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Miles Franklin - correspondence with Henry Lawson, 1899 - 1902
Miles Franklin to Henry Lawson, undated (incomplete)
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[Inverted text]
You could take me then Write and let me know.

[part of letter missing]

Sydney then. I'm here. Got here at least to Goulburn per Melbourne Express last night came home this morning. Oh! Oh! Oh! ! w I didn't have a very eventful journey. Some men (so-called) were seeing a chum "Jim" by name off at Redfern. There was was talk and talk chiefly composed of many words which would be better expressed by a dash. "Jim's" history was told in a few words "S' help me gord. Ere's this damn Jimmy could pass the - shooting for the bushman's contingent an 's goin home" It is easy to be sorry for Jimmy. Just imagine how he will be chaffed & tormented & what a fallen hero

 
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      Call No.: MLMSS 364/6
 

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