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Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Photocopy of newspaper clipping, Vetaffairs, Obituary: Bangka Island survivor Mavis Allgrove, 1994
... Obituary: Bangka Island survivor Mavis Allgrove......Bangka Island...Mavis was the senior surving officer on Bangka Island after the Vyner Brooke was bombed and her Matron was killed in the Bangka Island Massacre. ...Mavis was the senior surving officer on Bangka Island after the Vyner Brooke was bombed and her Matron was killed in the Bangka Island Massacre. ...Obituary written about the life of Sister Ellen Mavis Hannah (Allgrove). Mavis was the senior surving officer on Bangka Island after the Vyner Brooke was bombed and her Matron was killed in the Bangka Island Massacre. The article speaks of her life during and after the war and her journey back to Bangka Island for the dedication and memorial ceremony.Photocopy of newspaper page. The relevant article is in the top left corner (below and to the right are smaller unrelated articles). There are two columns of text and inset in the centre is a photographic image of Mavis Allgrove. australian army nurses, world war 1939-1945, ww2, wwii, mavis allgrove, ellen mavis hannah, vyner brooke, bangka island, prisoner of war nurses -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Vetaffairs, Nurses return to Bangka Island : Memorial to comrades dedicated in Indonesia, March 1993
... Nurses return to Bangka Island : Memorial to comrades dedicated in Indonesia......Bangka Island...Double article about seven former Australian nurses return to Bangka Island, Indonesia for the dedication of a memorial to their comrades from aboard the SS Vyner Brooke that was bombed and sunk....Nurses return to Bangka Island : Memorial to comrades dedicated in Indonesia Newspaper Newspaper clipping Vetaffairs Australian Government Department of Veteran Affairs ...Double article about seven former Australian nurses return to Bangka Island, Indonesia for the dedication of a memorial to their comrades from aboard the SS Vyner Brooke that was bombed and sunk.A double sided page from a colour newspaper featuring three headlines, two colour photographs of people and two columns of text. The photograph relating to this record has a group of mostly older women sitting and standing on sand with three men in military uniform.[asterix drawn in black ink at top of page in the middle]wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, nurses memorial, jean ashton, carrie jean ashton, florence elizabeth trotter, florence elizabeth syer, janet patteson gunther, pat darling, janet patteson darling, ellen mavis hannah, mavis allgrove, ellen mavis allgrove, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young, joyce tweddell -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, [Age], Memories of a massacre, [Tuesday, March 2, 1993]
... ...Bangka Island...Article is biographical, describing the massacre on Bangka Island from the point of view of Vivian Statham, the only survivor. ...Article published on the day a memorial was unveiled on Bangka Island, commemorating the other nurses who died. ...Article is biographical, describing the massacre on Bangka Island from the point of view of Vivian Statham, the only survivor. Article published on the day a memorial was unveiled on Bangka Island, commemorating the other nurses who died.Clipping of a newspaper article with four columns of text, one large black and white photo of an elderly lady at the top, another black and white photograph of the same woman, younger in a nurses uniform and a black and white drawing and detail of a map in the centre of the article. 'POW' [blue ink top left corner of page]world war 2, wwii, ww2, japanese pow, bangka island, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel) -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, [Age], Memories of a massacre, [Tuesday, March 2, 1993]
... ...Bangka Island...Article is biographical, describing the massacre on Bangka Island from the point of view of Vivian Statham, the only survivor. ...Article published on the day a memorial was unveiled on Bangka Island, commemorating the other nurses who died. ...Article is biographical, describing the massacre on Bangka Island from the point of view of Vivian Statham, the only survivor. Article published on the day a memorial was unveiled on Bangka Island, commemorating the other nurses who died.Clipping of a newspaper article with four columns of text, one large black and white photo of an elderly lady at the top, another black and white photograph of the same woman, younger in a nurses uniform and a black and white drawing and detail of a map in the centre of the article. 'THE AGE TUESDAY / 2 MARCH 1993' [blue ink at base of page]world war 2, wwii, ww2, japanese pow, bangka island, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel) -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, History's anti-war message, [July 31.1990]
