Allan mentions that they are going to the Royal Performance Concert at the Festival Hall and that Alette had seen the Queen opening Parliament Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0889.a1) written in green ink, headed London and dated 17/11/51.. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The postmark is partly obscured but appears to be Paddington W 2. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- Aust. House, London. Below this is written Fru. Andersen, Gamlegatan, Brumundoal Street, Norway.Letter commences "My dear Mum,..." and concludes "...from us both, Allan and Alette."letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london-uk

Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0897.a1) headed 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8 and dated 23/04/52. Letter is typed using a very small font. The print is uneven and difficult to read. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is postmarked Kensington. The return address is Allan Quinn, 8 Gloucester Walk, London W8. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952

The correspondent writes "'.... I am sending ........a little Xmas gift of 100 pounds Sterling that should be worth 125 pounds at the rate of exchange when it reaches Australia"Quinn CollectionThis letter is written on a single sheet of unlined buff-coloured paper. The paper has been folded in half, in book form (0852.a). It is headed The Meadows, Epsom and is dated 7/12/50. The off-white envelope (0852.b) is addressed to Kip Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria. There are two United Kingdom stamps in the upper right hand corner, an air mail sticker on the left and is post-marked Epsom, Surrey. The letter commences "Dear Kip..." and is signed "Jim". letters-from-abroad, jim hayes

In this letter Allan refers to Mr Jim Hayes' forth-coming visit to MelbourneQuinn CollectionA self-folding letter written in green ink (0868.a) headed Oslo and dated 28/04/51. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Victoria, this has been crossed out and replaced by 'Fitzroy' Street, St Kilda, Victoria. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- G.P.O.,Oslo, Norway. Written at right angles to the return address Allan has written "Made a mess of the address but my thoughts were wondering".letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, norway, oslo, alette andersen

Allan describes the funeral of King George VI which he witnessed from a good vantage point. Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0895.a1) headed 8 Glouster [sic] Walk, London W 8 and dated 29/02/52. Letter is typed using a very small font. The print is uneven and difficult to read. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The postmark is not legible. The return address is Allan Quinn, 8 Glousester [sic] Walk, London W8.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952, funeral of king george vi

Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0896.a1) headed 8 Glousester [sic] Walk, London W 8 and dated 16/03/52. Letter is typed using a very small font. The print is uneven and difficult to read. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is postmarked Kensington but is barely legible. The return address is Allan Quinn, 8 Glousester [sic] Walk, London W8. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952, barry hannon

Quinn CollectionTwo and a half page letter written on one and a half sheets of unlined white paper (0805a1-2), headed MS Fenris, At Sea and dated 28.02.49. The envelope (0805b) is cream-coloured. A second envelope (0805c) is duck-egg blue with a green lining and a 5cm border of repeating diagonal stripes of green, white, yellow and white.Envelope 0805b bears four 'Espana' stamps and is addressed to Mrs H Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria. The postmark is indistinct. There is a penciled addition on the back. Envelope 0805c bears one Brasil stamp and is addressed to Mrs S Quinn, 5 Pollington Street, St Kilda. The two postmarks are indistinct. letters-from-abroad, quinn, ms fenris, 1949

Allan writes of being in Gothenburg the day after the Swedish King died (November 1950).Quinn CollectionA three-page letter written in green ink on three pages of buff coloured unlined paper (0851.a1-3) headed M.S.Mongabarra, Norrkoping, Sweden and dated 1/12/50. The pale blue envelope (0851.b) is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria. There are 9 red stamps, valued at 20 Norwegian Krona each, and one green stamp, valued at 10 N.Krona, across the top of the envelope. There are three postmarks.In this letter to his mother Allan describes how beautiful it was sailing into Norrkoping with everything covered with just a little snow but after a snow-storm the next day the ropes were frozen and the tarpaulins were like sheets of iron. The ship is half full of timber for Australia and will arrive in Adelaide in late January 1951 but he won't be on it as he is handing in his book and will sign off in Gothenburg on the 11th December. He plans to spend Christmas in Oslo before travelling to London. He anticipates being back in Australia for good in the middle of 1951. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, m s mongabarra, antwerp, gothenburg, norrkoping, sweden

