Tom Pulleine, Young

25 who contribute so much to the Tom Pulleine, Young. production of the “Courier”. I trust all are as well as the increasing Jack, Please find enclosed cheque, and years permit. use it where it’s most needed. The Yours sincerely, Ian Scott. Courier is great as usual. I don’t know how you do it but you do. Daphne Wallis, Gibbling. For all those on sick parade, I wish you well and may God bless you all. It’s Dear Ed, 2/2 Commando Courier, very sad to see so many leaving us but It has been very remiss of me over the that’s the way the “cookie crumbles”. years but at last I am putting pen to Regards Tom. paper to say thank you for sending me the Courier. I do so enjoy reading it. I Isobel Jane Lewante McCaul, Como. have not met many of the boys, but Wilbur always spoke of them in the Dear Jack, Please find enclosed cheque Timor Campaign. Ted Monk was one for $20 for the Courier or what ever. of Wilbur’s special friends, it was Sincerely yours, Isobel Jane Lewante lovely to hear he and Peg are still McCaul. going. My eyes are not so good so please excuse the scribble. Nellie Mullins, Morley. Enclosed is $50 cheque for Courier. Thank you. Wilbur passed away 1983 Dear Jack, A donation for the Courier whilst returning from the Perth and to say hello to everyone. I’m fit reunion. W.S.Wallis, WX9580. and well, hope everyone is the same. Yours in friendship, Daphne Wallis. Thanks to Len and Betty for all their good work they have done over the Ron Dook. years. Regards Nellie Mullins. Dear Jack, Best wishes to all the boys Betty Hopkins, St. James. and self. You are doing a marvellous job. The Sec. Dear Jack, Kindly pass on my Ron Dook. regards to one and all. Enclosed cheque towards Courier expenses. A.R. Beveridge, Toronto, N.S.W. Sincerely, Betty Hopkins. Enclosed please find cheque for use by R. Gregg, Beresfield. the Association and my regards to all members. Yours sincerely, Andy. Dear Sir, Please accept this donation for journal and Trust Fund. Peter & Pat Campbell, Esperance. R. Gregg. Dear Jack & Friends, It is ages since Ian Scott, Neutral Bay. we wrote to you and sent a donation. Please do as you see fit. Dear Jack, Enclosed please find Peter is keeping reasonably fit so we cheque, the disposal of same I leave to have everything packed in the caravan your discretion. ready to leave for our yearly trip up I send my usual belated best wishes for North. Meeting friends at the 2001 to you and all those members Murchison River and going on to Shark Bay for a week or so then on to I often wonder how many of the Cardabia for a month then up to original “Men of Timor” are still alive. Exmouth for over a month there. With Timor so much in the news it We are leaving in a very dry time; all brings back a lot of memories. Gympie hoping for opening rains so can get has taken on a Sister Town in Timor started seeding. “Lagos” and has sent many things We are looking forward to Exmouth as there to help rebuild the place. People Terry Harrington is getting married on here have been and still are very the 16th June at Lake Side where we generous with donations of all kinds. camp. I am still hoping to enjoy going to our Had a nice visit from Tony Bowers . War Widows meetings Laurel Club He and Peter didn’t draw breath for the and R.S.L. and I’m hoping to go to 5 days he was here! Anzac day as usual. I always place Regards to all Unit, Peter and Pat flowers in memory of Jack and always Campbell. include “The Brave Men of Timor”on my card. K.B. Sargeant, Unit 17 Winston My best wishes to you both and I hope House, 50 Channon St., Gympie, Q. life will be good to you. 4570. Sincerely, Kathleen. ______Dear Jack & Delys, As you can see by Ross & Beth Shenn, City Beach. the above address I have had to leave my home. Things were getting too Dear Jack, Please find enclosed much for me. I could no longer manage Courier donation. the steps and found my house too large With regards and best wishes to all. for one person. So here I am in a Ross Shenn Winston House retirement village unit. I consider at 87 years of age it would M. Monk & D. Thomson. have been foolish to make two moves so I settled for here where I can be Dear 2/2nd Friends, In my last letter to looked after. the Courier I told you about Don’s Thank you dears for your lovely granddaughter Nikki being in East Christmas card. Christmas is always a Timor. She is a Corporal and works in special time for me catching up with an office, as she is a clerk. She sent the my many friends. I was amazed this enclosed report regarding the school year to receive 78 cards but what I and the rejuvenation of the memorial at could not believe was that there were Dare. She sent a photo of herself taken no two alike! I consider I am very with some happy Timorese children fortunate that Jack and I had so many after they had helped her clean out the good friends. pool. I am enclosing the letter she sent I had changed my address at the Post to her grandfather “Pa Don”and I Office and was pleased to receive my “Margaret”. She enjoys the time she Courier. I do look forward to it. spends outside the office and has seen What a wonderful job you good folk and mentioned a lot of places that Ken have done over the