MAKOGAI LEPER STATION VISITED.—Mr P. J. Twomey, of Christchurch, who is known throughout the Dominion for his interest in the welfare of the lepers of the Pacific, recently visited the centre at Makogia Island. In the upper picture Mr Twomey is seen with some of the women patients. Lower: Dr C. J. Austin, 0.8. E., Superintendent, and Rev. Mother Agness, M.8.E., Nursing Sister in Charge of Makogai Leper Station.
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Evening Star, Issue 25619, 20 October 1945, Page 9
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69MAKOGAI LEPER STATION VISITED.—Mr P. J. Twomey, of Christchurch, who is known throughout the Dominion for his interest in the welfare of the lepers of the Pacific, recently visited the centre at Makogia Island. In the upper picture Mr Twomey is seen with some of the women patients. Lower: Dr C. J. Austin, O.B.E., Superintendent, and Rev. Mother Agness, M.B.E., Nursing Sister in Charge of Makogai Leper Station. Evening Star, Issue 25619, 20 October 1945, Page 9
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