease ramoy-ar. The lot cost 3 /S.

Thorn

Wed. ,iuly 17th 1935. This morning 1 wrote a note to R. "';1[.

PSon & Bon solicito!S~ 276 Ack now15'!gi ng rece~p1i of

High Street , W€l3t '.lai tland, ~ /9· receipt book & Cheque for £.51 f6

%Cl\ Sat. ,1\1;/ ,Z;)th ,1835. YGsterday we rfijctiiv~d th8 fol.

lowing letter from Mrs. Holland:.,. "29 Wattle ,st. Punchbowl, N.S.W. July 17th i935. Dear Mr. Cocki ng, I SUPPOSQ you havil somlitimils won1-ered if 1 have return@d to New Z'ila land as I've not wri tten to I.e

you know how Mr. Fraser is progressing vvith th.. biography of Harry's life. I have not heard a word about it since I wrotG you last, & T don't f,el i nc1in8d to ask Mr. Fraser. I know' that he WOllld not fi611 inclined. to settle down to that work during }/tX'ii:i. ?raser's long,serious illness. I do know that th

re is not a. man better q;ua-lified to do justice to poor Harry' li fi! than.', r. F'raaer. At present he is away on the Geneva Con­ference, I think. it is, He has taken Mrs. Fraser with him. c;'llsn they ar:ti ved in Sydney, on thei r way -Yh.y rang me & arran, ged for mli:l to ml!H~t them in town,'which 1 did.l only wish thar

'(vere men vlith ouch high principles in the Labor party in N.,~S1:r, --1 m8an th~ :poli ti cian~; if thera were the Labor Movement to­day would be i :-1 a heal thi ar J) Obi ti on.

1 told yo,; in my last letter the,t 1 was on th4f roll in thi s State & would vote for -Chi} L,ang candidate--not bocause hil is a member of

the Lang party, b~ __ ~.t b acaU6e he was the A. B.P. can:ii:ia te. 1 don't tLink 1h·. McGirr would be in aglleement with the Beas­ley facti on t i? metllOda. 1 thi nk that he 1 s a good Labor:1. ts, & would be anxious to have unity in their party. I could never thi nk. that 8'1<.1.s1 ey could. be trusted after his trilach6ry in

movi ng no confidtinco in thil Sculli n Government, knowi ng hCi had Labour enemies b<ihind him to vot. the Scullin Party out.

ReaslQY sllould have bgen bumped right out of the A.L.P. I f he had any 6i nc.ra regard f or the Labor p~rty he would nilv (ir have done what h. did. Surlily there were other means of deal:! ng wi th th~ acullin Governnent for 'thei r acti ons in re­ducing old-agli piln~ions than wr(ilck1ng the whole MovilmE;nt! 1 amli ving ina hotbed of Lang1 tea. I find it b&tter to say nothj ng; but all t).1~.samQ th~y 'f::ko'Owt'hhat1 lay at Beasley's ciuorthe wrt'cki.ne. o.f),~he whole Movement. Is it any wondlir that

1 greivfJ over the P:QQl,~tion the Labor MovenHtnt 1s in'in Aus­tralj.a. to day? Wmo has had a grElat@r experienct ? 1 havt.! ,~ust ])ost@d to Roy to day a very worn P8.88 of the 11 ttl pap€!r, 'Tht: SOCialist", dated May 5 1895; but 1 can go back to Harry's work. on the first Labor pap~r, called )"The A'l~i;traliali WOl'kn:an". r thi r.k: that was in 1 e93. I' Ehould n8v~r fOT<Glt that ~Xf;:~X':i ElTiCb: th<?re were f1 Vtl nlEiln trying to klj)@p it alivi:'i. Rarry walii GtiH~(:;rf.l.1 ;,~bnager; & a chap nam~6 Frank Fox waD F.di tor or suu f~di tor, ,1UBt }~ecintly r saw wh<ilre h. was in Australia. H. was

a war co:."r~).sr,0nc1lint during the sreat war. I did Si:€l in th. pal'It',t' that mu.dfil T.€:f~l'enCft to him when hEO was in Australia, about 6 wee a~~oJ what hoi: v;a6 now connected wi th, but I r.a-ve forgottf:n. 1 won18rod, t;;hli.rL 1 read about him,that ~or the last 18 ll,onths he ~ ,d tIl HaTTY 8: 3 othilrs,r~c\Cjv~d orJ.y 5/- a week. Th8.~ Wett) th~ fiVeTi:':.gti) E)() th$}iJ.1)cl:i tors said \ltl1ltin thi:iiY audi ted the book Ii, ,

-~ 1!fI.']. 1 don't know how they di spos~d of the plant t6 "'l1.~ Au - "

stralian Workman",but 1 remfimbf)r that it was takiln OVilr by ,~ "The Work~n". I have reasons to remember our ~1<xJ.Hi1'i onCtt when 'Jl

HarTY was killi ng himself vvi th worry when thel't'$ was no monay to pay the accounts. I remember one Monday in :parti cula.r; i tl was towards the e+\d of the la.t 18 months of the pap!!r. I had, ' week after week j to face the landlord Wi thout rerJt; & I remem- I bel' 011 this particular clay dreading having to fac. him. [lear oV1.; Harry said to me" I feel sorry for you, but 1 have to face the . landlord & gas collector for much more than that when! get back to offi ee! ", Sure enough they v~rere there, & the gas man sa tin th e offi c e unti 1 Harry & Frank Fox w6lnt ou t & rai S9 € th e amount. The 'gas f:tccount was l 40 , & therent i 20 a month. 'Th.e machintj:s were run by power. A few weeks later, 8:: just one week to the d.ay before Roy was born the landlord was rssp' nsiblli for loaving our hOUS6 wj thout furrd tl.lre. 1 n Ie 92 Harry was out of work. He was altogeth61r :3 years out of .

hi s t radEJ; he t 1'1 ffid several thi ng 6: S6!lli ng ~pal) ers was one of the;' them; col1ectinp; for an insurance company arlother, which led up to him writing a parlll)111et on what h. saw, Bit oy bit we sold our ftl rni tl: r6 to pay our rent a1.1ri ng the two years 01.1 t of work. 'Phen we were told that if WQ went to QUeanbeyan Earry would get work in the office where he learned his trade, lIe did for a f€1w :\ months; then they couldn't keep him on ; so 'vve car:"iE3 back to 6yd-,

ney; fu rm shed a small cottag e wi th the bare r.fsce6sttri 810, 6: had -­noarly paid for them when the collector asked me to show him my rent b o<Jk. He nev@r sai d a word, but next day a vanpull ~d up 8: -:. took every articl@ even to the kettle. I can even now SGl6 that ma ;'~ n,wl. th tears in his eyes, taking away the furniture. His l1oJn61 was ;; Lindell & he worktld for Von Hagin, H~ said to me"It is the cruel­est job I've ever had to do. 11 Tat was:'ust one w~)ek befor~ Roy was born. 'I thi nk it was that year that a man narrHvo. Hanni ster was the Labor can:4.iclatft.Rarry & another man u6Gld to go out aftGlr 12 o 'clock at night 8: whi t6V'rash the footpath, "Vote for Banni ctsr", he was the candidat~ for Waterloo. . . 1 could fill pages of Harry's lif(il's work for suff€.lring humanity,

Phere WEtS not one acti on all' through his lif. that could di&crecli t him, There was not an industrial trouble that hil didn't stand to regardless of thl!ll consequences. Now thath. has passed .on I often _\ li V8 i n th~ past, & thi nk of all the good he eli d, &. t,r1 @d to do,f or others.The little pap.r, on page 8 of it,that 1 sent Roy, has a re \ port of a May-Tay Oemonstration (In a monster scale; Harry being one; of the speak er6. Also dun ng the w,aster Hali days Harry deli vered a : serias of addresses in Minmi ,Newcaet1e, Islington, Walls€lnd, &

\ Lambton. That was i n 1895, On thesame page there is the !epart of a !

~,ec~r~ by.Mr,.W.M. Hug~es!M.zi" April 2et~ . Th81ec~ure .was_.on ;;\uniC~pal1satlon v Soclal~sm. Harry was 1n the chalr. Ivlr. HUghes, th~ report sa1ci,after refuting thE! objections rajsed against Social iSITl,by the_ igno.rant H d . . how easily 80cialisIl rrdf.~ht be cJrougnt . G Emonstrated how

about bydemocratj.c municipal J ,IN (;1:' Local

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Govermnent .;,ir. Hughes s~ the Rill introduced by the >~ profes s eelly dil1110Cra ti c Rei d Governm~nt was auuarently i nt:a

ended. top rtlvcnt local government, i nasmucl1 as"'1 t wou.l d hap1' er local bocl.ies in ghe raising of their own r6lvernJ.€ls, & SOel:o ght to perpetuate the pfirnicious plural voting system. He consi1ered the duty of the Labor paty would be to fight the Governmont on this measure. Of cours@) he said, he was lik@¥ to be ou tvoted in caucus; & since hi! thought that at all hazards the Labor party should renain sol 1d,he would vot€J (1;1

as the majori ty ducid6d.Th6 lect'l.11'0, wllich was br:i.lliant thr­ought ,b ristl(ilc\ wi th humourous i llustrati ons , & the audi encti' ehowed i t~ apprecia ti on by frequent applause. II There is a report also of a lecturtB by Mr. G.B.Beeby at Leigh Houss on t iunc1aY,Apr:l.l 14th , 1895, on ItMod.ern Troublers & Troubles" ,The l€lcturer dealt wi th the f1imsin68s of the aver­age obj ect :ons raisl::1d to Socialism. On whose sidl: are these 2 g ent1 emen to day ? Time will never really heal my sorrowj it comes in wavee; but I havB thi.'.t ,:!;lorious consolation that Harry lived his liftil ab

he set ou.t to'live it--givi11f:; of his "t'Gst to bring comfort G:

haj.-'1:)ill'les8 to struggling humani ty. There arlil a f~w of th~ old oomrades still alive to toll of his good \-vork in AUbtralia.; yOJ.

for one; Mr. Ike Askew of Cairnb, Queensland, vyhom 1 h8ar fror:~ occa.sionally. H\ii was, YO'Ll will remomber, with Harry & Batho ip NewcC\.stlo, Now I must l·ul1 up, or you will fi nd my talk weary. Roy has wTi tten over to ask n!6 if I could get any further information concernins his fad's life in AUBtralia, or any photos taken wheYl in the movement in Australia. I thi nk you said in one of your 1 et t erE; that you have that photo of Harry tak. en wi th Wi 1-son & Mrs. ~;:ontefi ore. I f you have, would you pI ease 1 end it to Roy? He will get a COpy of it & 5'end it back to you. 'rh6!'6 is a young parson in Wellington wTi ting up Harry's 1if€l, HEds aIDe using it in connection with a lerlturo • He is studyj.r:S for his M~A. or R.A., I forget which.

Aggie's husband is still on the une!'trployed list in Adelaide. I found out thatif they came to N.S.W.her husband would have to Ie be 2 years on the roll before he could get rElli ef work. I send them 10/- R. week, & they gat rati::,ns; but that is a wretched lif6 for them. How arEa you all keeping? I suppose your family are all in work. Now I must bring this letter to a close. Wi th kind­est regard to all, from yours si ncere1y,A .Holland.

P.s. rear Mr. C·.eking,I forgot to tell you that.i rec~lived a oeau tiful illuminated address from the citizens of Huntley in memory of Harry. It was Signed by the Mayor of' Hunt1,jhe prtiisiclent of Nortl"]srn Miners I Union; president of' the Unemploy@d'j ;Pra5idiJnt of Huntly, Rai Ivva y Staff; president ofRa te-:rJayers' & Ci ti zens I

ASSOCi e.ti on ;6: the P resi dentof the H. F. .Holland Memori a1 Fund. I1:!ta t, be~utifu~ a~~;;~resG ~IY ~he M~ori .K~ng~that' you will s.ee

tne !,Jemol'J (t;. I,'orker , ~s prJ nteo. ~n Lull. 1 look at J. t ec

33 think of Harry langui.shing in gaol inhis ~arly life, all because he def(Hldecl ,hi ea.Illow-msn in thei r fight agai nst

oppression. He was not m than 27 when he went to gaol over the Newcastl e Ml ners '. Loc 'U t. Of course he was 1 n vvha t was I called the Debtors t Driso He was allowed to wear his own I clothes, &his meals' were sent in fron, home. What 1 can now rel1ll1B' Tem4mlber ,'he bociall ate or Labori tes saw that 1 & the :3 li t- . tIe boys didn't want forJfood. Fred was six years; Allen four; & Roy on 2 years. There ,"as (}one day 1 had to take Harry his

meals in myself; the 3 m,£:tI!.s~ had to 'Q..8 in by 8 0' clock. 1 had to shut the 2 eldest bo.ys u):: in the house whil e I took the me­als to Oar1i nghurst Gaol. 1 ca~d' Roy'''Lthi basket of food. Thos9 are the little experi.&lnc~that Wil~lwa.ys live in my m6m10rYi & I now appreciate the"love & resp:ect that havQ been

shown towards }~iry . sipdI@r'e&uns.GT1fi.&.bdr()'rk,whichwaBstart€( in hi 6 early )wenti ~' ,carried on fai thfttli:l.y to the end of his beautiful life. A.H :

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Yesterday we also got the follow'ing letter from Artl1Ur:-II" -Us i)al address, WQdne ,.day. near Dad, You Will doubtl61sS be pleasoci

to hilarn th~t 1 have at last allow.i1d Christ to cane i.nto my life, Henceforth 1 intend to base my life' lim Christian ))rinciples, for a life wi thout religi ous m.otives SeEmlS to me ',)oth um.lati sfactoTY_ & unsatisfying. Last Sunday ni.ght 1 knelt at the pam tent form at F.arlw()od. As to whether I will join the Salvation Arrny, or not, I e •. m not, as'Yf!t, decided. I ,"vill get a copy of the "Articles of War", etc. next Sunday, & have a look through them. In regard to the F,ncyclopaedies, it's unforturtatE? that you didnt getthe paper irt Fred's name. J was going to send your name in to the office, but 1 thought you mightntt likfJ my doing se because . of the penSion. If you haven't as yet cOl11ll1unj.cated with the tt-rel­egraphtt people /(which .1 hope is the case) yeu cansenri in Fp.~1.e- r, Perry's narne as Fre(l's newsae:;ent. Perhaps it weul r l be wise te chan, ge the n~ur:.e at Perry's . .l would have left th6! Whole business to I you, but the application form 1 sent in was th@ last print~d. I

It is useless for you to senet in an a'IJ)licatj.oll novl, for the closin date is long past. It is better to change matters your end thanth~~ beca.u..3\9 things are likely to get mixed up wher~) there are hundreds, of thousands of a·npli>cants. 1 will send my COl11)On6 to yeu & you can arrange thereat of the affai r you Tealf • Si nc e, hewever, a book in the hand i 6 worth 2 in the post,l think it best te forvrard your coupons, enti tling you to collect the first set, te me, & 1 will call for it. ~ 1 haven't got the "Flu It yet ,. al though .I have had a -oretty i?ad col' 1 am O.K. now. I St)€mt last ;:;.aturday night & all day laf:it 8unday \

a:, ~ion~l '~~lace .. 'r~e Bunc1.~y after next I will probably ~ , lI1MJ. nf) ~ s~ml1ar Vl S~ t. I mll go to town tq m~F.'row afterrlo<ll Cc see aoou t the vam1)hl et. Yours Arthur. J? • 1;). jl,xam. rebut q so far:- \juE;ic,55':~t (less than I expected) but :it'b only [)',

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On ThurEvlay Florence was called to a man named Oave Thcmas at the Glebe, but the poor man was dead before she arrived there. Yesterday she was called out to nurse someone at MEn ...

wether. I have been tryi ng to fix up my enlargi ng camera to copy &: enlarge Kathleen Websterls photoe;haph to. half plate Ed.­Z6, bu.t r. have ntot finished yet. On thur. 1 went to the Pacific StrfKjet depo't of the firm that sells the ftpractical Knowledge For All" set of 6 books, & I ~ saw ·1 of them . The others were in the wi nclow, On theway home I bought ";,~y Lif@ & Work ", b~ Henry' Ford. (l/3); "1'rac@d & Tracked: Mamoj.rs of a Ci ty D 'ctective" .1/-); & 3 American maga

zines at 6d E:~ach , at a second'iland booksho~ near the lslingto " park. 1 also ordereJd "Wireless Step By Step', by Ralt:;}'!. :iiiFal1tf.r at the Co-oV81'ative storfil, & will probably get it nsxt w€ek.

