The secret wartime diaries of a young woman are giving new insight into life in Brisbane in the 1940s - but nobody knows the exact identity of the woman. Historians are now calling on the public to help solve the mystery. #9Today | WATCH LIVE 5.30am | TODAY

A powerful collection of wartime letters, diaries, and photographs – never before shared with the public – has been unveiled online today to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. The Watson Collection, released as part of the Their Finest Hour project at the University of Oxford, tells the story of Frank Watson, an RAF serviceman captured by Japanese forces in 1942, and his wife May, who waited more than four years for his return. Read more about the collection ⬇️ https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-0