OBITUARIES

Vale – Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey Major-General, The Honourable Justice, AM, R.F.D., QC (18 August 1948 – 11 October 2019). Richard Tracey has died from cancer aged 71 after short illness. He attended MHS from […]

Vale – Lorraine Pole (22 May 1917 – 30 June 2019). Lorraine Pole who died on at the wonderful age of 102 was an important part of Melbourne High School. I personally remember and her […]

Vale – Noel Robert McIntosh (19 February 1927 – 16 August 2019). Noel was one of that band of students who saw little of the “Castle on the Hill”. When the School was loaned to […]

Vale – Professor Geoffrey James Bishop AM 20 September 1932 – 1 June 2019 An Old Boy of MHS from the early 1950s, has died. MHS was a central part of my father’s life and […]

Vale – Derek Richard Cook (9 June 1925 – 26 April 2019). Derek Richard Cook, who attended Melbourne High for four years during the late 1930’s, passed away in April. My father very much enjoyed […]

Vale – The Venerable George B Lucas OAM (30 April 1930 – 2 March 2019). George Lucas attended MHS in 1947 and was an outstanding student, gaining honours in Geology and History at his Matriculation. […]

Vale – Philip Heffernan (24 September 1942 – 22 February 2019). A Funeral Mass for Mr Philip Heffernan was held at St John’s Catholic Church, 52 Yarra Street, Heidelberg on March 1, 2019. Originally a […]

Vale – Bart Norman Drohan (17 August 1924 – 29 January 2019). Bart Drohan who died aged 94, attended MHS from 1938-1940 after previously attending Tooronga Road Central. He quickly became heavily involved in House […]

Vale – Donald (Don) Stanley (1945 – 11 November 2018). Don attended MHS from 1961-1963. He really enjoyed his time playing 1st 18 Australian Rules football for 3 years and captain of football during his […]

Vale – James Kenneth Russell OAM. (6 August 1939 – 30 December 2018) Jim from Williamstown High School attended MHS from1953-1956. He made a major contribution to the school as a rower. An outstanding rower […]