set construction for beauty and the beast

David Sandison and Zoe Tweddell
Kate Watts
Nicholas Winter, Nicole Laughton and Matthew
van der Sommen
Sean Conneely and Emily Johnson
Photo credits to Jaypics Photography.
Set Construction for Beauty and the Beast
It is a long held tradition at Pulteney that the art department constructs and paints the
sets for all school drama productions and for the past 20 years I have been involved in the
creation of sets for The Pirates of Penzance, The Wizard of Oz, On The Razzle, Viva Mexico,
Oklahoma and many other inspiring theatrical productions.
For many months now the art teachers have been busy building castles and village scenes for
the 2013 musical production Beauty and the Beast. Kym Wilson, a whiz with the hammer
has done much of the construction assisted by myself. I have also focused on design and
painting assisted ably by Wendy Muir with her masterly painting skills. The sets have been
constructed in Mike Nielsen’s workspace and I take this opportunity to thank him for giving
up much of his space for the duration of our construction. As with each production there
have been many hours spent designing, building and painting the backdrops. Of course this
is all worth it the minute the actors take their places, the curtain goes up and the magic
begins. I have no doubt that this year the sets will help create a fairy-tale setting for what
promises to be an enchanting production.
Rod James,
Lead Teacher – Visual Art
Rod James
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Kym Wilson
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
The Cast
From August 28 – 30 this year, the Year
12 Drama class staged three evening
performances of their production of
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. This
is the second Year 12 Drama class to
exist at Pulteney, and similar to the 2012
production of The Breakfast Club, the Stage
2 cast again stunned audiences to deliver
an intense and memorable performance.
The play is a fresh adaptation of the original
1975 text, following the lives of Randle
McMurphy and several asylum patients
on Nurse Ratched’s ward, a person that
McMurphy views as more of a steely
dictator than healer. Infused with physical
theatre choreography, grungy music and
a female Chief, our adaptation boldly
challenged the audience’s perception and
understanding of mental illness.
Working off-campus at the professional
location of the Bakehouse Theatre
provides students with a ‘real’ theatre
and educational experience – working
with technicians, cast members have an
active role in bringing their show to life.
Similarly, selected Year 11 Drama students
are welcome to join the production team
to learn hands-on about the production
process. Due to the popularity and recent
growth in Drama at Pulteney, numbers of
students taking the subject have soared;
our 2014 Year 12 class has 13 members,
doubling the size of this year’s cohort.
My sincere thanks to Old Scholars Dee
Beck and William Carson-Jones for their
assistance in running Front of House. Thank
you to everyone in the Pulteney community
to attended one of our three sold-out
performances. Due to such an exciting
response and wonderful reviews, the class
and I are staging another five performances
at the Bakehouse in late December for a
public audience, with the cast having the
opportunity to become paid actors for the
first time.
Nicole Laughton as Nurse Ratched
Bridie Rawson as Cheswick
Jamie Hibbert,
Director & Senior Drama teacher
Aled McEwen as McMurphy, and Olivia Cirocco
as Chief
Sean Conneely (as Bibbit), Olivia Cirocco (as Chief), Aled McEwen (as McMurphy), David Sandison (as
Harding) and Bridie Rawson (as Cheswick)
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Kurrajong/Prep Disco
The annual disco organised by the Friends
of Pulteney was a huge success. On 24
May staff and students dressed up in the
theme of ‘Sparkles and Stripes’ and enjoyed
moving and grooving to the popular
songs by the DJ, getting their faces and
nails painted and even trying out the air
brush tattoos! A special thank you to 190
students, Suzanne Brion, Michelle Kittel,
Pauline Creaser, Mark Bourchier and all the
parent helpers who made the evening a
wonderful community event.
Ethan Savic (1N) aka Spiderman with his father,
Jim
Ciaran Edwards (2P) and Ethan Menadue (2P)
Queen of the Butterflies: Meisha Tayler (RK) and Amelie Cook (RK)
Party Hard
Kate Muller and Charlotte Casey
James Mellor, Tom O’Dea, Alex Mifsud and
Callum Menadue
Henri Pardoe and Robert Rowe
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Emily Loh
Jacob Jones, Thomas Baker, Alexander Duance, Jack Pamminger, Kristo Daminato, Henri Pardoe, Robert Rowe and Declan Beard enjoying themselves
Emily Palmer (1K) sparkled with her amazing face
painting
Harvey White (2K) rocked the night away
Ivan Mifsud and Kiri Marshall
Jake Mastersson
Epherta Bolto and Liza Molony
Annabel Caveney
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Kurrajong
ELC Wita (ELC W) – Kaurna
Focus
The staff in ELC Wita have been working
on an Indigenous project and integrating
Kaurna across the curriculum. A Kaurna
area has been set up, and a particular
favourite experience students enjoy
exploring is the natural materials section.
Students have enjoyed patterning with the
small twigs and wood cuts, making circular
and linear patterns with the wooden items.
The sand tray has also been popular, where
students are encouraged to tell stories using
aboriginal symbols they have learnt to tell
the story. Tiddalick is one of their favourites!
ELC Wita students have also enjoyed
exploring the Parklands in small groups
with educators. Students have enjoyed the
time to wonder at the natural materials and
environment and use these resources in
their play. A stick cubby house is currently
in progress in the Kurrajong courtyard for
the students to explore and help weave
sticks into place. Keep a watchful eye on
this project.
1K Space Dome Visit
ELC Tainmunta (ELC T) – Rumble
In The Jungle!
In Term Two ELC Tainmunta explored a
learning project about jungles and jungle
animals. Much of their reading, research,
art projects, and play related to this project.
One of their favourite experiences was
when some Year 10 Pulteney students
visited them to talk about their upcoming
school trip to Zambia. They knew the
students had being researching jungles and
African animals in their room and asked ELC
Tainmunta if they could come and practice
the performance they were going to show
to the Zambian school children while they
were there. ELC Tainmunta students were
excited and really enjoyed hearing some
research called, ‘The A-Z of Australia’,
singing and dancing to ‘Kookaburra Sits
in the Old Gum Tree’, and lastly hearing
a story about the ‘Possum who Couldn’t
Sleep’. ELC Tainmunta students and staff
thanked all the students and wished them
goodbye and good luck for a successful
trip. ELC Tainmunta students decided they
would go on their very own Safari! They
made a Safari truck for their ‘mascot’,
‘Safari Ted’. They made a pair of binoculars
and jungle themed picnic snacks like animal
cupcakes, a damper snake and ‘jungle print’
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Samara Zhang (RK) experimenting to see if her
gingerbread would float, sink, or dissolve in
water.
Imogen Kopias (RT) in the Witch’s Cottage as part
of Reception’s study of Fairytales.
Kalan Tait, Tim Gibbons, Liam Maguire, Julian Grobelski and Thomas Smid (2K) with the ‘Shoebox
Theatre’ they designed and created as part of their study on ‘Toys - Then and Now’ .
fairy bread. The staff hid animals all along
the safari track for the students to find.
Students had a checklist to help them keep
track of the animals they saw. Students
enjoyed a play and a picnic at Glover Park
to finish up. What a wonderful way to finish
a term’s work!
