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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.

  • 6 Feb 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Wed, 2012-05-02 14:43
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 6 Feb 1945

    Doreen shorthand.

    We got eggs (40 Yen) and pork (500 Yen a pound) but we didn't buy that much!
    ((These extras were bought with the proceeds of sale of my watch.))

    Very poor, ordinary meals - greens and peas, and cockles.

    Worked in afternoon.

    Crosses are now being dug out in various places about camp  ((ie. to show  our planes we are a camp)).

    Newspaper says that a Jap. ship leaves Japan about 17th with parcels for us among others - frantic rumours re contents.

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  • 06 Feb 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2015-01-23 13:05
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 6 Feb 1945

    Drizzly & miserable but brightened up pm.

    Workshops.

    All news excellent. Fighting in Berlin?

    “Awa Maru” to leave Moji 17th inst. with RC supplies.

    2 pork sausages from Steve.

    Black-out cancelled.

  • 06 Feb 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Grace on Thu, 2015-01-29 14:29
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 6 Feb 1945

    Emergency ulcer operation on W.W.C. Shewan (Court, Kirk, Loan)

    21 men appt'd to ration party (permanent) to go to town if necessary


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