Two former school students reconnect after nearly eight decades

Jeanene Duncan
August 5 2020 - 4:00am
Close to eight decades had passed when Bessie Smith and Coral Bates met up.
Close to eight decades had passed when Bessie Smith and Coral Bates met up.

When Coral Bates met up with Bessie Smith back in 2018 close to 80 years had passed since the one-time Maitland Girls High School students had last seen one another.

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Jeanene Duncan

Jeanene Duncan

Senior Journalist

Jeanene has more than 40 years experience as a regional and rural journalist starting at The Land Newspaper. She also worked for Stock Journal Newspaper (SA), McPherson, Fairfax newspapers and Rural Press, and contributed to various magazines.

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