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Healing a Broken World: Betty Souter in China, 1946

This series tells the story of UNRRA, The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the first and largest international aid effort in human history. It's told through the eyes and lette... Read more

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Episode 58 - 27 February 1947: Epilogue

Episode 58 - 27 February 1947: Epilogue

Bet's arrived back in Sydney with Hank firmly in tow. Her China adventure is over. Stay subscribed to this podcast chann... Read more

26 Feb 2022

35mins

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Episode 57 - 17 February 1947: Telegram

Episode 57 - 17 February 1947: Telegram

At last! Bet's finally coming home. And bringing Hank with her. (Image: Telegram 17 February 1947)

16 Feb 2022

1min

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Episode 56 - 14 February 1947: Telegram

Episode 56 - 14 February 1947: Telegram

On the seeemingly endless voyage home Bet finds herself back in Lae. Maybe, just maybe, MV Reynella will depart for Aust... Read more

13 Feb 2022

1min

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Episode 55 - 8 February 1947: Are we there yet?

Episode 55 - 8 February 1947: Are we there yet?

Bet is still drifting from one port to the next, collecting and dropping off cargo. The journey home seems endless. (Ima... Read more

7 Feb 2022

26mins

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Episode 54 - 5 February 1947: Port of Call, Lae, New Guinea

Episode 54 - 5 February 1947: Port of Call, Lae, New Guinea

Bet and Hank are en-route to Sydney aboard a steamship, MV Reynella, which seems to want to visit just about everywhere ... Read more

4 Feb 2022

18mins

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Episode 53 - 18 January 1947: Telegram

Episode 53 - 18 January 1947: Telegram

Bet has made it to Shanghai and finally found a ship, the MV Reynella, to bring her home. Little does she realise the ro... Read more

17 Jan 2022

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Episode 52 - 8 January 1947: Heading for home

Episode 52 - 8 January 1947: Heading for home

Bet celebrates her first New Year's Eve party before leaving Nanchang for the final time. As always in China, the journe... Read more

7 Jan 2022

22mins

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Episode 51 - 29 December 1946: Time to pack

Episode 51 - 29 December 1946: Time to pack

Bet regales us with all the Christmas Festivities and goings on. Her tone is clouded with concern for her room-mate, Mar... Read more

28 Dec 2021

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Episode 50 - 21 December 1946: Telegram

Episode 50 - 21 December 1946: Telegram

Bet sends an important message home. (Image: Bet's telegram of 21 December 1946)

20 Dec 2021

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Episode 49 -17 December 1946: The lot of a professional hitchhiker

Episode 49 -17 December 1946: The lot of a professional hitchhiker

A short letter to her Godmother. Christmas might be near, but Bet is firmly focussed on heading home. (Image: No need to... Read more

16 Dec 2021

10mins

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