Unanderra pensioner to study at University of Cambridge

Desiree Savage
Updated May 29 2019 - 12:41pm, first published 11:30am
GO GETTER: 'I really do suffer from boredom,' confesses Maggie Sydenham, 76, who is off to University of Cambridge in the UK as part of her Bachelor of Arts Degree. Picture: Sylvia Liber
GO GETTER: 'I really do suffer from boredom,' confesses Maggie Sydenham, 76, who is off to University of Cambridge in the UK as part of her Bachelor of Arts Degree. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Unanderra pensioner Maggie Sydenham is quite happy to be seen as an inspiration, having picked up a University of Wollongong degree in her 70s despite quitting high school at the age of 14.

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Desiree Savage

Desiree Savage

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