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TORCH BEARER
COMMITTEE
1966
J. F. BOULTBEE
M. SELBY
P. :C. CHURCH
A. J. M. SMITH
D. S. HAVILAND
N. R. SNODGRASS
A. S. KING
R. J. LEE
J. WOODFORTH
R. A. YEATES
D. D. R. REID
ADVISORY: T. H. VISSER
O.B.U. Representative: PAUL EVANS
THE
TORCH
BEARER
DECEMBER, 1966
No. 2, Vol. LXXVI
THE MAGAZINE
OF THE SYDNEY
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
NorTh Sydney, N.S.W., Aus±relia.
ARCHBISHOP LOANE
The most important event in the latter part of this year for
the Church of England in Sydney has been the election of the
new Archbishop. The Most Reverend Dr. Marcus Lawrence
Loane, MA., D.D., Th.D., is the first Australian to fill this important office.
He is well-known as an author and speaker. His links with
Shore are many and varied: he has been a member of the School
Council, a parent and a visiting preacher.
His Grace gave a series of inspiring Lenten addresses this year
to the Senior School.
The greatest love of this man of learning and letters is still
the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. In a changing world he sees
that this good news is relevant because it meets the need in men:
a need not answered by fashion or fancy. This was the note His
Grace sounded at his recent enthronement when he preached on
the text I Corinthians 9:16. "Necessity is laid upon me: yea.
woe is unto me, if I preach not the Gospel!'
We look forward to a new kind of leadership—that of a man
we have known for many years; a man who knows his Diocese,
his country, his people. We wish to assure him of our co-operation and interest as he seeks to lead us as individuals and as
members of a long-established Church of England School.
DR. GOUH
it was with regret that we at this School heard of the resignation, earlier this year, of our Archbishop, the Most Reverend
Hugh Rowlands Gough, O.B.E., M.A., D.D.
His Grace was present at several Speech Days and Confirmation Services and most notably, at the opening of the new
Preparatory School in 1959, and of the Benefactors' Building
in 1964.
Dr. Gough laboured in this Diocese for more than seven years.
when he was not only Archbishop of Sydney aod Metropolitan
of New South Wales, but also Primate of Australia.
These years saw much development in parish expansion.
Chaplaincy work and the reorganisation of Diocesan finances.
The Archbishop will always be remembered for his clear and
forthright preaching, his genuine interest in humanity and his
courageous utterances in the Press, over T.V., and from the
pulpit, when matters of principle were involved.
The decision to resign from his high office was a costly and
difficult one, but the burden of his duties undermined his health
so that he was left with ne alternative. He must sever his close
ties with the Diocese and the Commonwealth and return to England for rest and medical treatment.
We pray and trust that Dr. Gough will continue to recover as
he rests and begins anew to work in his homeland.
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(Second). A. J. M. Smith, A. J. I). Roberts. P. R. Sinden. P.C. Ma)thy.
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COUNCJL
President:
THE MOST REV. THE LORD ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY.
Chairman of Council:
J. E. M. DIXON, B.Ec., A.A.S.A.
Members:
Rev. Canon S. G. STEWART, Th.L.
Rev. R. S. R. MEYER, B.A., B.Ed., Dip. Journ., Th.L.
Rev. J. B. WHILD, B.A.
Rev. Canon D. W. B. ROBINSON, M.A.
Rev. E. D. CAMERON, B.D., Th.Schol.
Rev. R. C. WEIR, Th.L.
Dr. T. S. HEPWORTH, B.A., Dip.Ed., Ed.D., M.A.C.E.
R. B. HIPSLEY, B.E.
Dr. Ian W. HOLT, M.B., B.S., D.T.M., D.T.H.
W. L. J. HUTCHISON, A.C. (Austr.), Th.L.
A. G. LANG, B.A., LL.B.
R. E. LUDOWICT.
Dr. A. DISTIN MORGAN, MB., Ch.M., D.A., F.A.C.A., F.F.A.R.C.S.,
F.F.A.R.A.C.S.
Dr. L. W. DAVIES, B.Sc., D.Phil., F.Inst.P., F.A.I.D., S.M.I.R.E.E. (Aust.).
Hon. Secretary: A. B. PODGER, B.E.
Hon. Treasurer: T. A. TONKIN, B.Ec.
STAFF
Headmaster:
B. H. TRAVERS, O.B.E., M.A., B.Litt.(Oxon.), B.A.(Syd.), F.A.C.E.
Senior Master:
D. ANDERSON, MA. (N.Z.), M.A.C.E., Housemaster Robson House.
Chaplain:
Rev. L. M. ABBOTT, B.E.(Adel.), B.D.(Lon.), Dip.Ed.('N.E.), F.S.A.S.M.,
A.R.A.C.I., Th.L.
Masters:
H. W. GRIGG, B.A.(Syd.), M.A.C.B.
W. SAWKINS, B.A., Dip.Ed.(Syd.), M.A.C.E., (5), Housemaster Hodges
House.
T. B. WHIGHT, B.A.(Qld.).
R. A. GILFILLAN, B.A.(Syd.).
T. MILFULL, B.A.(Qld.).
W. N. DOWLING, B.A.(Syd.).
J. V. TERRY, B.A.(Syd.), Dip.Ed.(N.E.), M.A.C.E.
P. R. M. JENKINS, B.A.(Syd.), MACE., Master of Middle School.
J. W. BURNS, B.A.(Syd.), (2), Housemaster Barry House.
T. H. VISSER, Ph.D.(Utr.), Mus.D.(Lon.), T.G.D., MACE., (11).
M. JAMIESON, B.A.(Syd.), M.A.C.E., Master of Preparatory School,
Housemaster Purves (Junior) House.
R. BLOMFIELD, B.E.(Syd.), Dip.Ed.(Melb.), M.A.C.E.
R. K. DOIG, A.S.T.C., (8).
J. K. MORRELL, B.A., Dip.Ed.(Syd.).
I. E. COLEBROOK, M.A.(Cantab.), M.A.C.E., (4).
A. J. MOYES, M.A.(Cantab.), (9).
J. W. MATHERS, Din.Ph.Ed., T.C.(Syd.).
N. A. EMERY, (10).
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E. STAFFORD, A.C.P.(Lon.), (6).
W. FOULKES, T.C.(Newc.), Housemaster School House.
M. HOWARD, B.A. (Syd.), T.C.(Wymondham).
D. J. ROSSELL, B.A., Dip.Ed.(Syd.), (3).
S. P. GEBHARDT, LL.B.(Melb.), A.M.T.(Harv.), MACE., (1).
J. H. WINSTANLEY, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.O.(Lon.), M.A.C.E., (7)'
G. J. WHITE, B.Ec.(.Syd.).
P. I. PHILPOIT, T.C.(Syd.).
N. T. A. JACKSON, B.A., T.C.(Syd.), Master of Lower School.
T. W. BREWIS, MA.(Oxon.).
I. R. BARLOW, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.(Syd.).
J. E. WILSON, B.A.(Syd.).*
M. G. HAM, B.Sc., B.Ed.(Qld.), P.C.E.(Lon.), M.A.C.E.
F. H. ROSS, B.Sc.(N.S.W.), Dip.Ed.(Melb.), A.S.T.C.
W. CHAMBERS.
G. J. LEWARNE, B.Sc.(Syd.).
J. EDWARDS, F.R.H.S., T.C.(Tas.).
T. G. MACARTNEY, M.Sc.(N.Z.).
D. C. RAADGEVER, Dip. Fr., Gn., Span.(Amst.).
R. C. PETERSON, B.A., Dip.Ed.(Syd.).
J. S. WATERHOUSE, T.C.(Oxf. Uni. Inst.), Dip.Ph.Ed.(Leeds).
W. McADAM, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.(Syd.).
H. HALL, B.A., T.C.(Los Ang.).
P. R. CARROLL, B.A.(Syd.).
M. R. PAIGE, T.C. (Reading).
Rev. V. H. J. CALEY, B.Agr.Sc.(N.Z.), Dip.Ed.(N.E.), Th.L.
Rev. R. F. BOSANQUET, B.A.(Syd.), Th.L.
J. W. MOIR.
M. J. LAIDE.
P. J. CORNISH, B.A.(N.S.W.), Dip.Ed.(Newc.).
S. W. GILLESPIE.
P. R. ROBERTS, B.A.(Qld.).
W. B. S. PIERCE, F.R:C.O., F.C.T.L. (Lon.), L.Mus.A.(Syd.).
Senior in (1)English, (2) Classics, (3) Modern Languages, (4) History,
(5) Mathematics, (6) Science, (7) Music, (8) Art, (9) Geography,
(10) Games, (11) Librarian.
School Counsellor: R. K. CHAMBERS, B.Ec.(Syd.), Dip.Ed.(Melb.),
A.B.Ps.S., A.F.A.I.M.
Visiting Music Staff:
Violin and Perception: Mrs. M. S. WINSTANLEY, A.R.C.M.,
L.R.S.M.(Lon.).*
Mr. G. JACUPS.
Piano and Theory: Miss D. HARPUR, D.S.C.M., L.Mus.
Miss T. SPEHOFF, A.Mus.
Wind and Brass: Mr. H. HALL, B.A., T.C.(Los Ang.).
Classical Guitar: Mr. W. BOWER.
Woolclassing: R. D. MINTER.
Tennis: V. EDWARDS.
Sergeant Major: J. H. DIXON, J.P., (formerly 2nd A.I.F.).
Bursar: J. B. McCANN, B.Com ., A.A.S.A., A.C.A.A., A.S.T.C.
School Medical Officer: Dr. R. M. DEY, M.B,, B.S.(Syd.).
* On leave.
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SCHOOL OFFICE-BEARERS, 1966
PREFECS
Senior: A. S. KING; Second: R. D. ST. VINCENT WELCH.
Prefects: D. M. PINNINGTON, R. W. KELLY, R. K. POGSON, A. J. D.
ROBERTS, A. J. M. SMITH.
Sub-Prefects: D. A. CADWALLADER, P. A. LYTTLE, P. C. T. MALTBY,
P. R. SINDEN, R. F. G. WOODHOUSE; R. S. ANGYAL, J. F.
BOULTBEE, R. S. FRAZER, D. S. HAVILAND, R. J. LEE, F. A.
PIGOTT, G. C. WOODROW; R. B. C. COHEN, M. M. COWPER,
R. C. HAIGH, P. J. HOWELL, D. M. HUTCHINSON, P. A.
KENDALL, R. L. MILLYARD, D. D. R. REID, J. D. S. SIMPSON,
E. J. WORTHINGTON.
AIR TRAINING CORPS
Commanding Officer: Fit. Lt. L. HARVEY.
2 i/c. and Adjutant: Fig. Off. R. C. PETERSON.
Training Officer: Fig. Off. P. J. CORNISH.
Equipment Officer: Pit. Off. B. R. VINCE.
Flight Commanders: PIt. Off. M. R. PAIGE, C.U.O.'s R. W. KELLY, J. V.
BERTOUCH.
ARCHIVES COMMIrFEE
Master in Charge: Dr. T. H. VISSER.
Committee: J. V. BERTOUCH, D. G. BRADFIELD, P. C. CHURCH,
P. A. KENDALL, A. S. KING, D. D. R. REID, A. J. M. SMITH,
G. WHITE.
CADET CORPS
Commanding Officer: Maj. P. R. M. JENKINS.
2 i/c. and Adjutant: Capt. J. E. COLEBROOK.
Officer Commanding Support Company: Capt. A. J. MOYES.
Officer Commanding "B" Company: Capt. B. J. EDWARDS.
Officers Commanding "A" Company: Lt. R. BLOMFIELD, Lt. S. P.
GEBHARDT.
Quartermaster: Lt. W. FOULKES.
C.U.O.s: P. A. ARMOUR, A. S. FERGUSON P. C. GREEN, J. J. M.
GRAY, A. S. KING, R. J. LEE, R. 0. McCARTY, D. D. R. REID,
P. R. SINDEN, A. J. M. SMITH, N. R. SNODGRASS, I. J. WOODFORTH, R. A. YEATES.
Drum Major: Sgt. P. A. LYTTLE.
CAPTAINS OF GAMES
Athletics: A. J. D. ROBERTS; Boats: D. M. PINNINGTON; Cricket:
R. J. LEE; Football: R. K. POGSON; Golf: R. B. CAMPBELL;
Shooting: R. W. KELLY; Swimming: A. S. KING; Tennis: R. S.
FRAZER.
CHAPEL COUNCIL
Lx Officio: The Headmaster, The Chaplain, Mr. K. D. ANDERSON; A. S.
KING, J. J. M. GRAY, G. F. CLAPP, A. G. KERR, A. J. D.
ROBERTS, J. F. BOULTBEE, A. C. BUCHANAN, A. A. HAIGH,
J. M. McASKILL, J. M. RALSTON, C. P. HARDY, I. A. BYRNE,
J. WORTHINGTON, M. F. WILD.
CHESS CLUB
Master in Charge: Mr. D. C. RAADGEVER.
President: P. C. TREBECK.
Treasurer: D. C. SCANLAN.
Secretary: P. A. BECKE.
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CRUSADERS
Counsellor: Rev. L. M. ABBOTT.
Leader: L. R. RAWSON.
Asst. Leader: J. R. A. NEWCOMB.
DEBATING
Master in Charge: Mr. I. R. BARLOW.
Committee: R. S. ANGYAL, M. J. JOSEPH, H. M. SELBY.
FOOTBALL REFEREES
Master in Charge: Mr. P. I. PHILPOTT.
Secretary: R. H. SMITH.
HALL COMMITrEE
Master in Charge: Mr. A. E. STAFFORD.
Hall: M. J. DAVIS, R. C. HAIGH, D. S. HAVILAND, R. W. KELLY,
P. A. LYTrLE, F. A. PIGOTT, R. D. ST. VINCENT WELCH.
Asst. Stage Manager: R. B. C. COHEN.
Lights: P. J. HOWELL, M. W. HUDSON.
Stage: R. A. YEATES.
LIBRARY
Master in Charge: Dr. T. H. VISSER.
Senior Librarians: D. G. BRADFIELD, C. B. EDYE.
Librarians: W. A. EVANS, L. R. RAWSON.
MUSIC SOCIETY
Advisory: Mr. W. B. S. PIERCE.
Secretary: D. L. KINSMAN (T. 1, 2); M. F. WILD (T. 3).
Committee: R. G. CAMPBELL, R. A. FOX, H. M. SELBY.
PRINTERS' GUILD
Masters in Charge: Mr. T. G. MACARTNEY, Mr. D. C. RAADGEVER.
Guild: S. H. BUCK, I. F. McEACI{ERN, T. W. WALTON.
PROJECTOR CLUB
Master in Charge: Mr. W. FOULKES.
Committee: I. A. BYRNE, D. H. PLATF, J. S. SYRETF.
RAILWAY CLUB
Patron: Mr. D. J. ROSSELL.
President: A. G. SMITH.
Secretary: S. H. BUCK.
Treasurer: C. G. WATERHOUSE.
SENiOR SCOUT TROOP
Group Scout Master: Mr. J. K. MORELL.
Asst. Scout Master: Mr. P. C. T. MACK.
Senior Scout Leader: Mr. N. HEATH.
SHORE SCHOOL RURAL YOUTH CLUB
Master in Charge: Mr. M. J. LAIDE.
President: R. C. DOLDEN.
Vice-President: E. P. BARNES.
Secretary: D. R. BREWER. .
Treasurer: S. A. SMITH.
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SHORE WEEKLY RECORD
Advisory: Mr. F. H. ROSS.
Editor: R. S. ANGYAL.
Asst. Editor: G. C. WOODROW.
Secretary: I. F. BOULTBEE.
Committee: D. M. HUTCHINSON, I. J. WOODFORTH.
SPORTS EXECUTiVE COMM1TfEE
Committee: The Headmaster, Messrs. K. D. ANDERSON, R. BLOMFIELD, J. E. COLEBROOK, N. A. EMERY, J. W. MATHERS,
A. J. MOYES, P. I. PHILPO'fl; Captains of Games: D. A. CADWALLADER, R. B. C. COHEN, A. S. FERGUSON, P. C. GREEN,
P. A. LYITLE, I. D. S. SIMPSON.
Hon. Secretary: R. D. St. VINCENT WELCH.
STAMP CLUB
Patron: Dr. T. H. VISSER.
Vice-President: G. J. KEEN.
President: D. G. BRADFIELD.
Treasurer: J. S. BURNELL.
Secretary: V. L. HEYDE.
SURF LIFE SAVING
Master in Charge: Mr. H. HALL.
Chief Instructor: A. S. KING.
Capt. of Patrols:. J. J. M. GRAY.
Instructors: P. A. ARMOUR, M. J. DAVIS, P. J. HOWELL, G. A.
LLOYD, R. 0. McCARTY, A. G. H. MORRIS.
Patrol Captains: W. I. BARNES, R. W. KELLY, R. M. WHITE.
SWIMMING COMMITrEE
Master in Charge: Mr. B. J. EDWARDS.
Committee: R. S. ANGYAL, R. M. BARRACLOUGH, J. F. BOULTBEE,
G. M. HAWKINS, A. S. KING, D. W. STURROCK.
TIME
Around they go mechanically,
Around and around again.
They move forthwith disdainfully,
Turning, rotating and thenThey cast the fourth dimension,
As up and down they climb,
And leave you in suspensionThe wicked hands of time.
At last with their exacting power,
Chained to them you'll be.
They'll rule your life through every hour,
You'll nè'er again be free.
G.N.D. (VA1)
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EDITORIAL
"It is not easy to define what it is that makes a good school.
One knows that in the end result, there must be sound learning,
a respect for bodily health, vigorous encouragement of manly
attributes, a powerful feeling for what is right, a zest for life and
its opportunity.". (L. C. Robson, speaking at Speech Day, 1962).
The phrase "a good school" is merely another way of saying
"a good education," and although these words are directed at a
school as a whole, we are, in fact, being called upon as individuals, whose part in the school should be that of co-operation
and of determination to attain these standards.
In order to appreciate the ambition of a good education, we
must endeavour to discern and imitate, to the best of our ability,
these conditions as a collective group of ideals. For to be deficient in just one characteristic is to be lacking a vital part of a
proper, balanced education, since all,, in some respect, are related.
Our first necessity is a sound learning, with which we should
accompany strength of will and purpose, this being the basic
requisite of any education. But as with any form of construction,
a foundation is of little effect if not built upon. Thus we should
also stimulate, or even support, our mental exertion with an esteem for physical exercise.
We arrive now at the more complex stage of the educational
framework and included in this is the development of maturity,
or "an encouragement of manly attributes". On several occasions
during our school life we are compelled, gradually and instinctively, to shed a certain pattern of life which has served its purpose
for one step m the development, in order to adopt a newly uncovered one. These phases are generally due to the conscious,
or perhaps unconscious example of others. So we must remember
that while we are unintentionally guiding ourselves to their
criteria, others will be looking to ours.
Confidence in judgement and a broader outlook at school will
help, if not enable us sensibly to challenge decisions and responsibilities once we have left. If we are to grasp what life can offer,
we must be able to maintain certain standards, set before us at
school, in order to arbitrate for ourselves.
The 'Good School' is what we, as individuals, make it, and only
time will tell if we have done justification to the School Motto.
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SCHOOL NOTES
All connected with the School were extremely sorry to learn
of the death of two former council members: A. L. Blythe and
T. A. J. Playfair. Both served on the Council for twenty-five
years and had a close, life-long association with the School.
It is also with deep regret that we record the death of Mr. J.
S. Cockle, an Old Boy, who achieved success in the
political sphere.
At the end of this year we will be losing Mr. S. P. Gebhardt,
LL.B.—to become Headmaster of All Saints', Bathurst. We
take this opportunity to extend to him all the best for the future.
At the beginning of Term III we were glad to welcome back
Mr. G. J. White who had been overseas on leave of absence. Mr.
White takes up the position of Master-in-charge of Economics
and Commerce.
Also at the commencement of Term III Mr. W. B. S. Pierce,
F.R.C.O., F.C.T.L., L.Mus. A., joined the staff in the place of
Mr. J. H. Winstanley, who is on leave in England. Mr. Pierce
comes to us from Brisbane Church of England Grammar School,
where he was the Music Master for the last six years.
At the commencement of Term II Mr. Jackson became
Master of. the Lower Scilool in place of Mr. H. W. Grigg, who
had held this appointment since its inauguration in 1960. Mr.
Grigg continues as a Master, though at a different level of
the School.
The following were appointed Sub-Prefects on May 4th: R. S.
Angyal, J. F. Boultbee, M. J. Davis, A. S. Ferguson, R. S.
Frazer, P. C. Green, H. R. Hardy, D. S. Haviland, D. M.
Jenkins, R. J. Lee, F. P. Old, F. A. Pigott, N. R. Snodgrass,
M. F. Wild, G. C. Woodrow. The following have since been
appointed Prefects: R. W. Kelly, D. M. Pinnington, R. K.
Pogson, A. J. D. Roberts, A. J. M. Smith.
Major-General N. A. Vickery, who was at Shore from 1929
to 1934, has been appointed the C.M.F member of the Military
Board. This position is the top C.M.F. post available to a volunteer in the citizen forces.
Four more Old Boys of the School deserve our congratulations
for their recent achievements. Two were selected in Australia's
coxed four to travel to Europe for a series of regattas culminating in the World Championship at Bled, Yugoslavia. They are
Peter Dickson (stroke) Shore VIII 1962, 1963, and Chris
Stevens (2) Shore VIII 1963, 1964. Also to be commended are
J. D. Heydon, Rhodes Scholar for N.S.W. in 1963, who has just
completed a Jurisprudence degree with first class honours at
Oxford, and David Bigg, who received the Duke of Edinburgh's
gold award from the Governor-General on September 1st.
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On Sunday, May 15th, a combined choir from St. Joseph's and
Shore sang for the interdenominational service of the Australian
College of Education Conference being held in Sydney. The
service took place in the Memorial Hall and was televised
throughout the State and in Victoria.
On Tuesday, June 7th, His Excellency Sir Roden Cutler, V.C.,
K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Governor of N.S.W., reviewed a centenary
parade of the Australian Cadet Corps on the Doyle Memorial
Ground, The Kings School, Parramatta. Special contingents from
most of the secondary schools in Sydney, including Shore, took
part in the parade.
The School Dance was held in the Memorial Hall on July
2nd, and again this year proved to be highly successful.
On Friday, July 8th, the Music Society presented the School
Concert and they must be commended for a highly enterprising
performance.
Mr. Richard Begbie, Old Boy, and holder of the Shore Bursary
at Moore Theological College, spoke in the chapel on Tuesday,
July 26th, and Friday, July 29th.
Four Shore boys were included in the training squad for the
G.P.S. football matches announced on Saturday, August 6th.
They were A. J. D. Roberts in the ists; R. K. Pogson and D. A.
Cadwallader in the 2nds; R. J. Lee in the Reserves. Also to be
commended on their performance are R. G. M. Ferguson, who
was selected for the G.P.S. first XI, and A. J. Falk and R. J.
Lee for the G.P.S. second XI.
Sixteen Shore boys formed part of the guard of honour, outside St. Andrew's Cathedral, provided on Saturday, August 13th,
for the Enthronement of the Most Rev. Dr. M. L. Loane, M.A.,
D.D., Th.D., as Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of
N.S.W. Inside, King, as Senior Prefect, represented the boys of
the School.
A successful American Tea was held on Friday, October 7th.
The following day, Saturday, October 8th, Shore athletes competed at the combined G.P.S. sports.
On Tuesday, October 18th, the Cadet ceremonial parade took
place and was inspected by Major-General J. W. Harrison,
C.B.E., G.O.C. Eastern Command.
Two Shore boys were successful in the School Maths Competition held this year. They were I. A. Pollard, SAl, who won a
prize and certificate of merit, and A. J. Makai, IVA1, who won
a certificate of merit: both competing in the Junior Section.
D. G. Selby, IVA1, and I. J. S. Robertson, IVA2, are to be
congratulated on winning the Hardman chemical prize in the
Junior section of the "Science Awards" competition sponsored
annually by the N.S.W. Science Teachers' Association.
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CHAPEL NOTES
History making events for the Church of England in Australia
have occurred since the last issue of The Torch Bearer. They have
involved the School even though not taking place within the
Chapel itself.
Firstly, there was the election of the Most Rev. Dr. Marcus
Loane as Archbishop of Sydney. There are notes elsewhere in
this issue on the Archbishop and on his much loved predecessor
Dr. Gough, so it suffices to note here our delight that such an
honoured visitor to Chapel has been "set over us in the Lord,"
and that his appointment has been so widely acclaimed. Prayer
is offered regularly for the Archbishop in our Chapel services.
Then there was the magnificence of the Enthronement
Service in St. Andrew's Cathedral, at which the School was
represented by members of Chapel Council and others, in the
Guard of Honour, and by King within the Cathedral itself.
Also early in September a day conference was held on "Religion in Schools." Over 100 Headmasters, Headmistresses,
Chaplains and interested teachers from Church of England
Schools in N.S.W. accepted the School's invitation to be present,
and found the occasion of such value that they have asked that
it be repeated. This significant day began with a service in
Chapel, during which the Bishop of Armidale delivered a most
helpful Sermon. To have 100 "professionals" singing together in
Chapel was quite a moving experience in itself.
In late September, General Synod met in Sydney and, as part
of its business, elected Archbishop Strong as Primate. Some
boys helped at the Garden. Party, provided by the School on
Saturday, September 24th, for the Synod members.
Another historic occasion was the presentation of reports on
Prayer Book Revision at this same General Synod. Old Boys
were active in the production of this Report, and present boys
have shown active interest in the suggestions put forward. It is
hoped that we will be able to use any approved suggestions
experimentally.
Within the Chapel itself, a notable milestone has been, the departure, on leave, of Mr. Winstanley: and his replacement at
the organ by Mr. W. Pierce. Mr. Pierce has continued the
tradition of reverent and vital accompaniment of worship which
we have come to treasure, and also has brought to us new and
attractive tunes. We miss Mr. Winstanley but are glad that it is
Mr. Pierce who has come to us in his place.
The practice of having visitors to speak weekly during Term
II, in Chapel, was continued this year and it gave us an opportunity to learn something of some of the works supported through
our Chapel giving. Those who spoke were:
The Rev. J. Hebblewhite, of the Charlton Boys' Home, Glebe.
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The Rev. T. Scott, M.B.E., of the British & Foreign Bible Society. The Rev. J. Brook, Secretary for Aborigines, C.M.S. The
Rev. J. Arnold, of Camp Howard. The Rev. R. S. R. Meyer, for
Chaplains in Hospitals. Mr. Richard Begbie, Old Boy in Moore
Theological College. The Rev. D. Hood, of the Church of South
India (C.M.S.). The Rev. Gregory Blaxiand, of the South
American Missionary Society. The Rev. R. M. Stamp, of the
Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd.
For the Open Services on August 21st, and October 16th
respectively, the occasional preachers were Mr. J. Wilson Hogg,
M.A., F.A.C.E., and Mr. Mark Bishop, M.Sc., M.A.C.E., Headmasters of our kindred Schools, Trinity Grammar at Summer
Hill, and Cranbrook at Bellevue Hill. We thank them both most
sincerely, not only for their addresses, but also for the fellowship
in worship which their visit symbolized.
On Sundays, the following have come as visiting preachers:
The Rev. B. Skellett, Schools Secretary of the Diocese of
Central Tanganyika, Africa.
The Rev. P. Kemp, of Barker College, Hornsby.
One new preacher, but by no means a visitor, was Mr. J. E.
Colebrook. He spoke to us with compelling clarity on
"Tolerance".
When these notes were submitted, preparations were actively
under way for the Old Boys' Annual Remembrance Service on
November 6th. The hour of the Service this year has been set at
9.45 a.m. and it is hoped that it will have proved an acceptable
alteration to those Torch Bearer readers who attended. Often
in the past the number of Old Boys present has been a surprisingly small fraction of those known to have ready access to
the School.
The Preparatory School Carol Service has been planned for
7.30 p.m. on Friday, December 2nd, and Mr. Pierce, Mr.
Jamieson and the whole Preparatory School are working eagerly
to provide worship which will worthily reflect the message of this
Holy Season. It is a joy to them and a delight to those who
worship by listening.
A pleasing feature of the worship of the Chapel has been the
steadily increasing number of boys who attend the occasional
voluntary Holy Communion services now being held on Holy
Days and at the end of Term. The Service hour is such that all
who would like to come cannot, and there may be those present
at times whose motives some may query; yet to participate in
such a service is to sense a deepening of devotion of the most
wholesome kind. At the same time the exercise, in a necessarily
timetable-regulated school, of voluntary worship is of the utmost
benefit to those concerned.
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As for some years, these notes must close with thanks for voluntary service in a somewhat different context: the gentlemen
and ladies, staff and boys who have "opened and shut," "put out
and taken down," "cleaned and polished," "arranged," "swept"
and "laundered" behind the scenes in preparation for our public
worship. We thank them for necessary tasks done willingly,
thoroughly and unobtrusively. The Chapel continues to bear the
marks of a building devoted to the glory of God and the edifying
of His People. It is not possible to ask for more than that.
Holy Baptism
5th June, 1966: James Murchison Eldershaw.
6th June, 1966: Jane Blanshard.
10th June, 1966: William Donald Mawney Taylor.
17th July, 1966: Graham Philip Steel.
14th August, 1966: Stephen Hopkins Shirley.
17th September, 1966: Joanna Louise Stafford.
18th September, 1966: Peter John Cornwell.
9th October, 1966: Amanda Collett Shoppee.
16th October, 1966: Michael David Lloyd.
23rd October, 1966: Bruce John Sedgwick.
27th November, 1966: David Richard Kelynack.
Edwina Helen Munro Saunders.
Holy Matrimony
16/ 6/66:
17/ 6/66:
18/ 6/66:
23/ 6/66:
24/ 6/66:
8/ 7/66:
8/ 7/66:
12/ 7/66:
5/ 8/66:
13/ 8/66:
Richard John Albert Thompson to Marion Eve
Rabone.
Neil Robert Noble to Catherine Mary Anne
Heppell.
John Ernest Payne to Carol Margaret Quick.
Frederick James Merewether to Beverly Ann Boydell.
Graham William David Hughes to Beverley Lorraine Winn.
Allan John Lindsay Young to Susan Margaret
Suttor.
Cohn Stanley Phegan to Ruth Turnbull.
John William Sleeman to Pamela Joy Jeffery.
David Derrick Scanlan to Annette Lorraine Henvile.
Robert Charles Pritchard to Janet Mary Chittleborough.
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20/ 8/66:
26/ 8/66:
16/ 9/66:
28/ 9/66:
21/10/66:
29/10/66:
29/10/66:
12/11/66:
25/11/66:
26/11/66:
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CoIm Robert Fordred to Marsha Lorraine Bryant.
Donald Wemyss Baker to Barbara Grace Isaacs.
George Bruce Mansell to Marion Eleanor Claudius.
Michael George Rodger to Judith Alma Harding.
David John Stewart Jenkins to Susan Anne Burt.
Peter Christian Kershaw to Félisa Gridley.
John Greer Brickford to Ilka Anne Baidrick.
Geoffrey Thomas Penrose to Heather Judith Ann
Dunidey.
Stephen Geoffrey Litchfield to Penelope Gai Hyles.
Ian Kingsford Smith to Rhonda Jean Reilly.
THE CRUSADER UNION
This year the programme was arranged to provide variety.
Topics ranged from a Computer expert in the second term to a
Christian Anti-Communist Speaker, Mr. Wilson, in the third. An
average of 26 boys went to the meetings, held at Monday lunch
hour each week, and 30 or more are going to the camps in the
coming holidays.
The Crusader Committee, consisting of 2 members from each
year, would like to thank those masters who participated in the
meetings and also, to mention how appreciative they are for the
support given. Especially they would thank Mr. Abbott for the
help he has given as Counsellor of the Shore crusaders.
•Prayer meetings mainly were attended by the committee. They
were held in the Chaplain's study at Friday break.
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RELIGION IN CHURCH SCHOOLS
A conference, held at the School on September 16th, was the
result of some years of discussion and planning by the Headmaster and Chaplain. Its theme was "The spiritual development
of schoolchildren" and invitations had been sent to all Anglican
Schools in N.S.W. as well as several other interested bodies.
The response fully justified the venture: staff from all
Anglican Schools were there as well as such bodies as the
Diocesan Board of Education. Cranbrook School (not a diocesan
school) was represented by a large contingent. In all, 103
people, headmasters and headmistresses, assistant teachers,
chaplains, rectors, were present.
Discussion centred on three themes: the nature of the problem,
the part of the chapel and the part of the classroom. It was found,
not surprisingly, that even this venture did little more than open
up the subject and it was resolved to hold a longer conference
in 1967.
The opening address was given by Bishop R. C. Kerle, of
Armidale.
I Cor. 10:31 "Whatsoever you do, do everything to the Glory
of God."
This is the ultimate aim of all Christians. It is the directive for
all Christian living whether at worship with the Christian congregation, or teaching a class, or engaging in research, or the
relief of suffering, whether it is the Minister proclaiming the
Truth or the Priest counselling a distraught person, or a layman
serving on a community committee to endeavour to assimilate
coloured people, or a woman at work on a committee for the
aid of retarded children, the Christian in all or any situation in
life should consciously do all to the Glory of God.
But to this must be added the other factor. What I have described is the basic duty of the Christian, to love and serve his
fellows so that they may see the love of God in us. But there is
a prior duty; this is direct fellowship and communion with God.
The Psalmist expressed it, (Ps. 29:2) "Give unto the Lord the
Glory due unto His name." Together these two facets constitute
the activity called 'worship'. For worship is 'worth-ship', or
acknowledging the worthiness of God.
The New Testament sees Christian believers as being the
people of God called to offer up sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving and to advertise everywhere the mighty acts of God.
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Worship is response, response to God. The spirit of man
responding to God who is spirit. It is to prostrate one spirit before the Divine Spirit. "God is spirit and those who worship Him
must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth." Worship in the spirit
is worship from the heart, by an outgoing of mind and will
towards Him. True worship should be a joyous, delightsome experience involving our emotions, "Delight Thyself in the Lord",
leaving a sense of peace, mingled with exhilaration. We should
seek this response in corporate worship.
But it is also response to the knowledge of God revealed
through Christ in all the Scriptures. We can only Worship God
truly when we acknowledge Him as Creator and Redeemer as
we know Him in Christ. Therefore our worship, in the sense of
congregational activity, must be spontaneous and joyous
but anchored firmly in the truth of the Scriptures. It is in this
activity that the Christian finds the spiritual resource for the
wider activity in the secular community. It seems to me that this
is the basis of what may be called the Christian philosophy of
life. It is from this concept that Christian ethics and Christian behaviour stems. To inculcate this attitude to life should be the aim
of Christian Education. In the end, character, what we are, is
fashioned by our accepted philosophy of life; or, more plainly,
what we believe makes us what we are.
We state the aims of Church Schools as being to foster
Christian faith and character and to provide a spiritual background for the education of the whole person.
Are we succeeding in this to a greater degree than in State
Schools?
Church Schools are constantly under judgment, therefore we
are under obligation frequently to reassess our aims and motives
as well as our educational techniques.
Do we create a Church School by dropping a Chapel, however
fine, into the centre of the buildings and adding acts of worship
to the daily programme in the hope of forming habits of worship?
Do we create a Church School by appointing a Chaplain to
the staff who by his presence and personal counsel keeps religion constantly before the pupils?
