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The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits

By Greg and by Trenna

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A Little More on the 1973 Diary

The Post The 1973 Diary – Part 12 contains the last of the daily entries in Trenna’s hand written diary.

However, towards the back there is a section for “Accounts”  where Trenna has put some figures down.  I don’t know for sure, but I suspect it is an attempt at budgeting. 

Good on her for trying when she was just 15 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 10

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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All of June 1973

Tuesday 5 June

I got up at 7.20 and went down to breakfast. I left for work early as I had to stop at a chemist and buy a packet of Modess.

I walked through the dental hospital on my way to work and went to the toilet.

Work was pretty well much the same. Pat didn’t come in because she was sick. … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 10”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 9

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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All of May 1973

May 1, 2 and 3

GM:  There were no entries in the first few days of the month.

Friday 4 May

I woke up at 6.45 then got up and had a shower and washed my hair. I went down to breakfast. 

Work was pretty good. In the morning I had plenty to do, but I wasn’t being rushed, but after I had … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 9”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 8

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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16 – 30 April 1973

Monday 16 April

I got up at 7.30 and then went to breakfast. Sue and I had breakfast with Ruth and Marg. I got dressed for work and then left.

I seem to be doing a lot more filing out the back and I could bloody kill Cheryl for making me do it. I was glad to get home.

We had tea … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 8”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 7

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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1 April – 15 April 1973

Sunday 1 April  

I got up at 8.30 and had breakfast. Thank goodness I didn’t have a stomach ache this morning. We went to Janette’s Sunday School.  At first we all just sat in the hall and sang songs.  Then we all broke into classes but no one came to Mr Nelson’s class so only 2 of us were in his … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 7”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 6

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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16 March – 31 March 1973

Friday 16 March

I got up at 10 to 7 and had breakfast. Today I don’t have to go to BC. It’s now at 10.20 and I haven’t done hardly anything except Mrs Cole locked me out of my room by mistake. 

I’ll meet Julie and Sue for lunch. We had a rather expensive lunch at Petite. Then I walked Sue … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 6”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 4

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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15 -28 February 1973

Thursday 15 February

Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast. Left for BC at 8.15. Met Julie and Sue at 8.40. 

BC was the same as usual. Met Sue at 4.20 after waiting for about 15 minutes. She said Julie had to leave BC early, and she had just seen Murray Benton and was hiding from him. 

We went and had … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 4”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 3

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried

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1 February – 14 February 1973

Thursday 1 February 

When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried.

BC was pretty well the same as yesterday.  I hurried home and put my Levi’s on and then went out.

“with your looks and my money we could do things”

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