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All the Way to the USA: Australian WWII War Brides
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24.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride, Betty Kane, from Western Australia inspired The Waifs to compose their popular song 'Bridal Train' which was based on their grandmother's story. It was the story of many young women who travelled across the Nullarbor by train to board ships to the USA in the 1940s. Listen to the link below: https://g.co/kgs/m1RSHP
24.01.2022 Memory from 12 years ago: WWII War brides at their annual reunion in Chicago.
23.01.2022 97 Years Young in the USA ! Australian WWII War Bride Dorothy Pence Berry celebrates with family!
22.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Joanne Patterson enjoys celebrating Mother's Day with her family in Oregon, USA.
21.01.2022 Happy birthday Edna Hannell Lindley! Australian WWII War Bride is 93 today!
20.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Lillian Bradbury on board SS Monterey in 1946 on her way to the USA, and Lillian today ... a young 95 year old!!
19.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Betty Mott married Ray de St Germain in 1944 and sailed on board SS David C. Shanks to reunite with her husband and live in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Photographs show Betty and Ray on their wedding day, and Betty (3rd from right) with a group of war brides sailing to an unknown future.
19.01.2022 'All the Way to the USA: Australian WWII War Brides' - book launch 7 years ago in Bowral, NSW.
19.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Edna Hannel Lindley, originally from Brisbane, living in Indiana USA. Aussie Bushell's tea and Vegemite Snack biscuits obviously agree with her! Looking good Edna!
18.01.2022 Part of Ruth Frost's story from an article in The Age ten years ago!
18.01.2022 Lovely photo of Australian WWII War Bride, Edna Lindley, enjoying life in West Baden Springs, Indiana, USA.
14.01.2022 Happy 95th birthday to Australian WWII War Bride Joann Patterson!
14.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Ruth Frost has published her story ... https://www.amazon.com.au/Pavlovas-Popcorn-Rut//B005E4WDBQ
12.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Edna Lindley with New Zealand WWII War Bride Lorna Caravella having fun at a reunion in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2013.
12.01.2022 To hear more about Australian WWII War Brides, listen to ABC podcast below: (Scroll down and click on 'Listen or download audio'). https://www.abc.net.au//conversat/robyn-arrowsmith/6083754
11.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride, Edna Hannell Lindley, fondly remembers the display of her beautiful wedding dress at the WWII War Brides Reunion in Las Vegas in 2017.
11.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Ruth Frost is 94 years young! Now living in Melbourne, she has a wonderful sense of humour and is a great role model! She turns 95 next month.
11.01.2022 Read about the wonderful achievements of 92-year-old Australian WWII War Bride, Joan Jones .... https://www.claytodayonline.com//australian-jones-still-co
11.01.2022 Read more about the experiences of these remarkable women in 'All the Way to the USA: Australian WWII War Brides'. To purchase a copy of the book, see the website at aussiewarbrides.com
10.01.2022 Two beautiful flowers!! Ninety-six years young, Australian WWII War Bride, Dorothy Pence Berry, just loves her Christmas Amaryllis, the first one she has had in 96 years!
10.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Edna Hannell Lindley looking stylish and smiling behind the mask ... with her hairdresser in Indiana, USA.
09.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride Ivy Diers, 93 years young, in Hawaii with her niece visiting from Australia.
08.01.2022 On this Mother's Day in 2019 sending loving thoughts to Australian WWII War Brides and their families.On this Mother's Day in 2019 sending loving thoughts to Australian WWII War Brides and their families.
08.01.2022 Australian WWII War Bride, Ruth Frost, sadly passed away this Easter aged 96. Lovingly known to her friends as Frosty, Ruth was a lively, warm personality with a wonderful sense of humor. She was a great story teller and wrote 'Pavlovas to Popcorn' which chronicled her early life and how she met and married her American husband. Ruth will be missed by her family and many friends, but her memory will live on to enrich many lives. RIP.
04.01.2022 Two beautiful WWII War brides in Salem, Oregon, USA ... 94 year old English war bride Joy Beebe with Australian war bride Rita Hopkins who is turning 100 in October!!
02.01.2022 Wonderful memories of WWII War Brides Association reunion 4 years ago. Australian war brides and their families on board the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA
02.01.2022 Petite 86 year-old Australian WWII War Bride, Hazel Walker, dancing at a special tribute at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC on the eve of Anzac Day in 2007. War brides travelled from all over the USA to be officially acknowledged, after 60 years, for their contribution to good Australian-American relations.
01.01.2022 Rusty Walker writes: '2011 My mother's 90th birthday. This photo ended up in the book, "All the Way to the USA, about WWII brides, that married military service men, and their stories. Mom is featured in the book by Dr. Robyn Arrowsmith.'
01.01.2022 A beautiful bride! Seventy-six years ago on October 28, 1944, Edna Hannell Lindley married her American sweetheart in Queensland, Australia. She had just turned 17 a week earlier!
