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The card was sent by Hector Bartholomew to his father in Feilding. Dated May 1918, six months before the conflict finished, the card has no personal message on it, nor was that allowed. “Nothing is to be written on this side except the date and signature of the sender. Sentences not required will be erased,” the back of the card says, in thick black ink. “If anything else is added the postcard will be destroyed.” That sentence was underlined. Crossing out the options not applying to him, Bartholomew lets his relatives know “I am quite well”. Shennan said he assumed the book�...

The symposium had been set up to run last year, but was postponed because of the Covid-19 lockdown. Memorial service organiser John Shennan said the idea was to enhance the memorial day by injecting more enthusiasm into the role of health and safety representatives. Representatives are trained workplace advocates for health and safety, with potential to go beyond making sure people simply complied with the rules to reduce risks of injury or sickness. The seminar is endorsed by Palmerston North mayor Grant Smith, who said everyone deserved to come home at the end of their working day to th...