Eric MacNider's wartime diary: View pages

Issue of Y15 (adults) Y10 (children).

3 pkts R.L. $1.80.


Jail show (second stretch)

Bl. out dusk; lights out 10 pm.


Jap warning re - reduction in consumption of electricity

Bl. out dusk; lights out 10 pm.


HK News Extra. More than 25,000 enemy troops annihilated in Solomons group as well as in New Guinea area. Jap damage - 16,743 troops killed or died from illness.139 planes ((unclear word )) on enemy objectives or have not yet returned.

Bl. out dusk; lights out 10 pm.


((Not clear if refers to 10th or 11th)) D Heath's show ("Hotel Wainui") ((sp)). (Heath, Large, MacNider, Geyer, Campbell, Luke, Humphries, Nobbins, Garton, Stalker).


Canteen Y.8,000 business done.


Death of Kenneth Sinclair Morrison, 56, Chieftain  S. And. Soc.

Wedding: Osmund F. Bower (HKP) & Sarah K. Polson, widow.

(Rose)

Heath's show.


Issue of 5 pkts. Red Lion $3.00.

Smith "Aeroplanes"


Mrs. de Witt's show.  (Rees North, Beck, Gilchrist, Rennie, Hardion ((sp)), Thirlwell, Houghland, Bendall, Webb.) ((Many names have several possible matches, so have not been linked))


Mass rebilleting.  (Norwegians due in).


Wittenbach / Ream

Mrs. James' goods moved on lorry from (A) bl, to I.Q. (lost husband on Lisbon Maru).


(40) Norwegians arr'd

Police impromptu concert. 


Vaccination against small-pox.

Prof. Brown "Burns".


A.A. fire at plane overhead 1.30pm.

Vaccination against small-pox.


Issue of 1lb. flour.

I.Q. mtg. disclosed (billeting) privileged persons.  Sir A. MacGregor, Cressall, Williamson((sp - probably S T Williamson)), Shields, Anderson (QM), Capt. Macrae.


6 pkts. Hatamen cigs. $4.80.

4 c. beef, 2 M & V, 2 lbs sugar issue.