Diaries of Signalman W H L Woodgate spanning November 1941 to October 1945 - Part 4

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TUES [[?/4/?]]
NIGHT & TO THE GARDEN PATCH. THERE IS A CRICKET
MATCH ON TODAY & NATURALLY NOT TOO MANY TURN UP.

WE HAVE ENOUGH GROUND DUG TO GROW ENOUGH VEGS TO FEED

THE WHOLE OF THE SiGS "BUT" WHAT TO PLANT & THEN THE

AFTER CARE & ATTENTION iS WHAT WiLL BE THE NEXT JOKE.

WE ARE STARTiNG AT THE WRONG TiME OF THE YEAR & 

WILL HAVE TO CART OR PUMP TONS OF WATER & THAT iS WHERE

THE FUN WiLL START. OUR .BREAKFAST THiS A.M. CONSiSTED OF

SOUP & 3 BiSCUiTS I AM WELL SATiSFiED ABOUT OUR COOK. THE DINNER
WAS - FAIR & THE TEA WAS OF USUAL CALiBRE. "UPTA"

ONLY 4 DAYS TO A BiRTHDAY WONDER WHAT IT WiLL BRiNG & WHAT

WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN THiS & NEXT. WE GET A. LiTTLE NEWS NOW & THEN

MOSTLY THE PRODUCT OF SOME FERTiLE. iMAGiNATiON WHICH

GETS INTO THE HANDS OF SOME FAiR ORATOR & THEN AWAY IT

GOES & OF COURSE. IT IS ALWAYS. "AUTHENTIC" WE ARE A BIT STiFF

AT PRESENT AS WE HAVE. NO. WiRELESS. HAVE A NEW HAT. A

REAL TiGER CATCHER. I SWOPPED TiNY MATHER A TiN LiD FOR

IT. YESTERDAY MUSN'T. FORGET TO GET iT AUTOGRAPHED

BEFORE. I. GO HOME. THERE WAS A CONCERT. ON HERE. TONIGHT

ONE THING ABOUT OUR COOK HE CAN RUN A GOOD CONCERT

WED [[4/?/4?]]
WENT TO THE DENTiST THiS AM & ALSO SAW

MAJOR EDDY. RE THiS TiREDNESS NO MEDiCiNE

AVAILABLE SO WiLL HAVE TO LET IT TAKE ITS

COURSE. BLUDGED ABOUT MOST OF THE AM &

WENT TO THE CABBAGE PATCH iN THE PM. NOT A

VERY INTERESTiNG DAY. TEDDY BEAR SHAW. THE.

CAPT. WHO BROUGHT US. OVER. GOT AWAY. WITH THE

MOB.OK. BUT. WHETHER HE GOT HOME. iS. ANOTHER

MATTER. WELL AM GOiNG TO SEE RUSSELL HENDERSON

STOP TiLL THEN. SAW THERE THE THiNG HE. MISSES

MOST iS "A POTS" SAW ROBBY & FIXED THE MARELLA DRAIN

ADDRESSES. ALSO ARRANGED A RUTHER REUNION FOR TOMORROW.

THUR [[4/?/4?]]

TODAY WAS A BiT OF A DEPARTURE FROM THE USUAL

EXCEPT THAT. THE COOKING IS JUST AS BAD AGAIN. TODAY
ALSO I GAVE A LiTTLE TALK ON BEES & HAVE ALSO FOUND 

A SWARM iN A LOG WILL GET THEM AT FIRST 'O'PT'Y' WENT TO

OUR REUNiON ON THE BOARDER OF OUR AREA. ALL THE RUTHER

CHAPS ARE HERE. THEY ARE RUSSELL HENDERSON. BiLL BARNEL.

PLUGGER. BRiGGS & SELF ALSO JIM HOL-ORHAN. Ex Rglen iTE.

WE HAD A GREAT OLD YARN. AND AS. THE TALE WAS RATER

DRY WE DECiDED TO HAVE OUR NEXT YARN ON T AT

HOME ON THE SiLENT. COP. AT THE CROSS ROADS iN RUTHERGLEN

AND IT iS GOiNG TO BE A WET MEETiNG TOO BELiVE ME

ITLL. WE WET ALRiGHT. THEY ARE COMING OVER AGAIN TOMORROW

NiGHT THiNGS ARE STARTiNG TO MOVE A BiT AROUND THE JOINT &

THE BOYS ARE iN GOOD TRiM. WE HAVE ALSO LOCATED ONE OF

THE CHANDLERS HE iS iN HOSPiTAL & WE ARE

GOING TO LOOK. HiM UP. A.T. FiRST "OPTY"

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FRI 6./3./41
THiS AM WE OCCUPIED WITH. A. QUIZ AND RATER

ENJOYED OURSELVES. AM GOING TO. THE

QUACK TOMORROW. DONT LiKE THE FEELiNG OF A LUMP

IN A GROiN. AND THE NEXT EPiSODE iS THAT WE HAVE

VOTED OUT OUR COOK. AND PUT A PETiTiON TO THE

MAJOR ANOTHER CHAP & i VOLETEERED FOR THE JOB

BUT I THiNK THiS TiME THE COOK WiLL SEE REASON

SAT 7/3/42

BiRTHDAY TODAY. WHAT A PLACE TO CELEBRATE iT

WE HEAR TODAY THAT GERMANY HAS TOSSED

THE TOWEL IN? THESE RUMORS I HAVE OFTEN

READ OF THEM & HOW THEY ANiMATE iN PRiSON.

CAMPS & IF THEY WERE NOT SO TRAGiC THE WOULD BE

FUNNY BUT THEY ARE NOT THE LADS SWALLOW

Newspaper article - see original

BURNT OFFERINGS. SAW ViC LEVY TODAY RE OUR YACHTING ARGUMENT

I THiNK NEITHER OF US NO TOO MUCH ABOUT iT

MUST WRiTE A FEW MENUS INTO THiS TODAYS & EVERY DAYS DiNNER

WiLL BE WRiTTEN iN. "RiCE 1 HALF PEACH & JUiCE 2 BiSC WiTH

FISH iN BETWEEN. TEA NO MILK OR SUGAR." I WILL ALSO WRiTE iN A

FURPHY BUT WiLL WAiT. TILL. NiGHT TO. PiCK THE BEST ONE.

I HAVE TWO. ONE GERMANY HAS UNCONDLY SURRENDERED

TWO KiNGSFORD SMiTH iS A PILOT IN AiRFORCE. WELL THEY ARE

EAMS. WHEN FULLY PUT UP & HOW THEY RUSH iN WITH THEM

WIN. GERALDTON. BROOM TOWNSVILLE.

