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An insight into the life of Australian artist, Bill Pidgeon (Wep) 1909 – 1981
Posted on February 19, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
Grimm Tale of Man IN Snowy River By L. W. LOWER JINDABYNE, Monday. I, myself, personally, alone, and unaided, have crossed the Snowy River on foot in my downy underpants. This, so far as I know, has never been done before. As for me, it will not be done again within living memory. Asked by an [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
Quavering Made Them Crotchety By L. W. LOWER JINDABYNE, Sunday. Pity you weren’t at the dance last night. All the girls in this town have been mooning around with cast-iron hair-wavers all over them for days and days. I sang. The policeman who put me out told me that he was a great lover of [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
In the 1930s, Lennie Lower was considered one of Australia’s foremost humorists. His novel, Here’s Luck was first published in 1930 and is considered a classic of Australian humour. It has been reprinted many times since and was illustrated by his good friend and colleague, Wep with the 1955 edition. Wep and Lower were [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
W.E. Pidgeon, C/O DPR Unit, Army Post Office, Darwin Wednesday Dear Jess, Been quite an exhausting day. Plenty hot and plenty weak. However I pulled my gizzard up & got stuck into the work of drawing some fighter planes. They’re sleek jobs and surprisingly small. You don’t get much idea of their performance when seen [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
W.E. Pidgeon, C/O DPR, A.P.O. Darwin, Wed. Sweetheart, A hurried line to tell you I’ve arrived at the fighter strip. Tuesday being beer issue night was willing. I will write you details tonight as I’m just scribbling this to make sure you get a letter a day (to keep admirers away). Am feeling queer. – [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
W.E. Pidgeon, C/O DPR Unit, Army Post Office, Darwin Monday night Dear Jesso, I may as well carry on with the news concluded by the letter I posted you by today’s mail. As I’m going down the road tomorrow I won’t be writing. This letter will serve that day’s purpose as it won’t get away from [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
W.E.Pidgeon, C/O DPR Unit, Army Post Office, Darwin Monday Aug. 1 or something Darling, Sorry I growled about there being no letters from you. Very little mail arrived for anyone last week. Must have been some hitch. Happily I received two this morning and was thereby much delighted. You seem pretty lonely poor darling – [...]
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