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Fri. ,Tuly :36th, 1935. This is a. copy of a document i beued to Ii'rc( by [,yeagh t's Cor:lpany: - 1 95 Cocki ng 'T. No. ----;-- i'lam e ---- Pay endi l".g 13 july 1935. Wag es i 316 i 3 ;16/ 6. Hospi tal, 6d. Ambulance 3d. Doctor

Sick Club TJn8mp. R. Tax 2/2. Insurance 2/-. 4 /10. £311 / £3/ 11/8. Year IS earni ng s ---J. 122, Lysaght's 1,1 cYfca8"'le Workf3 Lirr.ited."

Tues. ,iuTv )Oth, 1935. This y,-lorrdng I wrott} a. letter t:> Ure. A. Holland., 89 Wattle St. , I,=>unchbowl,N.S.W., & ex-nlainf,c1. to her why 1 have not answered her lett~t' till nov,. 1 include'5. the followirv~ v@rses:- T~ M"" 116nA~. " -~ ~1,rr~y greive because the Sun has set ?

Hern€lmber how he shone And rip aned frui t s you ga thar yet,.

Although his light has gone.

AnI ~hough a whole world·i nt~rVe1183 A:::l:i Ni ght t S dark sl1::Ldows chill,

He's shi ni ng yet on other sc~nes To ri-pim harvests still 1

How vai n & foolish to repi. ne, And fill your heart vr.i.th pai:o.!

When marDi ng comes hi s face .,vill shi ne And gladden you agai n ! II

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41 Ingall Street, . Ma.yfi eld F.ast, , Via Newcastle,

N.SeWo

10/4/1935. To the Fodi tor of "War--What For?" •

3.4 A.

. 193 Hay Street, Sydney.

Si r, Aa 'you have invi ted your readers to c'ontri­bute to your excellent paper, 1 am sending sane verSes which ma'}

: be acceptable to you. ,? recei vea. your ~nswer 'to my i nqui ry re my pamphlet entitled .1 Call It Murder, 8: was not surprised to find that it had not been sent to you.It is an attempt to Drove

to Chr,i stiana that war :i. a opposei to the teachings of Chtist; & it conai ata of 87 pagea almost the same size as this sheet, of which a'l(.wt half are devoted ,to' verses under the follo~~'~ head­ings:- Wltat Is Chnstiani ty ?" ~ '~The Fightil1J..?; MacB'~; 'put Up 1h e Sword. "; 'A Soldi er At The Bar. ; ttWha t I a War ?~'; What I s Cap-II . It· " .11 i tali stic F.duca ti on? e; Wha't Is Mili tan sm ? ; 'What I a Paci-fiam ?"; "YVhat Is Capita'ism ?";"Wha.t Ia patriotism ?II;

'11 ,1irc 1111 What Is a Martial Hero? ; Jingn,Parsons.; What Is a Milita.rv padre ~ "; II What Is Imperiaiism ? "; "What Is the Roy .scout lvlove'­ment ? '; "The Christian Jingo.·II;"Un:i.versal patriotism the Most obl~;by F. Wright. "Where Are:::Dur Foes 1. ";" A Christian Soldier.;

"Would Jesus Go To War ?"; ""vVhat I s a .Ti ng 0 ?"; "Strong words".; ,IIA Chris~ian's Olty.";11 A Christian Soldier'\ by K.R.Levds; "Liberty ',by .Tock Lauder.; ''vv'hat Ie Freedom? j"Who Gains Bv War?'i "A Modern Canute."; IIA Marvel9.us Gun."; "Anzac ray ~ " ;" Another War. "; II A W~e-8lavets fJife. I; IIA Shirker's Life. I; tiThe Conten­ted Slave. "; A Rara Avis .. ";" What- Is An 1deal dtate ?"; "Then & Noy! ". "An Ap~a] ". "To Moth)rs I • "What For ?'" "iVha t

. • I " -. I" TI ' , 11 Is Churchian1.ty 1"; .( zac r:ay~ (2nd. ; Soldier's Lament. ; "Vfhy They n:i..eq.."}.'~A~zac r:ay.n(3rd.)~" War Has Failed."j"Anzac Orations.";& A Doc1alist's PrRyer. '. These '~re not consecntlve, but are interspersed al ternately among .the p~ose. y ai1ih is to ridicule & explode the fallacy that Christianity is

qui te: ,ompa ti ble wi th mi litari sm J & to tear the sanctimoni ous 'ask off so-called Christian martial service. I also try to show what genuine Christianity is. If you would like to {,eruse the 'amphlet,with a view to publication, I will poat it to you·

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i th thi s I enclose 2 - , for which please send War ! What For? o me for six r(~onths. Thanking you for an early reply, I am, Sir, wrs fraternally ;T osiah Cocki np;. . cll • S ~I :ml also senAi ng some clipni ngs'

J the sen4.i ng of \I[h1 may

~~ t d t "'raraxacum. be aCknOWledged, ' .......... ~ eo, "',

bS~ Thur. Aug, 8th, 1935. Last week FlorancQ finished nur,ai:g Mrs.Harrmheil & hel1)edthe ;ioctor to operat., on her chil.i fQl: 'tvnQi Ii 'ti d • .she paid Flol'\'3ncQ before sha left the hou­a~. As I have no foun-tai n pen Florence gave mo a pO'Ll.nd to buy one. She is llOW out nursing a child who haS.pnfiUj1101Ua. Last week our son :Tack paid £, 5D as a.n instalment or del)Osit on a new house l'1cl.T!1l\llcl tlJ,lalvern ll in G-eor£,rtown, owned by a may!­namsel Hudson. Th~ full pri cs is i.. 500 • They shi ftf>3rl in last Friday; (~GladYls sister,M8.Y Bobs, came & heJ.ped. to place ths furnit'l.1.re & thinriB. 8ne is to return home to H.2.ymoncl Terrace next Saturday. This week I have been he1pi ~'S ,T aek to pu t the ya.dtd in order. Last w~ek we ricei vad the fo!. ·'.o,\<vi ng let ter f'r0Di Art:-

"Usual address, 'Pu9sday. Dear Dad & Folks,Last thursday.,. or! went along to R':lwlings to, sEileabout your pamp111etj l1e wasn't n ; aut ,aft<9r wa..i. t1 ng round for most of Fri da.Y,afternoon 1

:saw him. He hasn't f:lmshec1, wi th it yet; & will pro'oably send it to YU'J. next wef'J:.. I have also SEiGn tl1cl.t book, " practi ca.l KnewJ. e:lge For All", at G-ordon & Gotch' B • .t t 's cl good publi,cation, but nowhere near worth the money askEd It's not v.:J'ri] praeti cal, anyhow J fo1'j t 's very much J.ike an ord.i.ru-.:try encyelo'()aedia. (jast Sat~lrday 1 after tea, L went oUi to an Army Social at F.arlwood, & spen1i th8 n:i.,~ht at Lionel?s place. On b'unday morning f..JioneJ. & I cut some sandwiches

for my lunel'). &. tea, &, s1 nee I' had my pyj amaa to carry round wi th me, he i. Dsi sted. om my taki ng hi s 1 ea ther case. Mr. Wi IIi runs, a soldier of 1i1arl wood Army, teok me J the skip;)er's misbus, his (Williams' daughter, Ron nruery, J:: a girl frien1 of hiS, to Carnpsi&,to attend tilO Yuung p@ople?s, nay Meetimgs. There was'nt room in his daugllte:c's port for her Ribls, so "-'he put it :i n "mine". At 9:30 that night he eallad baok fc,r 1116 & took us to F.arlwood in his car. When 1

got out I opened 'my II port to gj.ve the gir1 11er book, & clis­cov~re(l. that 1. had tax.~Hi the wron?:; case. :.:1', 1,';''illiams is

-pretty well in the know at headquarters, so he unclertook to take charge of the case, &: to soe about a level swap. 1 told

. Lionel about the matter yesterday, but he doesn't seem to mind' mUCh; IH) fetllls quite confiC\.f!ll1t of getti11,~2: his port a!;ain

(wlltch he W:Lll,of course, 'even if I have to cough up for it mYS~lf). l' 11 ri ngi.1r. Williams up 8:: fi 11el hovv thi n;,:;s

are goi'hg, t()vra~ds the end o~ the week. Yesterday week I went ska ti ng wi th a Co1162;8 party; I found that T was reasonably stable on sl(~~:tfs,al th 011 [';h I came down a few times i;ryi ng to hold others uP.

Yestarclay one of our psycho10gy lecturers gave a tall{ 011 the psycholoS;y of wi3.:r, but 1. dj.d.n't think muohof it. TOf-<-'l.a.v prpf" Macdona.ld Holmes lectured us on the ~ e O(~ ra,')hy a ADy8.~ ~l Yl:.l. a . .j ,.J ~

1 don't thi n]. J have told you all my exam. m~'trk8. They are, PhYSj, 08" ~)aas; musi c ,50'S b slow a credi t; 'iiiduca. ti on,

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2~0 below a cridi t; Hand.work, 1';0 below a 91"6cl1 t; Speech-T raj, rli ns, 7()',~, (p rooab1y a 'li st:i, ncti on) ; JoCi <;1.1 Sci eneV>',?l ~ (also a potential distinction). ' :t have been consCriptec1. into a verse-speo..l{j,ng COl;j;js'b:i tiol1 to take :placo early next term. tfue r@sul·t is that 1 have 1 eann a.bout 100 lines of Shakespeare 8; abowt a dozen poem 1:rte ela.te for a viai t from Armidale College has been fixed

the 12th August, consequently lectures(except those corr~en c1 up; at 9 a.m.) have 1)66n cancelled. for thi a week. Thi a me a.na - that we hav€I orJ.y a fortnight's mora lectures tl1i s te:cm I have (.tn essay to write,so I'll 00l1cl"t.1JJ.e.Yours Arthur. II

Last wee .. I recai va the fol.lowing l$ttcl' from lLrs Holland:-\I ')0 ·"a.J..·t"~' Ct Puncl .... ·h '1.1'] 11 :':' 1'f "u1-- '''''''It' h 193r' ; ).,; V'I \.1 .L;J .. , ., ,"".I 0 VY ',' .• ~ ... ) •• , " t, Y hJ , ,) •

O~a:r Mr. Co'okl.1YJ., A cou}')l e of weeks ag 0 1 . wrote to yov. to a you if you would please let me have that I)hoto of Harry taka 'wi th M:rs. Mont eii ore & 'Wi 1 s on.: Roy wrot;i over from We'w Zeal-

and. for any 'phot 0 of his dad tht1. t I 000.11 g at him tak en in ba­fO:::0 h6 went to Hew Zealand. I e:JC'o1ained that a young parson j.

,\vri "iii Ilf6 a hi story of Harry's li fe·'. I ad.clreBsed my letter "May -fi aId 1ilast ";1 had. lost your add.rEl'ss: now I have an idea that I should, have :~)ut tIle street, but not bei ng sure that i t 'W~

;i.~~lngall stree·t 1 left it out. So now I am sending it to Ingall -,St., Mayfie1"l Foast; & i.f 1 dontt get a reply 1 will com~ to t1.1e

conclusi on that you have ahi f ted. to some othe·l' part of the \'10':;:­

Id, It' i.6 possible that 1 will be :returning to Adelaide very soon. Trusting that you are all well,& with kindest regards to all, from Yours si ncerely A. Holla.nd. II

Tllis Thursday morning 1 have finLshed writing the folL:n,i verses :-

In Peterts Place. Tune - "'l'he VJearing Of The Graan tt •

I f you had b sen in Peter t f:) plclce Def enJ:.i. ng Chri st" the Lord J

F rom cl~u.fi xt on t s deep di sg rac~ , By slaahi ng wi. th the sword 'When .TeE,"LlS said" put up that blade:,

Of blood.shed I v'{'ant none! n 'VJhcl't answer, then, vWL'tld. you helve made, Or what wO'-lld you have done?

Choru.s --Tell me what you would have sai d, Tell me what you would have done . If you had stood in PetlZr.ts 'olaca' Say V{li.a.t you would have done" !

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If Chn at had 6ai0., "Nay ,P eter J nay, Ki 11 not, but let men li. Vel; My followers should never slay Their foes, but should fo'rgi VEl: And those who slaughter roaks me feel Aggr.igeved 8: full of Sh<.-un9; ]'or those Wl10 use the gor¥t steel

Shall peri sl1 by the same 1 I

If ,Jesus said that men must love 1'hei r enemi es J & cease To fight for Him, or Goel ab ova, But Ii va in perfect peace: "lf wars were rightful God. would send,

Wh enever I may call,-A host of anQ: el s to defend

~ " Me now, last 1. may fall.

Would you haVQ said., "You Ire stupiri,Lord, Thus peaoefully to yeild; 1 tIs fooli sh not to use the sword And bravely Wi n the fi $ld : If Joshua for God COUld, fi gh t And slay the fomnen too, You Ire mad to say ~~~ it is not right To murder me:'1 for You ! II

"You Ire cowar::U'.r ", would you havesai d, Thu s tamel y to submi t ! A tiavi our should not be afrai d 'To gi ve or tal~ e a hit: No gallant soldi ar should be blC\Ined

For shed1ing brothers t gO're; So henceforth I shall be ashamed ." Y' II 10 own ou any niOre t ?