... ...Bangka Island...Article [or letter to the editor] about the Bangka Island massacre....Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Article [or letter to the editor] about the Bangka Island massacre. WWII World War Two Bangka Island 'SUN JULY 31.1990' Three column article with feature photograph. ...Article [or letter to the editor] about the Bangka Island massacre.Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Australian nurses...many were killed by the Japanese during World War 2.' Article written by Ron Wells, West Heidelberg.'SUN JULY 31.1990'wwii, world war two, bangka island -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses LeagueBeth Cuthbertson, commenced training at Ballarat Base Hospital, 1929
... ...Bangka Island...WW11 Nurse - lost her life, 16th February 1942, in the Bangka Island massacre, east of Sumatra, Indonesia....Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League Drummond Street Nth Ballarat goldfields WW11 Nurse - lost her life, 16th February 1942, in the Bangka Island massacre, east of Sumatra, Indonesia. ...WW11 Nurse - lost her life, 16th February 1942, in the Bangka Island massacre, east of Sumatra, Indonesia.beth cuthbertson, cuthbertson, ww11, nurse, bangka island, massacre, 1942, ballarat base hospital, ballarat -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Southern Courier, War bravery recalled in nurse's story, Wednesday, September 27, 1989
... ...Bangka Island...Article about book 'One life is ours' by Colonel Joan Crouch and the story behind it of Sister Ada Joyce Bridge who was a survivor of the Vyner Brooke and was executed on Bangka Island in 1942....Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Article about book 'One life is ours' by Colonel Joan Crouch and the story behind it of Sister Ada Joyce Bridge who was a survivor of the Vyner Brooke and was executed on Bangka Island in 1942. Joan Crouch Ada Joyce Bridge Wilma Young [Oram] Pat Darling [Gunther] Vyner Brooke Bangka Island World War 2 WW2 WWII Article with black and white photograph at the top of three older women standing in front of the portrait of an army nurse in uniform, with two columns of text and a clipping of newspaper title and date sticky taped to top of clipping War bravery recalled in nurse's story Newspaper Newspaper clipping Southern Courier ...Article about book 'One life is ours' by Colonel Joan Crouch and the story behind it of Sister Ada Joyce Bridge who was a survivor of the Vyner Brooke and was executed on Bangka Island in 1942.Article with black and white photograph at the top of three older women standing in front of the portrait of an army nurse in uniform, with two columns of text and a clipping of newspaper title and date sticky taped to top of clippingjoan crouch, ada joyce bridge, wilma young [oram], pat darling [gunther], vyner brooke, bangka island, world war 2, ww2, wwii -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Copy of National Archives of Australia document, Vivian Statham (neé Bullwinkel) et al, A.A.N.S Embarked at Singapore & Statement made by VX39347 Sister JAMES, N. 2/10 A.G.H, 1943-1951
... ...Bangka Island...The first one is a single page statement from Vivian Bullwinkel listing nurses killed on the beach at Bangka Island on 16th of February 1942 and those others she certified as definitely killed. ...The first one is a single page statement from Vivian Bullwinkel listing nurses killed on the beach at Bangka Island on 16th of February 1942 and those others she certified as definitely killed. ...Copy of file no. 336-1-1289 from the National Archives of Australia being two documents. The first one is a single page statement from Vivian Bullwinkel listing nurses killed on the beach at Bangka Island on 16th of February 1942 and those others she certified as definitely killed. The second one is a statement by Nesta Gwenyth James detailing departure from Singapore, bombing of the SS Vynerbrook, subsequent sinking of same, confinement by the Japanese on Bangka Island, conditions and experience of the same and final release. Neither document is accurately dated, but NAA information along left hand side indicates they are from between 1943 & 1951.Bundle of copies of foolscap papers held together with a white archival paperclip and containing information of original source down left hand side. Contains two different documents, first is single page listing of names, following fourteen pages are a different document and copied poorly so some pages have bottom line missing or some text distorted.'POW's' [Blue ink top right hand side of first page] '(EX. W.AUST.' [Blue ink lower right hand side of first page] '(EX. VICTORIA)' [Blue ink lower right hand side of first page] '[?]: [?]N James' [Blue ink at bottom edge of first page] 'REPORT TO [??] TRIBUNAL' [Blue ink at bottom edge of first page]wwii, ww2, world war 2, bangka island, prisoners of war, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), nesta gwenyth james -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, [Pakenham-Berwick Gazette], Welfare work rewarded, [Wednesday, 7 February 1990]
