Diary of Max Venables [D 7955(L)] • Mixed material
Diary of Max Venables
Diary kept by Max [Maxwell Roy] Venables whilst a prisoner of war in Changi prison camp; together with the leather wallet he carried throughout the war ('contents were mostly of family photos'); two Christmas cards - one from his father, Clarrie Venables of Whyalla, and the other hand made by fellow prisoner Eric Wilson; two newspaper cuttings - one reporting him as missing ('Advertiser', 13 May 1942) and one of his engagement to Nancy Margaret Barnes (not dated); a hand sewn cotton cloth pouch; and a South Australian income tax stamp.
Diary of Max Venables
Diary kept by Max [Maxwell Roy] Venables whilst a prisoner of war in Changi prison camp; together with the leather wallet he carried throughout the war ('contents were mostly of family photos'); two Christmas cards - one from his father, Clarrie Venables of Whyalla, and the other hand made by fellow prisoner Eric Wilson; two newspaper cuttings - one reporting him as missing ('Advertiser', 13 May 1942) and one of his engagement to Nancy Margaret Barnes (not dated); a hand sewn cotton cloth pouch; and a South Australian income tax stamp.
Diary of Max Venables
Diary kept by Max [Maxwell Roy] Venables whilst a prisoner of war in Changi prison camp; together with the leather wallet he carried throughout the war ('contents were mostly of family photos'); two Christmas cards - one from his father, Clarrie Venables of Whyalla, and the other hand made by fellow prisoner Eric Wilson; two newspaper cuttings - one reporting him as missing ('Advertiser', 13 May 1942) and one of his engagement to Nancy Margaret Barnes (not dated); a hand sewn cotton cloth pouch; and a South Australian income tax stamp.