The Terracian June 2003

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COLLEGE PRINCIPAL’S PAGE

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s a relative newcomer to the College, I was fortunate enough to make two memorable connections with Old Boys of the College in the early weeks of this term. The first occasion was at the Terrace Rugby Dinner at which Gregory Terrace Old Boy Hugh Lunn was the guest speaker.

As well as being an outstanding author, Hugh is a wonderful speaker and a charming guest. His speech that night was outstanding and included some wonderful stories of his time at Terrace and memories of Christian Brothers such as Br Dillon. His address was made all the more special by Hugh’s obvious passion and the strong feeling he holds for Terrace. His was not the only tearfilled eye that evening when he brought out his old Red and Black Firsts jersey from his own playing days. In the following week, I had the opportunity to meet four of the members of the Senior Class of 1943. In talking with Dr Fred Schubert, Mr Nev Eaves, Mr Noel Hayson and Dr John Buckley I was touched by their camaraderie and friendship, which was forged when the College was a good deal smaller than it is today. Both of these occasions speak to me of the enormous spirit that has existed within the Terrace community over a long period of time, and from my own observations it is obvious that this spirit is alive and well among the boys who are the students of Terrace today.

Mr Chris Cawley

One of the reasons why this spirit continues to shine is the commitment of long-term staff members, who by their continuity of service typify the ethos of Edmund Rice. Earlier this term presentations were made on Assembly recognising the contribution to Edmund Rice Education made at Terrace by the following staff: 15 years of service – Mr Chris Cawley; Mr Adrian Pauley; Mr Geoff Ludlow [At right] 20 years of service – Ms Vicki Sargent [At right below] 30 years of service – Mr Laurie Mobbs [At right below] Mr

Term two represents our busiest time of the year in terms of the level of involvement in cocurricular activities. Hardly a boy is not involved in some aspect of school activity outside the classroom. In the cultural area of the school, another successful GPS Debating was concluded while QDU Debating continued to involve many boys. (Debating features elsewhere in this edition). As well, our premier musical talent was showcased at the Formal Music Concert, which was held at the Old Museum Building early in May. In addition to this many boys were involved in this year’s musical co-production with All Hallows, The Sound of Music, as well as the Middle School production of Guards! Guards! The GPS Chess competition also commenced during the term. GPS and CIC sport has focussed upon Rugby and Soccer, with well over half the school population involved in either our thirty-nine Rugby teams or sixteen Soccer teams. Both of the Firsts teams have performed well, though their scoreboard results have not always reflected the level of effort or the quality of their play. Also commencing this term has been the cross-country season with the runners preparing well and building momentum ahead of the Championship next term. None of this would happen without a great deal of effort from across the College community - the staff, parents, Old Boys and the students themselves. Thanks to all who have been involved both on and off the field.

Dr McManus returns at the end of the term, rested and refreshed from his sabbatical. During his travels he has been also been involved in the implementation of a pastoral care house system at Chaminade College, in St Louis, USA, our exchange College since 1998. Our own system has been the The Terracian model upon which theirs has been developed. This is Series III, Vol 10, No 2 a credit to all those people who have made our house JUNE, 2003 system what it is today.

ISSN 1320 - 2405 Published by St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, BRISBANE, 4000.

Terrace Website: http://www.terrace.qld.edu.au Editors: Br Fergus Gagen (Archives), Cameron Gibson (Development Officer) Phone: (07) 3214 5200 Email: FergusGagen@terrace.qld.edu.au Printer: Clarke & Mackay 07 3277 2855 Advertising: Contact Cameron Gibson on (07) 3214 5212 Circulation: 4650 2 - The Terracian, June 2003

Adrian Pauley

Mr Geoff Ludlow

Ms Vicki Sargent

Whilst the commencement of the term, for me, began with encounters with Terrace Old Boys, these latter weeks of the term have involved interviewing families of prospective, future students…future Old Boys. These interviews are inevitably happy occasions when the hope and expectation of eleven-yearold boys brings the promise of new life and energy.

Amongst them are the Hugh Lunns of the future, the reunions of sixty years time. Long may that continue!

Mr Peter Fullagar Acting College Principal Mr Laurie Mobbs

DR PAUL TWOMEY, TERRACIAN, HONOURED

MOST FAMOUS BROTHER?

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r Paul Twomey (GT School Captain 1978) has been announced as the new President and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) - the first non-US citizen to be appointed head. He replaced the retiring President in mid-March this year.

In the September 1998 issue of the Terracian we told how Dr Twomey had been appointed CEO of the National Office of Information Economy (NOIE). From 1989 until 1994 he worked for McKinsey and Company, specialising in telecommunications and financial services; he consulted for clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and New York.

Then from 1994-1997 he gained further international experience as Executive General Manager of the Australian Trade Commission. Then as we mentioned in an earlier Terracian he headed the Australian National Office for the Information Economy - until 2000. In 2000 the Australian government appointed him its Special Representative for the Internet and ICANN. For the three years ending November, 2002, he served as the first chair of the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee, a global forum of governmental representatives that provides advice to the ICANN Board on public policy issues. In this role he worked with global constituencies in arriving at consensus on broad policy issues.

The current ICANN Board Chairman commented, “I am very pleased that Paul will be the next ICANN President, following a thorough and global search process. His strong background in private and government sectors, coupled with his extensive experience with ICANN, provides a solid foundation for his leadership.

He will hit the ground running.”

Dr Paul Twomey He holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from Queensland University, a Master of Arts (Political Science and International Relations) from Pennsylvania State University and a PhD in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.

An April article this year in The Age says: “His new job as the 41-year-old president and chief executive of the global internet naming authority, ICANN, comes with some serious frequent flyer miles and a world leader-type salary - $A430,000 a year for the three-year contract.”

Congratulations, Paul, from all at Terrace.

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r John Stanislaus Campbell spent twentytwo years at Terrace (1943-1964) as staff member or Headmaster. He was responsible for starting the building programme which is still on-going and for acquiring the Tennyson playing fields.

As well he was highly respected in literary circles which made him well-known outside the usual educational circles of the College.

At the end of his time at Terrace the Old Boys requested that he sit for his portrait and Sir William Dargie was commissioned to do the painting in 1982. The work was completed in 1983. [Copy above] Br Campbell was also awarded the OBE; and was appointed the first Queensland Provincial of the Christian Brothers in 1967. He died suddenly in 1984, actually when he was ne of the souvenirs of World War I held in the Archives at Terrace is an extract from the getting dressed to attend the Terrace Annual Diary that Stan Stratford kept when he served at Gallipoli in 1915 as a Staff Sergeant (Army Prize-Giving Ceremony. number 510!) in the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance He enlisted on September 25, 1914 and He is probably the most famous Brother ceased service on August 10, 1917, after being diagnosed as suffering from enteric (typhoid who was part of the Brothers’ staff at St fever): “15.10.1915 - This morning I was sent away (from Gallipoli) with enteric.” He was disJoseph’s College, Gregory Terrace. May he rest charged from hospital and was sent to an Enteric Convalescent Camp in Port Said and he left in peace. from here for Australia in January 1916, finally arriving in Brisbane on February 9, 1916.