Traditional Tales In Reception
Tamingka (Rt)
Students in Taminkga class have been
exploring fairy tale language by creating
interesting play areas. The students have
explored the different types of language
and story lines that you find in Traditional
Tales. They began their investigations into
Traditional Tales by inviting our Kurrajong
resident Kaurna expert, Year Two teacher,
Mrs. Franklin to come and tell a traditional
story around their new campfire. Mrs.
Franklin showed Tamingka students how
they could draw pictures in the sand to
illustrate spoken stories. She told the story
of ‘Kondili’, the whale, which is a story, set
in Victor Harbor. Students then made a
giant mural showing the story.
Inquiry Learning In Year One
To compliment the Year One Inquiry topic
of Australian Animals, in Term Two the Year
One cohort visited Cleland Wildlife Park.
The students learnt about native Australian
animals and discovered many different
natural habitats. Each student then chose
an animal to research in particular. The
results of the research were used to create
a plasticine habitat, providing food, shelter
and safety from predators to reflect their
new knowledge. The Year One students
worked with their Buddy classes on both
the research and Design and Technology
components as a team and were thrilled
with the final result. Students enjoyed
sharing their work with their parents at a
special presentation morning.
Much excitement was had in Reception
Karra (RK) with their exploration of the
‘Gingerbread Man’ story. The class
analysed data about which part of the
gingerbread was bitten first by each of the
students. Reception Karra also used one of
the gingerbread men to see what would
happen if it was placed in water. This was
to test their questioning of “What would
have happened if the Gingerbread Man had
swam across the river by himself?” Mmm
I wonder what happened…perhaps you
could have a try at home and find out!
In Term Three Year One and Year Two
students visited the Space Dome. This
interactive and engaging experience
allowed the children to delve deep into
Outer Space and explore concepts such as
eclipses, asteroids and the planets we can
observe in our night sky. Year One students
integrated their Design & Technology with
Science and created rockets with their
Buddy classes. Together they launched them
from the Kurrajong verandahs!
Year Two students have enjoyed working in
the Science Lab over in the Prep School to
make crystals. This has been in preparation
for entries into the Science Oliphant
competition. Good luck to all our students
who have entered the competition!
Alicia Dahm and Barnaby Pearson-Cheek (2Y)
persisting at building the house of cards!
ELC T students made binoculars going on a Jungle
hunt!
Mia Burfield (ELC W) using aboriginal symbols to
tell the story of Tiddalick in sand.
Habits Of Mind
Pulteney’s Gifted and Talented teacher,
Mrs. Wendy Stewart, has been working
with classroom teachers and students
throughout the Junior School, focusing on
four ‘Habits of Mind’ per term. The focuses
for Term Three are:
• Persisting
• Applying past knowledge to new
situations
Science
As part of the Term Two focus on Physical
Sciences, Reception Mirnu (RM) class
explored the way objects moved and the
impact of various factors, including size
and shape. They focused particularly on
how farm animals and farming equipment
moved. The Reception Mirnu students also
experimented with a variety of construction
materials, including gears, cogs, wheels,
axles and pulleys and they enjoyed an
interesting excursion to Urrbrae Farm.
• Thinking and communicating with clarity
and precision
• Learning continuously
During one of the Year Two Habits Of Mind
‘Persisting’ lessons, students had to work
together to build a house of cards. Students
used skills such as thinking, communicating
and of course persisting. The children said
they felt really happy when they could
achieve a new skill all on their own! Year
Two students demonstrated all four of the
Habits of Mind when they designed and
Ava Sordillo (RM) exploring the ‘Physical Science’
of the way objects move and designed her own
moving vehicle.
Lila Darroch (1N) created this echidna as part of
her study on Australian animals
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then created ‘Shoebox Theatres’ as part of
their ‘Toys - Then and Now’ topic. Some
Year 12 students have also been working
with the Year Two classes, helping them to
persist to build their very challenging marble
run. Nothing like having the leaders of
our school working alongside our younger
students demonstrating the important habit
of persistence.
Virginia Evans,
Head Of Kurrajong
Wil Day (2P) demonstrating ‘persistence’ whilst
building the house of cards!
Imogen Kopias (RT) in the Witch’s Cottage as part
of Reception’s study of Fairytales.
Mrs Briony Franklin (2Y Teacher) sharing her
knowledge of Kaurna stories with RT students
around their campfire
Yr 12 students, Lewis Brideson and Harry Deadman working with students from 2P to build their very
challenging marble run.
Buddy’s Jasinta Brownbill (1T) and Will O’Dea (4S) working on their rocket together.
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Amelie Calder (1T) blowing through the straw to
project her rocket into Kurrajong ‘outer space’!
Venture Club
In the April holidays a group
of 40 students camped at
Waraweena in the Northern
Flinders to explore the area.
They were assisted by old scholar leaders
and parents also supported. The trip was
very successful thanks to the organisation
of Mr Drogemuller and Mr Woolford.
On top of Hill 603
Marshmallow time
Sam Lee and Joshua Nicholls
Leaders Patrick and William
David Smith
Waraweena Fire Circle
Comments from the different groups:
“By the end of our five days we all agreed
the most difficult yet most rewarding
experience was our Thursday morning
ascent of 300m to Mount Gill, and the
adjacent ridgeline offering stunning
panoramic views.”
Sean Conneely Yr 12
“The highlights for the trip were the
views on top of hills, food and the group’s
positivity during tough times.”
Sam Shepherdson Yr 11
“The track up to the summit of Mt Hack
was narrow and steep but the view from
the top was fantastic. We descended the
mountain, had dinner and went to bed.
On Wednesday we headed southwest from
Mt. Hack cross-country orienteering around
mountains using map and compass.”
Max C Peters Yr 12
“I thought the hike was really successful,
and my group really enjoyed the experience
and were pleased with their achievements.
We also covered some amazing territory.
The groups highlights consisted of the view
from Mt. Hack, sleeping under the stars
at Claypan Dam, the view of Thursday up
the top of a range, and walking down
the range which was challenging but
enjoyable.”
Matthew Hume Yr 10
“Yes we did get lost, but we had a great
time on our night walk. This camp gave
us all some more cherishable memories to
keep, and we’d all be glad to do this camp
again in the future.”
Josh Nicholls Yr 8
“Overall, we all thought that the camp was
amazing.”
Abbey Creaser Yr 8
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The Year 11 group
Sliding Rock Creek
Walking into base camp
The traditional group photo on the last morning
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Yorke trip
Another group went surfing In the second
week of the school holidays (24th – 26th
April) the Venture Club went surfing on
Yorke Peninsula. We based ourselves at
Corny Point Caravan Park, and explored the
western coast of the peninsula. We were
fortunate to have consistent swell for the
3 days, unfortunately it was quite large,
meaning few students got to ‘go out back’.
The conditions provided very ‘pushy’ waves
which allowed the students to develop
their trimming skills closer into shore. All
of the students were able to progress and
enjoyed many moments of standing up and
surfing the waves into shore. The weather
was quite perfect, some of the loveliest
moments were had on Thursday, surfing at
dusk, at Berry Bay.
their learning. The food cooked on the
trip was mostly thought through, with
the ‘Best Trangia meal’ awarded on the
second night. Well done to the students
for their preparation and representation
of the school, through the extra curricular
activities.