years to keep had spoken of over the years. everyone so well informed with your Don and I attended John Roberts’s various functions. funeral last week. It was a very nice Will you do me a favour Jack and service in a beautiful church at Neerim change my address in the Courier for South. It was nice that nearly all family me please? members were able to be there. A fuller report will be sent to the Courier. depression and war. I’m now making a We will miss our good friend John. new career for myself and enjoying it Don and I are heading off tomorrow greatly. Recently as part of a course for a short holiday. We thought we’d I’m studying, I was asked to write go before the cold of winter sets in. down the 10 best things that you’ve Our very best wishes to everyone. done. Marching with you in 1992 made From Margaret Monk & Don the list easily. Thomson. I trust that you and the extended 2/2nd Andrew Callinan, 1/58 Mitchell St, family are in good health and that all Chifley, N.S.W. 2036. goes well, or as Dad used to say “as well as can be expected under the Dear Sir, On a recent visit to circumstances”. Melbourne, I was spending some time Yours sincerely, Andrew Callinan. with my mother, and I was reading to her the latest issue of the Courier. R.M. Williamson, Glenelg North. Mum suggested that I arrange for a donation to help off set the costs of Dear Jack, Many thanks for the publication. Please accept the enclosed stickers, also Don Turton for his cheque with our best wishes. assistance. I am glad to know that Don Mum is well, except for a deterioration is progressing well but he always was a of her eyesight and hearing. She tough man and hard to beat so we remembered some of the names would expect a good result. mentioned in the Courier and her The address you wanted for Carl memory of “those times” is as sharp as Marks is:- ever. When I told her I’d write a letter H.G. Marks to go with the donation she replied 5 Gill Wing “that would be nice because those men Helping Hand Care meant so much to Daddy”. 34 Molesworth St Personally I remember Anzac Day NTH ADELAIDE. S.A. 5006 1992 when I had the honour of I am sure he would be very happy to marching with the Western Australian hear from any of the 2/2nd boys but it is contingent of the 2/2nd and joining unlikely he would be able to reply them for “refreshments” afterwards. I personally. We may be able to offer really enjoyed meeting the “household some assistance. names” names I had grown up with, I am keeping very well taking into heard stories about. At that time a consideration that years have flown by number of you put messages for Dad and are flying by at even greater speed on my tale recorder. Mum told me that now. My wife has been very sick for the tape was a source of great joy for several years and is not expected to get Dad. His whole demeanour would any better. My activities are fairly change when the tape was played, he limited and mainly around home, but I would sit up a bit more, smile and expect to meet up with Kel on Anzac “shine” would return to his eyes. Day. On that Anzac Day, your spirit and zest I have enclosed a cheque for the for life touched me, you helped me Courier, or where you wish to use it. greatly. I had just been made redundant My best wishes to you and yours and after 17 years with the one company, to all the 2/2nd boys and their families, but this was insignificant compared to particularly those who are not in the the disruptive forces in your lives, best of health, from Bob Williamson. Tony Adams, Toowong. favourable and is healing well. Unfortunately Bert has been declared Dear Jack and Delys, What a legally blind for he'’ lost central vision wonderful job you are both doing with in both eyes. The opthamologist states the Courier and what a debt of it is age related and not diabetes. We gratitude we all owe you both. Thank all marvel at great medical advances you very much. but there is no successful cure for that Not much news from this neck of the ailment! Bert tells me that he’s woods. Ralph Connelly passes on all responsible for Sylvia’s another 1000 the news. Iris goes into a Caring Centre grey hairs. He turned 80 in January, for a few weeks next weekend while I but with all the problems he is still go into Greenslopes to get a new knee smiling. which will be great as this one is The Association in Adelaide still has passed its used by date. our monthly luncheon at West Lakes. Don Turton keeps me up to date with The numbers are getting smaller, news. My kindest regards to one and however the people who attend look all especially those that are not 100%. healthy. Enclosed is a donation to the Courier. On Anzac day I placed a wreath on the Cheers to you both, Tony. Elizabeth R.S.L. Memorial. A large crowd attends this suburban R.S.L. on Kel Carthew, Elizabeth North. Anzac morn. Dear Jack, News from South Aust. is At Christmas we had Ian Ronald and very scarce, however I have his wife Margaret to our luncheon. information of the 2/2nd members. All Kel Carthew. seem to be going along reasonably well ______considering the age of the members. Amyce & Harry Handicott. Allan Hollow rang me before our Hamilton, N.S.W. monthly luncheon and is getting Dear