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+__Doris Allden - 12/6/44__
+Last Friday week I ended up in Sick Bay with dengue and have been in since.  It's an unpleasant affair and we have had a lot of it here.  I thought I was escaping but it seems that conceit does not pay after all.  I appear to have lost considerable weight judging by my dressing gown which hangs in folds.  However, the consolation prize for all this is a week's convalescence on the Island.  I hope to go across on Wednesday and if the weather holds expect some sun baking.
+Our Sick Bay is quite new so I expect there is no harm in sampling it.  When I became well enough to appreciate it.  I decided it really was pleasant with its egg shell blue walls, cream ceiling and blue bed covers, and the most charming of all Naval Nursing Sisters to go with it.  All this sounds as if I might be better.  Add to the above, a clear view right across to the Island.  A nice place to rest with a sore knee or a headache but no! not dengue.
+Apart from this little episode life has been proceeding interestingly and enjoyably.  Still have much to learn of Naval ways and customs.  Work is extremely interesting and I do regret these wasted weeks in sickness when there is so much to do.  Have been moving on to some new work, the break was a pity.
+Have been enjoying a spot of social life as well.  We had our first dance in our recreational hall and it was most successful.  We had invited 10 AWAS and 10 WAAFS to come as well as A.I.F and RAAF - they have been very hospitable to us in their functions - but the WAAFS were unable to come.  One things and another the males preponderated and it threatened to produce a number of male wallflowers - extraordinary sight!  I had a temperature running but decided nevertheless I couldn't leave under the circumstances and ended up exhausted but still on my feet.  The week previously the Petty Officers entertained a party of WRANS at a picnic over at the island.  It was a good day.  Swimming, cricket and eating.  The cricket match was good fun.  We won (?) mostly due, I fear, to the ingenious methods of the scorer who seemed to be able to collect extra runs out of the air.   It all helps to make a pleasant break from duty.  Our hours of duty and regulations don't allow for too much of mixing outside the Services but they do some very nice things for us and we can make no complaint.
+__Gordon Mannell - England__
+I have just returned to my station after spending a very enjoyable leave amidst the Southern Scottish Highlands. I have been on several visits to this grand little country and each time I have come away with a greatly enhanced opinion of it and its people.  This last time I was the guest, together with another member of my crew, of a Mrs. Locke who lives in the charming little village of Dollar situated in the Devon valley in Clackmannanshire.  Our hostess placed bikes at our disposal to enable us to view as much of surrounding countryside as possible in the short time available.  We certainly did make good use of them.  However, the highlight of our trip was an 8 mile walking trip into the Highlands.  Yes, Dunc, I said 8m, not 28.  The first stage was to the Castle Campbell, heredity castle of the Campbell Clan, via the Glen of Sorrow.  It reminded me very much of some of our Blue Mountain streams.  From then on it was over open moor country covered with bracken and heather.  There were many of those black faced sheep with lambs grazing.  We were reluctant to leave this great spot but A.W.L. does not pay, so back to work.  I am now flying in 4 engined bombers and liking it.
