White Coolies

White Coolies
AuthorBetty Jeffrey
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWorld War Two
Genrememoir
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Publication date
1954
Publication placeAustralia

White Coolies is a 1954 memoir by Australian nurse Betty Jeffrey about her experiences in World War Two.[1] This included surviving the sinking of the Vyner Brook, escaping a massacre, and being in a camp on Sumatra.[2]

  1. ^ "WHITE COOLIES". Brisbane Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 1 March 1954. p. 11 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved 1 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Girl guests of the Japs". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 23. New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1954. p. 18. Retrieved 1 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.