Interestingly enough he mentions Captain Buchanan a few times - for example in Colombo Deceased Old Boys this year Thomas John Grundy (Senior 2002) on the way to Gallipoli, 14.1.1915 - In one street we were mobbed by a lot of children begging James Mahoney Jnr (Senior 1957) for money; in another case Captain Buchanan just raised his hand and a crowd of natives with Fr John Webber SM (Senior 1930) rickshaws surrounded us. He doesn’t mention - he might not know - that Dr Buchanan was also Frank Butterworth (GT 1930s) from Terrace and also served in the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance. In those days army Staff Fr John Clarke (GT 1940) Sergeants did not associate very much with Doctor Captains in off-duty army experiences.

Julian Yates (Senior 1996) On his return, Stan soon became Honorary Secretary for the Christian Brothers’ Old Boys Brian Cummins (GT 1948-65) and issued an “Appeal” in late 1918 for Holy Communion of all present and past students of Vincent Williams (GT 1943-44) Christian Brothers’ Schools on December 8 at St Stephen’s Cathedral. “Many of our relatives, Bob Beatson (GT 1922-23) friends and companions of schooldays have fallen in the world-war which, for over four years, has decimated the ranks of human kind and wrought sorrow in countless homes. Daily we have OLD BOYS’ DATE CLAIMER seen the ranks of life’s affections and friendships depleted by the blighting curse of fratricidal he GTOBA is holding its popular Race Day strife.” After working in field hospitals on Gallipoli, Stan knew what he was talking about and at Eagle Farm on July 19 2003 and the I am sure the Old Boys recognised that.

Vitanza’s Terrace Cup will be the feature race.

Four of Stan’s sons attended Terrace. Stan Junior was there (1941-49), then Pat (1942-51), The Race Day is to be held on the day after then Greg (1948-56) and finally Michael from 1951-56. Father Pat Stratford celebrated Mass for the GTOBA Annual Dinner. the 1951 Senior class celebrating their fifty years since leaving Terrace. Fr Pat is currently Racing at the Brisbane tracks during the Parish Priest at Sandgate in northern Brisbane. With two communities of Christian Brothers in Winter Carnival attracts the best horses in the his parish he is well able to continue the association with the Christian Brothers that Stan nation and the Terrace Day is at the close of started when he attended Terrace a century ago (He started school in 1903!) the Carnival.

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STAN AND PAT STRATFORD, TERRACIANS

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TERACE AT WAR

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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e are learning more and more about what happened to so many Terracians when they were called to take part in a war. This was in the Great War, the Second World War, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Somalia, and the Wars against Iraq.

Terrace past students had a part in all of these.

Martin Kerby, currently teaching at Nudgee, has included Terrace in his researches - with full approval of Dr McManus. A deal of information has found its way into the last couple of Terracians.

Martin would like to hear from a. anyone who served in any capacity in the Armed Forces; or b. anyone who is related to someone or who knows someone; or c. anyone with even a photograph with a name and a date: he can track it down from there.

If you are able to help, please contact Martin at <mke@staff.nudgee.com> or phone him on 07 3865 0555. Mr Kerby has recently published his book on past students of Nudgee (Undying Echoes) who were involved in one or other of the Wars in which Australia had taken part. An excellent book! And it certainly shows what a superb volume will came from the Terrace at War story.

Please provide information about family members who were involved. We really know very little about all those past students who served Australia as soldiers all over the world over the last century and a quarter. Help us know more.

The Online “Terracian” The Web address is: www. terrace.qld.edu.au/terrnews/index.htm

NEW SENIOR COUNSELLOR

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y name is Jocelyn Norrie and I started as the new Senior Counsellor at the beginning of Term 2. Prior to Terrace I worked at St Joseph’s and St Saviour’s Colleges in Toowoomba and my previous employment history is in Child and Youth focused community service. [Photo at right below.]

My primary role at Terrace is to coordinate counselling services and provide personal counselling.

The existing team remains the same with Mr Tedd Dunglison as part time Careers Counsellor and Mr Bob Campbell, full time Personal Counsellor.

So far this term I have had the opportunity to meet students in a number of different contexts and on each occasion I have been impressed by the individual young men themselves and also the opportunities Terrace is providing for their academic, sporting, cultural and spiritual development.

Students, staff and parents have been very welcoming and this seems to be an accurate reflection of the Terrace community in general.

I look forward to working with those students and families who need special care at different times and participating in the overall life of the College.

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his photo comes from the Athletic Carnival (as it was called then) of 1967.

The boys in the photo - unnamed in the December 1967 issue of “Terrace” would all be in their fifties in 2003!

The Headmaster then was Br McBrien, the School Captain was Matt Foley and the Dux was Michael Treloar.

DO YOU REMEMBER “L’ECARRET”?

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f you can remember “ L’Ecarret” you must have attended Terrace in 1965 or early 1966. If it is still a mystery, try spelling it backwards! It was a student newspaper which published eight issues in 1965 and one in 1966.

The Editor received a phone call about it in early May. The caller who now lives in NSW was one of the student editors and was wondering why The Terracian is named Series III when there were a number of predecessors. I suggested that Series I was the “Terrace Quarterly Review” which was about twenty pages printed for three years (1938-1940) while Series II was “Terrace” produced from 1963-1968 and consisted of four pages each issue. I thought that “L’Ecarret” was typed and duplicated, thus putting it in a different category.

Another student paper mentioned in The Terracian in June 1998 issue was also known as “The Terracian” and was issued by students in the YCS (Young Catholic Students) between 1956 and 1959. It was printed and included photographs made from blocks loaned by such papers as “The Courier Mail”, “The Telegraph” and “The Catholic Leader”. It was well produced and must have taken a lot of students’ time!

There are also copies of “Trend” in the Archives. This was also a typed and photocopied paper which was for some years, especially in 1970, issued with “Terrace News”. Gradually “Terrace News” - produced weekly by staff took over from “Trend” which was produced by students in “spare” time.

GREGORY TERRACE SITE AS IT WAS IN 1975

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his photo was taken in Terrace’s 100th year; and it is very clear that very much has been added since then. The last twenty-eight years have seen much added to the physical structure of the College and it would be hoped that the moral influence of the school and the education provided to its students have also developed as thoroughly.

Last year was the Bicentenary Year of Edmund Rice Education and it saw the inauguration of the first building on the site, the old Brothers’ House, as the new Treacy Centre. (This is the nearest building in the photograph.) Dr McManus spoke in the December issue of The Terracian of the gradual “creating of a culture where the defining spirit of Terrace is in fact its spirituality”.... a fact he sees substantiated by the quality and commitment we see every day in the quality of the ordinary Terrace man.

