Wallet 5 of 5 - Diary of Francis Russell James Day, volume 2 of 2, 1943-1945, Part 6
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September
Sunday 10th
Library 1100 hrs (211). Down to see Don
Up to Jail in evening
Monday 11th
Library 1100hrs. Swim 1530 hrs. Housie
Tuesday 12th.
Lib. 1100 hrs. Swim 1530. Music by
Camp Band
Hand drawn diagram- see original document
Dont
waste
water
Wednesday 13th
Ray Treatment. Library 1100 hrs. doing
a bit of Lettering.
Thursday 14th
Library 1100 h , Ray Treatment . Reading
a good book on Interior Decoration
Friday 15th.
Swim 1000 hrs water fine. "Design a
very good book on it. Yarning on
Home & things there etc
Saturday 16th. 209
Swim 1000 hrs Library in afternoon.
Still doing a bit of Cake lettering
& Sund issue of 1oz camp made Tobacco
Sunday 17th
Day off. Casualties list from "A & D"
Forces. D. Burton, T. Jones. C.Peter.
J Watts died information not confirmed
Charlie down inn afternoon.
Monday 18th.
Library 1100hrs. Mail waiting to be
censored. down to see Don & Co.
Alan's Party. Mail in at 2100 hrs
Tuesday 19th.
Ray Treatment, too wet to swim
Two letter cards 1 from Mum & Dad
(3-2-44 - 14-2-44)
Lecture on Cricket.
210
Wednesday 20th KANSHI Hand drawn diagram -see original document
Card From Mum 8-2-44
Library 1100 hrs
Thursday 21st
Library hrs Ray Treatment 0930
Friday 22nd
Ray - Library. Don & Co up.
Lecturette - Swim 1430 hrs
Saturday 23rd
Library 1100 hrs card from Mum 9-6-44 (Tobacco issue)
Sunday 24th.
Bed debugging. Library 1100 - 1230 hrs
Rest all afternoon.
Monday 25th.
Ray Treatment. Library 1100 hrs
Concert opened Ticket for 1st night
with Don- Allen - Padre - Lou - Bert -
a pretty fair show
211
Tuesday 26th
Ray. Library. Letter & Card from
Home Letter from Mum 13-12-43 Card from Dad
20-12-43.) Hot Bath at 1400hrs.
Wednesday 27th.
Ray - Library. Popular Music.
Thursday 28th.
Ray -Library. Married 9 years. Swim
1000 hrs. Semi-classical music.
Friday 29th.
Ray. Library 1100 hrs. Hot-bath 1350 hrs
Pay of $7-75¢.
Saturday 30th.
Ray - Swim 1100 hrs.Tobacco Issue
every week. (1 oz. per man) made in
camp. Never expected to be here
as long has this a P.O.W. very
anxious to get Home to France - Kids
& all.
212
OCTOBER
Sunday 1st. 1944
Day off from Library. 3rd Exile out
Monday 2nd.
Library 1100 hrs. Library 1430 hrs
Lecture.
SHOKO OFF
KASHI- O.R.s
KAN
GOKEI TOTAL
Wednesday 4th
Library 1100 hrs No I.J.A Parades on
Wed & Sun Popular Music
Thursday 5th
Library 1100 hrs Swim 1500 hrs
Impromtu Concert
Don't -waste-water
use the Plug
Greasy Dishes must
not be washed
here
Friday 6th
Library 1100 hrs Swim 1500 hrs
Saturday 7th
Lib. 1100hrs Swim 1500 hrs Concert
at 2000 hrs
Sunday 8th 213
Library 100 hrs. Rest of day rest.
Monday 9th
Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs. Food not
so good as usual. Lecture on Spain
Tuesday 10th
Library 1100 hrs. Read all afternoon "Australia
My Country" Music, all entertainment must
finish by 2100 hrs. Blackout liable at any
time
FUKU - KOBOI
Wednesday 12th
Library 1100 hrs. Band recital 2000 hrs
Friday 13th
Swim 100 hrs Restriction on all outdoor
sports & concerts put on by General "Saity"
many reasons by P.O.W Some say
for singing "God Save the King"
214 OCTOBER
Saturday 14th '44
Library 1100 hrs. Camp very quite of
evening now. All white clothes to be
dyed dark color. Darts & Cards very
Popular. Soy Beans issued 80 grams
Sunday 15th
Day off. Bed de-bugged sewing of
shorts & mending Mattress. Look at
Photos. Stroll around camp in evening
Monday 16th
Library 1100 hrs. Life is very dull. A nice
Garden is being put in at A.G.H. area.
Tuesday 17th
Library 1100 hrs. Double Guards put on for
A.R.P. Practice. Machine Guns set up.
All movement between Areas stopped
Blackout, no smoking, nights seem
much longer food very ordinary
Wednesday 18th
Library 1100 hrs. A.R.P. still on. Ban on Concerts
sports etc still Taboo. Not allowed out
of Huts at night. Lot of Aerial movement
Thursday 19th
Library 1100 hrs A.R.P. off. Camp still thick
with Guards. All wearing "Tin- hats" & War
equipment. Swim 14 hrs. Thinking a lot
of Home these days & wondering when it
will all end, no news is a bit of no good.
Friday 20th
Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1400 hrs. Sawmill put
up in camp to make tool handles.
Blackout at 2200 hrs.
