Stephen Oswald Amos, B.Com.(Hons). 13 April 1940 – 20 June 2021 MHS 1954 -1957 Stephen’s father, Oswald Trethewey Amos had attended Melbourne High School 1924-1927, where he played in the 1st and A XVIII, the […]
Russell Edward Hillbrich 8 November 1948 to 8 May 2022 MHS 1964 -1967 Passionate Essendon supporter, avid consumer and collector of wine and Bob Dylan devotee, Russell passed away at St Vincent’s Hospital after a […]
Robert Geoffrey “Geoff” Allingham, T.D.T.C., T.T.C. 14 October 1927 – 23 January 2022 MHS 1941-1945 A frequent contributor to The Unicorn, writing articles which he also illustrated with his own sketches. His limited sporting prowess […]
The Right Reverend Phillip Keith Newell AO, G.C.S.J., B.Sc., M.Ed., Th.L.(hons). 30 January 1930 – 24 April 2022 MHS Staff 1954-1956 After completing his Matric, Newell joined the Education Department as a Junior Teacher in […]
Peter Morley Barkla 26 February 1936 – 4 March 2020 MHS 1950-1953 It’s with great sadness we announce that Peter Barkla passed away peacefully at Credit Valley Hospital on March 4, 2020, at the age of 84. […]
Michael Walkden Harris 29 January 1954 – 15 February 2020 MHS 1968-1970 One of two brothers to attend Melbourne High School, he played in the School Orchestra and was known as an outgoing, engaging student, […]
Leslie Adrian “Les” Rowe, B.A.(Hons)., Dip.Ed. 3 March 1945 – 28 February 2022 MHS 1959-1962 The following article was published in The Old Unicorn, Issue 249, Spring 2005 Trouble seems to follow Les Rowe, recently […]
Laurance “Laurie” Carlson 18 September 1936 to 20 January 2022 MHS 1950 – 1954 Laurie attended Graeme Street Primary School and then Middle Park Central School where he was the dux in his final year. […]
Keith Alfred Brierley 26 October 1927 – 4 December 2020 MHS 1941-1943 A keen Lacrosse player, for both Yarra and the School, winning Colours in both, he also played House Hockey. Luke Savage, Honorary School Archivist. […]
John Roy Chanter, B.Com. 24 October 1940 – 6 November 2020 MHS 1954-1957 John joined the cadets, rising to Corporal and played Tennis for Yarra and Baseball for the School, a sport he continued to […]