If we think of the average Terracian turning seventeen in Year 12, then any Old Boys who are above their mid-forties would have finished at Terrace by the time this picture was taken. Some of the changes one of them would see now: - the school extends in 2003 from Water Street through to Gregory Terrace and from Victoria Street through to Rogers Street; - Billet Street has been resumed for school use, but the old street sign now marks where it used to run until the mid-1980s; - on Water Street now we have the Arts, Manual Arts and Graphics building (1982-85), and the Outdoor Basketball Court (1985); - next comes the main parking area for College Staff; - then where the old toilet block used to be is now Mount Sion: Finance Offices, College Principal, Administration (1989); - on Victoria Street is the Connelly Building (Science and Music) and classrooms and Stationery, Uniform and Book Hire (1995, 2002); - also on Victoria Street is the Campbell Centre, the Library and classrooms (1975); - under Duhig Place is now the College Pool (which is excavated to the old Billet Street level); and nearby the Celtic Cross (1987); - then on Victoria Street the Computer Centres, upper Staffroom, Callan Centre, classrooms (1964 and 2002); - on Gregory Terrace and the old Billet Street:: Brothers’ House (1876 and 1887), College Hall (1879 and 1888), Drama, Junior School, Film and TV, Tuckshop (1918, 1938 and 1954); - Chapel of the Holy Family, Undercover parking, GT125 Theatre, Classrooms, Rooftop Seminar area (2000)

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r Coman McCarthy (GT 1932-36) the oldest Christian Brother past student of Terrace remembers: “When I was a student at Terrace the triangular-shaped school grounds were bounded by Gregory Terrace, Rogers Street and Billet Street. Where Billet Street met Rogers Street the walls looked like the prow of a ship. The teaching staff was composed of Christian Brothers only. There were seven classrooms and two Science rooms. All the primary classes Grades 2 to 4 were housed in what is now the Founder’s Room. The Sub-Scholarship and Scholarship classes were in a room that is now the stage of College Hall.

“Sub-Junior and Junior classes were large. Where the Tuckshop is now, housed Junior B. Junior A occupied one room and Sub-Senior and Senior were in the adjoining room. The Library consisted of cupboards at one end of the Senior classroom.

“There were no rooms set aside for Administration - that was done in the Headmaster’s ‘spare time’ without any secretarial staff.

“We had a twenty metre swimming pool and a handball court. The present “stage” between Paul Lutvey (Senior 1980) the Brothers’ residence and the school was reserved as the Brothers’ garden and a hedge marked Bob Lette (Senior 1960) the boundary. There were two huge fig trees at the level of the lower playground. The sloping Anthony O'Dwyer (Senior 1983) playground had been asphalted as far as the steps to College Hall. The rest of the playground was LEVEL 22, CENTRAL PLAZA ONE gravel with a row of chestnut trees and the fence at Billet Street was a hedge. A jacaranda tree was 345 QUEEN STREET BRISBANE AUSTRALIA 4000 just inside the gate in Rogers street. The toilet block was at the junction of Billet and Rogers GPO BOX 2026 BRISBANE Q 4001 DX 306 TELEPHONE (07) 3229 2955 Street. These amenities were basic, but it must be remembered that there were no Commonwealth FACSIMILE (07) 3229 8075 or State Funding during the Great Depression years.” [Address to College Assembly, May 1999] The Terracian, June 2003 - 5

REVISITING 1983 - TWENTY YEARS OF HISTORY AGO

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am sure that the GT First VIII will never forget the 1983 Head of the River.

The Eight came third in the race to BGS and TSS, but there was an immediate protest (not from any of the first three teams) which was allowed.

So GT was second for a short while, but was back to third by the end of the week when the protest was disallowed!. Then followed months of bitterness and recrimination and finally (July 18!) it was officially declared “No Race” and as such it has appeared in the GPS Record Book each year since.

The Swimmers obtained the same result as in 1982, coming second to BSHS. As the Terrace News said: In a memorable performance of team solidarity and effort, Terrace was untroubled to hold a comfortable second place while at no time really threatening the awesome power of BSHS. The Water, water, everywhere! Against Nudgee on the Flats. final points were 1. BSHS 264; 2 GT 253; 3 BGS 225; 4 IGS 205; 5 BBC 183; 7 TSS 165; 8 NC 156; 9. TGS 128.

These were the days of the “split” Cricket season when the first part was before Easter and the competition ended in late October. As usual Terrace had a “mixed” season. As was reported in Terrace News after the Nudgee game: For the eighth time in nine matches Terrace lost the toss and we found ourselves bowling in extremely hot and humid conditions.. Here are the results: 1. BGS 76; 2. CEGS 74; 3 BSHS 69; 4. TSS 65; 5. IGS 60; 6. TGS 55; 7. GT 48; 8.

NC 44; 9. BBC 33.

Cross Country had no First XV v Nudgee on Nudgee’s Main Oval results in the Magazine, apart from GT coming 6th. (CEGS was the winning team.)

Rugby is, as Terrace News said after the 1983 season, the biggest participant sport at Terrace and indeed in GPS. Terrace fielded 30 teams this year and the final results were: 1.

BSHS 18; 2. CEGS 16; 3. NC 14; 4.

BGS 12; 5. GT 10; 6. TGS/BBC 6; 8.

IGS/TSS 4. The Terrace Captain, Stephen Partridge, also gained Queensland and Australian school Terrace students find a suitable sign on the Snowy trip. boy selection.

In Track and Field GT had a bad day! As the Terrace News of the time said: Despite finishing in last position, the Terrace team turned in a creditable performance with many athletes giving a personal best performance. Several College records were broken. The results were: 1. BSHS 481; 2. IGS 440; 3. BGS 436; 4. BBC 383; 5. TGS 364; 6.

CEGS 356; 7. TSS 296; 8. NC 253; 9. GT 244 The P&F Art and Craft Exhibition took place in the College Hall in May and lasted Family Day fun: Jelly wrestling, no less! for three days. It was a very successful show. It had examples of paintings, pottery, crochet work, jewellery, leather work, quilts and cushions, screen printing and some other items. ` “Northern Beam” won the GTOBA Gregory Terrace Cup at Eagle Farm on 3 September.

Few results seem to have survuved from 1983 Debating: The standard has been consistently high with teams competing in both QDU and GPS competitions. Three of eight teams in QDU made it through to the quarter finals with the Junior B team of John McAvoy, Alexander Wightman and Michael Farrell winning the Grand Final.

According to the “Courier Mail” on July 5, “A group of students from Gregory Terrace set a schoolboys’ relay record for long distance running today. Fourteen Year 11 students led by team captain Andrew Colling completed a 1080 kilometre run from Sydney. The boys raised about $2000 for Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital and the Queensland division of the Red Cross. [Courier Mail picture at left.]

MEANWHILE, AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS ..........

