Diary of Bernard Henry McCabe










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Name Barney McCabe Season Ticket No............ Motor Car No C.M. 13 Driving Licence No........ Due Bank Pass Book No Holders reg No N.S. Certificate Size in Gloves Size in Shoes 6 1/2 Size in Collars 14 1/2 Size in Hats 6 5/8 Life Policy No Premium Due Fire Policy No Premium Due |
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ADDRESSES
VX39494, G.R. Beare 15 Queen Street
Kew E. 4. Melb Phone Haw 3639
Miss Billie Booth
25 Robinson St
Claremont.
VX44382 L.F. Pope 4 Rose St
West Coburg. Nth. Melb.
[Died in Thailand]
WX18673 Sgt. J.P. McCABE
19th GRN BATTALION
A.I.F AUST.
SX9836 K E Jones
36 Buller St
[Died in Thailand] Prospect
Adelaide
S.A.
Lockie Fairbairn
77 Athol St
Moonee Ponds
Victoria
Fri Sep 10 Mail being sorted - lot of Furphies
going around - Japs say Italy give in into
Sat Sept 11 Booked for guard - went to see Surgeon
but missed - to go Monday instead
Sun Sept 12 Heard that party of 500 Java troops
coming in to area "G&W." - received a letter from
Pop written Aug 30th
Mon Sept 13 Saw Major Nairn re arm - to get
injection Tuesday - rumour further
inspection of clothing by Japanese. Java Party in
Tue Sept 14 Had local anaesthetic injection
Wed Sept 15 Arm much improved - went on
guard - Arthur receives letter
Thurs Sept 16 To go inquiry for watches to-morrow
Fri Sept 17 No more Syonan Sintruns to be brought
in camp - pay day [[$?]]1-20 - L/cpl to get 5cts a day
extra
Sat Sept 18 1400 workers to go down on Aerodrome
to-day. fifty from our house to go - special
[[smoking?]] [[ar?]] to be made
Sun Sept 19 Shoulder starting to go again also hip
to go on guard and reclassification - more
letters coming into unit.
Mon Sept 20 Java Party leaving to-day - Capt James
to fly to Tokyo no room on boat
Tues Sept 21 Anniversary of wedding - saw Major
Nairn this morning - not to get needle, &
Frank got fined 7 days Jap today
Wed Sept 22 Word back from Tokio that "J" Force
had arrived on June 7th
Thur Sept 23 Air Raid Precautions on - Guard
extra rations for fighter strip personnell
Fri Sept 24 Day off for mob - letters getting scarce
they say 2 days will clean them up.
Sat Sept 25th On guard - had another look at
A.I.F Concert - the broadcast censored - no
national anthem or Australia Fair to be played
Sun Sept 26th Last of letters in camp - Furphies
good - Shoulder a little easier-sidebad
Mon Sept 27th Up for reclassification - to see Major
Nairn - Hayden to go out on Drome - given an
egg from one of the Poms - but dropped by cook in
[[?]] had a decent piece of fish as recompence
Tues Sept 28 Rumour all senior officers to go to
Japan - men brought in from Singapore Yard sick
Wed Sept 29 More men to come from Java - 2600 -
Thurs Sept 30 Java party arrive - 3 generals in Party
Fri Oct 1 Party of sick from Blacka Mati. theyve
been loading Hosp Ships with bombs for
months - on Guard
Sat Oct 2nd National Ship passing through
Syonan - feet starting to ache
Sunday Oct 3 Pay day $1-20 - Saw Soccer match - also
good concert at "B" Group - feet very sore
Mon Oct 4 Hayes & Healy both went to Hosp - heard
from Dutch on work party that Wilson Argyle
& Russell were in Java.
Tues Oct 5 Japs have cut out Red Cross loans - oo
it looks as if pay will be curtailed this month
sending plenty of dried salt herrings in -.Ai.F Conct
Wed oct 6th National Ship passed through - lads
had their photos taken on fighter strip. -
arm much easier - feet getting bad again
also hip.
Thurs Oct 7 Haydn had operation for piles - went
on guard - new G-House being built - got
some paper cheap from Java Party
Fri Oct 8 Hoping for mail on National
Boat
Sat Oct 9 Local concert in front house
good - got Haydn 5 bucks
Sun Oct 10 F.Arthur got a letter - lucky
blighter
Mon Oct 11 Camp has been out of Tobacco
3 days now.- Have loaned Typewriter to
the Australian Eye Clinic - to be returned
when everything is over - in same
condition.
