Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' ADVOCATE, MONDAY, Abt. 1940 NEARLY 90 Teralba Woman Still Keeps House Teralba is proud of its oldest resident, Mrs. E. Bedford, who will soon celebrate her 90th birthday. Mrs. Bedford, better known as Nurse Bedford, who lives in Cumberland Street, looks after a six-roomed house, cooks and does the washing. Fancy work is the pride of her heart. She also enjoys surfing, and often goes camping with her family. To day she is doing all she can to provide comforts for soldiers overseas. Nurse Bedford was only two when she came to Australia with her parents, living first at Raymond Terrace. She was only 16 years when she married Mr. Young Bedford, a railway contractor. At that time she had charge of railway crossing gates in northern New South Wales. For 10 years she lived at Wallsend, then went to Gunnedah, and Breeza, finally settling at Teralba 52 years ago. About that time she took up nursing. After her training in a Sydney maternity hospital she went into practice. Thirty years ago she joined the Reorganised Church of Latter Day Saints. Nurse Bedford had 11 children, of whom eight - three sons and five daughters - are living. Her husband died about 20 years ago. Today she is assisting to make up material for soldiers overseas. In recent years she took an active part in organising church efforts and collecting material for her stall. MargaretB Lake Macquarie NSW Australia