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Mates for life
Sixty years of enduring, tender and devoted friendship in the tropics l CAIRNS FOR sixty years two Cairns women have maintained an incredible friendship that has lasted through good times and bad. Gail Simpson, of Yorkeys Knob, and Bibi Skerritt, of Redlynch, first met in 1963. Over a cup of tea and some treats, they told Cairns Local News about the trust that had strengthened between them. “Friendships are almost like a marriage,” Ms Skerritt, 87, said. “It’s for better or worse, and you take them when they’re cranky and don’t want to talk. It takes a long time to grow an old friend,” she said.
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Gail Simpson and Bibi Skerritt have been lifelong friends in Cairns.
Gail Simpson (left) was a bridesmaid at Bibi Skerritt’s wedding in 1964.
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