Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1953

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Diary with daily entries briefly describing events which occurred in Miles Franklin's life.

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February 1953

Sunday 8

Lovely day. Totally alone all day but did not feel it as sadly as usual as I was very busy mounting the photos & putting the captions to them for the Pixie mss. Looked out a thimble for Louie Somerville.

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Monday 9

Nice warm day till after dark when there came a wild cold wind following on a heavy thunder shower. Got the typescripts ready for Pixie. Finished odds & ends did some laundry, washed out the kitchen. Took elixir of dormel & to bed reasonably early.

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Tuesday 10

Icy cold day. Got back to warm clothes. Got mss ready for Pixie. Rang her on phone. In evening went to cinema with Mrs A. Saw Golden Girl & Francis Goes to West Point. Went to Carlton to Bank & to shop.

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Wednesday 11

Lovely day but chilly. Worked very hard till after 3 preparing for Pixie. Did a line of laundry & an hour's ironing, cleaned hse. Went to butcher. Had cake & tea at 3.30 at 6 had grilled rump steak with tomatoes & potatoes in their skins with butter, rock melon, raspberry & coffee junket & comfits. Pixie took charge of 2 mss for Frank Eyre. I gave her a pink blouse & scarf from N.Y. & we went together to hear reading of Betty Rowland's play G̲r̲a̲n̲i̲t̲e̲ ̲P̲k̲.̲ by Jno Alden & Co. Home by midnight.

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Thursday 12

Cold day pinched me. Felt very tired so I did not get up till 8.30. Wrote letters all day & did not make a dint in the piles. Joe called up in evening is coming for breakfast next Wednesday.

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