Tue Oct 12 Tobacco in - but 33cts an oz
Wed Oct 13 Lads got a day off strip too wet
Thur Oct 14 Job gone on with in the rain
Fri Oct 15 Camp day off - everybody washing
Sat Oct 16 Busted toe up on returning from
taking lunch down to strip
Sun Oct 17 Concert HQMC - very good
Mon 18 Java Party went in to embark
Japs still recording concert.
Tues Oct 19 Tobacco in again - also Cucumber Bd
Wed Oct 20 Pay day $1-20 - 2nd Java party gone
Thurs Oct 21 1st Java party returns - dysentry
Fri Oct 22 Feet & shoulder still giving trouble
on guard
Sat 23 Went A.I.F. concert
Sun 24 Just about out of Surplus cash
Mon 25 Haydn back on Jap Party
Tue 26 Oct Time starting to drag on our hands
Wed 27 Cooks turning out some fair tucker
Thur 28 Oven 200 in the house now
Fri Oct 29 Parties passing gaol say everything is
quiet - we dont know if they have been
shifted or not
Sat Oct 30 Hear that some mail is still up
at Jap HQ - finish Black out week
Sun Oct 31 Hospital back on 30cts a day messing
Mon Nov 1st Went to see "Outward Bound" in
"NAAFI"
Tue Nov 2nd Off Duty with "D" - feeling out of sorts-
Wed Nov 3 Still No Duty - saw Play of "Lord Babs"
very humorous - no pay yet
Thur Nov 4th Still No Duty - lads saw people at
Gaol - Read A.R.P. notice on parade - hope they do
come soon.- Broke
Fri Nov 5th Arthur gave me another $5- still no duty
shoulder & side playing up with pain -
paid $1-30 ARTHUR & Syd missed
out on Blakang Mate Party. Fauntleroy
came back & is in Hospital
Sat Nov 6th St Warden wins division of Caulfield
Cup. also Skipton. Java party left G & W.
Sunday Nov 7th Berns birthday also ted Myers
had a high tea with him Egg Chips
Fish baked biscuits.
Mon Nov 8 Arthur gone to Hospital to have
operation gave me $4-53. - good fish in.
Tue Nov 9 Arthur had operation - took one stone
out with Tumour - looking well - Haydn to get
tonsils out on Tuesday.
Wed Nov 10 Had cucumbers & bread in Canteen
got some. also 4lb bananas
Nov 11 Another Birthday in this cursed country
3lb Pork came in about 3 ozs each - its
Pork pies to-morrow. - to go on guard to night
- had 2 minutes silence for Armistice day
Fri Nov 12 Haydn to go to Hosp Tuesday for Tonsils
Sat Nov 13 Gaol Party got a meat stew - boys to go
back to Singapore Gaol.
Sun Nov 14 Got Arthur some egg for 15cts each
Tex O'Brien went to Hosp with Dengue
Mon Nov 15 Haydn went to Hosp Bought 3 eggs 90cts
& had 6 given free
Tue Nov 16 H.H. had tonsils out - not too good took
Arthur a big feed eggs spuds beans fried bread
& Doover
Wed Nov 17 Pay Day $1-20 - Hosp waiting for sick
party to come in from Nth.- Party brought from
Curran Camp shot down in Burma
Big Air Activity around 60 planes in the Air
Thu Nov 18 Guard - Haskell sent down to
garden. - Pork in 30lb
Fri Nov 19 New Buildings going up on G & W.
Padang. Saw AIF Concert very good
Sat Nov 20 Put on Weeks No Duties with eyes
Sun Nov 21 Got ticket to see Capt Woodruff
about stomach - bought sago for lunch
Mon Nov 22 Went to Little Theatre to see
"Swingtime" a good show.
Tues Nov 23 More Pork in - took Arthur to
see A.I.F. show in wheelchair.
