Show messages from abroad received a letter from sydney syd n ey creager from far off australia alear this w week ees k syd i is s se serving r v in g a two year m mission s ion way a y down d 0 w n A under d e and tells some interesting facts and gives the following description of the country australia is a wonderful country at the present t time ime I 1 am in the largest and best wheat growing part of the country called the darling downs and darling it truly is there are lots of cone shaped hills and as you ride along the top you can see for miles in any direction I 1 you see down into valleys about fifteen miles wide flat rich black soil and farms laid ou out like a checker board the farms are called stations and run large herds of sheep and cattle the acreage averages from 00 to acres and covers from 50 0 to miles most of the land is nn rainfall sic little irrigation is known there are two harvesting seasons spring and fall the grain serves two purposes first as feed to dairy herds later letting it grow into heads for harvesting each year large herds of sheep and cattle are driven to the city markets sometimes taking from 4 to C G months on the road the ones who drive them are called drovers now for a few of the sights to be seen as one goes into town here comes the bus bringing th the housewives into town on the rear 0 of t the bus there are hooks on which are hung baby carriages prams 11 in australia here comes the milkman with a cart drawn by horses a couple of ten gallons cans with spigots on he be draws milk into a quart can and there you have it another common sight is the pie man a two wheeled cart horse drawn with an over somewhat like a 50 00 gallon galion drum chimney at the top wood box on the side a little bell on front smoke p pouring 0 aring out and the bell ringing as he drives back and forth to school to sell his pies to the students and all others who care to taste his wares missionary life is lots of fun in different ways it may be you talk to a housewife on her door step or you try to carry on a conversation from a two story building with all the neighbours listening in then quite often the people refuse to listen but you get used to that after a while here the saints are very happy and have a strong faith this is shown by some of them coming as far as 30 miles to and from church each sunday elder porter and I 1 were out to see dabsys brother the other evening we had a most enjoyable time he told of his early life in the british navy and some of his experiences were very humorous this particular day he had received a letter from you we will go 90 out some other evening as he gave us an open invitation we also looked at their family album there were pictures of the bert crouch family when they long married and there were some of mac when he was little thank all the wonderful people for their prayers and faith in my behalf tell them to keep them coming as an extra prayer now and they wont vont hurt my feelings again say hello to all sincerely your friend elder syd creager from england comes a little interesting te news one of our morgan county ca lenders had been sent to a friend in england and heres what he says we received that useful and handsome calender you sent us and it is now hanging banging on the living room wall we find it most useful such sach ca lenders are unobtainable in this country now owing to the paper shortage and apart from that it is most unique insomuch as it has the current month last month and next month all on the one leaf and this is the first of its kind we have ever seen and we think of you all when we refer to it another item from england we had to pay 25 about 1350 on your package half for duty half for purchase tax equal to about what it cost you in the first place if we had bad been too poor to pay this the articles would have gone back to the crown to be sold by auction so if you send any more clothing be sure you wear them or wash them and send as second hand band and thus escape the heavy duty and the heavy purchase tax as well |