A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around Java Indonesia, Singapore, ntDarwin Northern Territory and vicMelbourne Victoria.

References to photographs taken include:

• WD Walker and Mollie, flashlight photographs in Abbotsford Hotel bedroom 16 November 1930
  
  
• time exposure of 'black fog' in Russell Square 17 December 1930
  
  
• flashlight of Daily Sketch newspaper in production 21 December 1930
  
  

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

• Prof. Kirk 1 November 1930
  
  
• Dr Wilson, Mr Newman 2 November 1930
  
  
• Prof. Dodds, Samson Wright, Tim Yates, Prof. Woodgers, Mr Hancock 6 November 1930
  
  
• Prof. Kirk, Rouilly's, Lewis', Braid's 8 November 1930
  
  
• Mollie, 'Jeeves,' 9 November 1930
  
  
• Prof. Dodds, Armistice Service at University College Hospital, Tim Yates, Dr Fallon, Prof. Kirk, Lewis', Dr Gillespie, British Medical Association (BMA), Mr Alex Bourne 11 November 1930
  
  
• Prof. Dodds, Samson Wright, Tim Yates, Prof. Kirk, Dr Fallon, money transfer, Puck 16 November 1930
  
  
• Samson Wright, Tim Yates, Prof. Kirk, Dr Fallon 19 November 1930
  
  
• Prof. Dodds, Samson Wright, Tim Yates 20 November 1930
  
  
• Dr Fallon, Phil Alfers, Mollie, 'It's a boy,' Leslie Henson, Sydney Haward, Connie Ediss, Marjorie Brooks 22 November 1930
  
  
• Mollie, appendix, money transfer 23 November 1930
  
  
• Mr Souttar, radium, cancer 25 November 1930
  
  
• Tim Yates, Prof. Kirk 27 November 1930
  
  
• Prof. Harris, Prof. Kirk, Tim Yates, Prof. Woodger, Prof. Harris, Dr Lendon, Dr Rennie, Dr Penrz, Dr Shorty Hamilton, Dr Bouvariwala 28 November 1930
  
  
• Ruth Naylor, Dr Fallon, Dr Fergusson, Vic Anderson, Miss Morris, Miss Reece, Roy Shepherd, Arnold Matters, Mrs Parsons 29 November 1930
  
  
• examinations, Sir Abul Chatterjee, India, Mollie, long discussion of subsidised imports and cost of produce 2 December 1930
  
  
• Mollie, examinations, Stockholm 3 December 1930
  
  
• Major General Sir Geo Aston, sea power, Capt CWR Knight, sea hawks, ospreys, Oliver Pike 4 December 1930
  
  
• Samson Wright, Dr Fallon, Dr Reece, Radiological Congress, Prof. Harris, Xrays, Donald Hunter, description of diathermy knife, Sampson Handley, camel 5 December 1930
  
  
• Mrs Thomas, Dr Gillespie, Mr Daniel Grove 6 December 1930
  
  
• Yehudi Menuhin, Elman, Kreisler, Gwen Cressey, 'Sea Breezes' 7 December 1930
  
  
• Prof. Harris, Dr Fallon, Dr Fitzpatrick, anti vivisection meeting and discussion, Reginald Miller 9 December 1930
  
  
• pamphlet 'Poison gas test at Porton, near Salisbury' prepared by British Union for Abolition of Vivisection
  
  
• pamphlet 'Vivisection expirements in 1929' giving details of experiment and statistics prepared by British Union for Abolition of Vivisection
  
  
• flyer 'A public protest meeting against poison gas war fare and living animal experimentation 9 December 1930' prepared by British Union for Abolition of Vivisection
  
  
• flyer 'Protest meeting the Central Hall Westminster 9 December 1930' prepared by British Union for Abolition of Vivisection
  
  
• Mollie, Queenie Sherry, 'Rose Marie,' long decription of newspaper production at Daily Sketch
  
  
• brochure 'The modern picture paper, a souvenir of a visit to the Daily Sketch and Sunday Graphic offices,' underlined in red and blue pencil
  
  
• copy of six page letter to the editor the Daily Sketch relating to a visit to the plant and pointing out apparent errors in the souvenir booklet and referring to medical assistane rendered to an accident victim dated 10 December 1930
  
  
• reply from the editor of the Daily Sketch dated 16 December 1930
  
  
• brochure 'Daily Sketch free holiday fund, an appeal for the holidaysless poor of London,'
  
  
• pencil note in lieu of diary entry for 11 to 16 December 1930 drought, India, Everest
  
  
• Sir Henry Barwell, Sir Jms Russell, Rothamsted Agricultural Research station, Mr Deaton 17 December 1930
  
  
• Mollie, Dick Watson, Gwen Watson, Selbourne Society, Dunlop spoke regarding religion in India, Carl Marsh spoke regarding Canadian scenery in the Rockies 18 December 1930
  
  
• Prof. Kirk, Prof. Harris expenditure since arrival 915 pounds
  
  
• Henry Arliss, 'Disraeli,' Cherry Kearton, HG Ponting 20 December 1930
  
  
• description of flash power manufacturer on home made scales 21 December 1930
  
  
• Mollie, Harrod's, description of children's toys 22 December 1930
  
  
• ,Maurice, Arthur, Mrs Ganman, Mrs Jones, Mrs Rees, Emily. Cut, Cole, Kitty Spur, Royal Empire Society 23 December 1930
  
  
• Mrs Kirby, Colliseum, Georgie Wood, Hamilton Conrad, Keith Wilburn, Arthur Pretty, Keith Falkner, Micky Mouse 24 December 1930
  
  
• Kitty Spur, Emily. Cut, Mrs Kirby, Stube's cartoons 25 December 1930
  
  
• money transfer 28 December 1930
  
  
• pencil note summary of missing diary entries