Letters from Thomas Noonan to home from the front

• March 28, 2017 18:01:31 Lucas Diaz

  stay behind on no account, saying if I missed

  the boat she would see me alright to Sydney.

  We had a splendid time there dancing and

  singing and had a fine supper there and I

  had to sing a few songs. I sang one entitled

  "The valley lay smiling before me" and when I finished

  one man began jumping shaking my hand and I had

  to sing it again for him as he said it was about

  forty years since he heard it sung before.
  
  The name of the people we were with was

  Kennedy from Newcastle West, and a lot of

  other people from the south of Ireland.
  
  We left there about ten oC and I had to promise

  if ever I was in Melbourne, I would call to see

  them. We got back to the city about 11 o'C that night

  and I had to stay with Mrs Lynch until next day

  after dinner when she let me get back to the boat

  to see if everything was alright but I had to

  promise I would call back in the evening. I called

  again that evening and I had tea and of course I

  had to stay that night so after breakfast I said

  goodbye and Mr Lynch came to the boat with me. 
  
  When I got on board again all the fellows

  wondered where I had been, as they hadn't seen

  me for 3 days and didn't know I had and friends

  
  

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• November 9, 2016 09:01:56 Adrian Murphy (Ireland)
  stay behind on no account, saying if I missed the boat she would see me alright to Sydney. We had a splendid time there and I had to sing a few songs. I sang one entitled "The valley lay smiling before me" and when I finished one man began jumping shaking my hand and I had to sing it again for him as he said it was about forty years since he heard it sung before.
  
  The name of the people we were with was Kennedy from Newcastle West, and a lot of other people from the south of Ireland.
  
  We left there about ten oC and I had to promise if ever I was in Melbourne, I would call to see them. We got back to the city about 11 o'C that night and I had to stay with Mrs Lynch until next day after dinner when she let me get back to the boat to see if everything was alright but I had to promise I would call back in the evening. I called again that evening and I had tea and of course I had to stay that night so after breakfast I said goodbye and Mr Lynch came to the boat with me. 
  
  When I got on board again all the fellows wondered where I had been, as they hadn't see my for 3 days and didn't know I had and friends
  

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