There should be, it seems to me, greater emphasis on certain
educational aims in a Church School than would be observed in
a secular school.
Education is recognised as both personal and of the whole
person. Lip service, at least, is given to these basic principles in
education in democratic societies, but they are the more meaningful in a Christian context. We do not only imply that each
individual must have separate attention and care but that he is
a soul, an entity, not merely the end result of a biological pro-
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cess. Education is a process that goes on within the will of the
learner, and takes place at the core of being, at the level where
choices are made. This is what is called the "heart" so often in
the Bible. Yet a man is more than heart or will; intellect, feelings
and actions are all functions of the one being or person. And yet
there remains that area of his life that responds to God, the
depth of his being, the spirit of man which responds to God who
is Spirit.
Education (according to Jeffreys) is the nurture of
personal growth. He sees education as a process contributing
to the realisation of an intrinsic end. For the Christian educator
that end is "to know God and to glorify Him forever."
Christian Education cannot then be seen as the teaching of
ethics. The Christian teacher or Chaplain aims at equipping
children to make their own value judgments, he hopes that
children will learn to make decisions, both moral and other,
based on their personal convictions about what is good—that is,
to see every aspect of life as coming under the sovereignty of
God.
If then we are serious in our conviction that Church Schools
are more than an alternative system within the whole State sysem and that there is a distinctive Christian view or philosophy of
life, and further that no person is an integrated or complete
person if he is apart from God, then we must acknowledge an
evangelistic function as being inherent in all Christian Education.
Evangelism may be defined in a variety of ways and can be engaged in a great variety of methods, most of which are legitimate
in a particular context.
Some of you will recall Winston O'Reilly's published article
(1963) entitled "The Nature of Evangelism and of Education".
He discusses a group of definitions of education including Dr.
Als's "Evangelism is the importing of the Christian experience
in all its complications from one life to another", and he sums
up the areas of agreement in these definitions in this way"Evangelism offers the grace and power of God in all human
need, and calls for response of the whole man to God in ways
that involve all his parts and all his relationships."
Generally Christian educators separate these processes of
evangelism and education either because of the overtones associated with the word evangelism, or for each of positive personal
convictions or else the bogey of the moral rightness of imposing
the truths of the Christian faith upon "a captive audience". Mr.
O'Reilly's conclusion is a valuable contribution to this subject:
"While Evangelism may be distinguished from education in
general the destruction is much less sharp in relation to Christian
Education.
"Influenced by the common set of presuppositions from which
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they work and the similarity of goals towards which they proceed, Evangelism and Christian Education may become so inter dependent and so involved with each other that it might be
argued that they are two aspects of the one process rather than
two separate processes."
Now it is my conviction that it is the task of the Chaplains
and Staff of Church Schools to ensure that, in the total school programme Evangelism and education are seen as two aspects of
the one process rather than two processes existing side by side.
There is no easy solution to this task and it is all too common
to accuse the schools of failure to produce convinced Christian
men and women or to send men into the ministry. On the whole,
accessible statistics do not support these judgments but none of
us is convinced that our present methods are meeting the needs
of the sophisticated young people in our schools.
I hope we will face the issues with an open mind and not from
any entrenched position.
Whatever we resolve as a result of this day of mutual sharing,
I hope we may each see our role as that of educators whose
primary obligation is to help boys and girls to come to a commitment to God through Jesus Christ.
If this does not find a place in our aims as Christian Educators
then our concepts are less than Christian.
"Whatsoever you do, do all to the Glory of God."
THE END
The open door is closed,
"No more entrants please.
It's now too late, to forsake
Your foolish earthly deeds."
Back to dust it crumbles,
The earth with all its splendour.
But did it turn or move its headTo God did its heart render?
Up in the sky there is no room,
There's now no room for thee.
For the clock was set for the gates to shutIt was set at Calvary.
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L. C. ROBSON MEMORIAL
A committee, representative of the Council, the S.C.E.G.S
Association, the Committee of the Old Boys' Union and the
Masters' Common Room, decided that, "the late 'chief' should be
honoured and commemorated by a fitting memorial at Shore."
This Memorial was to take the form of a Reading Room,
which would link Benefactors' with the rest of the School and
provide a cloister which would mean that the School was now
connected from one side to the other. Early in 1966 work began,
first on alterations to the rooms adjoining the War Memorial
Hall. The result was a Wing which was in harmony with the Hall
and the old Science block, as well as an improved entrance to
the Hall itself.
The purpose of the Reading Room is that of a study room
for Senior Students. Here, students may work during periods
which are not taken by set subjects. Plans were drawn up by the
School architect, Mr. J. R. Brogan.
The construction of the pillars, which form the cloister, and
the floor of the Reading Room, is by reinforced concrete. Detailed Form Work was needed in order that the shape of the
pillars and the design of the cloister ceiling would be complete
when it was removed. Support for the room is given by steel
girders and the walls are pre-fabricated. This method is being
used in order to save time on the site.
The S.C.E.G.S. Association has already provided money towards the cost of furnishing the Memorial which will be completed for 1967. It is a fitting tribute to a man who was great
both as a Scholar and Headmaster.
SERMON GIVEN BY THE REV. A. C. YUILL
AT THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE BRIGADIER T. A. J. PLAYFAIR
Deuteronomy 33. 27. "The Eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms."
These words have been described as "the blessing wherewith,
Moses the man of God, blessed the children of Israel." They are
intended to be words of comfort and encouragement to men and
women in every age.
We read in this same book that Moses died at the command
of God . . . In God's sight there is no such thing as an "untimely
death." No one ever dies a moment sooner than God designs ...
and no one lives a mOment longer. We are entirely in His hands.
Moses came to his death with courage and confidence
there was a telling reason for this. Years before he had made a
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series of choices which directed the whole course of his life.
Above all, he identified himself with God and with His chosen
people.
He was leader of men . . . a man who inspired others . . . a
man beloved . . . Thomas Alfred John Playfair was likewise a
leader of men—a man who inspired others—a man beloved. The
presence of so many here this morning, people from all walks of
life, testifies to the fact that he was esteemed very highly in our
city—a city with which he was closely identified for the greater
part of his life.
A man beloved; by family, by friends, by those with whom be
was associated in the interests he had—almost too numerous to
enumerate.
I am conscious of the privilege that falls to me this morning
in being asked to give this address and I realise that there are,
perhaps, others in the congregation who are better equipped than
I am, to pay a proper tribute to Mr. Playfair's memory.
His distinguished service in two world wars, won him the
rank of Brigadier. He was present at the Gallipoli landing and
served subsequently, in France during the 1914-18 War. He was
awarded the D.S.O. and the O.B.E. During World War II
he formed the 2nd Division Artillery.
A member of the Legislative Council since 1927; it was in
politics that he gave much of his greatest service. He was always
interested in a wide range of sporting activities, and represented
Australia at the Olympic Horse Show in London in the jumping
events in 1912. . . . He was keenly interested in golf and led
the formation of the Elanora Country Club at Narrabeen and
was actively associated with it for many years. His interest in
sport dated from his School days. He always identified himself with his old School, Shore, and was for some years Chairman
of the Council. It is pleasing to note that the present Headmaster,
Mr. B. H. Travers, read the lesson during the Service; a lesson
especially associated with the School.
From the age of sixteen Thomas John Playf air worked to
develop the family meat business founded by his grandfather. In
1926 he became Chairman of' the Company. He served on the
boards of many leading companies and was well-known in the
business woild. One of his former associates at the firm of Thos.
Playfair said to me only yesterday, "He was like a father to us all."
To me, this spoke volumes. . . . Personally, I always found him
to be a man who was really interested in people—he had a big
heart. Yesterday, I was told of how he helped many New
Australians, in innumerable ways, when they came to him with
their problems at Elanora.
It is very appropriate that this service should be in old Trinity
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Church. As long as the Church exists it will be associated with
the honoured name of the original Thomas Playf air. . . . Thomas
Alfred John Playfair was born in this parish 75 years ago, and it
would seem to be doubly appropriate, that as such a distinguished
soldier, the funeral service should be in the old Garrison Church.
I said earlier, that he was a man beloved . . . he was a man
intensely loved by his wife and children and our heartfelt sympathy goes out to them today. A happy united family is one of
the things most needed in our community life today, and we
should be thankful that, together, Mr. and Mrs. Playfair established such a family.
Christianity has been described as the religion of the 'empty
tomb' . . the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is a pledge
of our own resurrection to come, as His disciples. May I pass on
to you certain words quoted recently by our new Archbishop:
"God holds the key of all unknown, and I am glad,
If other hands should hold that key, or if He trusted it to me,
I might be sad."
God does hold the key to the future; and for the believing
Christian, it is an assured future.
"He died that we might be forgiven, He died to make us good,
that we might go at last to Heaven, saved by his precious
blood."
By a deliberate and voluntary act, upon the Cross, •Christ
bowed His head and gave up His spirit, but not before He said,
"Father, into Thy hands, I commend My spirit."
So we leave the loved one whom it has pleased God to take
unto Himself, encouraged by the words, "The eternal God is
thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms L."
Brigadier Playfair was one of Shore's most distinguished sons.
He entered the School, No. 821 on the school roll, in 1903 and
was a boarder in School House. He left in 1906, having won his
Colours for football and having played in the 1st XI. On leaving
school he entered his father's business and began a career that
extended far beyond the business world in which he was so
successful. Sportsman, soldier, administrator—he succeeded in
all he did. Unassuming, modest, he devoted himself unselfishly
to others and to the service of the community in whose life he
was to play so. distinguished a part. Of his service and achievement outside the world of Shore much has been said and written
and needs no repetition.
It is to his great contribution to the development 'of Shore
School in the first half of the 20th century that honour is to be
paid here.. He joined the Council in October, 1928, and was
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Chairman from March, 1945, to March, 1952, when ill health
compelled him to retire from it. The years of his chairmanship
were troubled and difficult years after the War, when in the national emergency the School's material development had had to
pause. Many of us, at School in those years as boys or Masters,
have good reason to remember his firm and devoted guidance,
and the development that was to accelerate its pace in the 1950's
was on the solid foundation of security which he laid.
To pay adequate tribute to such a man is impossible. Those
who knew him best and closest are best able to speak of him and
the Council at its meeting on March 6th, 1952, placed in its
records the appreciation of those who had worked with him for
the advancement of the School. Their words are the best tribute
to a colleague and friend and to a benefactor of Shore School:
"The Council had looked forward keenly to welcoming
Brigadier Playfair back to their ranks, but learnt with deep regret
that, on medical advice, he fouiid it necessary to forward his
resignation. They now place on record their sense of their high
value of his services to the School since he became a member of
the Council in October, 1928. His experience of public and
business affairs, his clear judgment and his ability to carry
through those matters in which he interested himself have enabled
him to be a powerful force in the government of the School; and
the association with the School of his high public spirit and
personal integrity has been an honour to it."
NUMBERS
Numbers on the wall one sees.
Numbers for examinees.
Numbers for one's separate keysNumbers, numbers, numbers please.
FLIGHTS IN THE DARK
The little bird flies onwards,
It does not really care.
Itmerely thinks, or thinks it thinks:
"Mother will lead me there."
G.N.D. (VA1)
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Mr. A. L BLYTHE
Archibald Lewis Blythe was a member of Council from 1924
to 1948. In this period he served as Honorary Treasurer from
1926 to 1944, the longest period of service by an Honorary
Treasurer. A. L. Blythe was a distinguished servant of the community. He was a synodsman of the Diocese of Sydney and a
member of the Standing Committee of the Diocese. He was a
member of the Red Cross and its Chairman for many years, and
he served Shore. In all these capacities he was meticulous in the
performance of his duties.
It was whilst he was Honorary Treasurer of the Council that
the Preparatory School was established, the Dining Hall Kitchen
block was built, School House and the Headmaster's house were
rebuilt and remodelled and'the west wing and the old laboratories
were built. This was one of the great periods of development in
the School's life and A. L. Blythe was prominent in the financing
of this development.
As he grew older Mr. Blythe was not often seen at the School
and so he was not well known 'to recent boys and members of the'
staff. But on his death on November 8th, 1966, the School lost
an earnest worker and a sound governor.
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DISTINCTION TO AN OLD BOY
It is a pleasure to announce that Major-General N. A. Vickery
(No. 4610, 1929-1934), who rose from the rank of Private, is to
become the C.M.F. member of the Military Board on December
2nd. This is the top C.M.F. post available to a volunteer in the
citizen forces. At present commander of the Third C.M.F. Division and a Judge of the Victorian County Court, Major-General
Vickery will succeed Major-General P. A. Cullen, who has
reached the retiring age for his rank.
While at Shore, he was a Sub-Prefect, a winner of the Torch
Bearer Prize, a member of the Rifle Team and a Cadet Under
Officer.
During World War II, General Vickery served with the 2/1st
Field Artillery Regiment, winning the Military Cross at Bardia
for an action in which he and his Bren-gun carrier crew captured
1,000 prisoners. Later he was awarded the M.B.E.
General Vickery graduated B.Ec. at Sydney University before
the war and after the war he studied Law. He was appointed
Judge of the Victorian County Court in 1962. The School takes
this opportunity to congratulate him.
Mr. N. M. GODDARD
Neville Mitford Goddard passed away early on Friday, October
21st, after a long, incapacitating illness.
The eldest of the family of J. M. D. Goddard, Esq., of Kirribilli, a well-known member of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron,
he entered Shore in February, 1910, at the age of 12 years. He
subsequently became a prefect, held the rank of Lieutenant in
the Cadet Corps, and passed the Leaving Certificate Examination in 1916, obtaining a 'B' in English, and 'A's in French,
Physics, Maths I and II, and Greek. He was the first member of
the School to be awarded the Barker Scholarship No. 2, and
Homer Exhibition, for Mathematics.
Proceeding to the University of Sydney, he entered the Engineering School, and joined the University Regiment, being a member of the Special Company for overseas service.
He graduated with First Class Honours in Civil Engineering in
March, 1921, coming second in Class I. He practised his profession with (Allen) and Goddard, Patent Attorneys and Consulting Engineers. He contributed a notable series of articles on the
technical aspects of radio to the Sydney Morning Herald, and
subsequently joined the Teaching Staff at Shore in 1940, where
he made a notable contribution to many activities in the School.
He taught Mathematics and Physics at all levels, latterly as
Master-in-Charge of the subject. He organised and supervised an
extensive system of making camouflage nets, teaching the boys,
and managing the output. He joined the Volunteer Defence
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Corps, attending Schools on demolition and infantry tactics, and
becoming a Commissioned Officer; at the same time, he brought
his knowledge in this sphere to the Cadet Corps. He was Patron
of the School Railway Club, and took a leading part in the electrical installation for the stage in the Memorial Hall, and was in
demand for all performances. Many boys will have benefited
from the dedicated interest and energy which he brought to all
these activities.
During all this time, one of his great interests was yachting:
he held the unusual distinction of being an Honorary Life Member of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in which he was the
Official Handicapper and Starter. He was a member of the Sailing Committee, and was also one of the officials for Yachting
at the Melbourne Olympic Games.
His funeral service at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium was
attended by a large gathering of relatives, friends, members of the
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, the School Staff, and former
pupils. The address, given by the Rev. John Mason, one-time
School Chaplain was published in the Record of October 28th,
1966: in this, the energy and enthusiasm which he brought to
everything with which he dealt was clearly expressed: In him, the
School, and the community have lost an outstanding personality.
THE DISPERSAL OF A GREAT MERINO STUD
Mr. Andrew A. Nielson Mills is an Old Boy of Shore (1896),
being No. 384 on the School Register.
We gratefully acknowledge permission to quote the following
article by "Crossley" in THE PASTORAL REVIEW of September 15, 1966.
The greatest studmaster of them all, A. A. Nielson Mills,
O.B.E., lives to see his life's work demolished in a day—for on
October 11th, the Merino studs he built up with such pride and
success, went under the hammer. Anno Domini has stepped in to
take a hand, and there is no one to carry on the wonderful Mills
tradition as a studmaster.
Continuous breeding to an ideal for over 60 years produced
under his eye and hand Memo sheep of unsurpassed beauty, and
of such conformation, size and woolgrowing propensity as to set
new standards in stud Merino sheep production for all to follow.
Mr. Nielson Mills reached the stage a few years ago where all
his breeding ewes were classed as special stud ewes. Few major
Memo ram breeding establishments have ever reached that piniiacle of achievement. In every avenue of the stud—which, he had
the privilege and opportunity to build up from the age of sixteen—he showed outstanding ability and developed an uncanny
knowledge of his sheep to the extent that he could mate individuals to produce special stud and stud rams to suit any of his
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clients. Genetics became almost an obsession in his routine of
study. He always maintained that the embargo placed on the
export of Merino sheep was a lot of nonsense. His close friend
and prominent breeder of Corriedale sheep, the late ex-Senator
Guthrie, who coined the universally used phrase "Peppin
Merinos" for Nielson Mills, was a prime mover of this export
ban, imposed as long ago as 1929 to protect Australian breeders,
it was said, from having to pay high prices for Merino rams. Just
how stupid that argument has proved can be seen in the averages
paid for Merino rams of all grades throughout Australia every
year since 1929—and the cry still goes on in the same quarters:
"Rams are too dear!"
Acknowledged by the late Mr. Otway Falkiner, of "FSF" fame,
as "King of Merino Studmasters", and acknowledging "Ottie" himself and "old" Sir Walter Merriman as his peers as stud breeders,
Nielson Mills became a legendary figure, and will remain so
throughout history. The reasons for what he did and the know ledge of how he did it remained always his own close secrets.
This is perhaps a pity in the light of present-day ignorance on the
part of many of the rank and file of sheepmen. This great studmaster became intolerant to a degree of inefficiency on the station, or of any lack of understanding of even the simplest of natural phenomena.
When illness laid him low a year or two ago, the well oiled
machinery of this major Merino stud soon slowed to a walk, so
to speak, and clients had to seek their ram requirements elsewhere, solely because the mastermind was obliged to rest, and
there was no guiding hand on the wheel.
The sale of 10,500 stud Merinos on the property on Tuesday,
October 11th, starting at 10 a.m.; will have been an epic in
Merino history. Linked with its record of success over many
years are many names that should be remembered such as the
late W. J. McCarthy, whose skill as a classer and ram buyer was
second to none, yet emulated nevertheless by the stud's own
classer, Mr. Harold Watson.
The closing down of these studs ends an era in the Merino
sheep world, which an able historian should record for the sake
of posterity; notwithstanding the appalling apathy of many of the
present young generation to anything in the nature of Australian
traditions.
SIR IVEN GIFFORD MACKAY,
K.B.E., C.M.G. I D.S.O. and Bar, V.D., B.A., LL.D. (Hon.y)
Sir Iven was born on April 7th, 1882, at Gra.fton, N.S.W., the
son of the Rev. I. Mackay, a minister of the Free Presbyterian
Church of Eastern Australia. He was educated at Newington College, thence proceeded to St. Andrew's College within the Univer-
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sity of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He
also gained a rugby and rowing Blue.
Mr. Mackay was Resident Master and Sports Master at Shore
during the years 1905-1910. During his time as coach of the
1st XV, the School won the A.A.G.P.S. football competition
twice (1908 and 1909).
He then became Assistant Lecturer and Demonstrator in
Physics at the University of Sydney (1910-1914). At the Outbreak of the war he joined the First A.I.F. and was commissioned Captain. (On September 4th, 1914, he married Miss Marjorie
E. Meredith, daughter of Brigadier J. B. Meredith.)
His record of service during World War I was brilliant—from
Gallipoli to Pozières to the Hindenburg Outpost Line: Adjutant
4 Battalion, Gallipoli, Major, 1915, Mentioned in Despatches,
wounded, Lieutenant-Colonel in France, 1916, again Mentioned
in Despatches, D.S.O., and Bar, 1917, G.O.C. 1 Infantry Brigade,
1918, Croix de Guerre, 1918.
He studied physics at Cambridge University (Emmanuel College, 1919-1920) and returned to Sydney University as a lecturer.
He became Commonwealth Film Appeal Censor in 1932
(-1940), Headmaster of Cranbrook School in 1933 (-1940), and
G.O.C. 2 Division A.M.F. in 1937.
At the outbreak of World War II Sir Iven was appointed to
command the 6th Division A.I.F. (1940-1941) with the rank
of Major-General. Once more his war career proved a brilliant
record: Lieutenant-General and G.O.C. Home Forces (Australia) in 1941, G.O.C. 2 Australian Army (interrupted by a term
as G.O.C. New Guinea Force) 1942-1943, Australian High
Commissioner in India from 1944-1948.
Sir Iven died on Friday, September 30th, 1966, and the Army
accorded one of its most distinguished soldiers a full military
funeral (Tuesday, October 4th) attended by thousands who had
come to pay their last respects. At the service, conducted at St.
Stephen's, Macquarie Street, and introduced by the ChaplainGeneral, Rev. H. Cunningham, the oration was delivered by the
Rev. A. MacLachlan. Asking Australians never to forget Sir
Iven's brilliant leadership in the dark days of two world wars,
the speaker very aptly summed up his life in the words: Wherever
he served, he served with a devotion that inspired all who came in
contact with him.
MR. S. P. GEBHARDT
Mr. Gebhardt will be leaving Shore at the end of this term to
become Headmaster of All Saints' College, Bathurst, in succession to Mr. E. R. Dent, who resigned from that position last July.
Mr. Gebhardt was educated at Geelong Church of England
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Grammar School and Trinity College, Melbourne University,
where he graduated Bachelor of Law. He then taught for two
years at Geelong C.E.G.S., before coming to Shore at the beginning of 1961. He became assistant housemaster of Barry
House, and taught English, History and Geography.
In August, 1963, Mr. Gebhardt was granted leave of absence
to go overseas. Three days after marrying, Mr. and Mrs. Gebhardt went to the United States where Mr. Gebhardt attended
the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, graduating with the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching (A.M.T.).
Mr. Gebhardt also served on the staff of Milton Academy,
Milton, Massachusetts.
Returning to Shore in August, 1965, Mr. Gebhardt was appointed master-in-charge of English—in which capacity he reorganised the whole of the English department with considerable
success.
Outside the classrooms Mr. Gebhardt coached cricket and
football teams, produced plays and has been a keen officer
of cadets.
Mr. Gebhardt was also a member of the English Teachers'
Association, the English Teachers' Group, the Arts Association
of N.S.W., and an Invitation Member of the Convocation of
Macquarie University.
We extend our congratulations to Mr. Gebhardt on his appointment and hope that he and his young family will enjoy many
happy and successful years in their new abode.
(With acknowledgement to The Shore Weekly Record and
the Western Advocate, Bathurst, of September 20, 1966.)
A PUFF OF LIFE BLEW ON ME AND LEFT SOME DUST BEHIND
Sometimes as I wander through the confused and confounded
scene
A book of repute, of obscurity,—morality perhaps,
Falls into my hands
And I am struck with the intensity and the elevated thoughts
there .
My minds leap and land sometimes on higher levels . .
And after the pre-occupation—the mental stimulation
Gaiety, love and melancholy are my moods
And complicated and obscure are my thoughts . .
For a puff of life has blown on me and left some dust behindDust of memory, of added perception and involvement
In all things, considered worthy and hidden in Our Life.
I.C.D. (LVII)
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CADETS
Ceremonial Parade.
On October 18th, the Cadet Unit was inspected by Maj.-Gen.
J. W. Harrison, C.B.E., G.O.C. Eastern Command at a Ceremonial Parade. It was decided that the Parade should take the
same form as that reviewed by the Governor-General in 1964.
This form of parade, involving, as it does, marching past in slow
time by Coys. in line, is not easy to perform well on grass and
certainly requires a great deal of practice. Time spent in such
practice should not, however, be begrudged, now that the Ceremonial is held only every second year. A great deal depends on
the quality of the Band, and in this respect we were not perhaps
as well served as in 1964. All in all, the Parade was a creditable
one, only the quality of the actual marching not coming up to
the standard of two years ago.
Range and Field Day.
This took the usual form of a shoot of rifle and automatic
weapons at Long Bay and an elementary exercise in fieldcraft
for the Recruit Coy. in French's Forest. Weather conditions were
fine after an unpromising start to the day, but rather cold and
windy. This seems almost inevitable at this time of the year, but
the exigencies of the School calendar make it very difficult to
transfer the occasion to another time. The arrangements necessary
for the day's activities worked very smoothly and the standard of
shooting was an improvement on that of Range Day, 1964. The
following qualified as marksmen: Cpl. R. B. C. Cohen, Cdts. J.
S. Burnell, D. J. Fletcher, J. B. Green, D. H. W. Hyles, A. N.
Simpson, P. Wilbur-Ham.
Award Winners.
The following awards were presented by the G.O.C. on the
Ceremonial Parade:
Cadet U/Officer Efficiency Award: C.U.O. A. S. King.
Recruit Proficiency Award: Cadet A. P. Golsby-Smith.
The record of C.U.O. King is worthy of comment. Having
won the Churchill Prize in 1964 and been appointed a C.U.O.
in 1965, he has been a model of enthusiasm and efficiency
throughout the last two years. In particular, he has not only
thought about his responsibilities as a Cadet Officer on Tuesday
afternoons, but has given much thought and time to them on other
occasions. In addition, he has volunteered as an instructor on two
N.C.O. Courses and in many ways has been an example to wouldbe C.U.O.'s some of whom might regard their appointment as
the culmination of their cadet career rather than as opening up
further opportunities for service.
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Training.
Training from July to October was largely given up to practice
for the Ceremonial Parade. Such time as is possible during
November is being devoted to preparation for the Annual Camp,
which begins on November 28.
LI. S. P. Gebhardt.
We congratulate Lt. Gebhardt on his appointment to All
Saints' College, Bathurst, and thank him for his work with the
Unit during his two all too brief periods of service. Lt. Gebhardt
will be remembered by us particularly for his help in improving
the standard of bivouacking which is so much more important
now that we give much time to this aspect of training. In his stead
we welcome back Lt. R. Blomfield, who has taken over command
of A Coy.
Future Policy.
In view of the imminence of the sixth year of secondary study
it is perhaps timely to publish a statement of policy with regard
to obligations of service. For some time now boys have begun
their Cadet service in the IV Form and this practice will continue.
The Cadet training syllabus as laid down covers three years and
it is expected that most cadets without rank will leave after that
period, though there is enough to occupy them for a fourth year
if they are interested.
Many cadets will however seek rank, which may be attained
at Courses which involve expenditure of a good deal of time on
the part of instructors, Army and otherwise, and of public money.
This being the case, it is expected that cadets holding rank will
continue to serve for a fourth year. Apart from this consideration
the training and experience in leadership acquired by a holder of
rank may very well be the most valuable benefit of cadet service.
An Appeal.
The Cadet Unit has very seldom appealed for gifts, but is
doing so on this occasion. An important part of field training involves the use of the prismatic compass. Although they are on
the authorised scale of issue, the Army finds it impossible to
supply Cadet Units with anything like an adequate number of
compasses and they are too expensive to be bought. An appeal
is therefore made to any who may read these notes for the gift or
extended loan of a prismatic compass which may be no longer
needed.
Perhaps also there are some who have swords which are being
kept as souvenirs, but are not• actually wanted. We should be glad
also to receive a gift or loan of swords, which are desirable for
use on ceremonial occasions. In this case also the Army is unable
to provide a supply even on very short-term loan. The Cadet
Unit would be very grateful for help in either or both of these
matters.
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AIR TRAINING CORPS
The year has been One of change for the better. An improved
morale is everywhere evident. The reason—a re-organisation
which has included the introduction of modern materials and
methods. The training procedure has been revised this year, and
has provided training not only for cadets, but also for N.C.O.s.
Thus results have been far better in all subjects. The discovery
of a large amount of diagrammatic material has eased the demand for old visual aids.
Training has been directed towards the subjects of Service
Knowledge and Air-power. Ground Defence will come practically at Camden in December.
Syllabus Revision.
The syllabus has been extensively modified and the revised
system will be introduced next year. This overdue re-appraisal
of needs will provide an unlimited scope in both subject matter
and especially in the fields of aircraft development and in
subjects such as nuclear weapons and Defence. The emphasis
is on being "up-to-date" in a particularly up-to-date age.
Musferings.
The new syllabus needs specialisation and as a result the basic
organisation of the N.C.O.s and commissioned officers will be
altered. Small musterings will be employed to cater for the demands of the different subjects. By this method standards can be
maintained and supplementary information more easily introduced in extensions of the syllabus.
Trophies.
A new trophy—the Newland's Trophy for N.C.O. efficiencyis being presented this year.
In a State-organised competition to determine the best cadet
in N.S.W., acting C.W.O. G. Woodrow is the Flight's representative.
Promotions and Courses.
Successes at courses this year have been considerable. Two
firsts and a second on S.N.C.O. courses and a first on a J.N.C.O.
course.
Acting/Sgt. J. F. Boultbee is to be congratulated on being
placed second on a S.N.C.O. course over the September vacation.
Acting/Cpls. Bradfield and Sparkes passed a J.N.C.O. course.
Sgt. H. M. Selby was promoted to FIt. Sgt. and Sgt. G. Woodrow
to Acting/C.W.O.
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Special Drill Squad.
A feature of this year has been the formation of a Special
Ceremonial Squad. It is intended that this squad be used for
ceremonials and demonstrations. Members are from all flights
and are regarded as the potential N.C.O. and Officer material.
The squad is under the direction of C.U.O. R. Kelly and Sgt. J.
F. Boultbee. The guard of honour will be their responsibility
and special training in detailed movements was taught in
preparation for Speech Day.
Equipment.
The Flight now has a limited number of drifi rifles. As well
it has installed a new Honour Board—to be used as a record of
those gaining first placings on courses—and has received diagrammatic charts which are essential. The Flight room under
Sgt. Moxham has functioned efficiently throughout the year.
Activity.
Range Day was once again at Long Bay and all members
participated in the shoot.
The shooting team, lead by C.U.O. Kelly, was placed second
in the inter-flight shooting match held at Long Bay.
No. 1 Flight has been playing squash throughout second and
third term in addition to its routine activities. It has had immediate success and it is planned to enlarge this section of training. A competition was held under the guidance of C.U.O. J.
Bertouch, Cpl. S. Swift and A/Cpl. W. Waters.
Camps and Flying.
The annual camp is being held at Camden and Bankstown.
Camden provides full facilities for practical field training whilst
Bankstown is well placed for general service training.
At camp Flights are often arranged in Caribous, Neptunes,
Hercules and Helicopters. Service inspections and extra-activities
such as swimming and a magnificent mess and canteen make an
A.T.C. camp both worthwhile and enjoyable.
Flying Scholarships.
These provide an opportunity for cadets to learn to fly to
private licence standard for no cost. The successful applicant attends a two week course, held at Bankstown, over the Christmas
vacation. The Flight has previously won these scholarships; the
last two being in 1965.
The introduction of a new syllabus and an improved efficiency
and morale are good indications that next year should be one
which proves to all the value of an A.T.C. unit and of being a
member of such a unit in the 1960s.
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PENELOPE'S WAIT
The wrinkled bard sat by the big smoking fire,
And sang to the household and plucked on his lyre;
For the Greeks love to listen to people relate,
The old ode by Homer, Penelope's wait.
When the curtain was lowered the great hail was calm,
For an orchestra's music is peace-giving balm;
And afterwards most of the critics did rate
It Tchaikovsky's best work yet, Penelope's wait.
The air was vibrating with shrill waves of screams
From the hundreds of pop fans in long hair and jeans;
For the "Dropouts" were miming the latest song great
The new hit by the Beatles, Penelope's wait.
D.J.P. (SAl)
TESTIMONY OF A CITY
As I pass the hermit-crab glances, furtive and gone,
And incubated smiles, left over from a party
I feel like the yolk of an unhatched egg,
Unborn to this land of buttered bread in a dustbin.
Still, they flip by like pages of chalk,
Or an unlinked chain
Of faded pennies in a wishing-well.
Here in the bitumen bowl of the webbed streets
Sheen the glaze of foreheads and windshields,
Lettuce leaves in a tossed salad.
Behind deceit-veiled window-panes,
As silent as dreams, handbags,
Miming a sale,
Open and close like the mouths of mullet.
I am fenced in
By the protective buses, green as pitcher plants,
The horn hooting hurry of tail chasing taxis,
And the stilleto static of a trail of leather feet.
Epidemics of crisp, clean shirts, television—white,
Low-slung Christmas rooftops on charcoal cotton stilts,
Shift, like glaciers, through unrendered cracks and corridors.
I crouch under the palm-tree buildings
With their match-box minds,
Cemented smokescreens of filed and bound intentions
Vaults of paper-green wisdom.
A.J.M.S. (UVIA)
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ARCHIVES COMMITTEE
This year the Archives Committee has had only a small number of meetings. The main discussion comprised the fate of the
many photographs and documents which are kept in the Archives' Room, perhaps more aptly named the "Library Store
Room". Many suggestions were forwarded for a cheap and neater
form of categorising this material, at present kept in cardboard
folders. Among the suggestions were wooden filing cabinets,
manilla filing cases and empty shirt boxes. Despite the impressive scope, of imagination displayed by certain members of the
committee, the history of Shore still lies dormant in the cardboard folders.
A few displays, none being particularly ambitious, were set
up during the second and third terms.
The committee thanks Trenchard-Smith for his invaluable assistance on Tuesday afternoons.
THE LONELY LAND
This is a lonely land of lonely races,
Here are forgotten dreams, forgotten faces,
And like the beating rain upon the earth
They sink away to find another birth
In unborn places.
So this is the land of the portraits in the mud,
Of the families drowned in the depths of a waterless flood,
And directing their fate like the cracks in the embowering ocean
Tossed up, by chance, into powdery storms of devotion
To Ambition's blood.
This is the land of the dead willow's tears,
Of the repatriation of minutes and years
With an outward appearance of timeless intrigue
Hiding forever forbidden fatigue
Of unfelled fears.
This huddling land of lonely faces,
Forgotten dreams, forgotten places,
Must laugh at the satisfied smirk of the street
Mindful that it shall never meet
These unborn races.
(To the Aboriginal)
A.J.M.S. (UVIA)
S\\1rAI1NG TEAM, JYbE.
Back Row (). to r.): N. G. S. WaUman, J. R. Barnes. J. F. Bou!tbee 3. D. Thatcher. A. J. Hardy. K. W. Bagnall. D. W. Sturrock. A. C. 0. James.
A. R. Lee, K. E. Pritchett. S. K. Feuerring. R. W. Higliam.
Front Row (!. to r.): The G.P.S. Swimming Team: G. A. Haukins. 0. G. D. de Greenlaiv. G. M. Ha" kins. R. I. H.i:chinson. A. S. King (Capt.). B.
reen, R. M. Barraclotigh
Fdisards, Esq.. J. W. B. Paul, H S. Panned. R. S. Angyal, P. C
ciglison
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1. R. Beverley.
J. Roi'erp.
Front Row (I. to r.): P. C. Maithv. I) A. (:sd,,alladcr. R. K. l'ogson ((apt.). A
R . ( . I hapn,an . P A. I stile.
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Middle Ro,v (I. to r.): M. J. Joseph. K. C). McCarty, A. J. M. Smith. F. P. Old. C). I). K. Reid.
Front Row Q. to r.): K. G. Ferguson. R. I). St Vincent Weld,. S K. I). Barlow (('apt). P. R. Carroll,
Esq.. D. W. Sturrock. D. M. Pinnington.
