Wallet 5 of 5 - Diary of Francis Russell James Day, volume 2 of 2, 1943-1945, Part 10

JunE.

Friday 1^st 1945

Lib 0900 - 1545 hrs. Tobacco $4.40 ozs.

Down to see Don & Syd on show to Japs with

(Tin leg)

Saturday 2^nd

Lib 0930-1230 hrs. Dried Prawns $1.20¢ ozs.

Sunday 3^rd

Lib 0930 - 1230 hrs Down to Hosp. Area in

afternoon: Don & Co up in the evening

Red & Rations

Monday 4^th   

Lib 0930 - 1545 hrs. Down to Hosp Area

in evening Doing a lot of reading

Tuesday 5^th

Lib 0930 - 1545 hrs. Group Stew. 2-3 lines

a week. Wally Sarkies in. Bit off color

tonight. Plane over late 1900 hrs

Wednesday 6^th

Lib 0930 - 1230 hrs. Afternoon off & in the

Sun. Down to see Don & Co in evening.

Talking on Norma & his friends Red & Ration

Back on 2ozs of Corn. Fortnight about 

with 2ozs of Rice
June.

Thursday 7^th '45
Lib 0900 - 1230 hrs. Lot of trouble with Books
being mutilated. Afternoon off. Read of evening
Friday 8^th

Lib 0900 - 1600 hrs. Catching up with the

mutilators of Books. McNewey is fixing them

Reading & enjoying A tree grows in Brooklyn.

Saturday 9^th

Lib 0930 - 1545 hrs. Jack Scully in to have 

a yarn. Danny, Jack McMahon & Darky

Arthur Gilbert & I have quite a few Talks

Move Red & Ration into B.S.D. last

issue of first issue on Sunday.

Planes still over daily. xxxx xx xxx xxxx

Sunday 6^th

Lib 0900 - 1230. Down to see Don Syd & Co

this afternoon. Quite Reading at night

Monday 11^th

Lib 0900 - 1700 hrs. Big clean up on Library

Books Lot of Sentences.

June.

Tuesday. 12^th    1945

Lib 0900 - 1700 hrs Syd up in evening.

Discussing 'Living things & you' with Jack Scully

for 2 hrs in evening. Soap Draw (or [[Bladd?]]

Wednesday 13^th

Lib 0900 - 1230 hrs. Check-up on New Books 90

stolen. I am very weary with the way work

as to be done up there at present

Red & Rations. Down to see Don & Co in

evening, Looks like last of Red & today.

Thursday 14^th

Lib. 1000 - 1230 hrs. Very nice & pleasant cool

change today, some rain. 500 A.I.F. Cables

Friday 15^th

Lib 0900 - 1230 -1400 - 1715 -1900-2015 hrs

Party X 8 move out. Talk of Hospital

to move. Talking to Bert & Len for Hours

(Not born Quarried). 500 Cables for A.I.F.

Saturday 16^th

Lib. 0900 - 1230 hrs. Siren at 0900 hrs. Talking

to Bert & Len in evening
June

Sunday 17^th     Red & Rations

Lib 0900 - 1230 hrs. "X 8" & X 9" moving out.

Down to see Don. H area out of Bounds

Palembang party moving in Con Depot move

in to J

Monday 18^th

Lib 0900 - 1545 hrs. Wally Sarkies away on

X 9" at 0900 hrs. No sleep last night

lay awake thinking, swear France called

to me at 2330 hrs. Reports of Mail

Tuesday 19^th

Lib 0900 - 1700 hrs. 15 bags of Mail. Rumours

of big Party to leave Changi. Parties that

left in the last few days, went to Roberts

Selerang. Temple Hill, Sembarang.

Don & Co in for a while this evening

Rations poor. Rice, Green, Blachang, Maize

Wednesday 20^th      weight 7.5

Lib 0900 - 1230 hrs. Red & Ration 20 men to 1

Parcel. Down to see Syd, Don & Co in afternoon

Denny & Darky in to see me in evening we

built a few. Bakehouses & baked a few batches.

