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06 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Issue of Y15 (adults) Y10 (children).

3 pkts R.L. $1.80.
07 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Brown / Alton
08 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Jail show (second stretch)

Bl. out dusk; lights out 10 pm.
09 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Jap warning re - reduction in consumption of electricity

Bl. out dusk; lights out 10 pm.
10 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

HK News Extra. More than 25,000 enemy troops annihilated in Solomons group as well as in New Guinea area. Jap damage - 16,743 troops killed or died from illness.139 planes ((unclear word )) on enemy objectives or have not yet returned.

Bl. out dusk; lights out 10 pm.
11 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

((Not clear if refers to 10th or 11th)) D Heath's show ("Hotel Wainui") ((sp)). (Heath, Large, MacNider, Geyer, Campbell, Luke, Humphries, Nobbins, Garton, Stalker).
12 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Canteen Y.8,000 business done.
13 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Heath's show.
14 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

M. Dow / Myhill.
15 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Death of Kenneth Sinclair Morrison, 56, Chieftain  S. And. Soc.

Wedding: Osmund F. Bower (HKP) & Sarah K. Polson, widow.

(Rose)

Heath's show.
16 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Issue of 5 pkts. Red Lion $3.00.

Smith "Aeroplanes"
18 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Mrs. de Witt's show.  (Rees North, Beck, Gilchrist, Rennie, Hardion ((sp)), Thirlwell, Houghland, Bendall, Webb.) ((Many names have several possible matches, so have not been linked))
19 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Mass rebilleting.  (Norwegians due in).
20 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

4 pkts R.L. $2.40.

de Witt's show.
21 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Wittenbach / Ream

Mrs. James' goods moved on lorry from (A) bl, to I.Q. (lost husband on Lisbon Maru).
22 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

(40) Norwegians arr'd

Police impromptu concert. 
23 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Vaccination against small-pox.

Prof. Brown "Burns".
24 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

A.A. fire at plane overhead 1.30pm.

Vaccination against small-pox.
25 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Issue of 1lb. flour.

I.Q. mtg. disclosed (billeting) privileged persons.  Sir A. MacGregor, Cressall, Williamson((sp - probably S T Williamson)), Shields, Anderson (QM), Capt. Macrae.
27 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

6 pkts. Hatamen cigs. $4.80.

4 c. beef, 2 M & V, 2 lbs sugar issue.

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