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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


13 Oct 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 07:05 PM PST

Book / Document: 
Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Tue, 1942-10-13

Not feeling so sure that our men are all right.  Yet no good worrying.  Mabel is taking it well.

Mrs. M. E. Blair died (in her fifties).

Dr Selwyn-Clarke came, gave us girls (in office) sweets between us. 

13 Oct 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 03:44 AM PDT

Date of events described: 
Tue, 1942-10-13

Death of Mabel Evelyn Blair, aged 58.

She was the wife of K. Blair and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. Walker of Sydney.

Source:

Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 1973, 271

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/92708028

13 Oct 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 08:21 PM PDT

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Tue, 1942-10-13

Dr.Selwyn-Clarke came to camp.

Germans being forced back along the whole front.

13 Oct 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 08:10 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Tue, 1942-10-13

Death of Mabel Evelyn Blair (58), wife of KG Blair

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