Thursday, August 7, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

8 Aug 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 03:33 AM PST

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Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Sat, 1942-08-08

'Amateur Nite' concert.  Gimson made good speech at the end.

Swimming, I wore new yellow bathing costume made this afternoon from Welfare shirt.   Mum's old Jantzen bathing costume is in camp.  ((Mum saw it hanging on the clothes line in the courtyard, and recognised it by its large size and the huge button she had sewn on it as the original one was too small)).   Mrs Fisher has it, she got it from Mrs Greenberg who died early on in camp, who apparently got it from the matshed at Repulse Bay ((where we kept our swimming gear pre-war))

Row with Mrs G about space in room.

8 Aug 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT

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R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sat, 1942-08-08

Schönes Tag. Amatuer Nacht Koncert. Es war sehr gut. Geswommt.

((Lovely day.

Amateur Night Concert. It was very good.

Can't translate 'Geswommt'. UPDATE 9 Aug 2012: Jill Fell writes -

R.E. JONES's German is not perfect at this stage. His 'geswommt' should be 'geschwommen'. He means 'swam'.

))

8 Aug 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Ella Buuck's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sat, 1942-08-08

Grand sunny day, beautiful sunset and smooth going. We are to arrive in Rio Monday a.m. Have a shore leave and stay about 2 days.

8 Aug 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 17 Jul 2014 12:08 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sat, 1942-08-08

Twigs for firewood

More $75 parcels collected

Rice cooked like congee

"AMATEUR NITE" - D. Wilson, Gilchrist, Wilkinson (2) & Drewery won prizes

Cyril Brown, M.C.
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