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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.

  • 22 Jul 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Fri, 2012-06-01 13:46
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Sun, 22 Jul 1945

    The men were working all night, bringing in wood from lighter.  They were given congee, and Margery Fortescue's band worked supplying tea until 3.00 am., but Mrs C. infuriated us all by growling at Margery this morning for the movement and noise - a noise outside the chlorinated water tap in the courtyard - because of Weir baby & Mrs. W had a temp.!  Margery tired and very upset.

    Clifton said Japs wouldn't let Mr Gimson carry wood but he spent the night among the men doing so.

    News is supposed to have come in camp that someone called Mitchell in Macao has picked up a radio message from a Mrs Lockhart saying she's well in May 1945, and the message has been passsed to Mr Lockhart in here.

    Just about 9 pm last night there was a sudden noise of a plane and machine-gunning: Mr. Ingram ((it must have been Mr. A. Ingram, as I didn't know the other Mr Ingram listed in camp)) saw plane,very low, having come down with engine off, and after he heard a little bombing.

    Tony Sandberg's third banns called today.

    Catholic Action meeting.  Mr FitzGbbon gave talk on establishment of a Catholic newspaper in HK after the war.  ((Such newspaper was established - the Sunday Examiner: when attending St Joseph's Church in 2008, I noticed the Sunday Examiner was still on sale there.))

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  • 22 Jul 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 16:36
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
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    Sun, 22 Jul 1945

    Rose / Ponting

    workers cigs

    Meat

    pm roll call trouble – all called bk

    told no more sugar until deficiency made up

  • 22 Jul 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 17:09
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Sun, 22 Jul 1945

    Heavy showers 6am.

    Somewhat stiff & tired on rising.

    The women’s tea effort for the wood squads was very much appreciated. Bath on roof at 3am after congee. Jack gave me a little wong tong (to G & V). 

    Repaired Jack’s pipe & ring for V.

    Finished off the wood-carrying 3.00pm-4.30pm.

    On roof with G but incorrect roll-call spoilt ∴

    Workers cigs for last period June issued (22)


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