H. Allan, Florence, Redan Street, St. Kilda, to Jane, 1882-06-19

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Mr. Salmond who will work in a bank; his son John in the Bank of Victoria who wants to go to Queensland where salaries are higher; son George is on the land 100 miles beyond Wagga Wagga - he became engaged to Miss Watt in Scotland and she is coming out to Australia to him; son Ben works on a station beyond Dubbo; son David is still at school; daughters Kate, Agnes and Lulu; on the voyage out the Sabraon was quite an invalid ship; the rage for muscular exercises in the colony ruins the health of hundreds of young men every year; Mr. Allan will look for a suitable opening for Robert Hoey who seems to have inherited his father's delicate constitution.

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