21 Apr - 22 Jun 1943, The Diary of Mrs Grace Smith

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Diary - pages 19-20.JPG
Diary - pages 19-20

[Left page] …loaf for 2 days.

Eggs       .40 sen ea.
Oranges .30 sen   “
Bananas .7½ sen  “

[Right page] …allowance of ¥25. Prices in… [Seems to repeat text from top of previous page]
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22nd June 1943

Red Letter Day
Lovely letter from Pixie [Her daughter-in-law] which did much to hearten me. After two months without a cent, I got ¥20. I could now buy a banana [illegible]

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