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

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)

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)

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)

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

The article documents Vivian Statham being recognised by the City of Melville Bicentennial Subcommittee of Ex-Service Associations. Vivian was asked to deliver a requiem at the following year's Anzac service, during which a clock tower would be dedicated to those who served in the war. The article is also biographical, detailing Vivian's experiences 45 years before as, while serving with the Australian Army Nursing Service, the ship she and other nurses were being evacuated on was sunk by the Japanese. Vivian was part of a group that survived to make it shore, where they and a group of English servicemen decided to give themselves up to the Japanese. She was one of twenty-one nurses who were then shot, along with the bayoneting of the English servicemen. Vivian survived but ultimately became a POW for the next three and a half years. After returning to Australia Vivian gave evidence at the War Crime Trials in Tokyo in 1946-47. More recently Vivian a member or representative of many organisations and keeps herself busy.A newspaper clipping with six columns of text and a black and white photo of an smiling older woman centred under the title and subtitleww2, wwll, banka island, japanese, sumatra, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), 13th australian general hospital, johore bahru, singapore, vyner brooke, vyner brook

This story details the individual stories of isolation experienced by Jonathon Sanders and Vivien Stratham, both special guests at a RSL luncheon at Anzac house. Vivien Stratham spoke about becoming and living as a Japanese POW and how quickly life returned to normal when she was finally able to return to nursing in Australia.A newspaper clipping from a larger page with four columns of text and a large black and white photo of a man and a woman holding a book between them and smiling.' "The West Australian" 21/6/84 / WWII' [blue ink top of page] 'A TRUE LONER!' [blue ink following an underlined sentence at the lower right side]ww2, wwll, singapore, vivien stratham (nee bullwinkel), vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), vivien stratham (nee bullwinkle), vivian bullwinkle, vivian statham (nee bullwinkle)

Dr Rupert Goodman was in Perth to launch his book 'Our war nurses - The history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps 1902 - 1988'. It was launched at the Naval Military and Air Forces Club of WA where about 150 for war nurses attended. In his book, Rupert calls out Major-General Gordon Bennett to accept some blame for the terrible fate that befell the nurses in the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Bennett had refused to let tje nurses to pm January 20 because he said it was bad for civilian morale in Singapore, a decision that "undoubtedly cost many lives later'. Perhaps the most harrowing experience of an army nurse belongs to the nurses of World War 1. "There were 600 men and not one with a whole face," wrote Sister Gertrude Moberly. "some of them had had 13 operations." As soon as she was out of sight of the hospital she sat down and cried.A large newspaper clipping consisting of two columns of text and a large black and white photo of and old woman and man holding and book open between them.'30/5/88' [blue ink, top left corner]ww1, wwi, world war one, ww2, wwii, world war two, tobruk, brisbane, western australia, bicentenary, universary of queensland, 2/4 australian general hospital, boer war, vivian statham, vivian bullwinkel

A Scrap book from newspaper articles of various females of interest to Jean Dunsmuir started in 1953Newspaper articles from 1953 onwards in the form of a scrap bookspiral bound, cardboard covered sketch bookOn cover; Spirax No 578 Sketch Book - Jean C. Dunsmuir Repatriation Hospital Heidelberg West jean dunsmuir, heidelberg repatriation hospital, joan hammond, juan jose castro, sister mavis hannah, sister wilma oram, lesley davis, sister jessie doyle, vivian statham, sister vivian bullwinkel, lynette kierce, jennifer laycock, kathleen ferrier, a. noy, m. holden, a. syer, b. jeffry, virginia paris, shirley strickland, maureen connolly, marjorie jackson, winsome cripps, jean sedgman, heather menzies, jean brooks, janine bishop, susanne ricketts

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

Biographical account of Vivian Bullwinkel with a photo of her proudly displaying the plaque she was presented with by the Lifetime Associates of Sydney in 1977 listing the names of the Australian Nurses that were with her in the POW camp.Newspaper clipping with two and a half columns of text below the heading and a large photo of a woman dsplaying a plaque on the right hand side.'WWII' [Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the clipping]wwii, ww2, world war two, banka island, army nurse, ss vyner brooke, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), vivian bullwinkel, prisoner of war nurses

An article about a memorial being built to commemorate Australia'a war service nurses. It is due to be opened in October 1999 to mark the centenary of Australian miltary nursing. In attendence at the ceremony, amongst a large group of Australians, were Vivian Bullwinkel, Wilma Young and Pat Darling - three nurses who survived the 1942 Japanese invasion of Singapore and three and a half years as prisoners-of-war. The photo description reads: "Vivian Bullwinkel, sole survivor of a Japanese wartime massacre, at the dedication of a memorial site on ANZAC Parade yesterday."Large newspaper clipping featuring a large photograph of multiple people gathering beneath a marquee, followed by five columns of text.'Canberra Times Sunday Feb 16 1997' [Handwritten in blue ink beneath the title]wwii, ww2, world war two, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), ss vyner brooke, wilma young, pat darling, war memorials, australian army nurses

