December 21, 2021
Dr. Graeme Ivallan Duke B.A.(Hons.), Dip.Ed., D.D. 7 July 1926 – 18 December 2021 MHS Staff 1961-1986 Graeme Duke was born into a Methodist family and won a scholarship to Wesley College. He then went […]
December 16, 2021
Dr. James “Mark” Richmond, B.A.(Hons)., Ph.D. 22 January 1938 – 15 October 2021 MHS 1952-1955 Mark was a bright scholar at MHS excelling in history and literature. With a refined taste for music, he contributed […]
December 22, 2021
Dr. Philip Henry Cohen 3 December 1928 – 10 December 2021 MHS 1942 to 1945 A Life Member of MHSOBA, Philip rowed for Yarra House and had a poem published (below). He was also in […]
December 16, 2021
Gordon James McKern, OAM 24 August 1935 – 29 November 2020 MHS 1949-1951 One of five siblings, each born in different states, as his father was a builder/project manager, who moved job to job. Two […]
February 7, 2022
Nicholas “Nick” Polites, B.Comm., B.A., OAM 02.07.1927 – 14.01.2022 MHS 1941 to 1944 Nick was the Saxophonist in the School Orchestra, showing his early love for the instrument. He also played Football and Cricket with […]
February 7, 2022
The Honourable Raymond Moyle Northrop, LL.M., QC 10 August 1925 – 31 December 2021 MHS 1940-1942 His father was Raymond Northrop, born in Portsmouth, U.K., in 1893, and was living in Sydney when he enlisted […]
May 19, 2022
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 […]
March 11, 2022
Dr. Brian Arthur Corless, OAM, LLD, BA, Dip. Ed 9 March 1935 to 7 March 2022 MHS 1948 – 1952 MHS Staff 1960 – 1989 Brian attended MHS from 1948-1952 – at the school he […]
May 18, 2022
Darvell Martin Hutchinson, F.C.A., AM 1 July 1930 – 1 February 2022 MHS 1944-1946 A quiet and solid student at school, his sports included swimming, tennis, cricket and cycling, and he was noted for his […]
May 19, 2022
The Honourable Justice Graham Lewis Fricke, LL.M., QC 5 December 1935 – 7 November 2021 MHS 1952 A Matric student from Northcote High School, a brilliant debated he was in the Yarra and School teams, […]