Eric MacNider's wartime diary: View pages

Brown (lesson read by PJA Hamilton) / Sewell

(X) Norwegians doing own cooking ((this appears to refer to the 25th where there is another (X) joined to the first by an arrow pointing to the entries for the 25th))


Anti-malarial work by J. authorities outside Camp

Allowances for wives of families in Australia of non-Govt. servants other than volunteers ((sp?)) cut – anxiety in Camp (letters)

Dinsdale (“Textiles”) 


Maejima granted interview to Council.

Issue of Y 25 to adults; Y 18.75 to children 5-12; Y 12.50 to under 5

Hosp. concert (O’Connor, Large, MacM., Trio ((unclear)), R. choir ((unclear)), Colledge, Kirby ((unclear)), White, Mrs. Dean Smith, Eolm Hewitt ((both names unclear)).c – CJ Norman)


“Springtime for Henry” (Benn Levy ((playwright))) (John Charter, RW Mills, Peter Mills, Freddie Dalziel – p. D. Gordon Jennings (Pritchard – “C M Customs”)

((AJ Savitsky painted this portrait of Richard Mills in character:

RW Mills as John Jelliwell in Spring Time for Henry - 19430325.jpg
RW Mills as John Jelliwell in Spring Time for Henry - 19430325.jpg, by AJ Savitsky

))


“Springtime for Henry”

5 pkts. May Blossom 75 sen. 

¼ lb. bacon 95 sen

¾ lb. lard Y 3.15

¾ flour. 85 s.

SHIELD FINAL SSH ((score invisible)) v SSA 1. (((Unclear word)) presentation made by Mansell)


Short / Myhill

Presentation to Betty Drown (bell) & Ian Heath (pewter mug). 


“Springtime for Henry” 


Sharp – “Wireless Operator”.

Australian mtg. decided send cable to Premier Australia – send ((unclear word possibly said?)) CS0 not Post Office.


Tyler – “London Policeman looks back”.

((There were two policemen surnamed Tyler in Stanley Camp. The title of the talk suggests an older man, so I guess it was Leonard Tyler (b.1899), rather than Harry Tyler (b.1917) ))


Issue c.beef, M+v. & 2 lbs. sugar

Classical concert  (Barton, Bicheno, Heasman, Goodban, W??? ((illegible)) Nobbins, - Pudney ((spelling?)))


“S. for H.” ((Springtime for Henry))

Mr. Hatori (successor to Oda) visited Camp. 


Classical concert

Issue of 1 pkt. cigs.

3pm. Children’s show (Normans)


(l. Cassidy) ((the first initial looks like a lower case L))

Rose / Ponting


Death of His Honour Mr Justice P E F Cressall, M.C. (49)

Variety concert & 2 one act plays (Webb) (N Witchell comp)


Variety concert

Exhibition of camp made goods S.S. (Model of Hi? S?ng ((unclear)) by H W Hardie)