Barbara Anslow's diary: View pages
Outside roll call.
Gave quiz at St. Agnes club.
Peggy and I played Dorothy and Sheila in evening, and had sweet tarts.
I may resign from the evening club, and Dorothy Wilson take over.
To Confession.
Wendy Rossini asked me to work for her sister Winifred at hospital, which I did. ((Winifred Rossini had joined Dorothy Holloway, Norah Witchell, Olive and I doing shifts in the hospital office.))
Sewed sheet out of pillow cases. ((I now wonder where the pillow cases came from))
Benediction in afternoon.
'Confirmed' at church:
- Anna Mejia (10)
- Andree de Vleeschouwer (8)
- Flossie James (8)
- Francis Ward (10)
- Solveig Sandberg (10)
- George Halligan (33)
- Humphrey Cruttwell (36)
- Vincent Morrison (29)
Pacifist meeting.
Worked in afternoon.
Pasties.
Peg (Barton) and I lost at bridge to Edith Johnson and Bang Stuart.
Dr Kirk says Mum has anaemia and must rest a lot.
2 letters from Auntie Lily.
Worked in am.
Worked in afternoon.
We did Mum's bed. ((This probably means we debugged it.)))
After St Joseph's club meeting in evening, went to supper with Dorothy Wilson (her birthday), Peggy, Sheila, and Gladys.
Rainy.
Outside roll call. We had Mum excused (health).
Heard that majority of Rosary Hill inmates have gone to Macao.
Canteen for 4 ozs. wong tong each and 1 oz. egg yolk.
We played Baileys in evening and only lost by 6. Walked round later with Gladys, Irma, Peggy and Olive.
Newspaper says Churchill has resigned because of words with Atlee, but King apparently asked him to form a Govt. of his own which he has done. Difference of opinion was because Atlee wanted elections and Churchill thought it was a bad time for elections.
Parcel rumours again!
Two engagements announced:
- Muriel McCaw to J. Channing (Police)
- William Watson to Doris Scourse (nurse).
Went to see Annie, then Doreen who is sick.
Olive wasn't feeling well so I worked for her therefore missed the end of May celebrations at St Stephens, where my 2 poems were recited.
Sheila is looking so animated, and Pat's eyes are shining all the time – they are engaged; he assisted at Solemn Benediction at St Stephens. Supper with Sheila.
To church study club meeting in Veronica Willey's room.
Bridge in afternoon, against Miss Nora Bascombe and Mrs Lily Caer-Clarke; we won.
Concert, very good in parts; new song 'Some Day Soon.
((The song was composed in camp, and started:
'When the carrier plane comes to carry us Home
Some.. day.. soon..'))
Worked am.
Swiming with Peggy in afternoon. Not feeling well.
Took minutes for Gladys at meeting in evening.
Sat with Irma, Pat Lederhofer (18) and Peggy, and learned of the latest St Stephens romance. ((Alas, not given here... perhaps this was Billie Gill's pregnancy?))
Corpus Christi.
Wendy Barton's 17th birthday.
Walked with Gladys in evening. Then bridge, Mr. & Mrs Tribble beat Peggy and I – 42!
Glorious First ((I had always tried to celebrate the Glorious 1st of June, remembering history lessons)) - but the only new thing I had to wear was a nice bright hair ribbon which was once a belt of June Cheape's ex-pyjamas!
Outside roll call in a.m. We had our first experience of (mass) bowing - had to giggle because no one seemed to be bowing at the same angle.
There was trouble in Indian Quarters where Block 15 was accused of laughing at the Japs and had to stand for some time in the sun.
Worked in afternoon.
Two cards from Auntie.
Mr. F. W. Grinter hurt when air raid tunnel fell in.
We (Redwoods) had spring-cleaning today.
Japs made Tony Sandberg work up the hill all day. (('Up the hill' means at Jap HQ in camp.))
To St Joseph's social, went quite well, big crowd.
Did hospital library for Dorothy Holloway who is still in hospital.
Swimming with Peggy, Gladys Johnson and Beryl Goldenberg.
Bridge with Rowell and Brown.
New ration scale on paper - meat once a week, cut in oil.
Apologetics at Veronica Willey's room in am.
Maria Connolly had operation.
Worked in am.
Bridge against Smalley and Judah in afternoon.
C.A.meeting in evening.
No rations came in.