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.
7 Jul 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Fri, 2012-06-01 10:43Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sat, 7 Jul 1945Went to R.C. Children's Congress: recitation by Wilfred Ogley (12) who forgot his words and had to dive in his pocket for copy; a 'talk' on 'Florence Nightingale' by Joe de Broekert (10); and 'two words' by Brother Grimshaw ((but many more than 2!)). Good crowd of children there.
Wrote a little of 'Roll Call'.
Played 'hearts' with Mum, Mabel and Peggy.
07 Jul 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 16:19Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sat, 7 Jul 1945“Dover Road” (play reading) (Tomlinson, Wadeson, J. Smalley, D. Holloway, Shields) (Colledge)
07 Jul 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 16:55Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sat, 7 Jul 1945Overcast, showers, strong E wind, cool.
Finished glazing Lep. window.
Spoon for G, sat 3.30pm – 4.30pm. so nice.
No smokes, no news.
Lorry in 10.30pm. Meat & Black market goods.
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