17 Aug 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Primary tabs
All slept badly last night.
No roll call of any description.
Carmen Hailstone (a friendly neighbour) gave us a tin of sugar. Mrs. Lambert, for what reason we know not, came and gave us a tin of York Sausage Roll which we forthwith ate. Margery Fortescue gave us some onions. Our neighbours the Hamiltons also gave us some food ((diary indecipherable here)).
Rev. Sandbach told us the war was over. ((To avoid drawing too much Jap attention, certain camp dignitaries were deputed to announce this news to small groups of people: in our Block lots of us congregated on the internal concrete staircase and landing.))
Our Police went on duty patrolling this evening, mostly their hats their only uniform.
Couldn't eat the Victory Pasty Peggy brought me.
Heard a crowd of Formosans singing gaily as they went up the hill in lorry.