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MON 9/3/42
AM THiNKiNG OF CHUCKiNG THE FARMiNG. 16 OF US ARE

DOiNG A GOOD JOB & THEY WANT DUTiES ON. TOP OF THAT

WELL. THERE'LL BE NO MORE CABBAGE PATCH. WE WORK ALL. A.M: ON

THE GARDEN & ALSO iN P.M. THE DUTiES FOR US ARE FiNiSH

THE POTATOES? THE DUCKS? & THE MONKEY MAN FROM

BELGRAVE? THE AGRiC MAN & THE BURNT OFFERiNG? & HOME

TO TEA 3 COURSES SWEET. RICE BULLY & BREAD & BiSC'S & FiSH

& IT NEARLY BEAT ME. THE NEWS. SOUNDS GOOD BUT, HOW GOOD?

TONiGHTS "FURFY" GERMANY REQUESTED 3 DAYS TRUCE TO BURY

DEAD iN BERLiN & RUSSiA REFUSED iT?? WiLL THESE BLOKES EVER

WAKE. UP. MY TWO NEWSBOY SMiLEY & TREG HAVEN'T BROUGHT iN

ANYTHiNG AUTHENTiC TONiGHT. YET. I CAN ENJOY THE YARNS

FROM. TODAY. IF THEY DONT GET TOO THiCK. THE CiGAETTE

POSiTiON iS GETTiNG RATHER. ACUTE. NOW I. JUST SWOPPED

RON CRAiG. A. PACKETT OF SMOKES FOR A CiGARETTE

CASE. GENUINE. SiLVER. I.LL GiVE IT TO HiM BACK ONE OF THESE?

DAYS. FOR THE SAME PRICE. WHEN WE ARE HOME

& ALL iS OVER FROM THIS. AM SEEiNG DON TONiGHT & WiLL
GO EARLY TO BED. A. BiT TiRED TONiGHT. AM FEELING O.K.

NOW &. CAN. GO. A. FAiR. WHiLE. OF. A. DAY. NOW.

TOMORROW. ITS. BEES MAKE ONE FEEL. AT. HOME. AGAIN.

TUES 10/3/41

STARTED. OFF TODAY BY GOiNG WiTH BAUNE. TO. SEE. THE.

BEES. AND. THEN. ON. THE. ROAD. HOME. WE. SCROUNGED. ENOUGH

BOXES. BOARDS. ETC. TO MAKE. ONE. BODY. AND. SOME. FRAMES

BY. TIME. HE. ARRIVED. BACK. WE. HAD. QUiTE. A. LOAD. WE

SORTED. UP. OUR. STUFF. AND. I. SPENT. THE. REST. OF. THE

DAY: MAKiNG. A. SMOKER. AND. A. BODY. AND. FRAMES.

I. HAVENT. WORKED. SO. HARD. FOR. A. WHILE. I. FINiSHED

JUST. BEFORE. TEA. AND. WE. WENT. OVER. TO. THE. HiVE

BUT. I. HAD. BETTER. DWELL. A WHiLE. THE. TOOLS. I. HAD. TO

DO. THE. JOB. WiTH. CONSiSTED. OF. A. ROUND. PiECE. OF IRON.

AN. OLD. SAW. HANDLE. BROKEN. A PAIR. OF. SCiSSORS & 1 PAIR OF

PLiERS & A. POCKET. KNIFE. THE. SMOKER. iS. NOT. A

BAD. JOB. & DOES. ITS. WORK. WELL. THE. BELLOWS. LEATHER.

IS. OUT. OF. AN. OLD. GOLF. BAG. THE. WOOD. COMES. OUT. OF

DRAWERS AND. THE. BARREL. iS. AN. OLD. ETY. TiN. MADE. SPOUT

AFTER. TEA. WE. WENT. TO. THE. HiVE. WHiCH. WAS. ABOUT. ¾ MiLE. AWAY

THERE. WERE. AS. USUAL. THE. NORMAL. MOB. OF. 6. BUT. THEY. CAME.

ON. CONDiTiON. THEY. LEND. A. HAND. AT. FRAME. MAKiNG. ETC.

WE. REACHED. THE. HiVE. & I. GOT. INTO. iT. WE. HAD. A. LiTTLE EXCiTEMENT

GETTiNG.THERE. IT. TOOK. 10. MiNS. TO. ROB. BOX. & GET. WE. CREATED

A GREAT. DEAL. OF. iNTEREST. BRiNGiNG. THE. HiVE. BACK. &

WE. ARE. ALL. VERY. PLEASED. AT. OUR. EXPLOiT. THE ADDiTiON. OF BEES.

HERE. HAS. CERTLY. CAUSED. A. RUSTLE. AMONG. BOYS. AND. THERE. ARE. A. LOT

iNTERESTED. & SO. ENDS. A. VERY. BUSY DAY. WiTH MANY. THOUGHTS.

OF. MY. BEES. & ALL. AT. HOME. WONDER. HOW. THEY. ARE. DOiNG. THERE

& WHAT. COND'T'N. MY BEES.ARE. IN.?

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Newspaper article - please see original 

Newspaper article - please see original 

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[*FRI 6./3./41*]
THiS AM WE OCCUPIED WITH. A. QUIZ AND RATER

ENJOYED OURSELVES. AM GOING TO. THE.

QUACK TOMORROW. DONT LiKE THE FEELiNG OF A LUMP

IN A GROiN. AND THE NEXT EPiSODE iS THAT WE HAVE

VOTED OUT OUR COOK. AND PUT A PETiTiON TO THE

MAJOR ANOTHER CHAP & i VOLETEERED FOR THE JOB

BUT I THiNK THiS TiME THE COOK WiLL SEE REASON

SAT 7/3/41

BiRTHDAY TODAY. WHAT A PLACE TO CELEBRATE iT

WE HEAR TODAY THAT GERMANY HAS TOSSED

THE TOWEL IN? THESE RUMORS I HAVE OFTEN

READ OF THEM & HOW THEY ANiMATE iN PRiSON

CAMPS & IF THEY WERE NOT SO TRAGiC THE WOULD BE

FUNNY BUT THEY ARE NOT THE LADS SWALLOW
THEM WHOLE & THEY LOVE THEM. BUT WAiT TiLL THEY
HEAR THE TRUTH. THEN. I FEEL SORRY FOR A LOT
OF THEM. WELL I WENT TO iDENTiFY ME TODAY
& I TOOK. BiLL BARTEL WITH ME & WE FiND A LAD WE
BOTH KNOW. BOMB. HAPPY & HAS. LOST. HiS MEMORY
BUT WE BOTH ARE SATiSFIED AS TO HiS HOME
TOWN. HiS SiSTER USED. TO RiDE WiTH BERYL MATHEWS
IN WANG AM ViSiTiNG RUSS TONiGHT. AND. WE HAVE
ANOTHER. TO. ADD. TO. THE. CELEBRATIONS. ON. THE. COP
WHEN WE GET HOME YET. WHEN. WONDER IF THE
FAMILY. HAD. A. CAKE. THIS. YEAR & WILL. I. BE HOME
NEXT.? WELL. IF. WE. EVENTUALLY. WiN. I. WiLL HAVE. A
NICE. LiTTLE CHEQUE TO. ADD. TO. THE. HEAP & WILL. TAKE
THAT LiTTLE PLACE OVER. WELL. SO MUCH. FOR TODAY.
I WENT TO A CONCERT AT THE 2/4 TONIGHT & MET
JACK LOWRY & SEVERAL OF THE 22^ND BOYS. JACK iS GOiNG
TO GET ALL THE ADDRESSES FOR THE REUNION MEETING.
ALL THERE MOB CAME THRO OK.
WENT TO EARLY MASS THiS AM & ALSO TO 10/30 TO
XX HERE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THEN TO THE CO RE
THE BOMB HAPPY WANG BOY HE iS A BIT OF A
PROBLEM POOR DEViL I AM SEEiNG RUSS TODAY
AGAIN RE THE POOR DEViL. THE MEALS HAVE IMPROVED 100%
SiNCE THE EPiSODE OF. THE COOK. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE
COOK iS OFF DUTY WITH A BURNT. FOOT. AND I WOULD SOONER
EE HiM STAY OFF WiTH iT THAN COME BACK & GiVE US MORE
BURNT OFFERINGS. SAW ViC LEVY TODAY RE OUR YACHTING ARGUMENT

