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Free draw for surplus stores (C.beef, lobster, bacon, bi'carb of soda, prawns, c. mutton. 80 prizes.

Smalley "Further Reminiscences"


Free issue of ½lb brown & white sugar


"Quiz" concert (Drown, Nina Valentine, Betty Mills, Eve Gray, Goodbar, Medley, Dr. Mullitt (C), Mrs. Richards, Luke, Ch((unclear)), Stevens, D.G. Wilson, Sheila Mackinlay, John Charter) ((Possible matches for some of the other names: Goodbar = Mary Goodban?)) 

To Mr & Mrs W.C. Rei((unclear))


Concert (Heath, Medley, Shaw, Marie O'Connor, Brenchly, Anderson, Jack)

Aust. Mtg. re repatriation


Death of Miss Marion Potter (82)

"A for apple, B for bed" (Ream)


Birth of son to Mr. & Mrs. G. Willerton

Repatriation notice re. Canadians & Americans to leave end of Sept.

Br. women & children go in Nov.


"Goodness, How Sad" by Robert Morley (Pam Pritchard, Nora Witchell, Dr. Valentine, Eve Gray, Mrs. Tinson, T.V.N. Fortescue, J.A. Stericker, Mrs. Graham-Barrow (p), Norman (a), Mills (a) ) ((Not sure who the last two names refer to, though Norman is probably C J Norman, who took part in several plays at Stanley.))


"Goodness, How Sad" by Robert Morley ((see 19th for details))


"Goodness, How Sad" by Robert Morley ((see 19th for details))

Sir Vandeleur Grayburn died in Stanley Prison Hospital at 7.15pm.


Canadians, Americans inoculated

Funeral of Grayburn (Martin, Rose, Short), Meijima present


 "Allowance may be expected before end of week"

Sailing ships (Capt. H. Nish)

Suggest ((unclear))


9.40am (13) & 6.08 pm (7) raids

Black out


2.30pm raid (14 bombers / 4 f)


Quiz concert (Drown, Gray, Clarke, Nina Valentine, S. Mackinlay, Luke, Mrs. Richards, Medley, ((unclear)), Woods, Miles, Wilson, Charter, Mrs. Charter, Dr. Mullitt, )

Death of Frederick Percival Lenfestey.

No B. O.


Quiz concert ((see 27th for details))

C.P. & Whant returned to camp. (("C.P." is the Commissioner of Police, ie Pennefather-Evans.))


"Some Scholars I have Known" (Miss Macguffog)

Canadian,  Americans to sail Sept 23. Teia Maru 17,530 tons.

Zindel ((unclear)) in POW camp consequently improved.

Regular ((unclear))


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