Sister Margaret Augusta De Mestre

Janene Carey
Updated November 14 2017 - 11:52am, first published November 9 2017 - 3:30pm
The White Magnolia blooming on Thursday November 9
The White Magnolia blooming on Thursday November 9

Flowers on the white magnolia tree facing the Anglican rectory on Waterfall Way have bloomed just in time to mark the birthday of Bellingen-born Sister Margaret Augusta De Mestre, the first Australian nurse to be killed in action during the Second World War.

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Janene Carey

Janene Carey

Senior Journalist

Janene Carey is the senior journalist for the Bellingen Shire Courier-Sun

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