The Terracian September 2007

Year 9 Exploration 2007

National Explorer Unit visits Canberra

(Names on p8)

Neal McBrien, 27th Headmaster of St Joseph’s College, 1967

Mr McBrien was Headmaster at Terrace in 1967 and died recently in his eighties. He was at school in Terrace in 1938-1940 and was a Christian Brother for many years and later worked in Edmund Rice Education at Indooroopilly. We send our sympathy to his wife, Judy and their children.

This visit was on the occasion of the celebration of the Mass remembering the 125 years the Christian Brothers had been in residence at Gregory Terrace.

College Principal’s Page

Welcome to this edition of The Terracian, and I hope for our many readers it gives an insight into what has been part of our landscape over the past few months.

As part of the countdown to World Youth Day (WYD08) in Sydney next July, the World Youth Day Journey of the Cross and Icon visited Terrace in August with a special liturgy that was organised by Mr Damien Price, our Director of Mission. On this occasion, we were also privileged to have a number of students from other Catholic Schools join us as the Cross and Icon travels the nation until the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in July next year. The College will be represented at the World Youth Day in Sydney along with a number of fellow students from a school we support in East Timor.

As special guests at our Academic Medal Assembly this term, we were honoured to welcome Brother Barry Buckley, who was Headmaster of the College between 1973 – 1982, and Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer. As the community are aware Professor Frazer, a clinical immunologist, has very successfully developed a vaccine that will prevent and treat cervical cancer which affects many women each year. On this occasion, Brother Barry was awarded a Fellowship by the Australian College of Education for his contribution to education in this State.

As part of the Assembly, some one hundred and twenty-six students were

acknowledged for their academic excellence at the end of Semester One. While congratulations were bestowed on these students who had achieved excellent results, acknowledgement was also made of those young men whose efforts at the end of Semester One were reflective of a strong work ethic and a demonstrated commitment to their studies.

In our schools we are constantly asking our young people to strive for success, but we are also helping them to cope when they don’t meet their personal goals. It is worth remembering the words of Thomas Moore in his book “Care of the Soul”, where he says “we are who we are as much because of our gaps and shortcomings as because of our strengths”. Supporting our young men is a process of respecting all their emotions, because limitations are part and parcel of life. A healthy adolescent is a person who will have learnt the importance of coping with the challenges of good and better days. This is what the psychologists now call “resilience”. As parents and educators, we must facilitate the skills of effective resilience.

With best wishes

Peter Chapman College Principal

The Terracian

Series III, Vol 14, No 3

SEPTEMBER, 2007

ISSN 1320 - 2405

Published by St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, BRISBANE, 4000.

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Working with the GTOBA over the years

NEAL McBRIEN AND MRS McBRIEN AT TERRACE, 2000

Picture at left

From left: Mr Geoff Lowes (GT 1961-69) and Mrs Louise Baker (Representing Rotary), Mr Chapman and Mr Xavier Kelly, GTOBA President in 1998. Part of the College Committee to select two students to visit Chaminade College.

Picture below

From left: Mr Tim Young (GT 1968-76), Br White (Headmaster 1982-89), Mr Dom Katter (GT 1986-90) and Mr Chapman. The occasion was the unveiling of Br White’s portrait presented by the GTOBA.

Journey of the Cross and Icon

The World Youth Days are celebrations that are held every year with festivities that are either Diocesan or International. The first was held at Rome on Palm Sunday 1984 and a week later Pope John Paul II entrusted the Cross to the young people of the world. This cross has been travelling the world since then and was at Terrace last month.

Tthe next International celebration was in 1987 at Buenos Aires in Argentina

The next celebration was at Santiago de Compostella, Spain, in 1989.

Czestochowa, Poland, was next on 10-15 August 1991.

Denver, USA , followed 10-15 August 1993. Asia followed in 1995 at Manilla, Philippines, 10-15 January

Paris, France, came next in 1997 on 19-24 August

In 2000 the international celebration was in Rome again, on 15-20 August Toronto, Canada, was chosen for 23-28 July 2002.

The last International World Youth Day was Cologne, Germany, August 16-21 2005

The visit of the Cross to Gregory Terrace recently is part of the preparation for the

28th International World Youth Day to be held in on 15-20 July, 2008.

Congratulations!

