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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Francis George West, T.P.T.C. 27 March 1925 – 25 June 2021 MHS Staff 1952 Francis joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 when he was 17. Qualifying as a coder, he saw service at various […]
Dr Robert Arrol Craig, M.Sc., Ph.D. 12 July 1927 – 14 March 2020 MHS 1941-1944 Robert was born at St Albans Private Hospital in Springvale, Victoria, Australia. His parents were John Frederick, a journalist, and […]
David Edward McElhinney 9 January 1936 – 23 July 2021 MHS 1950 A student from Spring Road, he stayed only for third form, during which he played Cricket and Soccer for Waterloo. David left to […]