-'12EITT:r]RS TROY' THE :LADS
-Sinc& our last ws. have received letters from the following members of
-the Walking fraternity;-7
- Morrison Vc 11. bour?;
-Alen Williams Di mth
-John Green Ls Dous
-Peter Page Frank Frt,-su=.1.27c1
-Doric, Allden Jack
-Grfion Mannell Bill 3,Jrke,
-DORIS ALIDYT 12...64- Last Tri?la y-we-:,k I endE-30 up in Sick BR7
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-ania na7e been e n unpj_easan ,ffair and. W: of it
-h07-F., I th(r;.ght I warl e5cF.p:Inbut it ,:leems that conit Jc:;z-;nopz..y t7:.fter
-T tn1 c 1s:7.derablo c hy ?--;t1;=-,sf_ng R(ANn
-/KAGh ha;Iga-.1 ia Z.71,f1c2, H.everth rL or j-c ra. for all 7,11:5' is
-c:n the :Eland, I horje to go acrE75 n'Aednesr2ay arvf, if the we;bo. i iscxoctorne
- irk 2,74- i.. I expt 17her,:: no 11= i a-,npling it,
-WhrinI 'nenine well cncugh to ID-p7czciatE It, I ,5,roicaed. it lly as pleasant
-with _t,s c::_EF; shell lo];ize ia11i cream. coi ng an blue ',Dmd covs, and the most c h71,1y,g of all Yaval Fl.;_rsing S-isf=ro to go with Ji7. IY11 th=j_s ecands as J.:): I nigh4: be hotter, Add to the P,131., a clear vic3w right across o the
-A nice place to recit...Rth a 'sore kale or a 1-ach,7? but no nc-?t
-Lprt thic eDioodz, life has been rroc:oeding -Inte;rerit
-and erjeytbLr, Still have much to learn of NvJ ways and cutom::-;, lork is extreme l :nterePting an do rec;ret thess w;:lstod Ih.4,->eks in sickness when
-there much to do, Hove been moving on to some new work, the break was a pity,
-Eavi-: been enjoying a spot of social life E.s woll. WO hat', m= fi7st dance in our recreation hail and i...,77as most ourcosful. V;e had invitd
-1WI0 and 10 WAAFS to come as well as and RA.TP - they h.Dve very hcor,itable to 118 in their funct:=8 - but the WAF&.1;,:re 1;.nab1
-Ono thin and nnother the males -orepc neratea and it ti-toned tJ rruce a nnml,e1- of male wallflowers - extraordinary cightL I h d a temporatur6..
-decided nevertheless I couldn't leave under the 'circumilcs (ed
-up :. x haaptc4d hut still on my feet, The week preously tho Petty Ciff:7s
-enrta ivad a party of WEANS at a picnic over at the It woe =a good day. ,SwinminF;.
-cricket and eating. The cricket match was gnor3. fun. W(=, won.(?)
-mos tly I ff3ar, to the ingenious methods of the scorer who :.c,c,1ed to
-ab1,7: to collect extra runs out of the air, It all helw to ;:!.akr, a pleasant 1D7 n:om daty, Our :hours of duty 6.na.Togulations clon't allow of too much
-mixng ciit3ide the Services but they do some very nice things for us and we can mak::: no (;(:,m]plai nt,
-GORDON YANliELL ENGLANT, I ha7e just eturned to my station after spending
-a very enjoyable leave amiocc the Southern :Scottish Highlands. I have been on several visits to thia grand. Little country and each time I have come away with a greatly enhanced opinion of it and its peo::;le This last time I was
-the guest, together with another member of my cTevi, of n Mrs. Locke who lives in the charming little village of Dollar situated in the Devon valley in Clackmannanshire. Our hostess placed bikes at our disposal to enable us to
-view as much of surrounding countryside as possible in the short time avai2 Rle?.e, we certainly die, make good use of them, However the highliht of our telp was an 8 mile waling trip into the Highlands, Yes, Dune, I said 8m, 27.er. 28 The first stage- was to the Castle Campnell, heredity castle of the
-Cilepbell iia the Glen of Sorrow, It reminded me very much of soTo cf ou Llue Yeuntal:e 04:12oelms1 From then on it was over onen moor oounte-y cove e:eed a'th b)2re:zon and ?eee ther, There W078 many of those bleck faced sheep
-wiAh lambsglea z.l ng. We wero reluotant to leave this great spot but A,W,Lo does not pay, no back to work, I am now flying in 4 ougined bombers and liking it.
 DI= perpn 2r_r, L4 vr,ree sweet home once more read as yet, don't know
 wleethe i to bo clad or co-rry. I:ve bad life too easy the past five months and that's not good for the mnrale of an infant:seri The C,O. of the Warwick Con,Dect fDinally M73d` U71 to me and handed me my walking pepers. A calamji:y it war:, as T was just b,egnr:.ng to get some place with a daughter of one ot the te-ones Tany 1:-eb]leene, L11.om: t'ele Gods still frown upon me, my Guardian