Newsletter of the
Old Hamptonians Association Inc
Patron: Dr ROSS SMITH
President’s Report
I should begin by wishing everyone
a Happy New Year, but January has
been quite traumatic for many of our
members in Victoria, Tasmania and
South Australia with fierce bushfires,
and in Queensland and New South
Wales, devastating floods. At times
like this we feel so helpless, but we
can all support each other as best
we can. Our thoughts are with all
families, members and friends who
have lost property and loved ones
due to Mother Nature’s fury. Let’s
hope that the rest of the year will be
much happier and settled for us all.
Unfortunately, last year we lost
some of our long standing
members, including our Founder,
Geoff Grant, and Larry Rowe who
was loved and admired by many, as
a great friend and a true sportsman.
In this issue you will find a tribute to
Larry, written by his long time friend,
Barry Harman.
Many of our members would have
begun their primary education at
Hampton Primary, who will be
celebrating 100 years, starting with
a Twilight Carnival on March 1st.
They are inviting all former students
to attend. Memorabilia will form an
historical display. Further details
may be obtained from Sally Morgan
0418583721 or the school office.
On November 11th we held a reunion
and dedication ceremony in the
Hampton High Reserve in which we
paid tribute to our founder Mr Geoff
Grant by unveiling the House Cairn
with a commemorative plaque in
his memory for his efforts in
seeing the project to its
installation.
We also paid tribute to one of our
staunchest supporters, Mr Jack
Miller by naming a new seat, in
his honour, hereby to be known as
“ The Jack Miller Seat”, near the
commemorative plaques.
Family members from the Grants
and Millers attended along with
many old Hamptonians who
enjoyed meeting old friends in
pleasant surroundings for a very
successful reunion.
This being our fifteenth year, we
plan to celebrate in style later in
the year, details to be advised
soon.
Recently I met up with Leah
McCombe at a reunion of her
friends from the 70’s and they are
looking forward to our Fifteenth
Anniversary Reunion, so I would
ask any other Old Hamptonians
who meet regularly, to pass on the
word and support our celebration.
Without your support we find it
difficult to reach out to our
members and friends who
attended HHS. We need to have
some idea of numbers in order to
choose the right venue, so an
email or phone call to any of our
committee would be much
appreciated. Let’s make this a
celebration to remember
Phyllis Marsche - President
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
Hampton High School
Ludstone Street, Hampton
1935 - 1988
Issue No. 45 February 2013
Your Committee
President:
Phyllis Marsche (Craig)
Vice President:
Wendy Laughton (Walke)
Treasurer
Joan Bennett (Crocker)
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Secretary and Public Officer:
Christine Hargreaves (Moore) 9772 5001 (h)
Committee:
Andrew Harman
Barry Harman
Berice Jones (McCallum)
Shirley Keen
Christine McKell
Jan O’Connor (Walke)
Aurora Production:
Bruce Bathols
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Mail Address for all correspondence:
Old Hamptonians Association Inc
PO Box 410
CHELSEA VIC 3196
Email:
[email protected]
Website: www.oldhamptonians.org.au
We are very grateful to the
following ex students for
their donations:
DONATIONS
Alan Mance
Ed Mackenzie
Joan Phillips
H a m p t o n
Primary School
Centenary, on
1st March 2013.
See page 2 for more
details
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LARRY ROWE
by Barry Harman
10.01.1941 – 18.10.2012
Memories of a great friend and a
true sportsman.
Larry and I first met on our Sports
ground at Hampton High at the
start of our Secondary education.
It was to be a long lasting
friendship.
We both lived in Wickham Road
Moorabbin, so from then on we
rode our bikes every school day
together and also Graham
(“Nunny”) Nunn, who lived in
Cheltenham.
Larry and I agreed to take towel
and togs and head down to
Sandy beach after school at the
start of the football season. I would
meet Larry at the Rugby ground
every night and we would train
together until dinner time.
In 1956, I left school to start work.
Larry was picked up by Richmond
Football Club when I was playing for
Cheltenham. We used to see each
other at the beach in Summer or a
quick “hello: at G.J.Coles in
Melbourne.