I THiNK NEITHER OF US NO TOO MUCH ABOUT iT

MUST WRiTE A FEW MENUS INTO THiS TODAYS & EVERY DAYS DiNNER

WiLL BE WRiTTEN iN. "RiCE 1 HALF PEACH & JUiCE 2 BiSC WiTH

FISH iN BETWEEN. TEA NO MILK OR SUGAR." I WILL ALSO WRiTE iN A

FURPHY BUT WiLL WAiT. TILL. NiGHT TO. PiCK THE BEST ONE.

I HAVE TWO. ONE GERMANY HAS UNCONDLY SURRENDERED.

TWO KiNGSFORD SMiTH iS A PILOT IN AiRFORCE. WELL THEY ARE

EAMS. WHEN FULLY PUT UP & HOW THEY RUSH iN WITH THEM

WIN. GERALDTON. BROOM TOWNSVILLE.

[*AN.A/C/C*]  

MON 9/3/42
AM THiNKiNG OF CHUCKiNG THE FARMiNG. 16 OF US ARE

DOiNG A GOOD JOB & THEY WANT DUTiES ON TOP OF THAT

WELL. THERE'LL BE NO MORE CABBAGE PATCH. WE WORK ALL. A.M: ON

THE GARDEN & ALSO iN P.M. THE DUTiES FOR US ARE FiNiSH

THE POTATOES? THE DUCKS? & THE MONKEY MAN FROM

BELGRAVE? THE AGRiC MAN & THE BURNT OFFERiNG? & HOME

TO TEA 3 COURSES SWEET. RICE BULLY & BREAD & BiSC'S & FiSH

& IT NEARLY BEAT ME. THE NEWS. SOUNDS GOOD BUT, HOW GOOD?

TONiGHTS "FURFY" GERMANY REQUESTED 3 DAYS TRUCE TO BURY

DEAD iN BERLiN & RUSSiA REFUSED iT?? WiLL THESE BLOKES EVER

WAKE. UP. MY TWO NEWSBOY SMiLEY & TREG HAVEN'T BROUGHT iN

ANYTHiNG AUTHENTiC TONiGHT. YET. I CAN ENJOY THE YARNS

FROM. TODAY. IF THEY DONT GET TOO THiCK. THE CiGAETTE

POSiTiON iS GETTiNG RATHER. ACUTE. NOW I. JUST SWOPPED

RON CRAiG. A. PACKETT OF SMOKES FOR A CiGARETTE

CASE. GENUINE. SiLVER. I.LL GiVE IT TO HiM BACK ONE OF THESE?

DAYS. FOR THE SAME PRICE. WHEN WE ARE HOME

& ALL iS OVER FROM THIS. AM SEEiNG DON TONiGHT & WiLL
GO EARLY TO BED. A BiT TiRED TONiGHT. AM FEELING O.K.

NOW &. CAN. GO. A. FAiR. WHiLE. OF. A. DAY. NOW.

TOMORROW. ITS. BEES MAKE ONE FEEL. AT. HOME. AGAIN.

TUES 10/3/41

STARTED. OFF TODAY BY GOiNG WiTH BAUNE. TO. SEE. THE.

BEES. AND. THEN. ON. THE. ROAD. HOME. WE. SCROUNGED. ENOUGH

BOXES. BOARDS. ETC. TO MAKE. ONE. BODY. AND. SOME. FRAMES

BY. TIME. HE. ARRIVED. BACK. WE. HAD. QUiTE. A. LOAD. WE

SORTED. UP. OUR. STUFF. AND. I. SPENT. THE. REST. OF. THE

DAY: MAKiNG. A. SMOKER. AND. A. BODY. AND. FRAMES.

I. HAVENT. WORKED SO. HARD. FOR. A. WHILE. I. FINiSHED

JUST. BEFORE. TEA. AND. WE. WENT. OVER. TO. THE. HiVE

BUT. I. HAD. BETTER. DWELL. A WHiLE. THE. TOOLS. I. HAD. TO

DO. THE. JOB. WiTH. CONSiSTED. OF. A. ROUND. PiECE. OF IRON.

AN. OLD. SAW. HANDLE. BROKEN. A PAIR. OF. SCiSSORS & 1 PAIR OF

PLiERS & A. POCKET. KNIFE. THE. SMOKER. iS. NOT. A

BAD. JOB. & DOES. ITS. WORK. WELL. THE. BELLOWS. LEATHER.

IS. OUT. OF. AN. OLD. GOLF. BAG. THE. WOOD. COMES. OUT. OF

DRAWERS AND. THE. BARREL. iS. AN. OLD. ETY. TiN. MADE. SPOUT

AFTER. TEA. WE. WENT. TO. THE. HiVE. WHiCH. WAS. ABOUT. ¾ MiLE. AWAY

THERE. WERE. AS. USUAL. THE. NORMAL. MOB. OF. 6. BUT. THEY. CAME.

ON. CONDiTiON. THEY. LEND. A. HAND. AT. FRAME. MAKiNG. ETC.

WE. REACHED. THE. HiVE. & I. GOT. INTO. iT. WE. HAD. A. LiTTLE EXCiTEMENT

GETTiNG.THERE. IT. TOOK. 10. MiNS. TO. ROB. BOX. & GET. WE. CREATED

A GREAT. DEAL. OF. iNTEREST. BRiNGiNG. THE. HiVE. BACK. &

WE. ARE. ALL. VERY. PLEASED. AT. OUR. EXPLOiT. THE ADDiTiON. OF BEES.

HERE. HAS. CERTLY. CAUSED. A. RUSTLE. AMONG. BOYS. AND. THERE. ARE. A. LOT

iNTERESTED. & SO. ENDS. A. VERY. BUSY DAY. WiTH MANY. THOUGHTS.

OF. MY. BEES. & ALL. AT. HOME WONDER. HOW. THEY. ARE. DOiNG. THERE

& WHAT. COND'T'N. MY BEES.ARE. IN.?

