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J.L.M. Gorrie's Diary 1941 and Letters 1945 - 1955

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Contains handwritten personal weekly diary entries and letters from 1941 to 1955 of J.L.M Gorrie, to his family

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John Leslie Michael Gorrie (J.L.M. Gorrie or Mike Gorrie) was the Private Secretary to H.E. Governor Sir Franklin Gimson, Singapore from 1949 – 1951. This collection was donated by his wife, Joan Gorrie and his diary gives us a glimpse of the life of a government official that was involved in the day to day administration of Singapore, and also his first hand accounts of significant political transitions and events that took place in Singapore during the British administration period

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01/01/1941

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31/12/1955

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08/09/2023

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13 MONDAY
Richard & I took Hump for a walk over the fields until we reached hanwithan ?town, then we went down a narrow path to the river and returned as far as possible along its banks. We got our feet wet through, falling through some thin ice. 

In the afternoon we cycled to Lostwithiel (I borrowed Mary's bike) & Richard got his haircut & we did some shopping.

After tea we began packing. At 6.15 Dick, Allan Purdy, R & I walked to the flicks to see "Hells Deep" & a small western film called "Desperate Trails".

14 TUESDAY
On finishing our packing, we proceeded to give "Pooh & Piglet" a thoroughly good clean out, and readjusted all the postcards and drawings that are pinned up on the wall. I've checked up on all my books and, including paper books, I have 105 in my library now.

I spent the afternoon tidying up various odds & ends and after tea played in the garden for a short while.

Before the children went to bed we had a ?ling-long in the drawing room. Scrambled egg, fried potato & elderberry wine graced the board at supper-time.

15 WEDNESDAY
Mr Gendall motored Richard, Dick & I to Lostwithiel Station, where we caught the 9.54 train. Father Enders travelled up with us as far as Bristol. At Plymouth we picked up Dick's friend, Law. I left Richard at Bristol and I trust he safely reached ?Wiley.

We got to Reading about 6. There was a lot of snow about. At 6.50 we got a slow train to Guildford, there we changed and went to Effingham : changed again and after waiting some time, got a train to Leatherhead.

It was about 10 when I arrived, very cold with plenty of snow about.

I been ?that Brian has left : also Dily Gardner & Oscar Thomas.

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