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Bick Row (I. to .): C.U.O.s R. 0. McCarty. A. S. Ferguson. K. J. Lee, R. A. Yeate,, P. A. Armour, A. J. M. Smith. I). 13. R.
Reid.
Middle Row (I. to r.): C.U.0.s P. R. Sinden, J. J. M. Gray, N. R. Srtodgrass. P. C. Green. I. J. Woodforth.
Front Ross (I. to r.)r C.U.0. A. S. King, Capt. H. J. Edwards, Capt. J. E. Colebrook, Maj. P. R. M. Jenkins. Capt. A. .1 Moves.
Lt. R. Rlomfield, It. W. Foulkes.
SENIOR II .NNIS LEA M. Nt
Standing (I. to r): N. G Chapman .S. i. Fairfa\. N. II. Farr. I N .Jarne,.
or ( aptain). F II. R.
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Standing (I. to r.): A. J. Itosanquet. A. J. lterkman. W. A. James. J. H. C. Colvin.
Seated (I. to r.): P. J. Tonkin. A. J. FaIk (Captain). F. H. Ross. Esq . M. J. Morgan .5. 1). (oomhes.
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NI. Berr. U. V. I.ehrnann. J. C. Sparkes. W. R. Waters, B. U. Morrison. W. J. Hercus.
Ross (I. to r.): Cpls. C. I
D. G. Bradiseld.
2nd Ross G. to r.): Sgts M. J. M. Moxtiarn. M. F. Wild, D. M. Dent. i. M. Wood: CpIs. R. M. Barraciough. I. C. Dayrnond.
R. S. Sssiit. J. F. ISou!thce.
Froflt Ross (I. to r.): Fit. Sgt. H. M. Selby. COO. R. W. Kelly. Pit. Off. M. P. Paige. Fit. Lt. I . Harvey. Fig. Off P. J. Cornisit.
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SENIOR ATHLETICS TEAM. I9o.
J A. Drevernian. P. C. Green, P. C. Church. P. C. Richards. I). W. Sturrock. F. A. Pigott. S. N. Johnson.
Standing (I. to r
I). W. Holt.
Seated II. to ri: R. S. Frazer. R K Pogson. A J. D. Roberts. J W. Mathers. Esc1.. P. C. Maithy. P. A. Armour. G. C. Woodrow
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llack (I to r) K. H. (ol" j J. D. P.o ighton. A. P. Gokh -Smith, P. I Hnthini.on, A. P. I ei.. P. L. Ernmens.
Pa,ton. S. [ Hei1e. E. S. Spooner. P. N. I)udJ . M.
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AHLETICS
Another very enjoyable Athletics season was experienced by
athletes and masters this year, despite the unfavourable weather
conditions of blustery winds and rain, during the Quadrangular
meetings.
The track at Northbridge was in its usual perfect condition
and much appreciated by visitors to these Quadrangular meetings which were again reduced to two this year owing to the later
start of Term III.
These meetings provided keen competition for many boys
who trained hard but failed to gain selection in the G.P.S. team.
The G.P.S. meeting took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground
on Saturday, October 8th.
Whilst the overall performances of the team were not particularly successful, the Seniors finishing 7th, and the Juniors 6th,
the team did better than expected.
Undoubtedly this situation was due to lack of condition
brought about by an unusual number of injuries suffered by our
athiete-footballers during the football season, thus hindering
their training.
A. J. D. Roberts, Captain of Athletics, displayed spirited leadership and ran with determination to gain major placings in the
three Senior sprints, whilst P. C. Maltby rose to the occasion with
very good performances in the Broad Jump (2nd) and High
Jump (4th).
The distance runners showed great determination at the finish,
and there were many exciting moments when Shore runners began moving up from the rear of the field to gain a place at the
finishing line.
The assistance and efforts of the mothers who provided afternoon tea at the meetings is acknowledged with gratitude.
The following were the Shore competitors and their placings
in the G.P.S. Sports.
UNDER 13 YEARS:
60.Yards Hurdles Championship: A. G. Bosanquet (2nd).
100 Yards Division: A. G. Bosanquet (4th).
100 Yards Championship: R. N. Duddy (3rd).
440 Yards Relay: R. N. Duddy, A. G. Bosanquet, A. G. Goldston-Morris,
J. de Greenlaw (5th).
UNDER 14 YEARS:
60 Yards Hurdles Championship: P. M. Selosse.
100 Yards Division: D. N. Park.
100 Yards Championship: I. R. Richardson.
220 Yards Championship: E. S. Spooner.
High Jump Championship: I. R. Richardson.
440 Yands Relay: I. R. Richardson, E. S. Spooner, M. S. Bennett, D. N.
Park.
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UNDER 15 YEARS:
90 Yards Hurdles Championship: C. R. Paxton.
100 Yards Division: K. H. Colwell (5th).
100 Yards Championship: R. L. Emmens (5th).
220 Yards Championship: R. L. Emmens.
880 Yards Championship: R. J. Church (3rd).
Long Jump Championship: R. L. Emmens.
High Jump Championship: A. R. Lee.
Shot Put Championship: J. D. Roughton (3rd).
440 Yards Relay: R. L. Emmens, C. R. Paxton, K. H. Coiwell, A. P.
Golsby-Smith (3rd).
UNDER 16 YEARS:
90 Yards Hurdles Championship: G. S. Brodie.
100 Yards Division: G. S. Brodie (1st) 10.9 Sees.
100 Yards Championship: S. C. Isbister (3rd).
220 Yards Championship: G. S. Brodie (3rd).
880 Yards Division: V. L. Heyde (5th).
880 Yards Championship: G. H. Wall (3rd).
Long Jump Championship: G. S. Brodie (2nd).
High Jump Championship: R. I. Hutchinson (2nd).
Shot Put Championship: R. I. Hutchinson (4th).
440 Yards Relay: G. S. Brodie, S. C. Isbister, R. I. Hutchinson, N. T.
Maitby (3rd).
UNDER 17 YEARS:
120 Yards Hurdles Championship: D. N. Holt (5th).
100 Yards Championship: S. N. Johnson. 220 Yards Championship: P. C. Richards.
440 Yards Championship: F. A. Pigott (4th).
880 Yards Championship: F. A. Pigott (3rd).
Mile Championship: D. N. Holt (5th).
Long Jump Championship: N. T. Maitby.
High Jump Championship: P. C. Church.
Shot Put Championship: D. W. Sturrock.
OPEN:
120 Yards Hurdles Championship: P. A. Armour.
100 Yards Championship: A. J. Roberts (2nd).
220 Yards Championship: A. J. Roberts (5th).
440 Yards Championship: A. J. Roberts (3rd).
880 Yards Championship: J. A. Dreverman.
Mile Championship: R. S. Frazer (4th).
Long Jump Championship: P. C. Maitby (2nd).
High Jump Championship: P. C. Maitby (4th).
Shot Put Championship: R. K. Pogson (5th).
440 Yards Relay: A. J. Roberts, P. C. Maltby, P. C. Green, G. C.
Woodrow.
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SENIOR POINT SCORE:
S .I.0. ....... ..................................................... 140
S .J.0.
........... 77
N .0. .......
.........................................
. ........................ ..............
...... ..... .... ....... 72
T.K.S......................
S .G.S ..........................................................
........... ... ................... ...
S .H.S .............................................. ........ ....
S .C.E.G.S
..... ............................ .............
T.S.0..............................................
T.A.S ..........................................................
............
69
53
47
43
41
28
JUNIOR POINT SCORE:
S.G.S . .........................................................
S.I.0. ............................................................
S.J.0. ............................................................
N.0 . ............................................................
T.K.S . .........................................................
S.C.E.G.S . ................................................
S.H.S . ............................................................
T.S.0 . .........................................................
T.A.S . .........................................................
SCHOOL RECORDS, 1966:
Under 17 Years, 880 Yards: F. A. Pigott, 2
mm.
141
139
116
106
97
80
55
41
40
3 secs
WAVES
The persistent waves pound the rocky shore,
Spuming and spraying into the salty air,
Just as they have done before,
Continuing an everlasting wear.
They scour, they scrape, and change the land.
Until the rocks' grains which the waves did gnaw,
In revenge, form again, compressed by Nature's mighty hand.
To continue the eternal evolution once more.
T.M.C. (hA)
BOY SCOUTS
At the beginning of Term III new patrol-leaders were appointed to Rosella and Kingfisher Patrols, these being David Magill
and Philip Wood respectively. The other two patrol-leaders are
Richard Church of Thrush and Brian Abbott of Kookaburras.
The May camp was held at Wiseman's Ferry with various activities, and all who went enjoyed it immensely.
During 2nd Term the Troop had an overnight hike from Mt.
Kuringai to Berowra via Cowan Creek. No suitable camp site
was found, and we finally bedded down along the narrow track,
there being no room to pitch tents—fortunately it didn't rain.
No camp was held in September, but we took part in the District Camp over the Labour Day week-end, at Lilyvale in Royal
National Park. Wide games were enjoyed, also a campfire,
though the latter was cut short by rain. We came 3rd in the
camping competition, and 2nd in the campfire item competition.
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CHESS CLUB
This year the Chess Club has had an interesting and enjoyable
year under the patronage of Mr. Raadgever. The club entered
two teams in the Inter-School competition, held in the second
term. Although we did not have the usual quantity of players,
the quality was by no means below previous years. Both teams
were entered in the C grade competition, and the firsts were
defeated by only half a point. The second team came fourth.
Of the eight teams Shore 1 was the only one that did not lose a
match, drawing with Grammar, and beating the eventual winners;
North Sydney, 4 games to 1.
The following played for the school: Firsts: P. Trebeck,
VA1, P. Becke, VA2, D. Scanlan, VB3, J. Bellingham, SAl, G.
Burgess, SAl, and C. Lloyd, VA2 (reserve). Seconds: M.
Fowler, LVIG, C. Burge, VA2, D. Penman, SAl, regular
members; R. Petrie, IVA2, H. Clifford, IVB1, A. Haigh, IVC,
P. McIntyre, VB3, D. Dey, VA1, K. Hindle, VA1, also played.
The N.S.W. junior Chess Championships were held in August,
and the most successful Shore boy was Bellingham, who gained
third place in the under 15 Championships and won the lightning
tournament. Fowler entered the under 18 Championship.
The most promising players this year have been three boys
from SAl, Bellingham, Burgess and Penman.
DEBATING NOTES
June 3rd: Shore debated, as the government side, against
Riverview on the subject, "In time of peace government censorship is unnecessary." This was the first G.P.S. competition debate. The team—Jenkins, Selby and Angyal—failed until too late
to press the difference between unnecessary and justifiable. This
left a weakness in the team's case which the opposition used to
support their own. Jenkins opened the debate and gave no definition, the team had thought it unnecessary. He laid out a broad
case which was easily picked up by the following speakers. Selby
continued in the same vein as the first speaker and it was left to
Angyal to introduce humour. Unfortunately he ran out of
material.
The Opposition presented a case which deliberately by-passed the argument. They did this successfully because the government had nothing it could quote. The final position was that they
introduced irrelevancies and fallacies. This was pointed out in the
leader's reply but it was overdue. Riverview, with a more polished
manner, won by three points.
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July 1st: In the second Debate of the Competition, Shore met
St. Joseph's. The previous evening a dispirited composite team
had lost to North Sydney Boys' High. Shore elected to be opposition against St. Joseph's on the subject, "That the time has come
to cut our ties with the British Commonwealth." The debate
proved to be of a low standard and dull, perhaps because Shore
supporters numbered four.
The government was out of date with the modern world and
its case did not have any cohesion. Their apparent aim was to
leave out any mention of the British Commonwealth. They were
"all the way with L.B.J." on any issue. As opposition we made
our theme the usefulness of dependable aid in the development
of Australia as a 'middle' nation. Diversity was considered important and this could be best obtained from the British Commonwealth. As the example of America was not one to be followed by Australia or indeed any other nation because of our relative size and power we saw no reason to break off a working relationship which, as was mentioned recently, has "twice in this
century stemmed a tide". (Duke of Edinburgh).
Jenkins was cautious—a phenomenon—and fortunately it was
repaired in his leader's reply. Selby developed the case in a speech
which showed some improvement on earlier occasions. Angyal
spoke vigorously and gained deservedly the best mark of the
evening. Shore won by a large margin. There was nothing to
answer in the speeches of the government until the third speaker
who produced a new case. It showed a sad decline in standards
for G.P.S.
July 15th: The Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition for
1966 was held at Sydney Grammar School. In this competition
• single representative of each school speaks for ten minutes after
• 20-minute preparation. Robert Angyal represented Shore.
This competition being the highlight of the season it has been
reported in a separate article.
July 22nd: Four teams debated at Darlinghurst against
S.C.E.G.G.S. The three lower teams all won their debates; however, the First team lost by two marks in a debate which provided
plenty of entertainment for an audience which was somewhat
larger than usual owing to the number of S.C.E.G.G.S. supporters.
"The world has grown dishonest" was the subject for the First's
debate in which the re-arranged team of Angyal, $elby and
Jenkins was opposition. The government opened by introducing
cave man, then flew over forty thousand years, with an inserted
reference to Verres, that governor of Sicily whom Cicero prosecuted, to the H. G. Palmer case and employees who take home
their employer's marked biros. Their definition was confined to
quoting the Oxford Dictionary on "dishonest". Despite this given
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definition they proceeded to the argument that anything done in
daylight or before the eyes of everyone is honest, everything else
is dishonest. The opposition made the most of this mistake. In fact
the government never attempted to prove its case. It introduced
but four examples and had to defend that choice throughout the
debate.
The opposition's case rested on the assumption that honesty
exists only when dishonesty exists and vice versa. They dismissed
Adam and Eve as an explanation for a by-gone age. Therefore,
they said, the world has not grown dishonest because it always
has been. The opposition then developed the case by showing
that since the development of man both have existed and that
neither has yet dominated the other. This was in answer to the
government's absurd claim that today the world is totally dishonest from the lowest to the highest. The presence of law and
morality was indicated as proof and the idea that honesty was always present as long as man feared retribution for his actions.
July 29: The topic "That a little bit of what you fancy does
you good" was denied by Shore in the last competition debate
for 1966. Sydney Boys' High School took the government side
and the debate was held in the library.
The government in defining the topic concentrated on the
theme that fancy is something which all may enjoy. Here they
left a loop-hole which the opposition exploited throughout the
debate—that although it may appear to do immediate good, the
ultimate result may be disastrous. They overlooked the existence
of evil, considering that fancy must be good. Finally they conceded the opposition's point about the importance of time and
this probably was why the opposition could so easily follow with
a more intense dissection of the government's case; the loop-hole
having now become something the government was unable to explain.
The opposition—Selby, Angyal, Makai—took up two themes
for the debate. The first was that people fancy a great many
ideas, and that some of this—a little bit—could be bad. The supporting case, developed by Angyal, was concerned with the full
exploitation of the definition's inadequacy. We hold that although
a little bit of fancy may initially be good, the final result was bad.
Selby, speaking in first position for the first time in this series,
gave his best speech so far. A firm basis was laid down and a
case established which the government failed to break. Angyal
developed the case well and made full use of Shakespeare and
American History—the Missouri Compromise. Unfortunately
there was no opportunity to introduce humour as he had done
previously in the third position. Malcai gave a very proficient
speech. He answered the arguments of the government and pressed our own.
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The adjudicator remarked that perhaps too much emphasis
had been put upon proving a point by example. He warned
against the use of trivia as a waste of time. The debate was awarded to Shore by a margin of one mark.
Again Shore entered teams in the City of Sydney Eisteddfod,
this year with higher hopes than in the preceding three. The
Shore 'A' team of Selby, Angyal and Makai affirmed the proposition that "Australian State Parliaments should be abolished"
against Sydney Girls' High.
As government, Shore declared that the present system was
obsolete. This was the result of improved communications which
would allow one government to maintain even better contact with
the country than the State parliaments could ever achieve. The
duplication of services in the various states and the spreading of
all the intellectual core was considered to be highly undesirable.
Angyal as second speaker spoke on the advantages of a Unitary
system.
The opposition, as expected, took a stand on the importance of
maintaining tradition. They asserted that with their present functions state parliaments were still the major force in National development. Shore won by eight points and went on into round
two. Both the other teams lost in their first rounds.
The Shore First team won again in round two, but was narrowly defeated in the semi-final. With more debaters this term, the
prospects for next year are heartening.
DER PRUFUNG
The dull drone of names, the movement to desks
Belies the tension, but fear moulds his face to a mask.
He takes his place; with leaden hand
Shapes a quivering symbol. A face, impersonal, bland
As the number on his sheet approaches. The chit
Softens beneath the compress of his clammy grip.
The oppressing white of flourescent light pervades the air.
Mental hygiene's the aim, four feet from chair to chair.
Antiseptic sterility of all papers,
Dead now all thought of past or future capers.
Now even too late to flee
The vivisectionist world of the examinee.
S.C.C. (VA1)
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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD
During the year only two awards have been gained at any
stage in the scheme by boys of the School. This is a large drop
compared to the number of awards gained in previous years. D.
Hipsley completed his Silver Award and received it from the
Governor during the September holidays. R. Shepherd gained
and received hisBronze Award during the second term. An Old
Boy of the School, D. Bigg, received his Gold Award from the
Governor-General in Canberra on September 1st.
At the moment interest in the lower levels of the scheme
seems to have slackened and this is reflected in the number of
awards gained. Any boy fourteen years or older is eligible to
start working at and to gain an award.
The scheme is intended to help young people to develop
their character and sense of leadership. It is designed as a
challenge for personal achievement. The standards set in the
scheme are within the reach of any boy who makes the effort.
At the moment in the School there are about eight boys working on the Gold stage of the Award. During the May holidays six
of these boys did a trial Gold expedition in a remote part of the
Blue Mountains. This trip proved difficult, although very interesting as the ghost town of Yerranderie was visited. The last
inhabitants of this town left only in the mid nineteen fifties and
so the town is still in reasonable condition.
Early in the year one boy did a trial Gold expedition in the
Snowy Mountains area. The walk covered 170 miles of rough
country, and several interesting places were visited.
Let us hope that in 1967 there will be many more awards
gained than this year.
LONELINESS
Who are your friends in this realm of walls
That thicken every day?
You thought you knew them, but you look aroundAnd they are gone;
You're sentenced to live in a hardened artery
Where the blood stagnates and sets
Hopefully, you look around; Your friends,
Where are they now?
You cannot see—the walls surround.
Your friends (you thought you knew them)
Have put you there to rot.
And the spectre of your former self
Is Loneliness.
D.I.K. (SAl)
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HALL NOTES
Late in the first term the Lower Sixth Form saw an exhibition
of Qantas Films on Australian Art in the Hall. One of the films
was about aboriginal art and the other about the art of Sidney
Nolan, a contemporary Australian artist.
On Sunday, May 15th, a combined choir from St. Joseph's
and Shore sang for the interdenominational service of the Australian College of Education Conference being held in Sydney.
The service took place in the Hall and was televised throughout
New South Wales and Victoria.
The Lower Sixth Form was addressed by Mr. R. A. Woolcott
of the Department of External Affairs in the Hall on June 10th.
The main core of the address was Australia's position in the
world and its foreign policy.
On Friday, July 1st, a large group of senior boys attended a
rendering of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales given by Mr. R.
Inglis, who was sponsored by the Arts Council of Australia.
The performance was lively and interesting.
After extensive organisation and preparation the School Dance
was held on July 2nd. The Hall was decorated with nets adorned
with sea creatures, hung loosely around the walls and the lights
were dimmed to a misty blue. The music was provided by Gus
and the Nomads.
On Friday, July 8th, Mr. A. J. Bradhurst, an Old Boy of the
School, addressed the Lower Sixth Form on computers and
I.B.M. He gave a brief oufline of careers open in I.B.M. and
showed a film of some computers in use.
That night the School Concert was held. The concert was
in the opinion of many the best for years. There was a wide
variety of material and much of it was very good.
On Friday, August 12th, the Lower Sixth Form saw a Qantas
Film on the art of Russell Drysdale in the Hall. The film traced
his life by his paintings and showed clearly his distinctive style.
Later Professor J. Wood of the University of New South Wales
spoke on the policy his university follows in General Studies.
On Thursday, September 22nd, the Middle and Upper School
attended a demonstration lecture sponsored by N.A.S.A.
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the Department of Supply on the U.S. space programme. Other North
Shore secondary schools also attended the lecture which was
given in the Hall. The matter of the lecture, although very
technical, was presented in an interesting, amusing and understandable way.
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Rehearsals are well under way for two performances of
Nicholai Gogol's The Government Inspector, planned to be given
on November 25th. One performance will be given in the afternoon
to the Lower Sixth as part of their General Paper Studies and
the other the same evening.
DUMB SHOW
Their frozen bodies glittering in the morning sun,
The staring eyes, loveless lips and skins of shining chalk.
Everything plaster.
Yet look, what wonder in the night!
The bodies caught in graceful flight,
Whose whole repose is draped with lightAll white! All white!
But wait! Look there, and there again,
They wink.
And yet, if only it were true.
Such beauty doomed—silent, brooding.
For they it seems will never walk,
But stand and stand—each on its stand,
A solitary thing of chalk.
And soon the people passing by,
Will let the poor ones catch their eye.
And some will say"What fine array of red and gold !"
"What poise!" "What grace!" "What elegance!"
But they can never sçe the mrstery
Behind the painted faces,
Or, marvel at the hidden beauty there,
Till: they, like us, stand and stare
At the bodies frozen in the morning sun.
D.R.B. (LVII)
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CRICKET- —Term III
A Shore XI v. I. Zingari
Played at Northbridge-24/9/66
Toss won by I. Zingari.
I. Zmgari 1st Innings 5 (decl.)-171
DIXON, Ct. Barraclough, b. Lee
I..AURIE, 1., retired ...._ ._ ............
TUBBS, Ct. Barraclough, b. Falk
.. ..............
CLARKE, b. Falk
.... ......
ELDERSHAW, not out
MURRAY, std. Andrew, b. White ......
.
COGHLAN, not out
.
Sundries
...... - ....
48
67
18
(I
28
2
2
6
Total 5 (dccl.) for 171
Shore Bowling:
0.
....................... 8.7
LEE
...
9
BARRACLOUGH
10
FALK_
7
WHITE
M.
0
1
1
0
W. R.
24
1
26
0
264
1
51
Shore—lst Innings, 5 for 126.
SMITH, R., b. White
ANDREW, Ct. Murray, b. Laurie, W.
FOULSHAM, Ct. Marshall,
.........
b. Laurie, W
LEE, not Out
SCRUBY, b. Laurie, W.....
FALK, b. Marshall .........- ................
.........
COWPER, not out
............
Sundries
0
7
16
52
4
13
0
34
Total 5 for 126
I. Zingari Bowling:
0.
M. W.
1
1
WHITE
..................7
3
LAURIE, W...........10
1
0
0
MURRAY
5
0
0
COGHLAN. .........3
1
1.5
0
MARSHALL
Match Drawn.
A Shore XI v. University Veterans.
Played at Northbridge-1/10/66
Toss won by University Veterans
Shore 1st Innlngs-8 (decl.)-137
SMITH, R., Ct. Bangs, b. Apted
ANDREW, Ct. Kane, b. Bangs
FOULSHAM, run out -LEE, at. Mackie, b. Thompson
SCRUBY, Ct. Kane, b. Apted
................
FALK, not out
COWPER, l.b.w. Naughton
BIGG, b. Thompson .._ .... ._
FINLAY, Ct. Kane, b. Thompson
WHITE, not out .........................
Sundries
-. __ ...._..
R.
15
36
18
19
4
University Veterans 1st Innings-7 for 218
HELSI-IAM, Ct. Falk, b. Lee ........ 11
7
.
KANE, ct. Andrew, b. Lee
50
DETFMAN, Ct. Scruby, b. Falk
MACKIE, std. Andrew, b. Scruby ..._ 42
6
BARNE'IT, ct Scruby, b. Falk ..
}{UTCHISON, Ct White, b. Barraclough 30
THOMPSON, retired
_. - ._ 53
10
BANGS, std. Andrew, b. Falk ....
5
JOHNSTON, not out ... ..........
.......2
not
Out
....
NORTON
2
Sundries
......................
Total 7 for 218
Shore Bowling:
0.
M. W. R.
LEE
.
8
0
2
49
BARRACLOUGH
17
5
0
I
FALK .....................9
362
0
WHITE
6
0
0
59
SCRUBY
............
2
0
1
29
University Veterans won on 1st Innings.
A Shore XI v. Nondescripts.
Played at Northbridge-3110/66.
Toss won by Nondescripts.
Shore 1st Innings-144
SMiTH, R., Ct. Ford,
b. McCorquodale
........._
HAVILAND, ct. Ford,
b. McCorquodale
...... ...... .........FOULSHAM, ct. Mayne, b. Frankish
LEE, l.b.w., b. Frankish .... ....
SCRUBY, ct. Hutchison,
b. McCorquodale
.........
MALTBY, Ct. Mayne,
b. McCorquodale
WOODHOUSE, std. Ford, b. Mathers
COWPER, b. McCorquodale ......_
SMITH, A., Ct. Ford, b. Cleary
FERGUSON, b. Ford ...... ...... TONKIN, b. Ford
LINTON, not out .
Sundries
... .......................
Total
27
0
16
1
1
54
22
3
1
4
8
Total 8 (dccl.) for 137
University Veterans Bowling:
M.W.R.
0.
1
28
6
0
BANGS
26
1
3
..
9
THOMPSON
0
2
5
3
APTED
..- ._ .
.._
4
1
0
13
HELSHAM
19
-_
3
0
0
DErI'MAN
1
19
.
5
0
NAUGHTON
12
0
3
0
JOHNSTON
7
1
0
4
HUTCHISON
Nondescripts Bowling:
0. M.
McCORQUODALE
12
3
FRANIUSH
....... 12
0
FERRIS
...............
11
0
MATHERS .
3
0
FORD
3
0
CLEARY
- ................. 2
0
W.
5
2
0
1
2
1
8
8
3
6
1
35
18
33
18
3
0
0
11
144
R.
31
40
35
17
10
0
Nondescripts 1st Innings-145
CLEARY. b. Tonkin .....................- 10
HUTCHISON, Ct. Smith, A., b. Tonkin 54
CARROLL, l.b.w., b. Ferguson
12
FERRIS, b. Ferguson ...................0
McLEOD. std. Haviland, b. Scruby 42
MATHERS, l.b.w., b Scruby .
8
JENKINS, b. Linton . . . 4
McCORQUODALE, b. Scruby - - 0
MAYNE, ct. Smith, A., b. Linton - 6
FORD, b. Scruby . - . I
JORDON, not out - .. - -------2
FRANKISH, run Out .... ............ 1
Sundries
....
5
.
Total 145
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156
Shore Bowling:
.................
0.
11
7
........................
..................
11
TONKIN
LINTON
FERGUSON
LEE
4
M.
0
1
0
0
0
W.
2
2
2
0
4
2.3
SCRUBY
Nondescripts won on 1st Innings.
R.
33
26
42
28
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FOOTBALL, 1966
1st XV Notes
In 1966 some 700 Senior School boys made up 38 football
teams which played 468 games; winning 258, drawing 23, and
losing 187.
This has been the most successful season for a number of
years.
Firstly, the 1st XV was a good one. It finished 3rd in the
G.P.S. competition after winning 5 of 8 competition games. The
quality of the 1st XV's play was high and contributed largely to
the success of the lower teams. (The 1st XV competition match
with St. Joseph's recalled the great games of the 30's and 40's
between these two schools.)
Secondly, it was a notable achievement for the School to win
more than half the games played; because of necessity, many
games are of unevenly matched teams, and generally to Shore's
disadvantage.
Thirdly, a number of teams, because of results, might easily
regard themselves as the best in the schools. It is noteworthy that
our "A" team football was very strong—each "A" team had a
good season.
From the very first practice game of the season, the 1st XV
looked as if it would do well.
In this match against S.J.C. the forwards seemed eager to get
around the field and to get the loose ball in their hands, while
the backs were keen to run hard and straight with the ball.
As the team settled down it became a sound combination.
However, it was weak in gaining possession in the set play. The
forwards, although strong, did not make a good hooking scrum,
and they were not tall enough to dominate the line-outs. Hence,
the backs quite often went without the ball for long periods in each
game. But this was the best 1st XV season for some years in
getting to the loose ball.
Roberts, on the right wing, was an exciting player. He has all
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the abilities needed to become a top-class player of the futurespeed, change of pace and direction, swerve, side-step--he seems
to have all. His 8 tries in 8 competition matches were an outstanding achievement, and three in particular (against Newington and Scots, and in the G.P.S. match) were as good as any
scored by a Shore winger. His selection in the G.P.S. 1st XV
was almost automatic. The remainder of the backline was precise in its movements, but one would have liked to have seen
how good it really was,with more ball from the set play. One looks
forward to even better backline play in 1967 with Lee, Green,
Richards and Beverley making a fast group.
Lee, five-eight, deserved his selection as reserve for the G.P.S.
teams.
In the forwards Pogson (the Captain) and Cadwallader
gained selection in the G.P.S. teams.
They were the more experienced of a generally energetic
team.
There were some very good and successful teams in the
lower grades. For example, 4ths, 5ths, 8ths, 14A, 13D and 13F
—each had excellent records.
It is hoped that the high standards set in 1966 will be maintained and even improved upon in 1967.
It is of interest to note that in 1967 there will be an U16
Group, making 6 Divisions within the football framework.
There will be no weight and age dispensations for this group
as it is considered that at 17 a boy is old enough, despite his lack
of size, to play in his own age group.
The extra numbers coming into the school should provide
probably 4 more teams, making 42 teams in all. Of course, this
will create problems of training and accommodation, for these
reasons work is planned to level "F" ground in the area to the
north of B., C. and D. grounds.
I l/6/66—v. Sydney High School—Lost 9-I I
Team: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maltby, Green, Beverley, Lee,
Lyttle, Old, Hardy, Chapman, Snodgrass, Pogson, Hughes, Corbett, Ferguson.
Both teams having been introduced to the Governor, play got
under way in cold, windy conditions. From the kick-off the High
forwards bustled Shore and its backs made several probing runs.
Shore seemed uncoordinated and disorganised in the opening
stages. This was also the case last week, in the opening stages of
the game. A forward rush burst through the tentative Shore defence to score the first try, which was unconverted, 3-0. Shore
kicked off and from a series of backline movements by High, a
winger scored to make the score 6-0. The try was converted, 8-0.
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Shore then began to play as a team and bustle the High players.
After driving play well into High territory, Shore was awarded
a penalty right in front of the goals. Lee kicked the goal, 8-3.
From the ensuing kick-off, play was taken back into High territory. The Shore forwards were winning most of the ball, however, the Shore backs were unable to penetrate the sound High
defence. Shore was awarded a penalty on the 25 yard line, in
front, which Lee kicked, 8-6. From this point till half time
Shore stormed the High line, nearly scoring on several occasions.
Hail-time score, 8-6.
Shore continued to bustle High from the kick-off, and from
another penalty, Lee put Shore ahead, 9-8. Play see-sawed from
one end of the field to the other at a fast pace. The handling on
both sides was good considering the conditions.
High, the wind at its back, began a series of deep kicks into
Shore territory, forcing the team to turn and cover desperately.
The tiring Shore players were forced to turn attack after attack.
Then, three minutes before full time High was awarded a penalty
which was kicked, High 1 1—Shore 9. Shore flung the ball about
in a desperate attempt to snatch a last-minute win but was unsuccessful. The final score was 11-9.
Shore 9: Lee 3 penalty goals.
S.H.S. 11: 2 tries, 1 penalty goal, 1 goal.
18/6/66—v. St. Josephs College—Lost 10-14
Team: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maitby, Green, Beverley, Lee,
Lyttle, Pogson, Hardy, Chapman, Snodgrass, Hughes, Cadwallader, Corbett, Ferguson.
Play began in ideal conditions as Shore kicked off. From the
ensuing ruck the St. Joseph's inside centre kicked a deep kick
towards the side line which was gathered by a St. Joseph's wing,
who scored. The conversion was unsuccessful: 3-0. Joeys continued to bustle the Shore team and launched several attacks
which almost resulted in a try. The pressure was relieved when
Shore was awarded two penalties, which moved play back to halfway. From a serum the ball was taken across the backilne and
Beverley ran strongly, only to be forced out feet from the line. He
was injured in the tackle and replaced by Richards. Shore won the
lineout and Pogson dived over for a try. Cadwallader converted
the try and Shore led 5-3.
The Shore forwards were now dominating play. They were
winning more set pieces than St. Joseph's and were faster to the
ball in the loose. From a serum very close to St. Joseph's line,
Shore won the ball and a forward dived for the line, but failed
to cross. However, Shore won the ruck and Pogson scored. Cadwallader kicked his second conversion to put Shore in the lead:
10-3.
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In the second half St. Joseph's drove play well down into
Shore territory and on two occasions were awarded penalties
which were kicked; St. Joseph's 9, Shore 10. Shore then carried
play into St. Joseph's 25 with some strong forward rushes. Following some loose play in the centre of the field, the St. Joseph's
backs broke through, their splendid backing up enabling them
to score. The try was converted. St. Joseph's led 14-10. Shore
threw everything into its attack and took play back to St. Joseph's territory. Both Pogson and Hughes crossed St. Joseph's
line but failed to score. A penalty to St. Joseph's eased the pressure until, from an orthodox backline movement the ball was
passed to Roberts on the wing. He outstripped the St. Joseph's
defence in a 50 yard run for the line but the ball was knocked
from his grasp inches short of the line. St. Joseph's weathered the
final storm and the final score was St. Joseph's 14, Shore 10.
This was an excellent game of football. It was very fast, hard
and clean. The Shore pack dominated play for most of the game
and the backs made several probing runs—the result could easily
have been reversed.
Shore 10: Pogson 2 tries, Cadwallader 2 goals.
S.J.C. 14: 2 tries, 2 penalty goals, 1 goal.
25/6/66—v. Sydney Grammar School—Losf 6-12
Team: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maltby, Green, Richards, Lee,
Lyttle, Pogson, Hardy, Chapman, Snodgrass, Hughes, Cadwallader, Corbett, Ferguson.
The weather was cool but there was no wind, which made
conditions suitable for football. From the very start, a vigorous
Grammar pack took control of play and forced Shore deep into
its own half. Several Grammar backline movements proved unsuccessful. Then Grammar won a scrum on the 25 yard line and
the Grammar five-eight kicked a field goal; 3-0. Not long after,
Shore was awarded a penalty goal on the Grammar ten yard line,
but this was unsuccessful. Shore's occupation of Grammar territory was short-lived. The Grammar backs enjoying a feast of possession had Shore on the defensive with a series of short kicks
over the Shore backline.
Grammar was awarded a penalty on the Shore 25, which was
kicked to give Grammar the lead; 6-0. From the ensuing kickoff, the Shore fdrwards carried play to within a few yards of the
Grammar try line. Shore won several nicks in a row and was
awarded a penalty, but the heavier Grammar pack withstood
the pressure and a series of fine kicks by the Grammar full back
took play back to the halfway. A crucial period, in which Shore
had to score, had been lost. Not long after, Grammar was awarded another penalty on Shore's 25, which was successfully kicked;
Grammar 9, Shore 0.
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The Grammar pack was winning the ball from all set pieces
and the rucks and continued to do so until half-time.