Wed Nov 24 Took some Chenopodium for
stomach - feeling awful - heard piano
recital at Forestry unit - also got 2 more
eggs from them
Thu Nov 25 Haydn came back to unit
Arthur doing well -
Fri Nov 26 Another issue of Pork - Japs
came around to inspect Perm duties
Sat Nov 27 Major Orr said to Hospital
Monday Another double issue of Pork
Sun Nov 28 Got a good supply of Pork on
bones in stew. - not much taste though
Mon Nov 29 Pops 65 birthday - I hope to see you
at your 66th - came into Hospital in eye
ward
Tues Nov 30 Ags Birthday to-day - Good Luck.
on Marmite Yeast Rice polishings & grass
soup
Wed Dec 1st I can eat t6his tucker much tastier
than unit
Thurs Dec 2nd Tongue sore - put on fluid diet
Sago - Nutrine - Porridge
Fri Dec 3rd Rice down to 10.4ozs & made up
with 6ozs of Paya Bean - Paid $1-45
Sat Dec 4 Arthur gone out to Con Depot
Sun Dec 5th 25 sick men. back from Blakang
Mati - Lazby Fairbairn amongst them -
a letter from Jack Maskiell - things O.K.
Mon Dec 6th Pat came up to see me & brought
4 eggs - (very welcome)
Tues Dec 7th Got a heavy head Temp 100o/
up to 104 at 10'oclock
after lunch
Wed Dec 8th Feeling much better - blood test
taken - saw Doc - day in bed - 2nd Ann
of being invaded.
Thur Dec 9th Feel very weak - Temp back to
normal Yanks got Red + parcels
everything in them Cheese biscuits
Towels, shorts shirts marmite Tooth Brush
Paste soap Razor & blades Cigs Cake.
Fri Dec 10th Nonies Birthday - Filled in
latter cards 24 words
Sat Dec 11 Our longest period of War. 4 yrs 3-H/w/D
got an egg from Old Paddy - Unit have
had fish 5 days out of 7.
Sun Dec12 Had egg - feel but still hungry
the beans are still unpalatable
Mon Dec13 Put on 6 of marmite - eyes worse
feet doing an ache
Tues Dec 14 Chap named Sims 2/19 brought out
to be buried from up North - also messages of
big death rolls
Wed Dec 15 Word that Lt Dobbie had died
also Harry Downes
Thur Dec 16 A boat load of boys brought out
to camp. Blue Snow & Russell amongst
them. They possess nothing & have been
thru hell. Gave pants shirts etc
also tobacco - put on Infra Red for feet
Fri Dec 17 We are all ready to shift from
upstairs -First batch brought over from
G & W. Just living skeletons & covered in sores
Dysentry, Berri Berri, Malaria, Pneumonia, Ulcers
Cholera & a 1000 other complaints
Sat Dec 18 In Ward below - a lot being
sent over to Con Depot - more lads brought
in from G & W. - Hughie Copeland upstairs
Sun Dec 19 Another batch down by train -
Jenkins & Cleverly Pell & others. - Jenk brought
over here.
Mon Dec 20 Our ward nearly cleaned out
I am still here - dysentry & the patients
from up country in
Tue Dec 21 Down on bottom floor many
more cases in. Tom Russell came over
looks well
Wed Dec 22 Discharged to Unit - another
100 expected into hospital before morning
still on Marmite & Frost treatment & no duties
for a week.
Thursday Dec 23 Snowy & them over - Cleverley
Don Kennedy & Bill Halse back
Friday Dec 24 Got a trip over on a trailer
Party & saw a lot of the mob. To go in
and help in kitchen at midnight.
Sat Dec 25 Another Xmas day in this God
forsaken hole - I hope its the last - good
menu drawn up, got to bed 6-30 A.M.
very tired - dinner very nice - Pork (Roast)
for tea & peas & potatoes- morning & afternoon
teas also supper. - Flat Virginian Cigs from
Japs
Sun Dec 26 Tom Russell & Bill Rule over
for tea - Rumour of Red Cross boat in
town-
Mon Dec 27 Snowy on the improve - bread
38cts a loaf - boys look much better.
Tues Dec 28 Got over to G & W. - Boys all changing
around into units
Wed Dec 29 Still to go on heat treatment -
received a pair of glasses from Red Cross
supplies, another week 3B NO DUTIES
Thur Dec 30 Had another trip over to G & W area
Fri Dec 31 New Years Eve - Whats Collie -
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heard Tom [[Nowedsome?]] & Kev Moor
had died.
