First two pages of a letter from Tom O’Malley, Kylebeg, Roma, Queensland, Australia, to his sister Maude, complaining about the erratic nature of the mail service, giving an account of his doings in Australia and asking for news from home.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Tom O’Malley, c/o H. R. Wilson, Osborne Vale, Wiyarra, Killarney Line, Queensland, Australia to his sister Louie. Tom has left his uncle’s farm and gives an account of his new life since then and his improved mental and physical well-being.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Tom O’Malley, Kylebeg, Roma, Queensland, Australia, to his sister Elsie. Tom is in hospital being treated for sepsis caused by a cut on his foot. He describes his condition, the work on his Uncle John’s farm, his chronic shortage of money and his loneliness.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Tom O’Malley, Corinda Woolshed N. Q. via Aramac to his mother, mainly discussing his decision to leave Australia and go to Malaya to live with his sister Louie and her husband.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Tom O’Malley, Mount Cornish Woolshed, Muttaburra via Longreach, Queensland, Australia to his mother, describing his experiences in Australia and his preparations for departure.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Tom O’Malley, SS Persic, White Star Line, Indian Ocean, 3 days out from Cape Town to his mother, providing a detailed description of his journey from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Tom O’Malley, “Iolanthe”, Jersey Road, Woollahva, Sydney, Australia to his mother, giving an account of his experiences since his arrival in Australia and providing lively accounts of the cities of Melbourne and Sidney. Lacking sheet 3.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Tom O’Malley, Travellers’ Hut, Bindango Station, Queensland to his mother, giving an account of his life moving from place to place and job to job.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historian