Professor Paul Greenfield, 60, a chemical engineer by profession will become University of Queensland ViceChancellor in January 2008. He has beaten an international field to win one of Australia’s top academic jobs.

On its way to Sydney next year the World Youth Day Cross took centre stage when Gregory Terrace played host on Wednesday 22 August in the College Campbell Centre. Students from St James’, All Hallows, and St Ignatius’ Toowong joined Terrace students from Year 10 and Year 11 for the liturgy.

Over 600 students gathered in silence and reverence as St James’ students acknowledged the original owners and custodians of the land by dance and also received the Message Stick which is travelling with the Cross. Students prayed together and were invited to venerate the Cross.

Fr Chris Ryan, MGL, (Missionary of God’s Love) and Ben Zammit (College ViceCaptain) both gave inspiring addresses. Immediately after the ceremony the Cross and those responsible for it in Australia moved on to their next commitment.

Music Program Extended

Terrace music will benefit from a recent generous gift received from Mr Norman Clarke, an old boy who attended the College from 1947 and completed Year 10 in 1952.

Mr Peter Chapman, College Principal, said Mr Clarke has retained a great interest in music and wished to assist by giving younger students the opportunity to develop skills with a variety of instruments during their intuitive years.

He also said that with Mr Clarke’s gift, the College has purchased 78 new instruments to extend the lower primary school musical program beyond the current Year 5 group through to Year 6.

Mr Clarke said it gave him great pleasure to contribute to this worthwhile program that hopefully will encourage more boys to continue and improve their playing skills.

The Principal said Mr Clarke’s generosity in enabling the College to extend the music program is much appreciated and on behalf of the students, thanked him for his kind gesture of goodwill to Terrace.

Sir Llew Edwards, the UQ Chancellor said, “Having considered candidates from many countries, with advice from global recruitment consultants, Senate has no hesitation in concluding that Paul Greenfield is the best person for this position.”

His unanimous selection by the UQ Senate followed an international search.

Professor Greenfield completed Senior at Terrace in 1964 and looks back at the school with respect and fondness. “The Christian Brothers certainly helped us to learn good study habits.”

We wish him well in his exacting new position and congratulate him on his appointment.

UN Youth Conference

Michael Kehoe (11R) (Photo right) spent the first week of Term 3 at the UN Youth Conference in Canberra with 86 other students from around the country ranging in age from fifteen to twenty years of age and with fifty facilitators. Queensland was represented by nine students.

The theme of the conference was Aid, Trade and Development and addresses were presented by politicians and professors. At the end of the week the students presented a Youth Declaration to the Government at the High Court and attended a formal dinner.

We congratulate Michael for being such an excellent ambassador for the school and the state.

The World Youth Day Cross visits the Campbell Centre en route to Sydney

IN FRONT OF THE 1952 PHOTOBOARD

Mr Chapman thanks 1952 Old Boy Mr Clarke for his generosity to Terrace Music

Vale, Warwick Webb, 11.12.1931

to 13.6.2007

At 75 years of age Warwick, affectionately known as “Spide”, passed into God’s care in June of this year. His life at Terrace commenced in 1941 in Grade 3. His stay at Terrace was longer than usual as he repeated Junior and did Senior in 1949 and 1950. He was made a Prefect in both 1949 and 1950 and was captain of the Cricket First XI in both those years. In 1950 he gained selection in the combined GPS XI to play Queensland University.

As an Old Boy he gained an apprenticeship, as it was done in those days, at David Pharmacies, a chemist chain in central Brisbane. Miss Clare Street was an apprentice at the same chain and in 1957 she became Mrs Warwick Webb.

They operated a Pharmacy at Coorparoo and worked together through their working life. He and Clare raised four daughters and there are six granddaughters and four grandsons. His spirit lives on at Terrace through grandsons Nathan (12K) and Matthew (9K)Chalmers and Jackson Hickey (7R). Ben Chalmers is due to start in 2009. From the family home at Yeronga Warwick was regularly able to watch the fortunes of Terrace in sports at Tennyson.

He retired some ten years ago. He truly qualifies as a “Gentleman of Terrace”.

Working with Migrant Students - a Year 9 “Exploration”

Vale, Dr Justin Carey, 26.9.1932 to 2.7.2007

Justin Daniel Carey was born in Rockhampton on 26 September 1932. He began at Terrace in Sub-Junior A in 1946. An excellent student who also joined the Army Cadet Corps, representing at rifle shooting and becoming Cadet Lieutenant. He was a stalwart in the Legion of Mary.

