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Lieutenant General Sir J Talbot Hobbs and one of his diaries

J J Talbot Hobbs

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ANZAC day was on the weekend and in light of that, this week Dr Kate discussed Joseph John Talbot Hobbs who kept five diaries throughout World War I.
Toilet roll diary 27 July 1942 - 12 Sep 1942

Raymond Stewart’s toilet paper diary

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Dr. Kate discusses Raymond Stanley Stewart’s diary written on toilet paper while he was a prisoner of war in WWII.
Portrait of Mary Ann Friend c 1832 National Library of Australia

Mary Ann Friend's journal

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Mary Ann Friend’s journal is an account of the settlement of the Swan River 1829-1831. Of great cultural significance to Western Australia, the journal is one of the many treasures of State Library.