OBITUARIES

Vale – Peter Harry Larsen (1927 – 29 July 2020). MHS Staff 1951 – 1956 Peter Larsen, a teacher, died on 29 July 2020, aged 93. Peter Larsen was at MHS from 1951-1956 and became […]

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 […]

Vale – Jon Lyle Wyatt (8 October 1935 – 9 June 2019). MHS 1949 – 1952 Previously attended Kew East Central School, Jon was involved in House Cricket and Tennis for Waterloo. A School Teacher […]

Vale – Trevor George Penhalluriack (13 January 1952 – 13 December 2019). MHS 1969 Trevor was a midshipman in the Royal Australian Navy before attending Melbourne High School in 1969. His father, Percival Murray Penhalluriack […]

Vale – Dr. Brian Alexander Brigham (25 August 1944 – 11 July 2020). MHS 1962 – 1963 Brian transferred from Waverley High School to complete his Matriculation, for which in his Honours year (or the […]

Vale – Barry Allan Guttridge (11 September 1943 – 13 July 2020). MHS 1960 – 1961 Barry transferred from Yea to complete his Matric, which he did with an honours year, which may have been […]

Vale – David Wilson (18 October 1979 – 8 April 2020). MHS 1997 David Wilson had Common Variable Immune Deficiency and was tragically taken by complications that aggressively and unexpectedly arose from his underlying illness. […]

Vale – Neville Adrian Rutledge (25 March 1925 – 9 July 2020). MHS 1939 – 1940 Neville Adrian Rutledge, a member of the Melbourne High School Old Boys Association, passed away peacefully on 9 July […]

Peter David Brereton, B.A., M.Ed. 5 May 1930 – 15 January 2020 MHS 1944 – 1947 Peter previously attended Caulfield North Central School and quickly became involved in school life, captaining the Forrest House junior […]

Vale – Alfred ‘Alf’ John Keam (23 August 1924 – 17 June 2020). MHS 1939 – 1941 Known as Alf, he transferred from Kew East Central School and in his first year at MHS was […]