Special thanks to Lewis and the Wildy crew
for their instruction, to Mark Barnett for
giving up his time to ‘monitor’ the progress
of students, mainly from the beach. His
humour and expertise was appreciated. We
look forward to the next surfing adventure
in 2014, I hear Robe is a great spot to camp
and surf!
Dan Polkinghorne
The students conducted themselves
impeccably throughout the trip, and there
were plenty of fun moments, amongst
Natasha Holmes with Avinash looking on
Jake Nayler
Elliot Bennett, Imogen Evans and Tom Sibly
Berry Bay
Elliot Bell and Rory Hillock
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Chapel
Faith, formation and the Christian rites of
initiation have been a key feature of spiritual
life in our community over the last few
months, and this has been reflected in special
events as well as our regular services.
We had a broad range of Chapel themes in
Terms 2 and 3 this year. Chris White worked
with Kurrajong in Term 2 on clothing ourselves
in mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness,
patience and peace, and with oneninety
on some of the hard questions that arise in
relation to faith and society. Mama Sonya
worked with Prep School and Middle School
students considering how the events of Easter,
Pentecost and beyond shed light on our own
understanding of Communion and community.
We bid farewell to Chris late in term 2
and welcomed Rev’d Michael Lane as our
new Chaplain (primarily to Kurrajong and
oneninety) at the beginning of term 3.
and staff to join 1100 students, business
people and community leaders at the South
Australian Prayer Breakfast in the Adelaide
Convention Centre. As well as enjoying
Term 3 Kurrajong chapel services were
breakfast together and praying for our city,
integrated with Kurrajong’s wider engagement
our state and our nation, we also listened to
with the values for Australian schooling,
Professor Ian Harper talk about both his life as
focusing in particular on responsibility, respect,
an economist and his Christian faith.
doing our best, honesty and trustworthiness,
and care and compassion. Prep School, Middle
School and oneninety services considered
Another highlight was preparation for
the implications of the gospel for the way
Confirmation in Term 3, which included
we approach life and the issues we deal with
a special combined preparation day at St
along the way.
Peter’s Cathedral with students from St
In May we baptised Maksym, son of old
scholar Marko Fedojuk and his wife Tamra,
and in June we baptised Gertie, daughter of
old scholar Samuel Ferguson his wife Verity.
In July we baptised Angus, son of Kurrajong
teacher Kate White and her husband Andrew,
and baby brother of current students Harvey
and Ned. It was delightful to have Ned lead
the Kaurna welcome and Harvey read the Bible
at this service, and to have so many children
gathered round the font for Angus’s baptism.
Paul’s Lutheran School, St Peter’s College, St
Peter’s Girls’ School and Wilderness School.
Our time together included worship led by
former chaplain and current parent and board
member Andrew Mintern, a Cathedral tour,
meeting the Dean of the Cathedral, Frank
Nelson and Anglicare CEO Peter Sandeman,
as well as lots of good learning and fellowship
together. On Friday, week 9, Declan Beard,
Samuel Button, Nicholas Hassan, Samuel Lee,
Kate Nairn, Grace Neuhaus, Ethan Nicholls,
Joshua Nicholls, Zach Nicholls, Robert Rowe
Preparation for Admission to Communion with
and Henry Bleby Williams were confirmed
Year 3 students and a few others throughout
by Archbishop Jeffrey Driver in a very special
Term 2 led to baptism for eight students:
combined Year 3-11 Eucharist service in the
Ethan and Zara Ball, Rachel Craddock, Hugh
Gym. Congratulations and blessings to you all.
Mahoney, Olivia and Thomas Ladd, and
Jack and Fynn Gamlin. Ethan, Rachel, Hugh,
Olivia, Thomas and Jack were also admitted
to Communion, along with Aidan Rowett,
Shannon Behan, Christian Bizot, Fraser Brion,
Lloyd Cammell, Alexander Lance, James Lee
and Imogen Shaw. Our congratulations and
prayers go with you all.
One Term 3 highlight was taking 11 students
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Sonya Paterson & Michael Lane
Chaplains
Venture Club Wine Night
Venture Club wine night was very successful
with many people enjoying tasting the
different wines in the Sports Centre. Thanks
to the student committee and to the parent
group led by Deb Fyfe who prepared the
food for the night. Thanks to the wineries
included Kingston Estate, Thorn Clark,
Gumpara, Hamilton, Five Geese, Tomich,
Riley’s, 90 mile, Lobo Cider, and Ambra.
Hope to see everyone in June next year.
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Hillary Challenge
Dear “Hillary Challenge” Parents
My name is Cathy (I’m Maddy Kurpita’s
mum) and recently I travelled with the kids
to NSW for their competition in the Hillary
Challenge. I just wanted to write to you all
to let you know what an amazing group
of young people they were … I’m sure you
already know this though!
Over the years I have been to watch my
children compete in all sorts of sporting
events, perform in concerts, watch many
sports days, and so on, but this was one of
the most amazing experiences I’ve been a
part of, and I wasn’t even doing anything!!
The 3 day event was quite gruelling and
very challenging at times. However, the
team was fabulous in the way they worked
together and supported each other, whilst
having fun at the same time.
Day 1 involved 5 different challenges. Each
challenge lasted about an hour, with a 10
minute break between each one. They had
to construct stretchers and run, carrying
all the team through muddy water…. they
had to siphon water from a creek and
make pizzas (whilst blind folded) … they
had to shift car and tractor tyres of varying
sizes over the course of an hour (also with
some members blind folded and without
talking- this was a quiet hour!!!) … they
had to cross creeks suspended from a
wire, collect clues, kayak back, construct
another ‘carriage’ device, which carried
people to a digging site where they had to
dig frantically to find clues …. and so on it
went.
My only job was to feed them and provide
water in between each event, but they
barely stopped. I thought this was a great
show of their strength and team support,
but then came day 2 … the Rogaine!
For this event they were gone for 8 hours,
carrying a compass, map, medical supplies,
food and water for the day and a 2 way
radio. It was quite a warm day, and the idea
was to get to as many different checkpoints
as possible and collect clues. These were
all worth points and the more difficult
checkpoints to get to were worth more
points. The night before, they planned their
course, attempting to get to some of the
more difficult locations, as well as picking
up some easier points on the way. If one of
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your team members dropped out during the
day, you lost points.
You’d think that was enough for one day
… not so!!! They had half an hour to catch
their breath, re-group and prepare for a
leader ship presentation. This involved
preparing a drama performance, using
2 props and including a reference to the
outdoors and technology. I’m proud to
say our kids “blitzed” this, and won this
challenge!! This was never in doubt with the
star - studded cast we had. I’ve never seen
so many drama queens in one spot!!! With
the very charismatic Daniel Barnett, the ever
dramatic Emily Johnson, the very cool Jack
Holmes … the rest of the cast did the ‘fluffy’
bits …. they had the crowd eating out of the
palm of their hands!
Dimity Dutch had huge, red raw blisters on
her feet at the end of this day and I was
quite worried that she wouldn’t be able to
cope with the rigours of the next due to the
pain. How wrong I was!! Dim hobbled out
of bed the next day, got her feet bandaged
by the medical staff at the meeting ground,
and took off for what was to be the biggest
challenge of the 3 days – the multi-race
event. She was an absolute legend!
Once again, the day started with a briefing
of what had to be done and they were
issued with the equipment they needed
(see above – no, it’s not the Village People!)
