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OBGS COMMUNITY FOR LIFE
Reunions
Meliora Club Dinner The 44th Annual Meliora Club Dinner was held, as always, on the Tuesday immediately preceding the Head of the River, Senior Regatta. The 2013 dinner held special significance being the 30th Anniversary of our first winning of the Fairbairn Cup. All living members of the 1983 victorious crew came to the dinner including Brett Barton who made the trip from Lancaster, Massachusetts USA especially for the dinner and Regatta on the Saturday.
OBGS COMMUNITY FOR LIFE 30 Year Reunion – Class of 1983
25 Year Reunion – Class of 1987
5 Year Reunion – Class of 2008 LEFT Midori Cranston caught up with “Her Crowther Boys” L to R Ryan Burge, Alex Carter, Dennis McCallum, Josh Donnellan, Midori Cranston, James Hay, Brad Price, Michael Hodgson, Cameron Rosengarten, Zach Wilson, Tim Biggin and Jordan Drysdale.
RIGHT Peter Toms, Andrew Bassat, Gary Flaherty and Cameron Yates. FAR RIGHT L to R Cameron Yates, David Kay, Chris Keighley, Gary Flaherty and Greg Horsey Below All the attendees
Adelaide Reunion
Top The 1983 Victorious First VIII L to R standing Jason Veale (4), Mark Mitchell (cox), Howard Bradfield (3), Tony Bowyer (5). Seated Richard Hall (bow), Paul McGann (Coach), Ian Shippen (7), Andrew Cooper (Stroke) and Bret Barton (6). Absent - Robert Kovacevic (2) passed away in 1998 LEFT On the left the late Prof. Bill Hare, a great supporter of BGS rowing, enjoying the company of Nobby Forster (1960 centre) and Peter Gadsden. Bill passed away on 31 May this year. Below Yjr First VIII L to R Richard Hall, Alisdair Gnauck (bow), Matt Johnson (4), Paul McGann, Ed Tait (3), Jack Wheeler (5), Howard Bradfield, Will Simon (2), Jason Veale, Alex Douglas (stroke), Andrew Cooper, George Longbottom (7), Brett Barton, Andrew Maglio (6), Tom Fisher (cox), Mark Mitchell and Tony Bowyer
The first ever Combined APS Adelaide Reunion was held at the magnificent St Peter’s College in Adelaide on 21 June with representatives of Old Brighton Grammarians’, Carey, Caulfield, St Kevin’s, Wesley and Xavier.
Class of 2012 First Reunion right L to R Jeremy Walker, James Nicolazzo, Billy Gibney, Pat Vella, Tom Abbott, John Williams, Hank Kim, Miles Ager, Campbell Beveridge, Jack Knight BeloW All the attendees
Left L to R Paul Strain, Marek Wolski, Nick Cann, and Rory Grant
60 Years On – Reunion of the Pendennis Chapter
ABOVE L to R Zach Wilson, Tom Priestley, Tom Mariani, Cameron Rosengarten and Mark Sainsbery
Many thanks to Mr Simon Murray, Headmaster of St Peter’s for hosting the function in Adelaide. BELOW L to R Dan Anderson (1970), Jan Anderson, Peter Toms, Andrew Biggin (1969) OBGS Alumni Manager, Will Zacharin (1976), Ian Charlton (1961), Andy Becker (1959) and Doug Rowston (1959)
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