Australia | 80 Years Ago Today

The story continues with the second journal. This is an entry from her personal diary,

diary 2 by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

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Instead of going to my 10 o’clock I went to the Immigration office and was back for my 11 o’clock with a new tourist card. Copied music – Saw about the robbery in the newspaper “Excelsior” Aside from misspelling our names, getting the wrong address and quoting the wrong things stolen (for Jean) the article was Interesting!’

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today:

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The Republican tanker Campeador was sunk off Tunis by Italian destroyers. 28 members of the crew were saved but 12 were lost.

The Regional Defence Council of Aragon was dissolved.

DC-2 Crash 10 Aug 1937 — photo courtesy:Richard Kebabjian

An Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-2 struck a power pole while taking off from Daytona Beach Airport. Both crew members and 2 of the 7 passengers aboard were killed.

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The story continues with the second journal. This is an entry from her personal diary, written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more)

President’s Birthday! Went to the dance with a dress salesman whom I met in the afternoon- he sold me a good-looking dress due here in the middle of March. But he didn’t want to dance, or meet anyone else! Brrr. Wanted to go to the hotel and have a drink – I played solitiare instead and at 12:30 we were bored enough to come home. Double -dated with Charlotte Klyng and some tall Swede who was a salesman too. I never spent a worse evening even when I was sick! He (Fitch was my date) didn’t want to meet any of mine or Alyce Claire’s friends and he was full of stories that he’d like to tell but wasn’t sure I’d enjoy! And I didn’t. Am I ever a prude! but I like to dance when I have a date to a dance. Got home and to bed by one o’clock. Bought a dress from Fitch – Be glad when it arrives – One spring outfit anyway!

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

The wind and cold is taking a toll.