Late nights - lights on till 1-0AM
Sat Jan 1 - 44
Another year starts - I wonder
how long of it we will put in
here. - very quiet day - had a drop
of wine.
Sun Jan 2nd Went to a party - had Gib
soup. Roast Pots & Chicken -
Bombay Duck - savoury spread on Bread
Pineapple & Banana on Bread - a Tapioca
& Banana custard with Coconut, Coffee
& Cigars. - the best & tastiest meal in
Changi - got paid 80ct.s
Mon Jan 3rd Went to see English Pantomine
"Aladdin" (passable)
Tues Jan 4th Snow much better also Blue -
Gray gone back to G & W area - $5 off Arthur
Wed Jan 5th Went to Major Claffy - eyes on the
improve - down to 180 GR Marmite return
in a fortnight - went to see A.I.F
play "Dick Whittington" very good. - IIIR(CD)
Thurs Jan 6th To go on guard to night.
Fri Jan 7th Saw Major Clark - another fortnight
on Infra Red for feet.
Sat Jan 8th to FRI 14th Camp life just the same -
A movement on to put Aussies in G & W.
Area - we have rough chance of staying
here - Japs had inspection of buildings
and grounds.
Sat 15 Jan Quarantine period lifted in
G & W Area - foot started to swell up -
on Guard tonight - Arthur working at
Hospital on Hygiene.
Sun Jan 16 Feet getting worse - no sleep
Mon Jan 17 Saw Command show - "Roman Rockets"
a real good show - Paid $1-20
Tue Jan 18 On guard - paid 50cts
Wed Jan 19 Rumour has it that a Japan
Party is to be formed from F.Force
Thur Jan 20 Rumour mail in
Fri Jan 21 Rice increase to Drome
Sat Jan 22 Mail is in but has all to censored
before it comes into camp. - about 15,000
letters between May 1943 - August.
Sun Jan 23 Garden Grows to be increased
men to be brought from Drome
Mon Jan 24 Further increase for Garden
shoes taken from men in house. for
Officers we believe.
Tues Jan 25 Still Rumours of Japan
Party - warm clothing brought into
camp
Wed Jan 26 First mail for "F." Force in
camp - Russell got a letter
Thurs Jan 27 Beef given us for rations
4.9lb - 220 men.
Fri Jan 28 Another issue of beef brought
in also - Pickled Whitebait
Sat Jan 29 Finished with Heat Ray
not doing feet any good. saw A.I.F
Concert Broadcasting
Sun Jan 30 Still more meat coming
in - had 3 issues about 2 oz per
man
Mon Jan 31 Tobacco scarce - only allowed
1 oz - New Orders not allowed Court
Martials - punishment to be Jap pay
28 & 42 days.
Tues FeB 1st Stan west in from Birrie Rd
Wed "2nd All "F" Force mail in - new
mail not out yet - paid $1-30
Thurs Feb 3rd Hadyn brought from work
party & taken to Hospital
Fri Feb 4 Lou Bagot of Artillery - had
heart attack in kitchen died on way
to M.I.R. - first real splash of Rain
since 9th January
Sat Feb 5th Meat in small quantity
Sun Feb 6th Haydn normal again - letters
in camp - but I missed out - one
boy got 14.
Mon Feb 7 Tom Russell got a letter from
Collie - also Billie Rule from Collie
Tue Feb 8th Pork in about 4 oz per man
bone & fat included. Haydn came out
of Hosp
Wed Feb 9th Came off guard. - no tobacco
Thurs Feb 10 Arthur got letter from wife
Fri Feb 11 Finish of meat issue -
still no tobacco in canteen.
Sat Feb 12 Place searched for tobacco
believed recently stolen from G & W Canteen
Sun Feb 13 Meat in again - must be
- went to G & W for
something in the air, tea to Tom Russell
Mon 14 Feb More meat - it must be for
Anniversary to morrow
Tue Feb 15 2 years to-day since we tossed it
in. - how much longer. Service for fallen
Wed Feb 16 Went to see (Good Morning Bill)
Malayan Cmd. very good.
Thur Feb 17 Pay day $1-20 - tobacco still out at
Canteen & sugar up to $2080 a lb (Rock at that)
Fri Feb 18 Tom Russell gets malaria ∧ A.G.H - Blue
came out of Hospital.
