Building of Timbertop Chapel, 1958
1955 Donald Marles joins staff (-1978; Housemaster Perry 1963-72; Master of Corio 1973-78; Headmaster Trinity Grammar School, Kew, 1979-92; OAM) as do Richard Weigall (-1993; Remedial Education; OAM), Nona EyreWalker (-1978; Bostock House), Paul McKeown (-1958; English, Outdoor Education, Timbertop; Headmaster Canberra Grammar School 1959-85; AM), Hubert Ward (-1966; Mathematics; Housemaster Manifold 196264; founder of W.H.Pincott Club; Headmaster King’s School, Ely, 1970-92; OBE), Michael Collins Persse (History, English, Archives; Curator 1994-; eponym of Archives Centre), and Ron Rees (-1992; Maintenance).. 1956 Olympic Games, Melbourne, November; John Landy (GGS 1945-48; worldrecord miler; Staff 1954-57; AC, CVO, MBE; Governor of Victoria 2001-06; eponym of Landy Club) 3rd in 1500m event; John Bedggood (GGS 1947-52) joins staff (and 1960-95; Latin, English; Housemaster Otway 1967-75, Connewarreand-Otway 1976-80; desktop publishing), 1957 Centenary celebrations (1855-57 again discounted); 24 June, Thanksgiving service attended by whole School and many OGGs, St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne; 5th Pageant Play (Their Succeeding Race by Michael Collins Persse, weaving history of School and Nation; book 1958); John Béchervaise joins staff (-1972; Director of Studies; Antarctic explorer, writer; MBE, OAM).
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Girls arrive, 1972
Timbertop chapel built, 1959
1958 Chapel of St John the Baptist (given by Miss Margaret McWhae) built at Timbertop (largely by boys) and consecrated by (Sir) Frank Woods, Archbishop of Melbourne; OGG dies in Malaya during Emergency. 1959 Foundation conference at Corio of Australian College of Education (Darling ACE President); David Happell (GGS 1944 -50) joins staff (-1976; History; Housemaster FB 1972-76) as do Tim Murray (GGS 1946-53) (-1977; History, Drama, Cricket; Housemaster Allen 1972-76; Headmaster Canberra Grammar School 1985-98; AM), Graeme Renney (-1970; Master of Bostock House 1967-70; Headmaster Ballarat Grammar School 197180, Principal Scots College, Sydney, 1980-93), and (Revd) Peter Thomson (and 1969-72, 1974-83; Master of Timbertop 1975-83); 5 schools join older 6 in APS. 1960 “Highton Project” for contiguity of Bostock House (moved 1962), The Hermitage (moved by 1973), and Marcus Oldham Farm Management College (1962); Peter Graham joins staff (-1998; Geography; Audio-Visual); Florence King Matron of Manifold House (-1975).
1964 Junior House moved to building known from 1967 as Fraser House (there until 1971); Dr David Mackey (GGS 194552) resident Medical Officer to GGS (-1993). 1961 September, Thomas Ronald Garnett (1915-2006; MACantab) Head Master (-1973; the Master Marlborough College 1952-61; gardener, ornithologist, writer; OAM; eponym of Garnett House); Peter Jardine joins staff (-1993; Woodwork, Athletics); Cricket premiership (again 1962); 1,139 boys (612 at Corio, including 552 boarders; 172 at Bostock House; 220 at Glamorgan; 135 at Timbertop). 1962 Middle School, including IIIrd Form (now Year 9) as Otway House, replaces Junior School; C.E.R. (Boz) Parsons DFC (GGS 1931-36) joins staff (-1980; Housemaster Manifold 1965-78; Senior Master 1979-80; OGGs Secretary 1981-87; Boz: Aviator, Farmer, Schoolmaster, by Neville Clark, 2010) as do David Endean (-2009; Economics, Geography; Housemaster Fraser 1979-92) and Dr Richard Maddever (-1993; Science); The Education of a Civilized Man: A Selection of Speeches and Sermons by Darling; Dick Austin (193744; Council 1958-68) makes acquisition of parts of Avalon property eventually possible. 1963 1st Form (now Year 7) become Junior House; Otway House now parallel with Barrabool, Barwon, and Connewarre; Bracebridge Wilson Hall (relocated at Corio 1914) moved to 3rd site to make way for new Science Block; Michael Hanley joins staff (-1985; Master of Timbertop 1963-69).
1965 New Science Block opened by Sir Frederick White, Chairman CSIRO; Roger Morton joins staff (-1993; Housemaster Glamorgan 1972-78, Highton 1979-92) as do Derek Berney (-1994; Housemaster Barwon 1986-92; Sailing) and (Revd) Chris Roberts-Wray (-1985; Physics; Housemaster Cuthbertson 1972-80). 1966 Charles Prince of Wales KG a pupil, basically at Timbertop, sometimes Corio; Margery Pierce endows scholarships in memory of son, Nicholas (GGS 1954-60); Dick Johnson joins staff (-1999; Geography, Drama, Cricket; Warden of Lindon 1976-85) as do Bill Hayward (-1972; Deputy Head Master; Headmaster Churchie, Brisbane, 1974-88; OAM), Glen Bechly (-1996; Latin, German; Housemaster Connewarre 1973-75; Jennings 1976-77, FB 1978-87) and Mervyn Callaghan (-1974; Director of Music). 1967 Darling Hall opens; OGG dies in Vietnam War; Timbertop: An Innovation in Australian Education by E.H.Montgomery and J.R.Darling; Christopher Davidson joins staff (-1994; Glamorgan; founding editor Australian Journal of Remedial Education; OAM).1968 Rt Hon Sir John Gorton (GGS 1927-30; AC, CH, GCMG) Prime Minister of Australia (-1971). 1969 Kennedy Medical Centre; John Herbert joins staff (-1998; Master of Bostock House 197175, of Highton 1976-81) as does Jonathan Harvey (-2004; Mathematics; Housemaster Allen 1977-91); Corio 1969.
1970 Girls from The Hermitage attend VIth-Form classes at Corio (-1971); Roger More joins staff (-1992 and 2009; Mathematics; Housemaster Perry 1984-89); Geelong Grammar School: The First Historical Phase by Philip Brown (GGS 1914-22; historian; Hon LittD Deakin). 1971 September, first GGS girl at Secondary level (Beth Rail). 1972 Co-education, 33 girls in Vth and VIth Forms (Years 11-13); Lindon (entity, not House) starts for Year 13 and some other girls (based in Fraser House - 1975; 58 members then, 4 by final year, 1992); 1st Festival of Arts (later ones 1975, 1978, 1985); Jim Winchester (GGS 1941-47) Bursar (-1988; OGGs Secretary 1989-96); Hon Sir Rupert Hamer (GGS 193034; AC, KCMG, ED) Premier of Victoria (-1981). 1973 Some girls living in Perry House (-1974; Cuthbertson 1974; otherwise girl boarders lodged with staff, but members of all senior Houses 1972-75); Neville Clark MC joins staff (-1978; English; Housemaster Fraser 1976-78; Headmaster Mentone Grammar School; author of Boz).
1974 Hon Charles Douglas Fisher (1921-1978; MAOxon) Head Master (-1978; Headmaster Scotch College, Adelaide, 1962-69, Churchie, Brisbane, 1970-74); decision to extend Co-education throughout School; Speech Day moves from end of year to October; Don Greaves joins staff (Grounds).