Janet Roberts Billett

Janet Roberts Billett is a freelance historian specialising in oral history. Her background has been in teaching, specifically history and politics. In 2004 Janet completed and published Memories of War: Members of The Naval and Military Club recall World War II. Since 2011 Janet has worked with Cooee History and Heritage, conducting oral history interviews into diverse topics – the Australian Army Rugby Union Team, Sigma Pharmaceuticals centennial history, the Lost Dogs’ Home centenary exhibition. Jan serves as a Committee member of the Pipeclay Club and Military History and Heritage Victoria.

AWM Dedication – RAN, RANR and RANVR plaque.

This week commemorates the end of the Second World War in Europe, seventy-two years ago, when after six long years, the Allies were victorious.

ANZAC Girls by Peter Rees

While more than forty Australian civilian nurses had served officially in the Boer War (1899 -1902) in South Africa, the outbreak of World War I on 4 August 1914 brought […]

Janet Roberts Billett

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