June

Thursday 21^st  1945

Lib 0900 - 1230 hrs. Tony in with Malaria; Drew 

up plan of Bakehouse with Danny. Move of X

Party to move. X party cancelled.

Friday 22^nd

Lib 0900 - 1230-hrs. Down to see Syd & Don.

Talking to the Boss for 2 hrs.

Saturday 23^rd

Lib 0900 - 1545 hrs Drawing Plan of Bakehouse

7½ bags of Mail for A.I.F. starting to come

in now. Card from Mum 31-1-45 Good

news for me.

Sunday 24^th

Lib 0900 - 1230 hrs. New hours Mon-Tues-

Thurs-Fri. 1945 - 2130 hrs. Don in Hosp with

Malaria. Stump wrenched, not too good.

Monday 25^th

Lib 0900 - 1230 - 1400 - 1545 hrs. Talking to Bert &

Charlie for a time on Lighting.

Tuesday 26^th

Lib 0900 - 1230 - 1400 - 1545 hrs. Told to move to

IV Group this week.

June

Wednesday 27^th

Lib 0900 - 1230 - On plan with Bert.

Letter-card from Mum 10-12-44 Down

to see Don, Len, & Tony in Hosp. Nuts $35

Thursday 28^th

Lib 0900 - 1230; 1945 - 2130 hrs. On H/ Duty

Rations. Stump a bit of a nuisance.

Not being able to wear leg irks me

Pay $7-75¢

Friday 29^th

Lib 1000 -1230 hrs. Sick Parade with stump

Capt Smith says probably a strain & bruise

Giving stump a rest up a tree. Down to see

Don. Len. Man walked out of the Camp

(Pte Fairbrother)

Saturday 30^th

Lib 0900 - 1545 hrs. Nice cool day. Rations are

light now:- Breakfast ½ pt Pap - 2ozs Rissole:-

Dinner ½ pt Hash:- Tea - ¾ pt Rice; 1ozs Fried dry

fish, 2ozs Rissole; ¾ pt Stew:

Curry Powder $1-20 ozs: Gula $16 16: Cigars $1-4

Cigarettes $4-60¢ Packet 20: Soap Toilet $3.

Card from Mum 1-1-45

July

Sunday 1^st     1945

Lib 0900 - 1230 hrs; Down to see Don

"X 10" Moved out. Con Depot Staff with

them. Good yarn with Charles at night.

Monday 2^nd

Lib 0900 -1545 hrs. Talking on B/Houses

with 2 Queens landers. Moved to Canteen

room next to Library 1900 hrs. Charles

George, Tony, Sten, F Love, Mellor

Tuesday 3^rd

Lib 1000 - 1700 hrs. New Quarters good,

now No II Grp (IV Grp disbanded.

Doing plan of House "X 8" McMahon, A. Gilbert

Wednesday 4^th

Lib 1000 - 1230 ; Plan in afternoon Lib 1945 -

2030 hrs-

Thursday 5^th

Lib 1930 - 1230, 1545 - 1700. TaB at 1600 hrs.

Down to Hosp to see Sid & Don. Stump

O.K. again.

July.

Friday 6^th

Joan's Birthday. Lib 0930 - 1230 - 1945 - 2130 hrs

Jack Scully talking to me during Session

Change of weather, nice cool day. rain.

Saturday 7^th

Lib 0930 - 1100 hrs. Down to see Don & Len & Sid

in morning, Elevations in afternoon

Sunday 8^th

Lib 0930 -1230 hrs. Down to Hosp Area in

afternoon & evening. New Govt. Col Dillion.

Monday 9^th

Lib 0930 - 1230 - 1945 -2130 hrs. Danny in at

2200 hrs. to have a yarn. Inspection by New Comman

Tuesday 10^th

Retype Catalogue. Lib 1400 - 1700 hrs

Wednesday 11^th

Lib 0930 - 1700 hrs. Down to see Don & Sid in Even.