Larry and a friend of his, Richard,
started a Men’s Wear store in
Bentleigh and Used to work in the
shop on Saturday mornings because
he had to play V.F.L. football for the
Tigers.
Larry agreed to be Best Man at my
wedding to Dawn Midgley who was
also an H.H.S girl. Dawn and I both
attended Larry’s wedding. As children
came along for both of us, Larry’s
football commitments and a new
business venture, we lost touch for a
while until a mate of mine gave me a
mobile phone number and I finally
found Larry again, living in
Queensland.
He said, “I’ll be down for a
cuppa”. That was just before
Christmas 2010. Phyllis called
in just in time to see Larry. At
that time we did not know that
he was fighting prostate
cancer.
I called Ross Smith and Peter
Schokman to tell them all and
they caught up with Larry the
following year in Queensland,
setting up a game of golf with
Barry Francis another H.H.S
mate.
In 2011 we all attended Larry’s
70th Birthday with our partners,
at his son David’s restaurant in
St. Kilda, where we had a great
evening. Larry said that until he
received my phone call it
bought back memories of our
schooldays together – but now
no longer.
When we lost Larry to cancer,
we lost a very special person!
R.I.P Larry
Hampton Primary School is
celebrating 100 years
on 1st March 2013
We are planning a year of celebrations starting at
our Twilight Carnival.
We would like to invite as many former Hampton
Primary students to come along and also to gather
memorabilia from over the years for a historical
display.
As there would be a very large overlap between the
past students of Hampton Primary and Hampton
High, I was hoping you might be willing to help us by
JOHN KELTON
asking your members if they have memorabilia
from their days at Hampton Primary?
Also, if you are aware of any history of the Primary
school or anything interesting we could use or follow
up?
The co-ordinator is Sally Morgan and she may
be contacted on 0418 583 721 if you can assist in
any way as described above.
Passed away aged 75 Years
I am writing to inform you of the very sad passing of
my older brother John, also an Old Hamptonian, and
previously of Darwin, NT.
John passed away in the very early hours of 17
December 2012 in Perth, WA, where he had just
moved to from Darwin, to be near to his only daughter
Kerry, and grandsons and great grand children.
John had been suffering from Alzheimers disease in
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
By Allen Kelton
Cheltenham Vic
recent years, and suffered a major stroke on
Sunday 12 December, 2012. Unfortunately he
could not be saved.
John spent five years at Hampton High School
from 1949 - 1953. He was Senior House Captain
of Flinders House in 1953, and Vice Captain of
the Senior Football team.
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Four Old Hamptonians
Photo supplied by Margaret Perrin
This photo is of four Old Hamptonians (all now octogenarians ) and we meet several times per year for
lunch. Names are (from left) :Lois Bennett (nee Lewelyn) at HHS 1941-1943; Joan Jouning (nee Crosthwaite) at HHS 1942-1944;
Shirley Marshall (nee Felton) at HHS 1943- 1946; Margaret Perrin (nee Mott) at HHS 1943 -1947
Regular meeting - Form 5 - 1946
Joan Phillips (Hay)
These
old
HHS ladies
have
been
meeting for
several years
on a regular
basis. Some
of them meet
every two or
three months.
This photo
was taken at
Hampton
recently.
From Left: Front: Ethel Clerici (nee Taylor), 2: Margaret Adams (nee Blackman), 3: Joan Sydenham (Nee) Sharpin),
4: Joan Phillips (nee Hay).
Right: Front: Margaret Lindley, 2: Merle Dewhurst (nee Andrews), 3: Betty Neyland (nee Densham)
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
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... and again, our 1946 Old Hamptonians
.
Photos submitted by
Joan Phillips (nee Hay)
Photo taken at the Baths, Sorrento Dec 2012.
.
L-R: Audrey Grant (nee Laugher), Margaret Lindley, Mora Stockton (nee Bilson), Joan Phillips (nee Hay)
Our Yearly Dementia Test — only 4 questions !
It’s that time of year again — for us
to take our annual senior citizen test.
