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Auxiliary power: in wartime, Australian women fought germs, fired shells – and took on gender norms

Sheila Sibley enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 with a vision of becoming a wartime nurse – “an angel of mercy, the wounded man’s guide … the Rose of No-Man’s Land”, in her own words.

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2023

As Australians mark Anzac Day, chance find sheds light on female veteran's WWI story

The album was found in a cupboard during renovations to an aged care home. At first Martha Burns, Queensland's first female dentist, was though to have been its owner — but that doesn't match up with the history of her service during the war.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2022

WWII nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel's incredible tale of survival

Australian nurse Vivian Bullwinkel's incredible tale of survival includes being on a ship sunk at sea, washing up on an occupied island, being captured as a prisoner of war and being shot in an attempted execution by machine gun fire.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2022