Allan writes that he has left the ship M S Mongabarra in Sweden and traveled by train to Oslo where he will stay for about 14 days before travelling to London. He has sent "...a very big carton, a smaller one - a trunk and coffee table back to Australia."Quinn CollectionA single sheet of very thin paper folded in half, book form, with writing on the first and third pages only (0854.a). Written in green ink it is headed Oslo and dated 14/12/50. The air-mail envelope (0854.b) is bordered with alternating purple and yellow diagonal stripes. There are three Norwegian stamps, one green and two purple, in the right upper corner. It is post-marked Oslo and addressed Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The letter is from Allan to his mother. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, oslo

Quinn CollectionA letter (0880.a) written on one sheet of paper folded in half making four small 'pages'. Headed The Meadows, Epsom and dated 16/07/51. The letter is written in black ink. It is addressed to Kip Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda, Victoria Australia. There is a matching envelope (0880.b) with an Epsom, Surrey postmark and two stamps, one has been put on upside down. On the back, written in pencil, is what looks like a shopping list and a reversed Epsom postmark.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, jim hayes

Allan writes of attending the last night of the show 'Carousel' and that 'South Pacific', with Mary Martin in the lead, is playing in London. They also went to Albert Hall to hear Eileen Joyce play. He is enjoying his photography course and looking forward to the food parcel his mother is sending, particularly the eggs as they can only get one a week.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0888.a1) headed 37 Elsham Road, London W 14 and dated 3/11/51. Letter is typed using a very small font. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia and postmarked London W1. In the upper right hand corner is a very faint promotional stamp "Civil Defence". The return address is Allan Quinn, 37 Elsham Road, London W14. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london-uk, 'carousel', 'south pacific', eileen joyce, albert hall, london

Allan and Alette are going to Oslo for Christmas and may marry there. Allan has attended a number of Promenade Concerts at Albert Hall and enjoyed seeing harmonica player Larry Adler, composers Vaughan Williams and John Ireland and conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent. He has been promoted at work and is now in charge of the Processing Department.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0903.a1) headed 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8 and dated 18/09/52. Letter is written in green ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is postmarked Paddington W 2. Return address is Allan Quinn, 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8. Enclosed is a small off-white piece of paper (0903.b) with writing, in green ink, on both sides.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952, vera south, sir malcolm sargent, vaughan williams, john ireland, larry adler, albert hall

Letter written to Allan Quinn from Bruce Burton in 1946 depicting his last 8 months spent in Europe.This letter is of historical, social and interpretive significance as it provides information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Four page letter (0332.A1-A4) written on beige lined paper in blue ink. Dated 08/12/46 from Singapore and envelope (0332.B).Front of envelope: "Mr. Allan Charles Quinn/14 Fitzroy Street/St. Kilda, Melbourne/Victoria Australia" Top right hand corner of first page of letter: "B.Burton/Mt.Anders Tahre/ C/o Sig. Bergesten/ Stavanger-Norway/Singapore 8-12-46" Letter contents: "Quinn Old man, I have quite a few..."allan quinn, 1946, mission to seafareres, bruce burton, europe

This letter contains news of family and friendsQuinn CollectionFour page letter written on four sheets of cream coloured, lined paper (0847.a1-4), headed 14 Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda, Melbourne and dated 07/09/1950. The matching envelope is addressed to Mr A. Quinn, M.S. Mongabarra. The envelope has been re-addressed. On the lower part of the matching envelope (0847.b) a brown paper sticker, with H. Uner Aktiebolag, Sodra Stromsgatan 30, Norrkoping printed in purple ink, obscures the rest of the address. There is a one and sixpence stamp on the right upper corner and a Melbourne postmark.letters-from-abroad, quinn

The writer refers to a visit from Allan. See Allan's letter to his mother dated 02/02/1951 (0858.a). The writer appears to be related to Kip Hayes and mentions he is sailing to Melbourne on the 'Strathnover' on the 16th August.Quinn CollectionA letter written on a single sheet of buff coloured unlined paper (0862.a) headed The Meadows, Epsom and dated 19/03/51. The paper has been folded in book form making small four pages. It is addressed to Kip Hayes Esq., 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria. On the front of the blue envelope (0862.b) is an airmail sticker in the top left hand corner and a brown one shilling stamp and a purple three-penny stamp in the top right hand corner. It is postmarked Epsom, Surrey. There are some penciled letters and numbers on the back. Letter commences "Dear Edna and Kip...." and is signed "....Jim"letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, jim hayes, united kingdom, ship strathnover