Shortly after half-time, from a nick close to the Shore line,
the Grammar blind-side wing broke through several tackles to
score in the corner. The conversion was unsuccessful; Grammar
12, Shore 0. The Shore pack then began to show some life. From
a scrum 30 yards out, the ball swept along the backline to Roberts, who raced past the would-be tacklers to score in the corner;
Grammar 12, Shore 3. Shore kept play in the Grammar half and
was awarded a penalty about 30 yards out. Cadwallader kicked
it to make the score 12-6. Play remained in the Grammar half
for most of the remainder of play. The Shore backline launched
several attacks, one of which resulted in Roberts being held over
the Grammar line. Shore's revival had come too late, however,
and Grammar held out to win 12-6.
Shore 6: Roberts 1 try, Cadwallader penalty goal.
S.G.S. 12: 1 try, 2 penalty goals, 1 field goal.
2/7/66—v. The King's School—Won 13-8
Team: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maitby, Green, Richards, Lee,
Lyttle, Pogson, Hardy, Chapman, Snodgrass, Hughes, Cadwallader, Corbett, Ferguson.
Kings kicked off beneath a bleak, grey sky. A Shore backline
movement carried play well into the Kings half but a deep kick
from a Kings back moved play back to the Shore half. Some
scrappy play followed, from which Kings was awarded a penalty.
This was kicked and once again Shore was 3 points down within
a few minutes of play.
From the kick-off the Shore forwards drove downfield. Almost
immediately Shore was awarded a penalty about 35 yards out.
The kick failed but the forwards following it caught a Kings player in possession. The loose ball was scooped up, passed along the
backline to Roberts, who evaded several tackles, then passed to
Maltby backing up, who scored. Cadwallader converted the try:
Shore 5, Kings 3.
Play continued at a fast pace with both packs winning an even
share of the ball. Several runs by Richards and Roberts nearly
resulted in tries. However, at half-time the score was still Shore
5, Kings 3.
Play resumed and the Shore forwards moved play well into
Kings territory. A scrum close to the Kings line was cleverly
wheeled and Chapman picked up the ball and dived over. The
try was not converted and Shore led by 8 points to 3. Kings rallied and, stormed the Shore line for about ten minutes but were
kept out by solid defence. A kick and backline movement eased
the pressure eventually and it was Shore's turn to attack. From a
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scrum just inside the Kings 25, Lyttle picked up the ball and raced
around the blind side. After sidestepping and crashing through
several tackles he passed back inside to Pogson who scored close
to the posts. Cadwallader converted: Shore 13, Kings 3.
Kings attacked once more and from a five-yard scrum, the
half-back scored. This try was converted. Shore 13, Kings 8.
Kings strove desperately to score again but Shore's sound defence held until full-time. Shore won 13-8.
Shore 13: Maitby, Chapman, Pogson tries, Cadwallader 2
goals.
T.K.S. 8: 1 try, 1 penalty goal, 1 goal.
9/7/66—v. The Armidale School—Won I 5-6
Teqm: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maitby, Green, A. Smith, Lee,
Lyttle, Pogson, Hardy, Chapman, Hughes, Snodgrass, Cadwallader, Corbett, Ferguson.
From the kick-off the Armidale team made its intentions quite
clear with some strong rucking and tackling. Within five minutes
Shore had been penalised right in front in its 25. The kick was
successful; Armidale 3, Shore 0. The usual three points start
conceded, Shore drove play to within the Armidale 25. Here
Shore was awarded a penalty which Cadwallader kicked. Shore
3, Armidale 3.
Next followed a period of play in which the ball travelled
swiftly along both backlines. Sound defence from both teams
brought many a movement to a crashing end. From a five yard
scrum, Chapman scooped up the ball and dived over. The try
was unconverted; Shore 6, Armidale 3. Several backline movements later, Shore won a ruck close to the Armidale line and
Hughes crossed. The kick was unsuccessful and until half-time
the score remained Shore 9, Armidale 3.
Whereas in the first half possession of the ball was evenly
divided, in the second half, the Armidale forwards began to dominate play; but the Armidale backs wasted too many opportunities
with ill-judged kicks. From a lineout two yards out from the
Shore line, Armidale was awarded a penalty which was kicked;
Shore 9, Armidale 6. The Arinidale players lifted their game
even more, and for a tense fifteen minutes, attacked continuously.
The attacks were repelled with some frantic defence and Shore
was very relieved when play was finally moved out of its half.
Shore won a ruck in the Armidale half and Lyttle passed to
Lee, running the blind side. Eventually Roberts scored in the
corner; Shore 12, Armidale 6. Shore continued to attack. The
Shore backs executed a dummy scissors movement between the
five-eight and both centres. Lee, breaking through the fooled defence, passed to Roberts who scored his second try in the corner.
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The try was not converted and so when the whistle blew, Shore
had won 15-6.
Although Shore won by 9 points, there were several periods
in the game when the Armidale attack troubled Shore considerably. It was a spirited effort from the Armidale School.
Shore 15: Roberts 2, Hughes, Chapman tries; Cadwallader
penalty goal.
T.A.S. 6: 2 penalty goals.
16/7/66—v. The Scots College—Won 14-I I
Team: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maltby, Green, Richards, Lee,
Lyttle, Pogson, Hardy, Chapman, Snodgrass, Hughes, Cadwallader, Corbett, Ferguson.
At the start both teams were unsettled and there was a period
of scrappy play between both 25's. Scots were awarded a penalty
within kicking range and it looked as though Shore would concede the normal start. However, the kicker miscued and Shore,
taking the ball downfield, began to attack the Scots line.
Corbett crossed the line only to be brought back for a penalty
to Scots. Lee, running the blind, was forced out in the very
corner. The Scots forwards were much faster than the Shore forwards, in the loose. From some broken play in the Scots 25, a
back broke loose and reached the Shore 25, before being well
tackled by the cover defence. Scots applied the pressure, and although Shore won 5 or 6 lineouts in a row play still remained in
the Shore 25.
Scots was then awarded a penalty, which the Scots kicker
steered between the posts; Scots 3, Shore 0. Following the kickoff, the ball was passed around loosely and fell to the ground.
The Scots outside centre gathered the ball and sprinted 50 yards
to score. The try was converted; Scots 8, Shore 0. The score remained unchanged until half-time.
Scots continued to bustle the Shore players, who lacked unity,
in the second half. A quick heel from a ruck in the Shore 25 resulted in a Scots winger diving over in the corner. The attempted
conversion was unsuccessful and Shore was down 11-0. Until
half way through the second half, Scots attacked the Shore line.
At this stage, a Shore revival looked unlikely, even to the most
partial supporter. The Scots forwards were faster to the ball, winfling it quickly and getting their backs away. Then, as has happened so often this season, the forwards lifted their game and
played together as a solid unit. They took control of the game,
winning the rucks, scrums and lineouts. With a clean service of
the ball the Shore bacidine began to show its paces.
Shore was awarded a penalty in the Scots 25, which Cadwallader kicked; Scots 11, Shore 3.
Shore stormed back into Scots territory. The Scots fullback
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failed to reach the line with a kick. Green gathered the ball and
passed to Maitby. He broke through a tackle and then passed to
Roberts, who gained about 15 yards before being tackled. Lyttle,
backing up, scooped up the loose ball and dived over. Cadwallader converted the try; Scots 11, Shore 8.
Shore was forced back by two penalties to Scots, but then a
penalty to Shore put them on the attack once more. From a lineout about 35 yards out, Roberts joined the backline outside Lee,
and sliced through the Scots defence to make the score 11 all.
The conversion was unsuccessful. Time was running out and
Shore threw everything into the attack. The bustled Scots team
fumbled the ball and Shore drove back to the 25. The ball was
passed along the Shore backline two or three times but Scots
defence held. Then Shore won a scrum right in front of the posts,
about 25 yards out. Lyttle passed to Lee, who kicked a field goal;
Shore 14, Scots 11. That was the final score.
Shore 14: Roberts, Lyttle tries; Lee field goal; Cadwallader
penalty goal, goal.
T.S.C. 11: 2 tries, 1 penalty goal, 1 goal.
23/7/66—v. Newington College—Won 14-12
Team: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maltby, Green, A. Smith, Lee,
Lyttle, Pogson, Hardy, Chapman, Snodgrass, Hughes, Cadwallader, Corbett, Ferguson.
From the kick-off, Newington was awarded a penalty. The
kick was unsuccessful. However, within three minutes Newington
was awarded another penalty in the Shore half. A quick tap kick
caught Shore unawares. It was kicked high and deep into the
corner. The Newington winger gathered in the bouncing ball,
brushed off two tackles and scored in the corner. The try was
not converted. Newington 3, Shore 0. This seemed to inject
some fire and determination into the Shore team, which swept
upfield from the kick-off. The forwards began to win the ball
cleanly from rucks and lineouts and provided the backs with
good ball. The Newington defence smothered several movements
in a row. Then Roberts joined the backline from the blind wing
and broke through. He was brought down about twenty yards
from the Newington line. From the ensuing scrum, Shore won
possession; Lee kicked an angled kick over the Newington backs
standing up flat, and Roberts, scooping up the ball, dived across
to score in the corner. The try was not converted. Newington 3,
Shore 3.
Newington neglected its backs, tried to bustle the Shore pack
and dominaled play. The ball was thrown to the back of the
lineout where the breakaway caught it, ran wide and then turned
the ball back in to the forwards following up. This resulted in a
period of very loose play during which a Newington back broke
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away and raced for the line. However, Maltby, on the point of
tackling him, was shepherded by a Newington forward. The try
was disallowed and Shore was awarded a penalty. A long kick
by Lee relieved the pressure.
Shore was awarded a penalty on the 25, to the right of the posts.
Cadwallader kicked the goal and Shore went to the lead 6-3.
Shortly afterwards, Newington was awarded a penalty right in
front, about 30 yards out. The kick was successful; Shore 6, Newington 6. Shore took play back into the Newington half. Following some torrid play close to the Newington line, Shore was
awarded a penalty which Cadwallader kicked; Shore 9,
Newington 6. Half-time followed immediately.
Play began again with Newington still trying to disrupt the
Shore pack. The backs were moving up very quickly in defence
and smothering Shore's attacks. These crowding tactics were
successful in stopping the backs' trick movements. Lee was forced to kick in an attempt to force them back.
There followed a period of about ten minutes in which Newington was awarded four penalties mid-way between the 25 and
half-way line. Only on the fourth kick was the Newington kicker
successful; Shore 9, Newington 9.
The Newington forwards were now winning more of the ball
and gave it to their backs for the first time in the game. Movement after movement was stopped by determined tackling. Roberts snapped up the ball, rolling loose from a tackle on the Shore
25, and sprinted past two or three hands clutching vainly. He
raced 50 yards down the sideline, cut back through the remnants
of the cover defence, and scored between the posts. It was a
splendid try that had the large crowd roaring. Cadwallader converted the try; Shore 14, Newingtcui 9.
Newington stormed back into Shore's half and then proceeded
to switch the play from one side of the field to the other in a last
desperate bid. It proved successful. Most of the Shore players
were caught on one side whilst the ball was passed quickly to
the other side. The fullback joined in and sent the winger over
right in the corner. Shore 14, Newington 12. The whistle blew
and Shore had won an exciting game 14-12.
Shore 14: Roberts 2 tries; Cadwallader 2 penalty goals, 1
goal.
N.C. 12: 2 tries; 2 penalty goals.
6/8/66—v. Riverview College—Won 24-12
Team: Woodhouse, Roberts, Maltby, Green, Richards, Lee,
Lyttle, Pogson, Hardy, Chapman, Snodgrass, Hughes, Cadwallader, Corbett, Ferguson.
Shortly after the start of play, Shore was awarded a penalty
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on Riverview's 25. Cadwallader kicked the penalty goal and for
the first time this season Shore was the first to score. From the
kick-off, Shore forged back into Riverview's half. Riverview won
a scrum on the 25 and the ball was passed to the fullback, who
kicked for touch. Woodhouse took the ball just inside the touchline on the halfway then ran towards the open side. He passed
to Green, who straightened up and cut through the forwards covering across the field. He drew the fullback and passed back inside to Pogson, who ran twenty yards to score. Cadwallader converted the try; Shore 8, Riverview 0.
Having started in an aggressive mood, Shore then proceeded
to make a series of fundamental mistakes which took the pressure off Riverview. Riverview was awarded a penalty on the
Shore 25, which was successfully kicked; Shore 8, Riverview 3.
Following the kick-off, the Riverview five-eight kicked the ball
deep into the Shore 25. From the ensuing lineout, a Riverview
forward dived across to make the score Shore 8, Riverview 6.
The kick was not successful. Almost immediately Riverview
stormed back into Shore's half, where it was awarded a penalty
which was kicked; Riverview 9, Shore 8. Both teams had not setfled down properly as yet, and the game continued to be marred
by penalties. Shore was awarded one from a late tackle, which
Cadwallader kicked to put Shore in the lead 11-9. Shortly afterwards Riverview was awarded another, which also was kicked;
Riverview 12, Shore 11. Shore won a serum on the halfway and
Lee put a skilful kick over the heads of the Riverview backs.
Roberts flashed through, caught the ball on the full, beat the
fullback with a swerve and change of pace, and ran 50 yards to
score; Shore 14, Riverview 12. Cadwallader kicked a good conversion; Shore 16, Riverview 12. The half-time whistle then
blew.
Apart from the opening stages of the game and the last few
minutes of the half, play had not settled down or flowed, tending
to be disrupted by the large number of penalties.
Shore began the second half in a more aggressive fashion. The
forwards bustled Riverview and the ball went loose on the ground
quite often. On one such occasion, Lee toed the ball through
and dribbled it towards the line. Cadwallader followed him up,
dived on the ball over the line to score; Shore 19, Riverview 12.
He was so excited about scoring that he missed a simple kick.
Shore continued to attack. On several occasions Chapman
broke away from the end of the lineout and ran 50 yards before
being stopped. Hardy snapped up a loose ball and showed sur prising speed, to run half the length of the field before being
tackled just short of the line. From a lineout on the Riverview
25, Roberts joined the backline outside Lee, and crashed through
(Continued on page 174.)
FOOTBALL RESULTS, 1966
10th XV
DATE
1st XV
2nd XV
3rd XV
4th XV
5th XV
6th XV
7th XV
8th XV
9th XV
23-4-66
SIC.
Won
9-6
Won
6-0
Lost
6-15
Lost
8-17
Lost
6-11
Lost
8-13
Lost
0-11
Drew
3-3
Lost
0-29
N . C.
6-17
16-0
5-3
30-4-66
Cranb.
Won
17-3
Won
12-6
Won
20-3
Won
42-0
Won
19-3
Cranb.
5th XV
Won
25-0
Cranb.
6th XV
Won
46-3
Won
35-0
T.K.S.
10th XV
Won
14-12
.T.K.S.
11th XV
Lost
11-13
7-5-66
S.O.S.
11-5-66
O.B.U.
14-5-66
28-5-66
St. Pius
Won
14-6
Lost
17-26
Won
11-6'
Lost
14-20
Won
12-3
Won
27-3
Lost
6-12
Won
8-6
Won
18-0
Won
30-0
7thXV
Won
21-3
8thXV
Won
16-5
Won
16-9
Won
6-3
4-6-66
S.P.0
Won
45j
Won
-O
Won
Won
T.K.S.
5th XV
Drew
74.c
2545
T.K.S.
6th XV
Lost
n_li
S.P.C.
5th XV
Won
17
S.P.C.
6th XV
Won
fl-n
T.K.S.
9th XV
Lost
5-29
T.K.S.
10th XV
Lost
5-6
1 1-6-66
S.H.S.
18-6-66
SIC.
Competition
Matches
Lost
Lost
9-11
8-9
Lost
Lost
10-14
6-16
Won
9-6
Lost
3-18
Won
11-3
Drew
3-3
Won
16-6
Lost
0-17
Won
9-0
Won
17-6
Won
13-0
Lost
8-15
S.P.X.
5th XV
Won
17-0
Won
13-5
Won
5-3
Knox
7th XV
Won
37-0
N.C.
7th XV
Won
8-0
Lost
3-15
Knox
6th XV
Lost
0-3
Lost
0-31
S.P.X.
6th XV
Won
28-3
N.C.
8th XV
Lost
0-29
Knox
7th XV
Lost
5-30
Lost
5-52
Knox
8th XV
Won
33-0
Won
19-0
Drew
3-3
Lost
3-9
Lost
0-13
-
25-6-66
S.O.S.
2-7-66
T . K . S.
Lost
6-12
Won
13-8
Lost
3-6
Lost
6-16
Lost
11-13
Lost
3-12
Won
9-6
Won
17-6
9-7-66
T.A.S.
Won
15-6
Won
20-6
S.P.X.
Won
14-0
S.P.X.
Won
39-0
Won
17-6
Won
5-0
Oak Hill
3rd XV
Won
15-3
Lost
12-13
Lost
0-5
Knox
6th XV
Won
54-0
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NC.
30-7-66
S . J . C.
6-8-66
S.I.C.
,von
14-12
Bye
Oak Hill
Won
10-6
Won
24-12
SUMMARY
Played __
Won
Drawn
Lost
OPEN TOTAL
....
won
3-0
Bye
Oak Hill
Won
9-0
Won
19-0
16
11
16
11
13
7
-
-
-
5
5
6
......
LOSt
WOO
WOO
WOO
WOO
WOO
6-9
22-3
20-6
23-6
32-0
49-0
Drew
8-8
Won
31-0
Lost
3-28
Won
44-0
Lost
11-13
Lost
3-12
Lost
0-13
Lost
5-22
Won
24-6
Won
12-8
Won
8-3
13
11
1
1
13
8
3
2
13
6
11
7
12
10
1
.1
11
5
8
2
-
-
6
6
...... ....... --
...........
.. --------- -
-
.
-
4
7
Played
126
Won
78
Drawn
5
DATE
15A XV
158 XV
ISC XV
15D XV
15E XV
15F XV
ISG XV
ISH XV
23-4-66
S . J . C.
25-4-66
N . C.
Lost
0-8
Won
17-6
Lost
0-11
Lost
8-11
Lost
0-26
Lost
0-28
Lost
048
Lost
0-21
Lost
3-28
Lost
0-52
30-4-66
Cranb.
Won
24-3
Won
34-0
Won
12-10
Cranb.
15C
Won
14-0
T.K.S.
15D
Lost
11-12
T.K.S.
15E
Lost
0-18
Crsnb.
15D
Won
45-0
7-5-66
S . G . S.
Won
11-3
Lost
0-11
Lost
3-17
Lost
3-9
Lost
0-30
Won
23-3
Won
16-3
Lost
T.K.S.
ISD
Won
11-5
Lost
T.K.S.
15E
Lost
0-17
Lost
T.K.S.
15F
Won
41-6
15F
Lost
O.B.U.
14-5-66
28-5-66
St. Pius
-
4-6-66
S.P.C.
11-6-66
Lost
6-8
Lost
Lost
9-11
Lost
3-55
S.P.C.
15D
Lost
9-28
T.K.S.
15F
Lost
12-19
150
Won
16-11
Lost
43
FOOTBALL RESULTS, 1966
DATE
ISA XV
15B XV
15C XV
150 XV
Lost
5-6
Won
14-12
S.P.X.
15B
Won
20-0
Lost
3-17
Won
15-0
S.P.X.
15C
Won
6-5
Lost
0-12
Won
12-11
Knox
15D
Lost
Lost
8-12
Won
17-8
Knox
15E
Lost
8-13
Lost
3-32
Won
61-0
S.P.X.
15D
Lost
3-6
16-7-66
T.S.C.
23-7-66
N . C.
Won
8-0
Won
34-5
Won
6-5
Won
6-0
Won
9-3
Lost
3-13
Won
9-0
Drew
3-3
S.A.C.S.
LOst
3-21
Lost
0-19
15E
Lost
3-26
Won
38-0
S.J.C.
6-8-66
S . I . C.
16-3
Won 19-8
0-8
Won
11-9
0-20
Lost
0-41
0-30
Lost
3-27
3-22
Lost
0-25
14
6
8
13
5
8
12
4
I
7
13
1
12
11
4
7
Played
88
9-7-66
T.A.S.
-
15G XV
15F XV
Won
17-0
Wcn
16-8
S.P.X.
iSA
Lost
13-15
25-6.66
S.O.S.
- 2-7-66
T.K.S.
-
15E XV
Knox
15F
Lost
3-9
15F
Lost
3-12
SUMNIARY Played -.........14
Won
9
Drawn ........Lost
.... ....
5
-
U15 TOTAL
....
.........-
... ...........................-
1511 XV
Knox
15F
Lost
9-15
-
8
1
7
Won
31
- 140 XV
3
1
- 2
Drawn
1
14H XV
14B XV
14C XV
14D XV
14E XV
14F XV
Drew
6-6
Drew
3-3
Lost
3-6
Lost
3-6
Lost
9-15
Lost
3-13
Lost
0-17
Lost
0-9
Won
11-3
30-4-66
Cranb.
Won
-- 12-6
Won
46-3
Lost
6-12
Cranb.
14C
Won
6-3
T.K.S.
14D
Lost
0-19
T.K.S.
14E
Lost
3-20
Cranb.
14D
Won
11-9
T.K.S
14F
Lost
0-30
7-5-66
S.O.S.
Won
15-3
Won
8-6
Lost
3-16
Lost
3-8
Won
17-0
Won
15-6
Lost
6-11
Lost
8-16
DATE
23-4-66
S.J.C.
25-466
N.C.
14A XV
-
Lost
56
11-5-66
O.B.U.
14-5-66
28-5-66
St. Pius
4-6-66
S.P.C.
11-6-66
S.H.S.
18-6-66
SIC.
T.K.S.
14E
Won
27-3
T.K.S.
14F
Won
8-0
S.P.C.
14E
Lost
0-21
Lost
0-9
Lost
5-6
Lost
3-42
Won
15-3
Won
27-3
Won
18-11
14F
Lost
3-21
Won
14-11
S.P.C.
14C
Won
11-6
Won
12-6
S.P.C.
14D
Won
27-0
Won
12-3
Knox
14E
Won
24-11
Drew
9-9
Knox
14F
Won
34-0
14E
Won
62-0
Knox
14G
Won
22-13
Won
22-0
Drew
8-8
Won
12-3
Won
11-0
Won
17-0
Won
8-6
S.A.C.S.
Lost
3-15
Lost
12-17
14F
Lost
11-18
Lost
0-35
140
Lost
5-23
Lost
11-17
Won
19-6
Won
20-0
Won
18-10
Won
24-0
Lost
6-17
Lost
3-17
Won
11-6
Won
9-0
Lost
3-16
Lost
8-9
Won
19-11
Lost
9-14
14
11
3
14
10
1
3
Won
15-0
Won
3-0
Won
8-6
Won
18-0
Won
39-0
Lost
6-8
Lost
5-9
Won
3-0
Lost
6-14
Won
9-8
Won
50-0
Lost
3-19
25-6-66
S.O.S.
Won
17-3
Won
14-0
Lost
6-15
2-7-66
T . K . S.
Won
.6-3
S.P.C.
14A
Won
20-6
Won
28-0
S.P.C.
140
Won
33-0
Won
29-3
Drew
6-6
-
-
9-7-66
T.A.S.
16-7-66
T.S.C.
23-7-66
N . C.
26-7-66
30-7-66
S.J.0
6-8-66
S . I . C.
SUMMARY
Played Won
Drawn
Lost
U14TOTAL
-
......
......
....-
-
5
13
10
12
5
-
13
-
-
8
. ......
3
......
......
7
......
......
12
5
1
6
Played
92
St. Pius
14E
Lost3-6
140
Won
19-8
10
4
4
1
-
-
6
Won
51
3
Drawn
5
Lost
36
FOOTBALL RESULTS, 1966
DATE
13A XV
13B XV
13C XV
13D XV
13E XV
13F XV
130 XV
13H XV
23-4-66
S . J . C.
25-4-66
N.C.
Won
19-6
Lost
11-12
Won
9-6
Won
6-0
Won
17-11
Won
9-5
Won
9-0
Won
25-0
Won
6-5
Won
13-3
I.G.S.
304-66
Cranb.
Won
28-0
Won
70-0
Cranb.
13C
Won
32-0
T.K.S.
130
Lost
3-15
T.K.S.
13E
Won
17-3
Cranb.
13D
Lost
5-6
T.K.S
13F
Lost
8-12
Won
25-8
Fnninc,
3-5-66
Enning
Won
30-0
Won
9-3
Lost
0-9
Lost
9-12
Won
6-3
Won
35-0
Won
44-0
Won
39-0
N.G.
130
Drew
3-3
N . G.
12B
Lost
3-9
4-6-66
S.P.C.
Lost
3-8
Drew
6-6
Won
23-0
Won
15-0
Won
19-0
Won
18-3
Won
20-0
Prep.
3rd XV
Won
12-0
11-6-66
S.H.S.
18-6-66
S . I . C.
Won
17-0
Won
12-9
Won
6-0
Lost
5-11
Won
48-0
Lost
3-12
Won
12-3
1st XV
Lost
3-12
Drew
9-9
25-6-66
S.O.S.
Won
12-0
Lost
0-3
Lost
0-9
Won
6-3
Drew
0-0
Won
23-0
2-7-66
T . K . S.
Lost
15-22
Won
8-0
Lost
3-14
Won
15-3
Lost
9-11
Won
18-3
7-5-66
S.O.S.
11-5-66
O.B.U.
St. Pius
2nd XV
Won
29-0
Won
31-0
Lost
8-11
Won
6-3
S.P.X.
13E
Won
27-0
Won
26-6
Knox
13F
Lost
0-27
-
16-7-66
T.S.0
23-7-66
S.A.C.S.
Lost
16-20
Won
12-0
Knox
130
Won
19-8
N.G.
13G
Won
-9-5
Lost
3-17
Drew
6-6
Won
9-0
Won
3-0
Won
24-3
Won
14 7 8
Won
23-0
Lost
6-18
Won
14-8
13
12
1
13
6
13
13
12
7
9
5
-
1
-
5
-
S.P.
13B
Won
19-0
S.P.
13C
Won
34-0
S.P.
13D
Won
30-0
Knox
13E
Drew
6-6
Won
19-0
- Won
14-0
Won
35-0
Won
30-0
Won
38-0
Won
6-3
Won
24-0
Won
9-0
Won
17-11
Won
8-0
Lost
8-17
Won
12-3
Lost
0-8
Won
14-3
Lost
3-9
Lost
3-11
16
11
15
10
I
4
13
8
9-7-66
T.A.S.
26-7-66
30-7-66
SiC.
6-8-66
S . I . C.
SUMMARY
Played - -Won
Drawn - ...__
Lost
U13 TOTAL
-
-
5
-
DATE
124 XV
234-66
S . J . C.
25-4-66
N . C.
3-5-66
Won
3-0
Won
9-5
St. Pius
12A
Won
5-0
Eppmg
12B
Drew
6-6
7-5-66
S.O.S.
Lost
3-13
304-66
Craob.
-
-
Won
11-3
Won
14-6
St. Pius
12B
Won
11-0
Won
6-0
3
4
Played
104
....
12B XV
S.P.
13E
Won
6-5
N . G.
13H
Lost
3-8
Won
39-0
Knox
13F
Won
39-0
N.C.
13F
Won
13-3
Won
32-3
S.P.
13A
Won
15-5
12C XV
12D XV
Won
18-0
Lost
I.G.S.
12A
Lost
3-37
S.I.C.
12D
Lost
0-40
N.C.
12C
Won
6-3
ART.
12D
Lost
0-44.
-
Won
72
4
Drawn
6
4
Lost
26
FOOTBALL RESULTS, 1966
DATE
12A XV
12B XV
12C XV
12D XV
Coil.
12A
Lost
0-56
O.B.U.
Won
41-0
Nth. Syd.
Won
12-3
14-5-66
28-5-66
St. Pius
4-6-66
S.P.C.
Won
11-9
Won
15-0
Prep.
2nd XV
Drew
3-3
11-6-66
SI-IS.
Won
14-3
Won
19-3
12C
Lost
10-15
18-6-66
S . J . C.
Lost
3-6
Lost
0-12
Won
12-9
Camm.
25-6-66
S.O.S.
Drew
6-6
2-7-66
T.K.S.
9-7-66
T.A.S.
Won
23-0
S.P.
12A
Drew
3-3
Won
14-0
T.K.S.
12B
Won
33-3
S.P.
12B
Lost
3-9
16-7-66
T.S.C.
Won
3-0
Lost
6-9
Lost
0-21
S.P.
12C
Won
27-3
Riv.
12C
Lost
0-17
N.C.
12C
Won
21-0
23-7-66
N.C.
Won
9-0
. Lost
0-17
Won
6-0
12A
Lost
0-28
Knox
130
Lost
0-27
N. Bay
Lost
0-33
Knox
12A
Lost
0-50
Nar.
Drew
11-11
Lost
0-12
Lost
0-29
26-7-66
•
30-7-66
S.J.C.
Lost
0-6
Won
9-3
Lost
0-23
Mid. Hbr.
Lost
5-30
6-8-66
S.I.C.
Lost
0-8
Drew
11-11
Lost
0-36
Lost
3-28
15
8
3
4
Played
57
16
11
1
4
Won
25
13
6
1
6
Drawn
6
SUMMARY
Played ......
Won
....
Drawn
Lost
U12 TOTAL
13
-
1
12
Lost
26
EXTRA MATCHES
13-8-66
A S.C.E.G.S. XV v. M.C.E.G.S. 1st XV
Won 30-12
SUMMARY
10
'0
PLAYED
WON
DREW
LOST
.............—
...............-.
GRAND TOTAL
Played
Won
1)rew
Lost
-
-
en
r
36
14
2
20
'0
0
'0
'
'o
-o
o
•
ti
en
en
i—
—
11
6
1
4
38
25
-
3
2
1
13
-
38
22
1
15
4
2
'0
'0
10
'0
r
1
1
3
3
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
'0
OPEN
U15
U14
U13
126
.78
5
43
88
31
1
56
92
51
5
36
104
72
6
26
37
22
3
12
U12
-
57
25
6
26
10
'0
0
'0
—
—
26
16
36
7
3
26
-
10
Olher
10
'0
10
10
10
—
37
16
2
19
34
23
1
10
36
34
23
26
2.1
10
8
34
21
3
10
'0
'0
eei
en
2
2
31
12
2
17
-
.-
4
28
16
1
11
1
1
-
TOTAL
-
1
......
......
......
......
......
..- .........
1
...........................................
..........................
..
......
.....
.................... ..
•
...._
'9
•
•
468
258
23
187
174
THE TORCH BEARER
several tackles to score beneath the posts. Cadwallader converted
the try; Shore 24, Riverview 12. The score remained unchanged
until full time.
Thus, the season came to an end with a decisive win. The first
fifteen thanks the school for its enthusiastic support throughout
the season.
Shore 24: Roberts 2, Cadwallader, Pogson tries; Cadwallader
2 penalty goals, 3 goals.
S.I.C. 12: 1 try, 3 penalty goals.
REFEREEING NOTES
Referee Classes were once again held this year. Many boys
showed a great deal of interest and there were good attendances
at the classes. These were held once a week and several guest
speakers attended: they were Mr. W. Cooney, Mr. T. Sheahan
and Mr. R. H. Smith.
By the first week of second term several boys had sat for the
Northern Suburbs. Junior Rugby Union badge. They had to
complete an oral examination and then pass a field test. As the
season progressed more boys sat for their examinations and by
the end of the season the following had gained their badges:J. Butler, P. Davidson, I. Finlay, B. Henry, D. Hipsley, G.
Nye, R. Smith, J. Sparkes, P. Tonkin, C. Warren, J. Worthington.
These boys, assisted by others who attended the classes, did
a lot of refereeing both for the School and the district.
During the season the boys refereed 133 games, with 20 different boys taking part. Several Masters and others (in particular:- Mr. E. Apted, Mr. D. Brown, Mr. I. Fraser, Mr. R.
Hipsley, Mr. G. Hodgson, Mr. R. H. Smith, Mr. S. Spring) also
refereed and we are thankful to them for their help.
Towards the end of the season weekly classes were organised
for the younger boys who were interested in taking up refereeing
next year. About 120 boys attended these classes which were
supervised by the boys who had gained their badges, each taking
a group of about 11 boys. The enthusiasm shown by the younger
boys was pleasing and we look forward to a successful 'refereeing
season' next year.
All the boys concerned would like to thank Mr. Philpott for
all the work he did with the classes and the organisation of the
referees. -
THE TORCH BEARER
175
LIBRARY NOTES
Many changes have taken place in the library this year, not
the least of which was the creation of a new Senior Section.
This consists of books of sufficient depth to be of value to those
boys studying for the Higher School Certificate.
This was made up partly from books gleaned from other
parts of the library, but mainly from those purchased expressly
for this section. To accommodate this lrge Senior Section, all
the books in the library had to be completely re-arranged.
Thanks are due to the Drill Squad for their assistance in this
task.
Apart from the Senior Section many other new books have
come into the library. The Science Section, badly depleted by
demands for books from the O.P. Wood Science Library, is now
being restored to its former glory. The Divinity Section is being
expanded, as is the Australian History Section. Books from the
Reading lists have been purchased, and a new encyclopedia has
been added to the reference section. A total of 1449 new books
have come into the Library this year.
Apart from new books, other changes have taken place in
the Library. During the May vacation, a "long table" was installed, together with 16 armchairs, adding a certain charm to the
Vith Form area. In addition, a radio-stereogram with two external
loudspeakers, as well as a television-set have been installed.
LINDEN
The Bush Hut
During Term I work was begun to complete the construction
of sanitary facilities which had been started in 1965. However,
volunteers proved scarce this year which meant progress was
slow, despite the hard work of those who took part. Some
changes and improvements to the original work were necessary
—partly because of damage to pipes caused by exposure to the
cold climate and partly because of the requirements of the local
council building inspectors.
As a result of these difficulties it was decided that the facilities
would be completed by a qualified builder, thus ensuring that
council specifications would be satisfied. Negotiations are under
way and it is hoped that construction will be finished by the end
of this term.
Despite this change in plans, clearing and preparation for
later buildings are still necessary. This will be done by volunteers.
Perhaps the possibility of transport in the new bus will make
them more eager to participate.
176
THE TORCH BEARER
HOUSE NOTES
Barry House
Housemaster: J. W. Burns, Esq.
Asst. Housemaster: D. J. Rossell, Esq.
Matron: Mrs. P. B. Moore.
House Captain: H. R. Hardy (left Term II), R. C. Haigh.
House Prefects: 1. A. Byrne, J. R. Powell, K. Stanton-Cook
(left Term II), C. J. Streeting.
This year we welcomed Mr. Burns in place of Mr. Eldershaw
as Housemaster. We hope his and his family's stay in the House
will be a pleasant one. Eight boys left the House during the year
and three new boys entered, leaving a total of 28.
Mid-way through first term the annual House Concert was
"staged". Many talented acts provided fine entertainment for
the House.
We saw an improved standard of sporting activities throughout the House. We were well represented in "A" teams and the
Open teams. There were representatives in shooting, athletics
and rowing. A large number of boys took part in life-saving where
they were able to gain their Bronze Medallions. Other activities
included representatives in the Projector Club, Hall Committee
and Chapel Council.
Early in Term III, the House was able to procure a TV set.
This will lighten the entertainment of the House considerably,
being the last to obtain one.
Academically, the House has been fairly diligent this year and
if the final exam. results are as successful as the House has been
in sport, we will be only too pleased.
Hodges House
Housemaster: W. Sawkins, Esq.
Asst. Housemaster: E. W. Irish, Esq.