They took off with just a map, compass and
some supplies. The first part of this event
involved climbing a mountain, abseiling
down a cliff and then a run to get to the
next leg of this event. Once again, David
and I were waiting patiently at the kayaks
for the kids to return and give them some
energy snacks and drinks. We overheard
the support crew on their 2 way radios
saying that 2 of the schools had taken a
wrong turn … one of them was Pulteney.
They eventually got back on course, and
about 2 and a half hours later, met us at the
second leg of the race – the kayaking. At
this stage of the race the kids were coming
7th out of the 9 schools and it was looking
a bit grim for the kids.
Not to be deterred, they finished the
kayaking very quickly, barely had anything
to eat and were off again, running up a
mountain and along a ridge until they met
us for the bike riding leg of the race. Out
of the pine trees I hear an almighty cry …
“Cathy, we’re back!!!”. They came running
out of the forest, had overtaken 2 schools
and made up heaps of time. Again, they
threw off their running gear, got on helmets
and gloves, shoved a bit of food in their
mouths and took off on their bikes.
The kids were so excited about making
up so much lost time, that they took off
without their map, right in the heart of
Belanglo Forest!! The weather was looking
very dodgy at this point … big black clouds
threatened to dump plenty of rain on the
kids, it was becoming very windy and it
was quite dark due to the thick, high pine
trees. David and I were quite worried about
whether or not they’d find their way to the
next checkpoint without a map. We drove
several kilometres to meet them for the final
leg of this race, hoping that they would all
be OK. David was pacing like an expectant
father waiting for the kids to pop out of the
woods on their bikes. It seemed like such a
long time, and then finally, out they came!
David and I were jumping up and down,
that excited and happy to see the kids. And
to top it all off, they had overtaken another
school on the bike challenge, moving them
into 4th place. There still wasn’t any time
to celebrate, as the kids had to take off
on another run to finish the race. They
actually sprinted off – I couldn’t believe that
after 4 hours and 45 minutes, going flat
out, with barely time to catch their breath,
they still had any energy left. Again, they
disappeared into the forest, and so began
our last wait to see them again.
the finishing line, AND, they had overtaken another school to finish 3rd for the day – a
wonderful result! 5 hours and 10 minutes after starting the multi event, the kids all ran
over the finishing line, huge smiles on their faces and so proud of their achievement.
I’m so glad I was able to share this time with your amazing children (that’s what they still
are to us!) and hope this letter gives you a bit of an idea about how proud the Pulteney
community should be of these great ambassadors!
With best wishes…
Cathy Lange
Again, we spotted them and they were still
going full steam ahead – unbelievable!
I know this sounds very silly, but it was
quite emotional seeing them, all running
side by side, as an AMAZING team, towards
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Nepal
On the 22nd of September, 14 students, 4
Old Scholars, Bianca Dujmovic, Mark and
Jo Bourchier, Michael Keough, and Paul
Ryan departed from Adelaide Airport on a
journey of a lifetime to Kathmandu, Nepal.
We were welcomed at Blue Sky Public High
School with an amazing assembly filled
with dance performances and awards.
The students lined the street leading to
the school as we arrived, giving us gifts of
flowers and cards welcoming us to their
school, dressed in traditional Nepalese
outfits. While on the streets, and even in
our hotel, we could constantly hear the
sounds of Kathmandu’s streets, with car
horns blaring throughout the night, dogs
barking and the sound of people walking
though the street. The amount of poverty
was confronting, with people constantly
trying to sell us trinkets and toys, and
beggars sitting on the side of the street
asking for money, but at the same time it
was eye opening to see how different life is
for these people.
We got lost in the outskirts of Kathmandu
trying to find the Nepal Dalit Mahila Utthan
Kendra Children’s Orphanage, where we
met Mother Rajan and the 70 orphans that
live there. We were again welcomed with
song and dance, and excited smiles. While
we were there, we gave the children sports
equipment, toys, and activities to enjoy
during our visit. It was very rewarding to
see the children enjoy the presents, as they
have so little. Mr Bouchier had the honour
of laying the foundation stone for the
new school next to the orphanage, which
Pulteney was able to fund. One of the best
parts of the trip was being able to build
a better relationship with the teachers,
students, and getting to know the Old
Scholars on the trip. We have been able to
build new friendships with the Nepalese
people, keeping in contact with the
people we’ve met, especially the Blue Sky
School students. It was a once in a lifetime
experience, which was very rewarding, and
made us realise how fortunate we are in
Australia.
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Tilaka powders for sale
Eliza Davey makes friends
Abbey Rawson, Henry James, Georgia Kriaris, and
William Carlson-Jones
BSS Year 1 students
Presentation by Paul, Bianca and Michael of a
photo of Ishwor at Pulteney to Mother Rajan
Rachel Torpy
Playing games
Tobias Genborg and Amu
Athanasia Athanasas
Peak hour, Dillibazar Rd Kathmandu
Harriet Creaser presents the flute to Sures
Christine Mausolf with Rishika, whom the
Mausolf family sponsors
The Pulteney team at the day of the laying of the School Foundation Stone at Mother Rajan’s Oprhanage
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Archives
The Good Fellowship Award
On December 17 1885, The annual distribution of prizes took place in the large room
of the school on Thursday morning… The students performed a selection of songs
and recitations and prizes were distributed. For the first time there was an award for
good fellowship amongst the awards. It was awarded to W Gully, or it may have been
Charles Gully - unfortunately the Register and the Advertiser differ on the given name
of the recipient!
Since 1885 the Good Fellowship Award has taken the form of an award, a medal and
a trophy. It has also been known as the Grundy, AL Calder and William Thomas Medal
for Good Fellowship.
We do not have a complete list of recipients for the early years, but we know the
award was presented to Charles Gully (1885), Hugh Fraser (1886 & 1887), Frederick
Hack (1890), Stevens (1891) and Norton Jackson (1896). Oscar Isaachsen was
awarded the Grundy Medal for good fellowship in 1900. The medal was donated to
the school by his son, Lieut-Col OC Isaachsen, in 1953.
By 1900 Speech Day had moved from the school to the OBI Hall and in 1905 J Calder was awarded the Good Fellowship Medal (also
donated to Pulteney). From 1919 to 1923 the Good Fellowship Medal was a gold medal presented to the most popular boy in the school,
was elected by the boys and presented at Speech Day at the Adelaide Town Hall.
By 1939 the award was changed to a cup due to the difficult financial times. In 1940 Jack Turner was awarded the Good Fellowship Cup,
which he donated to the school in 2001.
In 1947 the medal was awarded to Brian Hagger but the medal itself was never inscribed. Brian donated his medal to the school recently
with a significant amount of additional material. In 1954 it was awarded to GP Wilson and is the first in the collection to have the Pulteney
sword and book.
Both the physical form of the award and the selection process changed significantly over the years but the medal remains one of the longest
presented at Pulteney and one of the most respected. Today the recipient is selected by the Principal and presented by the Old Scholars’
Association to foster good fellowship among old scholars.
Samantha Cooper,
Archivist
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Community
The World Solar Challenge is a biannual event. The 2013 race saw 40+ teams from countries all
around the world race 3000km from Darwin, all the way down to Hindmarsh Square.