Allan writes about his photography course and living in London.Quinn CollectionA letter written in green ink on three sheets of very thin paper folded in book form (0887.1a-3). There is writing on six 'pages'. Letter is headed London and dated 23/09/51. The matching envelope (0887.b) is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is postmarked London W1 and bears one purple and one brown United Kingdom stamp . The return address, written on the back, is Allan Quinn, 37 Elsam Road, London W14. Envelope is torn down the left hand side.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london-uk

Allan has received the three parcels his mother sent; one of eggs, one of butter and one containing a Christmas cake. He writes they can get two eggs a week now.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0890.a1) headed 37 Elsham Road, London W 14 and dated 22/11/51. Part of the address has been torn off. Letter is typed using a very small font. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Above the address and across the right hand corner is a very faint, barely legible promotional stamp . The return address is Allan Quinn, 37 Elsham Road, London W14. Below this, is penciled 45 Frederick St. Ormond.Letter commences "...My dear Mum and Kip,..." and is signed "Allan"letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london-uk

Allan writes of his trip on the Continent and of meeting with Alette in Norway.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0917.a1) headed London and dated 7/07/53. Letter is written in blue ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia and postmarked London S.W.1. This is a special air letter produced by the Post Office to commemorate the coronation. Printed in red, to the left of the address, it comprises a spray of four flowers representing Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland above the letters ER. Below that is 1953 and the word 'coronation' in white on a red ribbon. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- Australia House, London. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, vera south

Allan is about to leave London and expects to arrive in Australia in six weeks time. His last visit to Albert Hall was to see the musical 'Hiawatha'.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0918.a1) headed London and dated 15/07/53. Letter is written in blue ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia and postmarked London S.W.1. This is a special air letter produced by the Post Office to commemorate the coronation. Printed in red, to the left of the address, it comprises a spray of four flowers representing Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland above the letters ER. Below that is 1953 and the word 'coronation' in white on a red ribbon. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- Australia House, London. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, vera south, albert hall, musical 'hiawatha'

Barry writes of mutual friends.Quinn CollectionA seven page letter written on four sheets of buff coloured paper (0923.a1-4) headed 64 St George's Square, London, S.W.1, England. Letter is undated; 'Wednesday' is written under the heading. The Air Mail envelope (0923.b) has been re-addressed from A. Quinn Esq., 414 Como Parade, Parkdale, Victoria, Australia to 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. Letter is postmarked London S.W.1. The postmark is dated 20 December, 1955. A 'Post Early for Christmas' promotional stamp is partly obscured by the postage stamp. The letter commences "Dear Allen [sic],...." and is signed "Barry."allan quinn, barry warner, london 1955, quinn letter, quinn collection

VHS tape of ABC coverage of the Regiment's 130th anniversary display at the then RHQ at George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. It includes raw unedited takes and an edited versionceremonial, vhs

Quinn CollectionA letter written in green ink on a single sheet of very thin paper folded in book form (0877.a) with writing on three 'pages' only. Letter is headed Oslo and dated June 30th. The off-white envelope (0877.b) is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Australia is written twice. On the front of the envelope are four Norwegian stamps; 1 purple, 2 blue-green and 1 small brown one. It is postmarked Oslo. On the back is a return address: Allan Quinn, General Delivery, G.P.O. Oslo. Allan writes that he has enclosed few snaps but none have been found.As the paper is so thin the first and second 'pages' are very hard to read letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, oslo, norway

Printed card invitation to a function at Officers Mess 16 George Street Fitzroy to farewell Lieutenant ColonelPWA Fernleigh and Captain J.A. O Reilly 24 July 1993 fernleigh, oreilly, fitzroy

Quinn CollectionA black card (0920.a1) on which 'Joyeux Noel' is written in large blue letters. To the right of this is a picture of a young man leaning through an ornate picture frame smoking a cigarette. Above this is written 'Barry'. This part of the card has been folded in. Four centimetres of singed cigarette with 'Happy Xmas Cobber' written on it is stuck onto the card. The back of the card is white. The envelope (0920.b) addressed to A. Quinn Esq., has been re-addressed from 414 Como Parade, Parkdale, to 14 Fitzroy Street, Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The London postmark is dated 17/07/55. The return address, written on the back of the envelope, is B. Warner, 64 St George's Square, London S.W.1 England. The brief letter written on the back of the card commences "Dear Allan" and is signed "Barry". The letter is not dated.allan quinn, barry warner