Mrs P. Barry

Mr M. Broad

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Mr E. Denning

Mrs C. Hesse

Mr R. Maidens

Mr R. Perry

Ms V. Sargent

Mr T. Young

GTOBA EXECUTIVE, 2003

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OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE, 2003 Front Row: Eamonn Katter (1996-00), David Keys (1957-75) [Immediate Past Pres], Paul Barbagallo (1985-92) [Secretary], Anand Shah (1974-82) [President], Neil Fludder (1972-75), Michael Rackemann (1973-81) Back Row: Paul Howard (1974-81), Neil Doherty (1953-56), Ashley Goldsworthy (1951-52) [Treasurer], William Douglas ((1984-92), Michael O’Rourke (1958-66), Richard Peverill (1955-58), Brendan McManus (1956-64) [College Principal], Barry O’Callaghan (1956-65)

Terrace Evermore!

n November 1929 the Terrace Headmaster, Br Kearney, tendered the four football teams a complimentary evening in recognition of their excellent record. Of the four teams present two had swept through their competition undefeated (Open A and C), while a third premiership had been won with the loss of one game (Under 7stone team). The weight limit competition was introduced for the first time in GPS in 1929. The fourth team was ousted after reaching the semi-finals (Open D Grade).

After the dinner, “Br Kearney informed the gathering of a song that had been composed in honour of the Terrace and in a minute the combined voices were bursting forth in the ringing tones of “Terrace Evermore”.

This seems to have been the first official singing of the School Song.

[The above comes from the recently donated School Annual of 1929 - of immense interest in aspects of the history of the College at 54 years old.]

ABSENT FROM PHOTO Dominic Katter (1986-90) [Vice-President], Quentin Cregan ((1991-98) [Registrar], Br Fergus Gagen [Archivist], John Quinn (1959-68) [Hon Auditor], Edwin Cooke (1987-92), Michael Lepre (1995-2002).

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his Executive was elected by the members of the GTOBA who gathered to celebrate the Annual Mass in the College Chapel of the Holy Family at the Family Open Day in March, 2003. Many thanks to those members who gatheed to vote and to offer themselves as candidates for GTOBA Executive positions. They can be contacted through the College.

GTOBA EXECUTIVE, 1993

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From left to right: Timothy Juratowitch (1959-67), Dominic Katter (1986-90), James McIntyre ((1983-90) [Assistant Secretary], Douglas Thompson (1983-90), Michael Stewart ((1985-92), Peter Rosengren (1981-82)[Secretary], Paul Sayer (1956-64) [Registrar], Hugh Morrison ((1977-81), Luke Abercrombie (1988-92), Xavier Kelly ((1957-65) ABSENT FROM PHOTO Adrian Gundelach (1956-63) [President], Ross Stenson (1956-64) [Vice-President], John O’Connor ((1953-54) [Immediate Past Pres], Bernard Curran (1971-79) [Treasurer], John Quinn (1959-68) [Hon Auditor], John O’Neill (1985-92), Chris Reardon (1980-84), Marcus McCarthy (1985-89)

nfortunately the Editor made an error in Ms Sargent’s email address for the new Debating Honours Board and no errors are tolerated in email addresses!

Sorry for that.

So if you want to add a name or two - or to give your name as a recently left Old Boy musician, the correct address is <vickisargent@terrace.qld.edu.au>.

Phone number was correct: 3214 5216.

New Sun-sails at Terrace

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s Australians grow more “sun conscious” more and more areas where people gather are being shaded. An example this year can be found in the area below the Chapel of the Holy Family where five new fabric sun-sails have extended the area where students are able to sit without worrying about the damage the sun is doing to their skin.

The picture [at left] shows the first two in position. Past student visitors will be surprised just how “green” this area is becoming.

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT TER Formal Concert

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he Formal Music Concert for 2003 was held at the Old Muhe Bond University High Schools’ Mooting seum Auditorium in May. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Vivaldi Strings, Choir, Competition took place in May at the Big Band and the Classical Guitar Ensemble performed at this wonderful concert. Vivaldi Brisbane Magistrates Courts, North Quay.

Strings set the tone for the evening with an extremely polished performance, conducted This year’s Mooting team members are Senby Ms Melissa Dineen. ior Counsel Patrick Quinn (12K), Junior Counsel This was followed by the Terrace Singers who entertained the audience with their Matt Daly (12B) and Assisting Solicitor David ‘Broadway Medley’ conducted by Ms Genevieve Claffey and accompanied by Mrs Cushing (12K). [Pictured right] Alexandra Moran. Terrace Big Band under the baton of Mr Brad Esbensen performed at The boys performed very well on the day and their usual high standard with the addition of vocalist Paul Hodge (11M). we are now awaiting the results from the competiIt was also wonderful to hear the Classical Guitar Ensemble under the direction of Ms tion.

Angelina Ellis perform for the first time in this format. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble Chess conducted by Mr Barry Bobart brought the concert to a resounding close.

Thanks to Mr Peter Fullagar and Br Damien Price of the College Leadership Team n 2003 Terrace is fielding five teams: Premier, Senior A, who attended the concert after a full day at Nudgee College. Their support is much appreJunior A, Open 1 and Open 2 in the GPS Chess fixciated. tures. The draw for this competition follows the Rugby/ Thanks also to Mrs Cath Esbensen assisted by John Poulsen (12W) and Liam Beasley Soccer draw with the matches contrested on the Friday (12K) and their backstage crew who helped with re-setting the stages. evening.. The Premier team is Jeremy Norton T Thanks to Mrs Michelle Skene and her Performing Arts Association Committee who (11W), Ian Donaldson (12K) Chess Captain, Adam e organised and served the refreshments before and after the concert and to the parents and Skarshewski (12R), and Ryan Lomsargis (12B). d students who attended the concert after a long day supporting the rugby and soccer at Results are published weekly in the sporting comp Nudgee. results under “GPS” in the Sunday Mail.

GPS c GPS Music Day Union he fourth annual GPS Combined Schools’ Music Day was held in Indep early April. This event is quite unique in the GPS Calendar because Se students are asked to cooperate with each other and to form cohesive GPS a performing ensembles rather than the traditional competition which hapcomp pens on GPS playing fields. The event was hosted at Brisbane State record High School and the Queensland Conservatorium Theatre. select Students from the nine GPS schools selected to playing the Symthe N phony Orchestra (conducted by Mr Bruce Davidson of the Gold Coast Orchestra), Concert Band which was conducted by Major Patrick Pickett (Conductor of the Army Band) or Choir which was conducted by Mr Paul Holley (Choral Director of Brisbane Grammar).

From left: Adam Sharshewski, Ryan Lomsargis, Jeremy Norton Sixteen Terrace students represented the College, taking part in all and Ian Donaldson three nominated groups.

Scram Competition The format of the day was to begin with full group rehearsals, break tudents from Year 9 and 10 at Terrace are competing for into smaller sectionals and then move back to full ensemble mode to the first time this year in the SCRAM mediation competition rehearse for the evening Concert. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Mrs which promotes the use of mediation in solving disputes and proCarr, Mr Bobart, Mr Esbensen, Mrs Claffey, Mrs Esbensen and Mrs vides an opportunity for students to develop, refine and practise Moran who assisted with the large ensembles and also directed specialco-operative problem solving skills. ist sectional rehearsals.

It is backed by Law Societies from Qld, NSW, Victoria and the Music from the Beginning...

ACT. The team consists of Tim Mason (10M), Scott Tweedie (10K), ere is a very old photo - it Shaun Madigan (9T), Laurie Beaver (10K), Jacob Lehr (9T), Ben is marked as “1890” in the Archives.