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

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

Opinion article questioning why Australian war nurses do not receive state funerals like soldiers who served do. Author of article and historian Melanie Oppenheimerhas has written a non-fiction book about a Australia WWI nurse titled 'Oceans of Love, Narrelle'. Photograph with article is of Vivian Bullwinkel.Newspaper clipping with a black and white photograph on the right of a smiling woman in military nurses uniform. Article has seven columns of text.war nurses, funerals, state funerals, melanie oppenheimer, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham

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

This story explains Vivian Bullwinkel's concerns around the television drama being made about her her war service and time as a Japanese POW. Vivian had promised her story to another production company, and is worried the company now working on the drama may be sensationalise the story and destroy the meaning and truth of one of the worst atrocities of the war. Matt Carroll, the executive producer of the production company, Roadshow, Coote and Carroll, was unaware Vivian had signed an exclusive contract with Crawford Production, after research by his company on the story had been completed. Newspaper clipping from a larger page with a black and white photo of a smiling older woman and four columns of textww2, wwll, mike willesee, vivian statham, royal adelaide hospital, adelaide, banka island, singapore, japanese, sumatra

This clipping is announcing the launch of a book written by Betty Jeffrey about her and other Australian Nurses' time as WW2 POW's. The article details Sister Jefferey starting to write the book while still a POW, and during her two year recuperation in an Australian Army hospital. She is willing to gift the original scraps of paper she used to write the book to the National War Memorial in Canberra.A newspaper clipping from a larger page of a single column of text and large black and white photo of two women holding glasses and smiling. The bottom of the article appears to be missing.'16/3/54 Sun' [blue ink top of page]vivien bullwinkel, australian army nurses, wwii, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel)

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)

Article is about life as a prisoner of war from the experiences of Wilma Young.Photocopy of part of an article with three columns of text, one small black and white photograph of an elderly lady and small sketch. Half page photocopy of part of a newspaper article with three columns of text, a small black and white photograph of a group of women in nurses uniforms and a sketch.wwii, world war two, ww2, japanese pow, wilma young [oram], carrie jean ashton, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), ellen mavis hannah, ellen mavis allgrove

Article is about an exhibition in the Myer's Mural Hall of artefacts that WWII POW's made during their incaceration. Photocopy of part of an article with three columns of text, one small black and white photograph of an elderly lady and small sketch. Half page photocopy of part of a newspaper article with three columns of text, a small black and white photograph of a group of women in nurses uniforms and a sketch.wwii, world war two, ww2, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), agnes betty jeffrey, pows, ernest edward (weary) dunlop, canon harry thorpe, jim simpson, roy thomson, r wright

Matron Vivian Bullwinkel flew from Perth to Fairfield Hospital to witness the last graduates of the Basic Nursing and Aide/Enrolled Nurse Training program before training is turned over to colleges. Vivian set up the training program when she was the director of nursing at Fairfield, between 1961 and 1977. With this final class, the total graduates of the program reached 1195. Vivian acknowledged that while medicine and treatment as evolved with the times there is one thing that hasn't changed: people's needs. The nature of nursing means getting close to people and this was never more apparent than when in a Japanese POW camp Vivian and other fellow nurses were approached by another POW of a different nationality requesting help as they trusted them, not the people in authority. A newspaper clipping of a large black and white photo of an older woman standing in front of a large group of younger men and women in nursing uniforms above four columns of text'Herald 16.11.89.' [black ink, along top]world war two, ww2, wwii, vivian statham, michael compton, leanne cassidy

Mrs Sally Alsop cherishes a treasure-trove of letters written by her aunt that she hopes will be collated into a book. Sally's aunt was Gwendoline Elmes, who died in the Banka Island massacre, shot by the Japanese. The Japanese had previously bombed and sunk the ship, Vyner Brooke, Gwen and 300 othe men, women, children and nurses were on, evacuating from Singapore. Sally gre up knowing little about her aunt, but when her mother became ill she heard about the letters and spent the night reading themA newspaper clipping of a large black and white photo with a title and five columns of text beneath. The photo shows a woman in glasses sitting in front of a window holding several sheets of paper'NC9' [blue ink, top left, sticky taped on]wwii, world war two, ww2, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), banka strait, dorothy gwendoline elmes, bud, pacific war, sumatra, australian red cross

This article is about Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), a former WW2 nurse and Japanese POW, accepting a RAAF flight to a memorial dedicated to the nurses who lost their lives due to the sinking of the Vyner Brooke.Newspaper article clipped from a larger page with four columns of text followed by a black and white photo of an older womanww2, wwll, banka island

The caption beneath the photos names Mrs Wilma Young (nee Oram) and Mrs Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) who were at a reunion for their unit where they had a common bond as wartime nurses and POWs.A newspaper clipping of a large black and white photo featuring two older women holding wine glasses and standing in front of the 13th Australian General Hosptial's flagww2, wwii, wilma jones, japanese, 13th australian general hospital, hilton hotel

