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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 Jun 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Thu, 2012-05-24 20:22
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 19 Jun 1945

    Still in hospital.

    Miss Batley ((either Edith or Ivy, don't remember which)) in hospital because of eating berries of castor oil plant.

    On Sunday last, we had MEAT - wonderful.

    To Rosary with the RC nurses in Operating Theatre on last 2 evenings, and Holy Communion in Ward 6 on two mornings.  Heaps of people besides family came to visit me, Doreen in particular.

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  • 19 Jun 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by chrisbartlett on Fri, 2014-07-04 21:02
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 19 Jun 1945

    Play-reading - G.B.S.  "Capt. Brasshound's Conversion" (Colledge, W.Cox, Blair, Smalley, Billingham - MacNider (c) )

    ((I've only the names where there's a single match. For the other names there are several possible matches.))

  • 19 Jun 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2015-06-13 10:56
    Book / Document: 
    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 19 Jun 1945

    Hot, bright. SW wind.

    Cutting hole in Sisters Qtrs wall for rain channel.

    Fixed Mrs H’s bed & painted suitcase for Ah Chung. ((Not sure who Mrs H is.))

    All workers to H.Qs to sign pay sheet.

    Lorry with Canteen gear 5pm.

    Usual 9 to 9.30 with V & G.


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