Chapman (10M), Stephen Dunn (9W) and Josh Richards (9R).

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It shows Herr Rosentengel surrounded by his pupils and a variety of musical instruments including a piano.

Fr Boland in Gentlemen of Terrace wrote “One teacher who became a fixture while Headmasters and Brothers came and went with unhappy regularity was Herr A MUSIC CLASS AT TERRACE IN 1890 Rosentengel....He was well known in the musical community of Church and city. From the earliest years his pupils performed at annual prize givings, to the great edification of the parents.

They felt they were getting value for their money.”

And this in the days when at a Terrace concert at the time Bishop Quinn said that what every Queensland boy in his experience wanted to do was “ to get a horse and spurs and be off into the bush”!

And hopefully parents in 2003 also feel that Terrace cultural programmes still give them value for their money!

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From left: Ms Carolyn Waters, Scott Tweedie, Tim Mason, Josh Richards, Ben Chapman, Jason Lehr, Shaun Madigan, Steven Dunn and absent, Laurie Beaver.

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RRACE FIRST SEMESTER 2003 Showcase

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erm Three sees the start of the annual GT Showcase. This event has grown over the years and now boasts eleven different heats including Speech and Drama, Variety, Vocal, Strings, Wind and Brass, Piano, Guitar, Percussion and Ensembles sections across Junior, Intermediate and Senior divisions.

Showcase also encompasses the annual Battle of the Bands Competition in August and culminates in a Finale Concert on Friday 29 August.

This concert includes the appearance of our six House Choirs which contributes, along with other cultural and sporting events, to the overall House Competition.

KEY ACTORS IN GUARDS! GUARDS! Left: Brendan Mitchell (9T) (Carrot) Right: Ed Kingswell (9B) (Lady Ramkin)

TERRACE MOOTING TEAM Mathew Daly (12B), David Cushing (12K) and Patrick Quinn (12K)

Terrace Debating

errace enjoys a strong tradition of participation and success in debating. The College currently has teams in three separate petitions. Currently there are fourteen teams competing in the competition, fourteen more teams in the Queensland Debating n competition and two Year 7 teams entered in the Brisbane pendent Schools competition. enior A Debating Team [pictured below] competed in both the and the QDU competitions. They finished second in the GPS petition and are still involved in the QDU Debating with a strong d for the year. Safraz Marikar (College Vice Captain) was also ted in this year’s Qld Schools Debating Team and competed in National Titles held here in Brisbane.

Guards! Guards!

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ast year the College had a Review of the Structures and Arrangements in the organisation of Co-Curricular Cultural Activities. While it was acknowledged that the College cultural program enjoys the support of students, staff and parents, a need to offer more opportunities for our students was identified within the Middle School.

To address this issue the College has staged its inaugural Middle School Production towards the end of the second term. Our Director, Ms Catherine Heffernan should be congratulated on selecting Guards! Guards! for this first production, which enabled a large number of boys from Years 5 to 9 to be involved in the cast.

Thanks also to Mrs Sandra Hines, Mr Tim Stephens and the many parents who assisted with costumes, rehearsals and performances.

The cast and crew have recently finalised a very successful season of TERRACE DEBATERS five shows. Congratulations to all those Middle School students who worked so hard and with such commitment to make this inaugural proSENIOR A TEAM GPS AND QDU duction such a spectacular and entertaining event.

Thanks to parents also who were involved in costume making and Back Row: assisting at rehearsals and performances and also to Ms Michelle Skene and the Performing Arts Association for their support and help with the John Vargese (12M) catering.

Adam Pennicott (12R) Patrick Morgan (12T) (Captain) Front Row: Safraz Marikar (12B)

OLD BOYS HELP

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errace Debating is fortunate to be well represented by Old Boys who make themselves available to coach teams and/or to adjudicate at home

debates.

The College wishes to thank 2003’s coaches: Simon Quinn and Peter Knapp ior A GPS and QDU), James McGarry (Year 11[1] QDU), Marc McKechnie 10[1] QDU).

We also thank our Old Boy adjudicators: Luke Ajax, Luke Boosey, Sam Churchill, stopher Fanning, Andrew E. Hodge, Paul Holmes, James Mahoney, Marc echnie, Charles Meaney, William O’Callaghan, Brendan Perry and Tu Pham.

SOME YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRODUCTION Back Row: George Newman (5R), Liam Byrne (6R), Jack Antoniak (5R), Daniel Cooper (6R), James Boyle (6B) (All Dwarfs) Front Row: William Hinz (5R), Lawrence Burke (5B), Tom O’Halloran (6W), Eamonn McKenna (5T), Fraser Green (6K), Harry Antoniak (5R) (Dwarfs) KEY ACTORS IN GUARDS! GUARDS! Left: Dominic Maher (9R) (Vimes) Right: Bill Bowler (9W) (Colon)

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1943 SIXTIETH REUNION

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he Seniors of 1943 was a small class of eight students. The students had started Sub-Senior in one of the hardest years of World War II and with the Japanese Army at Australia’s doorstep many did not worry about going on to Senior. As can be seen from the photo the 1944 class had twenty-five students by the end of 1943.

Of the eight students in 1943 five eventually became doctors: Dan McAvoy (RIP), Dan Giudice (RIP), Fred Schubert, John Buckley and Bryan Chester. Noel Haysom found his vocation with the Department of Fisheries, Eric Corney with the Christian Brothers and Neville Eaves with the Commonwealth Bank.

Four of them were able to attend the Reunion: Noel Haysom, Fred Schubert, John Buckley and Neville Eaves. Eric Corney is with 1943 SENIOR CLASS VISITORS, 2003 the Brothers at Goroka in PNG and Bryan Ches Noel Haysom, Safraz Marikar (Vice-Captain, 2003), John Buckley, Neville Eaves, ter is in NSW. Dan McAvoy died in 1992 and Fred Schubert, Mr Peter Fullagar (Acting College Principal) Dan Giudice two years ago.

John Buckley was the College Dux and he and Fred Schubert each won one of the coveted University Scholarship. Many thanks to Neville Eaves who presented the College Archives with his superbly preserved 1943 Blazer and his officer’s tunic from his days in the College Cadets.

It was a very pleasant light meal organised by Fred Schubert and Cameron Gibson of the Gregory Terrace Foundation.

Terrace Officer’s Cadet Tunic, 1943

SENIORS AND SUB-SENIORS IN 1943 1943 Seniors are underlined.

TOP ROW: A. McCann, B. Middleton, J. Quinlan THIRD ROW: B. McCoy, R. St. Ledger, J. Hoare, B. Smith, D. Webb, J. Nally, G. Carpenter, D. Woods, P. O’Keefe SECOND ROW: T. Lynch, J. White, A. Schleger, J. O’Hagen, H. Milliner, T. Ryan, M. McLeod, P. Simmonds, K. Noone, S. Kiorgaard FRONT ROW: D. Grieg, A. Pembroke, Dan NcAvoy, Noel Haysom, Dan Giudice, Fred Schubert, John Buckley, Eric Corney, Bryan Chester, Neville Eaves, S. Schubert

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he photo at the left shows Safraz seeing the school blazer that Neville Eaves used at Terrace in 1943. It certainly hardly shows any signs of well over half a century of travels around Queensland as Nev worked his way through the Commonwealth Bank. The photo above shows the cadet officer’s tunic that Neville wore when he was an officer in the Gregory Terrace Cadet Corps in 1943.

