State Library of South Australia

Letter to Captain R. Wrottesley [D 8718/2(L)] • Manuscript

Info

Share
- facebook
- twitter
- pinterest
- google+
- email
Buy
Download
Permanent link
Print

Prev List Next

Summary

Amusing and positive impressions of life in South Australia written by the Governor of South Australia and Victoria, Sir Winston Dugan (1877-1951). 'Wool and wheat are getting good prices - optimism prevails and our Centenary Year is upon us ... Great people these, with big hearts and wonderful grit in face of difficulties. A bad year makes them hope all the harder for a good one. And they have just come through some pretty bad ones .... Up in the north a hundred and twenty in the shade plays hell with things ... but now the rains have come and everything is couleur de rose, stock is fattening well and the eagle hawk, the blow fly and the dingo are forgotten.' Five pages on three sheets, Government House Adelaide letterhead, dated 7th Jan. 1936, fully signed (Winston Dugan), with the stamped envelope addressed to Captain R. Wrottesley, Downton, Wiltshire. 8 x 10", with two original folds. [From vendor's catalogue.]

Restrictions

This image has no known copyright restrictions.

Please refer to the State Library's Conditions of use.

Learn more about copyright and our collection.

Physical description

Manuscript
handwritten
0.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

7 January 1936

Creator

Dugan, Winston

Subject

South Australia -- Social life and customs 20th century

Catalogue record

Return to catalogue

Digitisation information

Date

14/03/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,035 x 5,014 pixels (20.2 MP)

Size

60.72 MB

Ask Us

If you would like further information about this image, please Ask Us