We hear very little about individuals who fought in the Boer War, sometimes referred as The Transvaal War. One notable exception is the story of Breaker Morant. Unlike the two World Wars, there are no detailed service records. Letters home published in local newspapers are the best
Read more →In a letter to the nature page of The Weekly Times in 1934, a little girl began by mentioning Splash, a most unusual pet. Dear Charles Barrett – I am writing to tell you about Splash the platypus which belongs to my uncle, Mr Robert Eadie of
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