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WED 11/3/42

LOOK. AT. THE. BEES. THiS. AM. AND. THEY. SEEM. TO. HAVE

SETTLED. DOWN. RATHER. WELL. WE ARE GETTING MORE

TODAY & I. HAVE A. CREW. MAKING. BOXES. THE WiRE. iS

ROUND. THE. CAMP. NOW. & THE. GUARDS. ARE. COMiNG. ON

MET. ANOTHER. BEE. FiEND TODAY. AND NOW HAVE. A. MATE. TO. WORK

WiTH. ALSO. TWO. WHO. ARE. iNTERESTED. iN. THE. PROJECT. OF. THE

BUSINESS. OF. HOME. NOT. BAD. MATES. EiTHER. WE. WENT. OVER .TO. THE

BEE. TREE. AND. AFTER. CONViNCiNG. THE. MAJOR. OF. THE. PRACTBTY

OF. THE. SCHEME. AS. RELATED. TO. THE AGRiC. GROUP & THE. BEE.

SCHEME. iN. GENERAL. HE. AGREED. TO. THE TAKiNG. OF

THE. HiVE. THE AXE. WAS. AS. BLUNT. AS. COULD. BE & WE

DiD. NOT. GET. THE. SWARM. BUT. HAVE ARRANGED. FOR.

TOMORROW. COME BACK. AND. FIXED. UP. NO.1. HiVE. GOT. A

PILE. OF. STiNGS. YARNED. WITH. GORDON SPREADBOROUGH & MATE

TiLL. LATE & SO. TO. BED. TOOK. A. CONFiDENCE. CENSUS TODAY

AM. SORRY. TO. SAY. ONLY. ONE. MOB. WOULD. STiCK WiTH. OFFiCERS. THE. ANTI. TANK

THUR 12/3/42

THiS. AM. I. WENT. TO. A REQUiEM. MASS. CELEBRATED. iN

THE. GROUNDS. THERE. WERE. A THOUSAND. OR. SO. THERE

WHAT. XX A. QUEER. BiSUNESS P.O.W's AT. MASS. WITH AiRCRAFT

PRACTiCiNG. OVERHEAD. THiNGS. iN GENERAL. CANT. BE

TOO. GOOD. BY. THE. APPEARANCES. HERE. AFTER MASS. I. CAME

BACK. &. SHARPENED. UP. THE. AXE. SO. TO. BE. READY. FOR

THiS. AFTERNOON. TODAY. THE. FURFiES. HAVE. CHANGED & THEY

ARE. JUST. THE. OPPiSiTE. NOW. TO. WHAT. THEY. WERE. SUCH. AS.

ONE. CHAP. WHO. iS. SUPPOSED. TO. HAVE. SEEN. A. PAPER. SAYS

THAT. JAVA. HAS. CAPiTULATED. & THAT. THE. JAPANESE. HAVE

DICTATED. THEiR. TERMS. TO. AUST. ALSO. THAT. THEY. HAVE

LANDED. iN AUST. I. WONDER. ALTHOUGH. I. DiD EXPECT. ON. THE. 7^TH

THAT. THiS. REBOUND. WOULD. COME. AND. BRiNG. iTS. TRAiL. OF.

DiSAPPOiNTMENT. WiTH. iT. PM & I. WENT. TO. THE 29^TH TO.

GET. ANOTHER. SWARM. BUT. GOT. A BEAUT. BUNG EYE. INSTEAD. I.ALSO

LEARNED. A. LOT. ABOUT. THE. LOCAL. BEE. & THAT. iS HE. WONT STAND. TOO. MUCH

COMPANY. OR. WiLL. HE. STAND. ANY. ROUGH. HANDLiNG. I. NEVER GOT. SO

MANY. STiNGS. FOR .YEARS. NO. VEiL. OR. LONG. PANTS. IS NOT. THE

CLOBBER. FOR. ROBBING. BEES. AFTER. TEA .WE. WENT. OUT. TO EXPEREMENT

WiTH. SOME. DERRiS. ∧AND. MADE. A. FEED. INSTEAD. OF. ROASTED. TAPIOCA. & COFFEE & BISCUITS THIS. IS. A. PLANT. X FROM. WHiCH. iS. EXTRACTED 

AN. INSECTiCiDE & WE WANT TO. BE. ABLE. TO. USE. IT. AS. A. PROTECTOR

FOR. THE. BEES. I. HAVE. THE. STAND. IN. JAM. TiNS. & TO. PREVENT. ANTS

CRAWLiNG. ACROSS. ANY. RUBBiSH. WHiCH MAY. BLOW. ON. WATER. I .WiLL

IMPREGNATE. WATER. WiTH DERRiS & SMELLY. OIL. THE. BOiLiNG. PROCESS

WiLL. LiVE. LONG. IN. THE. MEMORiES. OF. BAUNE. CLARK. Mc.GINNESS

QUiNN. & MYSELF. WHAT. WiTH. SMOKE. SMUDGE. STiNK. EXPEREMENTS &

THE. WATER. FALLING "R.OZ". & NOT. GETTiNG. BACK. TiLL. TATTOO. ROLL

CALL. WE. SURE. ENJOYED. OURSELVES. ON. TOP. OF. THAT. BiLL. BARKEL. CAME

OVER. BUT. I. WAS. OUT. HE. WAS TELLING. THE. LADS. A. BiT. OF. NEWS

&. STORiES. RE. AiRPLANE. DROME. THEY. MAY. BE. TRUE? HE. iS. WARNED

FOR. SiNGAPORE. TOMORROW. & SOME OF. OUR. CHAPS. GO. TOO.

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FRI 13/3/42

TODAY THE APAIRIST CLASS WAS. FORMED & I. HAVE 10

PUPiLS & ALL VERY. KEEN. CHAPS. THEY. HAVE HANDLED BEES

& HAVE. HAD VARYiNG SUCCESSES. WE. SPENT. THE DAY. MAKING

BODiES. FOR OUR. HiVES. & TOMORROW. WE. WiLL. MAKE. FRAMES

& ARE MAKiNG. A. PRETTY FAiR. JOB. CONSiDERING THE TOOLS

WE. HAVE. TO. WORK. WITH. AND iT'S. PRETTY. ROUGH. GEAR

THE HiVE I. HAD. CLEARED. OUT. TODAY. BUT. WiLL. MAKE

SURE. OF. THE. NEXT. LOT. AND. USE. EXCLUDES. PERMANANTLY. ON. ALL [[?]]

WE. HAVE. WE. SPENT. THE. DAY. MAKiNG. BOXES. OR. I. SHOULD. SAY. ARGUING

AT. A. SiZE. AND. MAKiNG. PARTS. THE. MEALS. ARE. GETTiNG.A. BiT. ON. 

THE. LIGHT. SiDE. AND. WE. ONLY. DO. WORK. iN. THE. AM. THE PM.

PORTiON. OF. THE. DAY. IS. SOLELY. CONFiNED. TO. CLASSES. WE.

