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Western Mail, Thursday, 28 November 1929, p. 2.
Successful Pension Appeals.
Much to the relief or more than one deceased soldier's widow, the War Pension Appeal Tribunal now sitting in Perth has favourably terminated some pension claims upon which the R.S.L. has been engaged over a long period. One widow of a distinguished soldier was overjoyed to have her claim accepted right back to the date of death of her husband in 1919, while the case of a widow whose husband committed suicide about three years ago was accepted as being primarily caused by the effects of war service. Diggers with wives and families of their own will realise what it means to women and children to be recognised as the responsibility of the Commonwealth Government following the death of the breadwinner. The R.S.L. can take great credit for the establishment of these appeal tribunals, thereby bringing fresh minds to bear on unaccepted claims which in the opinion of league officials justified acceptance by the Repatriation Commission. Incidentally a word of praise is due to Mr. C. Ferguson, the assistant State secretary, and Mr. George Mellor, secretary of the Perth sub-branch, who advocated the claims before the tribunals, for the painstaking and efficient manner in which their cases have been prepared and presented.