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05 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Workers' rations ceased. (i.e. extra rice plus 1/2 slice bread).

5 Mar 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Tonight we cooked porridge on chatty in room - not bad. ((Chatty a makeshift affair in the empty fireplace in our room.))

5 Mar 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Got 60 cigs today, original price 48cts, now $10.

Blumenthal had box of cigs brought by Jap officer. He, Whitley & Woodward working on cars in Prison for Japs. ((Probably G Whitley, a policeman, though there was also a Norman Whitley in camp. Similarly, G Woodward was another policeman, though there was also a W Woodward in camp.))

Fine day. Poor rations. Blum. & MacCutch went to town with Japs & brought back some purchases.