WiLL. BE. HANDiCAPPED. A. BiT. AS. WE. CAN. ONLY GATHER. BEES. VERY

LATE. IN. THE. AFTERNOON. HAVE. TO. GO OUTSIDE. FOR .MOST. OF THEM

SAT 14/3/42

SAT./ & SO. THE. DAYS. ROLL. BY. iNTO. WEEKS & THE. WEEKS. iNTO

1 MONTH & WE. ARE. NOW. AT. THE. END. OF. OUR. FIRST. MONTH. IN. CAPTiViTY. THE

BELTS. ARE. BEING. TiGHTENED. UP. NOW. BUT. THE. MEALS. TODAY. WERE

ALTHOUGH. ALL. RiCE. WERE. VERY. TASTY & VERY. SMALL. THO. I. HAD. A. BACK

UP. AT. DiNNER. TiME. WELL. TODAY. WAS. SPENT. AS. THURS. AM. WE MADE

FRAMES. AND. GENERALLY. WORKED. ON. THE. BOXES. AND. HiVES. TO. THE

ACCOMPANYMENT. OF. HARRY. SMiTH'S. CONCERT. PARTY. WHICH

WAS. PRACTiSiNG. NEARBY. AND. IT. WAS. A. VERY. ENJOYABLE. MORNiNG.

THE. PM. WAS. OCCPiED. IN. A. LECTURE. ON. BEES. iN. GENERAL. AND.

WE. HAVE. NOW. GOT. TO. "THE BEES. iN. THE. BOX. STAGE." FROM. THE. LIMB

I. DIDN'T. EVER. REALiZE. THAT. THERE. WAS. QUiTE. SO. MUCH

WORK. UNTiL. I. CAME. TO. GiVE. A. RESUME. ON. THE. JOB. I. WONDER

WHAT. PiCTURES. ARE. ON. iN. RGLEN. TONiGHT. HOPE. THE. KIDS

AND. DORRiE. ARE. THERE. & NOT. SiTTiNG. HOME. MOROSiNG.

ABOUT. MY. PLiGHT. I. HAVE. BEEN. iN. A .LOT. BETTER. PLACES.

AND. HAVE. ENJOYED. A .MUCH. FULLER. BELLY. BUT .UNDER. THE

CiRCS. I. AM. NOT. TOO. BAD. OFF. & I.LL. DEVOTE. THE. NEXT. FEW

MiNS. TO. A .MENU. I. WOULD ENJOY. A. NiCE. HOT. FEED. NOW

OF. SOUP ROAST. PORK & BEEF. ROAST. POTATOES. A .BAKED. ONiON. &

PLENTY. OF. GRAVY. FOLLOWED. BY. A. SMALL. HELPiNG. OF. STEAMED. RAiSiN

& NUT. PUDDiNG. THEN. A. SMALL. SERVE. OF. PRES. PEACHES & iCECREAM.

WiTH. COFFEE. TO. FOLLOW. A .GOOD. CiGARETTE. AND. THEN. A. GOOD

GLASS. OF. PORT. TO FOLLOW.  AFTER. OF. COURSE. WE. COULD. HAVE

A. BOTTLE. OF. BEER. OR. TWO. AND. ON. MY. FiRST. NiGHT. HOME. THAT. WiLL

BE. THE. FEED. I. REQUiRE. WITH. PLENTY. OF. TURKEY. iN .BETWEEN

TiMES. BEER & BREAD. & HONEY. WELL. I. RECKON. THAT. WiLL. DO

FOR. THE. TiME. BEiNG. AND. WILL LiVE. IN. THE. HOPE. THAT. SOMEDAY

WE. WiLL .GET. HOME & ENJOY. IT. I. AM. WORKiNG. ON. A. SHARE

PARTNER. FiSHiNG. SCHEME. WHiCH. HAS. CREPT. iNTO. MY. HEAD. & WHICH

I. HOPE. I. WILL. BE. IN. A. POSiTiON. TO. CARRY. OUT. THE. LADS. ARE

ARGUiNG. TONiGHT. AS. TO. WHAT. TiME. THEY. ARE. LiKELY. TO

BE. HERE. & WHAT. THEY. WiLL. DO. WHEN. THEY. GO. HOME. I. DONT

KNOW. HOW LONG HERE. BUT. I. DO. KNOW. THERE. WiLL BE. A .LOT. OF. USELESS

AUSTRALiANS. WHEN. WE. DO. GET. SETTLED. DOWN. AT HOME
[*(6)*]

SUN 15/3/42

A. MONTH. TODAY. SINCE AND. THE. BATTLE. FiNiSHED. LAST NiGHT. iN.

BED. A. CHAP. iN. MY. ROOM. SUGGESTED. A. SWAP. OF. A. PEN. FOR. 3. PCKTS.

CIGS. &. I. SWAPPED. TODAY. I. SWAPPED. IT. FOR. A. WATCH. OUT. OF. REPAIR?

WENT. TO. MASS. THiS. AM. THERE. iS. ONLY. ONE. MASS. NOW. 8.30AM

NONE. AT. 10/30. THE. C. OF E. HAVE. THEiR. SERVICE. AT. 5.30 PM. WE

WORK. SAME. ON. SUNDAYS. & TODAY. WE. WERE. BACK. ON. THE. BEES. & LECTURES

THIS. AFTERNOON. THIS. JOKER. OF. THE. PEN. SWAP. iS. CRYING. ABOUT. HiS. BARGAIN

&. RECKONS. HE. DiDN'T. GET. HiS. VALUE. WORTH. A CHAPTER. FOR. THE. BOOK. I.

TRiED. TO. GET. IT. BACK. FOR. HiM. BUT. IT. iS. GONE. TO. ANOTHER. UNiT. SO. HE.

IS. STiFF. I. CANT. SAY. I. AM. SORRY. IF. ANYTHiNG. I. AM. GLAD. IT. iS. A. 

CASE. OF. A. SMART. GUY. CAUGHT. WELL. I. WENT. TO. THE. ROAD. TONiGHT. & BOUGHT

SOME. BULLY. BEEF. 2 DOLLARS. A. TiN. WHiCH. IS. RATHER. DEAR. & MUST. REMEMBER

THAT. iN. FUTURE. WELL. IT. FEELS. GOOD. TO. HAVE. A. FEED. OF. GOOD. OLD

BULLY. INTO. ONE. INSTEAD. OF. RiCE. SO UNTIL.TOMORROW. WHiLE. I. THiNK 

OF. IT. THERES. ONE. BORN. A. MiNUTE. I. OFTEN. WONDER. AT. SOME. MEN. THE. WAY. THEY. COME. IN
SMiLER. KNEW. WALL. BUT. HE. CAME. IN. THERE. SO. DiD. A. FEW. OTHERS.

WELL. WELL. WE. CAN. SiT &. WATCH. HERE. FOR. MONTHS & MONTHS.?