At the University of Queensland he studied Medicine and joined the University Squadron, attaining the rank of Pilot Officer.

After graduation as a doctor he elected to work in a country hospital and then, as a country GP with advanced skills in

Year 8 Mathematicians

Recently the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers held their Year 8 Competition. Last year’s winners were Brisbane Grammar School and so the competition was held there.

Terrace students Damian Maher (8R), Tim Warry (8M) and Joseph Teague (8R) won the competition and will be in the South East Queensland finals at Hilbrook Anglican College on 30 August.. We wish them well.

obstetrics, he spent his working life in different areas in Queensland and later in NSW. Here he was elected as AMA councillor from 1984-1987. He was highly regarded by his patients and colleagues and continued to serve his community until shortly before his death.

His varied interests included poetry (he kept his Senior poetry anthology close by all his life), opera, growing roses, dogs and tinkering with his Mazda RX7.

He died on 2 July 2007 surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Wendy and their son Matthew and by his children from his first marriage, John, Louise, Benita and Tom. He was truly another “Gentleman of Terrace”.

During the recent Explorations, thirteen Terrace students joined the Campus Minister at Milpera State High School where for five days they accompanied the migrant students. They went to classes with them, assisting them with their studies and forming the basis for solid relationships in the future. It was a humbling experience to sit with both groups of students. Witnessing the expanding awareness of both groups as they shared their stories in at best broken English was quite extraordinary. A clear proof of their commitment and the friendships formed was that the Terrace students chose to go back and visit the school during the first week of the Terrace holidays which coincided with the last week of the Milpera term. They deserve our heartfelt congratulations,

Photo 1: FRIENDLY RELATIONS

FROM LEFT: Sam Byrne (B), Milpera student, Dan Liddy (T), Milpera student

Photo 2: AN EARLY LUNCH BREAK

AROUND THE TABLE: Sean Byrne (B), Daniel Baynham (W), Daniel Liddy (T), Milpera student, Will Goldsworthy (R), Andrew Saunders (T)

Photo 3: ON THE BUS!

FROM THE LEFT ACROSS: James Herd (M), Sam Byrne (B), Luke Mallett (M), Two Milpera students, Dan Baynham (W), Dan Liddy (T), Will Goldsworthy (R), Milpera student, Andrew Saunders (T)

JOHN STITT, DESMOND BRETT AND WARWICK WEBB This is how the three appeared in the 1949 Terrace Magazine in the Senior B class photo.

Top: WARWICK WEBB in 1999

JUSTIN CAREY, STEVEN POZZI AND BILL CAMPBELL This is how the three appeared in the 1949 Terrace Magazine in the Senior A class photo

Top: JUSTIN CAREY in 1999

Prize-winners, 1928

On 3 November, 1928, the prize-winners at St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, were presented with their awards by Dr James Duhig, the Archbishop of Brisbane. One of the local Brisbane papers, The Daily Mail, printed a couple of photos of the event in its “Daily Camera Record”. Our record in the Archives was a not-toogood copy of the article - and the photo quality suggests just that - but it is a moment repeated at the College yearly since 1875.

“BEST CLOTHES FOR TERRACE”

This seems to have been a saying in the “preuniform” days at Terrace when for many of the College families who were really struggling, good clothes were a problem. Nearly everybody had suffered during World War I and for such a small population Australia endured high casualities. And the Great Depression was on the way with many men moving about the countryside looking for work in their efforts to support their families. Even the youngest of the students in the photo would be in his eighties now. Terrace has been built on the likes of these clever young men.

First Communion at Terrace

Many people can remember their First Communion Day. Sometimes it was in a crowded city church with dozens of other children of the same age. Sometimes it was in a small church with very few knowing what important event was happening. In July a Year 5 student celebrated his First Communion in the Holy Family Chapel. He was welcomed by those at the Tuesday morning Mass at Terrace and he was joined in the ceremony by his parents and his four sisters. A memorable occasion for all who were there.