Our solar car, ‘Solar Spirit III’ was built as part of the curriculum for students at Tafe SA. We built our car out of materials which can be
purchased off the shelf by the general public. Our current car design was born in the lead up to the 2011 World Solar Challenge. With 3
seats and plenty of luggage storage, we were one of the first teams to have multiple seats in their solar car. We completed the 2013 World
Solar Challenge, competing in the Cruiser Class. This was a new class for 2013, created for cars with more than one forward facing seat.
Race results in the Cruiser Class were not just based on the time taken to travel the 3000km but also heavily based on the practicality of
the car. Our car was given a practicality rating of 71.7% and at times we carried 3 people along the journey. It took us 6 days to arrive in
Adelaide as cars were only permitted to drive between daylight hours, typically 8am-5pm. Set checkpoints were required to be reached each
night, whether that be in the solar car or trailering the car, if not penalties were applied. All in all it was a fantastic experience, camping out
bush with a great team of people for 14 days, I almost didn’t want to come home.
Joel Kittel (2012)
PREPARING
TOMORROW’S
LEADERS
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Telstra Women’s Business Awards
2013
Alison Pearson was named a Finalist for
South Australia in the ‘Private/Corporate’
award for SA. This concludes the judging at
a state level.
After successfully bidding at The Long
Lunch in August, Andrew and Nick Winter
fulfilled a life long dream to perform in The
Christmas Pageant.
The winners in each category and the
overall SA winner will be announced at
an awards dinner in Adelaide at the 2013
South Australian Gala Dinner DATE: Tuesday
24 September 2013.
Alison Pearson
Alison was the winner in the South
Australian Private/Corporate sector award.
Pulteney parents, Philip Laity and Kerry Morrow, have set up a Corporate and Commercial Law practice, Laity Morrow, located in Pirie Street
in the city. Laity Morrow offers premium commercial, legal and strategic advice. The firm is committed to the provision of outstanding legal
services and the development of close longstanding client relationships. They provide services to a number of iconic Australian and South
Australian businesses and institutions across a range of sectors. For more information visit www.laitymorrow.com.au or call Philip on 8429
1401 or Kerry on 8429 1402.
Kerry Morrow
Philip Laity
Anthony Romeo and Anthony Kittel were among E&Y’s central region Entrepreneur Of The
Year award winners
Mr Romeo and Mr Kittel were among six outstanding South Australian entrepreneurs that
took home the top accolades.
Anthony Romeo’s impressive alternative to the traditional supermarket offering has been
celebrated at the 2013 E&Y Entrepreneur Of The Year Central Region awards.
Tailoring each Romeo Retail Group store range to include niche products based on the
surrounding community’s demographics has helped Mr Romeo delivered smart growth
within a competitive environment - and last night won him the award in the industry
category.
Mr Kittel’s continued investment in innovation during a challenging period for the Australian
manufacturing sector won him the technology category award.
E&Y Adelaide managing partner Chris Sharpley said the winners represented the high
quality and diversity of the region’s entrepreneurial talent.
Anthony Kittel and Anthony Romeo
Elaine Balfour-Ogilvy Scholarship
Special congratulations goes to Julia Sibly for being the recipient of the “Elaine Balfour-Ogilvy Scholarship”. This is a Woodlands Old
Scholar’s Association Scholarship which is awarded to a girl who is entering Year 12 in the following year. Julia was one of several strong
candidates who applied for the scholarship and we congratulate her on being the sole recipient. She is a most worthy and deserving winner.
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS
THE LONG LUNCH
An amazing celebration of the community spirit as 500 guests flowed through the Piazza
into an Italian themed luncheon.
The Carabinieri
Phil and Jude Johnson
Bella Busto
Linda Jarmer and Amelia Mislov
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Ian and Pam Wall
Very happy!
Nadia and Mirella Mitchell
Gavin Kimber, Mike Sipek and Colin Dudley
Ted Bourchier, Richard Pascoe, and Alexander Gigney
A successful lunch!
Eliza Manuel
Ernst Enns
Barbara Dudley
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Golf Day
Friday October 18th saw a
large field of hopefuls gather
on a beautiful day at
Kooyonga for The Pulteney
Foundation Golf Day.
Long time sponsor Adam Knight from Sports
Centre led his team to victory, taking out the
magnificent Audi prize packages generously
provided by Solitaire Automotive. Deputy
Chair of The Foundation, Alison Pearson,
presented the trophies and thanked all
present for their contribution to the success
of the day which raised in excess of $8,000.
After such a fabulous day we will be
returning to Kooyonga on Friday the 21st
October, 2014, mark your diary now.
Mark Bourchier,
Director of The Pulteney Foundation
Cate and Ashton
The Hill Tubb Hoods
Roger Baynes
WF Gray Plumbers
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Glenelg Financial Services
Mark and Igor Bajev
Joel Kittel, Richard Sexton and Jo Bourchier
Roger Baynes, Ashley Kent, Jack White and
Rainer Jessen
Beautiful drive
The Southern Cross Team
Lincoln Burgess of DymoKing
Ali Pearson with The Heard Phillips Team
Mike and Sue-Ellen Sipek,Greg Burford and
Bill Holst
Mike Burfield, Anthony Kittel, Tim Ridgway and
Greg Buss
Mardene Roofing
Just about to drop
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THE Business Breakfast
In April, over 100 guests were entertained at The Grand
Chifley at the inaugural Pulteney Foundation Business
Breakfast.
Lt Col Jack Gregg(1972) spoke of his experiences in Afganistan and the role of Australian
Military men and women in world affairs. His career highlights include a posting in the
Ministry of Defence in London and service in the Pentagon during Desert Storm. He was
Commanding Officer of the Multi-National Peace Team in Bougainville, and has had two
postings in Afghanistan as well as Malaysia,Timor, the Solomon Islands and Iraq. He has a
Bachelor of Arts in Military Studies, Degree in Human Resources Management and a Masters
in International Studies and is a senior lecturer in Research & Systems Analysis at Munich
University, Germany and conducts courses at the NATO School.
Jack Gregg
Peter Gregg, Cathy Miller and Colin Dudley
Judy White, Peter Gregg, Jack White, Jack Gregg,
Jessie and Colin Gregg
The Pulteney Boat Club acknowledges the
generosity of the following sponsors.
Platinum Sponsor:
The University Of Adelaide
Gold Sponsors:
Rawsons Elite Appliances
DZ Australia
Silver Sponsors:
Adelaide Industrial Labour Service (AILS)
Bendigo Bank
Mackay Trailers
Phillip Brunning And Associates
Town Planning, Development Advice And
Strategic Management
Walter Brooke And Associates Pty Ltd
Bronze Sponsors:
Adelaide Scanning
Autopartsmate
Basic Concepts Homewares, North Adelaide
Churchills Butchery Glenelg And Marryatville
Hart Of The Barossa
IGA Gilbert Street
Muratti Cakes & Gateaux, Prospect
Phil Blesing Signs
Print Mint Digital
The Lush Room, Hawthorn
Wave Café And Bar
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Remembrance Day Assembly and Lunch
“Lest We Forget”
The whole School gathered on Monday the
11th of November for the Remembrance
Day ceremony held at the school. The
service honoured those Old Scholars
who had fought and died in service to
our country. The School and guests were
entertained by the Pulteney Big Band and
Grammarphones playing a medley of World
War II songs.
