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23 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

C.P. and C.S. went to town re. Running of Police Force
24 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Gunfire heard in distance

Search in Police quarters
25 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

One tin corned beef for 4 persons for two meals
26 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

One tin Oxford Club sausages between 8 for 1 meal

1 egg per person
28 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Cabaret and dance S.S. Hall (R.W. Jenner’s band)
29 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Short – “challenge of Palm Sunday” / MacKenzie Dow

Concert at American Club
30 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Sudden change of weather – very wet & rather cold

Death – at K.W. Hosp. Albert, son of J.J. Osborne
31 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Very cold, wet all day
01 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Good weather in afternoon. 
02 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

1 tin corned mutton for 4 for tiffin

Brilliant sunshine.

H.C. 7 pm, S.S. Hall - Richards, Higgins, Ream, Beaver
03 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Good Friday – no bread issued. 9 loaves for 700!!!

Prison main gate “out of bounds”

Baby girl born to Mr & Mrs G.H.A.Morris
04 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Baby born to Mrs Denton. ((A post-war report in the China Mail dated the birth to 2nd April, see: http://gwulo.com/atom/23247))
05 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Easter Sunday – a.m. 2 biscuits each: sudden change in weather in p.m. very windy & rain

Sandbach/Short
06 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Cold, wet a.m.

Concert suddenly cancelled.

To Mr and Mrs R.A. Metcalfe, a son
07 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Kitchen row (Ingledew-Keates)
09 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Enemy nationals to be exchanged.

News of escape from camp of Bilmead, Fay, Randall, Morrison.

Incidents at night in Indian quarters.
10 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

No. 7 block moved to Indian quarters. Kitchen now 2,3,4 & 5 blocks.
11 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Sudden change in weather (wet,cold);

D.M.S., Jap. Officer visited T.B. Hospital
12 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Banns of marriage E Kennard & Dorothy Deakin

MacKenzie Dow / Richards
13 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

100,000 cigarettes sent into camp (Globe) 3 pkts per person

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