Yesterday I received the following letter from :';irs.A.Hollallfi.:­"29 Wattle, St., punchbowl, Aug. 5. Dear, Mr. Cocki ng, Your very kt nd 1 atter reache(l me last week, & to-lay the photo." for which 1 thank you. That photo was taken 2

,weeks before he went into the Li ttle Bay Hospi tal \vi th the bad knee. Mrs. Montefiora died about 18 months ago. I saw her death i i

n the "Sydney Herald", & a few weeks after i recei ved a letter from her that was forwarclse from New Zealand. A frj.sn1 of 'her's read . of Harry IS death in the "Manchester Guardian" & read it to her. Mrs. Montefiore had been blind for three years before she died,

She di ctRted the letter to her frl end e She sl'\1.d she hati been blind for ?) years. 1 mi slai d her 1 et H ~r. 1 was V e:..y 180~~y 1 lost it.

as 1 intended sendj. ng it to the IIJew Zealano. l':or"<-eI , a~ s~ mentj.oned her associ a ti ons 'l:vi tIl Harry in the r:lOvement :1. n uydniY.

gs ~Nhi 1 e 8118_ ',yd; S s -cayi ng in Sydn@y. V!hen Harry was in lathe Coast Hos"oi ta.l Hrs. :·lontefi ore drove :i. 11 her car every day t the "Inte:cnatj onal Soc1.a1:t st" office to look after the edit rial pa.rt, so that the Party would pay him hi s ,S 2 a w8ti1k fo that. he '\Y'al3 receivi.ng for th8'wo:rk that he did in the offic Ear1.'Y never took on6 penny for edt ti n,~ that Ii ttle paper ,bu ,vas T)l:J.j --1" for the work that he <ii. d on the tY1)e. Vv'hen he was'

ought home ::i n the. ambulance from the hospi tal he was weeks i bed before he was able to go to work; then he wen·t on crutch 2.~ stood at the cas6l, setti ng up the paneI' , on one crutch. I have never forgotten that expert ence. Harry found. that WfJ could no longer go on wi th the :3 pounds, so he asked the Board if they could gi VH him an extra. pound, •. ,lust imagine the POr)r talloYl having to stand at hi s work on 1 crutch, 0: because he asked for another pound a week that mg .. se able cl'e;:>t'u1'e, Danford, salri he was out tt> line his f.)ocket~~. ,.

:low, I S1XOP OBO I should not ref e1' to the cruel 6i de of the r4~ Harrv hao .. trust 1 n dun ng hi s associa ti onl3 wi th them; but Tnt .... hc3art often aches when I thir1k of incidents of tha.t kind. p.""

1 arrpreclate very much, you.r kind. ref to re 11(;\3 to the l)art 1 plu"y-e cll,rjnr~ tho:ae stO'nllY years that you remember •. 1 '1vi 11 send the photo. on to Hoy thi s week. I dO'n tt know how 00'01'. the yotH1[';; parson expect s to have thE) book reaely, bu t I wi 1 C.ee that you aI'S one of the Ii r~t to rsc<o)i ve onEl. 1 was sorry

to hear that you had been ill, but si ncerel y hope that you are" now qui te al r-1 S11 t agai n. Wi th k1 n:lest 1'osards to' ltArs. Cocking, the fami ly, & you rself, 1 at:l youxs Gi ncerely, A.Hol1Stn-:l,"

Sunday Aur 11 th 1935. Atten::led the Holiness meeting t~is rr.orrri.ng·.'Thi'~·aftern?On 1 wrorl~'" the fol~~o;vir~.note to Co~.:','~ac-

Kenzi e : - Eli r, 1 rl the lGsue of ·tHe Sy~ne \ 1,\01' {l?- rg H~1'ald of ~. 27th of ;,lay 193;S,thera is a report oI a speucn delIvered by Col

L:acF.S\. rl~lne, 'of w}'li ch the fall O'wi r",i2.: is. a p or~i on: - "-1

"Co10ne1. ',lacF'arlane said that sO'matlllTIg l11Ul:>t b&. done or tne vu~ untd.ry training system in Austt'alia'~Non11 c:::-ash. . They ~i'cre havinz the gre~test di Hicul t~ to, day to hold the~r yoluntary army together,oecause of the '-l.ttrl:.l.ct~on~ for y.out~ .

-day comparecl wi th the 1)1d days J when the Jonng :-e~.low~ "vere .. 9.re~a~e . to p;i ve Ul.' thei r S~.turday afternoons to Jr1.11 0: b~CG1HG ~.I.f

i ci ent. What could be done to r.:ake th'e i nd.ucemEl'nt greatsr to

YOU th to :Ioi n the voluntary f ?TCeS? . Oor:.;nissj,or.c:r~ :~c~:.;:nzie,of the ,3alvat~on An},j: Compulsory,

trai Ding. II

'XiII yot( kj.ndly v{ri te a line to ~ay whethe:,.th~t repor·t +~6 .. correct or not, I~; thereby settle a cont1'oveI.:.;Y ~ n conn6C v.L on thel'l:';wi th? '; It is contend.ed that you would not ;use those words, 'out I hav~J

j no ,j.oubt of j(;)Ur intense,.,~oya.lty. to ~lUr g;l~JriouI3CiiimR~r~ W \ our graCious ,(IDS. 1 am, .::-~r, Yours sln06ro;./,,1. oc ~ntJ.

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89. TuGa. Aug • 80th , 1935. I have addEBd thi s verse te, those on page 87:-

II 'Phough God has saii"1'hou shalt NDT kill", II II And You say, [,ov@ your foea ,

'rhis foeman's blood I mean to spill, V:h9-t~y,x comes or goes! <-

'This ~ his sinful hear.t _lll prod: 1 cl<il~t..l~.~~~<it-

To ~~-~~ God --::fA "MJ, It, If To save my hQ~y skin !"

--. W ,/ !4'1/,8/3S: :]4' -L~ 1:"u"~~~~f4t/lS-. All last week I worked in .Tack 's garden & bought tomato~s, beeta,& beans, & :planted them. Florence is iPtill nursing at Kenri ck at rI!:H"iit, ~f;erawether or ,1Unc ti on, as young .1 ohn is now aufferin:i

j ':;1 th storr,ach trouble, al tllOUgh the r::n~n.l­

rr..ord a has gone. Last Frid'ay morning our Arthur r2turned by st(Hl .. '1ler from Sydney. Hs has a ga thliri ng on the bottorr.. of hi~ right big tO€l, but is now much better than when he arriv,sd. Wal ter r~cei Veld hi s mrw axle from M.-ller of .:)ydney, & he & Frank ra vi s p It i tin • -Thi s morni ng 1 wrote the following V/irS9S:-

UllRm:u OR pRAY .. TunQ --"Wl"um we walk wi th thli Lord".

1 f you walk wi th the CUrd non't depend on the sword \Vhon an" .Deroy thr6fa t6ns tOJ:slay; Chr.bst forbids you to kill, So obey His good will; Don't clGfy Him, but trust & obey

Murder or 1)ray, Kill not, ~ut pray, For thGre's no thsr way For there s no" other vvay That you can be 0 consj_stent To be tru1y a Christian Rut to trust & ob&y t Rut to trust & obey t

If90nscr:i.ptsd to fight, Ask the Lord is it right To ob&y any monarch or qu.een Who, to gain gol¢! or lands, n:t sob ey Hi a commands; Or to slay msp you never have seen.

Ask the Lo"rd is it true That you 'oueht to imbrue Hands & heart in the blood of thoslain; Is it right to employ Any means to destroy Any brother in sorrow & pain.

Ask the Lord has He ohangad ' Or r@p~;J.I&d, or d~lng9d The Commandm.nt~ Wrote on thQ stones, kP-e' ...}-I-:i:-e--l-a-we--wr1-id- -r&-ti-J:-J:--t·lot to covet , nor ki 1) --Are His laws valid still, Or dastroy@d by the statutes of dronss.

Has The Savi our rt/veuled That God I s laws are r@p6aled--That th~ hawk now displaces ths::1ova':"-1'll<:it the rifle c: aword Are now blessed by!th~ Lnrd

~:--w: 10 .• V!l1o d~clartid that all m~ri wa should lovf; ? 'II 'J..7/ ifl/3'J' .

Wed. Aug. 21bt, 1935. Yest.rl'day I rf;c~i v~~cl th~ followingpam­phl at 0: _'I L&.b our t s Fi nanci itl P oli cy" ; "Th. P oai ti on Of T1",,¥ MidJlc))-Cl,:.u;,s v~:orkff.r In The Transition To SoCia1isll1!; IILabour' 8: P'ducati on"; "Tri ckury & TreachGry Of Th& "Nati 0-

nal" Gov~l'rlmt1nt /I; "Tile Land & th, Nati unal 'Planni:ng Of Agriculture" j "The ReoJ~ganieat.ion Of Thi; F.lectrici ty Ind­ustry"; "Up V!i th The; Hous~~: Down Wi th The Slums."; "The Na ti onal F Ianni ng Of" Transp ort • "; "Currency, Ranki ng, &

P,inancli1."; "FloI' aoc~~lism & Peace: Th. Labour'. party's Prograrrrne Cf Action. '. Th~s" wer(; all s~mt to me by Geor9;e R. ShrPh6l":1 .. the Na,tl,onal Agent of the Rri ti~h Labor party; a~so 'The Labour \'!oman",a political montr.ly journal for work­i ng worra~n, li'di t Gel by Mary F.. Su tl1arland, J.P.,'; "Th61 cai 1y Hw ral(\" , London.These pamphlets ,;& pall~rll1 VI@re all s€'nt for OD@ chi lL ng • Last night Art. co~sul t@c1 a de-etor in Hubbard stre~t about hi sore t()~. '1"11i.;; morning 1 went 0var to ,lacE-'s place ivith EO toma'bc J;lantt> & put them in tt.. placws of thOSE: that were kil 1 eel by frust.

'l'hia afternoon about 2:15 Artllul' ,1orws, who liv~Hl in Gorr­ick Stree,t,wae; badly hurt by his fruit cart, which cap6izild on hin: just ou tai d~ of our. ki tchin. 1 h~lp&d to carry th~ . poor yount:; fllan i nCiicls e. lay him on our 6 tr~tch~I'. ~rt till,!.­phontd & brought the ambulanCii car, wl1Lcl'i tOhk,.J..onE.Ha to the Newca:;itle h0bpital. He was bleeding' at the n06~, & hG coml-:.la ined of inj1..ll'iei:> to hie leg <1 riba.Frit!'ncl. took chargfJ of t: hores & cart;, & gathered up the potato~& ,applEls, & or<inge~, that Wtl:-C8 sC0..tte,re:d allover :.:)he road. 1 hope he ia not viirYI badly injvr\ti>d, & Yrill soon b6 right agai:',. Son .1ack ti"ok ,Glad.ys &: th~ children to l"irs •• 10yc.'0 '()lace iT Rart on Street <thi S IDaI'm ng • <-

Rain fe1J. lcu;t night & this morning. Flcrence was at home for a c0u::,le of hl"lurs last ev ni ' A t'\.. a sui t or' b -t 1 ~ , . e ng. r ltV. r Vias measured for

eo c othes ,at th€J Co-op ,yesterday.

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TRANSPORT HOUSE (South Block), SMITH SQUARE, LONDON, S.W.I

Hon. Treasurer,

ARTHUR HENDERSON, MJ>.

Mr. Josiah Cocking, 41, Ingall Street, M:ayfi el d East, via Newcastle; N.S.W., Australia.

Dear Mr .. Cocking,

Seeretary :

J. S. MIDDLETON

GRS/DR.

National Agent:

GEORGE R. SHEPHERD

l5th July, 1935.

I have to thank you for your letter which came to hand this morning, the 15th July, and I return herewith a receipt for the sum of 1/-, includ.ed.

We also send you a number of publications issued by the Party itself in return for the money order you have sent.

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"The Labour Woman It and "Labour't are ordinary publications of the Party and can be secured from this address. A subscription of £1. l. O~ per year will enable you to receive all the publications of the Party, as and when issued.

We send you a copy of today t s '-Daily Herald" and hope you will like it.

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There is a Labour paper published in Cornwall. It is ,\\ known as th.e ItCornish Labour News". Communications respecting~ it should be addressed.:..to our District Organiser, Mr. C. C. r Jones, Silbury Gardens, Crediton, Devon. It is having a

'good sale and is paying its way.

Yours sincerely, ,

-~.r=z. ~~ Na t i onal Agen t .!

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P.s. Publications are being sent under separate cover.

ead the "DAILY HERALD" every dayand "LABOUR" and "THE LABOUR WOMAN" every month

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91. CJI'~---l Fr:t. Aug. 231'0., 1935. Yesterd.ay r sawed off th6) old box- I'

can:e:ca & put the front on the enlarging camera. I took the ,speakers & the 2 partly- bUil t 'wi :celess recei vera in the workroom. This morrdng I f:i.!'l.:ished. ,:outtimg the front on th3 enle;rging camera. Mum recel,vcd this letter from Mrs. Eli~a Morris this morn-1ng:- " NO.8 Waratah Strt£!et,Lithgow, Thursclay, Aug.22nd, 1935. Dear Iv1ary, You will get a shock to receive a faw 1i nes from me. You must excuse me, as WG have had such a let

of tro'l..lble,& I ::,ou1d, not do much; & both the gi rls awC'.y: 1 felt it, I can tell you. Hut, please God,ot1.r loved ones ans batter off. Last October Harry's brother ,Tim died; 8: on the i .. 1st decembe!' my 1.)l:other }jack 1 eft .u~ •. r fel tit so much, for how .1 ,1i.vec1 him none can tell o ! do hope he is at rest, for 011! he suffered teT:d. bly • Then in .Tal1ll.ary another brotheJ~ -i n­law di ad; then in Febri,1.ary a oousi n' s husband,; & in Maroh a dear Sister of Harry's passed away: .t hope they all fm.:.nd pe ace, f or they were g ooci:-li vi ng. I cell'). tell you i t .I[.i ve a 0 ne a big stroke. I have often wondered how you all' are getti n[£ on: 1 hope

you are all well. We are fair. Harry was sick for some 'Wee­ks, but everyone was Sick, more or less. & 1 also ha(,.1. the.' flu; '& last George gets it. lfrthe weatherclears 1),P all w:Lll ;::e well. Mary, 1 can't wri te any mere tt Love to you all from us all. lam your old fri end, F.. 110rri a.

Sat. Aug. 84th, 1935. To da.y I wrote a letter to my &. am senC'li ng photos of our house ,1 ose 's 6.: 6~u~n(~c: I,' '~hQ v' . .v • I ' ,v.ow

II '" ~ew .l.rom ,lose s verandah Bhowing the '[Jrick"vork!;;

i3isiet or, & one of, ~f. i t j;; sr.1 ok ti

Tues. Aug • 27th,. 1$5. 1'h18 morning I wrote the follow-~ , i ng note to Mr. J:. Y'. Rawli ng :-IID8ar Sir &' Oomr"de As i""" ""J­

pears that you can find no use for my pa,mphlet, C~& I have uri~;~v obtained the address of an English paper to vi111ch 1 i.'\Ill amci~­u~ ~~l Stnd,i t, ! would be glad if you would ki ncUy return the PaJ.rta

ll::: &e Wl thou ... delay. 1 have already sent you rr.on~y for po-13 ge registration. , .

Yours ai ncer,ely, IT osiah OO~kj. ng • II

~l~l'eno~lfin:i.SheCl with Falkener's boy on Sunday Mwas imme,.:J°a St e y S~a ktSilr'1. tON ni~ht -'!lUrse old Mrs. Dodd & a -boy at FulJ el'~~n -

., OCon ew'fownship Thil:lmorn:ing th "'.' very ill wi th the pneu.mord.~ '8 Fl e poor old lady is to her. ,: orence is detained to attend

'Po Olav I h ' . . , t" • ·ave 'VIti tten;:; oJ. 1 J..