Matron: Mrs. M. Steel.
House Captain: E. J. Worthington.
House Prefects: L. D. Bathgate, M. J.
Davis, J. S. Maslin,
P. C. Sippe.
We began the year with a quota of nine new boys, who settled in quickly after pleasing performances (along with the rest
of the House) at the Annual House Concert at which Mr. Burns
adjudicated. We also began the year with a new TV set, which
could not have been purchased without the assistance of the
S.C.E.GS. Association. We thank the Association for their assistance in providing this source of entertainment and information. It is very much appreciated by the House. We are now
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looking forward to the renovations and extensions to the House
which have been under discussion for many months.
Nine of the ten candidates for the 1965 Leaving Certificate
passed, and two were awarded Commonwealth Scholarships,
which was very gratifying. In July we were very sorry to lose Mr.
R. W. Gengos, who left after 12 months as Assistant Housemaster with us. His place was taken by Mr. E. W. Irish, to whom
we give a warm welcome.
The House was active in sport, especially in Rowing and
Shooting, although we were not as successful in Athletics as
usual. Four V-formers and two LVI-formers took part in rowing,
one of whom, J. S. Maslin, was also captain of the 2nd Rifle
Team for the G.P.S. Match. Two other LVI-formers, M. J.
Davis and L. D. Bathgate, also went to Shooting Camp. We congratulate G. J. Wolstenholme on his provisional selection for
the 1st XI, which is a notable achievement for a third-year boy.
This year we had three candidates for the Intermediate, six
for the School Certificate, and two for the Leaving Certificate.
We hope they have been as successful as last year's group, where
all the V-formers passed the School Certificate, and two received
Commonwealth Scholarships.
Robson House
Housemaster: K. D. Anderson, Esq.
Asst. Housemaster: P. J. Cornish, Esq.
Matron: Miss G. Davies.
House Captain: R. D. St. Vincent Welch.
House Prefects: F. A. Pigott, D. H. Platt, J. M. Ralston.
We began the year with the addition of 8 new boys giving a
full complement of 35. However, this number was reduced when
R. Slade left the School at the end of second term. We welcome
Mr. Cornish, who as Assistant Housemaster replaces Mr. Wilson,
at present overseas.
Robson once again did very well in the various fields of sport
in keeping with the fine record of performances in past years.
The House came second in the Swimming, J. Paul winning
the Under 16 Championship.
In athletics, the House performed creditably to win the InterHouse Competition by a convincing margin. Robson boarders
won 3 Championships. F. Pigott (Under 17), K. Colwell (Under
15), R. Duddy (Under 13).
In first term the annual House Concert was held with traditional emphasis on those new to the House. It was an entertaining evening, with a variety of well-performed acts.
The House was well represented in the first term games, having
two members in G.P.S. crews, one member in the 1st XI and
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two members in the 2nd XI. A number of boys gained their
bronze medallions in the Surf Life Saving activities at Manly.
Second term saw the School and House well into the football
season with great enthusiasm and improved standards shown in
this field. Representatives of the House were in the A grade of
all age groups with two as members of the 2nd XV.
Better studying facilities contributed to good passes in trial
exams. at the end of Term 2 and it is hoped that these results
will be bettered in the final examinations.
In extra curricular activities several Robson House boarders
are well on their way to success in the Duke of Edinburgh
Awards. We congratulate David Bigg (left 1965) who gained his
Gold Award this year.
Members of the House held a variety of positions in the
Cadet Unit, 7 boys in all holding rank from Corporal to WOl.
We have only one member in the A.T.C.
During the year a radiogram was purchased with funds raised
by the boys. This, together with the TV set, provides ample
listening and viewing in leisure hours.
It is hoped that we shall see some additions and alterations
made to the House early in 1967.
School House
Housemaster: W. Foulkes, Esq.
Asst. Housemasters: T. W. Brewis, Esq., P. R.
Carroll, Esq.,
J. W. M. Dixon, Esq., M. J. Laide, Esq.
Matron: Sister A. K. Pankhurst.
House Captain: R. W. Kelly.
House Prefects: W. J. Barnes, J. F. Boultbee, R. B. C. Cohen,
S. J. Fairfax (left Term II), D. S. Haviland (entered Term III),
P. A. Lyttle, A. G. H. Morris.
With the extensive alterations and renovations made last
year and further additions this year, life in School House has become little short of a luxury. The Eedy Room has had added to
it two colourful prints of "Matadors", which have brightened the
already pleasant recreation room considerably. Meanwhile, in
the Minnett Room, the reference library has been enlarged and
improved greatly; a set of encyclopedias, a very adequate twovolume dictionary and several other interesting reference books,
useful both to senior and junior boys, having been added. Assistance from the S.C.E.G.S. Association and the Headmasters'
Conference, some members of which resided in the House
during last year's conference, has enabled us to purchase these
books. The Minnett Room and the prep. rooms have now been
made bearable in the winter as large radiators have been bought
for this purpose. To increase efficiency we have had added an
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electric clock in the foyer of the House and a new bell to replace
the one that went missing last year.
Two new Assistant Housemasters entered the House this year;
Mr. Laide and Mr. Dixon, a fairly recent old boy, whose experience as such and practical advice have proved helpful to
many of us. Mr. Laide and Mr. Dixon replaced Mr. Barlow, who
is living elsewhere, and Mr. Davey, who has taken up a post in
Victoria. Sister Johnson also left the House after four years and
is now in the country. Our new matron is Sister Pankhurst and
it is to be hoped that her time here will be pleasant. Stephen
Fairfax, who was a House Prefect, left the House and the School
at the end of Second Term to study at home. The strength of
the House is now at its lowest ebb for many years—a minute 78.
It will be a very fond farewell that we will extend to Mrs.
Graham at the end of the year when she leaves us to visit her
family in Scotland. Mrs. Graham has been seamstress for five
years and not only has she shown remarkable skill in mending
trousers and shirts but has been approachable at all times and
has filled the position of a second mother to many of us.
The House Concert and House Dance again were both staged
successfully, although the Dance was considered not as enjoyable
as the previous one. The decorating of the Eedy Room, done
under the supervision of Jamie Barnes was, however, of an excellent standard—so high in fact that the general theme of it
was copied at the School Dance.
In sport, and other achievements, the House has not been
without success, being well represented in most First Teams and
having all members playing sport and partaking in other
activities. In Shooting, School House more than excelled, having
six people at Shooting Camp including the Captain of Shooting,
Rob Kelly, and two other members of the Firsts, Fish Cohen
and Adrian Morris. Of these Kelly and Morris went on to win
selection in the G.P.S. Shooting Team: a creditable performance.
Also in the House we had the halfback of the First XV, the Cox
of the VIII, a member of the First XI, a member of the First
Tennis Team and many keen athletes and swimmers. School
House won the House Competition in swimming this year with a
convincing 100-point lead from Robson, and also came a close
third in the athletics.
Yet, amidst all the activity and "luxury," schoolwork still keeps
its prominent position, and academically the House continues to
have pleasing results. It is confidently expected that the three
members sitting for the Leaving and the fourteen for the School
Certificate will have their efforts rewarded by fine results.
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LAWRENCE CAMPBELL ORATORY COM PETITION
On July 15th, R. S. Angyal represented Shore in this competition, to which every G.P.S. and some Associated schools send
a speaker. Twenty minutes is the only preparation time given;
speakers have a choice of three topics for a ten-minute speech.
Of course, they only hear the speeches made after their own. On
this occasion three Associated schools sent a representative so all
told there were eleven speakers. That the choice of topics was
not, perhaps, particularly fortuitous was suggested by the fact that
nearly all the contestants picked the same topic—"Truth". The
other two were: "Toothbrushes", and a quotation from Hamlet:
"To thine own self be true and it must follow, as the night the
day, thou canst not then be false to any man." Only twice was
"Toothbrushes" chosen, by the S.J.C. representative and by
Angyal.
Instantly realising his dislike of delivering homilies, as soon as
he saw the topics, Angyal was left with "Toothbrushes" as his
only choice. In desperation he paced the cosy study in which he
was preparing", searched the titles of the books lining the walls
for inspiration, looked deep into the gas fire which hissed derisively
at him, hoped the adjudicators would suddenly become extremely
indisposed, thus stopping the competition. But all to no avail:
promptly twenty minutes after he entered the room, a burst of
clapping signalled the end of the speech before his. A singularly
sadistic Grammar boy extracted him from the preparation room
and with the injunction "Have fun" abandoned him to his audience.
Thus it came to pass that Shore again failed to remove the
Lawrence Campbell Trophy from the grasp of St. Ignatius' College, which has won it for the last ten years. Although Angyal's
choice of topic was received with glee by the Shore supporters,
his speech did not realise their expectations. His humorous tone
was difficult to maintain, and he was not equal to the task. He
found the audience rather unsympathetic to his plea for better
treatment of the persecuted toothbrush, which, he claimed, had
been mistreated since time immemorial. Suddenly he ran out of
material and, since he was rapidly beginning to resemble the proverbial shag on a rock, sat down rather abruptly. This fault in
his technique has yet to be remedied.
The competition was won by Enright from Riverview, one of
the few who chose the quotation from Hamlet. He concluded that
the reverse was true—to other men be true and then it follows
thou canst not be false to thyself. He spoke vigorously and with
good gesture, making his points clearly and emphatically. The
Cranbrook speaker came second, and Cook, of Newington (later
to represent G.P.S. in the G.P.S.-C.H.S. debate) third, both
speaking on "Truth".
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The night was an extremely enjoyable one and many speeches
merit mention. Enright .certainly deserved his win and S.I.C. are
to be congratulated on their wonderful record.
R.S.A. (LVIA)
THE SHELL'S SONG
The quiet, sweet strains,
Of natural melody,
Which sustains,
The thought of summer Waves,
Faffing on the shore.
The sea-gulls calling,
Looping, falling,
Playing in a cloudless sky.
Palm-trees swaying,
Children playing,
Building sandcastles three feet high.
The foam, the spray,
Nature's way,
Of making a song
Which leaves a memory long.
When I removed the shell,
I found only too well,
That my dream had gone.
But not forever, though,
For when I put it back
There is still that melody
Quiet, and slow.
The sweet, pleasant memories,
That this brings back to me
Of holidays, when years ago
I played on beaches surrounded with trees.
I listen again, yet another time,
And another memory comes to mind,
Of cold, bleak days, when wind is blowing,
And telegraph wires make up their rhyme.
I think that for hours, I could listen to this shell,
Hours of pleasant solitude,
Imagining a sunny beach scene,
Or the cold wind that I know only too well.
P.K.B.R. (SAl)
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2600 B.C.
In a serene orange morning on the Nile of the Egypt of the
Fourth Dynasty, Lugander expertly piloted his flimsy reed-craft
along the placid waters of the world's centre, to the foggy marshes
of the west bank.
It was just sunrise when the craft touched terra firma, or as
Lugander called it, "The Cove of the Gods' Delights."
With spear in one hand and bow and arrows in the other
Lugander made his way along the dilapidated path towards the
'knoll', his favorite hunting place.
With patience, he waited—waited for an hour before the first
signs of life rustled through the undergrowth. Then, lo and behold! along the path bounced two Nubian beauties, who, upon
spying Lugander, rushed out into the river to escape; only to
find they were at the mercy of the waters.
Since his hunting was spoiled for the day, he returned to the
city to open up his blacksmith's shop.
About midday the shop was closed and Lugander, with half a
dozen men and chariots, returned to the west bank for a hunt. Up
the rocky passes climbed the chariots and then raced across the
scorching sands to a fertile strip of land ten miles from the city.
At the oasis many future succulent dishes were snared: ducks,
geese, quail and many more. After the men's gluttonous desires
had been fulfilled the chariots once again raced across the sands
but this time they halted in the market-place of a small village in
a salt valley. One of the poorly garbed people ushered them inside
a large, but dirty house.
They were greeted by a bent old man who had a long, grey
beard and wore a rough, brown robe. He carried a wooden staff
which had the head of a snake carved into it.
The old man and Lugander hugged each other; father and
son were united. They sat down and talked for hours, then
Lugander asked the question that he always asked. "Will you return with me to the city and leave this isolated place?" And the
father gave the same old answer: "No, my son. My whole life's
work is here in this village."
The next day Lugander left, richer by one hundred bags of
salt, and slowly returned across the golden sands to his home.
In life they lived in two entirely different kingdoms, one of
duty to fellow man, and the other of the love for oneself. But
in death, they found the last and true kingdom of "The Cove of
the Gods' Delights."
S.B.R. (IIIA1)
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PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES
When Term III commenced in September, many of us were
dismayed to find that Mr. Winstanley was no longer in the Music
Room to take our singing periods. We wish him a pleasant stay
at Cundle, in England, and look forward to his return in about
twelve months. We are enjoying work with his successor, Mr.
Pierce, to whom we offer this somewhat belated welcome.
The School Concert and the Carol Service are looming up,
and boys are looking forward to reaching high levels of achievement in both. This year we are doing something different on the
stage. A play offers an interesting field of excitement for a small
group. This year more boys will have a chance of acting. We are
presenting some mime. This calls for intense concentration and
some restraint in presenting a boy's own view of a situation. It
is hoped that nearly everyone in hA and B will be involved.
Remove B had a most interesting excursion recently to examine a large overseas liner—the Marconi. They spent a most
profitable morning exploring parts of the ship and came home
greatly excited with what they had seen.
The football season was most successful. Practically every boy
in the Prep. represented the School in one or more matches and
the intensive training given by the coaches bore good fruit. The
team results will receive notice elsewhere. On the whole the general standard of football in the Prep. reached a high standard.
We are most grateful to our friends Messrs. R. J. H. Smith, G. S.
Goodman and H. W. Coulson for helping with coaching.
The work done in the Art Room continues to command admir ation. Prep. boys submitted examples of their painting to the Education Department for selection of representative child-art to be
displayed at the Montreal exhibition next year. We contributed
some attractive sketches to the Travelling Art Exhibition arranged by the N.S.W. branch of the Junior Schools' Association. We
greatly enjoyed the work sent with this exhibition from other
schools.
Recently we were delighted to receive a visit from Mr. J. F. E.
Monckton—a former master. During a busy trip to Sydney, he
managed to spare an hour to visit the school and to hear a recital of music in the Chapel. It was good to see him looking so
well.
We are about to say good-bye to Mr. M. R. Paige who has
been on the staff for the last two years. He is returning to England. He leaves us greatly in his debt for so much that has been
interesting and enjoyable. He taught us how to weave, how to
catch and describe bugs and how to do various scientific experiments. We shall miss him and hope that he will always keep
bright the memories of his service at Shore.
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The Prep. School had a most enjoyable athletic season this
year. Some excellent performances were recorded at our own
sports in August and at meetings at Northbridge where we entertained other schools, St. Leo's, St. Aloysius and Mosman and
at Riverview where we took part in the St. Aloysius carnival. We
ran with credit and made many friends. We were unable to attend
the Cranbrook meeting because of our engagement elsewhere. We
look forward greatly to entertaining Cranbrook cricket team
at Northbridge late in November. Last year's annual match had
to be abandoned, unfortunately.
Most of our games these days are played against schools situated on the North Shore. We greatly value the fixtures we continue to have with Scots, Cranbrook and Grammar (Edgecliff).
This might well be the place to pose a query and to stress a
principle: When we play Prep. games, do we play to achieve a
result, or do we meet other boys socially and then contend with
them in the best spirit to play games at the highest level? Prep.
teams preserve pretty well the ideal of playing for fun, but a
casual onlooker might sometimes wonder if the athletic aspect
of school games do not overshadow all others. We are not achieving an important goal in School Sport if the departing opponent feels that he is still a stranger. It is time we did something
about this.
PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOOTBALL
1sf and 2nd )(V.
The Prep. enjoyed a very successful football season winning
46 of the 87 games played by eight teams.
The 1st XV, after an early lapse against Cranbrook, developed into a spirited mobile unit who found that fast attacking football certainly paid dividends.
Holiday and Goldston-Morris supplied thrust on the wings
and Mathers and Macdiarmid in the centres created ample scoring opportunities. Hewett's calm, methodical service from the
base of the scrum generated confidence through the whole
backline where swift running and crisp handling became the
password.
Up front in the power-house, Leslie, Crossley, Long and Cameron bound, heaved and heeled with such a sense of purpose that
Shore often gained a preponderance of possession, which on occasions they didn't utilise.
Aboud, Langmead and Perry formed an affective back-row
combination who were usually, close enough to the ball to play a
constructive role as well as their familiar destructive one.
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The 2nd XV never showed consistency for a winning combination, although they suffered from being the feeder to the firsts
when claims were made on their better players through injury or
loss of form.
Lugsdin starred in the pack, with May and Goodman giving
valuable support. The backs were indicisive and often failed to
tackle, but Waliman and Ferris, at half and five-eight, showed
better understanding towards the end of the season.
Record: 1st XV—played 12, won 10, lost 2, drew 0. 2nd XVplayed 12, won 7, lost 3, drew 2.
Colts A and B.
The two Colts' teams had moderately successful seasons. The
As won 5 of their 13 matches, drawing 1; the Bs won 5 of 11.
The A team proved rather unpredictable. At times the forwards
would pursue the ball tigerishly about the field, jealous of any
loss of possession. At other times, unfortunately, their tackling
lost its purpose and Travers, Hinder and Gunton were left to bear
the brunt alone. The backs showed flashes of constructive open
play but were too often caught flat-footed, or with a man left on
his own. Parsonson made some good breaks while Moyes never
stopped tackling.
In the B team, the forwards tended to be content to follow the
ball at a safe distance rather than make any determined effort to
win it. When they shook this approach off they played well. The
backs had some patches of hard-running, in particular Coulson
and Finch, but too often gave up without great resistance.
Overall, some promising players emerged and increased determination, better handling and greater teamwork should produce quite a strong combination next year.
PSORALEA PINNATA
Psoralea pinnata, from South Africa, is a spring-flowering tree
growing to a height of 9 feet or more. During September and
October it gets moderate clusters of mauve, poll-shaped flowers.
The tree prefers sandy soils. When young, it is most attractive
but, if neglected, the branches become straggly and bare. The
foliage has a needle-like appearance. It prefers an open, sunny
position and it is evergreen.
It is a comparatively newly introduced tree but is not very
popular because of its tendency to become straggly and, if a
main branch is cut back, it is not likely to sprout again.
D.C.S. (VB3)
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LES CARACTERES FRANCAISES
There is always one thing about French textbooks that
gives me great pleasure. This is the collection of characters in
the proses. There is the perpetual story of M. Legrand who goes
to visit M. Lebrun au bord de la mer. M. Legrand has a son
called Jean, who is so like a schoolboy it's not true—after all
he is 22. But once M. Legrand, Jean and M. Lebrun get au bord
de la mer, the story ends, with no clue as to whether they had a
nice day, or whether Jean did finally find his swim trunks.
Then, at last, after three years, students of French reach
some coherent, connected stories. The stories begin in the first
lesson, as good a place as any, when we meet Jean-Paul, Jacques
and Georges. Jacques and Georges are at a loose end and decide to écouter .les disques de Jean-Paul. The next story tells
of Pascale, a charming little French filly, who is having trouble
changing schools. Of course, the reader knows immediately that
she has an inferiority complex complicated by a lack of intelligence. Story three tells us of the greatest thing that has ever
happened to Pascale. She meets Pierre. They are very happy together—they go shopping, to the cinema and—you guessed itau bord de Ia mer. Never do they have a quarrel—it could not
be translated. The nearest they ever come to fighting is a few
sharp words when Pierre shakes his towel upwind of Pascale. This
she did not appreciate and promptly told him so. So untypically
French they are never unchaperoned—they even take the
dog shopping.
What makes for fun when reading these stories is to imagine
relationships between the characters. Does Pascale really like
Pierre, or does she love Jean? Does she know Jean? Was she
the one who found his swim trunks? Does M. Lebrun own the
store from which Pascale's dog stole all those sausages?
Answer next week. We haven't translated that far yet.
C.B.E. (LVIA)
REGATTAS, 1967
February 18th: North Shore Regatta, Lane Cove River.
February 25th: Mosman Regatta, Killarney.
March 4th: Haberfield Regatta, Iron Cove.
March .11th: N.S.W.R.A. Regatta, Nepean River.
March 18th: Metropolitan and C.H.S. Regatta, Parramatta
River.
April 1st: Riverview Regatta, Lane Cove River.
April 15th: G.P.S. Regatta, Nepean River.
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SCHOOL CONCERT
On July 8th, the Music Society presented an enterprising
School Concert, which happily did not follow the former practice
of splitting the material into two separate groups, one to each
part. Two semi-revue numbers, one by the Record Committee
and one by Jenkins and Wild were greatly appreciated by the
sizeable audience. The Record Committee, though at first a little
indistinct, gave a very creditable performance. Wild and Jenkins,
elaborately propped, were also very amusing in the manner of
Swan and Flanders, although Opera House was perhaps a
little pretentious.
The School Orchestra provided a lively opening with two
pieces by Haydn. Unfortunately little of the wind group could be
heard. The Prep. Recorder Group gave a polished and lively performance, and perhaps some of its members may soon swell the
depleted ranks of the School Orchestra. B. Morrison's horn solo
was rather dominated by its accompaniment, but had good tone,
and he again showed promise. Debussy, as played by R. B. Norden, was perhaps a little soft, but was interesting. It was well performed, and the composition itself had a vital air.
The 111B2 Class Music Group provided welcome insight into
school music teaching, and showed what could be done with
practice. The performance was generally well co-ordinated, and
appealed to the sense of rhythm.. it was, however, a little too long,
and many boys in the group had little to do. D. Selby and W.
Cumberland gave a pleasing performance in their piano duet,
with a piece well suited to a school concert. It had a strong
melody, without too many sophisticated overtones. Christmas
Carol, though a little dated, was another item which helped to
move the concert along. It was humorous, and appealed to
the audience.
The Handel Sonata was also pleasing, with a delicate balance
between violin and piano. The second movement was bright,
lively and melodious. Houldsworth once again displayed his considerable talent as a violinist. The choir's two items, Mozart's
Gloria and With a Voice of Singing, came over reasonably
well, although there was an overriding and sometimes piercing
treble tone, and a few entries were missed. The IIIA1 presentation of Twiddlers' Lament was both interesting and amusing,
and once again well co-ordinated.
J. Cormack's playing of the trumpet was one of the highlights
of the evening. Although he had a little trouble in some parts of
the Trumpet Voluntary, he regained his confidence in his second number, and played well. The Bach Double Concerto for
violins was of quite a reasonable standard, considering the difficulty of the work.
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The first of the pop sounds, the TR2, was of average quality;
with Storrier on the drums and attracting most attention. The
next group (Kinsman, Paul, Storrier and Turk) was far the
better. Kinsman (lead guitar) was very accomplished, and was •
well backed up by rhythm. The vocal "Gloria" was technically
of a high standard, but the whole performance was marred by
excessive volume. Mr. Gilfillan gave an interesting rendition of
two songs pleasingly accompanied by boys from 111B2, and was
followed by the traditional finale of the prefects' song, with intriguing harmonic variations on the chorus line. In conclusion, it
can be said that this was the best concert for many years, and
the senior prefect, A. S. King, was a most effective and selfassured compere.
L.D.B. (LVIB)
ALWAYS JUST AS BEFORE
The simple things of life are everlasting, though wars• may
come and go;
So man must plan with hope, for days not strained by woe.
And happy he should be, who this has realised.
And work towards a future never penalised
By fighting, terror, pain and sorrowFor simple things be on the morrow,
Just as before.
Thus fret not, neither how to hardship,
Since men of honour,, virtue, leadership
Will always be, no matter what the age,
To guide, direct on paths of truth
The rich, those homeless, needing courage.
The virtUe of this is forsooth,
That now your dismal looks and signs of stress
Will soon be gone and plague you less.
And so with thoughtful heart you must perceive'
That the simple things of life do not concede
To temporary frightful scenes of madness,
But always will remain (herein lies your gladness),
Just as before.
D.R.B. (LVII)
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SHOOTING
The 1966 season was dominated by our having no bus. As recorded elsewhere, this mainstay of many years had finally collapsed during Term I and our long-standing organisation was
thereby upset.
Not only could we no longer travel to and from the Range together, a practice which is most helpful in producing cohesion
in the Club, but getting to Long Bay at all became more difficult
than going to Hornsby. From time to time, for several years,
the possibilities of Hornsby had been discussed, and it was with
great interest that we embarked on the experiment. In many ways
it is a more convenient range, as much for its better facilities as
for its easier access for residents of the North Shore Line, but
perhaps ease is not the greatest need of Shore boys. It always
surprised me to find how few boys walked from the railway station to the range and how many stood and waited for someone
to convey them in a car. It was possible for boys to finish shooting
in time to nip off to football but I believe there is some value in
all finishing together and in everyone being a party to the final
stages of cleaning up.
On the other hand, the staleness which had attacked the
senior members of the Club in Term II of each of the previous
three years did not appear; and there were fewer "passengers" than
there have often been. The general attitude to the chores of
marking and of looking after ammunition was one of cheerfulness and willingness and the atmosphere throughout was pleasant
enough.
Old Boys of the last two or three years again appeared regularly, and several gave skilled assistance. It is not our practice to
record these by name but all support of this kind is valuable,
whether in actual coaching or in encouragement through the interest taken. T. J. Jamison, Captain in 1965, jackerooing near
Hay throughout the 1966 season, nevertheless contrived to write
us a letter of good wishes which arrived on the very eve of the
G.P.S. matches.
Robert Kelly was Captain. He was positive without being overbearing; he gathered around him a select group of sound lieutenants; and his planning of detail was unfailing. He was a good
Captain.
Mr. W. Chambers and Sgt.-Major J. H. Dixon again found no
requirements too onerous. I doubt very much whether boys
realise how much they owe to the steadfast devotion to the job
that these two constantly exhibit.
Of the 84 boys who nominated in Term I, twenty were finally
selected for Camp. Most had shot first on the miniature range and
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subsequently at Hornsby; a few had shot only at Hornsby. None
who applied was refused an opportunity, and many more than
the final twenty did quite a lot of shooting.
Camp was again held at the private hotel in Randwick which
has been our Headquarters since 1964, transport between Randwick and Long Bay being by taxi. Shooting conditions were good
from the point of view of training, with sufficient variety in the
wind to give adequate practice. Our annual match against S.G.S.
and the Old Boys was both enjoyable and profitable; the first
team tied with Grammar, beating the Old Boys by 19 points.
In the G.P.S. matches our best men were among the leaders,
and when the scores were totalled afterwards it was found that
three of them qualified for inclusion in the G.P.S. team, with
scores of 155, 154 and 154. (The highest score from any school
was 162; possible 182.) But, as we have found more than once
before, this is not enough. We were fourth (out of five) in the
Rawson, 27 points down; third in the N.R.A., 8 points down;
third in the Buchanan, 42 points down; fourth in the premiership.
Less obviously than rowing, shooting depends for success upon
having a team of eight good shooters, not upon the possession of
even six or seven individual experts. It was in an effort to achieve
this that Camp became residential in 1963, but I am far from
sure that this purpose is being fulfilled. It is probably time to review it.
Match Details:
Conditions were good on Tuesday: sunny with a light 9 o'clock
wind, but on Wednesday a very strong wind blowing up the
range made it most unpleasant. It was so strong that 6ft. targets
were broken and the Seconds had to shoot at 300 yards with
4ft. targets instead of the usual 400 yards with 6ft. targets.
RAWSON CUP.
Two optional sighters and seven shots at 300 and 500 yards.
I. A. Byrne
30, 23
53 1st S.G.S.
501.
R. G. Campbell
32, 22
54 2nd T.K.S.
496.
R. B. C. Cohen
30, 34
64 3rd T.A.S.
491.
R. W. Kelly
27, 32
59 4th S.C.E.G.S. 474.
J. G. M. Marsh 31, 33
64 5th T.S.C.
435.
R. L. Mfflyard
33, 29
62
A. G. H. Morris
30, 30
60
I. J. Woodforth
28, 30
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N.R.A. SHIELD.
Two optional
I. A. Byrne
R. B. C. Cohen
D. J. Fletcher
R. W. Kelly
J. G. M. Marsh
R. L. Milyard
A. G. H. Morris
L J. Woodforth
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sighters and ten shots at 500 yards.
44
1st T.K.S.
46
2nd T.A.S.
38
3rd S.C.E.G.S.
45
4th S.G.S.
40
5th T.S.C.
355.
354.
347.
346.
252.
45
44
45
BUCHANAN SHIELD.
Two sighters and ten
shots rapid at 200 yards;
and eight shots snap at 300 yards.
I. A. Byrne
22, 16
38 1st T.A.S.
R. B. C. Cohen
23, 16
39 2nd S.O.S.
R. W. Kelly
23, 28
51 3rd S.C.E.G.S.
J. G. M. Marsh
21, 12
33 4th T.K.S.
R. L. Millyard
23, 24
47 5th T.S.C.
A. G. H. Morris
22, 28
50
R. W. Townsend 19, 32
51
I. J. Woodforth
16, 4
20
SECONDS MATCH.
Two optional sighters
N. Burton Taylor 31,
34,
R. G. Campbell
D. J. Fletcher
32,
P. J. Howell
32,
J. S. Maslin
31,
33,
J. W. B. Paul
M. B. Smith
32,
R. W. Townsend 35,
The Venour Nathan
(155 points).
two sighters
371.
347.
329.
320.
255.
and seven shots at 200 and 300 yards.
29
60 1st T.K.S.
512.
30
64 2nd T.A.S.
493.
32
64 3rd S.C.E.G.S. 487.
23
55 4th S.G.S.
482.
29
60 5th T.S.C.
444.
27
60
61
29
28
63
Shield was won by R. W. Kelly
(R.B.)
B.C.
(Compiled by some senior members of the boarding establishment.)
Select Group:
Should the Lower VIth be known as the Upper Vth to establish the VIth form as a separate unit?
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Progress?
With the addition of the concrete area around the tuck-shop
to eliminate the wear on the grass, the worn patch has now
moved out 20 feet. Would one solution be to concrete the
whole Oval?
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Interested:
Our thanks go to the Dining Hall Staff for their increased interest in the life of the School.
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Aquarium:
It is planned to move some boarders into temporary residence
in the ground floor of the BenefactOrs' Building. Shouldn't the
other three walls be rendered transparent to give the School an
all-round view of boarding life instead of the one-sided one,
which would be given with only One glass wall as existing at
present?
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Killed:
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Could a bit of effort and co-operation re-introduce House
Sporting Competitions which in the past have played. an important part in School life?
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Mis+aken:
For many casual acquaintances of the School it seemed a pity
that the beautiful helicopter-port between the Benefactors'
Building and the Music Rooms has now been obstructed by the
construction of steel arches.
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Rowing?
A well-known rowing personality whilst trying to arrest the
progress of a runaway racing shell found himself precariously
balanced between shell and pontoon. To save his dignity he was
forced to take the plunge.
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Alliance:
A certain master has prominently displayed on the rear window
of his car a Newington sticker and coyly appearing under this is
a blue and white pennant. One wonders where his interests lie.
W.J.B. and R.W.K. (UWB)
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SPORTS EXECUTIVE REPORT
At the Sports Executive Meeting on Wednesday, August 10th,
the following awards were passed for Foo+balI: Colours:
D. A. Cadwallader, R. G. Chapman, P. C. Corbett, A. S.
Ferguson, P. C. Green, H. R. Hardy, D. Q. Hughes, R. J. Lee,
P. A. Lyttle, P. C. Maitby, R. K. Pogson, P. C. Richards, A. J. D.
Roberts, N. R. Snodgrass, R. F. G. Woodhouse.
1st Awards:
1. R. Beverley, A. J. M. Smith.
2nd Awards:
S. M. Ahern, S. K. P. Barlow, M. M. Cowper, R. G. M.
Ferguson, D. S. Haviland, M. J. Joseph, R. 0. McCarty, F. P.
Old, D. M. Pinnington, D. D. R. Reid, S. R. St. Clair, D. W. Sturrock, R. S. Swift, R. D. St. Vincent Welch.
3rd Awards: (3rd XV)
A. J. Berkman, A. J. Bradfield, P. C. Church, J. A. Dreverman,
R. S. Graham, A. C. James, R. W. Kelly, A. S. King, J. M.
Linton, A. G. Muston, A. N. Simpson, K. Stanton-Cook, C. J.
Streeting, L B. Terry, W. R. Waters, R. A. Yeates.
3rd Awards: (4th XV)
P. A. Armour,. T. R. Cadwallader, R. B. Campbell, P. A.
Davidson, S. W. Davies, R. S. Frazer, R. C. Haigh, G. M.
Hawkins, P. J. Howell, D. M. Hutchinson, S. N. Johnson, R. L.
Millyard, P. R. Mullen, F. A. Pigott, I. R. Rothwell, J. D. S.
Simpson, C. E. Warren, R. G. Willoughby
At the Sports Executive Meeting on Friday, September 30th,
the following awards were passed for Shooting:Colours:
I. A. Byrne, R. B. C. Cohen, R. W. Kelly, J. G. M. Marsh,
R. L. Millyard, A. G. H. Morris, I. J. Woodforth.
1st Awards:
R. G. Campbell, D. J. Fletcher, R. W. Townsend.
2nd Awards:
N. Burton-Taylor, P. J. Howell, J. S. Maslin, J. W. B. Paul,
M. B. Smith.
3rd Awards:
A. 0. Atkins.
At the same meeting, the following awards were passed
for Golf:-
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1st Awards:
R. H. Hattersley, D. M. Hutchinson, D. A. Richards.
3rd Award:
R. B. Campbell, M. D. A. Howitt.
At the Sports Executive Meeting on Wednesday, October '12th,
the following awards were passed for Athletics:—.
Colours:
P. A. Armour, R. S. Frazer, D. W. Holt, P. C. Maitby, F. A.
Pigott, R. K. Pogson, A. J. D. Roberts.
2nd Awards:
P. C. Church, J. A. Dreverman, P. C. Green, S. N. Johnson,
P. C. Richards, D. W. Sturrock, G. C. Woodrow.
3rd Awards:
R. J. Church, K. H. Colwell, R. L. Emmens, A. P. GolsbySmith, V. L. Heyde, C. R. Paxton, J. D. Roughton.
'House Points
At the beginning of the year certain anomalies in the scale
of House Points, awarded for participation in games, were
brought to the notice of the Sports Executive. A sub-committee
was set up to investigate the whole question ,of House Points.
After considerable discussion with coaches and• captains of
sports, this sub-committee submitted a revised scale of points to
the Sports Executive for approval.
It was recommended that the number of House Points 'required
for House Colours be increased to 89. The number of points for
Colours would be doubled and this would provide a greater range
of points for the lower teams. The range woukl be between 1 and
24 points instead of between 1 and 12.
This scheme was approved and is to be implemented at the
next collection of House Points. Present totals will be doubled.
In future, there will be two collections of House Points each
year, the first at the end of first term and the second after the
G.P.S. Athletics.
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STAMP CLUB NOTES
During the past few months the Stamp Club has been moderately active, holding the second part of the Annual Competition
and also arranging an exhibition at the American Tea.
There was a disappointing number of entries in the Competition, which was based on the arrangement and presentation of
several sheets of stamps related to a free-choice theme. We
would like to thank Mr. E. H. Wright for judging them for us.
The marks from this competition were combined with those
from a quiz, held in the year, to decide the prizewinners. These
boys were:
Senior Section: Frazer, IVA1, Junior Section: Davies, SAl.