Jack & Delys, I think you said on around with a walking frame. Bob the phone a letter had to be in by the Williamson has his troubles but seems 20th May – well I just might make it! I to be doing okay. Howard Marks is in think everybody in the area hated the “The Helping Hand Nursing Home” in summer but I’m sure they are going to Molesworth south, Nth. Adelaide. hate the winter more, it’s 15.30 and a Howard is having his problems. He drizzling 13 degrees. suffered a stroke and has difficulty in Marched in Sydney on Anzac Day with speaking and hearing. There are a few Alan, Col Holly, Paddy and Alan Gray. members of the 2/2nd I haven’t been in At least we met up on the ferry, had an contact with. Bay Weber who lives in enjoyable time. Met some of the No.1 Mt. Gambier and Lisle Litchfield. I Commandos, who are leaving on 27th saw Lionel Newton 2 or 3 Anzac Days April for Timor, I think having a good past, he looked well. farewell. At our Commando Lunch, 1st week in Must say a big “thank you” to the April, Sylvia Bache told me that Bert retiring Courier team of Betty and Len, has been through a rough patch “well done”. following a prolonged recovery after a Had a ring from Happy a while back triple bypass. Late February as giving the news from that end. Rang S.C.G.C (Squamous Carcinoma and Beryl and Bill Walsh last week. Bill Graft) was performed on his scalp has not come good after his bypasses, leaving a crater about 1 ½ in. square. he’s doing it hard. Not sleeping nights Surgeon says pathology report is and of course is keeping Beryl awake also. Joyce Smith is going along To each and every one, my fondest quietly, about the same she says. Snow wishes. Went is hard to catch, last time I spoke Every blessing, especially so. he was okay. Good health, Sincerely Nina Grachan. Amyce and I are going okay, getting older of course, but hope to make Betty Craig, Bethanga, Victoria. Mildura in a year’s time. Dear Everyone, It is ages since I wrote Will close, wishing Delys and you, and to the Courier and I am sorry it has everybody good health. been so long. Cheers, Amyce & Harry Handicott. I am now living in a lovely unit within Philip and Lorraine’s home. I am very Lois Davies, Dickey Beach, Qld. happy to be here. We live in a small Dear Jack, Thank you so much for the village, Bethanga. Our P.O. Box is 49. Couriers I receive, always so much to 3691. My phone no. is 0260264171. read and recollect. Bethanga is about 20 minutes from I’m enclosing a cheque for $100 for Wodonga and it our shopping centre. you to split which way for the Trust Philip has a lovely garden and enjoys Fund and the Courier. working in it. If you have any luck in a re-run of the We drive along the edges of Lake 2/2nd book, I’d be very grateful. Hume on our way to town. It was Best wishes to all, good health and wonderful to see it filling up this year. happiness. God blesses. We had Margaret Monk and Don call Lois Davies. in a week ago and had lunch with us. They said they enjoyed their guided Nina Grachan, Victoria. tour of the area. Then off to do some Dear Jack, Committee and friends, more visiting. It was really lovely to Enclosed subscription re dues for see them. I had only been back a few Courier. days after having my shoulder operated How we will miss the expertise of on. It is doing well and at the present Betty and Len, so wonderful with time I am having physio as I have to words – a great way of expressing, get the strength back into the arms. humility, compassion, sympathy and Doing well and that is the main thing. joy. Fondest and best wishes Betty re I have been in touch with some of the your health. 2/2nd but have found it difficult at times It seems, as we grow older we each to write. Now I am not having so much have a cross to bear re health. Gone are trouble I might be able to do a little the days when we could skip, jump and more writing. I keep in touch with Joan run. I too have a few hiccups Fenwick, and we are able to see or hear healthwise, but so truly blessed from other folk. Ron and Hazel Morris, compared to many. like us all I guess, keep as well as we I read with sadness the passing of so can. I rang Allan Luby a while back many members. The ranks are slowly and they were well. I was pleased to closing. To all dear families and hear Bluey Bone and Mary were well. friends who have lost your loved one, We had many a long chat when Bluey my sincere sympathy. We in Victoria was so ill. Good to know he is so much also lost loved ones including John better. Roberts. John’s courage for many Now must away and hope all are well. months unsurmountable – a m/m due I wish could get to see all the folk, but to him and his devoted family. cant drive now. Best wishes and love to you all. Sincerely, Betty Craig.

Thos. J. Pulleine, Young, N.S.W. Dear Jack, Find enclosed newspaper clippings from the local paper may be of some interest. It’s good to know that the Memorial is being cared for. I would also like to express my thanks to Betty, Len and son for a wonderful job. Well done. It worries me to see that the Timor independence is not going smoothly but heres hoping. Please find enclosed cheque, use for Courier or Trust Fund as you see fit. God Bless. Tom. ______