Episode 18 - Betty Jeffrey: 'The Girls on the Beach'

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<p>Welcome to episode eighteen of the Ausmed Handover podcast - Betty Jeffrey: 'The Girls on the Beach' Welcome to this special edition of the Ausmed Handover podcast. In this episode you are going to hear a rare piece of history taken from the personal account of Australian war nurse, Betty Jeffrey. Held as a prisoner of war in World War Two on Banka Island alongside the famous Vivian Bullwinkel, the two were instrumental in the formation of the Nurses Memorial Centre, dedicated to honouring nurses past, present and future. 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the infamous Banka Island Massacre. On the 16th of </p>