A school exercise book containing Michael Francis Cleary's school work while a pupil of Hoxton Park Public School, in 1895 and 1896, is in the possession of his grand-daughter, Margaret Kelly.
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Master Michael Cleary
Hoxton Park Dear Cousin I received your most kind and welcome letter last week and was
glad to hear that you were quite well and I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Bert You will be thinking I am I remain Master B. Corrigan _________________
Hoxton Park Dear George I received your most kind and welcome letter a few days ago and
was glad to hear that you were all quite well I am a subscriber to
the Boys and Girls Own Newspaper there are two very good stories in I remain Master George Byrnes _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Jack Your welcome letter came safely to hand a few days ago I was glad
to hear that you were quite well as I am the same We will be having
our midwinter holidays in about two weeks It is very cold down here
in the mornings. Johnnie and self have colds a great many I remain Master J. Connors _________________
Hoxton Park Dear George I received your most kind and welcome letter a few days ago I was
glad to hear that you were enjoying the best of health as I am at
present This is the last week at schooh before the holidays Mr Reay
is going to introduce the up hand writing in the school after the
holidays I have not been to school to I re George Byrnes _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Joe Your kind and welcome letter came safely to hand a week ago I was
glad to hear that you were enjoying the best of health We started
school again today after our holidays How did you spend your
holidays did you go home to spend them I did not go anywhere We want
rain down here very badly I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Ted I now take the pleasure of writing to you to let you know how we are getting on We are all well at present and I hope you are the same We hahe to cart water about a mile. There is no food for the cattle because we have had no rain We are milking one cow now There is nothing in the except oranges lemons and passion fruit and if we do not get rain soon there will be very little other fruit How are you getting on at school I am in third class and Anthony is in fourth How many of you are going to school A great many cattle have died about here I think I have told you all the news this time I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Uncle Just a few lines to let you know how we are all getting on we are
all well at present and I hope you are the same When will you be
coming up to see us We have had a little drop of I remain Michael _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Cousin I now take the pleasure of writing to you to let you know how we
are getting on We are all well at present and I hope you are the
same There has been very large fires all over the country lately and
a large a I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Jack Your welcome letter arrived safely a few days ago I was glad to hear that you are enjoying the best of health as I am at present There has been very heavy wind storms lately and a lot of bush first and a great deal of damage was done We are milking one cow and we have two dry The grass is springing a little now I think I have told you all the news this time I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Cousin I received your kind and welcome letter yesterday I was glad to
hear you were enjoying the best of health as we are the same Anthony
was at home last week with earache There was a man up the country
lately that killed a large snake and then threw it on his camp fire
to burn it then threw out two large legs from under I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Uncle We have had some rain lately and the grass is growing nicely Father killed a black snake yesterday about five foot nine inches long and we thing there is a nother near where we found him _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Cousin I was glad to get your letter and hear that you were all well I
hurt myself about a month ago getting up into a dray We want rain I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear James Just a few lines to let you know how we are We are all well and
have just had some lovely rain so we can do some more work in the
garden This is the first day I have been to school since the
holidays Anthony has not been yet he is I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Ted I was very gald to receive a letter from you & hear you were all well There is going to be a show in Liverpool on the 18th & 19th of March We are having plenty of rain now & the grass is growing lovely We are milking two cows now & they are giving a great deal more milk since the rain came The rain has made a great many weeds grow in the garden There is noting in the garden for the soldier birds except apples & they are rather hard for them I have no more news this time I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear George Just a few lines to let you know how we are getting on we are all well at present There is to be a teameating for the anniversary of the church Mr Lees out to take the chair also a picnic we have not had a picnic at our school for two years. We have the inspection over now five of the children got Certificates we done very well This is all the news this time I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Cousin Did you see by the papers that the governor has been visiting
different towns opening I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear George Your welcome letter arrived safely last week I went to Liverpool on Saturday The roads are very bad Anthony has not been at school for a long time now. Mother has not been very well lately. I am in third class now We have to feed our cows now on sorghum and keep them in a paddock at night We always keep aour horse in the paddock he is very fat This is all the news this time I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Ted We are having some nice rain now. we have had to carry water for
some time so perhaps we will get our tank full The roads are very
muddy now We have a school lirary at school now I have got a book it
is called Gotfred of the iron hand I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Joe I received your welcome letter last week We have I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear Bert Your welcome letter came safely to hand yesterday The midwinter holidays are coming very near now the weather is getting cold now. Lizzie has been very sick lately. The days a getting very short now I will be glad to see you if you come down to Sydney in the holidays I wrote to Ted some time ago but he has not answered me yet Anthony has not been to school for a long time and now that Lizzie is sick I have to go alone I suppose you are in third class now I think this is all the news this time I remain _________________
Hoxton Park Dear James Just a few lines to let you know how we are getting on we are all well at present We are still feeding our coews we have a good lot of feed left yet we have been feeding our milking cow on green barley for some time but it is all gone now Anthony has left school now _________________
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