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From Brisbane trainee nurse to U.S. war bride.

Posted on 10 March 2019 by

How different was the life of a young woman in Australia during World War II? Personal diaries are a wonderful way to rediscover the day-to-day activities of our past. In this 1941 diary, twenty-year-old Elvie Geissmann records her first year as … Continue reading →

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