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The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits

By Greg and by Trenna

This series of transcripts starts here.

A Little More on the 1973 Diary

The Post The 1973 Diary – Part 12 contains the last of the daily entries in Trenna’s hand written diary.

However, towards the back there is a section for “Accounts”  where Trenna has put some figures down.  I don’t know for sure, but I suspect it is an attempt at budgeting. 

Good on her for trying when she was just 15 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 12

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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16 July 1973 To The End Of The Year

Monday 16 July

Sue woke me at 7.30 and I very unwillingly got out of bed. Had breakfast and then got dressed and left for work.

It was really cold walking to work so instead of taking 15 minutes it only took me 10. Today a new girl is starting her name is Eileen she is about 21 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 12”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 6

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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16 March – 31 March 1973

Friday 16 March

I got up at 10 to 7 and had breakfast. Today I don’t have to go to BC. It’s now at 10.20 and I haven’t done hardly anything except Mrs Cole locked me out of my room by mistake. 

I’ll meet Julie and Sue for lunch. We had a rather expensive lunch at Petite. Then I walked Sue … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 6”

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The 1973 Diary, Part 5

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

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1 March – 15 March 1973

Thursday 1 March 

Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast then I met Julie and Sue at 8.30. 

BC was the same as usual. I met Julie and Sue at 4.15 we talked then I walked Sue to her bus stop, we were really being stupid. 

I got home at 5.15. There was a message for me to ring … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 5”

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1970s 1973 Diary Kitchen Tapes Writing

The 1973 Diary, Part 1

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

1st January – 14th January 1973

A brief intro and rave from Greg, then a transcript of Trenna’s first diary.

Intro

In the Kitchen Tapes Trenna mentions that she kept a diary for the first time in 1973. As it turned out there were many days she didn’t diarise and the 1973 Diary was the last she did regularly until until 2006.

Trenna and I partly transcribed the 1973 Diary when our interest was … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 1”

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No. 21 in the Kitchen Tapes Series

Recorded 12 June 2018

GM:  Today is the 12th of June 2018, it’s a Tuesday.  Trenna Mahney is here talking about her memories of her life. 

Tren, we were talking yesterday about when you first moved into Girls’ Friendly Society.  You described the accommodation there, and a little bit about what you did.  Tell us a bit more about that era of your life.

THM:  I really enjoyed my time at Key Personnel.  It made me grow up … Read the rest ... “No. 21 in the Kitchen Tapes Series”