McKen~e to the 6 r'1": to~· Onfou~h,a W~s~ cexa?t~J.Y l.ike I seD:t to lIu.' .L I, e iv/:l.J. ry al so cop··1 ~ .r-MUlder --01" Pray"; & IIln Pebn~la 'Place" ....eo;) Ch

'12.. ,. TI~Jedl AllF-;, , .. ~ tIl, 1935. . iro day 1 llu.v6I copieddou t "~'f' 'lIn Peter's Place 1';0: "Lett-

8 r'S To 111 J.1 Y (,tug. (2). for II',-,ommon Cause". 'Phe :ss'su$" of Aug 24th contai ns my verr.:;lis: -liThe Swashbuckl er 's " eremi ad • poor old ~:lrs. Dodd died yeste:rday~ 60 Ij'lorel1ce finished. at h 'Glace yesterclay. Charlie has begun tD' rebuild his tJouglas liwtor-cycle, & intends to seJl it if possible. A hous~ agent called; to day 8: i nqui rad how much we wanted ,for thiS house. Vie told him JI .. 700. He said his commission on that ,wouls be

;~ 17 :10 :1). He took particulars & left. '

Fri. Aug. roth, 1935. Yesterda:y.I recei ~ed this:-"From thr office of the Commisaioner, Territorial Headquar­terQ, Syclney, N.S.W. 27th Aug. '1955. Mr.Josiah Cockitlg,41 Ingall St l , Mayfield ti!ast,N.S.W. Dear 8i r, Your note of thell th ,i nsta:nt has just reached me on

my return to Sydney tb1s morning I' & in it you rasise the que­stion as to~what my reply was to Colonel Macfarlane who itat that Q~ething must' be done or the vol\ultary training sYQtem AuatraIla would crash. . It i Q qUi te true that I suggested the remedy in compulsory trainl ng for the young men. It is beneficial for the young me

phyaiaally, in add:!. ti on to providing a defence force for the Country, & no right thinking perQon, will deny the need for iUC in a greatly d1aturbed world comi tion. ,

There are several nationa in. Europe wi th burning amb1 tion to possess colomal empire. Australia is a pll.ml that tempts a few of auch. You may know that Germany had already in Australia l pri or to the Great War, a aU! table ApJ:)o:i ntee. for Governor Gen-

eral for thia counteyl & a s9heme for the, subjugation of the people umer Q'erman control. '

And to ranai n ina fool IS paradise Without adequa.te protective measures is simply to inVite a Qtl:ong man to .take posQession of a household, namely, cur Island Continent. 1 certa1~y believe in ccmpulsory trai n:l. ng. ,'" "

COOlmissi oner. /I Yours si ncerely, :·j1l1iam McKenzi e,

8 t A 'Zl"'t lC'Z5. rm..t ... mor'l"\~ng·e~rly,I WTote a. ug. v .. I .:Iv .. ""~", 4.0.1. •

No Wonder 1 No wonder that the Sarmy fails To emty drill-halls,pubs l '& jails~

or shame eaeh, out -thrQat 'tihat assails T~e laws of God & JeSUi 1 -ts leaders know that war is Hell,

Yet , disregardin& Christ, they tell The you the to drill' wi th shot 8: shell

To save the wealth of Craesus t

F ' /I or prQof --bAhold thi JJ "lamb of God Whotd foTes 1me boys to learn 'Uo pr-oct

And shoot to drench the (verdant Qod ,

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93. ~a. Wi th blood of murdered brothers When Mars, the god of war, appears,

And cause the unavaili~ tears Of widowed wi ves to flow for years

With those of childless mothers.

His hope & trust is now in Mars, \'

Who ruled the fields of blood & scars, Not -Christ, Who dwells above the sta-rs And loaks wi th sweet oompassi on _ ,.' -a

On those who favour love & peace ~ ~ ~ And try to make vile warfare oease-:- t: co 3

Not those who dogs of war release, \, ~ ~ r-l As now becanes the fashi on P '\,a .p ~

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The "AnnyMothertt --gentle Kate --- ,.; -g ~ Expressed contempt for "saints" who hate 5,~ ~ • The peace of Christ 1. preferri ng State tI J..t ~J..t Before -the g~ntle tsaviour 1 , '. ~ A ~ is

Her Ar.myts altered muoh since then: .'., ~ Z 1:i 'r; \

~~Q)CIS It ts now controlled by martial men Who pander to the Upper Ten

Who foster war & plunder l Warlike Salvationists, forsooth 1

Would they be owned by Cath tnn.e Booth or what exouse or lie could 'soothe

Her anger now, I wonder 1

tTis thus that Satan gainli his ends-­By making aaints & Mammon friendsl

mach .1i Dio now on arms depends, And Christ's words aae forgotten!

Each martial "Chrilitian II, now reli es For 'safety on each 'plane that flies , With banbs for babies, in the skies: T~p. -!ad-~-:i:-!'t-GGG: -!-1i- -14}1t-t,EHT!-­Hi s fai th in God is rotten!

To guard the greedy sixper cent Who OWN' the land & grab the rent, Wi th i nter'est on millions lent,~ Should workless men be hunted By Christians flappi ng martial flcf"gs, From hovels built of tins & baga Neglecting wives & kids,in rags ~ Whose frames are weak & stunted l Should paupers"fed on scanty doles, 1 n clothes remarkable for holes, From shacks composed of bark & poles

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,,.,. <?4. By rocks & briokbats bor.dered, When patriotic flags are flown

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And military bugles blown, To die for land. THF.Y fA) NOT OWN,

By fighting "saints tf ~e o~dered ?

Let those who dwell in marble halls Ani own the country, stop·· the balls And baytnets whe'n THEIR country calls-­Not pattp ers who are starn ng t If officers must bawl & strut To save the hall & rented hut, And helpl ess conscripts t throats be cut, LET OWN~RS IX) 'J'HF. OARVI NGt

Sent to the ItAdvocate, 3/9/35. aiso to ·'Canmon Cause" 2/9/35

sat. Sept 7tht 1935. This mornlng I got a money orde-r for26/­for Walt. & posted it to J.W.Rose, Fullerton St.Stockton. This afternoon I wrote a lOl"li letter to Mr,Z,NAVaiseylCardiff, N.S.W congratulating him on his letters in the NeWCa81ile Herald" in defence of the workers & Russia. Last Wednesday was the anniver­aary o~ Jose's birthday, He wa.s born at Wallaroo Mines, South Ale-I

tralia, on Sunday, the third of September, 1899, in Bill TreziSe'\ house. We gave him a traveling bag to take away on his approachi~ holidays. '

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Sun. Sap. 8th, 1935. This morning I' wrote a note to Nelly & Bob I Whi te, Main Road, Dapto, to find the reason why Liz..Jane has no~

answered my letter. Our Art. has to leave for Sydney to night to resume hi s studies, H

Wed. Sap , 11th, 1935. Last Eight late, Florence was called to attend Mrs Shelton again. Lizzie Waddel is to be married to day. to a young man named Redpath. , This afternoon we received,the following letter:- " Sept.10th, 1935. 211, Main Road, rapto. ,Dear Uncle & Aunt, I ha.ve justrec eived your letter this morning. Yes, Uncle, your feeling that s mething was wrong is quite true. We almost lost our dear Mother· one night last week. As you know, she has not been well for s<?IIlei time, & has had a weak heart for many years. She had a gastr:Le Ii

turn,& it brought on al;lother heart attack. We have a. doctor li v...; ing in rB.pto now, & cad ran for him at 4 0 'olock in the morning.: He was there in ten minutes & gave Mum a 'needle, & sat on her bei

d unti 1 he was sure that it had given her ease. The dootor asked i

Dad' not to go to work, as he' thought Mum was going to di e~ but, t~ Ilk God,she is getting well again, She has been in bed for a fort­night now, & she is still too weak to sit up. The doctors (she had 2 to see her) say sh ' get strong again & live for yearsj . & then again she mayehifi get another heart tunn at a~y time. , So you see, Uncle, that is why you have not had your lette~

OJ 5· . '. 95.--;--r;S14.:l We all read your letters & enjoy them; so, UncIa, dontt wS1-e ! for Mum, to answer your last letter: accept this as her reply i

& write to her again. We are all well here at 211 (our new number). Bob had a week at home with the "flU", 'but is quite well again now. Pearl has

had a week t s holi day at Katoomba. Mr. & Mrs. Hill t~ok her with their dau.ghter .Toan. They stayed at the ItCalifornia guest- house • She said she had a lovely time, but earne home with a. heavy cold. She started school again to day. She got a fairly good. ,. pass f or her half year term; came top of her class in one sub­ject only (Art), bu.t we are quite satisfied with her. She senis you all her love. You only asked for, a note, Uncle,so I think. I 1 may stop now. I wish I had Mum IS gift of letter,-vVti ting; .she seems to be able to express her thoughts so easily on paper. I am going home now to Spend the day with Mum: she likes to have us with her. Bob joins'me in sending fondest love to you all •.

I remain your loving neice, Nellie. P.S. Please give our kindest regards to Ivy & .Tose. 1t

Wednesday: I have written a reply to that. letter, bUt sent it to my Sister instead of to Nelly. The great drought in the Nor­west is now broken, for heavy rain is falling nearly all over the State.

Thur. Sept 12th, 1935. Perision day. Received my pension as usual, & ordered 5 bags of coal of Bannisters.This is self'"'denial season but I am not taki ng any part i'n collecti ng. I put Walter t s fi ve pounds in theSav:lngs Bank at the Terrikiba post office this aft­ernoon. He now has t 80.

Mon. Sap .16th 1935. Yesterday morning I wen~ up to theMay­field Methodis~ churoh & heard. rev. Barker preaoh, but was dis­appoi nteq. by his semon, for it was largely made up of fairy tales told to the children.After the servi~e, I saw him at the door & asked him if the church's honor roll was there Witn his

approval; but could not get a definite reply to the.question. My q,i nion is that Barker is a jingo. . . In the afternoon I went to Isli ngton Park & heard 2 Douglasi tes speak to a large crowd mostly composed of men.

Flprence came horne this'morning, as Mrs. Shelton is almost wall again. I received the following letter this morning from Mr. Z-,N. Vaisey :- "Cardiff, Sept •. 13th, 1935. Mr. J. Cocking, Mayfield Wast. Dear Comrade, Your welcane letter to hand a few days ago. I have been down with influenza for a fortn1ght,& am only now recovering. This, to some extent, account~ for the

delay. We thought well of your composition, & had an idea of publishing it in our magazine, "Reati ty" ,but owing to illness of members & other reasons the September issue has been delayed. It is not easy to get funds &~~ takes nearly a tenner to bring out an i saue. We are some p~u short of that amount as :;

yet. I should like to enlist your support. I have not

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".' " '''''u a copy left of la.st ~be~ ;~ut . I ~ay be able to pr~ / curb ~.3 t'1:'om another member of the Board & send it on. However t feel~,(..':\t you would hea:rtily approve of i1;s centE.ll?-ts & peli cy. "~8 Bo~r,d of Management1compl'iSing different ~~hoolS of thought.!.

. ,;Il~lal11aw~e to the e1'J.l system unQ,er which we g:roan) meet on We ~~e~~y night next ip Harnil~on~t M:t'. GlanVille t&?, Oeni.son street No.2i>5. If yeu are p:r~par¢ toaooept my. wordfot the value & use f\1lness of the magazine i:p.thE.l, struggle, _ 8: Q~tW'eep..y'ourself &.

fr.i.ends could ·render.~ny finanOial.t.\.ps;tstance,._itwould 9,e, a.pprec ated. We are not afraid to hard~i tti l.1g mat.ter , .. ~v.c.b. .as F;ghting

• ''-Mao & pray! ng Kate !': though brevi ty has forced reQogni. tion, butt is not always a bad fault. It causes condensat~on, often leading greater cla:d. ty. 1 am plea.sed to learn that you a.re as keenly in terested in the struggle as in former (l.~ys,. I""·s'tlould,b.ave stated. that ameng members of .. our .. Board af!li cted. wi th, illness is, canrade J. Sk.illi corn, who has bad a bad." time of' it. With b.est wi shes, yo urs fraternally Zenas N. vais.ey ••

Tu. Sep. 17th, 1935. This morni ng we received the following Ie tel' from Arthur:-" . usual address) Sunday_ De~ Folks, I arrived safe & sound en Su:rx:lay ni ght , to, fi nd that the house had been painted & that sundry repairs had been effected. Tucker, so, far) has been ex cellent; I haventt seen a grub yet. On Wednesday last I went to the "Sun" office & collected: the s ondissue ef the encyolopaedia. If yeu Wi sh I tIl send them to you; etherwise 1'11 retain them until I go hane. Physi cal trai ning started last Thursday J. so, by next Thursday I I

have to have a new pair of sand shoes. Lhe P.T. lecturer has r cently returned frem England, & is trying eut seme ''pommy'' inn ovati on ~n us. I forget to, tell you that I called on the ItWar What For people last Wednesday. The editor was eut, as usual, but I saw one of his underlings about the pamphlet. He agreed remonstrate Vlith Rawlings fer his disceurtesy in net sending it Mr. James, I was infermed had previously been in to "shake him .about it. I am going eut ~o Lionel 1 s place this evening--for t in fact.The date forthe 'cemmencement of our final examination has been passed f or November the 11 th--that 's 7 weeks eff, I bel vee Term end 20th cDic. Yeurs Arthur."

, To, day I wrote these verses:-

. TO THE RANGE.t . It . ." ' " • ,cTune-- Tomthe War. No,. 637 in The Salvatie~ Army Song Beok".

'To, remain in a feel.s paradise wi theut adequate p~otective mea sure~ is simply to' invite a strong man t,e take possession of a household, namely) our Island Continent." "Fighti ng Mac," •

. To the range ! to the rangs let the children be brought ! Let them flout) fer a change what the S Let us teach them to fly & COMPEL th tan our 4as taught·

Brothers f hea,rts ,& defy the .... A~ 0 prod .. I . comma~~lents of God !

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Chorus -- _, Marchipg on ! fighting, on! shooting on ! stabbing on I

Mak.e them banb & slash; make th~IF maim & slay, • Am. murder when ~he elhpire calls.

Yake them drill : make them drill -Masters t land to defenci( On inventions to kill we have miilions to spend .f

Make the workers now give Fat their. sons, & be vvise, Let them no longer live in a fool ts paradise.

We are servants of God; on His strong arm we trust 4· Whenl as heroes, we 'plod through the mud or the dust;

But 1 warn & advise:- ( though on Him we rely) Let each soldier, if v.d.se,keep his CARTRIO:a-:S dry !

Let us FORCE boys to f:ight, though the babies be starved; For compulsion is right when the workers are oarved ' Let the wise be coerced & the foolish enticed . • And the world be war-cu.rsed, in defiance of Christ!

Though we-know war is' Hell, let the young men be sent With the Harlots to dwell in the Salvation tent-Let thei I' spin ts be ta2ned to an i nnooent state' And their sinning be shamed by the kisses of Kate !

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We~,!~ Sep\'~t~" ~ 97,R. "'his mornl.ng I wrote a letter to Mr. W. H, Nugent, 193 Hay St., Sydney, aski ng him to inform the

Committee or CounCil that Rawlings is withholding my pamphlet. My I-eft eye has a sty 0~1 the bottom lid, & i-a sore & swollen. Jack Glady & the children are here. Jaok ia fixing the oil sump of hi scar. Mrs. Herbert 1 s walki ng about agai n after be-

ing in the Mater Miserioordia hospital with double pneumonia.

