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| Brenda and Sterling benefited from family legacies as well as the local area being transformed by 'tree-changers' and the Australian Paper Manufacturers (APM, now Amcor). After a health scare, they sold the farm in 1975. Since then the local creek was dammed and, with the land apparently used as a hobby farm, the area can look idyllic. Sadly the many fruit trees (oranges, mandarins, lemons, guava,persimmons, plums etc) have not survived.For those who grew up on the farm, it is now unrecognisable.\\ | Brenda and Sterling benefited from family legacies as well as the local area being transformed by 'tree-changers' and the Australian Paper Manufacturers (APM, now Amcor). After a health scare, they sold the farm in 1975. Since then the local creek was dammed and, with the land apparently used as a hobby farm, the area can look idyllic. Sadly the many fruit trees (oranges, mandarins, lemons, guava,persimmons, plums etc) have not survived.For those who grew up on the farm, it is now unrecognisable.\\ |
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| Brenda and Sterling moved to 5 Hawea Close,[[wp>Wamberal,_New_South_Wales|Wamberal]] on the NSW Central Coast. Molly (Sterling's sister) and John Wilson later moved to Wamberal in their retirement as well. Brenda and Sterling enjoyed a comfortable retirement there, creating a beautiful gardening and being very active in the local Garden club. They made numerous friends including two widows (Trish and Elaine) living either side of them. In their later years, they benefitted enormously from dedicated nurses and other home-carers supported by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Despite such help, infirmity made their later years very difficult. \\ | Brenda and Sterling moved to 5 Hawea Close,[[wp>Wamberal,_New_South_Wales|Wamberal]] on the NSW Central Coast. Molly (Sterling's sister) and John Wilson later moved to Wamberal in their retirement as well. Brenda and Sterling enjoyed a comfortable retirement there, creating a beautiful garden and being very active in the local Garden club. They made numerous friends including two widows (Trish and Elaine) living either side of them. In their later years, they benefitted enormously from dedicated nurses and other home-carers supported by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Despite such help, infirmity made their later years very difficult. \\ |
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| Sterling and Brenda M-P celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.((Provenance: J. Godden.)) {{:sterling_and_brenda_668_.jpg?200|}}\\ | Sterling and Brenda M-P celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.((Provenance: J. Godden.)) {{:sterling_and_brenda_668_.jpg?200|}}\\ |