Pensive Kurrajong students
Everyone stood while the Drum Corps
marched on and the flags were lowered
to half-mast . Kym Thomas (1964) and
Angelica Costi then lead the prayers.
A silent hush fell upon those present as
senior students read the 116 names of
Pulteney old scholars who gave their lives
in war. This was followed by Gavin Haslam
and John Cheesman who read the names
of the 53 Queen’s College Old Scholars
who fought and died in the war.
The Drum Corps
Maritsa Coumi and Jack Dean
Craig Haydock (1964) then read
the passage from the first Pulteney
Remembrance Day service from 1921 and
was followed by Mark Bourchier reading
the School Chapter, Armour of God, from
Ephesians.
As the ceremony concluded with a roll
call of the Pulteney and Queen’s College
Old Scholars who were in attendance,
Colin Wagener (1933) and John Rischbieth
Queen’s College Old Scholar, both aged 96
years, and Peter Dewhirst (1954) led the
procession through the applauding students
and attendees. Peter had travelled from
Tweed Heads to take part in the service.
Kym Thomas(1964) and Craig Haydock(1964)
The Pulteney tradition of remembering
fallen Old Scholars is as ever strong.
LEST WE FORGET
Colin Wagener(1933) and Eddie Groughan
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John Cheesman, Queen’s Old Scholar
The Grammarphones
The Last Post
Julia Sibly
James Van Gemertt, Jack Evans, and Zac Sipek
Brian Hagger(1957), Fred Pfitzner(1957), Alastair
Lea(1957), and Roger Taylor(1958)
Roger Taylor(1958), Bruce Coombe(1960), and
Alastair Lea(1957)
John(1959) and Fred Pfitzner(1957)
Geoff Wilson(1954), Leo Haddon(1955) and
John Martin(1953)
Harold Lane(1953), David McKinnon(1940), John
Rischbeth(Queen’s Old Scholar), and
Carl Cederblad(1949)
Peter Dewhurst(1954), Michael SinclairWood(1956), and Rob Ingleton(1956)
Queen’s College and Pulteney Old Scholars in front of Wheaton House
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Old Scholar’ts Reunion Dinner
On March 24th Old Scholars from 1963,
1973, 1983, 1993, and 2003 attended
Wyatt Hall once more for a reunion dinner.
Mr Stephen Couche spoke to the dinner
about The Peter Couche Foundation. In
excess of ninety Old Scholars enjoyed the
evening, especially the images of past great
sporting teams.
David Griffiths (1988), Pierre Carboncini (1988),
and Tony McArthur (1971)
Hannah Aumann and Ben Trueman (2003)
Dale Carman (1963), Sandy Donalson (1963), Bruce Tasker (1963)
Brad O’Malley (2003) and Nicole Stevens
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Brooke Willshire (2001) and Tim Goodes (1981)
Alan Cooper (2003), Adam Nicholson (2003), Malcolm Dolman, and Tim Chislett (2003)
Class of ‘83
Class of ‘63
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Canberra and Hobart Reunions
The Canberra Old Scholars
reunion was held Friday
26th July at The X-change
hotel for 16 guests.
Following the Canberra
reunion was the Hobart
reunion held Sunday 28th
July at Prossers on the
beach for 7 guests.
Peter Taylor (1972), Jan and Brian Tink (1957), Amy and Grant Cocks (1991)
Mark Bourchier and Greg Crowhurst (1976)
Heather and Sam Whittle (1978)
Alastair Carmichael (1965), Nick Sutherland (2001) and David Johnstone (1927)
John Maxwell (1997) and Felicity Maxwell
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Melbourne Reunion
The Old Scholars Melbourne
reunion was held Friday 30th
August at the Malvern Hotel
where 21 guests enjoyed a 2
course meal and a catch up.
Mathew Stehbens( 1981), Simon Morley (1986)
and Mark Karutz (1981)
Tania Verbis and Tim Lathlean (2000)
Jan and Judy Selth
Charles(1954) and Julie Hepenstall, and Rick Selth(1936)
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Sydney Reunion
Harts Pub
Mark Small (1976) and Adrian Evans (2006)
Nick Becker (1997), Mark Bourchier, Alex Kaethner (1999), and Tim Clark( 2002)
One of the Sydney Old Scholars reunions was held Friday 2nd August at ‘Harts Pub’ for a
casual gathering of Old Scholars who now live in Sydney.
The other Sydney reunion was a sit down lunch held at Paddington Barracks for 14 Old
Scholars. Very sadly our host Tony Thwaites passed away on the day after the reunion.
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Jim Bartholomew with Mark Bourchier
Bob Mullighan
John Sedgley, Michael Raymond , Joanne and Tony Thwaites and Mark Bourchier
Michael Raymond and Richard Sexton
Jim Bartholomew and Angela Mullighan
Barbara Bartholomew, Richard Sexton, Peter and Judy Norman
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Around The Traps
Matthew Humphry (1993) gained a Bachelor of Biotechnology (Hons) at Flinders
University, before moving to Brisbane, initially to work with the firm, Forbio Research.
He was offered the chance to study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany at the
University of Queensland, School of Life Sciences, working with the CSIRO.
Matthew Humphry (1993)
Following three years of research and subsequent Thesis, Matthew was offered a
postdoctoral research position investigating plant-pathogen interactions at the Carnegie
Institute of Washington, Department of Plant Biology, based in Stanford University. His work
in plant pathology continued, in collaboration with researchers in Germany, for a further
three years. Three years on, and Matthew was again offered a position, this time with British
American Tobacco Plant Biotechnology Division, based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He
is married to Melanie, a laboratory technician/manager, whom he met while working at
Carnegie – they married on the beach at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge – and they are
now living in Cambridge, England.
Gabby Kiss (2013), Isy James (2006),
Kate Harrington (2006), Richard
Austin (2006) and Rod James at Kate
and Richard’s engagement on Saturday
afternoon at a garden party held at Mr and
Mrs Austin’s home at Verdun.
Gabby Kiss (2013), Isy James (2006), Kate Harrington (2006), Richard Austin (2006) and Rod James
‘’Electric Tractor’’
Luke Johnstone(1986)
Pascale Johnstone’s Electric Tractor mostly
sells retro and vintage furniture, with some
smalls as well. They also have beautiful and
unusual pieces. It is a nice complementary
business to Luke’s removal business which
he is trying to move away from slowly as it
is so tough on him physically.
Ben Jarvis (1992) and his family, (wife
Valerie-Ann and daughters Elsa and
Jasmine) are relocating to China in May,
as Ben is being posted to the Australian
Embassy in Beijing. His role as Embassy
Counsellor will be to identify and harness
opportunities in resources, energy and
tourism to enhance the Australia-China
relationship. We wish Ben all the best in his
exciting new role.
Alistair and Phoebe’s wedding which
took place on 22nd December 2012, at
Pilgrim church, Flinders Street. They both
left Pulteney at the end of 2000. Phoebe’s
maiden name was Vivian, she joined
Pulteney when Woodlands closed.
Christopher Knight (2002) was best man.
Alistair Knight (2000) and Phoebe Vivian (2000)
Alistair Knight is teaching ICT, maths and
music at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at
Enfield. He is enjoying the challenges of
teaching girls from many nations. Phoebe
has taken over a leadlight business and
enjoys creating new designs as well as
repairing old stained glass windows.
