Walter McKenzie to Colin McKenzie - 23rd May 1920 "SS Ormonde"
Continuing the correspondence between Walter and Colin McKenzie. If you've just tuned in you may want to read the introductory post here. Colin has written in pencil on the top of the letter "Recd. Monday 31st May" and next to Walter's date on the letter "Sunday" My Dear Colin I have just received your letter tonight and am so glad you have done so well in selling my land. You have got a deposit that will save any trouble about the purchaser giving it up. You say you sent a wire well I never got it. I got into Sydney all right and stayed at the Acadia (sic) Hotel which was a real decent place and it was the only place I could get. We sailed from Sydney about 4pm on Wednesday 19/5/20 and landed in Melbourne about midday on Friday. I have got a good cabin with a port hole in it which is more than a lot of people get and I have nice cabin mates in fact I have got the pick of the 3rd class cabins. Our cabin is in the starboard side of the shi...