OBITUARIES

Ronald Osmond Patterson 24 November 1921 – 18 January 2021 MHS 1936-1937 Ronald came from Caulfield State School, rather then via a Central School, and was a noted Tennis player, for both Forrest and in […]

Richard Edward “Dick” Cotter, B.Com. 14 July 1940 – July 2021 MHS 1954-1957 An active student in Como House from when he was in third form, playing Cricket and also the House Play when in […]

Raymond Charles Simpson 1 November 1920 – 17 July 2020 MHS 1935-1936 A student from Lloyd Street Central School, he joined the Army, serving in the 65th Australian Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot Platoon […]

Phillip Ross Tonkin 4 September 1945 – 12 February 2019 MHS 1962-1963 Phillip transferred from Waverley High School to complete his Matriculation, which he did with Honours in Pure Maths, Physics, Chemistry and a Commonwealth […]

Dr. Roger Peter Kirkham, M.Ag.Sc., Ph.D., Dip.Teach. 25 July 1948 – 15 October 2015 MHS 1963-1966 A student of Norton Hobson’s, winning Matric Honours in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Luke Savage, Honorary School Archivist https://mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/mail/2015-11-23/roger-knew-his-spuds/ […]

Peter Geoffrey Kerr 31 January 1934 – 9 March 2019 MHS 1948-1949 Peter’s interest in the theatre began early, his father was a theatre manager, who died in 1946 when Peter was 12.  At MHS […]

Colonel Peter William Blyth, MBE 12 June 1935 – 5 June 2020 MHS 1949-1951 Peter played Cricket for Como and was in the School Lacrosse Team in 1951. Luke Savage, Honorary School Archivist Colonel Peter […]

Paul Alexander Scholes 6 May 1949 – 23 August 2020 MHS 1963-1966 Paul was a noted footballer, playing in the 2nd and then 1st XVIII, was active in running the Art Club and was in […]

Lieutenant-Colonel Michel Graeme Le Maistre 27 September 1933 – 8 November 2019 MHS 1948-1952 Michel was a very active student, in the Cadet Corps he rose to Cadet-Lieutenant, and won the Speech Night Prize, and […]

Dr. Maxwell Keith Jory, B.Sc.(Hons)., Ph.D. 25 October 1951 – 16 April 2021 MHS 1965-1969 Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology  (1988 – 2010) Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine (2009 – […]