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23 Oct 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Great news - we are to get parcels from Red Cross. Notice says they are 'beautifully packed', each contains 12 tins of assorted food.   Also clothes have come - 500 trilby hats; cocoa, tea etc., dried fruits - absolutely wonderful.. will help so much with this winter and relieves my mind about Mum and Mabel.

Roast meat and lovely baked potato.  We drew 2 canteen tickets.

Notice also says that the prisoners of war ((i.e. men in other camps)) will have twice as much as we are to have - that is making every one happy.  Olive & I received $15 each.

23 Oct 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Y40 each for Jardine's staff.

23 Oct 1942, Joan Whiteley's wartime diary

We cooked rice & a ducks egg on our HP & oh boy was it good.  Burnt some Soya Beans black-ground them & made coffee.  A truly excellent brew so much so that we had it twice

23 Oct 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Japs lost 56 transports in Sol.battle.

Wind backed to N so it is colder.