I have added the following verse to those above:-

We contend. that a war' the Re~d~er would pl~ase, . When the land's filled wi th gore & ~he air WJ. th disease, And fools' brains lie around in a sanctified stench

While the blowfli es abound in the dug -out & trench t

· 'To ~he ttange". sent to:,"Reality" 19/9/3;::fj'~r·J(.W,3," '0;V~/JSl .' Jcr 1. t IS/flI3$.· . ' · Thur. Sap. 19th.,- 1935. Thi s af'ternoon I wrote a letter to MI' • . ZenaaN. _VaiseYtlcCa1fdif~.,N.S .. W .. , a.sking hj,m what "kini of suPP9tI't

ke requires fo Reality. I also sent a copy of To The Range. · Charlie is painting our roof again to day. This morning I

took the old half "'l11ate camera to Jack's place & took a phct: to of the housem th young .j oh n& Dell in front • It was the ca anni versary of Mum's ·bi rthday on Tues .17th • & ,1ose & Ivy gave her a morroco leather handbag. Florence gave her Mother a pair

of gloves; & Charlie &ltitolly Riley'] gave her a big cake wi th

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II It ctt, 98. ' , the words Sweet 61 wri tten on the icing in gilt 1011ies. My left eye is much better to-day. Lovely weather.

Fri. Sap. 20th, 19:35. Thi's morning I wrote these verses:­€l8MPBhSEfl*l¥ ~f(AI Nt-M.

WHAT IS COMPULSORY TRAI Nt NG ?

A crafty t jingoistic crime. To plunge the young in mart:LE Too foul for tongue to mentic A plan to make the ohi Idren ( And learn the quickest way t( Wi th Master's last invention

• What Is Imperialistic Compulsory Training?

A crafty, jingoistic crime, ' To plunge the young in Illartll~l sl1me

Too fO\l1 for tongue ~o mentlO,n, A plan to maKe the chIldren dnl,l

A scheme t f r th 1 ndl And learn the- quickest way, to lull o 0 OS e.a 9E With master's last inventlOn! To learn to murder for the~~ Who love the SoCial Order A sclleme to force the landless slaves

• To learn to murder for the, knaves In which the idlers own the 1 Who love the social order And stretch a graa-ni 'ncr blood In which the idlers.own the land,

""'''' '""«"> t t h "'aspin" blood-stamed For more bevond. its borderc,· , And stre c a,.,1 ~" ,J <'. hand

For more beyond its border,

A dodge to trai n the poor to : t t,' the poor to fight ( R ardl . f it' A.. dodge 0 ral!1 , eg ess J. s wrong or '(Regardless if it's ,:rong 01' ,right)

When riches are in danger-- When riches are III dangeI, ,

T 'h & ff bl d & t -Ll To marcll and suffer, bleed and tOll, a maTC, SU er, ea o. 'd their masters's wealth and To guard thai r Masters' wealth To gU~~il ' From some invading stranger.' From some invading stranger, \,

No \\-ish have those' possessing elves No wi sh hava those possessing E To be compelled to save them,selves

T b 11 d t th l in times of martial trouble, o e compa e a save emse , To guard ill-gotten gold and land

In times of mattial trouble: The laiulless toilers they command To guard ill-gotten gold & land And make. their burdens double.

The landless toilers .they conm Whilst workers warfare's pains en-

And make their burdens double. tiure, . The wealthy drones remalll s.ecure

. At home, in ,mansions spacIOUS, . Whilst workers Warfare's pains And tell their hpmeless dUP,es the he: The weal t'.\9:Y drones "remain secur "It's gloriousJotight and, d,l,e I"

For home and rulers glacIOUS-'At heme, i n mansijo,E:i}Jsl?~c1ousJ i ,_ , "

And tell their liOmeJless,' dupes iDon't be conscflpted, men and b~ys, lilt' l....t, t f ht & d" L t "Fighting Mal'S" have all >the JOYs

S g ().L.L OUS" 0 i g 1. e ,II "'Of blissful warfare's slaugllters! For home , & rulers graCious t Let masters fight and die at Rome;

, It's YOUI' turn now to stay at home,

Don't be conscripted, men &: boy Let ItFighting Maos" have all t \ Of blissful Warfare IS slaughte:~. Let Masters fight & d1 e at Rane;

SecurE' with sons and daughters!

It IS YOUR TURN NOW to stay at home, Secure, ·wi th sons & daughters t

. -"Taraxacum," 15/11 ;'35,

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q.q, Thi s af ternoon I rec ei ved thi s I et tel' : - r .

"i93 Hay St. Sydney. 19/9/35~ '" ~ Dear Mr. Co6ki ng Mr. Nugent has passed on tome your 1 etter

of yesterdayts date. I did not realise tbe h~inousness of my offences ulltil they were set down in black & whi te as you ha~e set them cI()fv;n. And as they are set down they look pretty black. There is really no excuse that I can off!r for the laxity on my part which has amounted to di scourtes}, to you. I can only unreservedly offer you my sincere apologles with the ass~rance that I feel I deserve all you have said. But I may say, ~n extenuation, if you would .take it as such, that 1 have a bad habit of putting things off. This, combined with my general busy-ness& also with the idea that 1 roigtt be able to use S08 me :portion of your M.S .• on 1Iv/.W.F", accOl:.nted for same of the delay. I may say that when your son saw me I intended to send it up to you by M,r. James" but I missed him. In regard to the contribution to the mile of pennies fund, & theoffer of a cam­era I can only say that I do not recollect the offer of a cam-era & I do not handle money for "W.W.F~" But I feel sure that your cont:d.bution was acknowledged in the columns of the paper -- we do not send out any other acknowledgment. I n regard to Mr. Horne, of course we know nothing here. I may say that I fo und portions of your M.S. suitable for '-W.W.F." but have been unable to use it through lack of space. I must agai n rei terate my apology & state my regrets that my action or lack of action on my part has led to the state of mind in which you report yourself to be. I trust that the return of your M. S. will allow you to forget· what has happened, & to co-operate with us in the future in the fight against war. Yours fraternally James N. Rawli ng. II

Sat. Se1(,' 21st, 1935. This mo·rning I sent the following letter t o the Telegraph", Sydney.:-

"Lotteries. To the Edi tor "The Telegraph" Sir Gamblers violate the Commandment,::Th~U shal;t not covet .•.• ~nything that is ,thy neighbour's. Th~refore lotteries are morally wrong & cannot be socially riglftt or benBf'icia1. If legalised g:

·gambli ng is necessary under our SOCial System we should • abolish the System, but not God?s Commandments. Lotteries were legalised in England in 1569 but abolished in 1823 through their rr:oral & SOCial damage to' the nati on. A man may steal or gamble to provide food for children or support for hospi tals, but the goodness of his moti ve does not alter the badness of his action •. Good ends do not justify bad' means.

I am, Sir, Yours sincerely, Righteousness First."

Last night Florence was 'nursing at the Fettercairn hospi tal & she is to g9 ~ere again t __ ., .1 photograph of "~3'!' • 0., ..... • We :x'ecei ved a post -card I

e vl.lle ruley, ,.. . .3 months from FI .," ,orrie

/f' -- I~l~~~~~'1, pet~i~~~w, 1 :l~: 'r"o'eived :-pamphlet, "I Cal; 1 to attend h rrf" .T,N, ~W1ing6,."I,a16o.gQt.,an_invitation I t Nov 3rd eC01dack& to,.V\allse:nd ',eek celebrati ons fr .... m;..Oct',

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Sunday, Sap. 22m 1935". This morning I·.,,!alked up to the Engli~ Churcn. i n Mayfi eii West & Ii stened to' Oanon Wi ttycomb speak I

to the Sunday school children onl:'~ul t s ri ot i 11 the t@Jlple. I had a conversati on wi thhim & ... founQ. _that .. llELis in.fayou~. 0; mili tart sm really, but denounG:es i t.in.a qua~ter';'l1~att.e~ way. He is also in favo11r of having honour rolls in churches •. The church is in Gregson street. In the afternoon I heard Mr. Ful­ton, a school teacher, speak in Islington Park on Oo~glas Cred!

Mon. Sep. ].~rd, 19')!). 'rh1s mortling T have wri tten thi,s note:­"To Mr. J .y'Rawlil1g, 193, Hay St., Sydney. Sir, I accept your explanati on & apology" & Will tIT ,to forg~ ve & proceed as i/ n wrong had been done. The motto, "00 it now, is better than'Let it slide It" & I think: :{ t . would be better for all of us if you h it printed in very large letters & placed where your eyes could not miss i t ~ As we cannot afford to quarrel while marching tow ards our objective~ I am Willing to forget our disagreement; &, as eVidence of tha't fact, I am sending with this 1/- in stamps for the ''Mile of Pehni es Fund It, & ·sane verses which you may fi acceptable for "W.W.FIt. I would like you to always notify me, i the pape~, that you have received whatever I may seni, whether is a subscription,donation, "or a contribution to your paper. Yours sincerely J. Cocking • p • S. As I wi sh to s'mpe behind. the rock of ano~nymi ty, never use my name in acknowledgements •• 1.C ~

I am sendi ng "German Rul e. Y "What u.I s Arb! t rati on ? ". "why Workers Go To War? tt ; "Who I·s. "She "?; & ''prospe'ri ty"'. I

Fri. Sep. 27th 1935.This morning we received the follow.::. ing " J letters:- Sept. 25th, Lismore street, Abertnain.

Dear Joe' & .1 enny, I am adopti ng my usual method of maki ng you my chopping block. Well, as a matter of fact you are the oUl I

ones that pay any heed to my urgent wants. NOW, you will, per hapS have in your bQok shelf a book I gave you when I was up a the home; I do~;tt know the title of it, but it is full of re­ceipts for making all kinds of sauce, jellys, ointment, scent

in fact almost anything. The book I mean is a very old one,but rather large. I think you can put your hani on it. Well, you Will, 1 am sure, be pleasedto hear that I am still in good he­alth. It is) of course, the sunshine & country air that does it itt s the best doctor in theworld. I am eni oro; ng to the utmost I b 7~

imit the Splendour & comfort of my bed yo~ gave me: I aam So I j , -..... ,.

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thank,lt!-J for i t ~ . You Wi~l alE!O 1;>epl~~sed to hear that I have oo"t mi ssed one Sund~y frpm, the Sunday School for 12 months, wet or dry: I always go.. . one reason is because 1 have one of the. best classes of young perhaps, on the coalfield. In t:ac1i 1. feel, q111 te b.QnQ~*ed to havethe company of them. You will bE;' Stq·p~ised.to_hear that_. _ : you have a garden plot up here. Woll, now we have about :3 qua:rtE of an acre of garden here. It's more than we n,eed foroursel ves: & so I worked a peice ,of,new groulld~ manured it: so we ·call it yours. It's ten feet wide & 21 yards long. We are going to pJ plant 100 tomato plants in i t sho:!~tly--just as soon as the plants are ready to transplant out." We have f our boxes wi th to mato plants all up about 3 inches high --all doi ng well. We shall soon be put ti ng them out" Your plot wi 11 hold 109 plants"i & you Will not be short (1.uri ng the c~ ng 3unU11er. Bob & G adys. & children are-all in good heal t1t-~:: _ We ara all 'busy in the garden, Glndys is extremely. interested in the garden, & sp ends a l-ot -of her time in it. " __ Now', in conclusion, give my love 'lio .1 enny, Florence, & the boys, & yourse],f from Brother Bob"

P "S. 1:f you fi nd the book & if you send. it by post ;a1l ri-ght-~fby rail seni a post card. If you see Jim or Ethel ask tl1em to wri ie. I wrote 2 lett(:)rs to them, & so far 1 have had n) reply to them." 1

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'tusual address~ Thursd.ay (':jep.~,26th 1~35.~ _. __ . _'_ Dear Folks, Yesterclaymorning ap9ut six 07.0: ock_~ fi J;'e,$tar- , ted at Goldsborough, Mort, &00' s, wool merchant s. he ware ~ house is over in pyrmont, consequently we have a clear v:t. ew of it. By about 9 o? clock the flames were about twiC8 as high as the 5 storey building which was -alight. 1 took a stroll over to see it yesterday afternoon, & saw that 3 walls had oaved in, the 'wool was still smouldering pretty well, & about 6 brigadeQ were still on the job. Tl;is morning (now 7 :30 ) as I look out of my windoW I see the.t it's still belching forth clouds of smoke. L Will be sending the books this afternoon. There is an exercise b~ok which I left at home last holidays. The tit~ on it' is , 8~ducati on Summari es" • There are several paper cutti Il£ in it. I don't know, but I think it will be in my drawer. '. ~-. Will you. nleasa send it when yrm find. it convenient? . For th~ next few weeks I will be giving a lesson at Haberfield every Wednesday morni ng,. The class 1 am on at uresent is el'!1t'l. Sixty, girls. The school is in a rather prosperous looking subu~ suburo. & the kids are qui te a contrast to those to whom 1 hav~ been used. My eyes have been a bi +. ncr Clk IIlately, but wi tIl the help of a Ii ttle boracic, 1 "ve g8t""-htltem about back to normal now.

1./ 102. 1 o~· . Last Sunday ni.ght I went out. to Campsie to see Frank Wooster. 1 didn't see him, but ,twas talk~ 00 to the adjutant, hi3 Father. ~, Frank, I heard~ has recently been marri~d, & I wa:S introduced to his miasua. The breakfast bell is about· to go, so I'll conclude.

. " Yours Arthur.

sat. Sep.28th, 1935. Yesterday I wrote & sent a letter to brother Bob i also some "World IS News t It & the It Ql cti onary Of Receipts", & 2 volumes ,.,f the "1Ie~chers' Guide". I 'sent tlDBn by rail from Hamilton station. (6d). This morning 1 brought the second three volumef3' of rhe encyclopaedia from Hamil ton station. I paid 1/6 freIght. . ' Florence finished at the Wettercairn hospital yesterday.

Mon. Sep. 30th, .. 1935_ I went yesterday morning to the Congregatio~l Chu:r;glJ.,.iIL~,r Werl:"ioee streetf Mayfield West,

& heard a returned. cut-thrOEtt preach on Christian serVice. There were only 6 persons there, including Norman Pember, who went to Grafton With our -Charlie some years ago. Norma

is married & lives~by oyster-gettil1g, at Mosquito Island. After the service .l had all argument with an old widow-&-orphs maker who had been at the Boer war, & is thinking of goiM to his old trade of cutting throats in Abysinnia, w:rth anoth~r Oil Qld "Chril3.ytlan~'. pa.me.q.We.~ls. There is' no ''ho.nollr "roll in the

church, but that is proba.'j)ly':beaa~~e i,t iii a nay; one. In the afternoon I Ii stelled te> :Mr. Clutton.& .. Mr. Bland speak in

< Islington Park·. on th.e~,DQugl~s,.C:r:ed1t;.System. I haveyrri..tt(",:--;;.·the ft"'l1 1 f'~ -g verses:- )

W.. hat Is Class-Consc."oDsness? .'.., ........ ," :., '1.1171 C1 ~i '"

To be class·conscious is to think ; Of ways to rescue slaves who sink

To be 'class-conscious is to know That· in this warring world 'below There. dwell two hostile classes: The first, the Working Class, that, , grieves O'er 'wealth the second class receives As plunder from the masses.

. The . second, designated. "Fat," With' morals of a sewer rat

, And habits of a vulture, By craft has taIi:en ful! command Oil ocean, atmosphere and' land,' Etljoying wealth and. culture.

clasf!.dOnscious' tl).inkers recognise The fact that land has been the. prize

",J Fat fought for through the ages, i For, holding land-the only source

Of wealth-production-he, of course, Could ma~e 111en. work for wages.

·To· be Cl:;tss·conscious is to see . That. wage-slaves never can be free ':.Whileland-,..the sole foundation ~:iiiit source. of ev'ry kind of wealtll­With 'peace and happiness and health ·.Af~"stolen from a nation. ,. :~~.

