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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.

  • 19 Nov 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Thu, 2012-03-08 21:08
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Thu, 19 Nov 1942

    Mabel (finally) came home from hospital today.  ((Note the word 'home'!))

    We ate half a tin of bacon tonight, half a tin of liver pate, and a small tin of tomatoes - a delicious fry up eaten on Mrs K's table borrowed for the occasion.  ((It was Mrs K's table (tiny) because she was the first occupant of the room where it was.))

    Rumour of big naval victory for us by Solomons - Churchill said 'another Jutland.'

    Lots of babies have dysentery.

    Gaol birds provided with camp beds.

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  • 19 Nov 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2012-11-01 20:50
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Thu, 19 Nov 1942

    Rained all day.

    All news good.

    Coffee with the Raymond’s. ((Not sure who. The same as Raymond mentioned on the 16th?))

    ((G.))


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