another of Joan Lindsay’s titles, a very amusing book called ‘Through Darkest Pondelayo’. We also have ‘Time Without Clocks’ and ‘Facts Soft and Hard’. We are only missing a book she wrote on the Red Cross and/or First Aid. In 1987, after Joan’s death, a book called ‘The Secret of Hanging Rock’ was published, the ‘never-before-published final chapter of Picnic at Hanging Rock’. The GGS Fisher Library has kindly donated this book to the COGA Archives. (**I have not had time to read this to compare it with the manuscript’s version, but would love someone to offer to do this please?) Any books in our collection may be viewed in the Fisher Library at a mutually agreed time, please contact me or Fisher Library to arrange.
and Debo McNab (Grimwade). Sue Schudmak (Sproat) – who has been assisting off and on with the archives for many years – and I have one last project to complete; formally cataloguing and indexing our wonderful collection – hopefully by the end of this year! Margie Gillett (Cordner) has contributed significantly with her excellent research and writing skills for obituaries and updating of Old Girls’ activities. We still need more helpers! If any one can spare a few hours, not necessarily down at GGS, please contact me. We would be most grateful. Jackie Mackinnon (Kelly) Archives Coordinator (M) 0417 371 496 (E) jackmack@bigpond.net.au
MUSIC MEMORABILIA:
Ed.: COGA has much to thank Jackie for with the continuation of our archive collection. She followed on from Betty Clarke (Speirs)’s wonderful work many years ago and has since spent countless hours researching and collecting material for our very historic and valuable collection. Much of this has been done at home on her own. Without the work of these two COGs we would have a very much less significant collection. Thank you from us all.
Would anyone have a ‘spare’ traditional Hymn Book please? Peta Gillespie kindly responded to last year’s request by providing a copy of the glorious Easter Anthem, ‘The Story of the Cross’. If any one wants a copy please contact me or you can find it on the net www.hymnary.org/text/in_his_own_raiment_clad PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS (HICKS) CLYDE 1927-29
Peggy was one of Australia’s most revered composers and music critics; she is also possibly our first COG to have a street sign highlighting her name! (*Do you know of others?). Peggy lived at 45 Ormond Street, Paddington, until her death in 1990 when she gifted it to the future of Australian music.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
ARCHIVE ACTION
It has been fascinating, fun and hard work for the few who have been helping with our archive collection. Over the past two or three years our closest ‘team’ have been those at the GGS Fisher Library, always quick to support and keep us smiling. I would like to thank them most humbly. Also thanks to Rosie Grant (Hallows) for her contribution, especially her enthusiasm and accuracy. She and her husband Robert provided a delicious lunch earlier this year whilst we ran an archive workshop in their house. Thank you both, and to those who attended: Dallas Kinnear (Heath), Janet Clark (Armstrong), Judy Emerson (Shaw)
In the 60s and 70s, caricatures of all Firsts team members were posted on the Nursery notice board (by the artistically talented) on the eve of Pennant matches against Toorak College. People had to guess who the drawings represented. Can you guess who this one is? Initial M. 20