The Diary — Old Hoax or New or Not a Hoax at All?​

[caz]

Yes, that's a good one Rog, thank you.

But here's the thing. I'm thinking of a movie type that had at least one female character




Which begs the question -Where's Caz?

I always thought of her as one of the brave steadfast Surviving Diarists.

I'm here, Paddy!

I worked out I would need to live to the age of 110 just to get through all the unread books on my shelves, so I'm limiting my diary time to housekeeping posts wherever I see the need. I can't spare the hours, and frankly I no longer have the patience, to get drawn into long-winded responses, objections, arguments and speculation that tend to follow like darkness follows daylight, ultimately changing nothing - except for Barrett hoax conspiracy theory goalposts.

Love,

Caz
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[rjpalmer]

From the pen of Caroline Brown, 29 January 2020:

"Apologies, RJ. I was being lazy and got the 1969 date from the first book I reached for - Shirley's paperback. Checking my own notes, and you are quite correct, the source is Anne herself, talking to Keith Skinner in June 2000, she left for Australia in November 1970; began nursing at Canberra Hospital in May 1971 and left in May 1972; her Canberra registration was verified in February 1973 so she could work in Sydney; and she finally returned to Liverpool in July 1975. By the December she had met and married Mike."

From this, it would appear that Anne Graham worked at a hospital or clinic in Sydney for approximately two years. Surely someone must know the name of the hospital.

If you do, and happen to read this, please drop me a line.

RP

[Lombro2]

I have no issues with 'the Ripper' being a businessman or a toff. I doubt that Herlock does either; as long as I can remember, he's leaned towards a certain Oxford graduate and barrister, and that qualifies as a 'toff.'

If it’s not about toffs and businessmen, then is this all about “artists”?

I’m thinking now it’s about artists, people related to artists and people who write poetry.

[Lombro2]

Too much Mary Jane, I guess.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I think Briggs is Hammersmith because of RLS literary reasons already discussed, although Briggs may also be derived from Bridge.

MJ is Mary Jane.

Fantasy.