Cadets at Terrace

C “Sixty years old? Mine’s hardly sixty days yet!”

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adets at Terrace operated first from 1911 to 1918.

Then they began again at the end of 1939 and ended in 1975 when the government ceased subsidies to schools to encourage students to join and for teachers to act as officers. [See Cadet 1939 next page.]

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ent, 2003, at Terrace will be one that the students and staff will long remember! The newly formed “Ministry Committee” set about looking for innovative ways to encourage the students to get ‘into the spirit of Lent’.

The students were encouraged to raise monies to support groups in society less well off than themselves. In 2002 the College community was able to raise some $8176 - this year we aimed for $12,000!

The Ministry Committee decided to support the Refugee Claimant Centre at Windsor [where one of the key staff is Chris Gibbings, GT Senior 1985]], Radio Lollipop at Royal Children’s Hospital, our twin school in East Timor and our own Eddie’s Van for the Homeless.

To encourage students College Captain David Butler along with Vice-Captains Safraz Marikar and Andrew Cornish came up with the idea of a series of incentives. At $8000 Safraz would parade round the College dressed as Elvis, at $9000 Andrew would perform a song at the Assembly. At $10,000 Br Damien [Photo below] and David Butler would get a blade 3 haircut at the College Assembly.

At $12000 Ms Vicki Sargent would dye her hair and Mr Michael Broad would lose his golden locks. At $13000 the Dean of Studies and the Dean of Students would go to the hair hacker, at $14000 the new College Dean (Mr Peter Fullagar) went home with a lighted head and at $15000 the Doc himself bravely went Blade 3 as well.

As yet another incentive the Ministry Committee headed by John Poulsen organised a MiniWalk for Charity around Victoria Park and Kelvin Grove College. By the end of the term the College Community had raised $29,536!

Over coming weeks guests from each of our recipient charities will visit our Assembly to receive their cheques and to share with the students about their work. Yes, a memorable Lent, but also an enjoyable one! Our thanks go to the students, parents and staff of the College for their generosity and to the Student Leaders for their initiatives.

Br Damien Price Dean of Staff and Ministry

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FERGUS DURACK

ne of the volunteers for World War I from Terrace was Fergus Durack. The following material was prepared by Mrs Mary-Jo Katter to let Mr Martin Kerby who is writing the history : of Terracians at war know something about him. he Australian War Memorial (“AWM”) website has the war record of Fergus Durack of 3rd Field Company, Engineers. Fergus died on 24.5.15. Terrace’s records were “sketchy” regarding Fergus, but Charles Durack Marchant (1923-24 GT) had a memory of Fergus (who was his mother’s younger brother, she being the Margaret Marchant mentioned as the person giving the information for the war record on the AWM website) as attending Terrace. In the early 1990’s the then archivist of the College, Br Steele, found a record of fees unpaid for Fergus!

There is a picture of Fergus Durack in the Mary Durack book Sons in the Saddle. Fergus died of Septicaemia on the hospital ship Soudan 6 days or so after one of the “big pushes” at Gallipoli. A nephew of Fergus Durack, Ronald Augustin Durack Marchant (Terrace 1921-24) [Terracian, March 1999, p6] was in the 5th Australian Field Survey Corps and spent WWII surveying the Queensland coast and the islands and the Moluccas.

One of his nephews, George Doneley, who attended both Nudgee and Terrace, was Captain of Athletics at Terrace in 1931. He was a GPS high jumper and also served in World War II. George Doneley’s brothers went to St Columban’s and three or four of them died in the war. This is documented in a book by his sister, Ms Merle Redmond, published in 2002. Her son Paul Redmond attended Terrace 1958-64.

Photo Above: FERGUS DURACK (1889-1915) Fergus was a pupil at Terrace until about 1905. He was later a horseman on Durack family properties and was articled to his brother, Clare, a surveyor who had been at Terrace in 1897.

They did surveying for the Railway Department. Fergus was wounded at Gallipoli, died two days later on a hospital ship and was buried at sea. There are many stories from 1915 of the very poor conditions (as we see it now) on the hospital ships used at that stage of the Great War.

Feeling a #3 Blade!

Dr McManus joins the Lenten Parade as the students aim at a new total for charity funds.

Mr Peter Fullagar with Mr Hinch [At left rear] and Dr McManus [Middle] all well shorn!

1939 Cadet

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n the last term of 1939 the cadet corps at Terrace was revived. It was an unofficial start as some items of uniform were not yet available..

Our photo [at left] shows Anthony McNamara (GT 193839) who finished his schooling at CBC Townsville. (His son, John, was later at Terrace from 1958-59.)

Anthony served in the RAN in WWII - see the June 2001 issue of the Terracian.

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Dr & Mrs P Knapp Mr & Mrs C Kojrowicz Mr & Mrs T Kowalski Mr & Mrs G Kriukelis Mr & Mrs H Kumar Mr & Mrs V Kuss Mr & Mrs H Kwan Mr & Mrs T Kwok Mr & Mrs A La Spina Mr & Mrs G Lacey Mr D Lalor AM Mr & Mrs P Larkin Mr & Mrs W Lazarus Mr & Mrs K Lee Dr C Lee & Dr G Chen Dr & Mrs F Legh Mr & Mrs M Lehr Mr & Mrs W Le Mass Dr & Mrs F Lepre Mr & Mrs D Leyden Mr & Mrs P Loadsman Dr & Mrs B Look Mr & Mrs M Lucas Mr P Lutvey Mr & Mrs M Lyon Mr & Mrs A Lyons Mr & Mrs P Macdermott Mr N Macgroarty Drs J & E Mackintosh Mr & Mrs G Madigan Mrs V Maguire Mr & Mrs R Maguire Drs M & M Maher Dr & Mrs P Mahoney Mr J J Mahoney Mr & Mrs J Mahoney Dr & Mrs L Malisano Mr & Mrs F Mallon Mr & Mrs J Malloy Mr & Mrs J Maloney Mrs J F Maloney Mr & Mrs P Marchesi Mr & Mrs I Marikar Dr & Mrs A Marsland Mr R Martin Mr J J Martin Mr & Mrs P Mason Mr & Mrs D Matthews Mr & Mrs A Mayers Mr & Mrs R McAuliffe Mr & Mrs J McCafferty Mr & Mrs P McCall Mr & Mrs W McCarthy Mr & Mrs R McComiskie Mr P & Dr I McConachie Mr & Mrs A McCormack Mr & Mrs B McCosker Mr & Mrs K McCourt Dr M McDermott Mr & Mrs P McDonald Mr & Mrs J McDonald Mr & Mrs G McDonnell Mr & Mrs P McDonnell Mr & Mrs A McDowall Mr & Mrs J McElroy Dr & Mrs T McGahan Judge & Mrs D McGill Mrs F McGrath Mr & Mrs P McGraw Dr & Mrs M McGree Mr & Mrs G McGuiness Mr & Mrs P McIlroy Mrs I McKeering Dr & Mrs S McLennan Prof & Mrs M McManus Mr P McManus Ms C McNamara Mrs M McPhee Miss P Meaney

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GT 130

he Foundation Board’s focus at present is the consideration with the College Leadership Team of the design concepts to be submitted by architectural firms later this month for the GT130 buildings and the adaptive reuse of the Treacy Centre.

