Betty Greene was born Betty Turnbull, daughter of Ronald and Muriel Turnbull and sister to Laurie, Colin, Margaret and Roger.  They were a close and loving family, with music and humour among the many things they shared in common. Father Ronald was the Fire Chief at the Fremantle Fire Station, which was a childhood home to Betty and her sister and brothers.

Legend has it that an ancestor of the Turnbull clan saved the life of a man being attacked in a field by a bull. That man turned out to be Robert the Bruce, who dubbed his rescuer 'Turn-A-Bull' and awarded him lands in the south-east of Scotland that the Turnbull clan held for some three hundred years. That same family pride and personal achievement has passed through the generations - Fire Chief Ronald's son Laurie would go on to hold important positions in government and industry, as well as the West Australian Fire Department and the Australian Freemasons.

The Turnbull siblings were all physically able as well as musically talented and civic-minded. Betty herself won awards for sporting events as well as charity and fund raising work. At the age of 18, she was voted 'Popular Queen' when raising funds for the war effort in 1940.

The Turnbull Kids, L-R: Colin, Margaret, Laurie, Betty and Roger