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Ernest has gone south & Arthur takes Gwynn to the train at Geraldton about New Year.
I think Mrs Allen goes down in Jany. Three Yaringa (illegible text) hands went off South on the shearer's truck a few days ago.
What did Joan think of her exam paper? Does she think she did ill or well with them? Suppose we should know in a week or two how she fared.
Alf (illegible text) was very decent, he came 17 m out to my camp to see me & we had a long & interesting yarn.
He says brother Ernest looks well, but that he has a nasty looking sore on his head. I fear I cannot go overland to see him until after rain. Alf says the country, Murchison to Nullagine is in a very bad (illegible text).
Constance will have a good cheque if she stays on until (illegible text) for