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And die through want and labor~ i To organise, and scheme, and' plan·

To educate one's fellow-man And help him as a neighbor. Class·consciousness makes rebels say: "We'll strivEl for justice, come wlui.t

Inay, Against the thieves who plunder And force their' 'hands' from fields

and looms To occupy untimely tombs. 'Where cannons flash and thunder!"

Those rebels labor hard and late To build a Universal State Transcending, far, all others-A State in which; from shore to shore, The robber class shall be no more, And workers shall be brothers!

-"Tarai'acum."

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h. the ages, b.e only i source

1 ()3. 103. ' Of wealth & pleasure, he, of course, Could make men work for wages.

To be class-conscious is to see That wage-alaves, never can, be free While land-the sole foundation And source of evtry kind of wealth-­Apd peace, & happiness, & health Are stolen from a nation. .

To be class-conacious is to think Of ways to rescue slaves who sink " And di e through want & labour--;, To organise, & scheme, & plan To educate onets fellow man ADd help him as a neighbour.

Class~onsciousness makes rebels say, "I tIl. stri ve for justice, cane what may, Agai nat the tbi ,-ves who plunder And send their 'hands It fran fields & loans To occupy untimely tombs :- ' It

Where cannons flash & thunder 1 • 'I

Those rebels labour hard & late To :bUild a Universal State Transcending, far, all others--A State in which,. from shore to shore,

. Class versus class shall fight no more, But live at peaee, as brothers 1

JAr '~~ -e~': 14/10/37, , To-day I went tothe block's of land tha t are for sale near

where Ted Holder lives in Mayfield west. I then interviewed ,', a girl at .Tohns t land agency, & she promised to send Mr. ,TO­

hns to us' thi s eyeni ng.

W@d. Oct. 2nd, 1935. Y ~esterday I received the followirg let­liter from brother Bob:-

Lismore Street, Abermain, Sept. 30th, 1935. , Dear' Joe & Jenny, Your letter & parcel arrived al~. right thi s

morning, & I am thankful to you for seIlliing i t tcr4Tf~'~ ) "The Teacherst Guide" will be of great value to me. The 'World's News t, It when we finish reading t'hem, we pass on to a family

, further along the roadi

& they are also pleased to get them. Re answering your last etter, I thought it: was your turn to wr1 te to me; hence the delay. ' I am sorry to hear that Liz-Jane is not well. There is one com­

"fort in the fact that she has her famd.ly near her to assist in ,times of sickness. I was very pleased to know that all of 'o.u are ~~jgying good health. Re my scanty-furnished bedroom, . -:-'~-::

Dc,; ~I J.V,*., .Lj.. ' ~

" I,t)· , , well, itts a big rO~~M~ 12. It's true it needs a slight fill up: it's also true tWat I have only my bed & box in it of course it does seem bare & empty. You suggested a dresse~ well, it would hardly suit; you -we the top of it would be,

prov1di ng I placed it near,my bedwouid shut out the light. ,Tust what I really need is a aman' combination chest to go n my bed... Sane makes. of them have 2, & sane 3, drawers With a small looking-glass placed on them. It would not matter if the re was no glass on it. I could put my books & my shaving ki t

in it. Just to give you an idea-- my window is 3 feet 6 inohe high from the floor to the bottom of the Window proper; so if you drop on one, we will say, about 3 or 4 feet wide i t would b qui te sui tabl e. I could then shi ft my box over in the corner the big roOOl. Re Jack t s sui t for me I have not yet received it. If you know that g entl eman as weli as I do you should have ask ed him for it when he promised it, as he is a pastmaster in the art of fool­ing. He beats the bandl However, when you get time take a walk over & remind him of it; &,if it is in his house,' tell him you take it wi th you. & send it to me. You Will, at 1 east, have the pleasure of being fooled; & I can safely say it is not the firs time he has done so t,o you': so try him again. I

I f you desi re to go' t'o a church that has no mem'orial in it, the Methoc1i st church in Mayfi eld East has' none. They would be plea to have you there: I found a very nice lot of Christian people there. Give it a trial too & see if you like it. You have at last cane to think of the heads of the Salvation Army as I always did & always will. The rank & file are all ri ght, but the heads--l have no time for them in the least. All the Booth family are 'rich rent-rackers. Howeve. r t'h I think the adVi ce a woman gave me ,when I complained about \'t.,.Le tablets hu up in the churches, might suit you. She said, Lolvk, Cocking, if you have had a dri Ilk of the water which Christ offered to t Samaritan woman at the well the memorial tablets wontt make y thirsty: if they do , you have left' the well wi thout quenching

. your thi rs t • ' , • I '\uat admi t for myself that I saw things in a d1ffere~lt light

from what I did before--1.n fact I neveI' 10bked the same aide 0 the church where they were hung up; & so I forgot they were th ere: & so I had always a peaceful mind on the question. Now, i p concluai on, I si ncerely thank you for your everlasti ng ever-willing p.esire to make my surrouncl1ngs more c,omfortable. Jim could if he so,desired, but,alas ! he, I think .. is not the

, head b~ss, consequently it has become a matter of, 'I would if could. I Notwithstanding that, I love Jim. He is a good boy fo all that; & he is always pleased to see me when I come down. Now that the Supm1er days are coining again I shall take a few trips down to Mayfield for a change. Bob is going to paint a cottage at Cessnoch for a man. Three r:;;-:f- ·r)n the outside. The money JVill cane handy for Summer

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clothf""" : the ohildren. He will do it the week he is not wotk.i.~ ".i.l the road. Now" give my love to all the family. I always feel pleased to know"~'~t you are keeping well.

From Brother Bob, Wi th love t 0 all·~

P.S. Dontt forget to calIon Jack"not because I expect the suit; if he does send it it Will be his crowrnlng act of Christian c;har:L ty to me. I am enclosing a drawing of a Ii ttle bedroom chest which would e just the thing to sUi t me- not a flash one--just a pine one auld dQ me just as well as a flash one. e are haVi ng some lovely ra:.t n up here lately, & our garden is w loaking beautiful: we are filling it with all kinds of seeds. II

ladys, Bob, & the chi14~en are all in robust health at present. ~~'.A.

. ter getting that letter I went to ~t furni ture shop in lton & bought a combination With 3 mirrors, 2 large drawers"

smaller drawers, & Z little ones, for 22/S. I paid a lorry man j- to take the com. to the Hamil ton goods shed. The freight to end. it to Bob at Abermain was only 17:1.1. Mr. Johns, the house age! nt, called yesterday & took particulars of this house wit a view f selli ng it for us for 1.700. He is to ge.t & give us the pri ce terms for the land near Holder's house jin Mayfield West.

Thur. Oot. 3rd., 1$35. yesterday M r. Johns took Mum & ne to see a block of land. near where Ted Holder, lives in Mayfi eld west. It is 40 feet frontage, & the price·isL,4/Z/S a foot. We deci­ded to buy it. Thi s morm ng I went to the Commonweal th Bank in Newcastle, & wi thdrew fifty one pounds of our money, & forty pounds of Walter's. Mum i I had an interview with Mr. Johns a Ii ttle afterll a.m. & paid a deposi t of twenty pounds fo the land.. We have to awai t a letter from lawyer Canni ngton, of

Hamil ton, before we finish' paying the balance-- t 145. Thi s afternoon I went to Newcastle agai n & Wi thdrew fifty five pounds of Florence's money. The following note cane from Bob this morning :--"Lismore Street, Abermain. Wed. Oct. 2nd, 1935. Oear Joe, .1ust a few lines to say we went down to the station & got the combi-

"Ili-tion all right. In it we got 2 things -.:.one of them was the biggest surprise of our Ii ves .. I never expected to see such a big, lovely peice of furni ture. Another surprise was the price you gave for it. My room is now looking ever so much better tha nit was before. 1 hardly know how to thank you for your kin­dness to me. I have no time to say any more now: I must catch the afternoon mail. Gladys said the mirror is worth more than

It .you paid for the lot. From Brother Bob.

, Fri. Oct.4th, 1935. 'rhis mornlng this note came from Rob:­"Id smore Street, Abermai n, Wednesday "oct. ::srd, 1935. Dear ,Joe I am not wri ting a letter to you--only a note to say that'if you take a walk over to the Hamolton railway sta ti on & meet the trai n that leaves Abermai nat (parter

I D~ 106, past 7 this morni nu you will get a Sll;lall box of mulberrys that I am sending down to you; so don't fC?rget to go over for them: they ,wi~l get to Hamil ton about 8:30 or 9 0 'clo(J:. From Brother Boo. ,

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I went & got them thismqr!.ling. The freight ,was 8 pence." Charlie is finishing thepa~nting"of the ,roof. ,The war between Ita1y' & Abyssi nia has begun, & Adowa has been bombed. ,

T have fi ni shed ,Jlfri ti ng these· verses:­WHAT IS A . COMMUNIST?

A Communist is one who thinks Am straightens out the twists & kinks Of tangled eoonQInics--A rebel who, from': Learning's store, Instructs the slaves who gai n thai r lora From Master's coloured 'comics.

A Communist can understand How wealth arises from the land BY skilful application Of labour to its fertile face , To feed &. clothe the human,race I n any age or station. .

He makes it plain, to those who toil, How thieves monopolise the soil . For just that simjle reason; For, when possessed of fertile land And tools of trade, they can command Their slaves in e"""ryseason.

Possessing those, they live at ease F.njoying all the things that' please-­Wealth, leisure,learn:Lng, power--And domi'nate each landless wight

By legalised & brutal might That's organised to cower.

~ A Communi st is one who ki'cks Against the plutocratic tricks Of cunning poli ticians . Whose sole ambition is 1by gab, To fool the workers & to grag

And hold well'1)aid: poai tions •

• A Comm1.\ni at despi,ses drones Wi th palaces & costly thrones, Who rule & rob the toilers;

107. 10'7,

And. each courageous rebel tries To counter the infernal lies mxpressed by thei r despoilers.

Some future day the world may bless The Communists for their success In totally destroyi ng This Robbers t 1ttat. System of the Few, And building up an Order new \Thdch all will be enjoying.

, eJ.t.B~A

This morniM eflr~.r. I wrote the fol~owing verses on ~ ."alll7W'a", poem • ./Iv;f!J~. &J .~'I~~UIU.~

h What i§., the sign ~ ....... - sees .. Among--the flowers & the trees ~ That God"h.as ·tllerebeen:'waIkl~'? - ~. 11 , /

y.. Does 'he,~ .... ,~ 0',1,

Ql scover s~guts hid from men, ';'? ( Or is +he ~ talking? "

Ooes.b~.,each Spring-time morning, meet L The 1mj~e of God's hande or feet

Upon the leaves in;ell.~'wi imprinted,? ;:. Or test -tubes filled Wi th red.s & blues

Greens, oranges, or other hues By which the buds are tinted?

(£fo ~ does f3he watch a seed unfold

. Its tiny leaves above the mold In which it is implanted,'!

k And see the mindless plant design, A pattern, wi th an aim benign, By which 'she is enchanted?

S,- $l..te stands & watches there, mayhap, The plant transform the simple sap

"'. To sugars, or to s tarchea , To aCids,or to alkalies, By light .from "'AI. sunny morni ng ski es ,

Beneath h8S trellised arches.

4. Does ehe behold ud Transf orm __ to f ' , J & bud, 't+-... .'

f) ~ ~ j:-~L lAo: 61 ~W\Jl' ~.{Al,v ) ,ft' Ii" seed' vdth9}lj~C}, C?~~.9~.~ffil: mi~v""7

x.. ~lacking ~-& ~"'to'~bind , 11

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~ Ooe_ watchl~~'as/~l toils To fabricate essential oils ~1 thou t the means ,to measure Or wei gh" the atoms as they flow To make the scented flowers grow To forms that give her pleasure 7

If so,each plant that decks the sod I s ample proof that none but God Has made the tra~formation , , Thi s ,haply, is the certa.:1 n sign That He, wi th .purposes benign, '

~",,,,,,",,' _ '. Does ... vi si t h •• p.lanta ti on 1 /~~/~~,~~.~ 3(1; ~ D.tk.~b-;{tJ'I3S: Sun. Oct. 6th, 1935. This afternoon I wrote the following letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Old Age Pensions :- __ _ B1r, A few days ago my,mfe,de 1 bought a 'block' of land, in ~~ay -fi eld West, for 165 pounds'(mostly borrowed) on which to erect a new house instead of the house we now own & occupy. 1 told the agent (Mr. Johns) that I did not want to be part­owner of the land, but wished my wife to be the sole proprietor Thi nking over the matter since, however, I have some fear that my action may not be legally right in View of the fact that I a2im a pensioner. ' Before the land is actually transferred, will you please infona me whether I have done wrong or not ? 1 have preserved your last let-ter to me,& shall let you know when we have sold our old hou­se, & how much we got for it. r remain,Sir, Yours sincerely" ,iosiah Cocking."

Thi,s morni ng I went to the, Saint Andrewts li:nglish church in Church street; Mayfield, & hea-cd curate Marahall preqch on ItSome Aspects of Communion", He is a clear speaker. I had no opportUni ty to speak to him about a table,t, on the side of tlB building, that contained these words:-

1/ ' In loving memory of Eric MulveY,kill,ed in action at Dlrdan-

ell es May 14 191 7, aged 22 years. Ave i tur ad Austra. It Thi sis one of the churches where Wi tticomb p'reaches.' This aft ernoon I went to Isli ngton Park & heard Ivfr. Bland & another mal speak on war and fascism.1 got a copy of liThe New Era II from 1'11',' Glutton, a Douglasite; ,& "War! What For 7" from a Gomrm.Lnist. Mon. Oct. Ylth, 1935. Thi s morni ng I sent this note to the ad­i tor of ItBartl errru th" • :-6~r, I have written a pamphlet to convince Ghristians that warfare is opposed to the principles of Christianity. TD-e pan­

mphlet is typewritt~p.,& consists of 87 pages, measuring 10 x,8, of al term te prose '&'- v'eraes. If yOU u1 see it With a view to publication in yOUI' paper w£ wflti~~nd°it to yO~ I as soon as I receiVe your reply. To' give you some idea of tIe nature of the verses, I ,am sendi ng some others Wi th thi s note

EMPIRE DAY~;'"

'Empire Day was celebrated in the al fatlhion ·yesterday~~by Union k-wavingchiIdren·."~Daily . paper; 5/'38.

, let them wag the criss-crossed flag,

Id tell them jingo stories . Nelson, Blak'e, bold "Bobs" and'

Drake, f battles and their "glories."

ate how Clive began to thrive y murder, theft and pillage,

gatIiered gold in heaps untold om conquered town and village.

cribe the trips of slaughter-ships j

at cl'ossed :the' hot equator, conquered lands on foreign strands,

make the empire greater.

11 with pride how navies ride . I

e ocean's billows, s,wollen. . never sleep, ·but guard and keep e lands subdued and stolen.

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children know that empires grow en cannons' flash and thunder,

And b£[i~i:.Ila:nds"annex" the lands Of those ,they . kill and plunder. . . '. .> " .::' . I ~ " ' ..

Don't . m~ntfon; .tramps, nor pauper­¢amlls

Devoid of ,bread and butter, Nor paltry doles in shacks and holes

Beneath the flags that flutter .

And don't reveal that those who steal, At bay'net point demanding . The fertile fields each victim yields.

