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Ward was a blue-eyed handsome, benevolent, outgoing fellow, a raconteur with a ready wit, who could entertain his friends for hours with anecdotes of the stage and performers.
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Hugh Ward was a notable fundraiser for patriotic causes during the First World War, and in recognition of his aid to
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1016:, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 2002, accessed online 31 December 2015.
828:, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 31 December 2015.
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Melbourne "Mel" Ward (1903 – 6 October 1966) married Halley Kate Foster on 27 October 1931. Mel was a noted naturalist.
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