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Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Border Mail, Prisoners of the Japanese, 19891028

  • Large newspaper page with a story consisting of five columns of text and a large, bold title beneath a large black and white group photo of mostly women, most of whom who are in a nurses uniform

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Historical information

Article describes some of the horrors and situations nurses endured as prisoners of war under the Japanese on Bangka Island, Rabaul & Japan. Article includes many quotes and stories relayed by Vivian Bullwinkel, Daisy Cardin (Tootie) McPherson (neé Keast), Mavis Claudia Cullen, Iole Harper, Nesta Gwyneth Lewis James, Agnes Betty Jeffrey & Ada Corbett (Corbitt) (Mickey or Micky) Syer.

Physical description

Large newspaper page with a full page story consisting of five columns of text and a large, bold title beneath a large black and white group photo of forty six people, most in nurses uniforms

Inscriptions & markings

'NC2' [circled, blue ink, middle left of page]

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