The entries in this competition were combined with some of
the sheets from the school albums to form the exhibition. This
exhibition, the first held in several years, was quite successful
and many parents and boys looked at it.
Membership of the club has risen by 45 per cent this year,
and in order to cater for the wider range of interests, extra
equipment has been bought with the aid of the S.C.E.G.S. Association, to whom we are extremely grateful.
The First Day Cover Service has been extended to include
some New Zealand Issues.
THE SWOT
Who, or why, or which, or what, is a SWOT?
Does he read, does he write, or sing in the light,
Does he write with a pen, or a pencil, or type, or NOT,
THE SWOT?
Is he wise, or foolish, young or old?
He learns from his books, and he does what he's told, that's
WHAT,
THE SWOT.
No time to sing, or whistle, or jabber,
For these he thinks he's much too clever, his LOT,
THE SWOT.
He's English, he's French, comes from everywhere else,
He's pink, or yellow, black or Welsh, or a SCOT,
THE SWOT.
He writes Chinese, or in pictures,
In eights, and nines, and in plenty of sixes,.or ROT,
THE SWOT.
P.K.B.R. (SAl)
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SURF LIFE SAVING
From its inception seven years ago, following a suggestion by
the Headmaster, Surf Life Saving membership in this school has
grown from only six to nearly one hundred boys, making it the
largest group under award training in the Association. It has
become popular because it combines good public service with
pleasant outdoor activities.
This term training began with 4 Bronze Medallion and 2 Qualifying Certificate squads practising two afternoons as well as
Saturday morning each week. The School's high standard was
maintained although there was a bare five weeks to prepare for
the exañiination which demands a knowledge of signals, one man
rescue procedure, reel, line and belt drifi, resuscitation techniques,
injury treatment and general physiology.
As usual all squads were successful and awards were gained
by the following.
Instructors Certificate:
P. A. Armour, P. J. Howell, G. A. Lloyd, A. G. Morris.
Bronze Medallion:
J. J. Bagnall, C. F. I. Barnes, I. R. Beverly, J. H. Bower,
D. R. Brewer, B. L. Coppa, R. G. Crossley, A. S. Ferguson,
R. W. Glover, D. B. Griffiths, A. P. Holt, M. H. Knodler, R. E.
Kurschner, A. A. Lyttle, A. H. Macartney, J. B. Wood, I. J.
Woodforth, R. A. Yeates.
Qualifying Certificate:
J. R. Barnes, G. P. Bracey, A. J. Bright, A. J. Burgess, A. M.
Butler, R. V. Dulhunty, D. G. Heath, P. B. Howell, C. E. Macphillamy, A. M. Morrison, A. E. Stevens, K. J. Uzzell.
4 patrols consisting of boys who have attained the Bronze
Medallion again patrolled Manly Beach each Saturday from 9
a.m. until 2 p.m. Occasionally a rescue was carried out and the
patrols have increased their efficiency this term.
The school is indebted to Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club
who generously donated a training reel. The school reels have
suffered somewhat over the winter break, but composite reels
have been made from the old ones and with new additions, reel,
line and belt drill practice has become easier.
All in all it has been a successful term and it is hoped that the
school's tradition of vigilance and service to the public and the
Association will be maintained.
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TENNIS
Term II.
Shore I and Scots I met on Saturday morning, August 6th, in
what was the final of the inter-school competition for Term II.
Each team had been undefeated in the previous seven matches,
and so all eagerly awaited the clash. After a series of tense and
exciting sets, the two teams finished equal on sets and games.
The match being drawn, the two teams shared first place in the
competition, with 7 wins and I draw each.
The Shore II team received a forfeit from Knox II in the last
round, and emerged the competition winners in their division,
with an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 1 forfeit.
Final results for the t rm were as follows:
Team
Open I
Open II
Open III
Under 15
Played
8
7
6
8
Won
7
7
3
1
Drew
Lost
1
-
3
7
Tennis Championships, 1966.
On Wednesday, October 5th, A. Falk had a crushing win over
his younger brother in the final of the Junior Singles. M. Falk
did well to reach the finals, but was no match for his older and
more experienced brother. I. Pollard and P. Scruby confirmed
their No. 1 seeding by winning the Senior Doubles Championship in straight sets.
The final of the Senior Singles was held on Friday, October
7th. A small but encouraging group of spectators was treated to
some fine tennis between I. Pollard and P. Scruby. The game
see-sawed throughout, and there were many fine rallies before
Pollard finally won in three closely-fought sets. A. Falk and P.
Tonkin were untroubled to win the Junior Doubles in straight
sets against P. Church and A. Berkman.
Senior Singles: I. Pollard d. P. Scruby, 6-3; 3-6; 6-2.
Senior Doubles: I. Pollard-P. Scruby d. R. Farr-R. Smith, 6-3;
7-5.
Junior Singles: A. Falk d. M. Falk, 6-0; 6-2.
Junior Doubles: A. Falk-P. Tonkin d. A. Berkman-P. Church,
6-2; 6-2.
Term III.
Shore has 6 teams entered in the inter-school competition for
Term 111-3 open, 1 under 15, and 2 under 14. There was a
most encouraging response for players and well over fifty boys
turned up for trials from which thirty were chosen for competition.
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A SCHOOLBOYS IMPRESSIONS OF A TRIP TO EUROPE
During the school holidays I was a member of the "Educational Boys' Tour to Europe," under the leadership of Mçssrs.
R. S. Rankine and J. B. Maltman, both of Scots College, Sydney. We sailed on the S.S. Orsova, and after passing through
Suez, disembarked at Naples, and thence proceeded to Formia,
Rome, Orvietta, Florence, Bologna and Venice by coach. Next
we flew to Zurich and Lucerne. Leaving snow-clad Switzerland,
we visited Berlin, and there had a most interesting but somewhat
depressing stay—visiting Communist East Berlin which, contrasts
greatly with the modern Western sector. Then on to Paris, a city
of the old and the new, for the wealthy and the poor, for the
eccentric artists and the conscientious students. Finally we ar rived in London, and immediately noticed its famous taxis, its
Bobbies, and at night its myriad lights. There are so many
theatres that selecting one for an evening was very difficult. 'The
return trip was made by air via Frankfurt, Cairo, Karachi,
Bangkok, Singapore and Darwin.
In all some thirteen countries were visited in the short space
of seven weeks. There were many interesting sidelights to the
tour: a tropical storm in the Indian Ocean, a Colombo woman
trying to sell us her daughter, travelling in a rickshaw that lost
its wheel and left me stranded in a busy street in Colombo, a
blackout in Valletta, Malta, when we were in the depths of its
catacombs. Travelling in public buses in Cairo was an unforgettable experience. To say that they were overcrowded would be
putting it mildly, with four people to one seat, others hanging
out of windows or just hanging onto the outside of the bus.
Naturally enough only those inside pay the fare.
What of my impressions of Europe? I was most impressed by
the fine works of art in the museums and the cathedrals, by
Michelangelo's famous creations inside the Vatican. Rome I
found an engaging city. Although finding the Coliseum slightly
over-rated, it was an unbelievable experience to see the square
where Julius Caesar was stabbed. Florence was another lovely
city, famed for its art, its interesting mosaics, and its fine leather
work. In Zurich I was impressed with the people's placidness,
generosity and hospitality. They have lovely complexions and
very little or no make-up is worn by the women. Merlin I found
large, bleak and distressing with war ruins everywhere. Checkpoint Charlie would not be the place to visit every day, as your
vehicle is thoroughly checked and completely searched each
time. East Berlin in particular was quite deserted and dreary.
On the return journey Bangkok was the most fascinating city.
It is quite different from either Colombo or Singapore. The
people were easy-gOing, calm and intriguing. The fine old tern-
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pies seemed to blend in quite well with the newer architecture. In
Singapore theY people are becoming more westernised in their
dress and' outlook. There is much wealth contrasted with extreme
poverty. The Asian peoples seem to have very strong religious
ties. And so back to Darwin where we were most surprised to
see many• police patrolling the airport in the early hours of the
morning.
The whole trip was an unforgettable experience, and thoroughly enjoyable. It is certainly a pleasurable way of digesting both
history and geography.
A.C.B. (VC)
RICKAPOODI
In every city possessing one or more commercial radio stations
there exists an elite group of middle-aged "teenagers" who call
themselves "Disc Jockeys". These disc jockeys could be defined
as the radio announcers who specialise in producing large quantities of persuasive but quite nonsensical patter. Occasionally they
take a short break from this activity and play some music, while
they retire to grace the presence of hordes of young girls clamouring for a view of them. For this learned and arduous task they
receive about twice the salary of any professional man or average
business man. Thus they live extremely affluent lives and drive
the most luxurious and high-powered cars which they periodically
smear with lip-stick when they feel that they need some publicity
to increase their audiences.
One of the most remarkable features of disc jockeys is the
discrepancy between their ages and the ages of their listeners.
Apart from the fact that the programmes on the most popular
radio stations are aimed at people with mental ages of eleven and
anyone outside this group is merely regarded as profit, the programmes are obviously designed to suit the tastes of youth. How ever, the most popular disc jockey in Sydney is in his mid-thirties,
and there are many well over this age. This can only mean that
they are very insincere and must hence dislike their jobs intensely,
or, as is probably the case, that they themselves have a mental
age of eleven.
That disc jockeys are rather weak characters is indicated by
two very noticeable facts. Firstly, it is only at the beginning of
each month when the Reader's Digest is issued that they have
at their disposal vastly more jokes and humourous stories than
usual. Secondly, a large number of disc jockeys cultivate Amencan accents and use American vernacular and American slang.
Although this in itself is not really a fault, it does imply that the
Australian vernacular is inferior and that that of America is more
socially desirable.
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There can be no doubt that disc jockeys make an impression
on their listeners, as can be 'seen by the absurd competitions
which they run and the equally absurd prizes given. No rational,
intelligent person would enter a competition for a prize consisting of a teddy bear or a preview to a film at seven o'clock in the
morning, when the film would be publicly released shortly afterwards.
Another example of their influence is the mass hysteria which
occurs when famous singing personalities appear in public. This
hysteria is caused largely by disc jockeys who incite' teenagers by
virtually challenging them to go and meet their "idols".
There can be no disputing the fact that people must be entertained and in a way they enjoy, but it is a fault in modern society
that through the mass media, these people can influence the behaviour, morals, clothes and speech of their audience in the way
they do.
R.C.S. (LVIA)
PUZZLING POINTS
Now something strikes me as rather strange,
In this army where the powers are said to arrange
Each man to the task to which he is suited;
That many men are from their trades uprooted,
With the result that a man who is an expert fitter
Becomes in the office an indolent sitter.
While others who can work with copper and lead
Are working with skins of potatoes instead.
I also could never quite understand
Why you must have a stripe if you play in the band.
Unless it's the aesthetic point of view
That the gold 'looks so awfully nice on the blue?
And why is so much blackening done?
Perhaps that's the way that wars are won?
Why is the Private (who may have a degree)
Never thought as intelligent
As the sergeant who before the war
Was delivering papers from door to door?
Now, I'm not very clever, but not simple in mind,
So, I wonder, could somebody be so kind
As to say whether Truth in my versus rings,
Or am I misconstruing things?
J.M.I. (VA1)
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QUARTET FOR THREE PLAYERS
"Gentlemen, start your engines." The starter's words fell on his
ears like a crashing breaker in his mind. This was the culmination of years of sacrifice and striving. This had been his ideal
as he watched the little 1.5 litre cars scudding around the tracks
of his youth, and his profession for the last ten years, as he had
slowly graduated to Formula 1. It had been a hard battle, mentally
as well as physically. He had seen the spectre of motor-racing
gradually take hold of his mind, forcing out the trivial banalities
of life such as love and honour, leaving only passion and an over whelming ambition.
Today was his Armageddon, he realised that. It meant the full
use of all his faculties, and his mind. The long black ribbon of
track stretched out before him, like the handle of a whip
he had to take hold of and crack. For if he cracked it, he would
finally reach in his own estimation what he should be. This now
was his life—there was nothing else for him. He could never return to the normal world and live a normal life again, no matter
how he wanted to. His principles were sacrificed to an unmerciful
altar, which did not recognise anything except complete victory.
But the jarring thud of his starting engine awoke him from his
reverie, and brought him back from the zombies. He could feel
the animal vibration of the 5 litres of engine behind him, the 5
litres which pulled his frail machine along at over 230 m.p.h. on
the 3 mile straight in front of him. They were arranged in banks
of 8 cylinders, on top of each other. Two flat eights, each developing 260 horsepower, and transmitting it through a six-speed
gearbox to all four wheels and the road. The bright red Ferrari
he drove now held little resemblance to its predecessor of even a
few years ago. He sat up right close to the front, with the engine
behind him, and the four wide tyres around him. The transmission shaft ran between his legs, with the gearstick to his left,
clutch and accelerator beneath his feet, and the aircraft-style wheel
in his hands. He drove with his arms parallel to his outstretched
legs, trunk vertical.
The formerly rough vibration of his engine dwindled now to a
smooth tingle. Automatically he checked his instruments—oil
pressure—fuel pressure/temperature, water temperature and oil
temperature. He gave the thumbs up sign to the waiting mechanic,
who left just as the one-minute siren blew. But the mechanic
did not leave without first patting the gleaming carburettor stacks
he could feel behind his head. He glanced to his right and saw
the dark blue of Mclnnes' Ford, standing there malevolently.
Next along was the British racing green Lotus, driven by Rinalt.
And he was on the pole. In his third Grand Prix start, he had
gained best time in practice, and had won the best position on
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the grid. Beaten that (bloody) Ford, but only just. He hated the
whole idea of Ford, that company with unlimited money. It represented for him all he hated in life. The company which pushed
its nose in everywhere, pushing out all those who opposed it, and
grinding them into oblivion. For the last 10 years nothing had
stood before it in racing, it took every title there was to offer,
and strutted its way over the world. But now the hopes of a small
factory in Modena rested on him, and him alone. His team-mate
had spun out in practice, bending the complicated monocoque
chassis beyond immediate repair. So he drove alone.
The circuit unfolded before him, in his mind. The long Pit
Straight stretched out in front of his windscreen, ending in a sharp
hairpin bend to the left. There was a short straight then into "Two",
a sharp right-hander. Then came the long, left-sweeping curve
of Weber, leading onto the back straight. About haifway along
this there came Dunlop Bridge, crossing the small stream which
cut the course. Then there was "The Kink," a small bend in the
track which prevented it from being a true straight. Then "Pi"
came quickly. A ninety-degree left-bander, it could be very
tricky, and indeed, his team-mate had spun out there yesterday.
Pirelli Bridge came next, followed by "the esses," two sharp corners in the shape of an "S" reversed.
He glanced in his streamlined rear-vision mirror, and saw the
phalanx of machinery crouched alertly behind him. A Lotus, a
Ford, two Eagles, one Cooper-Maserati, two B.R.M's, two Hondas
and one Chrysler. Thirteen altogether. "Unlucky?" he thought,
but dismissed the prospect from his mind. The race was over 30
laps, a total of 210 miles. A lot could happen over 210 miles. Especially at an average speed of 140 m.p.h. This was an incredibly
fast circuit, faster even than Monza with the banking. With only 7
corners over 7 miles it could not be otherwise.
Now the starter's flag was raised, and the only sound which cut
through the warm, dry air was the roar of the engines as they
built up their revs. His hands clenched the wheel tightly and he
shifted his body a little, feeling the reassuring straps of the safety
harness across his shoulders and stomach. He engaged first gear,
and waited with clutch depressed. Suddenly the flag snapped
downwards, and his foot came up. The loosed power of the engine
bit into the shafts, twisting them round and round. It was transmitted from there into the four low-profile tyres, which bit into
the black tarmac, smoking their protest. The Ford pulled out just
a little in front of him. But not enough to pass, he held the advantage. He gathered speed, and checked the tachometer. Upshift, upshift, and again, and again. The torque curve flattened out, and
the acceleration slackened. Check the tacho. Upshift to 6th. Flat
out. The needle climbing-190, 200, 210—but now it was down,
down, downshift and brake—downshift to second—break. Swing
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hard right. Hold the rear end. Lots of opposite lock, and accelerator. And now he swung out of the hairpin, accelerating along the
short straight into "Two". Upshift to 3rd—break—hard rightinto a four-wheel drift—steer into it. Throttle now. He felt the.
engine grab the tarmac and push it out beneath him. Now the long
swing left of Weber, accelerating all the way. He was in 5th again,
beginning the back straight. He felt his stomach quiver as it
jumped over Dunlop bridge, but there was no time to think of it.
He hit the kink at 190 now, faster than had ever been done before.
Downshift, downshift, downshift. Into Pi, hard right, acceleratesteer into it—over Pirelli bridge and into the esses—right, then
left in second. A quick change up, and he began the long 3 mile
stretch of Pit straight. He was in top when he passed the cheering
stands, and still accelerating. The speed trap near the end of the
straight registered 235 m.p.h.
He went on in this fashion, driving almost like an automaton,
and drawing steadily ahead of the baleful blue Ford. His pit crew
flashed the signs at him as he passed "29" (laps to go) "6" (secs.
in front)—"28-9," "27-13" and his average speeds went up;
143.2, 144.5, 147, 147.3. And his confidence increased, with the
inevitable result. As he came into Pi, on the 9th lap, he could feel
the car protesting. He was going too fast, too fast. The tremendous
power of the brakes, capable as they were of locking all four
wheels at 200 m.p.h. with full engine power, were no help. He
would only skid out of control. "Watch Pi!" his team-mate had
said "You're likely to hit it too fast !" All he could do now was
try to spin out as graciously as possible. Using all of the skill that
had brought him to the top in 3 starts, he brought the car to a
halt off the track, just in front of the steel and concrete safety fence.
He watched bitterly as the remaining cars yowled by, and he
withered under the sympathetic stares of the nearby spectators.
Then he set off to check his car at the pits before he was on his
way again. He could not bear to look at the faces of his pit crew.
"A failure" they would say. But his car was safe and it was away
again. He was a full lap behind, and one lap was an awful lot to
gain in only 20 laps.
His mind now rested on the only one aim—to win, regardless
of cost. The only thought on his mind was to bring his car across
the line first. No more ethics, no more principles only cold, hard
facts. No longer did he just skilfully guide the car, he drove it. He
was in the engine, urging it more power in the tyres as they distorted under the awesome stresses of acceleration and cornering.
He lived in his car, like a horseman in perfect communion with
his mount, The track now seemed as if he alone were still, and it
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was rushing beneath him, along with the other cars. He felt as if
he were holding the road beneath his wheels, and pushing it out
behind him. He drove, for the first time in his life.
In the stands, a sense of astonishment prevailed. Never before
had these people seen such a display. Even the normally garrulous
commentators only talked slowly and unevenly. The majority of
the crowd sat open mouthed as the distance narrowed, the signs
passed quickly "15-19" "14-12" "13-3" "12-1" and the sky
darkened. The blue sky was shadowed now by the rapidly growing storm clouds. They extinguished the rays of the sun, and made
the black tarmac of the track even blacker. No longer were the
cars driving fast, they had to slow down. The sky grew darker,
and the air moist and hot. The former gentle breeze now whipped
up to a strong wind, blowing off straw sun-hats, blowing at summer-skirts, striking a chill into the lightly attired spectators.
He didn't fail to notice it. But it did not affect his driving. It
could not affect his driving. He had formed now a barrier between
himself and the outside world, letting in only those things concerned with his driving. Suddenly the squall burst. The water tore
down onto the track, making it slippery and treacherous. But this
was only an extension of driving to him. Suddenly as the group of
cars he was attempting to pass was accelerating round Weber, the
inside Honda lost adhesion. Deprived of contact with the road, its
rear end swung Out, colliding with the front wheel of a BRIvI on
the outside. The explosion was immediate. Two Eagles and the
Cooper-Maserati collided with the group in a crash of tortured
metal and burning fuel. But just for an instant a gap appeared between the Cooper-Maserati and the Honda, leading through into
the open. His phenomenally fast reflexes had him through before
he knew what had happened, and he forgot it in the excitement of
the chase.
The final countdown had begun, and the lap-speeds crept up.
"10-150.4" "9-151.1" "8-153.9", taking with them the two
Lotuses, left in the pits. Now he and the Ford were out alone,
alone on the track. But one lap remained, and all that lap he was
on Mclnnes's tail, shadowing and slipstreaming him, searching always for an opening. He had noticed that the Ford tended to
swing out a little on Pi, leaving perhaps just enough room for him
to squeeze in.
So as he came to Pi he was on the lookout. And there it was.
He pushed the accelerator to the floor, corrected, and he was
through. It couldn't be said he had actually nudged the Ford. But
he felt a slight jar, and when he glanced to the side he saw only
the slowly disintegrating blue machine bouncing languorously over
the safety-fence into the closely packed spectator area. But there
was no time to think of this. Over the Pirelli into the esses. Brake
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—downshift, downshift, swing round—correct—and againwatch the oversteer—now flatten it—and he was past the finish,
past the checkered flag. He had won. He turned off the track into
the pits, turned, and went back to the dias to be presented with
the inevitable wreath and kisses. Now the fatal squall had passed,
with only a gentle breeze fluttering the flag of Ferrari as it was
raised.
This was his moment. He was the best!
The crowd stood silently in the solid shade of the grandstands,
in admiration. But soon they could no longer control themselves,
and broke into wild, tumultuous cheering, running down onto the
track just to touch him. They broke through the linked arms of
the policemen; rushed onto the track. In the excitement, he forgot for a moment the vision of the Ford bouncing over the safetyfence into the crowd at Pi. As he left, driving slowly now down
the long straight, he had formerly driven down at 250 m.p.h., the
image of this came before his eyes, more and more often. He began to superimpose his last flaming view of the Ford on every
cheering crowd he passed.
Nor was he sure, now, whether the crowd was cheering for him,
—or for his idea. He was alone now, truly alone. The car was no
longer alive beneath him—it was only an object, inanimate and
useless. He could feel now in the crowd that "thin Red Line" between cheering and blood-lust, and it frightened him. He longed
to be free of the shackles which made him do his victory lap
slowly, and be at speed again, again one with his now inanimate
machine.
But now he was round "The Kink", in first instead of top,
and approaching Pi. His heart raced in apprehension, and his
body wanted to turn the car. But his mind wanted to keep going
in a masochistic desire to see the carnage. The motif of the
flaming car kept insinuating itself into his mind.
And then he was upon it. Before him was spread a terrifying
scene. More terrifying because there was no loud sound. Only
the low groans of the injured, and the thudding feet of the
stretcher bearers. He stopped the car at the corner, drew himself
slowly out of the car, and walked, knees trembling, over to the
safety-fence. Somehow he could not go beyond.
And then he saw it. In the middle, at a diagonal to the line of
the safety-fence, the Ford lay sprawled on its back like a dead
horse—blackened almost past recognition. Under it he could see
the charred white nylon coveralls of Mclnnes, and his contorted
face. Around lay the bodies, still smoking, which had been charred by the flaring petrol. It was morbidly interesting to see the
manner in which the survivors here had left this small group of
dead and wounded isolated, and ignored them, trying to forget
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them, to pretend they didn't exist; to pretend that the suffering
and pain in their microcosm didn't really exist.
And now he saw what he was. He saw through his grandiose
ideals, his taunting of Ford as the pushing company, and realised
that he was really the same. For motor-racing for him had become only a vehicle for his ambition, as he had become a vehicle
for the cheering spectators. He, like they, wanted something to
fix their desires on, but he, unlike they, had sacrificed everything
to his vehicle. It demanded everything, and he gave all he could.
He had held on though, to his long-cherished adolescent ideals,
until the last moment. And in this he had failed himself. He
knew in himself he had not the moral strength to continue, but
he had to make an end.
The futility of his occupation came to him in a rush. What
was the point in racing? What was the point in life? These were
the questions he had to face, and he had neither the experience
nor the knowledge to face them. The fact that he did not know
the answers was of no importance to him. In that moment he decided his action. He stood a little while there, just vacantly
gazing, and then took a step back. Then he turned decisively
away, and climbed back into the Ferrari.
Now it was alive again. He revved the engine twice to clear
it, and then drove away, slowly over Pirelli Bridge and round the
esses. Then he stopped, stopped at the beginning of the 3 mile pit
straight, and gazed onto the black ribbon. The beauty of his
world overwhelmed him. The azure sky, tinged with bouncing,
childlike cloud, faded from his sight in the sprawled black body
of the Ford and Mclnnes's contorted face. Mclnnes. The man
he had betrayed his ideals, his life to. Then he slowly moved to
a comfortable position, gazed round to look at his world, and began the long acceleration. As he neared the stands, the crowds
cheered wildly. He passed them at approximately 150 m.p.h.
But the cheering stopped abruptly as the realisation spread
almost telepathically that he was not going to stop. He hit the
safety-fence at the hairpin at above 250 m.p.h. The official explanation was "Accelerator linkage jamming, coupled with
steering stiffness."
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THE LESSON
It had been an exceptionally good year for snow, the boy
thought, peering eagerly through the scratched, tiny window.
The Snow-Cat roared and grunted up the final slope, wallowing
obesely from drift to 'drift like a bewildered but determined
dragon. Always it seemed to be on the point of overbalancing,
but always its mysteriously low centre of gravity held it precariously upright. At last, tracks hurling snow in all directions, it
staggered over the crest of the pass, grunted relief and changed
gear. But he, for one, could now spare no attention for the exertions of the Cat. The valley, opened before his eyes, was his
goal—months of dreaming, weeks of preparation, all for this.
His first reaction was one of disbelief. The sprawling collection of huts and hotels, in summer cosily nesting among the
greens and browns of the tough, stunted foliage, was now almost
invisible. Snow, deeper than he ever remembered seeing, covered
almost every sign of life. Occasional forlorn chimneys, twisted
branches like periscopes in agony, and here and there a glint of
silvery roof were the only signs that a lively village existed under
the vast drifts. He leaned forward and tapped the driver's shoulder as the Cat lurched drunkenly towards a hut, and made some
comment on the amount of snow. The driver, wrestling with the
controls of the ferocious beast, squinting through a shattered
windscreen, and obviously half-frozen, proved surprisingly
loquacious. "Too right there's a lot of snow. We had twelve feet in
the last three weeks. The transport system was a bloody messCats stuck in drifts, Cats in the creek, Cats buried and no one
knowed where they were. Yeah, we asked for snow and we got
it—by the ton! See that cornice there—on the mountain—twenty
blooming feet deep and too dangerous to touch." With that,
silence.
The boy screwed up his eyes still further against the glare and
made a desperate attempt to see through the almost opaque
window next to him. But it was impossible.. He joined the driver
in looking through the non-existent windscreen, shielding his
soft face as best he could from the pain-tipped gusts of sleet that
burst through the gaping hole. As the Cat slithered round a corner
he caught a brief glimpse of the mountain before it retreated behind a cloud. He gasped at the sight and nudged the struggling
driver hard. "But that cornice—it's right across the chairlift.
Does that mean . .
"That's right, son. No chairlift. Hasn't been going for two
weeks now—far too dangerous and . . ." The rest was blasted
away by a gust of wind that jarred the Cat like a heavyweight.
He sank back into his seat. No chairlift—the thought whirled
around his head like the snow outside, playing leap-frog with the
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Cat. No chairlift.... He gave a low moan as he fingered the carefully-waxed soles of his skis. But he had spent hours, weeks, preparing for the moment when, bursting with pride at his new skis
and stocks, he would step off the chairlift, tighten his parka, and
flash off down the slope. Last year he had been strictly limited
to the easier slopes by his parents; at a distance he had admired
the experts, who with a glint of skis and a spray of snow would
weave gracefully down the steep slope. This year was to have
been different—he had his own skis and a parka that looked just
like an instructor's, he thought. He had studied the theory of
ski-ing so avidly that he felt sure, this year, after only a few days
of putting his theories into practice on the easier slopes, he would
be able to join the skilled skiers on the chairlift. He ran through
the important concepts he so carefully had underlined in the skiing manuals—positive and negative unweighting, edging, the
"comma" position. As he thought, his body almost unconsciously
assumed the positions he had practised so diligently—knees in to
the hill, hips out, shoulders downhill.
But the chairlift was not operating this year! The malicious
cornice stretched almost across the whole face of the mountain.
He knew that the reason he so desired to conquer the chairlift
was not what everyone would think—that he wanted to be accepted, to be one of those much-admired fellows who always skis with a
fickle train of giggling girls behind him. No—this was not his
reason; he wanted to ski the chairlift, to skim the slope, simply
"because it was there". The mountain was a challenge which
went to the very inmost part of him. Often he wondered why the
desire was so strong in him; why the challenge affected him so.
But there was never any coherent answer to his questioning. All
he knew was that his only wish was to ski the chairlift run—come
what may.
By the time all this had spun through his unhappy head, the
ungainly Cat had at last staggered up the final slope to his hut.
A sudden bustle as frozen passengers thawed their creaking joints,
aroused him from his reverie. He joined the others in the frenetic
activity of unloading slippery skis and trunks from the Cat.
It was some time before he had the chance to discover more
about the situation; but that afternoon he approached Les Jones,
hut captain, skilled ski-jumper, ski-instructor—brown and lean.
He took care not to let any hint of his frustrated desire become
evident, deviously weaving in talk of snow conditions by every
method of circumlocution he knew. Finally he came to the point:
"This is bad luck for those who want to use the chairlift, isn't it?
How long, d'you think, before it'll open?"
"You are disappointed, aren't you laddie? Well, I daresay
they'll try to open the chair in about two weeks. It all depends on
the weather we get." The boy, feeling shattered, wondered wildly
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how he had exposed himself, but pressed on gamely. "And what
sort of weather will get it to open quickly?"
"Well . . . ," the tall Jones glanced out at the mountain hanging above. The cornice's shadow, swollen by the low sun, seemed
to grasp the mountain like an implacable hand. "I think that this
time of year, fine and sunny days will be best—that'll melt the
base of the cornice and bring it down. But it's only a matter of
time."
Only a matter of time! Two short weeks was the time he had.
Two short weeks and the chairlift was idle.
TI4E
The brittle clearness of the next morning, the perfection of outline, the lack of shading that made every colour brilliant, rewoke
instantly his desire in him. The first week, he decided, eyeing the
mountain, was to be used to perfect his skills—balance, speed,
weighting—all done on the other slopes. This would only, of
course, be preparation for the great day when the chairlift would
open. The wonderful weather of that first day convinced him that
this was soon to come.
That first day was a great shock to his confidence. His new
skis, which he had hoped would whisk him down the slopes,
proved to be less miraculous than he had been led to believe
b', the salesman. All those marvellous new features were no detectable aid; despite the advances of science and technology he
still caught his edges, crossed his tips and ended up sprawled undignified on the snow.
Despite such setbacks he made good progress towards his goal.
Gradually, with much instruction and more practice, the hows
and whys of all the concepts he had memorised before, became
clear to him. By the end of the first week he was so advanced that
his instructor, glancing towards the idle chairlift, said: "Achist ein pity, nicht walir, dass die chairlift not go. You are too
much good now for die little slopes here—you need a run on die
chairlift." Not as perceptive as the hut captain, the instructor did
not realise the effect his words had. Dumbly nodding, the boy hid
his pain by stabbing at the snow with his stocks. But part of his
mind rejoiced at the thought that he was now prepared; the
moment for which he had waited so long was approaching.
The contrast between his ability and the impossibility of his
having a chance to use it fully was not the only matter rankling
him at the moment, however. He found that his urge to be on the
snow as soon as the lifts started running conflicted with his parents' liking of long nights and relaxed breakfasts. He never failed
to become annoyed with them: how could they not want to be
out on the slopes as soon as the sun rose? He did not realise how
much his selfishness was evident to them—dragged half-asleep
from bed into a frigid kitchen to cook for a boy who could not
sit still for a moment, who in his desire to be outside could hardly
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hold back his anger at the slowness with which the four minutes
necessary to cook an egg at the higher altitude passed. At the
end of a stampeded breakfast he would rush from the hut, leaving
his room a chaos of blankets and sleeping-bag. Lunch was much
the same; by dinner he was often too exhausted to help and do his
hut duties. In his bottomiess urge for ski-ing and more ski-ing he
shoved his conscience aside—consciences were for Sydney and for
church. Failing to comprehend his utter selfishness, he paid little
attention to their growing dissatisfaction with his behaviour. Their
patience was coming to an end as rapidly as was the holiday. But
the final day brought its own punishment to him.
It dawned fine and clear. As he raced out the door he noticed
how the snow level had inperceptibly slid down the side of the
hut. By now his eyes were normally able to face the blow that
sudden emergency from semi-dark to pounding glare dealt them,
but this morning they flinched. He paused to note the unusually
strong sunshine: the snow was already beginning to soften after
having frozen solid during the night. The sunlight glanced
smoothly off the blank white and charged straight for his eyes,
seeming to gain power by reflection. He pulled his darkest lens
onto his goggles, slipped them on and half-slid, half-ran to the
nearest lift in his impatience to start swooping, swinging, down
a slope.
As he reached the base of the lift, where a grumpy attendant
was trying to stamp sleep and cold out of his feet, he noticed a
yellow flag, tacked to a slalom pole, drooping like a piece of forgotten washing over the lift engine. He searched his mind and
dragged a vague memory from the back of it. "A yellow flag will
be flown if the North lift is operating"—he remembered reading
that in the information booklet he had studied before he arrived.
With an idea forming in his mind, he addressed the grim lift attendant. "How's this North lift today?" The lift-driver grunted,
"Damn good. Wish I was there. Virgin snow, you know—hasn't
run yet this year." Virgin snow! Completely untracked snow! An
expanse of crisp, white pleading to be skied on. Virgin snow was
so superior to the lacerated snow of the other lifts that his heart
jumped in excitement. He knew this was his last opportunity to
try untainted snow. It would be some consolation for his missing
the chairlift. And again at that thought his heart ached. The
very word made him dry at the mouth. To the North lift it would
be without any time lost.
The North lift was almost in the next valley; by the time he
arrived there, his excitement had mounted so high that he did
not know whether it or his exertion heated him more. The run
lay glistening Under heavy snow. It was an imposing run, steeper
and longer than any other but the chairlift . . . This time his
mouth was so dry he could notice no difference. Picking up a
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lump of snow, he rammed it angrily into his mouth and headed
for the entrance to the lift.
If the North lift was one of the best, it was also the most uncomfortable, he decided as he jolted and bounced up the hill.
But it was worth the discomfort. The glistening smoothness slid
past him. Not a single track in sight but those he made as he slid
up-hill. The creamy snow fell away from the tips like a solid
bow-wave. He was happy as he left the lift at the summit and
stood admiring the run below him. One stout shove with his stocks
and he was moving, smoothly sliding, his knees flexing gently as
they absorbed the bumps. A crouch and hup! the skis swept under
him as his body swing forced his heels around. It was all automatic now—none of the concentration on "shoulders downhill,
hips out—bend ze knees !"—another crouch and hup!—his skis
cut a swathe in the smooth snow. He laughed aloud, remember ing his difficulties in trying to explain to the unenlightened what
made him a ski-ing fanatic. This was the indescribable joy, the
incredible sensation, that brought him back year after year. If
only the chairlift were going he could . . . Now the stubborn
stillness of the chairlift infuriated him; he cursed the cornice and
as joy drained out of him, he sideslipped and ground to a halt.
The frustrating recollection brought back into his mind how
irritable his parents were becoming. How annoyed they had been
when he had burst into their room demanding breakfast and
money for lift-tickets. Served them right, he thought, grinning
maliciously.