... ...Bangka Island...She was also a POW during WWII on Bangka Island and Sumatra. ...She was also a POW during WWII on Bangka Island and Sumatra. WWII World War Two WW2 Wilma Young Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram Advance Australia Award Bangka Island Sumatra 'Pakenham-Berwick Gazette / 100-106 Main St. ...Article about why Wilma Young [Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram] received the Advance Australia Award 1989. This award was conferred because of her contributions to veteran welfare. She was also a POW during WWII on Bangka Island and Sumatra. Newspaper clipping with a headline and large black and white photograph of a elderly woman holding an award in her lap. The article has three columns of text.'Pakenham-Berwick Gazette / 100-106 Main St. P. / Wed. 7th Feb. 1990 Phone 059412 666' [blue ink at top of page] 'Page 25' [blue ink lower right hand corner] [article at end of main clipping article scribbled/crossed out with blue ink]wwii, world war two, ww2, wilma young, wilma elizabeth forster oram, advance australia award, bangka island, sumatra -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, [Ballarat Courier], Massacre at Banka [sic] Island, [7/9/85]
... ...Bangka Island...Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. ...Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. ...Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. Article mentions Vivian Bullwinkel and her dedication to the nurses she survived in the massacre.Large newspaper clipping with four columns of text and two black and white photographs in diagonal corners. Photo in top right hand corner a portrait of a young woman in army nursing uniform. Photo in bottom left hand corner of a woman cleaning a cape on a stand.'Ballarat Courier 7/9/85' [red ink along lower edge of page]wwii, world war two, ww2, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, mary elizabeth cuthbertson, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel) -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Phil Skeggs, Trip for war heroine, [4, February 1993]
... ...Bangka Island...Article about Vivian Bullwinkel and six other former nurses who survived the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and imprisonment as POW's returning to Bangka Island, Indonesia to for a commemoration ceremony. ...WWII World War Two Bangka Island SS Vyner Brooke Vivian Bullwinkel Vivian Statham Betty Jeffrey 'SUN/HERALD 4.2.'93' 'NC2' Three column article plus fourth column portrait photograph. ...Article about Vivian Bullwinkel and six other former nurses who survived the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and imprisonment as POW's returning to Bangka Island, Indonesia to for a commemoration ceremony. Article also features fellow survivor Betty Jeffrey being unable to attend.Three column article plus fourth column portrait photograph. Photograph captioned 'Betty Jeffrey'. Article written by Phil Skeggs.'SUN/HERALD 4.2.'93' 'NC2'wwii, world war two, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, betty jeffrey -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Ross Brundrett, Wilma recalls war horror, Friday, 13 August 1999
... ...Bangka Island...Article and photograph relating to former nurse Wilma Young recounting her experiences as a survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and her time as a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) on Bangka Island Indonesia. Her talk was part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the revised Geneva Conventions....WWII World War 2 World War Two WWll Australian Army Nursing Service AANS Bangka Island SS Vyner Brooke Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram Wilma Elizabeth Forster Young Geneva Convention Page of a newspaper with multiple headlined articles, a colour photograph, logo and advertisement. ...Article and photograph relating to former nurse Wilma Young recounting her experiences as a survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and her time as a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) on Bangka Island Indonesia. Her talk was part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the revised Geneva Conventions.Page of a newspaper with multiple headlined articles, a colour photograph, logo and advertisement. Photograph of three women looking at the camera, two are in nurses uniforms with white wimples and the third wearing a multicoloured jacket with four medals and various pins attached.wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young, geneva convention -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Illustrated paperback book, Betty Jeffrey (1908-2000), White Coolies : Australian nurses behind enemy lines, 1993
