Item 11: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 17 February-29 December 1918

OCTOBER -1918

6. Sunday Typed & worked some. But Miss Yates & Nelson Smith here for evening. Nice Scot. Lt. called in gordon tartan

7. Monday Went to office all day. Nelson Smith then at night so I couldn't work.

8. Tuesday Office routine. Very slack so I did some typing of my own.

9. Wednesday. Similar routine.

OCTOBER - 1918

3. Thursday Office routine lunch at Minerva.

4. Friday. Same routine. Too exhausted to type when I got home.

5. Saturday. Dull showery day. Worked at 41 Russell Sq till 2 & then home & typed feeling very exhausted. Nelson Smith came at night leaves getting thin & shabby

SEPTEMBER - 1918

29. Sunday Typed all day Sunday. Very tired & cold. Rosa Hodge there & very depressed

30. Monday. Went to work & home to 22 Harley Rd. in evening typed a little. Cold in office

1 OCT Tuesday. Same routine as above

2. Wednesday. Same routine as above

OCTOBER - 1918

27. Sunday. Very tired. Tried to work a little. Had sleep in afternoon. S. McKay came for supper & stayed till 11.30 grey day.

28. Monday. Office routine. S. McKay called at 6 & we had dinner at colonial restaurant & thence to Wyndham's to see "The Law Divine" by Esmond. Grey day

29. Tuesday Finish grey day. Office routine. Ran about on errands a good deal. Very exhausted so bathed & went to bed early.

30. Wednesday Delightful morning. Plane tree leaves down a glorious carpet in Bedford Sq. Alister came in evening. I typed a little but still very fatigued

OCTOBER - 1918

31. Thursday. Mild day but grey and damp. Slack day in office so type a Chap of Sam Alister ate all the pitiful little dinner for the whole house & I still did not have enough to eat.

1 NOV. Friday. Finished the typing of Sam. Ran errands during day. Bought & rose plush hat at B. & Hollingsworth's Dull grey day but mild.

2. Saturday Dull grey day but mild, drizzling now & again. Sun came out in afternoon & I had a pleasant time to myself correcting Sam Started on him at 7.30