Bet's arrived back in Sydney with Hank firmly in tow. Her China adventure is over.

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(Image: Helen Polkinghorne & Warren Henry)

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

On the seeemingly endless voyage home Bet finds herself back in Lae. Maybe, just maybe, MV Reynella will depart for Australia on Saturday. (Image: Telegram 14 February 1947)

Bet is still drifting from one port to the next, collecting and dropping off cargo. The journey home seems endless. (Image: Snow finally arrived at the Nanchang Office, after Bet left. Here is her good mate, Marj Bloch, enjoying the new experience)

Bet and Hank are en-route to Sydney aboard a steamship, MV Reynella, which seems to want to visit just about everywhere else. A stop in Lae, New Guinea, affords Bet the opportunity to catch-up with an old school friend, Jeanette Leahy and her husband, Mick. (Image: Lae War Cemetary)

Bet has made it to Shanghai and finally found a ship, the MV Reynella, to bring her home. Little does she realise the route will look like tangled spaghetti! (Image: Telegram 18 January 1947)

Bet celebrates her first New Year's Eve party before leaving Nanchang for the final time. As always in China, the journey is never simple. (Image: Loading up the vehicle)

Bet regales us with all the Christmas Festivities and goings on. Her tone is clouded with concern for her room-mate, Marj, who is very unwell. Mid letter she receives big news.(Image: Christmas joy rides for staff, family and friends)