OBITUARIES

Keith Alfred Brierley 26 October 1927 – 4 December 2020 MHS 1941-1943 A keen Lacrosse player, for both Yarra and the School, winning Colours in both, he also played House Hockey. Luke Savage, Honorary School Archivist. […]

John Roy Chanter, B.Com. 24 October 1940 – 6 November 2020 MHS 1954-1957 John joined the cadets, rising to Corporal and played Tennis for Yarra and Baseball for the School, a sport he continued to […]

Harry Edgar Richmond 12 March 1930 – 28 August 2010 MHS 1944-1946 Harry attended Gardenvale Central School before MHS, and in 1944 he would have been at Tooronga Road Central, which was our Junior Campus, as […]

The Honourable Justice Graham Lewis Fricke, LL.M., QC 5 December 1935 – 7 November 2021 MHS 1952 A Matric student from Northcote High School, a brilliant debated he was in the Yarra and School teams, […]

Khow Lai Ka 16 May 1950 – 28 August 2021 MHS 1969 Known as Jarrad when a student, and later as Gerry, he was a student at La Salle College, Malaysia, before coming to MHS […]

Francis George West, T.P.T.C. 27 March 1925 – 25 June 2021 MHS Staff 1952 Francis joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 when he was 17.  Qualifying as a coder, he saw service at various […]

Dr Robert Arrol Craig, M.Sc., Ph.D. 12 July 1927 – 14 March 2020 MHS 1941-1944 Robert was born at St Albans Private Hospital in Springvale, Victoria, Australia. His parents were John Frederick, a journalist, and […]

David Edward McElhinney 9 January 1936 – 23 July 2021 MHS 1950 A student from Spring Road, he stayed only for third form, during which he played Cricket and Soccer for Waterloo.  David left to […]

Darvell Martin Hutchinson, F.C.A., AM 1 July 1930 – 1 February 2022 MHS 1944-1946 A quiet and solid student at school, his sports included swimming, tennis, cricket and cycling, and he was noted for his […]

Choong Khean Foo, M.B., B.S., M.Ap.Sc., F.A.M.A.C., M.C.G.P., M.A.S.H., OAM 21 June 1935 – 8 February 2022 MHS 1954 A Matric student direct from Malaya, he went on to study Medicine, graduating in 1960.  He […]