Central to the GT 130 Project is the 450-seat cultural centre and additional physical education facilities standing astride space for 120 car parks.

Also the architects are providing designs for renovations to the Treacy Centre, formerly the Brothers’ House on Gregory Terrace from foundation until last year when the Brothers moved.

We are looking forward to displaying the design concepts to the wider community for comment in due course.

At the end of 2002 the Board farewelled Mr Peter Flynn as Chairman and Director of the Foundation for the past thirteen years. Peter’s contribution over that period has been generous particularly with the capital development of the Outdoor Education Centre at Maroon in 1999. We are very appreciative of his service to the Terrace community and look forward to working with him on the GT130 Project design concepts competition.

To all our donors in 2002 who are listed apart from those wishing to remain anonymous, we thank you for your continued support with our mission to provide first class facilities for our students.

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FINAL VOLLEYBALL GAME

FOOTBALL AT TERRACE

ohn Reid (GT 1935-39) wrote in 1998: “Sixty years ago, 1938, it was my proud honour to captain the Red and Black First XV. I am John Reid and my grandson, Simon, is the Captain of the 1998 First XV. “1998 is the eighty-first year since Terrace played its first game of Rugby in the GPS Competition. And in 1991 the first Soccer games were played in the same Association. In both sports plenty of “friendly” games had been played earlier, but these were the very first official games as a member of the GPS. “For the first nine years after 1918 the teams played Rugby League because Rugby Union had died out during the Great War. Another fact that many Terrace students don’t know these days is that because we were the only day school in the GPS at that time and most students left after Junior (Year 10) or even earlier after Scholarship, Terrace had two serious problems: there were usually FEW secondary students and they were SMALL in size though not in spirit. (Other schools were boarding schools and had good numbers and some very big boys.) Because of these facts for the years 1923-1926 the Terrace Firsts played the Seconds from other GPS schools. However in 1927 the Terrace boys - I presume quite angry about the previous four years - re-entered the GPS First Grade full of that Red and Black pride that we now know so well and won the Premiership with a total score of 173-17. What a statement that was! [Photo below]

GPS VOLLEYBALL FINAL, 2003 - Grammar v Terrace GT Players from left: Mark Baruksopulo (11T), Joseph Crunkhorn (12W), Matthew O’Gorman (11M)

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he final round of GPS Volleyball was played just as The Terracian was to go to print last term. There is no doubt that the BGS programme for Volleyball is exceptional, so there were no surprises when BGS won the First VI, Second VI and the U15s. Terrace won the 14A and the !3A which bodes well for the future.

The First VI finished second to BGS in the GPS Competition while the 13A finished with six wins to one loss.

TERRACIANS PLAY FOR QUEENSLAND 1914

T PREMIERSHIP GPS TEAM, 1927 [Rugby League was the game then] Back Row: Neil McCloy, Jim Portley, Pat Scanlan Middle Row: Kevin Lynch, Fred McNamara, Ray Sherman, Terry Brady, Phil Clark Front Row: Les Dempsey, Leo Barnes, Jim Clark, Mick Moloney, Fred Winship, Jim Larkin

NOTE: Both Phil Clark and Jim Clark played for Australia in 1931; Mick Moloney (Died 1990) stayed with League and in his nine games v NSW scored a total of 60 points (8 tries, 18 goals)! Both Les Dempsey and Jim Larkin have left their tasselled Football Award Caps (awarded in 1926 and 1927) to the Terrace Archives. One when Terrace First XIII played League and the other when the First XV played Rugby.

erracians complete with boaters (with their “Q” for Queensland), with even a bow tie and their “best suits for Terrace” pose for a photo at a site that doesn’t exist any more. It was at the end of College Hall beside the old steps going up to the classrooms. The present steps are the second set of replacements since 1914.

These boys were in the Queensland Representative Aussie Rules team for 1914. I am not sure what age group they played.

Harry Russell has two maternal great-grandsons at Terrace this year (one in Year 5 and one in Year 7). There is a photo of Steve Logan in the Archives as the oldest known Old Boy in 1994. He is mentioned in Father Boland’s book Gentlemen of Terrace as being challenged (1915) by a Nudgee coach as having played (and beaten) Nudgee after having already played in another (not Terrace) Aussie Rules team! The decision went to Terrace, but Logan was banned from Terrace Rugby.

[CAPS - See Terracian, March 2001, P11]

“And the glory years for Terrace Rugby were the years 1977-81 when the Firsts won five Premierships in a row! And the Coach then is the Coach of the Firsts this year, Lester Hampson - the prodigal son returns?? The last Premiership was in 1996 - are we to see a renewal of that “Rhapsody in Red” people talked about in those times?

“Soccer has been a quiet achiever. It has been very much a “little brother” to Rugby and still has to win a Firsts premiership. What is needed is a handful of players of the calibre of the early Terrace Rugby “greats” or a Michael Lynagh of soccer. However, in the life of Terrace the eight years since the Soccer competition started is a very short time and with the spirit of Terrace, who knows what the future may hold...”

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Photo loaned by Mr Peter Schmidt

Back Row: Bert Slade, Pat O’Neill, Steve Logan Front Row: Harry Russell, Harry Sims

YEAR 10 PROGRAM AT GTOEC

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RUGBY 2003

erm Two has brought with it the commencement of the Year 10 program at the Brother Buckley Outdoor Education Centre at Maroon. This rigorous week for each group is designed as the culmination of the previous years’ outdoor experiences and involves challenges on many levels - not just of the physical kind.

After arriving on Monday and packing gear for campout, the boys find themselves in the rugged and spectacular Mt Barney National Park.

The main concepts for the program include self-reliance and group problem solving whereby they make many of the decisions about navigation and the journey they undertake.

The enthusiasm during the programs had been immense and the students have responded very well to the personal challenges they have encountered. Many groups have climbed Montserrat which is 1007m high and some have even sat on the top for sunrise which requires a start at about 4.30 am.

Mahoney House opted to swim the Upper Portals with their packs. This was quite “breath taking “ with teamwork tested to the limit as the boys passed packs and worked their way through a series of freezing waterfalls and rocky obstacles.

The revamped High Ropes Course and the Pamper Pole have generated many cries of jubilation and a few thrills - to say the least. The Students’ support for each other under stress has been impressive.

The effort, attitude and participation of the Year Ten students have displayed so far in the Term is an absolute credit to them and I only wish some of the parents could see how well their boys respond to the challenges set before them. Well done!!!

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fter Round 4 of the GPS Rugby season the following teams remain undefeated: the 16A, 14A, 14B, 14C and the 13C with the 6C leading the way in the CIC Competition.

