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type. Mrs Stewart from Mapa-Mapa is another lady. I had to 'ring' her on business yesterday & she spoke to me as if I were her life-long friend, or some hero.

The Toowoomba Comforts Fund has sent us a mantle wireless set, which Mrs Hatton officially handed to us last night. Slowly, but surely, our inconveniences are being solved one by one. Wireless reception is terribly poor, except for our local studio.

Friday Here I am on guard again, until 3.30 pm our platoon has been slaving to finish our road. We work at times as fast as an average native. The heat was terrific but we can stand it. Yesterday I had my two front teeth filled with porcelain, & you can't notice the filling, I went through some awful agony in the chair & twice I had to ask him to give me a rest. It's the nearest I've been to fainting. (when I returned to camp I heard he had been drinking till 4 am that morning & hadn't gone to bed) Last night Maxy & Lloyd coaxed me to another of those Red Cross Socials. I stayed only ten minutes & cursed myself for going. Both Max & Lloyd have been jilted & naturally have been 'drowning' their worries perhaps a little too much. Anyway it eventuated that I've ended up at the hotel. Gosh, we had a wild party & began singing. For the first time in years I was somewhat 'merry'. Today the boys 'ragged' me endlessly (They can never get me to drink) I won't ever do it again, honey, but I have to tell you & hope I'm forgiven.

With the remaining films I had two portraits taken of myself & if they're a success I'll send them next mail. My collection of snaps

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(don't tell anyone of this)