Summary
Postcard featuring photograph of four men standing casually in front of a wooden cottage, written by William Nairn to his sister Sarah Jackson on 7 May 1910. He mentions hearing about a job fencing in a 'National Park', which he probably won't take, and going to a 'football meeting'.
William Nairn later served in World War I and was killed in the trenches of France in July 1918.
The same house is depicted in HT 42774.
Physical Description
Postcard featuring photograph of four men in three-piece suits and hats standing casually in front of a wooden cottage with tin roof. A garden path lined with bushes ends at the front door of the cottage. The photograph is smaller than the postcard, and printed slightly crooked. On back is a printed postcard proforma, over-written with extensive hand-writing. The postcard has several spots of foxing and discolouration.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
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Author
Private William (Bill) J. Nairn - Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
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Manufacturer
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Photographer (Probable)
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Inscriptions
Printed on back: 'POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRAL / KODAK / AUSTRAL'. Hand-written on back: '7/5/1910 / Dear Sarah / This is a / photo, taken by Dave / with his new camera. / what do you think of it. / Dear Sarah I do not know / whether I will be home / all the winter or not yet / We are going to a football / meeting meeting [sic] to-night / will will have our football / going some of these days. / Percy Tassell wrote to me and / told me he had [crossed out] knew of a / good job fencing in the / National Park & [?] anyhour [sic] / I wont take that or I will / wait until another few / months if I can get work here / tell Fanny & Sylvia to send me / one of their photos. Goodbye Sarah / your ever loving brother Will'. Added notes at top 'Jim / is / ...king / Write / soon'.
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Type of item
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References
Ancestry - Nairn family tree [Link 1] accessed 23/6/2015
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Keywords
World War I, 1914-1918, Military Memorabilia, Death & Mourning, Correspondence, Fencing, National Parks, Portraits