Illustrated book with light green cover. On the front cover, in addition to the title and author's name printed in dark grey and black ink, is a coloured photograph of the original Nurses Memorial Centre at 431 St Kilda Rd Melbourne. Title and authors name also printed on the spine. On the back cover are comments about the Centre by Vivian Statham (Bullwinkel) and Betty Jeffrey.non-fictionThis is a history of the Nurses Memorial Centre, including the fund-raising efforts of Vivian Bullwinkel and Betty Jeffrey who visited every hospital in Victoria with more than twenty beds, recounting their war time experiences. The nurses Memorial Centre is a living memorial to the heroism and sacrifice of the 76 Australian nurses who died during World War Two and to those who survived years in prisoner-of-war camps during that time.nurses memorial centre-history, nursing -victoria-history

Melville Civic Square saw an early Anzac service on [17 April 1988], as the square's civic clock tower was dedicated as a memorial to local residents who fought for Australia. The service included a requiem by Mrs Vivian Statham, the sole survivor of the Banka Island massacre.A newspaper clipping of a large black and white photo of an older woman smiling and holding a memorial wreath in front of a clock tower, above two small columns of text.' "The West Australian ' 18/4/88 ' [blue ink, along top]vivian bullwinkel, japanese, sumatra, jack howson, bicentennial authority, don ingersole

Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) visits Melbourne from her home in Perth to launch the National Mutual Nurses' Month, taking place throughout May. The biggest woman's project of the bicentennial, Nurses' Month will involve nurses throughout Australia. Though Vivian is now retired she is still very involved and concerned about the nursing world. Possibly best known as the courageous lone survivour of the massacre of Australian Army nurses by the Japanese in World War Two, Vivian went on to be matron of the Repatriation Hospital and then Fairfield Hospital. A newspaper clipping of a story consisting of three large columns of text and a large black and white photo of an older woman (head and sholders) holding a baby'WWII ' '[blue ink, top right, both copies] 'Progress Press. APRIL 1988'[black ink bottom left, one copy]world war 2, wwii, ww2, world war ii, vivian bullwinkel, red cross, mercy hospital, michael willessee, st kilda road, edith cavell, britich, belgium, german, nurses' memorial centre, lucas sampson, kerrie sampson, yarraville west

The article details the war time recollections of Vivian Bullwinkel, sole survivor of the Japanese massacre of Australian nurses in 1942. The Australian Army nurses, with 200 civilians, were aboard the SS Vyner Brook when the Japanese bombed and sank the ship. After ten hours, twenty four nurses survived to make it ashore on Banka Island. The Japanese took them prisoner and then proceeded to shoot them all, after first bayoneting forty Bristish prisoners. Vivian was shot in the side and pretended she was dead. Vivian credits her initial survival to the duty she felt to a fellow survivor of the massacre, a British man. They then had to make the decision that giving themselves up to the Japanese was their best chance of survival. After threes years as a POW Vivian had lost alot of weight and seen many die, but she had continued to care for those that were her patients. More than 50 years later Vivian is to return to Banka Island as and honoured guest of Indonesia, to chose the site of of a memorial to her dead comrades. Vivian avoids talking in detail about her POW experiences but she does have strong views on selling Australian land to Japanese investors. The Japanese government had recently apologised for the atrocities they committed, but Vivian believes the apology was not specific enough. The first page of a magazine article including two columns of text and a colour reproduction of a painting of a woman in nurse's uniform, page one of two'N22' [blue ink, top right]ww2, wwii, red cross, frank statham, dutch east indies, anzac day

The article details the war time recollections of Vivian Bullwinkel, sole survivor of the Japanese massacre of Australian nurses in 1942. The Australian Army nurses, with 200 civilians, were aboard the SS Vyner Brook when the Japanese bombed and sank the ship. After ten hours, twenty four nurses survived to make it ashore on Banka Island. The Japanese took them prisoner and then proceeded to shoot them all, after first bayoneting forty Bristish prisoners. Vivian was shot in the side and pretended she was dead. Vivian credits her initial survival to the duty she felt to a fellow survivor of the massacre, a British man. They then had to make the decision that giving themselves up to the Japanese was their best chance of survival. After threes years as a POW Vivian had lost alot of weight and seen many die, but she had continued to care for those that were her patients. More than 50 years later Vivian is to return to Banka Island as and honoured guest of Indonesia, to chose the site of of a memorial to her dead comrades. Vivian avoids talking in detail about her POW experiences but she does have strong views on selling Australian land to Japanese investors. The Japanese government had recently apologised for the atrocities they committed, but Vivian believes the apology was not specific enough. First page of a magazine clipping consisting of a large title with two columns of text next to a colour reproduction of a painting of a nurse Second page of a magazine clipping consisting of three columns of text under a large colour photo of an older man and woman leaning into each other'N22' [blue ink, top left, first page]ww2, wwii, red cross, frank statham, dutch east indies, anzac day