. Keep empires still 'expanding,

You thus may 'blind the youthful mind And make some -workers' willfug

To take a gun and.madly run . (J'o do their masters' .killing,

Yet, tim~ .. will come when more' than s,ome

Sha11 cease to be the stoppers Of steels. and leads to· save the .heads

Of dronea who, wear ,belI,toppers.

Then~wide-awake, the,sla,ves will take The earth, and live as brother.

At work and' play, and cease to slay .' In stupid wars ·for others.

, -"Tara:l!:acum."

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A • JOURNAL. OF • FACT· HOPE • AND • COURAGE

PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER WEEK

Josiah Cocking, 41 Ingall st.,

January 31, 1935.

Mayfield East, via Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Dear Friend:

117 ADAMS ST., BROOKLYN. N.Y.

Replying to your communioation of the 7th. The Golden Age does not pay for contributions, as it is not published for profit) nor does anyone on its staff receive a salary.

We would not be able to make use of a lengthy artiole or poem. Indeed, we make exceedingly little use of poetry, as our present aim is to emp~size important truths in the most direct way, and as you know, whatever the possibilities of poetry, it lacks" or tends to laokdirectness. Whatever may be said for or against this posi­tion. our present policy excludes poetry. Hence' the return of the enclosed. 'Most of·th~ material about which you have ,written us be­ing in ~oetic form, we should not likely be able to make use of it.

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~uch of the ' material appear1!lg,1n The Goi.d~~· Age is':prepared by regular contributors, hence.w! have 11 ttl,e room to spa-r~for ad­ditional matter, though we'do from time to time insert material froin other. sources, if it appeals strongly to our sense of w.bat is right and cW-st. ,Under the c~rcumstances, we believe you wou'ld do better, perhaps, to submit your article to an editor who is likely to make ~ome payment for it, and thus give it publicity through a channel which is not already committed ~o a 'definite_policy •

. We are sending you, as requested, a sample copy of The Golden. Age,under another cover.

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If you like them you may print them. I am" Sir, Yours sincelr,~{1;,\ .Tosiah Oocking. P .S.Will you kindly send a copy of your !

paper, as I wish to know the rates of subscription? ,J .0. II I enclose a copy of II What IsConrpulsoryMilitary Training ?': This morning we received the following letter from Sister :-

"Osborne Street, tapto.2/LO/35. Dear Brother & Sister" .Tust a line to let you know ,on my second day out of bed, after 6 we­eks serious illness!.I am wti ting to you to let you know that I a: am getting better. The doctor has calred every day during that time, often twice a day. Last night he called at 9 o'clock, &

, said he wont call to -day; so ! hasten 'to tell you the good news. I am too weak to walk, but I am sitting on the verandah in the sun. Dear old cad was so overj oyed that he ran up to the shop & asked fo'r the best pai r of slippers they had, for his old woman was out of bed. My family seems to have a new lease of life. I have a good girl to look. after the house, & I have no­thing to worry about. The mine is working fairly well l & the family are all well & send their love to you all. HCV~ng you a~e all well & (oING well, I remain your loving Sistrer Sister, /.~ Eli sabeth tTane Pettigrew. Fixcuse short note. 11

1 wrote a reply to titie letter this afternoon.

Wed. Oct.9th, 1935. Last night I went to thenNewcastletown hall & heard Mr Rawling editbr of "War tWhat For" lecture on

the war in Abysi nnia. The lecture was illustrated by lantem slides. This morning I wrote a letter to Art. & sentlO/- & 26 tokens for the encylopaedia.

Thur. Oct. 10th" 1935. Pension day. We received the folloYI.i.@ letter from Art. this morning:-"Usual address,Tuesday~ Dear Folks, I apologise for not hav­ing answered.your letter befoTe this,but I've had to draw

a year's syllabus in wood"70rk. I have been up pretty late for the last few nights owing to the aforesaid woodwork; so I thik 1111 turn in pretty early to night. 1 would have written yes­terday, but it would have been useless because~ as you prob­ably know, it was Six Hour Day here yesterday 8: the post off­ices weren't worki ng. There was a Labour processi on in town, I understand, I only saw one float down a side street as 1 went past i n the tram .

. Recently we had the Troubadours (the Misses Raynor') at the College. I thought they were pretty good. We have also startecl on the study of ethics--the science of morals. J don't know whe­ther I have told you befo;re or not, but 1 have to gO out Hab- . etiield school & gi ve a lesson or 2 every 'Wednesday. I am on 60 gi rls. There are 2 students on the class (i. e. i ncludi r..g me). rhe teacher gives us a pretty free hand: she yaps to one of us. while the other is teaching. She has to wri te a r ort on out teaching abilitY,but I don't know how shets g~ng todo

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it, because she doesn't listen'to, or make notes about the ";~ lessons we give. She's'a: fairly young sort of a sheila, so I don't suppose she knows very mucn more about teaching than we do. anyhow. Yesterday I went to Bradley's Head With about 8 others froIT. F.arlwood. I was supposed to meet the rest of the herd at the zoo wharf, but the crowd was so thick that i t to~ me about 20 mimtes to find tb.em. On the way hane we had a 10

at Luna park from the Harbour Bridge', We were "thinki ng of Vi s­itiI1.g it, but the fac.t that one of the girls in the party was required to be home early deciced us against it. I 'm glad Joe & Ivy &, of course the kids are coming down, but

itts a pity their visit weren't a fe,1/' weeks earlier or later. 1 have to get this letter in before the box is cleared, which fa 3IDins. from now, so I'll conclude, Yours Arthur. P.S, Haven't time to read what I have written."

Fr:i.. Oct .11 thJ •. 1935. Thils morm ng I havEl wri tten these verses: W.tiAT ARE HONOUR ROrJLS ?

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They're tablets to extol the names Of dupes who played War's hellish games~ In spite of God's injunction, And laws He never did repeal--"Thou shalt not kill", Thou sha1 t not steal ",_ Without the least qompunction !

They're lists of those who shouldered arms To slaughter men on fields & farms,

_.In spi te of Oh11 st 's ex amp 1 e, And madly rushed o'e~plain & hill '~n miJ.lion mothers' sons to kill And on thel:~~ures t ramp 1 e 1

They're names of fools who rushed away, At Master's call to tear'& slay,

Like beasts released from cage~, f'\efyi ng .T ohn the Raptist' s plan!­"no violence to not a man, " Rut work in peace for wages !

Those tablets still defile each church That leaves the Saviour in the lurch And echoes oily gammon Of frauds who prate of things divine, Yet eulogise the martial swine liV'ho serve not God, but Mammon !

When peacefu'l ,Tesus' shall. return Those heathen temples He will burn,

And raze thei r a1 tars level

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By which ~ hypocri te'S,., extol~ The servants of the Devil !

Then let us hope that, very soon, The Master will confer thi spoon Upon the world tha,t suffers 'Ph'ose things of blood that now disgrace Hi's name wi thi n each holy place

.. J Defiled by martial duffer,s l ;j, £ "f#." 1$'IIVl~·. '

h "" ~, ave sent these verses to vV~r! What For :-What Is Compulsory Training? '; "To The' Range" : "Vihat Is the B<y

Boy Scou-t Movement?" ;

CHILOREN OF' ,jOSIAH &MAR:C JANE COCKING. Robert Rowe Cocking',born a.t Wal1send,N.S.W.2 a.n1.SundaY,May lst,1898. nied dilec. 18th, 1898.

Josiah Thomas Cocking, born at Wallaroo Mines,6outh Austr­alia, Sun.Sep.3rd, 1899.

William John Cocking, borb at Wal1send., N.S.W. 9p.m. Mon. April 27th ,1903. . , -

Charles Ernest Cocking ,born at Wallsend,N.S.W. 7 p m.Sept .18th, 1005. . ¥

Florence F,llen Cocking, born at Wallsend,N.S.W.8 p.m •• Tuly 9~h, 1007.

Frederick George Cocking, born at Wallsend, N.S.W.1Ues •• Tuly 27th, 190 9. '

Walter Perkyns Cocking,born at Wal1send, N.S.W. Tuesday, January 16th 1912.

Arthur James Cocking, born at Mayfield F:ast, N.S:W. 11:10 a.m. Sunday, ~Tune 4th, 1916. '"

. OF:A THS : - J.J~, ,8 Robert Rowe Cocki ng ,di ad f)ecember 18th ,18,98'- \ <is'1~. IOJ 0 ,o. I

\ .Tohn William Tomli nson,di ed at Li thgow, N. '8. W .Aug. 21st, 1001. \ F,thel Maud Cocking,died at M1. Newcastle,25th February,1907.

F,lizabeth Giles,died at Wallsend,N.S.W.Sun. May 8th, l~lO. Charles F.lijah Giles, died at Lithgow)N,S.w.April 19th.Llcn9. Grace Perkyns,died at Redruth,lJornwall,13th November,l"!!JB.

~ . pARTiiNTS' NAMF.S. ' Josiah Cocking, born at Kadina S.Ar~ May 11th, 1867. Mary Jane Cocking (nee Anderson' 00 Sept.17th,1874.

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Thomas Oocki ng, of Sai n:t Just, Cornwa.ll ,born died by accident at Dingo Creek,near Taree,N.S. W.

Elizabeth Cocking (nee Rowe) born at Saint DaY,Cornwall. Died in sleep at Wallsend"N.S.W. Sunday 8th May,1910. Thcrnaa Anderson"probably born at furharn"England.. Mary ? Anderson}. place of birth & death unk nown. , GRF..AT GRA~ Il?ARENTS. Robert Rowe"born & d1ed)in Cornwall,dates unknown. Eli za Rowe" (nee Gi lIard "born in Cornwall

Di ed at Redru thl 9 CHI L DRF.N OF THOMAS,.. F,LI 7.ABlr.TH COCKI NG.

William John Cocking" born July llth,,1884.at Kadina,South Aue. Bober Rowe Cocking"bor:n at Kadina"S.A.Oct., 25th, 1865.

Josiah Cocki,ng" 'bo,rl1 at Kadina,S.A.May 11th, 1867.

Chi Id of Charles lI:lijah Giles & F.l'izabeth Gi'les (fonnerly Cocki ng) •

F.lizapet Jane Giles, born at Wallaroq"S.A. July 6th,1873

Tues. Oct ~ 15th, 1'935. Last .sun. Florence wq.rked at the Fettercai hospital, but orJ.y for one day.l went to the Islington Baptist C rch & heard an lnd,ian preacher preach. He is a returned cut-thr­oa t, & wore what seet1ed to be a medal on hi s 'ureast .Hi s, address

not worth Ii stening to. From there I went to the Tighe's Hill Amy hall& attended the, holiness meeti ng • Yesterday we received this letter from Arthur:- , It Usual AddreSf), Saturday (Oct. 12th,1935J. Dear Folks, 1 receive your letter the day before yesterday: the "dough II & the toke. were all present & correct. I Will not reply in fl:J,ll to you until

you answer this. As a matter of fact l've really nothing to write • abou t. You abk .me to find quarters for ,T oe & C.o; qui te a pleasant but one which I can't undertake until I' know exactly when he's comi & how long he's staYi ng. I would also like to know whether he want meals provided l or wants cooking facilities. I suppose a double r09 will be all that's required, Will it not? If you let me hav:e this': information 'Without delay 1111 get down on the job. If it's likely' that Joe:cantt find his way here I'll meet him anywhere lie designat

Yours Arthur." ., .

I ~eceived this letter. :-"!?arrier raily Truthl Blende Street~ Bro­ken Hill.llth Oct. ~935. Mr ,rosiah Cocking, Dear Bir~In reply toy

s of the 7th instant we have to advise that the pamphlet is rat l,ng for production in a' q,aily newspaper. We are filing the ver ses sent along & will use them as S'nace l' ",' a"a'l -'J '- th" f ' , J:'. '" , 1 aD e ::e anK you or your interest & under separate cover'f

you copy of our paper, the annual 6ubscrip'ti on for orward which is 32/-. Yours faithfully W.G.Watson ? manager."

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113.,113., -/tJ'U. I also reoeived this letter:-" Greenfield Terrace, portreatn,'

. Cornwall, England,Sept. lOth,1935. ~y dear Mr. &' Mrs. Cocking i We received your welcome letter & the book that's just arrivea. lviany thanks for it. The piotures are very nice: we pass them on aj lafter we see them to someone else. We have one oi' our neighbours ci. n bed sick wi th a bad thigh--iell down, poor man,. weeks baok; lao he,finds it very hard indoors, & we have had SUCll a lovely Sumn mer. I t is very ni ce now, only I have been so busy it IS goi ng too Ifast. I have been looki ng forward to a few days off --not come Iyet ~- but sti 11 we must be thankful for heal th & s~rengt~. I have Ibeen' well; my ankle is almost well agai n, & my husoand l:Lk e a inew man; so you see, dear friend~-" how good God. has been: HSh has lanswered your prayer & mine for tum to almost h:Lmself. All t e others are qui:=te well at present. Kath has somewhat recovered from her shock. It was a~ q.t~adf~l ",~t~~, -4 the lady was so devo­t;>~ t0l'l:~~l_ p,.~~rI:·_~~J~, ,:¥t1:~~V~:fi' h~;C~:-bo~~J.'a ~e):i}t~\1r'-,~,oI e s blig-.u.1J-ed7S'0"~-t:vttc~J;1. ,l:ih~ -1.,-g-J;~~~ c=to. t?ttl'IEiY to. U. V~ ... M9$t j,(jkely

Kath will b~ ~gO:1,P.g-.tQJ'}§LvylH~n.: ~Ql].e_gotfLi~tQ .'0er own hen's; I think Gha.t's the arl'~!1g$111Qnt--Q.g_9:_c.ompani:::n.

