When little Nancy Bentley was bitten by a snake at Port Arthur in 1920, some quick-thinking rule bending aboard a nearby warship helped to save her life. Nancy made history that day, and it's a record that still stands.
When six-year-old Nancy Bentley was bitten by a snake in Port Arthur in 1920, some quick-thinking rule bending aboard a nearby warship possibly saved her life.Ms Bentley is the youngest person to be enlisted in the Australian forces — and was the first female to enter the Royal Australian Navy .
The ship had just spent time in the Pacific Ocean and was anchored in Port Arthur's Carnarvon Bay for a brief spell. Captain Henry Cayley welcomed the young girl aboard to be seen to by the ship's surgeon, but faced a regulatory hurdle. "There were no repercussions, because it was a child and they saved a life and gave her medical assistance," Ms Hawkins said.Ms Bentley spent eight days on HMAS Sydney . During her stay, the ship travelled to Hobart, where she got to attend the cinemas with HMAS Sydney 's company.
On the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy in 1986, she was made a life member of the HMAS Sydney Association. Treatments for snakebite varied in the 1920s, with some people chopping off bitten fingers as a last resort.
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