Suddenly another thought came out of his memory: what was
it that his father had called to him before his buffalo-like exit that
morning? "Be back by eleven to pack!" he had shouted as his
son rushed down the hill. Packing was an abnoxious business to
him; painstaking folding followed by intricate arrangement. Then
lug the baggage out into the snow to wait for the roaring Snow
Cat whose appearance signalled the end of the holiday and a return to smoggy.
Sydney. Worst of all was cleaning up the hutsweeping, scrubbing, mopping. How he loathed it all: how much
more he enjoyed ski-ing. He pushed the thought of returning to
the hut out of his mind. He was there to ski and ski he would.
That morning he skied as never before. The surly lift-driver
saw him mounting the lift so frequently that he could hardly believe his eyes. That morning the boy skied as though the world
would crumble around him in an hour; he skied, forcing every
thought from his mind except an image of wanton white flashing
past. He skied to drug himself; he skied to escape. Never had his
skis answered him as they now did, responsive almost to his
thoughts. Out of his consciousness went everything but the wind
tugging at his parka, and his skis chattering and the pearly snow
that ran away from under him. He drugged himself with snow
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and biting mountain air, and when finally the lift-operator thumped the entrance gate, shut for lunch, he just stood and stared at
him, unable to comprehend. Gradually, cruelly, the mists about his
thoughts cleared. What time was it? Frantic now, he undid his
parka sleeve to reach his watch, cursing the obstinate button. The
sweep hand was swinging on as though nothing had happened.
It was noon. The significance of this dawned on him: the Cat
would be waiting, the bags unpacked, his parents desperately
worried. Annoyed but unrepentant he set off home. So he was
late; well, the Snow Cat could spare a few minutes, and his parents could do the packing.
As he descended the final slope to the hut, he saw his
parents conferring anxiously with the driver of a Snow Cat that
had galumphed up to the door. He was quite unprepared for
what awaited him: his mother, almost in tears with worry and
frantic packing, his father displaying signs of imminent wrath,
so rare in him as to be all the more terrifying. As the storm
broke about his ears he shut off his mind from it all and put
on his blank non-comprehension face. Then, casting about for
somewhere to look to avoid the examination he knew would be
forthcoming, he happened to glance over the hut's roof. Instantly
he stiffened. For like tiny black insects laboriously climbing a bale
of wool, the chairs of the chairlift were moving. His gaze flashed
to the cornice. It was gone—a pile of unruly lumps of snow lower
down the mountain told the story as clearly as if it had been
painted on the sky. The unusually hot morning had disturbed the
delicate balance of the cornice and it had crumpled and vanished
in a flurry of snow. Even as he watched, the black dot left the top
of the lift and, as graceful as an eagle, swooped from side to side
of the mountain. His father noticing his abstracted gaze, paused
in his wrath to say, "Yes, if you had came back by eleven, instead of putting yourself first, you could have had a few runs on
the chairlift before we left. But it's too late now. Get aboard."
The Snow Cat was growing impatient, growling as the driver
warmed up the diesel. The sound washed over the boy, crushed
by a full realisation of his wrong. Blindly, not daring to look
again at his father, the hut, or the chairlift, he climbed aboard
and sank into a corner. The Cat roared and grunted. Faintly he
heard a boisterous shout from Les Jones ". . . And we'll send
you anything you've forgotten."
But he had not forgotten anything. The cornice had taught
him something. Fighting down his tears, he peered through the
scratched, tiny window. Yes, it had been an exceptionally good
year for snow. . .
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1967
Term I
February:
7th
8th
Tues.:
Wed.:
10th
11th
12th
16th
Fri.:
Sat.:
Sun.:
Thur.:
18th
Sat.:
24th
Fri.:
25 th
Sat.:
3rd
Fri.:
4 th
Sat.:
6th
Mon.:
11th
Sat.:
18th
Sat.:
22nd
-24th
26th
28th
Wed.:
Fri.:
Sun.:
Tues. :
School begins
Ash Wednesday (8 a.m. Holy Communion)
Installation of Chapel Council
1st Xl v. O.B.U. (Northbridge)
Holy Communion, 9.30 a.m.
Heats, Swimming Carnival
Nor th Shore Regatta (Lane Cove
River)
f ist XI v. T.S.C. (Northbridge)
Friday and Saturday—Play Nights
IMosman Row in g Club Regatta (Killarney)
List XI v. T.K.S. (Parramatta)
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March:
Prep. School Open Service, 7.30 p.m.
Haberfield R.C. Regatta (Dobroyd
Pt.)
1 1st XI -v. N.C. (Stanmore) B.W.E.
School Swimming Carnival
N.S.W.R.A. Regatta (Nepean River)
Invitation Swimming Carnival
1st Xl v. S.H.S. (Centennial Park)
Metropolitan C.H.S. Regatta (Parramatta River)
1st XI v. S.G.S. (Northbridge)
Easter break begins, 2.30 p.m. B.W.E.
Good Friday
Easter Day
School resumes after Easter
April:
1st
Sat.
2nd Sun.:
5th Wed.:
8 th
Sat.:
St. Ignatius Coll ege Boat Club Regatta
(Lane Cove River)
11st XI v. S.J.C. (Northbridge)
Holy Communion, 9.30 a.m.
G.P.S. Tennis at White City
sydney University Boat Club Regatta
(Parramatta River)
Ist XI v. S.I.C. (Riverview)
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G.P.S. Regatta (Nepean River) B.W.E.
1st XV v. S.J.C. (Hunter's Hill)
1st XV v. N.C. (Northbridge)
1st XV v. Cranbrook (Northbridge)
15th Sat.:
22nd Sat.:
25th Tues.:
29th Sat.:
May:
2nd
Tues.:
2nd Tues.:
3rd Wed.:
4th Thur.:
6th Sat.:
7th Sun.:
10th Wed.:
11th Thur.:
I
1st XV v. C.E.G.S., Brisbane (Northbridge)
Polished Pennies
1st XV v. S.G.S. (Weigall)
Open Services, 9.45 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
1st XV v. O.B.U. (Northbridge)
Term ends
Term II
May:
Sat.:
Tues.:
lstXV v. St. Pius X (Chaplin Oval)
Term begins
2nd
3rd
Fri.:
Sat.:
4th
Sun.:
10th
Sat.:
12th
16th
17th
24th
Mon.:
Fri.:
Sat.:
Sat.:
Confirmation Services
1st XV v. St. Patrick's College (Northbridge)
Holy Communion (First Communion
of Newly confirmed, 9.45 a.m.)
1st XV v. T.S.C. (Bellevue Hill)
B.W.E.
Queen's Birthday
Friday and Saturday Play Nights
1st XV v. S.G.S. (Northbridge)
1st XV v. Waverley College (Northbridge)
1st
8th
15th
16th
22nd
29th
Sat.:
Sat.:
Sat.:
Sun.:
Sat.:
Sat.:
1st XV v. S.H.S. (Northbridge)
1st XV v. N.C. (Stanmore) B.W.E.
1st XV v. S.I.C.. (Riverview)
Lodge Torchbearer Service, 9.45 am.
1st XV v. S.J.C. (Northbridgé)
1st XV v. T.K.S. (Northbridge) B.W.E.
5th
Sat.:
12th
Sat.:
19th
20th
24th
Sat.:
Sun.:
Thur.:
1st XV v. T.A.S. (Armidale); (others
v. S.H.S.)
Combined' G.P.S. v. Combined High
Schools (Sports Ground)
School Athletic Sports
Open Service, 9.45 a.m.
Term ends
27th
30th
June:
-
July:
August:
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'Term III
September:
19th
20th
Tues.:
Wed.:
23rd
Sat.:
24th
Sun.:
30th
Sat.:
Term begins
G.P.S. Shooting
lAthietics v. Barker, Trinity, St. Pius
and O.B.U. (Northbridge)
list Xl Practice Match (Northbridge)
Holy Communion, 9.30 a.m.
SAthletics v. S.U.A.C., T.S.C., S.G.S.
list XI Practice Match (both at Northbridge)
-
October:
2nd, Mon.
7th Sat.:
14th Sat.:
15th Sun.:
21st Sat.:
28th Sat.:
30th Mon.
Eight Hour Day
JAthietics v. S.I.C., S.J.C., T.K.S.
1st XI v. Nondescripts (both at Northbridge)
G.P.S. Athletics (Sydney Cricket
Ground)
Open Service, 9.45 a.m.
1st XI v. Cranbrook (Bellevue Hill)
1st XI v. Newington (Stanmore)
H.S.C. begins
November:
3rd Eu::
4th Sat.:
5th Sun.:
11th
18th
25th
26th
Sat.:
Sat.:
Sat.:
Sun.:
Uther Catechism Examination
1st XI v. S.I.C. (Riverview)
O.B.U. Remembrance Service, 9.45
a .m.
1st XI v. T.K.S. (Parramatta)
1st XI v. S.H.S. (Centennial Park)
1st XI v. SJ.C. (Northbridge)
School Leavers' Service, 9.30 a.m.
December:
1st
Fri.:
2nd Sat.:
7th Thur.:
Preparatary School Carol Service,
7.30 p.m.
1st XI v. T.S.C. (Northbridge)
Speech Day
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OLD BOYS' NOTES
Extraordinary General Meeting
An Extraordinary General Meeting was held on Friday, August 26th, at Schools' Club Ltd., 6 Underwood St., Sydney, due
notice of which had been given, to consider amendments of and
additions to the Articles of Constitution. They were carried
unanimously, and are as follows:
17. The Union shall be governed by a Committee of Members
of the Union consisting of: A patron.
The Headmaster for the time being shall be ex-officio
Patron of the Union.
A President.
No member shall hold office as President for more than
two years in succession.
All Past Presidents and ex-Headmasters ex-officio.
The Union Representatives, on the School Council exofficio.
Three Vice-Presidents.
Not more than two Country Vice-Presidents (being persons residing outside the County of Cumberland) who
shall be elected by the other officers and members of the
Committee at the first or any other meeting of each new
Committee.
An Honorary Secretary and an Assistant Honorary Secretary.
An Honorary Treasurer and an Assistant Honorary
Treasurer.
A Torch Bearer Representative.
A Country and Interstate Representative.
Twelve members, of whom not less than two must be selected from those members who have been at the School
within the three years prior to their election.
(1) An additional member elected by the Committee if in its
discretion it deems fit at its first or any other meeting for
the balance of its term of office.
(m) The Committee may co-opt not more than two members
of the School Staff who shall have full powers of membership of the Committee.
All members of the Committee must be financial or honorary
members of the Union.
21 The Committee of members of the Union (other than the
ex-officio members, Country Vice-Presidents, and co-opted
members) shall be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting.
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The nomination of candidates for election to all offices of
the Union including the twelve members of the Committee must
be in writing and signify the willingness of the candidate to accept
office, be signed by the candidate and by his proposer and seconder both of whom must also be financial members of the Union,
and be received by the Honorary Secretary or at the office of the
Union not later than 5 p.m. on the day preceding the day fixed
for the holding of the Annual General Meeting at which the election is to take place.
Should the number of candidates duly nominated for any
office including the twelve members referred to in Article 17 (k)
not exceed, the number required to be elected, the Chairman of
the meeting shall forthwith declare the candidate or candidates
so nominated to be duly elected.
If after such declaration has been made any office or offices be not filled or if there be no valid nomination for any such
office or offices or if there shall be less than twelve (12) members declared to be duly under Article 17 (k) or if there be no
valid nomination for any number of such members the Chairman
shall call for verbal nominations, and subject to the proposer,
seconder and nominee being financial members and the nominee
consenting, shall proceed with the election to such office or offices
or of such further members in accordance with the provisions of
Article 25 hereof.
If any election shall be necessary a ballot shall take place
and every member present at the Annual General Meeting at
which it is conducted shall be entitled to one (1) vote and in addition thereto votes may be cast by proxy for financial members
of the Union under the following regulations:
A proxy shall be in writing and signed by the member and
naming the person to vote on his behalf;
A proxy must be lodged with the Honorary Secretary at
the Union Office not later than 5 p.m. on the day preceding the day fixed for the holding of the Annual General
Meeting at which the ballot is to take place;
No special form of proxy is required, it being sufficient
if the Chairman considers any form of proxy submitted
sufficiently indicates the intention of the person appointing
the proxy, and in this respect the decision of the Chair man shall be final.
The Committee is hereby empowered from time to time as it
may see fit by resolution to make new regulations in replacement
of the foregoing regulations of this Article or by the way of
amendment to the same.
Where a ballot shall take place the conduct of the ballot shall
be in the hands of the Chairman who shall have power to appoint
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a returning officer and such scrutineers as he may think fit. The
ballot shall be conducted in such manner as the Chairman shall
direct the provisions of Article 31 shall apply.
Annual' Dinner1 Golf and Bowls Day
This was held on Thursday, August 18th, at Killara Golf Club.
Ninety-five Old Boys turned out for the golf and twenty-seven
played bowls. K. F. Anderson won the "S.C.E.G.S. Old Boys'
Union Golf Trophy", presented by H. W. Hattersley, with W. L.
Hunt as runner-up. J. Pockley and A. H. Quinnell; J. W.
Clements and W. B. Wanless; B. M. Irving and H. C. Bradhurst all tied for the best pair.
The Dinner was a great success, although it was disappointing
that less than a hundred attended. We were pleased to have as
our guests two former masters at the School: Mr. P. H. Eldershaw and Mr. J. N. Pascoe, as well as J. W. Chapman, who represented the Wollongong Group. An added feature was the
singing of the School Song for the first time for some 12 or 14
years.
Triennial Election to School Council
As a result of the ballot which closed on September 6th, the
following were elected as representatives of the Old Boys' .Union:
L. W. Davies, J. E. M. Dixon, R. E. Ludowici, A. Distin Morgan,
T. A. Tonkin.
Athletics
The annual meeting against the School was held on Saturday,
September 24th, at Northbridge. It was unfortunate that bad
weather conditions prevailed for the first time in recent years.
Teams from Barker, St. Pius and Trinity also competed.
The highlight of the afternoon was once again the Open High
Jump, with a lively contest between three Old Boys: D: Browne,
C. W. Stevens and P. Forsythe. They all attempted 6 feet into
driving rain, but failed, and places were determined by a count
back.
Other events won by Old Boys were the 100 Yards Championship: P. N. Wallman; 100 Yards (Div.): D. Wills; 220 Yards:
P. N. Wailman (M. Spencer 3rd); 120 Yards Hurdles Championship; Long Jump, High Jump: D. Browne. The Old Boys
were also 2nd in the 440 Yards relay race.
Tea and Annual General, Meeting
The Old Boys' Tea and Annual General Meeting were held at
the School on Friday, October 215t, 1966. Elections resulted as
follows:
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Patron: The Headmaster. President: N. C. Sutherland. PastPresidents (ex-officio): G. C. Turnbull, R. B. Hipsley, R. N.
Cadwallader*, A. Distin Morgan, C. S. Tiley, D. M. MacDermott,
M. M. Goddard, Richard Swift, N. Falk, Robert A. Swift, E.
S. White, T. A. Langley, His Honour Judge A. Cameron
Smith, His Honour, Judge J. E. H. Pilcher.
Vice-Presidents: J. M. Eldershaw, R. C. Gowing, J. D. Moors.
Hon. Secretary: John Sedgwick. Assistant Hon. Secretary:
Robert Canny.
Hon. Treasurer: R. M. Blanshard. Assistant Hon. Treasurer:
I. MacDermott.
Torch Bearer Representative: Paul Evans.
Hon. Auditor: Lawford Richardson. Country and Interstate
Representative: D. K. Phillips.
Committee: M. L. Foster, I. W. Foulsham, J. W. Hipsley, A.
F. Howell, A. J. Lane, P. A. Langley, J. G. M. Marsh, E. J.
Merewether, J. R. Nield, J. D. Ranken, M. J. Swinburn, Cameron
Williams. *Died : 25/10/66.
Cricket Matches
The Union's Annual Cricket Matches against the School at
Northbridge will be held on Saturday, February 11th. Those intending to play should forward their names to the Union Office
by NOON on Thursday, February 2nd, 1967 (Box 1334, G.P.O.
Sydney or 27-5934).
Football Matches
Union v School—these will be held at Northbridge on Wednesday, May 10th, 1967. Old Boys who would like to play should
send in their names to the Union Office by NOON on May 3rd,
1967.
Younger Old Boys
The need within the Old Boys' Union for some functions directed more towards those who left the School during the past eight
or ten years has been evident for some time, and it is proposed to
organise a Younger Set Sub-Committee to conduct functions
which will interest younger Old Boys.
A number of suggestions have been put forward as to what
form this function should take. Among these are a ferry cruise, a
barbecue and a formal dinner to be held at Sydney University. The
Committee would welcome -and further suggestions, as well as
some indication of interest in this proposed scheme. They could
be forwarded to Paul Evans, C/- Box 1334, G.P.O. Sydney.
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The Establishment Committee are happy to report that the
Ski Lodge membership is growing fast. At the moment the Club
list is closed to families. Vacancies now exist for single members
and recently married members who will not immediately want to
use the Lodge during school holidays. At the moment it appears
that a 30 (thirty) to 40 (forty) bed lodge will be erected at
Charlotte's pass.
To make this lodge succeed, we need the extra members so
that we can start building. Those interested in joining are asked
to write, in the first instance, to the Union Office.
Ties, Car Badges and Blazers
Members are reminded that Old Boys' Union ties are available
at the Union Office at $2.60 each (postage 28c extra); Car
Badges and Bolts may be obtained there also for $2.25 postage
28c extra). Lapel Badges are 50c each. Orders for the Union
Blazer are available on application. The Union's Office is at 6
Underwood St., Sydney.
Material for Old Boys' Notes
Old Boys are encouraged to send to the Secretary of the
Union, Box 1334, G.P.O. Sydney (NOT to the School), all the
news they feel to be of interest for publication in the Old Boys'
Notes. All contributions are greatly appreciated.
Changes of Addresses for Union and School
Each year numbers of addresses of members become "UNKNOWN". It is important that the Union Office be advised of
changes of address as they occur, and it is most important that
Old Boys who have sons entered for the School should inform the
School also of any change of address.
Overseas
David R. Calver (51-58) left for Chicago in August on an
A.I.E.S.E.C. trainee-ship for six months. His address will be C/Ernst & Ernst, 231 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill., 60604,
U.S.A.
Brian Munday (54-58) left Sydney in September for the University of London, where he will study for his Ph.D. He expects
to be away for two to three years.
Peter Dixon (55-62) Chris. Stevens (58-64) comprised
two of the four members of a crew which represented Australia
in the World Championships, which were held in Yugoslavia
early in September.
Stanley D. Russell (55-58) is currently in Europe for two
years.
J. Dyson Heydon (55-59), who was Rhodes Scholar for N.S.W.
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in 1963, has just completed a degree in Jurisprudence with firstclass honours at Oxford.
Rodney Halstead (53-60) recently left Sydney for London,
where he will attend King's College at the University of London
to carry out post-graduate studies in company law. He graduated
from Sydney University in 1964 with second-class honours in
Law.
We have received news that Andrew Dowe (5 1-55) has passed
his F.R.C.S. at Edinburgh.
Brigadier W. G. Henderson, O.B.E. (34-38) is at present attached to the Australian Army Staff in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Norman W. Waterhouse (10-17) has written informing us that
he is now living permanently in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ian McCausland, now a Veterinary Surgeon, is in N.Z., his address being Box 337, Taumarunui.
Rev. Robert Andrews (43-47), at present in Tanzania, is due
here on February 15th, and will be on leave until August 31st.
John Pollard, (55-59), has written to us from Clare College,
Cambridge, where he is now doing the 3rd year of his Ph.D. He
has accepted a research position at the University of Chicago
where he will be starting in October next. He recently announced
his engagement to Carys Mary Griffiths.
We recently heard from Surgeon Lieutenant (D) Michael
Dowsett at present serving in H.M.A.S. "Derwent" with two
other Old Boys—Lieutenant John Merrillees and Midshipman
Timothy Cox. Their ship is part of the British Commonwealth
Strategic Reserve in South East Asia.
Hugh Wyndham (1952-1960), presently at Jesus College, Oxford, reports that Dyson Heydon, (1955-1959), is doing very
well, and has become quite a prominent member in University
life. Richard Bosworth, (1956-1960), was due to arrive at Cambridge in October, and Brian Munday (1954-1958), seems headed for London University.
Country and Interstate
Major-General His Honour Judge N. A. Vickery, M.B.E.,
M.C., E.D., (29-34), has been appointed the C.M.F. member of
the Military Board. He began a distinguished military career in
Sydney University Regiment, where he was commissioned as a
Lieutenant after two years, and during World War II was awarded
the Military Cross and later the M.B.E. Major-General Vickery
is at present a Judge of the Victorian County Court, and before
his new appointment was Commander of the Third C.M.F.
Division.
We recently received news from John Podger (56-57), who is
at present living in Parkes. Since graduating in Engineering in
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1962, he spent four years with the P.M.G. in Wollongong, before
being transferred for a short time to Canberra. He was married
in August of this year.
Ian A. Hamilton (45-52) writes to us with news from Adelaide,
where he is working with I.B.M. (Aust.) Ltd., together with Ron
Carr (47-53) and Ian Neale (47-52). Ron is presently being
transferred to London for two years, where he will be working
on computerised airlines, reservations systems. Ian Neale is
specialising in the manufacturing industry, and has recently returned from a trip to the U.S.A. and Europe. Ian Hamilton has
been for the past three years manager of I.B.M.'s Service Bureau
in Adelaide.
Melbourne
Peter Crook (55-59) has written to us, of the most successful
annual dinner held on August 8th, which was attended by the
Headmaster as guest of honour, and about thirty other guests.
The evening was enjoyed thoroughly by all. Bob McGregor
(39-44) was elected Chairman and Peter Crook was re-elected
Hon. Secretary. Others present were David Austin, Kevin
Baker, Ken Ball, Dick Bevan, Bruce Burrows, Russell Chancellor,
Lloyd Cripps, Ron Dight, Brian Faram, John Hilbert, Warren
Haynes, Richard Inch, Geoff Kirkwood, John Lightfoot, Vic.
McCausland, David Macpherson, Geoff Mander Jones, Bill Mewton, Martin Mills, Roy Palmer, Ian Perrett, Ian Perkins, Trevor
Richardson, Benn Selby, Douglas Shepherd, Phillip Stewart, Tony
Stutterd, Ian Warren and John Watkin.
Brisbane
T. F. Wardrobe writes from Brisbane about the
N.S.W. G.P.S. Association which conducted its Annual Golf
Event for the President's Trophy in July. The winner was R. F.
Crawford (37-39) and T. F. Wardrobe (42-43) was runner-up.
The usual Show Week Luncheon was held at the Bellevue Hotel
on August 18th, and among those present were Rod Colquhoun,
W. Whatmore, D. Cotton, R. F. Crawford, J. Wood and W.
Lightfoot.
Brewarrina
Our representative, Alastair Mackenzie (24-28) reported that
the usual G.P.S. Dinner held on Boat Race Night was quite successful, although numbers were down on usual years, the drought
being blamed. Other Shore Boys present were B. Turton, D.
Webb, A. Waring and B. Waring.
Local
We regret to report the death on August 9th, of Brigadier T.
A. J. Playfair, one of the School's most distinguished Old Boys.
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He entered Shore as No. 821 on the roll in 1903 and left in 1906,
having won his colours for football and having played in the 1st
XI. He went on to contribute prominent service to the community in a number of fields—as a distinguished soldier in both World
Wars; as Chairman of the family meat business, Thomas Playfair Pty. Ltd., and a member of the Meat Board; as a member of
the Legislative Council since 1927; finally as a powerful force in
the development of the School. Brigadier Playfair was a member
of the Council from 1928 until forced to retire in 1952 owing to
il-health His sound and devoted guidance as Chairman during
the troubled years following the War laid a solid foundation for
the development of the School during the 1950s.
We regret reporting that Robert Neil Cadwallader (19-23) of
Wahroonga died on October 25th. He was the senior partner of
Cooper Bros. & Co. in Sydney, Chartered Accountants, and a
director of many public companies. He was a former Honorary
Treasurer and President of our Union. He had been in ill-health
for some time.
It is also with regret that we report the death of John Simon
Cockle, who was at the School from 1922 to 1925. Serving in the
Federal Parliament as Liberal Member for Warringah since 1961,
he also served in the A.I.F. in World War II, and was a member
of the Sydney City Council from 1953 to 1956.
Lieutenant-General Sir Iven Gifford Mackay, K.B.E., C.M.G.,
D.S.O., V.D., L.L.D. (hon), B.A., died on September 30th, at
his home at East Lindfield, aged 84. He was one of Australia's
most distinguished soldier-citizens; was the first man to reach
the enemy trenches at Gallipoli, served in France; and in World
War II commanded the 6th Division in the Middle East. Sir
Iven was a former science and sports master at the School from
1905-10, and in 1933 became Headmaster of Cranbrook. He
served as Australian High Commissioner in India from 1944-48.
He was given a full military funeral on October 4th.
Dr. Brian Shearman (41-47) returned with his family from
Detroit in September after 18 months' study and research.
John Nickoll (43-45) of Lintas recently returned from Wellington, New Zealand, after three years away, and is back again
at 99 Wakehurst Parkway, Seaforth. G. M. Fountain (39-41)
has been appointed a director of Booth Industries Ltd., a builders' suppliers.
Sitting for their final exams. in Medicine this year at the University of Sydney are J. H. Alexander (52-60), John Booker
(56-60), Noel Docker (55-59), Peter Isbister (51-58), Tom
Lyttle (55-60), Gordon Parker (54-59), Michael Sevier (5360) and Paul Wansey (54-59).
Gordon Parker, who has been writing professionally for the
past three years, has recently had his first novel published. The
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novel—Bed and Bored—is the first work of fiction to be pub-'
lished by Lansdowne Press.
Roger Wyndham (54-62) and Stuart Spring (56-63) were
successful in the examinations held in August for Medicine III.
John Payne (50-59) is now a Junior Resident Medical Officer
at Royal North Shore Hospital. Other J.R.M.O.s from Shore are
John Harding (54-59), John Gifi (52-58) and John Harris
(52-59).
E. J. Crawford (19-20) was elected this year as President of
the Institution of Engineers of Australia. Shortly after his election,
he represented Australia at a conference of Commonwealth En.
gineering Institutions, in London.
T. S. Mackay (25-27), a barrister and dairy-farmer from
Exeter, near Moss Vale, was elected to the Legislative Council
on September 1st to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Brigadier T. A. J. Playfair.
We have received news from Len S. Beckett (5-10), who is a
dental surgeon in Double Bay. He recently celebrated his 74th
birthday, as well as his 50th wedding anniversary, and is at present semi-retired.
Edgar H. Wright (97-03) writes to us from Mowil Village,
Castle Hill, where another Old Boy is now resident, the Rev. I.
D. Armitage (93-94), who is 84. Both are in good health. The
Rev. 0. G. Dent (98-05) recently moved there too.
Colonel MacLeod of Glendale, O.B.E., T.D., (1924) lunched
at the Schools' Club on October 21st with old friends Gordon
Turnbull, Pat Kelso, Norman Harding, Bevan Blundell and Paul
Royle. Colonel MacLeod was in Sydney that week for the opening of Clan MacLeod week. While in Sydney he was staying with
relations in Mosman and with his brother, Colonel Gordon MacLeod, (24-25) of Leura, Colonel MacLeod (Cohn) has been
living in Scotland for the past 34 years, where he is now General
Secretary of the British Legion, Scotland, and this is the first
trip back here since leaving Sydney. He was accompanied by his
wife.
Stanley Prell (18-22), originally of Crookwell, but more recently of Hobart, is now living in Goulburn.
Births
APPEL: 28/8/66 at Canberra to Jan and Denis—a son
(Stephen Anthony).
BANNISTER: 6/9/66 to Tim and Ellen of Hengandie, New
Guinea—a son (David Timothy), brother for Sean.
BECKERLEG: 14/9/66 to Eleanor and Peter—a son.
BLOORE: 25/9/66 to Lorraine and Barry—a son (Anthony
Hugh).
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BOYCE: 29/6/66 to Timmy, wife of Ian—twins (Susan Deborah and James Ian).
CUDMORE: 21/9/66 at Quirindi, to Wendy and David—a
son (Alexander Douglas).
DICKSON (Cay): 22/10/66 to Diana and Bruce—a daughter
(Catherine Nelse).
ELDERSHAW: 30/10/66 to Rosalind and John—a daughter.
GODDARD: 19/9/66 to Anne and Peter—twin daughters
(Audrey Julie and Elizabeth Anne).
HAMILTON: 30/8/66 in Adelaide, to Jan and Ian—a daughter
(Robyn Anne)—a sister for Mark.
HAMILTON: 31/7/66 to Maureen and Robert—a daughter
(Linda).
HOSKINS: 28/9/66 to Pam and Don—a daughter (Nicola).
LANE: 27/7/66 to Meri and Adrian—a daughter (Sally).
LITCHFIELD: 17/9/66 at Cooma, to Joanne and Patrick— a
son.
LOVELL: 11/7/66 to Heather and Peter—a son (Geoffrey
Bruce Tasman).
KELYNACK: 23/9/66 to Vivienne and Richard—a son
(David Richard).
MACPHERSON: 4/10/66 to Judith and Barrie—a son.
MANSELL: 3 1/8/66. to Elizabeth and Hunter—a son (David
John).
MERRETET: 6/10/66 to Prunella and Tony—a daughter.
PERRY: 30/7/66 to Gaye and Donald—a son (Simon James
Weston).
ROBERTSON: 18/8/66 to Jann and Tom—a son (James Gilmour).
SENDALL: 6/1/66 to Denny and Peter—a daughter (Alexis
Louise).
SMITH: 28/8/66 to Stephanie and Graham of Upper Hortona son (Stuart Graham Scholes).
TIMMINS: 4/11/66 to Judith and Graham—a daughter
(Heidi).
UTHER: 7/9/66 to Chris and Geoff—a daughter (Beverley
Jan).
WADE: 20/8/66 to Michelle and Richard—a son (Michael
Burgoyne).
WANSEY: 27/9/66 to Jennifer, wife of Dr. Richard Wanseya son.
WILCOX: 7/9/66 to Patricia and Kim—a son (David George).
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Engagements
The following engagements have been announced:
Anthony John Anderson to Marilyn Suzanne Edwards.
Ian Hugh Egerton Barraclough to Dominique Berguigiat.
Jon Burgmann to Margaret MacLaurin.
Robin Yeates Ellerman to Mary Morton.
Peter Chapman Foster to Carolyn June Goodman.
Anthony Camden Garrett to Pamela Else Nangle.
Peter Robert Horrobin to Elizabeth Alison Mackintosh.
Neville John Kennard to Rodney Gaibraith.
Ian Philip McCausland to Rosalind Thompson.
Lieutenant John Stewart Merrfflees to Jane Caroline Hilbert.
Robert Jonathon Sendall to Susan Nancy Button.
Ian Kingsford Smith to Rhonda Jean Reilly.
Hugh Roderick Wallace to Helen Deirdre Boucher.
Richard Lyndon Watts to Norma Dorothy Came.
Marrages
(See also under "Chapel Notes")
BLACKBOURN-BADGERY: 27/8/66, at St. Aidan's Church,
Exeter, John Marston Rouse to Helen Mary.
FENTON-LITCHFIELD: 19/3/66, at St. James' Presbyterian
Church, Burwood, Adrian Stewart to Elizabeth Buchanan.
STEDMAN-COWDROY: 29/10/66, at St. Andrew's Church,
Roseville, James Edward to Marion Allison.
Obituary
BASSINGTHWAIGHTE, Norman John: 31/8/66 of 21
Thompson St., Cootamundra, beloved husband of Etta, and
loved father of Robyn, Phillip and Gerald, aged 58. At the
School: 1924.
BURTINSHAW, Herbert Michael John: 13/9/65 of "Bullaworrie", Young, only son of the late Stanley and Mary Ethel
Burtinshaw, aged 31. At the School: 1947-50.
CADWALLADER, Robert Neil: 25/10/66 of Wahroonga, beloved husband of Bonnie, loved father of Joan (Mrs. J. S.
Scougall), Mary (Mrs. David Lane), Anne (Mrs. C. J.
Fergusson), and Peter, beloved son of Mrs. F. M. Cadwallader of Lindfield and the late Mr. D. Cadwàllader, aged
61. At the School: 1919-23. Former President of the Old
Boys' Union: Oct. 1940-42.
COCKLE, John Simon, M.H.R.: 3/8/66 at his home, 31' Prince
Albert St., Mosman, beloved husband of Jess, loved father
of Jann, Jeremy and Kim, aged 57. At the School: 1922-25.
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GODDARD, Nevile Mitford: 21 / 10/66 of Mosman, loved husband of Kathleen and loved brother of Maxwell, John, Jean
and Mary, aged 68. At the School: 1910-16.
LENTHALL, Philip Humphrey: 16/8/66 of Ridge St., Gordon,
husband of Ida and father of Mollie, aged 65. At the School:
19 14-17.
PLAYFAIR, Thomas Alfred John (Brigadier): 9/8/66 of
Woollahra, dearly loved husband of Madge, and loved
father of Peter, Ann, Edmund and David, aged 74. At the
School: July, 1903-6.
STEVENS, Stanley Norman: 1/8/66 beloved husband of Katherine Mary, and father of John, Gloria and Jill, aged 93.
At the School: July 1890-92. No. 99 of the School Register.
STEVENSON, Frank McPhillamy: 29/9/66 of "Munyalba",
Narromine, loved husband of Margaret, brother of Bruce,
John, Jean and Beryl, and father of Lesley, Virginnia and
Keryn, aged 55. At the School: 1926-28.
WILSON, Wffliam Howard: 9/3/66 in Brisbane, beloved husband of Jane, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Wilson of
Grafton, aged 34. At the School: 1942-48.
Some Changes of Address
J. N. E. Allen: "Gurley" Station, Gurley.
H. B. Ainsworth: Grant St., Buderim.
Rev. Peter Ashley-Brown: Christchurch, 5655 North Lake
Drive, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, 53217, U.S.A.
F. R. Atkin: C/- C.S.R. Co. Ltd., Broadwater.
W. G. Barnes: "Karraree", Exeter.
P. T. Bourne: C/- Dist. Administration, Konedobu, Papua and
N.G.
Dr. P. W. A. Bowe: S.A.O., Army H/Q., Russell Offices, Canberra.
Dr. A. S. Boyd: Box 138, Eden.
D. A. H. Browne: "Angledool" Station, New Angledool.
D. W. Burnett: 31 Brand St., Hughes, A.C.T.
Ron Can: C/- I.B.M. International PARS Project, Room 212,
West Block, B.O.A.C. Airway Terminal, Buckingham Palace
Rd., London, S.W.1.
D. J. Charlton: Vicrage Farm, Waresley, Near Sandy, Bedford,
England.
B. G. Chenery: 50 Minora Rd., Dalkeith, W.A.
Dr. J. M. B. Cooke: 150 Crawford St., Queanbeyan.
J. M. Cottee: 8 Pillar Place, Lyons, A.C.T.
R. F. Crawford: 33 Crestvue St., Kenmore, Q.
F. R. Dairymple: Cl- Dept. of External Affairs, Canberra, A.C.T.
W. C. P. East: Cl- A.N.Z. Bank, Deloraine, Tas.
A. S. Fenton: 14 Murray St., E. Brighton, Vic.
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P. G. Ferris: "Lomgacres", Carroll.