Exercise of the brain is as important
as exercise of the muscles. As we
grow older, it’s important to keep
mentally alert. If you don’t use it, you
lose it! Below is a very private way
to gauge how your memory
compares to the last test. Some
may think it is too easy, but the ones
with memory problems may have
difficulty.
Take the test presented here to
determine if you’re losing it or not.
OK — relax — clear your mind and
begin — GO!
1. What do you put in a toaster?
Answer: ‘bread.’ If you said ‘toast’,
give up now and do something else.
( Try not to hurt yourself.( If you said,
bread, go to question 2.
2. Say ‘silk’ five times. Now spell
‘silk.’ What do cows drink?
Answer: Cows drink water. If you
said ‘milk’, don’t attempt the next
question. Your brain is overstressed after a year of excessive
thinking & reading and may even
overheat. Content yourself with
reading more appropriate literature
such as Auto World. However, if
you said ‘water’, proceed to question
3.
3. If a red house is made from red
bricks and a blue house is made
from blue bricks and a pink house
is made from pink bricks and a
black house is made from black
bricks, what is a green house made
from?
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
Answer: Greenhouses are made
from glass or shade cloth. If you said
‘green bricks,’ why are you still
reading these? If you said ‘glass’ or
‘shade cloth’, go on to question 4.
4. Without using a calculator - You
are driving a bus from London to
Milford Haven in Wales. In London,
17 people get on the bus. In
Reading, 6 people get off the bus
and 9 people get on. In Swindon, 2
people get off and 4 get on. In
Carmathen, 6 people get off and 3
get on. You then arrive at Milford
Haven...
How old is the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!
Don’t you even remember your
own age? It was YOU driving the
bus!!
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Engraved Brick pavers ordering information
For more information on the Pavers project, please refer to previous issues, or our web site www.oldhamptonians.org.au.
Individual Brick / Paver - Your donation of $40 entites you to have your name engraved into a brick / paver as a lasting record
of your valued support. This will be permantly installed in the main pathway at the Memorial.
Engraving details: Please print clearly in block letters, max 32 characters. One character represents one letter, number,
space or punctuation mark. Please copy this form and forward it to Pavers Co-Ordinator, (see below) together with your
remittance.
Costs: One paver: $40 each. Additional pavers: $30 each.
Are you ordering
One Paver
Two Pavers
Three or more pavers
(if ordering more than one paver please return all orders together)
Enclosed is a cheque for $ _____________
Contact name:
Address:
Simply fill out this form, and return it
with full payment to :
................................................................................
................................................................................
Old Hamptonians
Pavers Co-Ordinator
PO Box 410
CHELSEA VIC 3196
Phone: ......................................... Postcode ................
Archival CDs - Our history of Hampton High School
Stage 1 of the Electronic Scanning of the old Hampton High School archives has
now been completed. This includes all of the original editions of “The Aurora” produced
by the school, and class photographs of students.
This has been a massive project and we thank the members for your donations in
being able to support the scanning over the past several years.
A number of CDs have been prepared covering overlapping years.
OLD HAMPTONIANS
ASSOCIATION INC.
Membership Subscriptions
1st July 2012 to 30th June 2013
Membership $15-00
All subscriptions are to be
CD1
CD2
CD3
CD4
Number
of Copies
Send this order to Old Hamptonians Archival CD, PO Box 410, Chelsea Vic
3196 , together with your remittance for the total amount being the CD number x
Number of Copies reqd . Please do not send cash in the mail.
forwarded to :The Secretary
Old Hamptonians Assoc
PO Box 410
Chelsea Vic 3196
Name ...........................................................................................................
Memorabillia for Sale
Address ........................................................................................................
Pennants
$10
Commemorative Certificates $ 9
1988 edition Aurora
$ 4
Caps [baseball type]
$15
TeeShirts [new design-collared]
$30
Wine glasses
[etched with motiff]
$8
Box of 6
$40
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Orders for CDs are now being
Amount enclosed $ ......................
accepted. Each CD is $10 posted
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anywhere in Australia. Depending
The CDs are available in the on your response, a delay in
processing may occur.
following groups :CD1 Years 1920s to 1945 Scanning will continue as we
receive new material, and will be
CD2 Years 1940 to 1955
added to the CD archives. These
CD3 Years 1950 to 1965
will form the basis of Stage 2 for
CD4 Years 1960 to 1988
release at a later date.