Saturday 21st
Lib 1100 hrs. Blackout wizzed on at
115 hrs. Japs screaming everywhere
Issue Weekly 1 sheet Paper 1 oz Weed
Fortnightly 2 ozs Soap
OCTOBER
Sunday 22nd
Library 1100 hrs. Day of Rest. Sport
allowed on Sundays & Wednesdays. All
night - Lectures & entertainments must
cease by 2100 hrs.
Monday 23rd
Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1400 hrs Canteen Prices
Sugar &10, coconuts 90¢. Cucumbers $1.50¢
Tobacco $1.80. Trouble of slaying of Pig.
Selling of Watches - getting caught, threat
to stop all vegs.
Tuesday 24th
Library 1100 hrs. Much rain - no swim
More Trouble "P" Party blokes caught
in Cotton Racket. All hair of A.I.F.
to loss hair.
Wednesday 25th
Lib 1100 hrs. Met Horrie Huthnance first
timer for 10 years.
Thursday 26th
Swim 1000 hrs. down to Kitchen for while
Friday 27th
Library 1100 hrs. Doing a lot of reading
Saturday 28th
Lib 1100 hrs. Issue of Soap- Paper -
Tobacco, - Pay $7-50. Mail in Jail
70 bags - 9 A.I.F.
Sunday 29th
Lib 1100 hrs. Big Classifacation on for all
by Mj Hunt, food pretty fair
Spent evening yarning with Boss
Monday 30th
Library 1100 hrs. duties are pick up from
JP to Jail & return, reference books
Work in Fiction Branch.
Tuesday 31st
Lib 1100 hrs Walk around Area.
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 1st 1944
Lib 1100 hrs. Watch check at 1400 hrs
Lecture: Australia thru the Windscreen
Thursday 2nd
Lib 1100 hrs. Outran Rol Patients in & Kranji
Music or singing only allowed between
1300 - 2000 hrs Wed - Sat. Med - Classification
1400 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs. Mail coming in
slowly.
Friday 3rd
Lib 1100 hrs. Swim at 1600 hrs. Plenty of
rain on return from Swim
Saturday 4th
Lib 1100 hrs Swim 1600 hrs. I.J.A. Holiday of
some kind, Japs down for swim.
Sunday 5th
Air-raid at 1015 hrs - plenty of Planes over
& plenty of Ac- Ac. Bit of Shrapnel about
Japanese War Manoevures & new planes
Monday 6th
Library 1100 hrs Back on Ray- treatment
iced - cake. Swim 1500 hrs.
Tuesday 7th
Lib 1100 hrs. Talk on wearing of Art-
Limbs by Mj Hunt.
Wednesday 8th
Lib 1100 hrs. Plane over don't know who's
very high, scare; Drome Guard went thru
Thursday 9th
Surgical Inspection by Capt Carl. at 1100 hrs
4th Edition of Exile out. Cables coming in
for quite a few.
Friday 10th
Ray 0915 hrs, Lib 1100 hrs. Arthur down in
evening.
Saturday 11th
Ray: Lib 1100 hrs Armistice Day, I.J.A. all
on Bugles Temple Call Lect. Aus thru [[?]] [[?]]
November
Sunday 12th
Library 1100 hrs. rest & Read in afternoon
Thinking of Home quite a lot, & always
making Plans
Monday 13th
Ray-Lib 1100 hrs Over to see Boss
Designed Garden Shed.
Tuesday 14th
Ray - Lib 1100 hrs. Talking with Don at Kitchen
Wednesday 15th
Ray- Lib 100 hrs - Letter from France 1-11-43
Pleased to received this. Medical Parade
at 1400 hrs. Av thru over in evening
Thursday 16th
Ray-Lib very wet today early to be 2200 hrs
Friday 17/11/44
Ray Lib 1200 hrs Letter from Mum 23/10/43
Hopes I am recovered. wonder what & how
she knows
Saturday 18th
Ray 0915, Lib 1100 hrs. Visit to see Sid in Med. Stoves
Things very Quiet at present little to do
or place to go
Sunday 19th
Lib 1100 hrs Medical Inspection 1430 hrs
M.O. says My heart a but strange
referred to Maj. Hunt. Siren 1015 hrs
Monday 20th
0930. Maj Hunt gave me twice over
take things easy for awhile. 1100 hrs Lib
Swim 1500 hrs. Bomber over 18 30 hrs
sort of smuck in
Tuesday 21st
Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs, stroll around
area in evening
Wednesday 22nd
Lib 1100 hrs. Very hot at present. Evening yarning
with Syd. Music by Y.M.C.A
November
Thursday 23rd 1944
Lib 1100 hrs Swim 1500 Hrs
Friday 24th
Lib 100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs Walk about Camp
in Evening
Saturday 25th
Lib 1100 hrs. Music by Y.M.C.A. Lecture on
Australia Still no Tobacco Issue.
Soap Issue. Paper last issue
Sunday 26th
Library 1100 hrs. Day of Rest Stroll in evening
McMahon out of Clink Rain in Plenty.
Monday 27th
Lib 1100 hrs. Sirens at 1230 hrs. Trapped in
Jail for 3 hrs. Lecture by Capt Curlewis
A.B.C. of Crime. Medical Maj Hunt
Tuesday 28th
Lib 1100 hrs. Stroll to Jail in evening
Surgical Reviews Capt Carl
Mr F.R.Day.
9 Alexandria St
Collingwood
Victoria
Melbourne
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Diary - Part 1 Continuation
Nov 1944 - Aug 1945
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