Academic Medal Assembly for Semester One

Special guests were welcomed at the Academic Medal Assembly in late July: Br Barry Buckley who was Headmaster of the College from 1973 to 1981 and Professor Ian Frazer, Australian of the Year. Professor Frazer addressed the Year 6 students earlier in the day and he is widely recognised in Australia for his friendliness and his work as a clinical immunologist who has successfully developed a vaccine that will prevent and treat cervical cancer. Br Buckley was presented with a Fellowship by the Australian College of Education for his contribution to education in this state.

This was the occasion for the presentation of academic awards to 126 students - about 10% of the College enrolment - who were acknowledged for their academic excellence at the end of Semester One. We congratulate those who received awards on their success and also rejoice with those whose academic result was an improvement on their past efforts. Congratulations to them and their parents on their good efforts! We note particulatly the success of two Senior students Brian Funder (12R) and Matthew Walker (12M) who were given special awards acknowledging their considerable academic improvement.

Photo 1: MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARD WINNER From left: Andrew McKinlay (6B), James Blair-Swannell (12M), Professor Frazer, Mr Peter Chapman

Photo 2: TWO MOST IMPROVED SENIOR STUDENTS Brian Funder (12R) and Matthew Walker (12M) with their Awards. Well done!

Photo 3: PROFESSOR FRAZER ADRESSES STUDENTS Before the Academic Awards, Professor Frazer spoke to the Year 6 students in the GT125 Auditorium

Photo 4: BR BUCKLEY ADDRESSES THE STUDENTS From left: Mr Chapman (Principal), Mr Fullagar (College Dean), Professor Ian Frazer, Ben Zammit, College Vice-Captain, Ms Gail Rienstra (College of Education)

GTOBA at Henley-onThames, 2007

Visiting Teacher from Japan

Mr Hashimoto has been at Terrace on teacher exchange from Japan and has been of wonderful assistance in the Japanese Department and our staff and students have benefited greatly from his presence.

We thank him for his contribution to Terrace and to furthering our partnership with Konan. We wish him well as he moves onward to the Unites States for continued studies.

We loved them in life, let us not forget them in death........

We have learned of the death of these former students of St Joseph’s College: Dr Justin Daniel Carey (GT 19461949). See page 4.

Basil Patrick Cryan (GT 1936) Brian Cormack Fenelon (GT19401946)

Br Dennis Joseph Foat (GT 19631964). Worked in boarding schools as Christian Brother: Nudgee Junior, St Brendan’s Yeppoon, St Columba College. Died of cancer. He was uncle to Anthony and Simon in Year 12.

Edward (Ted) Alan Harvey (GT 1959-1952) father of Stephen (GT ‘79)

Gilbert (Gil) Cecil Kennedy (GT 1929-1931). (Photo in July 2006 Terracian, p3)

Neal James McBrien (GT 1938-40) See page 2

Athol Leo McMahon (GT 19298-29) Listed on the War Memorial Honour Board

Terence James O’Neill (GT 1943)

Desmond John O’Regan (GT 1939-1942)

Dr Colin Dalguise Robertson (GT 19471954) father of Colin (GT ‘85), Benjamin (GT ‘87) and Daniel (GT ‘87)

Joseph Thomas Rush (GT 1933)

Warwick Philip Webb (GT 1941-1950). See page4

Old Boy Debaters

Many thanks to Tom Gole:

I’m a Terrace Old Boy and I’m presently Externals Officer and the Immediate Past President of the Queensland Debating Society......Two Terrace Old Boys were in a team from UQ that recently won the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, held in Malaysia. “Australs” as the tournament is known is the world’s second biggest debating championship, attended by approximately 400 university students ftrom eleven different countries. It has never been won by a team outside Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Wellington before in its 32-year history.

The two debaters are Andrew Hodge (finished 2000) and Mitchell Grady (finished 2006). This comes after Oliver Badenhorst (finished 2006) was a part of the UQ team that won the Australian Intervarsity Debaing Championships held in Sydney over the Easter period. This was the first time UQ had ever won the Australian Championships.

And I’m sure that hundreds of current and former Terrace debaters will share in the success of our present debaters at UQ.

Middle School Science Fair

Tom Beirne (6W) and Joe Howard (6T) at their display. Duy-Phong Pham (5M) at rear

Photo Top: WITH THEIR COACH

Dom Katter (1990), Marcus Katter (1995), Michael Rosenlund (2000, now Coach at Loughborough University), Eammon Katter (2000), Peter Winkle (2000, rowed for Australia in Under 23 crews)

Photo Below: DURING THE RACE

Peter Winkle (Stroke), Eammon Katter (No 2), Marcus Katter (No 3), Dom Katter (Bow)

Photo Top: WHICH BATTERIES LAST LONGEST?

