OBITUARIES

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 – […]

Maxwell William Hall 7 May 1931 – 7 January 2019 MHS 1944-1948 He joined the cadets, despite his diminutive stature and was a keen hockey player, for Forrest, the Under 16 School team and then […]

Major Leslie Phelps Malseed, Dip.Mech.E., E.D., R.F.D. 4 June 1927 – 9 December 2020 MHS 1942 Leslie transferred from Camberwell High School for fourth form, but only stayed one year, the year MHS took over […]

Keith Sydney Kings 12 November 1928 – 29 March 2019 MHS 1942-1945 Keith was a member of the Junior Safety Council whilst at school.  An avid collector of tram and bus related material, he donated […]

Keith Selwyn Darling, B.Sc., B.Ed. 6 November 1926 – 29 September 2019 MHS 1941-1944 Keith was an all-rounder, heavily involved in both sport, co-curricula activities and academically successful.  He played Baseball in the Como and […]