OBITUARIES

Vale – Dr Janet Prideaux MHS Staff 2000-2015 Past Assistant Principal of Melbourne High School, Dr Janet Prideaux passed away peacefully on January 19th, 2021. She will be fondly remembered by generations of grateful students […]

Vale – Keith Wickenton (14 August 1939 – 1 December 2018). MHS 1954-1956 Keith’s connection with Melbourne High School started before he attended, when in 1952 he along with his brother travelled to Europe with […]

Vale – Stewart Crawford Merrett (9 July 1943 – 15 June 2020). MHS 1957-1960 Stewart was a noted actor from his early days at MHS, involved in House Dramatics for Yarra and the school play. […]

Vale – Peter Ernest Simpson (14 April 1939 – 20 October 2020). MHS 1953-1955 Peter attended Gardiner Central School and was noted early on for his mathematics skills. He was a member of the Cadets, […]

Vale – Paul William Taylor (27 October 1956 – 16 June 2020). MHS 1971-1973 Paul came from Gardiner Central School and was involved in Cadets. He married Fiona and they were the parents of four […]

Vale – Keith Mills Deutsher (2 April 1922 – 15 April 2020). MHS 1935-1936 A student from Gardenvale Central, Keith only stayed for two years. Keith was a Managing Director and developed fasteners, he married […]

Vale – John Wysokier (Jack Wyse), L.D.S., B.D.Sc. (2 September 1918 – 16 January 2020). MHS 1934-1936 John was born in German occupied Warsaw, of what had once been part of the Russian Empire, his […]

Vale – John Keith Roberts (17 December 1919 – 25 July 2020). MHS 1933-1934 John transferred from Armadale State School and went on to serve in World War Two in the 15 Field Regiment as […]

Vale – Bruce Malcolm Reid, M.B., B.S. (4 April 1945 – 27 October 2020). MHS 1958-1962 A noted all-rounder, Bruce was in the Cadets and the Military Band, as well as in the School Hockey […]

Vale – Alfred Marshall Jackson (23 July 1919 – 1 July 2020). MHS 1933 Alfred was a Spring Road Central student, who like many in that era, left MHS early, working as a compositor, rising […]