Vale – Donald (Don) Stanley (1945 – 11 November 2018). Don attended MHS from 1961-1963. He really enjoyed his time playing 1st 18 Australian Rules football for 3 years and captain of football during his […]

Vale – Henry (Harry) Joseph Kannegiesser, B.A., M.Ed. Died – 16 June 2019 MHS Staff 1965 – 1967 Harry commenced his teaching career in 1953 the year he also won a Commonwealth Scholarship. He completed […]

Vale – Miss Joyce Mary Vineer – B.A., Dip Ed 23 February 1923 – 17 February 2020 MHS Staff 1980 – 1987 Joyce migrated to Australian at the age of 7 with her family, her […]

Vale – Kenneth Charles Mawson, OAM, B.Com. 28 February 1922 – 10 June 2019 MHS Staff 1945 – 1946 Kenneth started his teacher career at the age of 16, and after completing his Diploma of […]

Vale – Walter Davis Hardy OBE, M.A., B.Sc., Dip.Ed. 6 January 1911 – 8 January 2015 MHS Staff 1938 – 1939 His parents married in South Africa, Walter born and initially educated in the International […]

Robert James Phillips, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. 28 December 1930 – 26 August 2022 MHS Staff 1954-1963 Robert was born in Bendigo, and when he joined the Education Department in 1949, taught for a year at State […]

William “Billy” Robert Picken 7 June 1956 – 23 July 2022 MHS 1974 At the school he was in the 1st XVIII as Vice-Captain and was awarded Full Colours in Football and Half Colours in Athletics.  He […]

Dr Maurice Balson, B.Com, Ed.D. 10 November 1927 – 7 May 2022 MHS 1943-1946 Dr Maurice Balson, known as Morry, has died aged 94. Morry was at Melbourne High from 1943 to 1946 and was […]

Vale – Michael E Humphries – BA LLB B Ed M Ed Grad Dip Lib 10 April 1946 – 28 April 2020 MHS Staff 1982 – 2000 Michael Humphries who died after a short illness […]

Vale – Owen Wallis Spurway, T.S.T.C.(Arts and Crafts), Dip.A. 10 January 1941 – 5 April 2019 MHS Staff 1973 – 1974 Owen’s family was connected with Kyneton, where his grand-father, Robert Spurway, a builder, had […]