| Title: | McMahon Glynn, Patrick to Glynn, Ellen, 1900 |
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| ID | 4434 |
| Collection | Patrick McMahon Glynn: Letters to his family (1874-1927) [Gerald Glynn O'Collins] |
| File | glynn/86 |
| Year | 1900 |
| Sender | McMahon Glynn, Patrick |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | politician |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Destination | Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland |
| Recipient | Glynn, Ellen |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 307 |
| Genre | family, politics |
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| Transcript | Insurance Chambers, 96 King William Street, Adelaide 14 March 1900 My dear Mother The weather today reminds me of the West of Ireland, for the rain, an unusual visitant here, is falling steadily, such a rain as slightly colors the River and used to suggest a change from flies to the worm. Of course, fishing is, in the home sense, non-existent here. There are no S.A. Rivers in the Real Sense, and the Murray, wide as it is, except for the last few hundred miles of its course, shallow or flowing over its flats, and always sluggish. We have really no subsidiary streams. As to news, there is none now outside the War Spirit. Patriotism is effusive here, and I managed by tact to prevent my countrymen from unnecessarily arousing unhealthy antipathy. Abbie is still in Melbourne with the Baby, and will Remain until after Easter. I may leave to go to Sydney to represent the S.A. Irish at the unveiling of a 98 memorial. I don't want to, but one has to accept the honors or Penalties of Position. I have been again asked to lead the opposition, but conditionally on not going into Federal Politics. However, I have been so long associated with Federation that I must stand for the Federal Parliament. I am the constitutional adviser (gratuitous) of the Western Australian separatists, and, though associated with Kingston & Symon, the real draftsman of their Petition to the Queen. Do you know that it was on the cards that I might have been appointed one of the 5 Australian delegates to the Imperial Parliament in connection with the Commonwealth Bill? Had Kingston, the President, not been able to go, I would probably have been nominated by the South Australian Ministry. With Love to all, & hoping you are well Your affectionate Son P. McM. Glynn |