Sat Feb 19 Went to see A.I.F. Concert (Bits & Pieces)
a very good show. Feet aching for a night
Sun Feb 20 Still I 11BLD with Major Orr. - Canteen
now out of cigars - money doesnt mean a thing
now you cant buy anything - meat in.
Mon Feb 21 Heard about a list of Prisoners from
Sumatra. Squance & Magill on it. not Medan
Tue Feb 22 Camp still out of tobacco & cigars
tempers short - supposed to be in tomorrow
Wed Feb 23 Still on guard - Rumour of Red +
goods in Gaol - tobacco & pipes
Thurs Feb 24 Hear that our pay is to be increased
more meat in.
Fri Feb 25 Cigars in 4 per man also 1 pkt Cigs
Sat Feb 26 They say 300 cases of Bully Beef came
into B.S.D - more meat. - Saw "Hay Fever"
Sun Feb 27 Read out on parade we are to get
28 Cigs - 1 oz Chocolate & 1 oz Soap out of Red Cross
Parcels & that all foodstuffs go to kitchen.
Mon Feb 28 Parcels found to be not all the [[?]]
so there is a holdup in delivery.
Tue Feb 29 Parcels in QM. Store and issue of 28 cigs
1 oz Chocolate 1 oz soap - other things Prunes
Cheese, Pork loaf - tinned meat. Cocoa Coffee
Tinned Ham & eggs - grape jam. - orange juice
dried soup vegs. - prunes
Wed Mch 1st drew another 5 cigs "Camels"
cigars & tobacco still unprocurable in Canteen
Had salmon rissoles for tea also meat pie.
big help to quality if not quantity.
Thurs Mch 2 To get Steamed Pudding & Prune
sauce. also bread butter & cheese "TRES BOM"
Paid $1-20
Fri Mch 3rd Snow back in G & W area - movies to
be taken of camp
Sat Mch 4th Meat in 3½ oz per man - vegetable
shortage - all ground to be put under
cultivation -
Sun Mch 5th More meat for us - also issue of
Dried Fish - it seems we will have to man
across the way - without beds. Red + issue
being issued used to best advantage by cooks.
very tasty assortment of pies & tarts.
Mon Mch 6th Cigars in Canteen (Plenty)
Nips taking movies of camp & imitation
concert
Crossley tennis
Tues Mch 7th Red Cross material being handled
very well - mostly used as filling in
doovers & on biscuits.
Wed Mch 8th Plenty of Air Activity around
the area.
Thurs Mch 9th Good A.I.F. Concert on - Scenery
excellent - also 2 other shows. "Love on the
Dole" - and "Stardust"
Fri Mch 10 Cooks upat Gaol finished - indians
taken their place - more pictures to be
taken of Cricket Match & Church Services.
To-night
Between 10th Mch & 24 March the
following have happened - A Visit
from New Jap Commander
Major General Siato for whom we
waited 4½ hrs on the square - very
little vegetable from the I.J.A.
Paid on the 17th - $1-20 - an issue of
Pork which we had roasted -
and a 2 oz of Maize Corn a man per
day - with a promise if available
the following scale of rations - 18 ozs
Rice & Beans a toothbrush - Powders
more oil - loincloth - overalls soap
sandshoes - some cigarettes that came
in were denied us as they had some
offensive wrting to the I.J.A.
Saw 2 shows "Love on the Dole" and
"Stardust" the first one good the 2nd
passable. Today the 24th the Provost
mob have taken Syd over for questioning
- am reading The Way of a
Transgressor" - Alex Smith in Hospital
Sat Mch 25 The move across the way is at last on
even our beds have to be left behind.
Mch 26th Sun More maize being distributed
a man will have to turn into a fowl
before long - a big shortage of vegetables
15 tons for the last moth - eating banana
skins as veg
Tues 28 Mch No more guards after we
do this one - but I believe we have
to go to I.J.A Gardens for half a day.
Wed 29 Mch First half a day started -
not bad - some big Staff officer came
through the camp on inspection
Thurs Mch 30 Had 2nd ½ day down at
Garden -supposed to be paid today
& to move out some time to-morrow
Black Jacks ears should be burning
by all thats been said about him
& his 30th Battalion - Paid $1-30
Fri Mch31st Everything out of the house by 11.30
moved over before lunch - got into hut 2-30
very cramped for room - no parade.
