Doris Saunders - letters, 1908-1926; 1936 and 1959
Doris Saunders - letters, 1908-1926; 1936 and 1959
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1908-1926; 1936 and 1959
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MLMSS 9659
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0.16 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript
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The letters are sent from Sydney and England with many postmarked from local villages close to the AIF training camps in England and date from 1916 to 1919. The collection includes some later letters sent from her brother in the 1920s; one from a friend in Wongarbon in 1936 congratulating Dorrie on her engagement, and one concerning the death of Fr...
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Doris Saunders - letters, 1908-1926; 1936 and 1959
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Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Michael Treloar Book Auction, Stuart Braga Collection, 2nd November 2014. Item 162.
Administrative / Biographical history
Doris (Dorrie) Saunders was born in 1896 to Ernest and Elizabeth Saunders and lived in Wongarbon, New South Wales, her father was the postmaster who also ran the general store. She corresponded with local men who lived in the district including her brother William Hilton during the war. William enlisted on the 15 October 1915 and was part of the Co...
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MLMSS 9659
Record Identifier
YK5QJQ6n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5QJQ6n
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Reference code
1287046
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