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FROM PERCY GRAINGER GRAINGER MUSEUM
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE N.D. VIC. AUSTRALIA

March 7, 1956

My dear Alex,

You wrote us such a lovely letter & I should have answered before, but wanted first to know our movements somewhat. We were in Adelaide for a few weeks, to decide on the repairs to a small house my aunt lived in & which a relative wants to live in. We may have to go back to Adelaide for a few days.

We sail from Sydney on June 1st, for USA. perhaps we will board the ship ("Orsova") in Melbourne & have about 5 days in Sydney before leaving on June 1st. If so, we cannot stay on the boat in Sydney, but must go to a boarding house or hotel. But I think it more likely (as we are very behind hand with our own work in the museum - it is a huge task) that we will go to Sydney by bus or train & have only 1 or 2 days in Sydney before boarding the boat (June 1st). Do you know if the boarding house "Macquarie House" (Miss Hilda Hanigan, 129 Macquarie St) is still in existence? If not, do you know of a boarding house where we could stop for the 2 days May 30 & 31? (Or we might add May 29 or even May 28 to the Sydney days.)

Ella & I are looking forward to seeing you & Phyllis so very much. We are very interested to hear about the Essays & poems & happy to hear you have managed to do composing in spite of your other work. Yes, I compose all

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