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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.

  • 4 Dec 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-04-16 18:00
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 4 Dec 1944

    J. Channing (Police) arrested, but afterwards released, for alleged selling of rice outside barbed wire.

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  • 04 Dec 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2014-12-22 11:04
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 4 Dec 1944

    Cold, overcast, NE wind. Cleared up & sun came out forenoon.

    Water on. 

    Cleaned bricks, woodchopping.

    “Normandie” being converted to A/C carrier & will then serve in Pacific.

    Played crib with Mrs Brown aft. ((MW Brown?))

    Lorry arrived 7.15pm with canteen gear.

    US 9th & 1st Army connect in France & make advances around Linnich, Julich & Duren. Leyte news as usual, nothing but defeats, setbacks & sinkings, sez them! Planes around again pm. Reconnaissance no doubt. Tokyo & Yokohama bombed 3rd Dec.

    Handed in rubber shoes for exchange.

  • 04 Dec 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2016-11-22 21:28
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 4 Dec 1944

    Block night lecture scheme introduced

    Ian Heath


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