Charles Hinz (5R) and Oscar Price (5B) check their work. Harry Byrne (6B) at left

Photo Below: CLEANING UP AFTER WINE SPILLS!

STAFF MEMBER FROM KONAN HIGH

SCHOOL Terrace Principal (Mr Peter Chapman), Mr Masahiro Hashimoto (Konan High, Kobe, Japan) and College Dean (Mr Peter Fullagar)

Joe Foat

Athol McMahon

I want to be a Rockstara Year 9 “Exploration”

A rock music Exploration unit was introduced into the program this year. Titled “I Want to be a Rockstar”, the focus of the unit was exploring the components necessary to stage a successful live performance. The 31 students began the week by rehearsing and being entertained by top Brisbane covers band “Odyssey” who performed a number of pieces that the boys themselves would be playing in their live concert at the end of the week. A very fruitful Question and Answer session with the band members [See photo 4 ] set the scene for what was needed for the culminating concert to be a success. The Odyssey members conducted individual performance workshops with the boys and over the coming days rehearsals were interspersed with sessions with DJ Hart (aka Mr Richard Hart, Subject Coordinator of History) [Photo 3] and old boy Bobby Flynn. Bobby’s session with the boys [Photo 2] revealed insights into the music business as well as some tips for songwriting. A part of the experience the boys also attended two night time concerts. The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Concert at the Wintersun Festival and Evermore at

the Tivoli Theatre. The week ended with a very entertaining concert in College Hall where the four rock bands each performed two covers songs which were thoroughly enjoyed by the staff, parents and students present.

Photo 4: THE QUESTION AND ANSWER

TIME The “Odyssey” band members answer many thoughtful question from the students.

5: YEAR 9 BAND “JUST PRESS

The Changing Face of St Joseph’s College

St Joseph’s College, as with most older schools, has been built in many stages - as money became available! The Centenary building containing what is now the Campbell Centre was opened in 1975, but the Campbell Centre itself, the Pool, Duhig Place etc, were completed over the next few years. At left is a photo of our Campbell Centre in 1977 showing steps replacing the old Billet Street. Other photos show today’s scenes.

Below: A 1977 photo of a College Assembly. The Tuck Shop building can be seen up behind the seating. Right: This photo was taken from near the same position as the one above, but further back.

Right Below: Other buildings have filled in the space where the very wide steps were , eg: the Phys Ed Staff Room.

Photo 1: BAND MEMBERS Dominic Leahy (W), Evan Owens (M), Conor Claffey (W), Alec Evans (R) - Drums, Dempsey Trinder (R), Jared Roche (M), Dylan Woodland (K)

Photo 2: BOBBY FLYNN MAKES A POINT

Photo 3: A SESSION WITH ‘DJ HART’

Photo

PLAY”

From left: Oliver Creagh (T), Daniel Wharton (W), Dominic Ierna (R), Mitchell Dique (W), Gino Sarri (R)

First student at St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace - 1875

The first student to have his name recorded in the St Joseph’s Fees Book of 1875 (containing the names and addresses of the first pupils who attended “The Terrace’”as it was affectionately known in those early days) was John Philip Pole who had been born in 1862 and who lived at W ickham Street, The Valley. On 5 October of that first year £1/7/6 was paid for school fees by John’s parents Sheldon and Mary Pole.

pine trees and weeds. [See picture below left] The caretaker kindly cut back the trees to reveal the headstone of John Pole and his family. It was quite a find and will contribute to the history of Terrace.

John had an elder brother Henry, two sisters and a much younger brother, Thomas (GT 1883). When Sheldon Pole, who had been one of Brisbane’s early printers died, he was buried by a Church of England priest as too was John in 1948. Both father and son are buried at Toowong Cemetery

Recently as part of the study of the “Local Area” the Terrace Year Six students, their teachers and many parents travelled to the Toowong Cemetery. While the boys were following the heritage trail, Mrs Egan, a Year Six teacher, had the important task of finding and photographing the headstone of John Pole. Mrs Egan was able to find the headstone with the assistance of the Toowong Cemetery caretaker. She was shocked when she first saw the grave site as it was heavily overgrown with a variety of

Further investigations have revealed that the two brothers Henry and John had followed in their father’s footsteps and had formed the firm of H.Pole and Co which was eventually purchased by the W ilkie Group. Before being bought out the Pole brothers specialised in fine arts lino-prints and preparing theatre publications. One special programme was for Dame Nellie Melba’s performance here at His Majesty’s Theatre in Queen Street, Brisbane.