MON 16/3/42

SAME. ROUTiNE. IiN. AM. I. CUT. A QUEEN. ZiNK THiS. AM. BUT

IT. STiLL. HAS. TO. BE. TESTED. THE. TEMPLATE. BOX. IS. FiNiSHED

& ALL. THE. FRAMES. CORDON. TO. THE. ROAD. BUT. MiSSED. THE

SWARM. THE. RAiN. STiLL. HOLDS. AND. WE. ARE. UNABLE. TO. GET. OUR

BEES. COLLECTED. PM. WE. HELD. A .PRACTiCLE. CLASS. AND. WENT. TO

SEE. THE. HiVE/ WE. ALSO. LOOKED. ABOUT. FOR. ANOTHER/. BUT. IT. WAS

NO. GOOD. THE. RAiN. STiLL. HOLDS. GLAD. WE. ARE. NOT. IN

THE. TRENCHES. NOW. A. MAN. WOULD. JUST. ABOUT. DROWN

TUES 17/3/42

STiLL. RAiNiNG. LiKE. BLAZES. WE. WENT. OUT. TO. GET.

SOME. GLASS. TODAY. WE. ARE. MAKING. FLY. CATCHERS

WiTH. IT. THERE. IS. A. FAiR. BiT. OF. DISENTY

COMiNG. ABOUT. &. SOM.E CONCERN. iS. BEiNG

FELT. BY. THE. HEADS. WE. ALSO. HAD. A BiT OF. A

LOOK. ABOUT. WiSH. I. HAD. A. DRiLL. HERE. WOULD
BE. VERY. HANDY. SPECiALLY AN. ELECTRiC & JUICE.

WE. HERE. AGAiN GERMANY. IS. FiNiSHED. WHEN. THE. DAY

DOES. COME. (IF EVER)? NO. ONE. WiLL. BELEiVE. IT. I. AM

TABULATiNG. THESE. RUMORS. JUST. TO.SEE. HOW. THEY 

COMPARE. UP. WiTH. THE. FACTS. ABOUT. A. WEEK. EARLiER

& UP. TO. THE. PRES. WHEN. I. GET. MY. PAPER. ALBUM. AT

HOME. ILL. BE. ABLE. TO. PRAPS. TO. ANALYZE. THE. SOURCE

OF. THEM. I. TYPED. A. LETTER. FOR. A LEiUT. TODAY. FOR

IRON. TO MAKE. A. SHED. FOR. THE. ALTER. WHERE. WE

HOLD. MASS. HOPE. THE. APPLiC. IS SUCCESSFUL.

UP. ABOUT. 10$. TODAY. AND. AM. AS. FULL. AS. A. TiCK.

MY. CAPACiTY. iS. GREATLY. REDUCED. & ILL. HAVE

TO. GET. A. LOT. OF. PRACTiCE. TO. BE. ABLE. TO. FULFiLL
MY. MENU. OBLiGATiONS.  SAW. RUSSELL. TODAY &. MAY
SEE .PLUGGER. & NOEL. PASSARY. TONiGHT. NOEL. IS. A .

BiT. OF. A. WiLD. LAD. ACCORDiNG .TO. REPORTS. I. HEAR

HE. WAS. LEFT. BEHiND. AT. PERTH & PAiD. ABOUT. £20

FOR. THE. PRiViLEDGE. I. MAY. START. ANOTHER CHAPTER

OF. THE. KNAVE. & THE. FOOL. ANY. DAY. NOW. THE. URGE & MATL. ARE. HERE
[*(7)*] 

WED 18/3/42

TODAY. THE RUMOR. iS. STRONG. THAT. GERMANY. HAS

THROWN. THE. TOWEL. IN. I. DO. NOT. BELEiVE. IT. LOOKiNG

AT. iT. FROM. ANY. ANGLE. iT. IS. BOTH. A. STUPiD. AND. FANTASTiC

iDEA. WEi FiLL. THE. DAY. iN. RATHER. WELL. & I. HAVE.

MORE. MONE.Y NOW. THAN. I. HAVE. HAD. SiNCE. I. HAVE. BEEN.

HERE. I. HAD. TOO. BiG. A. FEED. & NOW. HAVE. iNDiGESTiON

BUT. EVEN. THAT. CAN. BE. TOLERATED. BETTER. THAN.

AN. EMPTY. BELLY. THE. CiGARETTES. ARE. GETTiNG. LOW. NOW

AND. SOME. PROFiTEERING. GOES. ON. WELL. THAT. iS. ALL RIGHT.

SUPPOSE. BUT. I. WiLL. BE. GLAD. TO. SEE. THE. CANTEEN. GET.

GOiNG. I. WOULD. GiVE. ANY.THiNG. FOR. A. FEED. OF. CHOCOLATE.

I. WISH. THiS. DAMN. RAiN. OF. AN. AFTERNOON. WOULD. CEASE.

IT. iS. VERY. ANNOYiNG. TO. HAVE. THOSE. BEES. OUT. & iS. HOLDING

UP. THE. CLASS. A. BiT. I. WiSH. THE. YEAR. MONTHS. WEEKS .OR. WHATEVER.
THEY. MAY. BE. WOULD. SLiP. THRO. A. BiT MORE. QUICKLY

I. BOUGHT. A. JACK. KNiFE. OF. RON. TONiGHT. NO635805@.2$ I. WANTED

ONE. BAD.LY. TODAY. NOW. I. HAVE. TWO. RUSSELLS. & MY. OWN. "BEER"

THUR 19/3/42

TOO. BUSY. LAST. NiGHT. TO. WRiTE. UP. SO. DO. iT. TODAY

FRIDAY AM. TRYiNG. OUT. A .NEW. PEN. WHiCH. I. BOUGHT.

FROM. FRANK. JESSE. FRANK. DONE. THE. DOE. ON. THE PENNYS

.I. SHOULD. HAVE. SOME. DECENT. SOUV'S. IF. THiS. KEEPS. UP. PENS.

&. PENCiLS. CiGARETTE. CASES. AND. GOODNESS. KNOWS. WHAT. NOT

HAD. ANOTHER. DOUBLE. DAY. YESTERDAY. THE. WiRE. iS. NOW. RiGHT

ROUND. THE. CAMP. & CLEARED. BACK. ON. EACH. SiDE. I. HEAR. WE

ARE. TO. GET. A. GREATER. iSSUE. OF. OUR. OWN. RATiONS. & LESS. RiCE

VERY. HEAVY. RAiN. TODAY. & NOT. MUCH. ON. TWO. CHAPS. CAUGHT. OUT. & GOT

£2. EACH. AM. ENDEAVOURiNG. TO. BUY. A. WATCH. HAVE. A. GOOD. ONE. iN

SiGHT. BUT. WiLL. HANG. ON. A. WHiLE. TiLL. I. WiN. SOM.E MORE CASH

[*$8*]