... ...Bangka Island...This book has a handwritten dedication by the author Nursing in warfare World War Two WWII WW2 Malaya Pacific Theatre Japanese POW Agnes Betty Jeffrey Betty Jeffrey Bangka Island Vyner Brooke In 1942 a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. ...In 1942 a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. This engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is a grim story of deprivation and harsh conditions, but its darkness is relieved by the humorous incidents that somehow helped the women to preserve their sanity. Their ingenious and entertaining attempts to make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they faced so much anguish leave the reader with enormous admiration for their endurance and strength. (Back cover)A paperback book with a blue spine, red and tan cover with a sepia photograph of two women in nurses uniforms. Writing on cover and spine is in black, blue and white.fictionIn 1942 a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. This engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is a grim story of deprivation and harsh conditions, but its darkness is relieved by the humorous incidents that somehow helped the women to preserve their sanity. Their ingenious and entertaining attempts to make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they faced so much anguish leave the reader with enormous admiration for their endurance and strength. (Back cover)nursing in warfare, world war two, wwii, ww2, malaya, pacific theatre, japanese pow, agnes betty jeffrey, betty jeffrey, bangka island, vyner brooke -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses LeagueNewspaper Articles - WW11 - Cuthbertson
... ww11, cuthbertson, banka, bangka, island, singleton, pow, newspaper...Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League Drummond Street Nth Ballarat goldfields ww11, cuthbertson, banka, bangka, island, singleton, pow, newspaper 1997, dedication, australian service nurses national memorial, canberra 2000, vivian, statham, bullwinkel, survivor, banka island, massacre doig, retirement, book, our war nurses, history, royal australian army nursing corps, 1902-1988, goodman,1988 Hard Copies Newspaper Articles - WW11 - Cuthbertson ...Hard Copiesww11, cuthbertson, banka, bangka, island, singleton, pow, newspaper, 1997, dedication, australian service nurses national memorial, canberra, 2000, vivian, statham, bullwinkel, survivor, banka island, massacre, doig, retirement, book, our war nurses, history, royal australian army nursing corps, 1902-1988, goodman,1988 -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Mariana Canas, Hero's welcome for Jake, [Wednesday, 13 May, 1992]
... ...Bangka Island...WWII World War Two Bangka Island Betty Jeffrey Jake Jacobs South African Marines 'HERALD-SUN Wed. 13 May 1992' Three column article with feature photograph. ...Article about Betty Jeffrey meeting the South African Major with the marines Dr Jake Jacobs who, with his team resuced her and others from a Japanese POW camp in 1945.Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Thanks...Betty Jeffrey with rescuer Jake Jacobs. Picture: ROBERT CAREW'. Article written by Mariana Canas.'HERALD-SUN Wed. 13 May 1992'wwii, world war two, bangka island, betty jeffrey, jake jacobs, south african marines -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Mariana Canas, Hero's welcome for Jake, [Wednesday, 13 May, 1992]
... ...Bangka Island...WWII World War Two Bangka Island Betty Jeffrey Jake Jacobs South African Marines Three column article with feature photograph. ...Article about Betty Jeffrey meeting the South African Major with the marines Dr Jake Jacobs who, with his team resuced her and others from a Japanese POW camp in 1945.Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Thanks...Betty Jeffrey with rescuer Jake Jacobs. Picture: ROBERT CAREW'. Article written by Mariana Canas.wwii, world war two, bangka island, betty jeffrey, jake jacobs, south african marines -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Photocopies of newspaper clipping, John Hay, Against the odds, [1995]
