Gang-gang 100 Years Ago: "Yours affectionately, Gertrude."

By Ian Warden
Updated April 23 2018 - 11:21pm, first published December 15 2014 - 4:29pm

One hundred years ago this week "Clio" of Melbourne's Punch reported that the nation's Gertrudes and Beatrices were sending affectionate notes to soldier boys they'd never meet.

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