All the 1973 Diary Entries, in Order
Here are all the 1973 Diary posts that have been published so far.
I believe that by reading them in order, as they appear here, you can get a good grasp of the speed with which a 15 year old Trenna had to, and did, grow up.
To access each post, click on the red coloured Heading.
Happy Reading!
- The 1973 Diary, Part 1
1st January – 14th January 1973 A brief intro and rave from Greg, then a transcript of Trenna’s first diary. Intro In the Kitchen Tapes Trenna mentions that she kept a diary for the first time in 1973. As it turned out there were many days she didn’t diarise and the 1973 Diary was the last she did regularly until… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 1 - The 1973 Diary, Part 2
15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words 15th – 31st January 1973 – The Start of Business College, and arriving at GFS Monday 15 January It was the first day of Business College. I got up at 7 and Uncle Frank drove me in to town. I got there fairly early and went straight to the office. I had to fill… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 2 - The 1973 Diary, Part 3
When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried 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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 3 - The 1973 Diary, Part 4
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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 4 - The 1973 Diary, Part 5
1 March – 15 March 1973 Thursday 1 March Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast then I met Julie and Sue at 8.30. BC was the same as usual. I met Julie and Sue at 4.15 we talked then I walked Sue to her bus stop, we were really being stupid. I got home at 5.15. There… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 5 - The 1973 Diary, Part 6
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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 6 - The 1973 Diary, Part 7
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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 7 - The 1973 Diary, Part 8
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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 8 - The 1973 Diary, Part 9
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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 9 - The 1973 Diary, Part 10
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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 10 - The 1973 Diary, Part 11
1 – 15 July 1973 Sunday 1 July I awoke at 9.00 when Beth was knocking on my door, but I didn’t get up until 11.30. I had lunch with Beth and I lied again about Friday night. After lunch I talked to Beth while she did her ironing and then I watched TV. There was a really good movie… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 11 - The 1973 Diary, Part 12
16 July 1973 To The End Of The Year Monday 16 July Sue woke me at 7.30 and I very unwillingly got out of bed. Had breakfast and then got dressed and left for work. It was really cold walking to work so instead of taking 15 minutes it only took me 10. Today a new girl is starting her… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 12 - Why She Left Girlock in 1975
By Greg NOTE: This post does contain some reference to an alleged sexual assault. OK, so I confess. I don’t have absolutely all the details of this, but I know a fair bit. I always imagined that in due course, in our many long rambling conversations that more details would emerge. Some did, some didn’t. And as a result I… Read more: Why She Left Girlock in 1975 - The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits
By Greg and by Trenna 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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits - All Photos Published on the TrennaMahney.com Website
Photos played a very big part in Trenna’s life, especially in later years as her mobility decreased. She spent hundreds of hours sorting, scanning, dating and captioning photos stretching back to her very earliest days. I therefore take quite a bit of time and care in choosing the photos I use on the site. Below is a gallery of all… Read more: All Photos Published on the TrennaMahney.com Website