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Dick and Nancy Nossiter on the Lane Cove River, 1953

Nancy was the daughter of George and Madge Swan from Birkienhead UK. Dr. George Seymour Swan received the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct in 1941 for his part in the rescue of Annie Done and Florence Bithell after the Well Lane bombing of 1941. He and his wife Margaret (Madge) migrated to Australia in the 1960's and he set up Prosthetic Limbs Units in Sydney Hospitals. He passed away in 1988 aged 92.

 

Retirement has no meaning to this doctor (1969, February 5). The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), p. 7. Retrieved August 27, 2025, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43201963

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Taken on August 27, 2025