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The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving- Bell 1

On Kru Estate, in spite of warlike rumours, life went on placidly with our household of Timothy the Indian...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving Bell Part2

My next job was to drive down to the near the beach post near Kallang Airport to tell Roy what I had...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving-Bell - Part 3

The Perth suburban roads are straight and go on for miles, so I invested 15 shillings in a pusher for...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving-Bell - Part4

I took Jonathan in his pushchair and walked into the town, looking up at the cloudless sky, wondering how...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving - Bell Part 5

She took us in the antique Daimler about 20 — 30 miles out of Ballarat along a sandy road, with the...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving-Bell Part 6

One afternoon, Jonathan and I went to fetch the house cow from a paddock overlooking the dry, rocky bed of...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving-Bell - Part 7

Then I returned to Chepstowe and decided I must go to Melbourne and meet up with other evacuees and for...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving-Bell - Part 8

The next day he came along and we took Jonathan to the zoo, with the Aussies staring curiously at...

The Diary of Mrs Ruth Irving-Bell - Part 9

Very fortunately, there was the usual dok strike on Sydney waterfront which delayed the ship in time for...

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