I am in your debt for two delightful letters... I passed on to Balmoral... thence I made my way in the Rolls Royce to Dallas... We paid a visit to Skibo - only 3 miles off - a marvellous millionaire's pot pourri
Asquith writes from the train describing his time in Scotland, including visits to Balmoral and Skibo.
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In train
HIS DAYTravelling from Inverness to Edinburgh. Visiting Skibo. Golfing at Dornoch.. Travelling by train from Inverness to Edinburgh. Returning South from Scotland. Writing to Venetia Stanley
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1912-09-14
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Ground was broken for the Trans-Australian Railway. Rioting at a football match in Belfast injured 100 people.
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