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What a changing world — we can now go & come back to Sydney in a day — The Bishop has kindly offered to send someone to take my duties while I go to Bathurst — but I cannot well go until our Church is [finished?] 
—  I almost wish we could arrange it for you to go up & I go to Berrima — I  have written James M Hassall [&] no doubt he will be down — very soon — Your Mother is well & sends her love with Eliza. Lucy is also very well — My love & kisses to the Dear Childn Love to Fanny in which all join with Your affect  Father Thomas