If paying Subs, CDs, Pavers etc by Direct Credit, our Bankers are :
COMMONWEALTH BANK of AUSTRALIA, CHELSEA BRANCH
BSB
063 - 118 Acct No 1042 9536 Old Hamptonians Association Inc
Please advise us by email or telephone so that we may track your payment.
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
Postage extra $8 for most items.
Glasses may be extra.
Please contact the Secretary, or
send us an email if you desire to
purchase any of the above items.
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Our “Terminal” Newsletter - Vol: 1, No: 1
In May 1959, the quarterly or Term
newsletter which we knew as “The
Aurora”, was replaced by a “Terminal
Newsletter”. We are not sure now
whether the reference to “Terminal”
was in fact that is was for the current
Term, or was in the stages of a
severe medical problem.
Here is the front page of Vol 1, No 1.
Lets now turn the pages and have a
brief look at some of the interesting
items inside the newsletter.
Cadet Report:
Under the capable leadership of
Lieutenants Barker and Cecil,the
Cadet Corps have begun the year
with a maximum roll of 65 keen
young cadets. During the Christmas
holidays, several personell attended
the CUO and NCO courses at Point
Lonsdale, gaining not only
commendable results, but also
valuable experience.
With the regular supervision of WO’s
Rocket and Curry, members of the
Australian Regular Army, the Corps
made rapid progress, recently
completing a highly successful
Anzac Day Parade. With the advent
of the annual camp and several
intended bivouacs in the future, the
stage is set for an interesting, yet
instructive year of training.
Cadet Under Officer (CUO) Peter
Schokman.
Inter-School Swimming Sports:
For the ninth successive year,
Hampton High School won the
Peninsula Division Swimming
Sports. For the first year, shields
were presented and Hampton won
the boys, the girls and the combined
aggregate shields. The stars of the
day were Robyn Quigley, Joan
Wright and Ross Smith. The senior
boy’s wins were due to the vigorous
early morning training.
Thanks go to Mrs Collins, Miss
Arnoldt, Mr Gurry, and Mr Cecil for
their help and interest.
Anne Lawrie and Jeff Byrne
(Captains)
Prefects Report:
This year, eleven new prefects were
chosen to fill the places left by those
Prefects who did not return to school
to do Matriculation.
Jeffrey Byrne: Jeff, a popular
school swimming champion is doing
Matric., this year with the idea in mnd
of becoming a woodwork teacher.
The Seven new girl prefects were:Lorraine Ball: - who is a member
of the school hockey and tennis
teams, works well at school as a
prefect, and is particularly interested,
so I hear, in Biology - her pet subject.
Ross Dimsey: Ross has
represented the school in Athletics,
and wants to do pharmacy, after
doing Matriculation.
Valerie Eaton: - is an able prefect
and has been very efficient in her
duties throughout the term. She
plays hockey in the Kennedy house
team.
Robert Hose: - Eyre’s Hopiuse
Captain last year, was a member of
the school Swimming team. He is a
keen yachtsman and has had a very
successful season at the
Sandringham Yacht Club.
Patricia Jones:- is a brillianty
scholar, and a keen tennis player,
haviong represented the school in
that sport the summer terms.
Ross Smith: - an outstanding all
round sportsman, is studyih for his
Leaving. He was Kennedy’s House
Captain last year, and has
represented the school in most
sports. Last year, he was Captain of
the
successful
Melbourne
Metropolitan area football team.
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
Carol Schneider:- is well liked by
the jumior girls and has great
success with them in carrying out
her duties. She is also a hard worker
on the “social side” of the school.
Diane Tipper: - Sturt’s house
captain last year, is interested in
sport - particularly Basketball, and
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is popular with the girls. She wants
to become a Secondary School
teacher.
