19 December 2003
Olive Weston's Story
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Australian folklore loves a larrikin almost as much as it loves a war hero. And just occasionally, you get people who are both of those things. Today our figure in history is one very feisty Australian woman, Olive Weston.
As a child growing up in Queensland in the '30s, she once ran up the back of a sleeping crocodile. And she didn't lose that mix of bravery and panache as she got older, serving as a nurse during World War 2.
To tell us more we're joined now by Peter Fenton, documentary maker and author of a book on Olive Weston.
Publications
Title: Olive Weston: the heroic life of a World War II nurse
Author : Peter Fenton
Publisher: Harper Collins
