Farm boy becomes a nurse

REPORTER: Lucy Short

WHEN farm boy Paul Whittaker was a student at Maitland Area School, he certainly did not think he would pursue a career as a nurse.

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How Kadina helped a bogan make it big

JOURNALIST: Nick Perry

LIKE a VB stubby and a meat pie, being a bogan and Chris Franklin go hand in hand, leading him to become one of Australia’s most successful stand-up comedians.

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Ros searches for family history

JOURNALIST: Rhiannon Koch

FOR most of her life, Maitland’s Ros Edwards has been interested in the stories of her ancestors as well as helping others find out more about their families’ past.

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Lolly man and basket lady retire from Sweet Tooth

JOURNALIST: Amie Price

IT was a bittersweet day for Maxine and Peter Tully when they walked out of the Sweet Tooth, Kadina, for the last time on Friday, March 22.

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Living through World War II

JOURNALIST: Jenny Oldland

ON Anzac Day 1942, at the height of World War II, Alex Daniell, of Stansbury, enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force.

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Stuart at work in Mongolia

JOURNALIST: Jenny Oldland

UNTIL October, Stuart Barrett, from Warooka, had never left Australia and now he’s got a tale or two to tell about his time working in one of the world’s last frontiers — Mongolia.

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Big T notches up 80 years

AT 80 years of age most people are enjoying the quiet life, but not Paske­ville’s Trevor “Big T” Price.

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Ray and Rita show their best hand

JOURNALIST: Steph Callow

BRIDGE isn’t just a card game to Kadina’s Ray and Rita Jones; it has become a way of life.

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