OBITUARIES

Naoom Haimson, M.B., B.S. 28 July 1925 – 4 January 2019 MHS 1939-1942 Naoom’s family migrated from Russia, one of many Jewish families who came to Australia during this time.  A noted Hockey player, he […]

Maxwell George Lord 26 February 1925 – 2 June 2019 MHS 1939-1941 Max was one of the greatest baseballers at MHS, at a time when our other great player, Norman Harper was active as a […]

Martin Thomas Henry Mahood 15 March 1938 – 7 May 2021 MHS 1951-1954 Martin Mahood was known as a scholarly student, with a keen interest in science and politics. He was active with the Senior […]

Leslie Raymond Adler, T.P.T.C. 3 September 1926 – 26 December 2020 MHS 1943 Leslie attended Williamstown High School, transferring to Melbourne High School to complete his Leaving Honours.  He went on to study science at […]

John Barrie Wykes 17 March 1929 – 28 April 2020 MHS 1943-1945 John was a second generation student at Melbourne High School, his mother Ida Mildred Burling Glover having attended in 1912, though she had […]

John Maxwell Howell 11 October 1938 – 22 June 2021 MHS 1952-1955 John Howell was the eldest of four children, and on the death of his mother when he was 14, had to assume various […]

John Maxwell Davey 1 August 1925 – 14 March 2019 MHS 1941 John joined the Bank as a Clerk after leaving school, before enlisting in the R.A.A.F., where as a Flying Officer with the 78 […]

John Harold Campbell, OAM 28 September 1925 – 1 November 2019 MHS 1939-1941 John attended Hyde Street Central School before MHS, he was active in the YMCA and contributed to the Unicorn.  He joined the […]

James Ronald Lawler, D.U.P., M.A 15 August 1929 – 28 July 2013 MHS 1944-1947 “Poetry has many different aspects. It is not just language – it is psychology, philosophy, history.” James who died in Paris […]

James Douglas Creed 2 February 1931 – 15 June 2020 MHS 1944-1947 A member of the Cadets, as well as the Magazine Committee.  He took part in the Yarra Banker competition (next to him in […]