Diane Warburton:- is a quiet, but
capable prefect, and is a member
of the school softball and tennis
teams. She also does a lot of typing
work for varioius people at school.
Janice Waters: - is another girl who
does her duties without any trouble.
She is good at both school work and
sport, being a member of the tennis
team.
Other second year prefects are:Girls: Margaret Proctor who is
Head Prefect. June Callaway.
Robin Thorne and Sonya
Wolman.
Boys: Stratis Arvanitakis, Bryan
Burke, Graham Jamieson, Dennis
Meadows, Peter Morton, and
Peter Schokman.
Richard Evans (Head Prefect)
The Mailman cometh!
Thanks to an article in the
Newsletter, I made contact with
Richard O’Keeffe.
We emailed back and forwards and
I put him in touch with Max Reid.. We
were all students together in the late
1940s.
“Uncle Percy’s” Chops - Recipe
Several of our members have
requested pubication of some of
the “older” recipes that we all used
to love.
Here is one we hope you will enjoy,
courtesy of Annie Bathols, the wife
of our editor. Thanks Annie.
Uncle Percy’s Chops:
Ingredients:
750 grams lamb chops
1 clove garlic crushed
2 tablespoons flour
11/2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 cups water
Directions:
1. Trim fat from chops.
2. Crush garlic.
3. Combine all ingredients except
chops.
4. Put chops into baking /
casserole dish.
5. Pour combined ingredients
over chops.
6. Let stand for at least one hour.
7. Bake in oven 160 Deg C
uncovered for approx. one hour.
8. Serve with rice and steamed
vegetables.
Over many years, my wife Ann and
I, and Max and his wife Helen, have
spent many holidays together, and
this year as we were visiting them
on the Sunshine coast, we arranged
to catch up with Richard and
Vivienne, and a few others from
school days.
Unfortunately we had to cancel at the
last minute but the others met up.
A few weeks later, we actually got to
the Sunshine Coast, and once again
arranged to meet Richard, at Max
and Helen’s home.
On the day of our meeting, we
received a call that necessitated an
immediate return to Melbourne.
Fortunately Richard arrived early,
and we had the oppportunity to meet
for a couple of hours and go over
old times.
Attached is a photo of three old “has
beens”, who despite our age are still
going strong. We hope to catch up
early in the new year with Richard
and Vivienne in Melbourne, and in
May going overseas with Max and
Helen.
Farnham Molesworth
Mt Martha Vic 3934
Richard
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
Farnham
Max
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...and now while are travelling down memory
lane, here are some excerpts from “Aurora” 1977
The following informative
guide is published for the
benefit of parents who have
difficulty understanding
teacher’s report comments:
Satisfactory:
He doesn’t bother me.
A quiet steady worker:
I don’t know who he is.
Can do better:
I think I know who he is.
A definite improvement:
Got a higher marke than last year.
Conscientious:
Does the homework.
Needs to work harder:
He’s a lazy slob.
Brilliant:
He knows more than I do
Has difficulty keeping up:
He knows less than I do.
A disruptive influence:
He snores too loudly.
Must improve:
Can’t do any worse.
Will do well:
He laughs at my jokes.
Reliable:
Always sits in the same seat.
A useful class member:
Cleans the blackboard.
Making excellent progress:
I’m a good teacher.
An interested student:
Doesn’t go to sleep.
A capable student:
Brings the right books.
Has difficulty communicating his
ideas:
I can’t read his essays.
Participates keenly in class
discussions:
A loudmouth.
Poem !!!
I thought of this poem in English
today,
It was simple but I liked it then,
It had rhyme and rhythm and was
quite correct,
Old Hamptonians Association - Aurora - February 2013
The only problem I had was the name,
I thought but a name did not click...So
I went on to finish the poem.
But wait, I thought, ... A poem with no
name....When I haven’t a poem in
the start,...A poem with no name,...A
name with no poem,... I might as well
not even start it, ... Now I’ve thought
of a poem with rhythm and
rhyme,...And I dont even know what
I’m writing.
Paul Sleep 3A
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