Item 17: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1924

February 1924

24 Sunday

Cool, windy, cloudy day. Had a rest in forenoon and read "The Three Lovers" by Swinnerton. After lunch Nancy drove P.S. & Mother, Maud & I out to Griffins at Heidelberg. Mrs Griffin enlarged her theories.

1924 February

25 Monday

A North wind brought a beautifully warm day. After lunch Owens in a big Minerva car took Mrs Hemmings, Nancy, Mother & I, Mr Champion and Miss Allen for a heavenly drive to Monbulk, Nathania Springs, Ferntree Gully, etc. The tall trees entranced me. Such divine beauty.

February 1924

26 Tuesday

After lunch Nancy drove us to Toorak about the streets in cold drizzle to look at places & we returned to 5 Darling St. to see Mr Walker's Place. Home and dinner & F. Mowbray there. Nancy took us all to see "The Man in Dress Clothes" at [space left for name of venue] with Ellaline Terriss playing. We lunched at Lyceum with the 2 Miss Cuthbertsons

1924 February

27 Wednesday

Cold grey day. In morning Nancy drove us around town to say goodbye to Griffins, Elsie Belle & Miss Malcolm. Then Miss Allan took us through the Galleries for an hour. At 5 Mother & I left for Sydney on the Limited. I was perished by icy blast blowing on my ankles. Read "On the Wool Track".

February 1924

28 Thursday

Grey day. Arrived home at 11.30. Miss Gillespie came during afternoon. I hurried "Phoebe" off to Agnes Murphy by the mail.