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70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

Shows diary entries from seventy-one years ago, using today's date in Hong Kong as the starting point. To see pages from earlier dates (they go back to 1 Dec 1941), choose the date below and click the 'Apply' button.

  • 16 May 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Wed, 2012-05-23 17:59
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Wed, 16 May 1945

    Rumour that Okinawa has fallen to us; paper says we have Rangoon.

    Churchill says we have a long fight ahead against the Japs, and slangs the Irish in the newspaper.

    Peggy and I, bridge with Alan and Alec at noon, they won by 5.

    Garden produce now has to count as 'rations'.

    Communal housing after the war under discussion.

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  • 16 May 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2015-05-07 15:35
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Wed, 16 May 1945

    Fine, warm.

    Rope tyres on stretcher.

    Cucumber frame for G.

    Air & oil-fields  & reservoirs on Tarakan occupied by Aussies. Japs think Kyushu Task Force & bombing is prelude to a landing.  Russians demand immediate trial of Goering. Many German High Officials & wives committing suicide. Many Germans sent to work in Russian & French mines.

    ?C.

    Letter from home Apr 44.


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