North West Australia: Jul – Sep, 1943
9 July 1943, Brisbane; Telegram advising arrival
10 July 1943, Brisbane; Awaiting malaria test
11 July 1943, Brisbane; Socialising
12 July 1943, Brisbane; Reflections
13 July 1943, Darwin; Telegram advising arrival
14 July 1943, Darwin; First impressions of life amongst the press corps
15 July 1943, Darwin; 2/11 Australian Army Field Regimental Beach Carnival
17 July 1943, Darwin; Visiting camps down the road
18 July 1943, Darwin; Swimming, painting and a Japanese plane shot down
21 July 1943, Darwin; Bush races at a military camp down the road
23 July 1943, Darwin; Back to base and noisy correspondents
24 Jul 1943, Darwin; Material for Women’s Weekly, daily diet & journo’s gossip
27 Jul 1943, Adelaide River; Visited a transit camp and a field hospital
29 Jul 1943, Adelaide River; At a Field Hospital
31 Jul 1943, Adelaide River; Formal mess at the field hospital
31 Jul 1943, Darwin; Under dive bombing attack by a Mosquito squadron
2 Aug 1943, Darwin; Barber’s shop in a forward area
3 Aug 1943, Darwin; Reviewing the N.W. Navy
4 Aug 1943, Livingstone Airfield; Arrived at the Fighter strip
5 Aug 1943, Livingstone Airfield; With the boys of a Spitfire squadron
7 Aug 1943, Livingstone Airfield; Heading back to the Tap-house
10 Aug 1943, Darwin; Funeral service for two mercantile seamen
11 Aug 1943, Darwin; Pushing off to another camp
12 Aug 1943, Coomalie Creek; With the boys of a Beaufighter squadron
13 Aug 1943, Manton Dam; Inspecting Darwin’s water supply
14 Aug 1943, Livingstone Airfield; Jap air raid interrupts the party
16 Aug 1943, Fenton Airfield; With the USAAF 380th Bombardment Group
17 Aug 1943, Darwin; Back at the Correspondents’ Mess
18 Aug 1943, Darwin; Still mooning about the house
19 Aug 1943, Darwin; Death before dishonour!!
24 Aug 1943, Darwin; 10th Wedding anniversary
25 Aug 1943, Darwin; Heading off to a cattle station, ‘Humpty Doo’
27 Aug 1943, Darwin; Back (home) from Humpty Doo
29 Aug 1943, Darwin; Back (home) again
1 Sep 1943, Brisbane; Arriving home Friday 3rd at dawn
New Guinea: Jan – Feb 1944
9 Jan 1944, Sydney; If anything should happen to me…
15 Jan 1944, Brisbane; Sitting around waiting
18 Jan 1944, Townsville; Lousy with troops
19 Jan 1944, Port Moresby
20 Jan 1944, Port Moresby
22 Jan 1944, Finschhafen; Barge off Fortification Point
24-25 Jan 1944, Finschhafen; Barge to Sio
26 Jan 1944, Finschhafen; Scarlett Beach, snug as a bug
27 Jan 1944, Finschhafen; Scarlett Beach, Casualty Clearing Station
28 Jan 1944, Finschhafen; Scarlett Beach, on the nose
29 Jan 1944, Finschhafen; Field hospital
1-2 Feb 1944, Guy’s Post & Shaggy Ridge
7 Feb 1944, Port Moresby; Picnic at Rouna Falls
10 Feb 1944, Townsville; killing time waiting
Morotai: Jan – Feb 1945
20 Jan 1945, Hollandia; Met cousin Ilma’s husband
21 Jan 1945, Hollandia; In transit at a US Air Force Camp
22 Jan 1945, Morotai; Ran into Chips Rafferty
24-26 Jan 1945, Morotai; Beer Issue Day
27-28 Jan 1945, Morotai; Enjoying a cuppa
29 Jan 1945, Morotai; To Daeo Village by Army Duck
31 Jan 1945, Noemfoor; Am languishing for want of transport
1 Feb 1945, Noemfoor; Not a plane in sight
Borneo: Jul – Aug, 1945
25 June 1945, Sydney; Request for permission to travel
13 July 1945, Brisbane; Killing time waiting for air transport
15 July 1945, Townsville; Departing for New Guinea
17 July 1945, Morotai; The trip from Townsville and other socialite gossip
19 July 1945, Labuan; Morotai to Labuan via transport plane
22 July 1945, Labuan; Wet & cold, hot & dry, Victoria Town in ruins
24 July 1945, Brunei; Afternoon tea with the local villagers
26 July 1945, Seria; Oil wells set on fire during Japanese evacuation
28 Jul – 2 Aug 1945, Limbang & Labuan; Visit to a Dyak village
3 Aug 1945, Weston; Jeep train to Beaufort
4-6 Aug 1945, Beaufort; An overnight visit to Papar
10-11 Aug 1945, Labuan; Peace rumours & concerns about getting home
15 Aug 1945, Morotai; Peace is officially declared
16 Aug 1945, Morotai; Draft copy for Women’s Weekly story
17 Aug 1945, Morotai; Overnight stop in Zamboanga, The Phillipines