OBITUARIES

Graham Stewart Worrall B.A.(Hons), Dip.Ed. 28 November 1929 – 18 February 2020 MHS 1943 – 1946 MHS Staff 1957 – 1963 An accomplished student of the School and one of the most outstanding teachers in […]

Vale – Keith Norman Oxenbould (30 May 1945 – 25 February 2020). MHS 1959 – 1963 Keith attended Lloyd Street Central School before MHS, and quickly became involved in Football, playing with the Under 16 […]

Vale – Donald Sinclair OAM (3 October 1933 – 19 January 2020). MHS 1947 – 1950 ‘We lived a very rich life’ Doctor Donald Sinclair, OAM, was one of Victoria’s foremost educators, a prodigious textbook […]

Vale – The Honourable Keith Colin McKenzie, CMG 1921 – 2019 MHS 1936 – 1937 Keith came to Melbourne High School from Box Hill High School to complete his Leaving Hours, which he did successfully, […]

Vale – Jack Wodak (1942 – 2019). MHS 1957 – 1960 Compassionate and humane understanding of human frailty. In May 2019, Melbourne lost the cherished neurologist, Dr Jack Wodak, at the age of 76. He […]

Vale – Eric John Aarons (1919 – 2019). MHS 1933 – 1934 Eric Aarons was only at Melbourne High School from 1933-1934 coming from Middle Park Central. Whilst in Fourth Form, his father lead a […]

Vale – Roger Bolden (1946 – 2019). I write to inform the Association of the death of Roger on the 5th November 2019 in Geelong. Roger moved from Scotch College in Perth to commence at […]

Vale – Graham McKenzie (1943 – 2019). Melbourne High School alumni Graham McKenzie (Exit 1961) passed away on December 1, 2019, after living with Lymphoma for 18 months. Graham was a Melbourne based landscape painter […]

Anthony (Tony) Pugsley – Obituary Retraction Recently we erroneously published an obituary in our newsletter and website for Tony Pugsley – Exit 1952. Mark Twain is reputed to have said that notices of his death […]

Vale – Ian McAleese (1942 – 2019). As a prefect in 1959 and vice-captain of Yarra House, Ian McAleese had a high profile at Melbourne High School – a profile that was earned from excellent […]