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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.

  • 29 Nov 1941, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Thu, 2012-01-26 04:44
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Sat, 29 Nov 1941

    Arthur rolled up at 5pm.  We had tea at home, then I went to office. (Although Saturday there was a Defence Exercise, we were working shifts and I was due for evening 6-11pm. I told Tony Cole of predicament, and he said he would do my shift for me!  Arthur and I took Mum to see 'Sun Valley Serenade'.

    Because of Exercise, so there was blackout and no trams or buses during 'pretend' raids, so we had to walk most of the way to Central and back because air raid sirens blew from time to time.  Saw a plane drop a 'pretend' parachute.

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  • 29 Nov 1941, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-11-23 22:28
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Sat, 29 Nov 1941

    Sun routine due to War Ex. Black-out sun-set to sun-rise.


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