FRI 20/3/42

A. VERY. NiCE. DAY. WiTH. A. BiT. OF. NOiSE. ABOUT. TH.E TOPiC. THiS

AM. TURNED. TO. FiSHiNG. ON. A. LARGE. SCALE. THiS. DAMN

RiCE. GAVE. ME. HEART. BURN. LAST. NiGHT. & TALK. ABOUT

GETTiNG. UP. AT. NiGHTS. FROM BED. TiME. TiLL. DAY. LiGHT

AND. ALL. DAY. AFTER. THERE. iS. A. CONTiNUAL. STREAM. TO. THE

LATRiNES. TH.E KiDNEYS. ARE. SURE. KEPT. BUSY. WE. TOOK. A HiVE

FROM. A. TRE.E TODAY. &. IT. IS. NOT. A BAD. ONE. PLENTY. OF. COMB &

SHOULD. BE .A. GOOD JOB. SAW SOM.E MORE. OF. THE. MARELLA. DRAIN

TODAY. OLD BiLL. BROWN. LOOKS. RATHER. THiN. SO DO. WE. ALL. (WHiSK

SAT 21/3/42

PUT. THE. BEES. iN. THE. BOX. FIiST. THiNG. TODAY. I.M GLAD. WE

HAVE'NT. THiS. TYPE. OF. BEE. AT. HOME. THiS. P.M. WE. CARRiED

A. ROOF. FOR. OUR. ALTER. I. BOUGHT. A. PACKET. OF. 20. CiGS. FOR

15 BUCKS. AND. WiLL. ONE. DAY. GET. A. REBATE. FROM. THE. GENT

RESPONSiBLE. I. WOULDNT. HAVE. PAiD. IT. EXCEPT. TO. JUSTiFY. MY

CONCIENCE. LATER. I. DONT. THINK. THERE. WiLL. BE. ANY. MORE

SCROUNGiNG. THiNGS. ARE. GETTiNG. TOO. HOT. TODAYS. NEWS

IS. RATHER. HEARTNiNG. BUT. I. EXPECT. AT. LEAST. ANOTHER.

11. MONTHS. HERE. HOPE THEY. HAVE. SOME. iNDiCATiON. OF. MY. POSTING

AT. HOME. BY. THiS. WELL. SO. MUCH. FOR. TODAY. TENNIS. COURT .[[£4 IS?]]

[*(8)*]

SUN 22/3/42

[[?]]. THREE. FiFTY. A. PROFiTEER. ON. THE. JOB. MASS

8/30 AM. LECT. & COMB. TRiMMING. ETC. FO.R AM. PM. OVER. TO

THE. BEES. SOME. MUG. BUMPED. THE. LiD. UP. &. A.WAY THEY. WENT

NO. MORE. SWARM.S FOR. ME. LATEST. FURFY. OUT. iiN. 21 DAYS. ON. THE.

JOB. THiS. iS. THE. BEST. UP. TO. DATE. I. DONT. KNOW. WHEN. THEY. ARE

GOiNG. TO. STOP. NOT. MUCH. NEWS. TO.DAY. EXCEPT. I. AM. MAKiNG. ME

A. BED. THiS. CONCRETE. iS. THE. HARDEST. I. HAVE. EVER. FELT

PRAPS. ITS. BECAUSE. I. FEEL. TOO. MUCH. OF. iT. ANYWAY. I.M

FOR. THiS. BED. ANOTHER. OF. OUR. BLOKES. CROOK. TODAY. THINGS

DONT. LOOK. TOO. GOOD. THiS. CONTiNUOUS. RiCE. iS. STiRRING

UP. THE. DiGESTiONS. GENERALLY. HOPE. WE. SOON. GET. A.

FULL. TiME. CHANGE. BUT. STiLL. SAY. A LONG TIME. YET.

MON 23/3/4

THE. LADS. ARE. JUST. ABOUT. AT. THE. END. OF. THEiR. SALEABLE 

RESOURCES. AND. THEY. HAVE. SPENT. iT. ALL. ON. THiNGS

THAT. THEY. COULD. HAVE. DONE. WiTHOUT. CiGS & TUCKER.

I. SPENT. THE. AM. AS. USUAL. ON. THE. BEES. & HAVE.

NOW. GOT. THEM. QUEEN. EXCLUDED & THEY. SEEM. CONTENTED

LAST. NiGHT. MET. CHARLiE. GLEESON. A. VERY. LiKEABLE

LAD. WiTH. A. NiCE. BALANCE. THE. FURFY'S. DONT. MAKE

MUCH. iMPRESSiON. ON. HiM. THE. SANiTARY. SQUAD.

HAVE. CONSTRUCTED. A. NEW. TYPE. OF. DYKE &. IT. iS. [[iTiNG?]]. DELUXE

I. GAVE. MY. FiRST. TALK. ON. BEES. TODAY. SEEMS. TO. HAVE. GONE. OVER. OK. &. THiS

P.M. I. MADE. A. BED. OUT. OF. NETTiNG BOARDS. &. SPRiNGS. WILL. FiNiSH. IT. TOMORROW

NO. EXTRA. FURFY'S. TODAY. ALTHOUGH. OUR. SMiLiNG. NEWS BOY. iS. RUNNiNG. ONE. NOW

TUE 24/3/42

TODAY. GOT. THRU. A. LOT. OF. BEE. WORK. &. LECTURES. BUT. THE. BEST YET

IN. FURFS. iS. GILMOUR'S. SPECiAL. ALL. GO. OFF. AND BACK. ON. FRiDAY

&. WHATS. MORE. HE. BELiEVES. HiS. STORY. THE. DAY. IS. GENLY. UNEVETFL.

&. I .FiNiSH. MY. BED. IT. iS. CONSTUCTED. OUT. OF 4 PiECES 1"X6" H.WD

& HAS. 4. SPRiNGS. iN. ONE. END. & IS. FiXED. AT. THE. OTHER. BY. 4 HOOKED

LARGE. NAiLS. THE. MATTRESS. iTSELF. iS. OF. WiRE NETTiNG. &

APPEARS. AS. THO IT. WiLL. BE. COMFORTABLE. HAD. A. GO. AT. THE.

NEW. TORCH. BUT. AM. NOT. YET. SUCCESSFUL. NOT. MUCH. MORE. TO

WRiTE. ABOUT. EXCEPT. WE. STiLL. HOLD. THE. BEES. & GI.LLiES. SPECiAL

BILL. BARKELL. CAME. OVER. TONiGHT. & MET. C.G. WE. ViSiT. TOMORROW. NiGHT

WED 25/3/42

TODAY. I. WENT. TO. THE. AGRiC. PATCH & DONE. A. SPIT. OF. WORK

iN. AM. PM. LECTURE. ON. BEES. & iN. LATE. PM. WASHiNG. THiS WASHiNG

GETS. ME. WE. HAVE. NO. FACiLITiES. FOR. BOiLiNG. ANYTHiNG. & HAVE. TO

WASH & RUB. OUR. HANDS. OFF. TO. GET. THINGS. CLEAN. WE. HAVE

PLENTY. OF. WELLS. SUNK. ABOUT. THE. PLACE. THE. RUMOR. OF

THE. FiGHTiNG. UP. NORTH. STiLL. PERSiSTS. & ALTHOUGH. iT. SURPRiSES

ME. THERE. ARE. HEAPS. WHO. BELiEVE. iT. I. BOUGHT. A. WATCH. [*$10 $5*]