She _is le~t 'Iyith p:_eT' ... t.:~L,O~ ~~Q)J.ey.'-_;,_ " ," !)sar 11r. Cocking, _ we _ all yrust you .. S:,. :,ir~~ CoOl~i ng &: ~1:J. _ yOJr family a.re keeping,we~ 1. l'h,1:iany thanks for p11otOS. You 'will think we are SlOiV at sen1ing out yours,; Qut at any rate' 1 hope to soon now. 1'he1"o is a young f~lloVl w'"o con\es ~o,portreath once a 've~k, .who takes photos lovely .. J thi!lk .. he ~s_away_ 0111101:" idays no'N, but 17hen he comeo'bo..c1,: he is",ta:~ins :3o::::e vj..e, ... s of 'Saint Day &: d.istl":·,ct for me...; aJ~so my~u.u6band_&*nr~s~J(.", _ Those others are not 'at aJ." goo,1 of us L"a:l to see your pon had passed so well: that's good t Yes",lye would Ibke Florr~e 's photo vety muoh. Te have the one g.ere_on,_::he sh'elf-,:-She looks nice in that with the "11".'-tle girl. ==ow ar~,the Mar.1.11Y &: fad? got over it by now somewhat~ _ 1 hope; out we can never fcrget them. 1 lost two little~boys. At the time 1 m.ade myself ill, but now lam able to thank God they're safe home, free from the world's worry. Now this dreadful disturbance is-upsettir.g us so: I do trust we sha]} be spal"e1 -:-l"om anothel" war,c~od. pleasing. We will have_:t;q s\lff~r ,all for.jitle, gr(3~Q.Y ... 1:>ig -h1,~~e--.s.+' Ie them who should fight it out; not drag us ,into it for their greed of gold •. c I see you wrote to Mr. Henderson, Mr. Oocki ng. They re­turl)ecta nice letter to you. Yes, we are having more Labour meetings everywhere',but herein our little village,Redruth & Cambourne, Scorri er, St. ray, Falmouth ,around, grand meetings, & their big men addressing them. We had one meeting here: only 4 persona attended--afraid of their, job--but lIlhe few down here

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wont count much. They're not wasting time over; but 1 tell them, when 1 get the chance, a few things I know to be right; & £B.ds is always lectUring them. He does his best to let them see thr­ough some of the poi nts that will help; & I may say Wi th truth that they have turned or are turning to the right way. At Cambourne they are just all r..abour~o"<1:talBo at Redruth they'~ b a~

eginning to see the light. They're about canvassing

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already for the election:; they know' they're to ,be turned out thi e ~ime. I.'m sure you will like tp rea~ the ·raily Herald". We get'i t every day.1 like it before the Suniay paper we send to you •. Glad you get them' alrigh:t. I hav,e notb'e,en to town ye 6i nce ;:your letter came to, get, the solu tio,n you said about for my ~nkle,. 1 will try it: 1 shall be goi ng the eDd ot' week. I have been too busy to go; friends coming &goingao. My crusi from Cardiff goes the end of present week --shall have abi t 1n

re time"to think ofaelf then. ' , ,,,.,, . I have not found out the price of came'ra at'Rea~~h~. I,:c,ouldn' promise to take, the. photos' as I have so 1-1 ttle',time'. I ma~ge to do my own sem ng which, tak~s just a'll the time; n& when.,Iny ankle is bad I am giad to restit.- l3u~: we read ,our Herald ev ery day; & you will find i t.'good,readl.ng them. We ~oth pass along di,fferent bits; but it's a s~alJ, village, &'it's all Mast ~r here. ' .-: ....... --:-.,:.:.:~.,~,;., " I'. ' . ..: \'~,~.' , r"" , , . '" .• ' "

Kath '3hai I' is a.~burn colou~ ,eyes,»brQW11., sall,.ow ~,coinplexiorfj U~~ Myra, her siste:r, islike,me "':':'nigei.Xesh, cheeks &,love!y'light hair. I am i:: my 62-~~~last ,Ap'ril.:--&no'g;rey.hai.~s£~s ·yet. You tell me J 1on't wo:r~y-'qnotig,~.t.q' t\lJ;l1.;.E;reY'j· & I don't inte

to, it's not ;,v.orth_while • .No~r ;;r~ ':JQQki~g,".,LaII).·se~:i;qg out l{ath 's photo -::hen811e ,was littJ"e, ior .. you.to copy off- post -c~rd' 6i z if you, can. Now~we all s§hQ; our ldndest._r~gards to'you an F.ver your sinceref:riends,:i; .. & H., Wc:bster'. . :_ , I am ?endir'.g on'~ra!)k-,s as well, as,You so ~i,nd.1y prcmiseldlltod do tJ13mif they'.rc not.too,far_gone • .Frank was_taken:'at sCfl'OQ;L, where brush &: comb were sca.rce,as you can tell"f6rhie l1~ris,

awful. Now he :!.s_ so , nice --every hail" must be in i.tiis 1)lace .. He i very tall &: fair .'200r ;:at!l, is not so good-looking~ bUt at ~he, is a gooc'\. girl to me: s'~e ,keeps "me i:1 clothes & shoes" as nads is t only ,)n6 that is receiving 10/- a w~ek. I try to put mine on to 65,bu:; no:'se--have to wait my turn. . » God bless you alIt Hope to hear again soon.

The IJtter also contained a Clipping about Georg~ Lanl[J~'~"'\~ , ~ at Bow yesterday,'with'his says-. ..... '{'w. e a'llhave sinI!~g ,a)1gcqm

, h d ' . h d .. : 1. 'I' short of God'g .'g'lopy.' .'rt::~rwf:,~'ad,inj "' WAR) DANGERS

':~:t,ANSBURY .WRITESTO 'THE POPE

CALL FOR ACTION , BY CHURCHES

II an, pressmg ar on my ,s~ou '"this, anqlisten'''to''1he ~o~~. -hl.eh., 'der, George Lansbury told me is speakmg, ,we canyet< hl1~ea: rev why he has written to thei:Pop~~' l~tion in though .. ~ a.Ud. action,.,.;(;~.,t .. ,.~

"B t'h "h id.t th ' mu~t pray, aU(jl.we\\lst act. ;,i!l', ' ro er, e sa , , ere s The afternobn',t .. ' "or,:aow', .Roa one thing ·I'm quite sure or. "The ,went 'drOW,l:lilyb:y'.'" :, '~.' -.eat'-:all':" . . '.. • . . ,talk~d.' " Dri'Ve.r~i(t~lile(Y. 'C1-\:\::ious' politiCIans can do ". nothmg.; . about, wondering':'What ",Old:G¢oi'ge'

,j Politics won't get us out of this WiiS up to. '. . ' "," .',;; ' .. " .' A motol'-car~V&s waiting'<l-qh!e ker mess., .'. I' ; to take him t«(on~· ot his be~~lqve

"I don't know what Will come of It, ' engageme~ts, a .treat to ',athQIl,S\lud but I've w~itten to the Pope, to our . childrel,1.; , . " t,:::":' :' two Archbishops and to Dr. Scott . . . " ":," ' . Lidgett. And. with all my heart I pray, THO,UGHT .FORCHI;i.I),flEIi".

,; ,they 'will take some action," '. It is the children thathiluut 'his What Georgct Lansbury wants . imagination. Itisithe thoijght /if, 'hat

them to..,do is to. stop the drift to w,ar would mean to them.,that fa~ ens war. And to that end he urges them his. thoughts on· a Calvary, truce,. to call a world.wide ,religious, con. The. youn~ m~J? ot, th¢' Cou~ment gress at once in derusalem and pro. may see their VlSlOns, I\s, trey IO,ok to

B HUGH REDWOOD . . the leaders. who promise. ,them con-y . ~rali11 a truce I of GOd from Calvary quest, but this old man is.if. rea~g 1

rt Itself. better dream, , ':: .';'1i!,'." " I, TANDING at his garden gate I . "WE HAVE ALL SINNED" ';'.:, .1:,' , . ~"_~.o-______ :_----1 _______ 1 ___ .r. __ . __ > ........ - I

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INDEX.

A Swashbuokler '8 Jeremiad58. Anlos Clarke 6. Acoident 34. A Mes~e-From Hell 18 A. ADaesthetics 46. 55. Art. HendersOD 13. A Short Method with Deists 56. Australia Since 1606 15. Abysinnia 102. oA,tthur 7 .8.61.90~·94.96. Adjutant strange 4 • .Arthur Jones 900 •

Br'~ish Rule in India 610 Browm QuDera 57. 37. Bess Nacfarlane 6. ~ister 7i.Boxe. 8.Birt Birtle. 18.19. Bennet 3 •• Birthday cards 24. Birthday3.28.5S.94/97. : Be~evolent Home 3. Billy Mugts Reply 38. , " Bland 67. :Barker 95. Bullet-stoppers Wanted 56. Baptists 3. Bob 4. Bourke 2. Baok to Wal1send 100. Bed 73 •

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Charlie' O. 1. 8. lS. 24t 92. Canon Wi ttyoomb-100. Oelestial Sorrow 23. Children dedicated 55. C6mbination 105. Ohe~e 3. 3. Cot 72.73. -currenoy,13anking and Finance 30. Congregational Church ,102. Oannington'105. Coleman XllSi.' Clarke 6. Common Cause 92. Cone 44.

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'Daphne Cooktng 1. 28. Den~n 1. Deaths 2.6.25. 32.48.54. 91.92. c

• 96.59. 72e"Iluley 20.2L.DaVe Watkins 32. 3S.Dentist 57.60.63.96.68.72. Duley 20~2i.4.~iel battery 66.71.,72. Diplomas 67.71n. Dixon 8. Duleyfi" "

-Essex car'" 32. mna Ia"liea 35. E9'a Booth 36. Eben Worley 72. Exams 17.86. Election 55. Eamings 84. Eye trouble 97. Enoyc1opedia 102.

FredC. ,2.5.17.24.440 Florence 1.2. S.6.7.16. 18.57.60.65.87.91.95. For Socialism _and Peace (9Q. Forster 10 Fighting lilc·,t. Fencing 4. Faulkener 91.- FetterCairn 99.

71. ' Gibbon's 3. Gladys C-4. Glory 15. Gardeners' Lodge 27. Gardening 87. Grace C 37. GladyGoodwin 48. German Rule 49.100.

Honour Rolls 32.Hagan 63. Hatherall 67. Hemphie1 85. House 65. Hol'idajs2. Henderson 13;l-Iolland!. 15. Hilton Grice 48. Hudson 85.

1. 2.77'. Innocent Prisoners 25. IyY'C 57. Iluka hospital 63.65.

illness 1. 44.63. I ca.l it Murderl~ I have a Sign 10'7.

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In- Peter· s Place 86. pl. ~--~,

- , Jose d 1..2.6.8. J4.97.-JA:llry-g.-,-.rack-1,,:a.'7. as •. JacklqJ;cl"a~hlin'54/.

Johns 103.105. Joan Goleman 6. Joy lilley 20. Jess OItrpenter 63.Jones ~ John T.I.,ang63. Jones 2'7.35. -Jim --stanbury-48. Jock Gfuoden-68o

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Labour and Education 90."Is.bour's Financial Policy (0. Lantern 1'7. Letters :<'rolU ShSl):1ard 64 A • B.Birtles 659- From Shepherd ,Holland B.

Arthur 1/9.16.19. 25.31. 33. 35~6~. 5"~99.1])G91112Tll.olI.p'GJl'15.U6 • .A66_ A. Bqb, 3.5.33.37 .5~.n.72.'14.79.100~~1.93~~~~'., , " i'h .. T'c:'y~-IHollat.ld 80.86.:87 .~UQrri",)~l~ ri~~lao92. ,Ivy 1. Walter 2. Websters 113" Ilarr1eJ!Truthl12'.'FrQm .... l>aters' 8.12.77. ,-~'- -, l.ettersto Bil;Ly Mug 29. 09romon~~U8e ,,3le,Rawling- 55~ 32.54.35.37.70 Mrs. Olarkel'6:-4i~~J.peD Age'I~.- ---'IlJ-'67.-w:.al-6~ ••••••• -Bob--37 ••• Shepherd "'65 Henderson 13.pens±ons Dept. 60. Florence 23.22.75.73.77Q ...... 0 ••••••

From48.KXXX. Nelson 48.46. 56. From PeJa4ions Dept., 22.6'O.F10.22.73.77. To _Bob 72 •. Fr~m Nelson.48.56. Fro~ ~~- ,~,1271. Pensions D. 22., To Floraee ,77. '0 Ratings 73. From Webf'~~~l?To -Mrs. ,Hol:j.an<l-84. To' Rawling.91.109. To War Cry,91.,To.Vaisey;~: Ne11Y,.l\lit, 94.Si~ter E J.Pettigrew 95. To Telegraph 99 Q Bob-l02o Pen si ons--<i-ept 0 ~ 108 •...

Ms.cksy,1.2. kum 'i. 24. <!lB. HacCosky e.1'1'.24. Mo"!;-aJl'··11.'~4. MrsoSheHoll eo Mare 70.Uy, Life and Work 84. Mrs. Joyce, 90.~,,:,:)~d.Q. 9l,. 92. "II

Murder or Pray 89.91. Mum's Birthday ~.g7 .;":Molly Riley- 97 fi--- . " 21 Najor Snelgrove (3. ,r"fajor Drylie 630 MaJor Richards 7J,., lIe~ville Dule~:S

•• • • • • • • McCpsky 24. Mum, 24. -j-!h.ry- Goodw1n48, May-;-Da.y ,51.llortgage· 6 Mljor Daley.'4.

Nationalisatian of Banking 51. New 00118ge68. No Wander 92. Nugent 99. Norman Pember 100.

Operation 68. Organ 1. Optical Lantern 17.

Pro2perity 5p. 100.Fayments 56. Prizes68. ~phlet8 90 ~oey 38. " Practical Knowledge tor All 84-~ Peter Lucas 6. Party 7.' Photos 20.48. 1.70. 63.74. 97. Port Ml:fplrie 3. Patricia stones 5.

Red wi ndow 5.S.Robertson 59. 60. Roger!, 66.Ro8e 1. ,Rea.l"ity 97. I

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Socialism and the Austrfil,lian Labour Movel,llent 61• Suit 60. Scone 1.

Selt";T&ugbt;-Men 65. 'ffj~ Solomon 66.' shop' 'l'alks on Economics 71. Sheldon"'2. Strange 4. stones 5/. Sale 17' ,Say God Be With YOI.l'17/. saiJitA'nd"",,'s t'!huro~~.n(\o "

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The;1lOd'· Prernier;t$ Plan in "Action, 51. To Legisl(Ho~s '53. Training' Coll$ge;"~ Thyreua 49. 24. T.YPewriter 34. The 15 -Decisive Battles of' the World 63. To Atheists 18. To Billy Mug41 • The Swashl:>ucklers' Jeremiad 58.92. Technioal College 66. The Discovery otNew --WorldsZae 'Moral' Damage of' War 71.

"'I'lie eTicKery "and ':treaohery' ot National Govern ments 90. Truth ThonipsOii,3~ . 1be Reorganiation of the Electricity Industry 90 •

o ~e' Land and the Nati'onal Plann'ing otwiculture 90. ,To the, Range 96.' . The Positron ot middle~class women in the transition to Socialism 900

The'Natio~al Planning "ot Transport 90. TheDaUy Herald 90. . We nfctl'onarY--ot--ReceiptsI02."Ihe'iAbour 'WOIDal'l 90. '!he Labour Party's Program ot Actio,n The New Era 108. The Teacher'sGuide 102. Up with the House,nowrlwith the Slums 90.

Viet'ory tor 'SOcialism 90.' Views3.4.84." Visit 75. Vera Duley 20., Voyage to the Cape 38.

War Cry' 91 .What Is compulsory Training 98. wheels 38~Who is She 81.100. i

What is a Soldier 27. Walter 38. Workers' Guide to the Oourts 5l. Why Do Workers go to War 62. 100. What os a Communist l06.Wi.ne 4.

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Wireless step by step 84. WAR 106. Wiho Makes Wars 60.Winnie Dryl1e63. What is Arbitration 63.l00.What is Cl.as89Consoiousness 10 2. Wba t is a CODllluniSt ~ ~~ ~ 100. '

TO WILUA.

"Kan .... ta but litt1:. hv:e.bel_, 'Nor want. that 1i ttl. long. " 'lbe poet wrot., butwoaen OOlf That he _8 widely wrong.

A married man detesta all debt; At pO'Yerty he ragea, And longa for thinp too hard to get, With microscopic wagea.

He wanta great power, .. pelt To come:..~t: bJ.L .. <U;t.c:U.-l~~-~:--' And though he is no _int himself Hia wife must be perfection.

Indeed, while on this whirling sphere His wants, like weeds, .. are growing; He wants a heaven while he' 8 here And Heaven wben he I.. go~ He wanta a hoa. de'Yoid of strite; A bride who ianice-looking, And, more thaD allel.e, • wnts his wite To be well ski led in KItlXX cooking.

So, if hormony you'd dwell And mould him to your wishes:, Just feed the hungry beggl3lr w;ell With llJ.V~ f&ti~ .. :t~~:t .. di.ll'll-&se .

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