Papers relating to the service of Cyril John Watson, 1941-1945 - Part 11

SEPTEMBER 1942
SUNDAY 27th
O.W.P. Civilians working again.
Only 4 trucks on line. Got 1lb
sugar 30c Rope for salt 15c. Boongs
sneaking us food now & then. Ted B. given [[?]]

Monday 28th
O.W.P. again.
[[?]] boongs stopped bringing
food, Indians start canteen, but
no good. Talk of row between big
shots. Money running out.
Tuesday 29th
Rest today for Keith & I.  [[?]] out.
Boiled [[?]] &c in [[?]]. Slept
in afternoon. Vern arrives back
in truck – Back gave way while
picking. [[?]] bed & rest.
Wednesday 30th
O.W.P. Keith & I on the job. Amazed
at attitude of several officers. No
need to be miserable. [[?]] Happy
very much so with “Turah-rah-
boom-deeay.” Like school kid.
Vern doing alright.
 

OCTOBER 1942
Thursday 1st
A.W.P. Did good days work. Sgt says
[[?]] ready in two weeks. Gave us ‘drome plans.
Friday 2nd
Charge Drome party. Guard used
to be on Wood party.
Saturday 3rd
O.W.P. On my own today. Good day.
Bought [[?]], bananas, salt.
Brit. [[?]] on Island we can
see.
Notes
 

OCTOBER 1942
SUNDAY 4^th Day off
Commissoner.
J. Major Suga inspects & gives
address. Being treated than pris.
in Allied hands (?) Made Curry
with fish brinyat. Beautiful.
[[?]] peanuts. Sen. Offrs. Dine in
Sand. with J.
Monday 5^th
I/C Drome party No. 1 (Basher Saitan i/c)
Good day. Drew plan house. [[?]]
Offrs. Last night evidently had
plenty drink. Shepherd Has great profile
Okahara says offr finished middle [[?]]
Tuesday 6^th
O.W.P. Good day. Fairly cool & cloudy
bought Bunyats, beans & bananas.
Talk of being paid salary, &
segregation of offrs. Hear internees
on P. Bahada being moved.
Steam roller bogged.
Wednesday 7^th
O.W.P. Another rather cool day.
Days very easy. Starting late this
roll call. We left to ourselves.
Pay today. We got 10c for all work.
days & $1 credit at canteen to be
paid back.

 

OCTOBER 1942
Thursday 8^th
O.W.P. On my own today. Shifted
line over, very easy day. Pay
for Sept. $1.50. No news of salary
Big rush at lunch for market.
Big curry for tea. Good
Friday 9^th
Day rest. Boiled [[? ?]] & bit
of frying. Slept in afternoon
Tea – fried rice & [[?]], chips, turtle
eggs.
Saturday 10^th
i/c Drome party. No. 6. Fair day. 4 lads
get smack on tail in afternoon.
Keith buys plenty Bingals & beans.
Good tea - fried fish & chips.
Notes
Were enlarged round [[?]]
ticas and hospital being
built.
 

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kinly has charge sond bu
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parly. Hrsme apparently fre
a ie night Another shong
of Guards
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are many alfering foman
milution. Lope banyion
soon deews of bis bees by
in savl btle ins s
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NonNECNIL
Thursday Ott
comsa ein,
drone Soday Teach ont pluded by
sening yor dy pred
canteen yau today ps
(we
Friday Ott
drame party, Cameeter evening
leave some at 4 sag puts
Rale at conet An ther very
good Lug Gas wave to kug
Saturday II
w
Diane again Charge
mown tills as gives him Deacy
slad for te by the bays.
in evening but finnted by sate
Nots
sill very hard up to sign of
salay yet lik & I d
simmently the in chage
Kings going more quietly see
Guards Very friendly Sably
 

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tiday guin
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reasue of shapel inevening
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now. dly ticht off to dine
day firt & eggs. m guex see
siig the chis pastice
s, 1n
as s is night sering pee
aut at 1000 ut shut wlep
the will not play give, bine
tho wlee Tuerec for te
Ccture by Myt Clovill svn
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& wyat wght day 1
true paill Auglee toms bot b
Yon be pb Church aeile at night
officers frar chair bod gettening
 

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sold is seght is buch
dinlespettn oew vay wt
ladgel a lot sall with subels of
dy us eering gud
ther in
83P thy cary day take pights
slaw shes off coues dve
then dong well at Agrie fort bey
di pesh firh chip for ta
Ruied pay £1.50 494 1000
saturday 140
O.DP He fells in auct offer to
reeve 11.00. Good sy prowns
for lunch fuarts starge
here puches for chapll sen
ls taken charge of fin, but
picelust so such o
trea as hiw way do will be
hnb. are only rewing appetie
hys ofer have no infidencs i
hims them as present my

 

NOUBAIRER IAE
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&c
of sterp Commnes
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s Cow purkes

an or tee Exusong
Wos All
recs to be
an on some week
2pri Deat Afer 6culyead
to not ge they wittle work being
Tar desne busid didt
Tuesday 176
ay pactes are becomers
mgh reding &r while
inpore to be working tack
wt bally rplit. Cllde peact
sidaglo with wched we tll
Waluesday 1816
t H Rviled shreets forat re
teuged a chaned non
Ce L.6ad s Clos my
at hepital Bery has sead
dawd
 

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Thurdry 1Oth
008 stual d a ynd

witing on
evenely At
sm
Iws since
aar
smat day
lack time shihe
Guy
aDP
sa takes off
mes backe sake of
again.
ts
it bes been perting and with
are vey relspety prtenbily
in Mg. dis shaking fol
of himself. Relseves o wle
cradily then officers t
is money & n
 

coremora i
emor
tyf commuon g tating
stillng out gay most of day
nt avey a Alekng to
and felugs is py bulong
atprsuppee
aday Bord
it work in noes Calf finis Cy
0.00 in afernoo Gunts tal
st roning after
and
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c
ad asn
eny dy a
t
y
by stilling to e bntine
evering y C alls on
ey1 spes
u
& stay or
saned
r
 

coroa N
Thursday 2oth
aaR
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tke off couse bak tel gt
tll with den a thon& you
ofer she beagy whech hr
Ryee loare
MAE
onla
OAP asont to de
D. Goodday Bile at markt
guard do wet like hee
s dales full or dut
cnent relen
sacug
aaP l g
guards
ae
20
cented by
b
in evening
d is a
but sev lake
said a y
siieek of
repurte

ster so
s day
in say ope
see
mch me
 

cormora nI
amE
tlshing livent peticures
sevle of our play sates up
nearly all day still be good I kink
aurning
Mond
Anger
0.03 stu day my little
work done days very pleasut
reg levening live pplay
senng de Rett $2 in port
wy My Wilueg sut t
dony. Hled som leating
t butle. Rebeaut agaie
te equetion mou
e
OOR in afternoon lit impeten
y tbyin oothers. Aut
ey hn wnte sob
ofhnson smlly have
eriey or talk by sencore
in sene nsefully
 

n
on drome party, but dectere
out as it is gaining Aut
mig, seading tt
but down thi to cost we
raveuge pd
sam i ie
sen with r wth
O.D.D. ham has washed by
in edge of step. Roil Cilly
cnal layst theis pirche
hem gets $1.00 de mny agains
sturyog
se drome sarty, in dining
anogo
augt kending allet
Bevey sam the sep
starberg
cask alew anti aus
tob comes out has so withfr
eain road wee pegas
Partes leave to go out i all wto
but has enprovld sptly be
is unreliable. wtt chale
is very ensourging&, & bet
his want last dunch bng
Ring yl badile
ct
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