A. WRiTiNG. WALLET. TONiGHT. FROM. FRANK. JESSE. THESE. LADS .ARE 

DAMN. GOATS. TO. SELL. THEiR. STUFF. IN. A .FEW. MONTHS. THEY 

WILL. HAVE. TO. SETTLE. DOWN. &. TAKE. ALL. THAT. THERE. iS. FOR. THEM

EVEN. TO. SHORTAGE. OF. SMOKES. THE. iNCORRiGABLE. SIX HAVE. NOW

SOLD. EVERY. AVAiLABLE. ARTiCLE. THE. HAD. THAT. WAS. SALEABLE

THE. OLD. DRAiN. iS. WORKiNG. OVERTiME. FOR. THE. FOOD. SCROUNGERS

& SO. TO. BED. TWO. CHAPS. NOT. YET. BACK.
[*(9)*] 

THUR [[?]]

TODAY. WE. PARADED. EARLY. FOR. AN. INSPECTiON. BY. THE

JAPANESE. PRiNCE. KINOYE. THiS. OCCUPiED. THE. MORNiNG

AND. AFTER. A. FAiR. DiNNER. I. WENT. OVER. TO. THE. ANT. TANK

MOB. TO. SEE. ABOUT. A. SWARM. OF. BEES. WHICH ARE. LOCATED

iN. THE. BOTTOM. OF. FLOWER. POT. STAND. THE. MAJOR. THERE

TOLD. ME. THAT. 6. OF. A.I.F WHO. WERE. CAUGHT. OUTSiDE. WiRE. YESTERDAY

WERE. SHOT. LAST. NiGHT. ONE. OF. OUR. CHAPS. &  ANOTHER. FROM

ANOTHER. SECTiON. HAVE. BEEN. MiSSiNG. SiNCE. AM. YESTERDAY

I. STRONGLY. SUSPECT. THEY. HAVE. "GOT. THEiRS". WELL. THERES

A. LOT. OF. DAMN. FOOLS. HERE & iF. EVER. THEY. ARE GOiNG. TO. LEARN. DISPL

OR. SENSE. HERE'S. THEiR. CHANCE. THEY. WiLL. HAVE. MANY. MONTHS

OF. PRACTiCE. AND. SHOULD. BE .THE. BETTER. FOR. iT. EVENTUALLY.

[*FRI 27/3/42*]

TODAY. WiTH. THE. EXPEREMTAL. GROUP. I. AM. PiCKING UP. SOME. VERY. GOOD

HiNTS. FROM. THESE. CHAPS. ESPESiALLY. iN. PEAS. CUCS. &. TOMATOES. &. AM. iN

GENERAL. BECOMiNG. MORE. LAND. MiNDED. SO. MUCH. SO. THAT. ILL

NEVER. GO. BACK. PERMTLY. TO. THE. RLYS. THAT. PLACE. OF. KURRLS. LOOKS.

PRETTY. GOOD.TO. ME. SPECiALY. WiTH. WATER. FROM. THE. MURRAY. HAD A. LITTLE.

FLUTTER. AT. TWO. UP. TONiGHT. & WON. 5$. GAVE. ONE. TO. CHARLiE

WHO. WON. ANOTHER. WiTH. IT. WE. BOTH. HAVE. CASH. NOW

SEEM. TO. BE. A. LUCKY. COMBiNATiON. WHICH. AUGMENTS. WELL

FIRST. THE. HiVE. THEN. 2 up & NEXT.? BUT. WONT. STRAiN. THE. FORTUNE

SAT 28/3/42

HEARD. A. FEW. STRANGE. SOUNDS. THRO. THE. NiGHT. BUT. DONT. KNOW

WHAT. THE. APPLY. TO. CAN. ONLY. HOPE. FOR. THE. BEST. WERE

TOLD. ABOUT. THE. STARTiNG. OF. THE. CANTEEN. THE. MAJOR. DELiVERED

A. BiT. OF. AN. ORATiON. BUT. WAS. QUiTE. UNCOMMiTTAL. &. FiNiSHED

WHERE. HE. STARTED. THESE. CANTEENS. WiLL. BE. A .BOON. TO. US. IF. THEY. ARE

CONDUCTED. AS. SUGGESTED. GOT. AN. iDEA. FOR. A. RiCE. CRUSHER. TODAY.

MAY. START. ON. iT. TOMORROW. ALSO. BOUGHT. 2 TINS. TUCK. 1 OF. GOOD. OLD. iRiSH. STEW.

MUST. HAVE. A. BiG. ONE. WHEN. I. GET.. HOME. I. FISH. CHARLiE & I. WiLL. SHARE. THEM

UP. TOMORROW. I. SAW. BAZiL. WARD. TONiGHT. HE. iS. DOiNG. PRETTY. WELL

AND. iS. iN. WiTH. THE. "HOPALONG. 8" MOB. WE. WENT. TO. A. CONCERT.

SUN 29/3/42

MASS. AT. 8/30 AM. THiNGS. ARE. NOT. LOOKiNG TOO. BAD. CHAS. &. I

HAVE. SOME. BROWN. SUGAR. & IT. MAKES. A. GREAT. DiFF. TO. THE

RiCE. I. SURE. HAVE. A. FEW. RiCE. iDEAS. FOR. WHEN. WE. GET. HOME.

MARVELLOUS. TALK. BY. THE. C.O ON. GEN. BEHAViOR. OF. PRiSONERS &. ALSO.

REGARDiNG. ANY. ONE. ESCAPiNG. SOME. OF. OUR. BLOKES. ARE. NOW. iN. CHANGI

GAOL. NOW. & MORE. TO. THAT. LATER. FOUND. 4 .HiVES. TODAY. WiLL. GET.

THEM. TOMORROW. LOOKS. OK. HERE. BUT. TIME? & FACTS.? WANTED.

MON 30/3/42

TODAY. PASSED OK. THE. REACTiON. TO. THE. TALK. iS.WHAT.S TO. BE

EXPECTED. ON. ALL. SiDES. THE. BOYS. ARE. OF. THE. SAME. OPiNiON

THE. YAP. WAS. PREMATURE & iLL. ADViSED. &. REPURCUSSiONS

ARE. EXPECTED. THiS. DiV. iS APPEARENTLY. A. SPENT. FORCE.

MORE. TRUTH. iS. REQUiRED &. I. STiLL. HOLD. OPiNiON. AS.

IN. CHAPTER. 4. EVEN. MORE. SO. AND. AM. MAKiNG. A.

COLLECTiON. OF. STORiES. FROM. TODAY. SAW. NOEL. PASSERI

TODAY. HE. LOOKS. THE. WORKS. BEARD. & ALL. "BEER"

FRANKS. WALLET FOR. $3. MAKES. HiM $16 MY WAY. WHEN. WE .GO. BACK 
[*(10)*]