K. J. Flecknoe: 410 Wendouree Rd., Ballarat, Vic.
Peter C. Foster: Cl- Winchcombe Carson Ltd., 33 Vernier St.,
Goulburn.
J: B. Haydon: "Rocideigh", Quirindi.
R. B. Hyles: Box 328, Queanbeyan.
L. Jude: Cl- Evans Deakin and Co., 251 Charlotte St., Brisbane, Q.
C. Lee: Maybe St., Bombala.
D. C. G. Lotz: "Arnwood", Jerilderie.
A. G. Malcolm: 539 Church St., Palmerston North, N.Z.
P. Martin-Smith: "Gourock", Nimmitabel.
P. D. T. Matthews: Cl- Bank of N.S.W., Taralga.
P. F. Mend!: Cl- Qantas Airways Ltd., Jalan Ampang, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. R. I. Mitchell: 82 Forest Grove Drive, Wifiowdale, Ontario,
Canada.
J. N. Mort: "Greenwood", Wilsons Downfall, via Stanthorpe, Q.
Denis K. Nicholls: Apartment 1808, 2300 St. Matthews St.,
Montreal 25, Quebec, Canada.
A. H. Osborne: "Walla Park", Werris Creek.
W. M. Owen: "Strathisla", Coolatai.
D. Pender: "St. Vidgeon" Station, Darwin, N.T.
J. Philhis: Forestry Office, Urunga.
S. Prell: 122 Deccan St., Goulburn.
Dr. T. F. Shakespeare, Cl- Bank of N.&W., 2159/3 1, Sackville
St., London, W.L.
D. W. H. Slade: S.P.S.M. Ltd., Box 283, Suva, Fiji.
G. R. Smith: 60 Forbes Rd., Orange.
Dr. S. G. Stening: 24 Inner Rd., Northwood, Middlesex, England.
J. K. Stuart: "Dareel", Gunnedah.
T. H. Sutton: C/- B. G. Kelly, Esq., "Yamba", Emerald Hill.
F. Bowen-Thomas: 34 Elsworth Pde., Merewether Heights.
R. T. Bowen-Thomas: 34 Elsworth Pde., Merewether Heights.
John Barclay Wade: 20/68 Malthoora Rd., Toorak, Vic.
Norman W. Waterhouse: P.O. Box 8367, Honolulu 15, Hawaii.
Cohn S. Webb: "Top Walga", Warrumbungle, via Gulargambone.
Dr. J. B. Willis: 287 Barkers Rd., Kew, E.4, Vic.
Dr. J. D. Wilson: 851B Homestead Vifiage, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
R. R. M. Wilson: "Congewoi", Box 160, Walgett.
0. J. T. Wood: 26 Holland St., Toowong, Q.
W. G. Young: "Mullengandra", Tallong.
J. 0. Zehnder: Cl- B.P. Exploration Co. (Libya) Ltd., Box 263,
Benghazi, Libya.
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REFLECTION
Silenced with a midnight face,
I hear the city sleep,
Sparse lights breathe peace within its bounds,
Yet, whispering about these columns
Anide-deep,
There drifts another tide of welded sounds.
From the lunar socket,
These, shadows grow by their escape
On shoals as silent as the sulk of a teased child;
Anticipation
In transfigured shape
Evolves in shore charades, and yet defiled.
To the crystalline stare
Of that blind queen,
Stooping to her bay of molten pearl,
My nostalgic mind is reaching out
But never seen,
Caught in a white-spun, linen swirl.
This sovereign of an evening's past,
Feels her way and disappears
No longer can I hear this insurrection
Dissolved within numb seas
And fears
Promised-to-return reflection.
A.J.M.S. (UVIA)
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REGISTER SUPPLEMENT
School Register Corrections in June, 1966, "Torch Bearer."
ALEXANDER, T. R. Born 10/1/49.
ANDERSON, J. B. F. 20 Glen Road, Rosevile.
BRIGDEN, D. L. 65 Carrington Road.
BRITTON, W. J C.U.O., A.T.C.
CHENERY, B. G. Entered Term II, 1962.
CLARKE, P. B. add 5th XI 1964.
DEBENHAM, G. J. Reg. No. 9603.
EVANS, E. L. son of L. G. Evans, Esq.
FIELDEN, I. D. add Sgt., Cadet Corps.
FISHER, R. H. Reg. No. 9613.
GADEN, .E. R. G.P.S. 1st XI, Vice-Captain.
GREENWELL, G. R. Sgt., A.T.C.
GREGORY, D. R. son of E. R. Gregory, Esq.
HENLEY, C. G. son of G. B. Henley, Esq.
HILL, J. L. F. Reg. No. 9633.
JAMISON, T. J. 40 Telegraph Rd.
McRAE, B. S. son of C. W. McRae, Esq.
METCALFE, G. F. add L.C. 1965.
MONTGOMERIE, J. W. add 1st IV 1964.
MOORS, P. J. Christian name—Philip.
MUNN, R. G. add S.C. 1965.
PARRY-OKEDEN, S. son of C. E. Parry-Okeden.
POPE, D. J. C. son of Dr. D. C. Pope.
POWELL, M. W. "Kumbogan", Cunnamulla.
SANDERS, K. A. Kim Anthony.
SCRUBY, H. Christian name—Harald.
SMILES, S. M. Born 17/11/48.
SMITH, G. B. add 6th XI, 1964.
Left Term III, 1965
10141 HENDRICK, Alan. Born 5/5/49; son of H. Hendrick,
Esq., 33 Ryries Pde., Cremorne. Entered Term I, 1964.
L.C. 1965. 2nd XV, 1965. Swimming Team 1964-65.
Left Term III, 1964
10059 MEISCHKE, Rogier Heiko Christiaan. Born 31/10/47;
son of J. C. V. Meischke, Esq., 11 Dainton Ave., St.
Ives. Entered Term I, 1963. L.C. 1964. 6th XV, 1964.
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231
9033 SWIFT, Nicholas Alan. Born 15/11/47; son of R. A.
Swift, Esq., 58 Springdale Rd., Killara. Entered Term
I, 1957. I.C. 1962. L.C. 1964. 1st XV, 1st IV, S.C. 1964.
L/Cpl. 1964.
Entered Term I, 1966
10410 ADAMS, Timothy Harry Peter. Born 17/2/57; son of
P: D. B. Adams, Esq., 19 Polding Rd., Lindfield.
10411 AHERN, Stephen Mark. Born 23/12/48; son of G. J.
Ahern, Esq., Box 36 P.O., Inverell.
10412 ALDER, Philip Charles. Born 22/5/53; son of R. H.
Alder, Esq., 54 Sofala Ave., Lane Cove.
10413 ALEXANDER, Craig Phfflip. Born 20/12/55; son of
N.: G. Alexander, Esq., 98 Livingstone Ave., Pymble.
10414 ARMSTRONG, Stuart Tyrrell. Born 27/1/54; son of
A. T. Armstrong, Esq., 18 Belmont Rd., Mosman.
10415 BARKER, Geoffrey Hugo. Born 29/10/53; son of H. U.
Barker, Esq., "Garary", Curlewis.
10416 BARLING, James Vernon. Born 18/1/54; son of Dr.
V. Barling, 149 Macquarie St., Sydney.
10417 BARNES, Antony. Born 12/6/53; son of F. I. L. Barnes,
Esq., "Shelibank", Shelibank Pde., .Cremorne.
10418 BARNES, Peter John. Born 29/1/53; son of J. Barnes,
Esq., "Omeo", Eugowra.
10419 BERNER, Gordon Munro. Born 19/2/56; son of P. E.
Berner, Esq., 40 Lucinda Ave., Wahroonga.
10420 BERRICK, Robert David. Born 16/1/49; son of Major
R. H. A. Berrick, 405 Yarranabbe Gardens, Darling
Point.
10421 BERTINSHAW, Thomas John. Born 19/1/54; son of
T. G. Bertinshaw, Esq., 59 Werona Ave., Gordon.
10422 BLACKBURN, Mark Stephen. Born 13/1/54; son of B.
E. Blackburn, Esq., 58 St. George's Pde., Hurstvffle.
10423 BLIGH, Roger Tremayne. Born 27/1/54; son of A. R.
Bligh, Esq., 44 Milray Ave., Wolistonecraft.
10424 BLOODWORTH, James Peter. Born 10/8/53; son of
C. W. S. Bloodworth, Esq., 53 Stokes St., Lane Cove.
10425 BOSANQUET, Arthur .Giffard. Born 30/5/54; son of
Dr. R. E. Bosanquet, 24 Johnson St., Chatswood.
10426 BOULTER, Michael Bruce. Born 28/7/56; son of M.
Boulter, Esq., 16 Spruson St., Neutral Bay.
10427 BOWE, Richard William Andrew. Born 20/11/56; son
of. R. C. Bowe, Esq., 42 Hannah St., Beecroft.
10428 BROADFOOT, Matthew Robert. Born 27/5/53; son of
Dr. J. Broadfoot, 135 Macquarie St., Sydney.
10429 BROOKS, Ronald Peter. Born 20/7/53; son of R. E.
Brooks, Esq., "White Sails", Jellicoe St., Balgowlah.
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10430 BUCKMAN, Roger Wentworth. Born 9/4/50; son of H.
W. Buckman, Esq., 6 Wellesley Rd., Pymble.
10431 BURNELL, Richard Bevan. Born 22/4/54; son of E.
Burneil, Esq., "Maryland",. Wollun.
10432 BUTLER, Paul David. Born 23/10/53; son of Dr. S.
T. Butler, 6 The Grove, Mosman.
10433 BUTTENSHAW, Andrew Blair. Born 30/9/54; son of
A. A. Buttenshaw, Esq., Coniston, West Wyalong.
10434 CAREY, Mark Knight. Born 1/2/54; son of Professor
H. M. Carey, 37 Carr St., Waverton.
10435 CLARK, David Wallace. Born 24/4/56; son of P. W.
Clark, Esq., 18 Gladys Ave., French's Forest.
10436 CLIFFORD, Hilary Miles; Born 4/8/51; son of F. W.
Clifford, Esq., 108a Shadforth St., Mosman.
10437 COLE, Andrew Malcolm Dermot. Born 20/6/52; son of
The Rev. R. A. Cole, 6B, Mount Sophia, Singapore 9.
10438 COLE, Peter Andrew. Born 14/8/55; son of E. F. Cole,
Esq., 4 Bent St., Greenwich.
10439 COLEMAN, John Richard. Born 25/2/54; son of C.
Coleman, Esq., 6 Tarago Place, East Lindfield.
10440 COOK, Jeremy Duncan. Born 28/9/53; son of Commander W. J. Cook, R.A.N., 4 Bay St., Mosman.
10441 CORMACK, Timothy Bruce. Born 30/9/55; son of D.
B. Cormack, Esq., 39 Collins Rd., St. Ives.
10442 COWARD, John Whistler. Born 3/5/56; son of W. G.
Coward, Esq., 28 Bundabah Ave., St. Ives.
10443 COWPER, Charles Macquarie. Born 10/11/55; son of
A. C. M. Cowper, Esq., 8a Warwick St., Killara.
10444 CRANNEY, Bradley Stephen. Born 29/12/53; son of
Dr. K. S. Cranney, 1 Pindari Ave., Castle Cove.
10445 CRANWELL, Ian James. Born 24/10/55; son of G. F.
Cranwell, Esq., 43a Arnold St., Killara.
10446 CUTLER, Anthony Morris. Born 5/12/48; son of His
Excellency, Sir A. R. Cutler, Government House, Sydney.
10447 CUTLER, Mark Edward. Born 13/10/56; son of His
Excellency, Sir A. R. Cutler, Government House, Sydney.
10448 CUTLER, Richard Arthur. Born 9/7/52; son of His
Excellency, Sir A. R. Cutler, Government House, Sydney.
10449 DAWSON, Anthony David Francis. Born 13/7/55; son
of T. W. G. Dawson, Esq., 15 Beach Rd., Collaroy.
10450 DEAKINS, James Ashenden. Born 4/5/56; son of Dr.
R. Deakins, 9 Stanton Rd., Mosman.
10451 de GREENLAW, John Aufrère Dunbar. Born
26/11/53; son of G. C. A. de Greenlaw, Esq., Higgins,
de Greenlaw & Co., 107 Elizabeth St., Sydney.
10452 DENT, Richard Arthur James. Born 30/8/53; son of
Dr. J. A. S. Dent, Harold St., Forbes.
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233
10453 de VERB, Gregory John. Born 26/8/56; son of J. E. de
Vere, Esq., 8 Pearl Bay Ave., Beauty Point.
10454 DICKSON, John Anthony. Born 3/6/56; son of R. A.
Dickson, Esq., 114-120 Day St., Sydney.
10455 DRAYCOTT, David Anthony. Born 14/6/53; son of
Dr. A. Draycott, 2 Catalpa Close, Turramurra.
10456 DREVERMAN, Graham Andrew. Born 30/11/55; son
of A. H. Dreverman, Esq., la Edward St., Gordon.
10457 DREVERMAN, Richard Gordon. Born 14/9/54; son of
J. K. C. Dreverman, Esq., 36 Point Rd., Woolwich.
10458 DUDDY, Robert Norman. Born 16/1/54; son of R. S.
Duddy, Esq., Wimboyne, Quirindi.
10459 DUNCAN, Ian Murray Ross. Born 2/2/56; son of Lt.Cdr. P. G. Duncan, R.A.N., 15 Norfolk Ave., Collaroy.
10460 EARLY, Wffliam Maynard. Born 20/9/53; son of Dr.
M. Early, P.O. Box 205, Glen Innes.
10461 EATON, James Anthony. Born 27/2/54; son of A. W.
Eaton, Esq., 5 Griffith Ave., Roseville.
10462 EDWARDS, Michael John. Born 13/1/56; son of B. J.
Edwards, Esq., 92 Union St., North Sydney.
10463 EGAN, Timothy Charles. Born 23/6/53; son of Mrs.
M. S. Egan, 2 Idaline St., Collaroy Pateau.
10464 ELLISON, John Atherton. Born 10/2/54; son of E. H.
Ellison, Esq., 12 Point Rd., Northwood.
10465 FERRIS, Peter John. Born 29/3/55; son of J. C. Ferris,
Esq., 81 Elizabeth St., Sydney.
10466 FISK, Gregory Bruce. Born 20/12/53; son of A. B. Fisk,
Esq., 38 Peronne Ave., Clontarf.
10467 FOGL, Christopher John. Born 24/1/57; son of Dr. H.
Fogi, 6 Wharf Rd., Gladesville.
10468 FULLER, Robert Harvey. Born 12/2/53; son of Dr. P.
H. Fuller, 12 Yalunga Rd., Dapto.
10469 GELDING, Stephen Hugh. Born 5/11/53; son of The
Rev. N. Gelding, 11 Moore Ave., West Lindfield.
10470 GILMOUR, Anthony Lansley. Born 3/6/50; son of P.
Gilmour, Esq., Box 69 P.O., Singleton.
10471 GIRVAN, Geoffrey Hugh. Born 2/10/53; son of N. S.
Girvan, Esq., 22 Stuart St., Longueville.
10472 GODWIN, Rowan McKenzie. Born 16/7/55; son of J.
W. Godwin, Esq., 179 Pacific Highway, Hornsby.
10473 GOLDSTON-MORRIS, Anthony Clyde. Born 10/9/56;
son of J. R. Goldston-Morris, Esq., 15 Kissing Point Rd.,
Turramurra.
10474 GOODALL, Jonathon Philip Roll. Born 6/1/55; son of
P. Goodall, Esq., Box 5065, G.P.O., Sydney.
10475 GORDON, Christopher Deane. Born 11/11/56; son of
A. G. Gordon, Esq., 2754 Burlingview Drive, Burlingame,
94010, California, U.S.A.
234
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10476 GREEN, Bruce Drysdale. Born 8/2/54; son of R. D.
Green, Esq., 76 Bancroft Ave., Rosevile.
10477 HAIGH, John Macquarie. Born 12/7/53; son of C. A.
Haigh, Esq., Macquarie View, Trangie.
10478 HALVORSEN, Niel Magnus. Born 14/2/56; son of Mrs.
P. J. Halvorsen, 77 Kuring-gai Ave., Turramurra.
10479 HAMILTON, James Douglas. Born 4/8/56; son of Dr.
S. Hamilton, 48 Wycombe Rd., Neutral Bay.
10480 HARRIS, Gregory John. Born 12/11/53; son of C. H.
Harris, Esq., 5 Penrhyn Ave., Pymble.
10481 HARVEY, Ian Lloyd. Born 10/9/53; son of E. L. H.
Harvey, Esq., 14 Noble St., Mosman.
10482 HASKARD, Gregory Howard. Born 23/11/49; son of
H. W. Haskard, Esq., 37 Karifia Ave., Lane Cove.
10483 HATCHETT, Ian Ronald. Born 16/8/53; son of R. F.
Hatchett, Esq., 17 Carranya Rd., Lane Cove.
10484 HEARDER, Antony Muir. Born 24/9/55; son of J. D.
S. Hearder, Esq., 51 Castlereagh St., Sydney.
10485 HODGKINSON, Christopher John. Born 2/8/56; son
of Dr. A. H. T. Hodgkinson, 135 Macquarie St., Sydney.
10486 HOLMES, Nicholas Glennie. Born 11/8/53; son of Dr.
R. A. G. Holmes. P.O., Box 65, Yass.
10487 HOLT, Michael Wellesley. Born 2/11/56; son of Dr. I.
W. Holt, 231 Sailor's Bay Rd., Northbridge.
10488 HORDERN, Timothy Hunter. Born 29/11/56; son of
H. S. Hordern, Esq., 40 Springdale Rd., Kilara.
10489 HOUSE, Anthony Herbert. Born 22/11/53; son of W.
R. House, Esq., 3 The Parapet, Castlecrag.
10490 JACKSON, Peter Robert. Born 16/1/57; son of H. T.
Jackson, Esq., 44 Melbourne Rd., East Lindfield.
10491 JACOMBS, Richard Marshall. Born 7/9/53; son of W.
G. Jacombs, Esq., 52 Lewis St., Balgowlah.
10492 JARRETT, Stephen Christie. Born 30/10/54; son of J.
C. Jarrett, Esq., Cl- Mrs. Rowlands, 104 Merrivale Lane,
Turramurra.
10493 JENKIN, Ross Murray. Born 31/8/53; son of R. M.
Jenkin, Esq., 6 Mooney St., Lane Cove.
10494 KALDOR, Peter John. Born 17/9/53; son of J. Kaldor,
Esq., 1 West Pde., Chatswood.
10495 KELLEWAY, Christopher Charles. Born 20/2/54; son
of I. L. Kelleway, Esq., 80 Beatrice St., Balgowlah.
10496 KELLETT, John Aberdeen. Born 22/1/50; son of M. H.
Kellett, Esq., 48 Court St., Mudgee.
10497 KENNETT, Christopher Clayton. Born 27/11/53; son
of Dr. A. L. Kennett, 8 Princes St., Newport.
10498 KIMMORLEY, David Arthur. Born 20/3/54; son of
The Rev. A. M. Kimmorley, 152 Cox's Rd., North Ryde.
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235
10499 KIRBY, James Raymond. Born 10/1/54; son of R. J.
Kirby, Esq., 2 Pildra Ave., St. Ives.
10500 KIRBY, Michael John. Born 7/8/55; son of R. J. Kirby,
Esq., 2 Pildra Ave., St. Ives.
10501 KNOX, Jonathan Broughton. Born 23/5/54; son of The
Rev. D. B. Knox, Moore Theological College, Newtown.
10502 LAUGHLIN, Christopher James. Born 19/3/53; son of
Lt.-Col. J. C. Laughlin, MQ 108 Chowder Bay, Mosman.
10503 LESLIE, Robert Thomas. Born 13/10/54; son of D.
Leslie, Esq., "Lucknow", Nevertire.
10504 LEWIS, Stanley Robert. Born 17/5/56; son of R. R.
Lewis, Esq., 24 Arnold St., Killara.
10505 LITTLE, Robert Arthur. Born 6/10/55; son of E. A.
Little, Esq., 29 Woodland St., Balgowlah.
10506 LOMAX, Michael John. Born 13/3/54; son of J. C.
Lomax, Esq., Purlewah, Werris Creek.
10507 LONG, Anthony Mudie. Born 11/3/54; son of R. M.
Long, Esq., "Koorindah", Moree.
10508 LUGSDIN, James Allister. Born 16/12/53; son of Mrs.
W. Lugsdin, Killarney, Canowindra.
10509 McCAULEY, Vincent Bede. Born 19/2/54; son of B.
V. McCauley, Esq., Unit 3, 15 Lugar Brae Ave.,
Waverley.
10510 MacCORMICK, David Clayton: Born 3/7/53; son of A.
Y. MacCormick, Esq., 3 Maclean Cres., Mosman.
10511 McDOWELL, Steven Charles. Born 30/6/54; son of
D. McDowell, Esq., 9 View St., Chatswood.
10512 McINTYRE, Stuart Nicoll. Born 29/8/53; son of J. N.
McIntyre, Esq., 135 Livingstone Ave., Pymble.
10513 McKAUGHAN, Michael Thomas. Born 25/5/53; son of
Mrs. D. McKaughan, 28 Albert Drive, Kilara.
10514 McLACHLAN, Shane. Born 3/3/54; son of I. McLachlan, Esq., 9 The. Citadel, Castlecrag.
10515 McMINN, Anthony John. Born 3/10/56; son of J. B.
McMinn, Esq., 26 Kylie Ave., Killara.
10516 MALTBY, Neil Travers. Born 5/8/51; son of J. C.
Maltby, Esq., 84 Suffolk Ave., Collaroy.
10517 MAY, Simon Trentham Fielding. Born 12/7/55; son of
Mrs. M. May, 5 Isabella St., Queanbeyan.
10518 MAYNE, Jeremy Stephen. Born 24/11/55; son of Dr.
S. L. Mayne, 748 Military Rd., Mosman.
10519 MENCK, Richard Owen. Born 12/12/53; son of C. 0.
Menck. Esq., "Craigmore", 9 Woodlands Ave., Pymbie.
10520 MEYER, David Jeffrey. Born 27/8/55; son of S. Meyer,
Esq., "Kimberley", Merrygoen.
10521. MILLINGTON, Grant Seymour. Born 23/4/57; son of
I.. S. Milhington, Esq., 33 Stanhope Rd., Killara.
236
THE TORCH BEARER
10522 MOORE, David Hugh. Born 11/7/53; son of H. J.
Moore, Esq., Asparagus Farms, Gundagai.
10523 MORGAN, Bruce William Distin. Born 7/8/54; son of
Dr. W. A. Distin Morgan, 134 Willoughby Rd., Crows
Nest.
10524 MUNSIE, Jamie Charles. Born 3/10/53; son of H. C.
Munsie, Esq., "Willunga", Warialda.
10525 NOBLE, Robert William. Born 15/9/53; son of H. A.
Noble, Esq., P.O., Box 113, Tamworth.
10526 PANNELL, David Stuart. Born 24/12/49; son of H. E.
Pannell, Esq., 15 Kylie Ave., Killara.
10527 PARSONSON, Gregory Hann. Born 28/10/55; son of
A. C. Parsonson, Esq., 12 Stanhope Rd., Killara.
10528 PAYNE, David Bruce. Born 15/8/56; son of K. W.
Payne, Esq., 29 Bay St., Mosman.
10529 PAYNE, Geoffrey William. Born 26/9/53; son of K. W.
Payne, Esq., 29 Bay St., Mosman.
10530 PEARSON, Anthony James. Born 21/8/53; son of A.
Pearson, Esq., C/- Bank of N.S.W. Travel Dept., Head
Office, Sydney.
10531 PENMAN, David James. Born 8/5/52; son of Dr. T.
0. Penman, 15 Tennyson Ave., Turramurra.
10532 PENNEFATHER, Robert John. Born 10/6/56; son of
G. R. Pennefather, Esq., 9 Kendall Rd., East Rosevile.
10533 PERKINS, Michael John. Born 31/5/55; son of G. 0.
Perkins, Esq., 30 Kardinia Rd., Clifton Gardens.
10534 PERRY, Stephen Roger Simpson. Born 3/4/54; son of
R. K. S. Perry, Esq., 106 Duntroon Ave., Roseville.
10535 PIPER, Guy Herbert. Born 4/7/51; son of Prof. H. W.
Piper, Macquarie University.
10536 PITCHER, Graham Charles. Born 22/1/49; son of N.
Pitcher, Esq., 5 Amourin St., North Manly.
10537 PLAYFAIR, John Henry White. Born 31/5/55; son of
H. Playfair, Esq., 8 Kent Rd., Rose Bay.
10538 PROWSE, Richard Hugh. Born 21/9/56; son of D. R.
Prowse, Esq., 98. Benelong Rd., Cremorne.
10539 REYNOLDS, William Oswald. Born 4/9/51; son of J.
0. Reynolds, Esq., 225 Brighton Ave., Toronto.
10540 RICHARDS, Jeremy Albert. Born 27/10/53; son of Dr.
H. J. Richards, 35 Crows Nest Rd., Waverton.
10541 RICHARDSON, Alexander Stewart. Born 22/8/51; son
of Lt.-Col. P. C. Richardson, 77 Stanley St., Chatswood.
10542 RICHARDSON, Ian Ronald. Born 30/5/53; son of
Cdr. R. T. Richardson, R.A.N., 18 Black St., Mont Albert, Victoria.
10543 RICHARDSON, Michael Ernest. Born 12/11/52; son
of H. R. Richardson, Esq., 4 Momnouth Ave., Killara.
THE TORCH BEARER
237
10544 RIDLEY, Donald William. Born 23/8/53; son of J. C.
Ridley, Esq., "Pine Hill", Forbes.
10545 ROBERTSON, David Struan. Born 5/1/56; son of D.
Robertson, Esq., 5 Allambie Ave., East Lindfield.
10546 ROBERTSON, Ian Murray. Born 7/10/53; son of I. B.
Robertson, Esq., 182 Burns Bay Rd., Lane Cove.
10547 ROBERTSON, Scott Bruce. Born 10/8/53; son of B. S.
Robertson, Esq., 4 Richmond Rd., Seaforth.
10548 ROBINSON, David Peter. Born 25/12/53; son of D. M.
Robinson, Esq., 28 Beatrice St., Clontarf.
10549 RONALD, Ian Angus. Born 21/4/54; son of J. W. Ronald. Esq., "The Point", Quirindi.
10550 ROSSITER, David James. Born 15/8/53; son of G. G.
Rossiter, Esq., 1 Mugga Way, Canberra, A.C.T.
10551 SAWKINS, Thomas Dansie. Born 23/4/54; son of J. D.
Sawkins, Esq., "Bendemeer", Wirrinya.
10552 SCARD, Andrew Muir. Born 14/4/53; son of J. L.
Scard, Esq., Cl- J. Gilfilan, Esq., 5 Murdoch St., Cremorne.
10553 SCOTT, Jonathan De Ravin. Born 12/2/52; son of J. F.
Scott, Esq., 46 Pymble Ave., Pymble.
10554 SCOTT, Tarquin Russell. Born 6/4/54; son of R. Scott,
Esq., Cl- Dawson, Waidron, Edwards & Nicholls, 44
Martin Place, Sydney.
10555 SELOSSE, Peter Maurice. Born 2/10/53; son of R. M.
Selosse, Esq., 32 Morton St., Wolistonecraft.
10556 SHARPE, Bernard John. Born 20/7/49; son of A. J.
Sharpe, Esq., 12 Carnarvon Rd., Roseville.
10557 SHERMAN, Geoffrey Hilton. Born 12/3/54; son of W.
K. Sherman, Esq., 42 North Arm Rd., Middle Cove.
10558 SHIELDS, Anthony Michael. Born 2/12/52; son of P. J.
R. Shields, Esq., 20 Perth Ave., East Lindfield.
10559 SHRIMPTON, Mark Charles. Born 2/8/53; son of H.
Shrimpton, Esq., 49 Dalmeny Rd., Northbridge.
10560 SINDEN, Peter Frederick. Born 27/1/54; son of R. F.
Sinden, Esq., 34 Hunter Ave., St. Ives.
10561 SMIDMORE, Phillip Murray. Born 24/11/53; son of
A. C. Smidmore, Esq., 11 Mitala St., Newport.
10562 SMITH, James Piers Harrison. Born 28/1/55; son of
Rear Admiral V. A. T. Smith, 15 Fishburn St., Red Hill,
A.C.T.
10563 SMITH, Julian Mark Harrison. Born 6/12/52; son of
Rear Admiral V. A. T. Smith, 15 Fishburn St., Red Hill,
A.C.T.
10564 SMITH, Shamus Stewart. Born 26/9/54; son of J. J.
Smith, Esq., 13 Dowell St., Chatswood.
10565 SPOONER, Andrew Du Bois. Born 16/3/56; son of E.
D. Sponer, Esq., 23 Woodville Ave., Wahroonga.
238
THE TORCH BEARER
10566 STANISTREET, James Hudson. Born 29/7/53; son of
R. W. Stanistreet, Esq., 5 Rushall St., Pymble.
10567 STANLEY, John David Ritchie. Born 22/3/54; son of
J. D. Stanley, Esq., 47 Blythewood Ave., Warrawee.
10568 STEVENS, Mark Rodney. Born 11/5/54; son of G.
Stevens, Esq., 12 Pleasant Ave., Lindfield.
10569 STEVENSON, Mark Strath. Born 14/3/55; son of S. R.
Stevenson, Esq., "Terra Bella", Geurie.
10570 STRANGE, David Macdona. Born 18/4/54; son of M.
M. Strange, Esq., 24 Spencer Rd., Mosman.
10571 STURROCK, Douglas Grahame. Born 4/7/53; son of
Dr. W. D. Sturrock, 28 Woodland St., Balgowlah.
10572 SUFFOLK, Jefferey Ian. Born 2/3/50; son of The Rev.
F. Anseil, St. Thomas' Rectory, McLaren St., North
Sydney.
10573 SYMONDS, Mark. Born 28/4/56; son of Dr. B. B.
Symonds, 802 Military Rd., Mosman.
10574 THOMPSON, David John. Born 20/7/55; son of A. P.
Thompson, Esq., "Caringle", Brewarrina.
10575 TOWNLEY, Lloyd Richard. Born 9/7/53; son of A. N.
Townley, Esq., 129 Kissing Point Rd., Turramurra.
10576 UPTON, David Miles. Born 24/1/56; son of R. E.
Upton, Esq., 28 Gordon St., Clontarf.
10577 VAN DUGTEREN, Hugh Philip. Born 5/3/54; son of
Dr. N. R. Van Dugteren, 293 Pittwater Rd., Brookvale.
10578 WALLMAN, Rodney James Stuart. Born 3/7/55; son of
Mrs. J. S. Alexander, 35 Peronne Ave., Clontarf.
10579 WATERS, James Charles. Born 10/8/52; son of A. G.
Waters, Esq., Waters Garage, Pacific Highway, Roseville.
10580 WATT, Alexander Warrand. Born 31/7/53; son of J. A.
W. Watt, Esq., "Bondonga", Mole River, R.M.B. 625,
Tenteruield.
10581 WELCH, Bradley George. Born 14/8/53; son of G. P.
Welch, Esq., 97 Neerim Rd., Castle Cove.
10582 WESTON, John Francis. Born 20/6/57; son of H. F.
Weston, Esq., 26 Barry St., Neutral Bay.
10583 WHITNEY, Peter William. Born 24/5/53; son of Mrs. A.
Whitney, 12 Prince Albert St., Mosman.
10584 WILSON, Gary Robert. Born 26/4/53; son of N. A
Wilson, Esq., 23 Minimbah Rd., Northbridge.
10585 WILSON, Peter Stretton. Born 20/4/53; son of Capt. G.
F. Wilson, 2 Moore St., Clontarf.
10586 WINSTANLEY, Hugh Jonathan. Born 5/2/57; son of
J. H. Winstanley, Esq, C/- Shore School, North Sydney.
10587 WOOD, Cameron Butler. Born 27/7/55; son of J. B.
Wood, Esq., 309 Edinburgh Rd., Castlecrag.
10588 YAP, Laurence. Born 23/7/48; son of Mr. Yap Yuen,
J.P., 140-D Temerloh Rd., Bukit Datok Keramat,
Mentakab, Pahang, Malaysia.
239
THE TORCH BEARER
Entered Term II
10592 BAYNES, Harry. Born 19/5/52; son of H. Baynes, Esq.,
C/- Dalgety and N.Z. Loan Ltd., G.P.O. Box 261, Sydney.
10593 HINDLE, Kevin George. Born 15110150; son of G.
Hindle, Esq., 12 Kenneth St., Bondi.
Entered Ter.m III
10594 OHLSSON, Mark Theodore. Born 23/1/57; son of N.
E. Ohlsson, Esq., 1 Carlyle St., Wolistonecraft.
ERRATA
(in June Issue, 1966)
First 200 in (1965) Leaving Certificate: L. W. Davies, 56th.
(Thus EIGHT Shore boys gained places in this list.) On the
basis of his Leaving Certificate results, Davies was awarded an
Australian Agricultural Council Scholarship at the University of
New England.
M. E. T. Horn: (Leaving Certificate 1965 results)—English
H2, History H2, French A/o, Maths I A, Maths II A, Physics A.
CONTENTS
Page
Air Training Corps ............ 141
188
Always Just as Before
Insert
Archbishop Loane
Archives Committee ............ 144
Athletics
........................ 145
191
B.C.
...... ...... ...... ...... 182
2600 B.0 .
Mr. A. L. Blythe .................. 133
Boy Scouts ........................ 147
Cadet Notes .........................139
L. Campbell Oratory
180
186
Les Caracteres Francaises
.................. 121
Chapel Notes
Chess Club ........................ 148
Council .............................. 113
Cricket .............................. 155
The Crusader Union ............ 124
Debating Notes .................. 148
The Duke of Edinburgh's
Award
........................ 152
Dumb Show ........................ 154
Editorial
....................... 118
The End
........................ 128
Errata .............................. 239
Flights in the Dark ............ 132
Football
........................ 156
Mr. S. P. Gebhardt ............ 137
Mr. N. M. Goddard ............ 134
insert
Dr. Gough ...... ...... ......
Hall Notes ........................ 153
House Notes
.................. 176
Sir Iven Mackay .................. 136
The Lesson ........................ 207
.................. 175
Library Notes
Linden .............................. 175
.
Now CeNTURY Peese Pry
Loneliness
........................
The Lonely Land
Major-General Vickery
Mr. A. A. Nielson Mills
Numbers
........................
Old Boys' Notes ..................
Penelope's Wait ..................
Brigadier Playfair
Preparatory School Football
Preparatory School Notes
Der Prufung
..................
Psoralea Pinnata ..................
A Puff of Life ..................
Puzzling Points ..................
Quartet for Three Players
Reflection
........................
Regattas, 1967...................
Register Supplement ............
Religion in Church Schools
Rickapoodi ........................
L. C. Robson Memorial
A Schoolboy's Impressions
School Calendar, 1967
School Concert ..................
..................
School Notes
School Office-Bearers ............
The Shell's Song ..................
Shooting
........................
Sports Executive Report
..............................
Staff
Stamp Club Notes
............
Surf Life Saving ..................
The Swot
........................
Tennis ..............................
Testimony of a City ............
Time
..............................
Waves ..............................
LTD. 3 , 5
North York St., Sydney
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