Betty was born Isabel Elizabeth Brisbane. She was the fourth and last child of John and Ethel Brisbane, born on the 8th of September 1924 in Warwick, Queensland.
Bertha recalls her childhood relationship with Betty fondly.
"We were good friends, we didn't have any trouble."
In 1944, Betty married Percy Peachey in Warwick. They had two children; Sandra and Dianne.
Betty died on the 26th of August 2010, at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland.