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Otahis
1960
Journal
Dec.17 piano concerto on tape + a few shorter
piece from records in the service building.
Dec.12 Cape Hallett, Antarctica.
Made a round of shenry in fore morning,
from 10 to 12 approximately, after lunch
I cut up fencing wire. Found that it
was 30 inch width so made 15"
joining strips of it. I watched in
the shenry for 2 hours in the afternoon.
In evening developed a roll of black-
white film, saw "Carmen Jones" at the
local cinema, and afterwards writing
my notes
[illegible] morning was sunny,
clear but after noon it became partly
cloudy + in the evening late it began
to snow.
John Baron, the mechanic on the
base, a man of 57 or so had a
mild heart attack at noon in the
mess hall. I was not present at the
time + did not hear about it until
yesterday. The attack is a mild one & according
to Colin Bailey is usually referred to as a
"Coronary embarrassment". Chances of recovery
are good.
Dec13 Cape Hallett, Antarctica.
The day was cloudy & gray with