OBITUARIES

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 […]

Vale – James Edwin Hugh Milne (3 June 1924 – 1 November 2018). James (Jim) Milne came to MHS in 1938, the year before World War Two broke out. He was the only child of […]

Vale – Robert Jenkins (19 December 1952 – 4 October 2018). It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Robert Jenkins on October 4th. Robert was a long-time player and committee member […]

Vale – Max West (4 December 1936 – 17 September 2018). Maxwell John West (born 4 December 1936) was a student at Murrumbeena State, then Gardiner and Lloyd Street Central School before attending MHS from […]

Vale – Charles Norman Geschke OBE. MHS Exit 1939. Norman (as he was known) died on 23 July 2018 aged 94. He was at MHS 1938 and 1939. He went on to commence a Commerce […]

Vale – Donald Hendry Fulton (30 January 1925 – 28 June 2018). MHS Exit 1941. Renowned architect Don Fulton passed away late last week aged 93. After finishing at Melbourne High School in 1941, Fulton […]

Vale – Ken Albiston (11 November 1926 – 20 June 2018). MHS Exit 1944 Ken Albiston, 100-game VFL footballer, passed away on June 20 at the age of 91. Albiston represented Melbourne High School Old […]