OBITUARIES

Dr. Brian Arthur Corless, OAM, LLD, BA, Dip. Ed 9 March 1935 to 7 March 2022 MHS 1948 – 1952 MHS Staff 1960 – 1989 Brian attended MHS from 1948-1952 – at the school he […]

Margaret O’Bryen  2 April 1930 to 14 February 2022 MHS Staff 1975 – 1996 Born Margaret Goode, she married Bruce Falkiner O’Bryen in 1955.  Bruce (born 1929) attended Barker College in N.S.W., was Purser with […]

Stephen Andrew Adorjan, LL.B. 10 July 1942 – 5 February 2022 MHS 1959-1960 Born and raised in Hungary, Stephen’s family fled Hungary after the failed uprising in 1956.  After some time in Denmark, attending school […]

Graeme Ronald Nash, T.P.T.C., B.A.  13 October 1936 – 1 January 2022 MHS 1951-1954 A noted athlete, Graeme played Cricket, Hockey and Athletics for Forrest House and was in the School Hockey Team in 1954, […]

Lawrence “Laurie” Sidney Mithen, T.P.T.C., B.A. 15 April 1934  to 1 February 2022 MHS Staff 1960-1965 Laurie Mithen was a notable footballer with the Melbourne Football Club playing in five Premierships, and also a teacher at […]

The Honourable Raymond Moyle Northrop, LL.M., QC 10 August 1925 – 31 December 2021 MHS 1940-1942 His father was Raymond Northrop, born in Portsmouth, U.K., in 1893, and was living in Sydney when he enlisted […]

Nicholas “Nick” Polites, B.Comm., B.A., OAM 02.07.1927 – 14.01.2022 MHS 1941 to 1944 Nick was the Saxophonist in the School Orchestra, showing his early love for the instrument.  He also played Football and Cricket with […]

Glen David Barrett 25.04.1972 – 12.01.2022 MHS 1986 to 1989 Sad to inform previous classmates and friends of the passing of Glen Barrett, may he always be remembered fondly by those who knew him. Avid […]

George Marotous 1957 – 2022 MHS Staff 1995 to 2022 The MHS community mourns the sudden death of George Marotous in January. George was the longstanding Head of the English Faculty, a position he took […]

Dr. Philip Henry Cohen 3 December 1928 – 10 December 2021 MHS 1942 to 1945 A Life Member of MHSOBA, Philip rowed for Yarra House and had a poem published (below).  He was also in […]