As far as we can ascertain John Pole had no direct descendants, but close relatives of Henry were able to share valuable information that has helped us to find out what has occurred over the last 131 years. Moves are in place to restore completely our first pupil’s grave site and quotes have been obtained by the Old Boys Association to enable this to happen in the near future. [Photos top left and centre of the grave site.]

This was written by Neil Doherty, College Archivist and the field report was supplied by Maria Egan, Year 6 teacher

Cover Story - A visit to CanberraA Year 9 Exploration

Photo 3: STUDENTS IN NATIONAL EXPLORER

UNIT Back Row: Mrs Judy Ariotti, Matthew Wallace (K), Michael Gill (M), Sam Reiser (R), Jake Schmidt (M), Tim Wheldon (T), Luke Mill (B), Michael Stewart (M), Nick Pascoe (M), Mrs Jan Cameron

Front Row: Jason Wong (K), David Tubb (T), Ed O’Connell (T), Dermont Aldenton (R), Nick Harrison (K), Matthew Fitzpatrick (M), Alex Whybird (B), Declan Gregg (W).

Photo 1: CANBERRA SCIENCE DISPLAYS

Jason Wong (K), Declan Gregg (W) and Dermot Aldenton (R) check out the great variety of scientific displays that are organised for the many school groups that visit the National Capital.

Photo 2: And so we say goodbye to warm and sunny Canberra - Mrs Cameron at left and Mrs Ariotti on right. otti on right

Photo 4: Michael Gill (M). Luke Mill (B), Jake Schmidt (M) and Tim Wheldon (T) work through an experiment.

Photo 5: Matthew Wallace (K) and Ed O’Connell (T) do the same.

Photo 6: Mrs Cameron and a big stick insect. A surprise for Jake Schmidt (M) if it leaps!

Year 5 students enjoy their Strings at Waterford Place Theatre

Terrace Big Band at the Catholic Education Week, 2007

Photo 1: CELLO CHOIR

Nicholas O’Hara (6B), Daniel Argyris (8W), Thomas Orange (7T), Thomas Olsen (tW), W illiam McLean (8B), Erick Chan (8B), Hamish McSorley (10K)

Photo 2: STRING ENSEMBLE

Daniel Argyris (8W), Thomas Olsen (7W), Thomas Panizza (7R), Nicholas O’Hara (6B), Andrew Taylor (8W), Thomas Orange (7T), Geordie McGrath (5T)

Photo 3: SENIOR STRING ENSEMBLE

From left across: Simon Warry (11M), Matthew Bennetts (10M), Hamish McSorley (10K), Alex Whybird (9B), W illiam McLean (8B)

Photo 4: CLAS SIC AL GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Nick O’Brien (11M), Louis Ellery (11B), Gerard Forrest (11K), David Cavanagh (10M), Ed Reinhardt (12K)

Photo 5: CLAS SIC AL GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Mr Anthony Garcia (STAFF), Adam Frkovic (8T), Dylan Woodland (9K), Jared Roche (9M)

Photo 6: THESE THREE PICTURES SHOW THE YEAR FIVE STUDENTS FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE ANNUAL TERRACE STRINGS EXTRAVAGANZA!

Left Hand Side: From left across Duy-Phong Pham (M),Maximillian Wobke (R), Lachlan Ho (M). Nicholas Scanlan (W), Matt Smethurst (T), Alec Gibbons (K), Benedict Gattas (M), Dion Lao (B), Declan Sela (B), Oliver W ightman (R), Alexander Bashford (M), Dominic Fraser (W), Maxwell Van Ristell (B), James O’Sullivan (M), W illiam Olsen (W), Andrew McWhinney (M)

TERRACE BIG BAND

At Left: Grant Buse (12W), Mr Brad Esbensen, Jack Panizza (9R) Morgan Jones (11M), Harry Hobson (10M), Sam O’Brien (10M), Gavin McLean (12B), Jonathan Ho (9W), Jonathon Danaher 10W, Brendan Markey-Towler (11R)

