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Vivian Bullwinkel interviewed by John Clements [sound recording]

Vivian Bullwinkel interviewed by John Clements on ABC radio 1980

HG (John) Clements
Vivian Bullwinkel, Second World War, Australian Army Nurses, Banka Island Massacre
Video
Every Inch of the Way: Vivian Bullwinkel

Documentary made for the Department of Veteran's Affairs - Vivian Bullwinkel discusses her experiences in being transferred from one camp to another. 

Vivian Bullwinkel 1990
Vivian Bullwinkel, Australian Army Nurses, Second World War
Video
An interview with Vincent Kelly, the man who fell off the Sydney Harbour Bridge and lived

An interview with Vincent Kelly – a rivetor during the building of the Harbour Bridge and the man who fell from the highest point and survived in 1930.

Vincent Kelly, Sydney Harbour Bridge