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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.

  • 23 Oct 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Sun, 2012-03-04 11:37
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Fri, 23 Oct 1942

    Great news - we are to get parcels from Red Cross. Notice says they are 'beautifully packed', each contains 12 tins of assorted food.   Also clothes have come - 500 trilby hats; cocoa, tea etc., dried fruits - absolutely wonderful.. will help so much with this winter and relieves my mind about Mum and Mabel.

    Roast meat and lovely baked potato.  We drew 2 canteen tickets.

    Notice also says that the prisoners of war ((i.e. men in other camps)) will have twice as much as we are to have - that is making every one happy.  Olive & I received $15 each.

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  • 23 Oct 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-10-01 11:56
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Fri, 23 Oct 1942

    Japs lost 56 transports in Sol.battle.

    Wind backed to N so it is colder.

  • 23 Oct 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Old Man on Wed, 2014-10-29 21:09
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
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    Fri, 23 Oct 1942

    Y40 each for Jardine's staff.


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