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 The next photo was taken by Sterling of friends at Mona Vale beach in 1937. Brenda is on the far right; note the speakers providing the music! {{:mons_vale_beach_1937.jpg?400|}}\\
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 The house at 6 Viret Street Hunters Hill where Brenda lived (with her mother) before her marriage.{{:6_veret_street_hunters_hill.jpg?250|}}
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 Description and an unflattering photo of Sterling from his Record of Service (army) book: {{:dad_record_of_service_book.jpg?550|}}\\
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-Street photographers were active in Sydney in the 1940s, with women seemingly always slim and elegantly dressed. This is Sterling in hs army uniform with his wife Brenda. {{:sterling_uniform_brenda.jpg?300|}}
+Street photographers were active in Sydney in the 1940s, with women seemingly always slim and elegantly dressed. This is Sterling in his army uniform with his wife Brenda. {{:sterling_uniform_brenda.jpg?300|}}\\
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-Sterling - probably on his farm in the 1950s.{{:farmer_sterling.jpg?300|}}\\
+Brenda with her brother Norman and son during the war: all of her 4 brothers enlisted during the war with 2 dying on active service. One of the 2 survivors, Norman was in the RAAF and, as seen here, had his leg amputated; he died in 1961. Brenda's mother also died during the war, in 1944.((NSW BDM,23674/1961)) {{:mum_geoff_uncle_norman_cropped.jpg?300|}}\\
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-The farm house at Hydes Creek in or after 1962 as electricity was connected.{{:farm.jpg?400|}}
+Father and son getting to know each other after the war.{{:sterling_geoff_beach.jpg?400|}}
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+Sterling - probably on the farm c.1950s.{{:farmer_sterling.jpg?300|}} Sterling on the farm c. 1960s {{:sterling_on_farm.jpg?300|}}\\
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+The highlight of the year: Brenda and Sterling at the Bellingen Agricultural Show with their daughters, c.1955 and (next photo) c.1961{{:b_s_show_h_j1.jpg?300|}}
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+The farm house at Hydes Creek, possibly early 1960s as electricity was connected.{{:farm.jpg?400|}}\\
+The next photo shows Brenda and Sterling looking out at their farm, c.late 1950s or early 1960s. {{:parents_at_hydes_creek_farm.jpg?300|}}\\
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+Brenda, Sterling, daughters, dog and cats on the farm, c. early 1960s.{{:farm_family.jpg?300|}}