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James Knowler (1992) is currently the
owner of “James takes Photos” which is
his commercial work including business
portraits and mining photography and
“Truly Madly”, which through a group
of young and talented photographers,
specialises in wedding, family and, even the
occasional, pet portraits, James has been
able to turn his passion into a career.
“I’m very grateful I came across Pulteney
Grammar art teacher, Mr James. He gave
me the confidence to pursue what I love
and motivated me to choose a career
that has allowed me to travel the world
to some incredibly remote places, hang
out of helicopters and meet some truly
inspirational people.”
But James’ life isn’t all about work, it’s
about bikes. “Mountain bike especially. Dirt,
blokes, outdoors, nature with a few beers
and BBQ at the end of every trial.”www.
trulymadly.com.au and www.jktp.com.au
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Recent Wedding in the Chapel at Pulteney Grammar School
The senior-school chaplain, the Reverend Sonya Paterson, officiated at the marriage of old scholar Gregory Keith Cambrell (1959) and
Doreen (Dawn) McBratney (née Lower) on Saturday 23 February 2013 in the school Chapel.
Greg and Dawn knew each other in Adelaide as teenagers and both are associated with some of the history of the school. Greg’s father,
Laurence Keith Cambrell (1927) was both the Bursar of the school and the Secretary to the Council of Governors from May 1942 until
December 1963 and continued as Secretary until his death on 01 October 1974.
Dawn’s great aunt, Ida, married Walter Charles Torode (1858-1937) who was the architect for the Nicholls Building, the first building at the
South Terrace site. In January 1920 he submitted the lowest tender price of £5424-15-0 to build the new classrooms at South Terrace for
Pulteney Grammar School which were officially opened on Sunday 03 July 1921; 263 boys moved in on Tuesday 13 September 1921 (Greg’s
father was one of them). Walter was himself an old scholar at the previous Pulteney Street School (1866). He was a famous architect of
many buildings in SA.
Megan McFarlane (2001)
Meg’s wedding was held last May 25 2013 at Barossa Regional Art Gallery to Mohamed Bensaid who Meg met in his hometown of
Chefchaouen whilst travelling in Morocco in 2012. Meg, a solicitor, used her skills and contacts to secure Mohamed’s Partner Visa, so he
could join her in Australia. He has settled in Adelaide and works as a chef in a city restaurant.
Ellen Rayner who transferred to Pulteney from Woodlands with Meg, was one of the attendants.
Alex Herve (2004), has recently had his thesis published for the award of PhD in the School of Chemistry and Physics (Astrophysics) at the
University of Adelaide. Alex and his wife Amy have recently moved to Karlsruhe in Germany where he has taken up a Post Doctoral position.
For the past 5 years Alex has been part of an international collaboration of Astrophysicists carrying out research on cosmic rays based on
data gathered at the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina. He will continue to work as part of this collaboration and also as part of the
SHINE collaboration working on data collected at Cern in Switzerland. Alex and Amy were married in March 2012 and a number of Pulteney
Old Scholars were involved in the wedding including his brother Peter Herve (2008), Hamish Puddy, Colin Thompson, Bob Barteletti, Ben
Wright and Adam Savis, – ( all 2004) and Josh Savis (2006).
The Weir Rungie reunion / 70th
Birthday on Saturday 6th of July.
The name Rungie is well know to present
students as well as old scholars with
the House competition which is fiercely
contested each year.
Eight brothers and cousins returned to
the School. They really appreciated the
opportunity to once again return to the
school and reminisce about past events,
such as the classroom, which brought back
many memories, to the point they brothers
and cousins who had all attended Pulteney.
Phil Rungie, Kim Rungie, Bill Rungie, Matt Rungie, Richard Oborn, Mike Rungie, Dr. Groughan (Principal),
Cam Rungie. (missing Ian Rungie)
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Dr Justin Lawson(1987)
Having drawn inspiration from the Dead Poets Society and Robin Williams’ character telling
his students to ‘carpe diem’, Justin undertook a journey that has taken him to virtually
every continent (yet to get to Antarctica!) and pursued a wide variety of careers. He initially
pursued a career in surveying but found this quite unsatisfactory. He subsequently became
heavily involved in environmental issues and travelled to South America to be a part of
a research expedition with the Earthwatch Institute in the Peruvian Amazon. He trekked
through the Andes and made his way by various means through Colombia, Venezuela and
Chile. He travelled to India, Nepal and Bangladesh for almost a year as a pilgrim with Hindus
and Buddhists and met with the Dalai Lama in Himalayan foothills, before undergoing
extensive spiritual retreats in various remote parts of India and Bangladesh.
When he returned to Australia after several years of being ‘on the road’, he returned
to study, acquiring qualifications in renewable energy technology, natural resource
management and environmental science whilst studying at Swinburne, Monash and Deakin
Universities. Justin recently completed his PhD in environmental science at Deakin University
and gave the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony.
He has just returned from the US, where he presented some of his research at a conference
sponsored by and held at Harvard University. He was able to catch up with another old
scholar, Dr Simon Holmes (1987), who has been a life-long friend, and currently resides near
Washington DC. Justin is presently a lecturer at Deakin University in the Faculty of Health
and a father of a delightful 8-yr old daughter, currently residing next to the Dandenong
Ranges National Park.
Rundle Street Voted South Australia’s Best Mainstreet, 2012
The Maras Group have been recognised globally by taking out nine (9) prestigious awards at The 2013 International Business Awards
announced late last week in the US.
Maras Group won “four” of the eight Gold Stevie Awards that were won by Australian businesses.
“We will be attending the awards gala ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, on the 14th of October to accept our awards and will take that
opportunity to further promote South Australia, and Australia, to the world’s business leaders.”
Maras Group wins 2013 European Award for Best Practices in Vienna.
This momentous international award, which is to be presented at a gala ceremony at the historic Parkhotel Schonbrunn in Vienna, Austria,
on Sunday, 8th of December 2013, is in recognition of Maras Group’s outstanding commitment and results in best practices and quality
management strategies. Maras Group Managing Director and CEO, Mr Steve Maras (1987), will attend the convention and awards
ceremony in Vienna next month to represent Maras Group.
In late November, old scholar Prudence Buckland (2009) will travel to Germany and The
Hague as part of an International Law Study Tour. Prudence will have the opportunity to
attend law lectures at prominent institutions such as Mannhiem University, EBS Law School
and Utrecht University. She will also participate in field excursions to the International Court
of Justice and the International Criminal Court. Visits to the European Parliament, the
European Court of Justice and the Australian Embassy in the Netherlands are also planned.
The tour is an initiative of the University of Adelaide, and candidates were selected via an
application and interview process.
Prudence has further been chosen to undertake a Public Law Internship in the latter half
of 2014. Internships were offered on the basis of academic merit and capability. Having
completed a Diploma of Music (Jazz) at the Elder Conservatorium in 2012, as well as a
Bachelor of International Studies in 2013, Prudence will complete her law degree next year.
Since May 2013 Prudence has been working part-time as a law clerk at Adelaide firm Botten
Levinson.
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A little slice of the Mary Martin Bookshop
survives in a coffee shop a few doors
down from where it ceased trading last
September, Nick Patrick(1992) and his wife
Kate Treloar have taken Adelaide’s Pop­
up Bookshop to four city cafes, including
Felici Espresso Bar on Rundle St in the the
East End.