Sat April 1st On I.J.A Garden ½ day - japs taken
over Guard on No 3 gate. all have
managed to rig themselves up with a bed
Sun April 2nd Syd gets M.T a & malaria -
more buildings to be taken by I.J.A on Guard
House side of road - so the "Gentlemen of Gemas"
will have to shift again.
Mon April 3rd Rice Ration dropped 1½ ozs - meals
are pretty good - meat 3 days running
Tues April 4 More moves in the air so furphy
has it - to Curran Camp this time
Wed April 5th On Hugeine squad - meat in again
an hour on the garden each day
Thur April 6-16th Given 3 oz Sugar as a present
Had an attack of Diarrhoea for 5 days
Cigars that were 1 cent have now been
priced at 10cts - Garlic $4-20 a lb - Our beds
were ordered to be handed up - to go
across to the side we left - but after a
bit of a strike we retained them - we
are to use Japanese Commands passing
gaurds. Tobacco is 90cts an oz
APRIL 16th Sat Cigars 13cts each - Pains leaving stomac
APRIL 16th [[?]] All who were in the bed business
up before O.C. - some fined 28 days jap pay - I was
allowed off.
Sat 11 APRIL Still on No Duties with bowell trouble
Tues 18th APRIL Rumour mail in - Drome party increase
Wed 19 " Mail confirmed 20 bags - a big reclassification
of light and No Duties to be taken to
Sine Road & be replaced by 700 from their - put
on party.
Thur 20 April Put on Duties by M.O. - Frank taken
to A.G.H. xxx with Dysentry - Party for Sime Rd put
off for 24 Hours - saw M.O. to be taken off Party
granted - now notified on a charge sheet.
Fri 21 Missed charge out on wiring party - got
some Tapioca root
Sat 22nd Boys went into Sime Rd - still on
were seven Engineers Back from Sime Rd - no 2/6th
Conditions in their good
Sun 23 Ted Bardelay died in A.G.H. - Officers
eating in our kitchen.
Mon 24th Mail sortrs gone nup to Gaol - Dutch
moved in alongside us.
Tues 25th April Anzac Day - weve all been notified
to move up to gaol by the 10th May - Gardens
to be stopped - Pork to come from AIF Piggery
Wed 26 April Back on Hygeine - Drome
workers on 2 shifts now 8-9 - 2-8
Thur 27 APRIL Put up to 3A - No mail in as yet
Fri 28 APRIL Party of "F" FORCE 6 Trucks came in
Mulligan on it
Sat 29 APRIL Drome work stopped for Eng.
Party of40 to work up on Gaol for shift
of huts - Another 13 trucks of Up Country
party Telfer, Conpitt Spencer Dixon
Sun 30 APRIL Shoulder aching again of a night
Mon May 1st Mail came into camp - none for me
notified pay to be 19cts to ORs. Had a fowl for
tea with greens
Tue May 2nd Had to shift out of our hut - to be
first pulled down - had a big feed to cook
2 Ducks Greens Spuds & Tapioca root very
nice
Wed May 3rd Pay day $2-30 - Got another duck
for a stew - more mail came in but missed again
Thur May 4th Internees leaving Gaol & Sime Rd boys
coming in - Was on a trailer party up
their
Fri May 5-10th A Reidy H. Brown & Snow Gibbs
rejoined unit - had more ducks for stew
still no letter - shifted again - back to
Selerang in Attup hut - 36 of the lads shifted
up to Gaol - 20 more bags of mail in -
bought 8 fowls & 4 ducks Haydn & Loveth
had a roast duck for tea - we were
shifted again - next door -
Sat May 11th-12 Had more Poultry for supper
Got 10 bucks off Sid - another 18 bags of
mail in - they say 15 ton of Red +
parcels also here. - not moving yet
looks like well get another week where
eating well at present.
May 13th-19th Got job in Officers cookhouse
Syd did 150 bucks - mail in camp -
Still in house 159 -
May 20 - 24 Nothing for me in 1st Batch of letters
or 2nd or 3rd - 5 of the boys went up to the gaol
its Pats Birthday Good luck young ldy -
Jack Maskiell brought into Hospital
with broken arm and leg

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