1915-07-17 Winnie Hall to HRH

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Title: 1915-07-17 Winnie Hall to HRH
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Related people: Helen Rose Hall (née Lodge) · Esther Winifred Hall (née Smalpage)
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Keywords: Helen Margaret Wilson (née Hall)
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Croydon Stn.
July 17th 15.

Dear Helen

Our congratulations to the arrival of the dear wee baby, I do hope you are feeling [illegible]  better now fancy[?]  baby is a week old how the time does fly, you no doubt will get a shock when you do actually receive a few lines from me, I am a horrid[?]  old correspondent but I hope you'll forgive me & write to let me know if you are keeping well.

Helen dear we want you do come and stay with us for a while when you come north again I think if possible you should come straight out on your arrival & if would do you good & give you a chance to get strong after your confinement, I do not know when Aubrey is getting you up I must ask him. Ernest & Aubrey could meet you with the car I could stay by myself for a day or so. Oh! while I think of it I told Aubrey yesterday of two nice little cots that are in the old Sherlock homestead, one is quite a nice size for Constance & in good order & the other a dear little one for a wee baby, so

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I think he is going to write about them, you may get them for next to nothing as I don't expect Sam McKay is wanting them, I intended trying to get the big one, but Henty does not roll out of bed now. It is such a treat to have a cot, one feels that a baby is safe, the ?? bars on the big cot are very close together & the other is made with wire gauge all round, so I hope you get them. Have you heard from jack lately? I do hope he is quite well.

Aubrey is quite well & pretty busy as we hope to start shearing the first week in August & poor old Ernest is only able to get about on crutches, having been kicked by a horse about 3 wks ago, nearly had his leg broken, but the swelling is going down & it is much better but I think it will take several months to get strong.

Helen when you come back I think you ought to bring some homoeopathic medecines in case you were away from a doctor anytime, I find it necessary, these are a few good ones, Aconite, Belladouura, Chamomilla, Ipecaeuauha, Concentrated tinctus of camphor. Now Helen I must bring this to a close, hoping to hear how you

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all are soon with love from us all & Kind Regards to your mother (I imagine I know them) & father

Yours lovingly

Winnie Hall