“We have a lot of readers who sit here at
the long table or up at the bar,” he said.
“They bring their own material and now
they’re starting to find material from
here.”
Nick Patrick(1992)
Bar flies are the only wildlife you’re likely to
see in most pubs, so patrons at Thebarton’s
Southwark Hotel were a little surprised to
see a pair of lions at their local. Owners
Verity and Sam Ferguson(1988) welcomed
Stardust Circus stars Zimbi and Zaire to
the pub’s front bar on Saturday with circus
managers Glenn West and Matthew Smith.
“But the cubs were pretty relaxed ...
people hopped on to the bar and it was like
paparazzi - everyone’s got their phones and
cameras out going bananas.”
Glenn West, Sam Ferguson, Matthew Smith, and Verity Ferguson
For the first time in history, two
members of the national Council of the
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
are Pulteney old scholars.
Roger Paterson (1966) is the elected
representative for Orthopaedic surgeons
in Australia and New Zealand. He is a cofounder of the Sportsmed-SA clinic and
hospital along with Greg Keene and others,
and works there as a knee, ankle and hip
surgeon. He is also a motor-sport enthusiast,
competing in classic tarmac rallies, and a
keen cyclist.
Tony Sparnon(1969) is the elected
representative of Paediatric surgeons in
Australia and New Zealand. He is head of
the Paediatric Burns Service at the Women’s
and Children’s Hospital where he is a senior
visiting surgeon. He is past President of the
Australian and New Zealand Association of
Paediatric Surgeons and has been the Senior
Examiner for this specialty.
Tony served for 13 years on the Pulteney
Council.
Roger Paterson (1966) and Tony Sparnon(1969)
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In Memoriam
mark.bourchier @pulteney.sa.edu.au
Keith Genders (1938)
Born 23/5/1927 ,Died 27/2/2013 aged 85 years
Keith died on February 27th. He will be deeply missed by family, friends and winemakers young and old – he was 85. Keith was only 20
when he grew tired of the family law business, borrowed some money from the Bank of Adelaide and in 1948 bought some land near a
McLaren Vale creek and planted a vineyard. He became one of the great innovators of the 1960’s & 1970’s in the wine industry. He built the
first shed for Genders Winery in 1968, Genders was the first new winery in McLaren Vale in 50 years. Many of today’s small winemakers in
McLaren Vale were inspired by Keith’s actions and started their own wineries. Keith introduced stainless tanks to McLaren Vale in 1968.
He hooked up with a young engineer, Ron Potter, and together they built the old fermenters that still stand in the cellars, and are now
common in the wine world. Keith was the first to use the Venus machine pre-pruner. He will be remembered as a generous, hardworking
and loyal gentleman of simple tastes and a notorious sense of humour. His daughter Diana says he had a fabulous palate and that it was
Keith that taught her the power of making do, of improvising, and the beauty of simple living. Cheers to Keith.
Norm Shierlaw (1933)
Norm Shierlaw’s greatest role was as chairman of Poseidon No Liability when it became the most spectacular boom stock in Australia’s
history, soaring from $1 a share in September 1969 to $280 in February 1970. Punters around Australia and Britain made fortunes on
Poseidon and many lost them again when the company went into receivership in 1976.
Norman Craig Shierlaw went to Pulteney then started a degree in mining engineering at Adelaide University in 1940. World War II army
service interrupted his studies and he graduated in 1949. He then worked for North Broken Hill at the Barrier, where he also did an
accountancy course. He is survived by his daughters Elizabeth, Jennifer and Sally and grandchildren Tom, Ben and Cullen.
Alf Gard (1938)
Most readers would by now have learnt of the passing on 19th February of one of the giants of Pulteney Grammar’s alumni, Alf Gard, aged
90.
During his student days at Pulteney in the 1930s, he was one of the School’s most dominant tennis players. In Alf’s final year as captain, his
team did not lose a single set of tennis. Alf’s years were in the shadows of the immortal Adrian Quist, a student several years earlier. Adrian
won 17 Grand Slams across all four venues – 3 singles and 14 doubles. He was at one stage rated no. 3 in the world.
Commissioned Officer in the RAAF during World War II at the age of 20, flying 15 different types of aircraft, starting with Tiger Moths and
culminating with the remarkable Spitfires, the fastest and most deadly fighter aircraft in the sky of those times.
In place of a memorial service, Alf and his family chose to seek a memorial fund in his name, to which his multitude of followers might
contribute to express their appreciation of his life contribution. The Alf Gard Memorial Fund has been established by the ‘Repat Foundation’
of the Repatriation and General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia.
Alf undoubtedly suffered from PTSD for which he did not seek treatment; this is sadly not uncommon for so many sufferers. He was on a
Totally and Permanently Incapacitated War Veterans’ Pension, an indication of the extreme mental traumas that he carried with him, like so
many, through all his great public years.
Alf had a lifelong love for his late wife, Jacqueline (Jay). He was a proud father, grandfather and then great-grand father of one year old
Amelia. He will be greatly missed by so very many, particularly those of his beloved sport of horse racing and his many friends in the Pulteney
Grammar School community.
Stephen Philip Alexander Machin (1976)
Born 22/11/1959, Died 1/1/2013 Aged 53 Years
Steve attended Pulteney in the 1970’s, completing his matriculation in 1976. He was a keen footballer and cricketer throughout his years,
culminating in his selection in the 1st XI. After leaving school Steve worked in Marketing including positions within the local wine industry.
He is survived by wife Jenny and children Amy (2011) and James (2009)
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Nicholas James Harris (1991)
Born 23/3/1974 ,Died 18/8/2013
Since his arrival at Blackwood Hospital, Nick was always keen on the outdoors. He was both a cub and a scout in the Scout movement and
later involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards at Pulteney. During his life he loved camping at places such as Rapid Bay and Deep Creek.
Fittingly, in memory of Nick, 20 trees have been planted in his honour at Cape Jervis and Monarto.
INTRODUCING
Nick began at Pulteney in 1987 and completed his schooling in 1991. While studying Accountancy he worked as a kitchen hand and
discovered a love of cooking. He worked at Grimaldi’s in Burnside and then at the Edinburgh Hotel in Mitcham before heading to
Melbourne.
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He returned to Adelaide in 2008 and immediately decided to change careers. He took up a mature age apprenticeship in Refrigeration and
Mechanical Engineering. He had truly found his vocation.
Sadly, Nick passed in August this year. He will be sadly missed by his parents Wendy and Richard, and his brother Sam (1987).
Peter Gurner
Peter attended Queen’s College as a boarder with his brothers John and David between 1939 and 1945.
He was a keen and competitive sportsman involving himself with great success in Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Football and Cricket during
each of these years.
As many boys had moved to Pulteney when Queen’s closed in 1949, Peter established a close relationship with Mark Bourchier.
Peter strengthened the Queen’s Pulteney relationship by suggesting and subscribing the establishment of the Queen’s War Memorial
Scholarships at Pulteney. Many will remember Peter’s pleasure at the awarding of the inaugural scholarships, and recent opening of the
Queen’s Room at Pulteney
Tony Thwaites (1973)
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It is with great sadness that we note Tony’s passing and will include his obituary in the next edition.
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