Food very poor. B/fast :- ½ pt Pap 2oz Rissole.

Lunch :- ½ pt Hash. Tea :- ½ pt P. Rice ½ pt Stew

2oz Rissole

Issue, 90lb whitebait for 3000 men

July

Thurs. 12^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230 - 1545 - 1700. Spent evening reading

Friday 13^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230. 1945 - 2130hrs. Gave stump a try-out

at 2200 hrs. Still doing plans of House, I

think a lot of this home, & am very curious to 

get Back & get started in on it.

Saturday. 14^th.

Lib 0930-1230 hrs. Danny in for a yarn. Go on

a visiting Tour at 2200 hrs.

Sunday 15^th 

Lib 0930-1230 hrs. Type all afternoon. Canteen

prices rising still, w/bait $32 lb. D/prawns $28

Blachang $18 lb. Tobacco $8.80 ozs. Went to 

church at 1930 hrs, then down to Hosp Area

Monday 16^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230 - 1930 - 2130 hrs. Made some

Chilli Sambol & was it hot?

Tuesday 17^th 

Lib 0930 - 1100 - 1545 - 1700 hrs. Down to Hosp

Area for a stroll in the evening.

July

Wednesday 18^th  1945

Lib 0930 - 1230 hrs. I.J.A don't seem to be too

friendly towards us now, they are evacuating on to

our Gardens in the way of Fruit (Papayas & Bananas)

Thursday 19^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230: 1535 - 1700 hrs spent evening

reading.

Friday 20^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230; 1945 - 2130 hrs. OiL $4.30,

Blachang $1-20¢; Coconuts $3-50; 1-7 men.

Danny in for yarn at 2200 hrs.

Saturday 21^st 

France's Birthday, Many Happy Returns). Lib -

0930 - 1230 hrs. Down to Hospitol Area. B29

over at 1330 hrs. Y party ready to Leave &

then Cancelled. Evening on Plans.

Sunday 22^nd

Lib 0930 - 1230 hrs. Afternoon on House equip

& in Sun; down to Hosp area after Church.

July

23^rd Monday

Lib 0930 - 1230. 1930 - 2130 hrs. Down to see 

Syd, getting couple of ideas out of Popular

Science. Weight ^o/8t 8½lb.

Tuesday 24^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230 - Non fiction, 1545 - 1700 fiction

I.J.A Censoring Books 30 per day. Mail coming

in very slowly. Yarn to Boss for Hour

Wednesday 25^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230 hrs. Reading & in the Sun this

afternoon. Down to Hosp Area at  night

9 planes over. New Types.

Thursday 26th 

0930-1100hrs. Don up in afternoon: Plane

over, very high up. Weather is excellent at 

present, very clear nights full moon; Days are

cloudless with a cool breeze, 

Friday 27^th 

Lib 0930 - 1545 - 1930 - 2130 hrs. Evening

talking to Jack.S. & Danny.

July. 

Saturday 28^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230. Down to Hosp. in afternoon, saw

Don, Len, Sid, etc. Evening talking to Mack -

Provan.

Sunday 29^th 

Lib 0930 - 1230 hrs. TAB at 1145. hrs. Res. cat.

reveiwed & Typep in afternoon. Church, 1930.

Down to Hosp Area 2030. Planes over.

Monday 30^th 

At work all day recataloguing the the Non-fiction 

Library. Planes Over. Charles out with [[?]].

General Saito on Inspection, of Instillatons

Tuesday 31^st 

Lib 0930 hrs. - 1230 hrs: Pay $7-50¢. Down to 

see Syd. played cards for an hour.

Canteen Prices, Tobacco $8.50 ozs. stalk 25.¢ oz

nuts $5-50. Tap root $4-30¢ lb. Oil $4.30 pt.

Planes seem to just fly over as they like 

''P'' Party to Leave in morning