... ...Bangka Island...WWII World War 2 World War Two WWll Australian Army Nursing Service AANS Bangka Island SS Vyner Brooke Margaret Hamilton Jessie Ellen Ridge Nell Ridge Nell Holmes Jessie Ellen Holmes Florence Elizabeth Syer Florence Elizabeth Trotter Flo Trotter Photocopy of article over two pieces of paper held together by sticky tape. ...From 'The war years' liftout, part of the 'Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995' campaign. Article and photographs related to interview with Queensland nurses who served in WWII about their wartime experiences.Photocopy of article over two pieces of paper held together by sticky tape. Article has five columns and two photos of women who are identified as women who were nurses during WWII. There is also a small article and photo about a different matter.wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, margaret hamilton, jessie ellen ridge, nell ridge, nell holmes, jessie ellen holmes, florence elizabeth syer, florence elizabeth trotter, flo trotter -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, The West Australian, Massacre witness still mistrusts Japan, Saturday, 22 August 1987
... ...Bangka Island...Vivian Bullwinkel Vivian Statham Japan Bangka Island Willesee's Australians Newspaper clipping with two embedded close up head shots in black and white of the same woman. ...Article relating to the main character of a television drama that was to be made for the bicentenary of Australia about the experience of Vivian Bullwinkel [Statham] during WWII. Article quotes her on her current feelings towards the country that held her captive as a POW.Newspaper clipping with two embedded close up head shots in black and white of the same woman. One photograph shows her looking serious with her hand to her chin, in the other she is smiling. There are three columns of text between the photographs.vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, japan, bangka island, willesee's australians -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook, Betty Jeffrey (1908-2000), White Coolies : An account of the true story which inspired the film Paradise Road, 1997
... ...Bangka Island...Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne World War Two WWII WW2 Australian Army Nurses Agnes Betty Jeffrey Betty Jeffrey Paradise Road Bangka Island 'In 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. ...'In 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-thre survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two taken prisoner. White Coolies is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the more than three gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival amid deprivation and the harshest of conditions. The women's ingenious and entertaining attempts ot make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they suffered so much anguish, display their incredible endurance and strength in the face of adversity.' Back cover of bookBlack paperback book with white and orange writing on cover and spine and colour photograph on front covernon-fiction'In 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-thre survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two taken prisoner. White Coolies is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the more than three gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival amid deprivation and the harshest of conditions. The women's ingenious and entertaining attempts ot make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they suffered so much anguish, display their incredible endurance and strength in the face of adversity.' Back cover of bookworld war two, wwii, ww2, australian army nurses, agnes betty jeffrey, betty jeffrey, paradise road, bangka island -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, The West Australian, Key to history gets a new keeper, Saturday, November 12, 1988
... ...Bangka Island...Vivian Bullwinkel Vivian Statham Bangka Island World War 2 WWII WW2 Sir George Bedbrook Clipping has masthead and article with long photograph of older man and woman standing infront of an obelisk shaped memorial and one column of text. ...Article about war veteran Vivan Statham [neé Bullwinkel] being appointed the warden of the West Australian State War Memorial and the accompanying duties.Clipping has masthead and article with long photograph of older man and woman standing infront of an obelisk shaped memorial and one column of text.vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, bangka island, world war 2, wwii, ww2, sir george bedbrook -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Photocopy of newspaper clipping, Jan Clarke, Massacre at Banka Island: Ballarat nurse shot in the back as she walked into the sea, [7/9/85]
... Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. ...Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. ...Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. Article mentions Vivian Bullwinkel and her dedication to the nurses she survived in the massacre.Photocopy of a large newspaper clipping. Small photo in top right hand corner of an Army Nurse. Larger photo in bottom left corner of an assistant curator preparing a cape for exhibition. Large underlined title. The remaining page is divided into two small and two large columns of text.wwii, ww2, world war two, banka island, army nurse, mary elizabeth cuthbertson, ss vyner brooke -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Karen Middleton, Anzac on a slippery slide to sucess, [17/9/94]
... Launch honours went to Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke, massacre of Australian nurses by Japanese soldiers on the beach at Bangka Island and time as a Japanese POW....Launch honours went to Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke, massacre of Australian nurses by Japanese soldiers on the beach at Bangka Island and time as a Japanese POW. Royal Australian Navy Ship manufacture Paul Keating Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) 'Age 17/9/94' [blue ink middle of page] A newspaper article clipped from a larger page, with a black and white photo of a ship at the top and three columns of text underneath. ...This article is about the launch of the first HMAS frigate in Williamstown. Launch honours went to Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke, massacre of Australian nurses by Japanese soldiers on the beach at Bangka Island and time as a Japanese POW.A newspaper article clipped from a larger page, with a black and white photo of a ship at the top and three columns of text underneath. 'Age 17/9/94' [blue ink middle of page]royal australian navy, ship manufacture, paul keating, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel) -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Jason Gagliardi, Love of fallen friends
... An article about World War II nurse, Mrs Flo Syer, a prisoner of war survivor on Bangka Island. Mrs Syer spent three years as a "white coolie" on the island. ...An article about World War II nurse, Mrs Flo Syer, a prisoner of war survivor on Bangka Island. Mrs Syer spent three years as a "white coolie" on the island. ...An article about World War II nurse, Mrs Flo Syer, a prisoner of war survivor on Bangka Island. Mrs Syer spent three years as a "white coolie" on the island. She will be making the trip back to the island for the memorial ceremony to commemorate the nurses that had been aboard the SS Vyner Brooke when it was bombed.Article roughly cut from a newspaer. There is a portrait photograph of a young nurse in the top left corner. The title is below this image, followed by a column of text. There are four more columns of text across the bottom and above them a large rectangle photograph of an older lady looking through a photo album.'NC2' [Handwritten in blue ink at the top right corner.world war 1939-1945, prisoners of war, army nurses, flo syer, ss vyner brooke, war memorials -
Melbourne LegacyAudio - Newsletter, The Answer June/July 2021 Audio Version, 2021
... It was named in honour of an Australian Army nurse who was the lone survivor of the Bangka Island massacre, and who dedicated her life to nursing. ...It was named in honour of an Australian Army nurse who was the lone survivor of the Bangka Island massacre, and who dedicated her life to nursing. ...The Answer is a newsletter in magazine format that is sent to the widows that are helped by Melbourne Legacy. For the widows who are sight impaired a copy of the newsletter is audio described onto CD by Vision Australia and posted to them. It contains information about meetings and activities. This edition contained articles on the Legacy Anzac Biscuit Bake Off, the opening of the Vivian Bullwinkel Veterans and Families Wellbeing Centre, and a planting of a Lone Pine seedling at Cobram Secondary College. Plus photos of our programs such as the Student Anzac ceremony, Path of the Horse family day, the walking group, the stamp ladies, adults with a disability program days, widows club gatherings. The Vivian Bullwinkel Veterans and Families Wellbeing Centre on the 3rd floor of Legacy House was opened on the 13 April 2021. It provides the veterans and their families a safe haven to access essential support services such as advocacy, case management and referral pathways whilst inviting them to relax within a 'club' like environment equipped with lounging and children's play areas, and both kitchen and bathroom facilities. It was named in honour of an Australian Army nurse who was the lone survivor of the Bangka Island massacre, and who dedicated her life to nursing. The exceptional portrait of Vivian Bullwinkel on the cover was painted by George Petrou. A record that Melbourne Legacy helps coordinate and organise events and activities for the widows, and provides items of interest for their enjoyment.Compact disc x 2 in a case that contains the audio recording of The Answer from June/July 2021.activities, answer, widows
