Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1916-1917

MON. JAN. 17 1916 Baby camp routine in morning & to see Mrs Taylor at Medical School on Hunter St. afterwards

TUES. JAN. 18 1916 Fine dull day. Baby camp in morning & in afternoon went with Miss C & Mrs Carritt to Twilight concert at 80 Portman Sq in aid of Blgian [Belgian] soldiers; Princess Clementine there

WED. JAN 19. 1916 Work in morning Nurse Auld came. Slept in afternoon pottered & went to bed.

THUR. JAN. 20 1916 Baby camp routine till 1.30 then sleep & wrote letters in evening

FRI. JAN. 21 1916 Baby camp routine till 1.30 then slept & pottered. Feeling v. much below the mark

SAT. JAN. 22 1916 Helped at Evelyn home in morning. In afternoon went with McMillans to W.E.A. conference at Memorial Hall & to "Clarion" meeting at Caxton Hall. Lovely day & night.

SUN. JAN. 23 1916 Burnt palm at 4 a.m & suffered till evening. Stayed in home all day though it was a lovely day. Prevented from going to see Claude Kinred.

MON. JAN 24 1916 Baby Camp in morning & was weak so slept in afternoon

TUES. JAN. 25 1916 Baby C. Routine in morn-ing & went to town & shopped in afternoon. Nell came in evening.

WED. JAN. 26 1916 Baby C in morning. Tea with Miss Moas then to Mrs Ussher & with Kath to Australian corrobboree in Caxton Hall. Met Jack Henry. Home at 5 to 12