Following a tough start to the season the First XV had a comprehensive 43-5 win over Downlands College and continued the good form to register their first win for the season with a hard fought 21-9 win against Toowoomba Grammar School.

The Terrace Rugby Program has seen a number of new initiatives in 2003 that have already resulted in improvements in performance.

These include the recruitment of Acceleration Australia to coordinate the fitness program. Speed and Defensive coaching is part of Tuesday and Thursday trainings with the same program being introduced at Year 8 level.

The First XV once again attended their annual camp at the Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre with the remainder of the Opens attending a Jon Hodges Camp at the Bilinga Surf Club - both were very Director GTOEC successful. Fifty players also attended the U16 Camp that was held at the Tennyson Boat Shed.

All these camps were made possible through Photo at left YEAR 5 ON THE ROCKS! the generous support of the Terrace Rugby SupFrom left: George Newman (5R), porters Group and large numbers of staff and parDermot Aldenton (5R), Andrew Mizuno (5M), Zac Nuttall (5M), ents Dean Patterson Oliver Foley (5T), Matthew Director of Rugby Fitzpatrick (5M), omitting some obscured.

MRS URSULA SCHAUER

E YEAR 5 AT THE SWIMMING POOL From left: Andrew Mizuno (5M), Nicholas Ward (5B), Matthew Fitzpatrick (5M), Oliver Foley (5T), Dermot Aldenton (5R)

verybody at Terrace knew Mrs Schauer! She had been Tuckshop Convenor for the last eighteen years. Ursula and her three sons have been active members of the Terrace community over those years, especially in supporting Track and Field, Cross Country and Soccer.

She will continue to be involved in our community through supporting her favourite sports and her regular participation in our College Revue.

We thank Ursula for her many years of kindly service - an inspiration to our community.

On the Soccer jersey below is embroidered: Presented to Mrs Ursula Schauer Staff Member Extraordinaire, 1985-2003.

Terrace Soccer No 1 Supporter, 1968-2003 And Mother to All. Thamks for the Memories from the Terrace Family.

PRESENTATION OF A SOCCER JERSEY Mr Broad presents Ursula with a College First Soccer jersey at her Farewell in the College Staff Room.

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REUNIONS 1953 REUNION Contact: Paul Brannelly PHONE: 3832 6020 (W)

1963 REUNION Date: 12 September, 2003 Contact: Adrian Gundelach Phone: 3236 1728 (W)

1973 REUNION Contact: Joe Tooma PHONE: 3260 5355 (W)

1983 REUNION Contact: Luke Murphy PHONE: 3303 9841 (W)

1993 REUNION

At Tennyson, 2 August - at BGS Rugby Contact: James Elliot PHONE: 0410 650 661 <james.elliott@colliers.com>

MELBOURNE Place: Victorian Club Date: Friday 24 October, 2003 Contact: Pat Taylor (03 9824 0184) <patrickhot@hotmail.com>

LUKE HARROP MEMORIAL TROPHY

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or only the second year the College Interhouse Crosscountry Carnival was held in honour of the late Luke Harrop who had been tragically killed in a street accident early in 2002. Luke had been in Senior in 1993 and the Trophy reminded the students that they should, like Luke, always use their talents to the best of their ability.

This year the Carnival was held again in Victoria Park on a beautiful autumn day, ideal for the runners and their supporters. A 2-km circuit was worked out around Victoria Park between Girls’ Grammar School grounds and the entrance road from Gregory Terrace near Bowen Bridge Road.

The Primary competitions were held separately, starting at 11.30 and were all Age Championship races and after lunch back at the College the primary boys returned to lend their voices to their House champions in the secondary school.

The secondary events started at 12.30 and included a House Event over 2 km (one circuit) and Age Championship events which ranged from 3 km to 6 km for Under 16 and Open. It was noticeable that one result of the fact that Terrace is the current holder of the Cross Country Championship in GPS was some excellent performances across all grades. And some of the individual performances in the Age Championships were quite outstanding.

At the conclusion of the Carnival the Acting Principal, Mt Peter Fullagar, presented the Luke Harrop Memorial Trophy to the Captain of Kearney House. The final placings were: 1. Kearney; 2.

Windsor; 3. Mahoney/ Treacy (Tie); 5. Reidy; and 6. Barrett.

Congratulations to the final placings in the Age Championships: Under 10: Liam O’Hare (B), Fergus Hegarty (T), Harry Parker (M) and Andrew Mizuno (M) Under 11: William McGahan (B), Fraser Power (K), Con Foley (R) and Tom O’Halloran (W) Under 12: Nick Ritchie (B), Patrick Schmidt (M), Ben McTaggart (R) and Jack Delaney (T) Under 13: Josh Henry Hicks (T), Ryan Halloran (W), Matt Dempsey (K) and Adam Smith (W) Under 14: Tim Beckman (K), Ben Cooper (T), Allan Storman (W) and James Carroll (T) Under 15: Scott Tweedie (K), Michael Carroll (T), William Miller (T) and Joseph Tuton (M) Under 16: Alex Redshaw (M), Tom Boosey (M), Jackson Darby (K) and Stephen Cook (T) Open: Ed Bowden (T), Steven Bowling (R), Ian Doaldson (K) and Anthony Rosengren (B) Congratulations to Mr Hinch and to Kearney House on such consistent and strong performances throughout the age groups.

Michael Broad Director of Sport

SYDNEY TO BE ARRANGED

ROCKHAMPTON TO BEARRANGED

1953 SUB-JUNIORS MEET

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his class was the first that Br “Charlie” Dillon taught in Terrace fifty years ago. Many of his pulils from that time are getting together, but have been unable to contact the following: John E. Bamford, C.B. (Charles?) Bates, Robert J. Baxter, G..N. (Garry?) Burton, Greg Doyle, Ken C. Drew, John F. Fallon, C. Flynn, Kerry Frazer, A.P. Hanley, Tony Hannon, Peter Healey, C. (Col) Joy, Norm P. Lay, Terry C. Noud, D.J. O’Brien, Paul W. O’Brien, Eddie O’Callaghan, Noel Oliver, Robin Riley, Bernie H. Rodway, P.M. Ryan, W. (Bill) A. Sheehy, John Sims, Brian E. Slee, Leslie Smith and John J. Sully.

A request: If anyone has information about any of these ‘53 class members, could you please contact Nil Dohnerty on 07 3371 6176 or by email <neilneil56@aol.com> or by leaving a message at the Terrace Office 07 3214 5200.

Neil Doherty 16 - The Terracian, June 2003

THE LUKE HARROP MEMORIAL TROPHY The Acting Principal, Mr Peter Fullagar, preents the Memorial Trophy for 2003 to Kearney House.

It is accepted by the two Captains of Kearney House, Liam Beasley (12K) and Timothy O’Brien (12K)

RUNNING THROUGH VICTORIA PARK Students following the circuit round Victoria Park on Cross Country Day.

CHEERING ON THE HOUSES Teachers and students in their House area are cheering their age representatives as the make their way a number of times round Victoria Park.