101-year-old Jose Planned to Stay 3 Months and Stayed 75 Years

From the seaside town of Bournemouth, England, to the red heart of Australia, centenarian Jose Petrick reflects on a life that spans continents, wars, and decades of history. Jose’s childhood was filled with seaside memories at her parents’ beach hut, but everything changed with the outbreak of the Second World War. Trained as a nurse, she served in Portsmouth, caring for the wounded from the D-Day campaign. After the war, seeking adventure, Jose set off to Australia on what was meant to be a short working holiday. She travelled through Sydney, Hobart, and Adelaide before deciding to see “the real Australia” — the outback. Taking a governess job on a cattle station 300 miles from Alice Springs, she planned to stay three months. Instead, she met “the guy next door” and stayed for the next 75 years. Following her husband Martyn’s death, Jose began a new chapter as a cadet journalist at the Centralian Advocate. She went on to write several beloved books on local history, including "The History of Alice Springs through Landmarks and Street Names". In 2010, she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for her contribution to preserving the town’s heritage. [link to playlist] 📍 Location: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia 🌏 Origins: Bournemouth, England #the100Project #JosePetrick #AliceSprings #northernterritory #australianhistory #inspiringwomen #livinghistory #Outbacklife #BournemouthEngland #centenarianstories 🎥 Watch more inspiring centenarian stories: Video:    • 108 Year Old Violet: The Woman Who Never L...   Video:    • She Hitchhiked Across Europe at 23 and Nev...   Video:    • 106-Year-Old Colin Wagener First Hand Expe...   Chapters: 00:00 My first plane! 00:30 Christchurch Bournemouth in Dorset 01:34 Beach Hut in Mudeford Beach 02:00 Talk of World War 2 02:55 Blackout 03:46 French Troops from Dunkirk 05:26 Nursing during D-Day 09:07 VE Day 10:12 Going to Australia 11:33 A working holiday: Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, the Outback 13:03 Travelling to Alice Springs 14:52 From Alice to McDonald Downs Station 18:02 School of the Air 19:54 Royal Flying Doctor Service 20:25 Tall dark & handsome 21:55 An Outback Wedding 23:50 Neural Junction Station 27:36 Journalism & historian 28:39 OAM 29:25 The Olympic Torch 31:04 End credits