Top: Brad Esbensen, Mark Jeffery (12M), Harry Hobson (10M), Martin Koleczko (10R), Declan Kelly (11W), Morgan Jones (11M)

Middle: From left across: Dominic Fraser (W), Maxwell Van Ristell (B), James O’Sullivan (M), Thomas Olsen (W), Andrew McWhinney (M), Andrew Welch (R), Conor MacNamara (R), Fergus O’Donnell (K), Mrs Domenica Kelly (STAFF), Patrick Morgan (K), Liam Morton (B), Angus Power (K)

Right Hand Side: From left across: Angus Power (K), Matthew Dearlove (K), Christopher Runge (W), George Galis (B), George Cox (T), Benjamin O’Brien M), Benjamin Rogencamp (R), Geordie McGrath (T)

Final Kairos Retreat for 2007

Recently the final Year 12 Kairos Retreat took place at Camp Buckley. During the three days the participants have the chance to be still while they listen and share stories and experiences of their lives and the lives of others.

It is the last time they have the chance to do this during their years at the College. It is easy to see that over this time friendships are sealed and new friendships emerge. Not all the time was spent in quiet reflection. The “high ropes” course is just one of the practical actiities where the young men can challenge their sense of self - even to the point of doing the activities blindfolded - what a challenge!

House Choirs, 2007

The annual House Choir competition is becoming “something to strive for!” And this year’s contest was taken very seriously, with a couple of teams eagerly working to defeat Windsor as well as to win themselves!

More of his friends are below watching carefully [Picture below left], so that if he misses, they can make sure his fall is gradual using the

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THIRD ROW: Jack Hadgraft 11, Nick Molesworth 10, Brendan Green 9, Kei Myiati 11, Jonathon Danaher 10

SECOND ROW: Hugh Davis 8, Hamish Parry 8, Tim Nielsen 8, Tom Pullar 8, Brendan Wickman 8, Jonathan Ho 9

FRONT ROW: Andrew Stark 8, Nathan Awazio 8, Tom Olsen 7, Tom Donovan 7

Photo Bottom: MR MOBBS LEADS WINDSOR HOUSE The students behind Mr Mobbs are (from left): Nathan Awyzio

Tom

(8W),

Tom

Photo Top of Page: TRUST!

Adrian Smith (12W) puts great trust in his mates who brought him (blindfolded) to a platform with a trapeze in leaping distance.

wires and the pulley that can be seen near Adrian’s trapeze rod.

Photo 1: ADRIAN’S SUPPORT GROUP

From left: Ben Rees (12M), Myles Chadwick (12K), Nick Tierney (12W), Nico Louw (12W), Will Collins (12K)

Photo 2: THE INSTRUCTOR EXPLAINS HOW/WHY Listening carefully from the left: Michail Kressibucher (12T), Nick Tierney (12W), Staff Instructor, Ben Rees (12M), Adrian Smith (12W), Max O’Brien (12K), Matthew Smith (12K), Myles Chadwick (12K), James Carr (12W)

Photo 3: BEAUTIFUL - EVEN IN DROUGHT! Mr Peter Fullagar (College Dean), Nick Britz (12B), Matthew Dempsey (12K), Michail Kressibucher (12T), Adrian Smith (12W), Aaron Tutt (12T)

Photo 4: DISCUSSION GROUP

James Carr (12W), Max Stephens (12R), Mr Noel Covill (Staff), Sam Foley (12T), Dan Torbey (12K), Nico Louw (12W)

1 2 House Technical Ability Presentation Total W indsor 21 23 44 Mahoney 20 21 41 Kearney 18 22 40 Reidy 17 22 39 Treacy 16 21 37 Barrett 16 20 36

Photo Top: WIMDSOR HOUSE WINS THE HOUSE CHOIR Mr Chapman presents the House Choir Cup to Dylan Nagle and Adrian Smith

Photo Middle: WINDSOR HOUSE GIVING THEIR ALL! TOP ROW: Al Rigato 8, Nick Buckley 11, Ben Miles 10, Declan Kelly 11, Michael Horrocks 10, Jack Birtles 11, Alex Nyst 12, Tom Callaghan 11, Stephen Chapman 12, Brock Cunliffe 12

Olsen (7W), Tom Donovan (7W),

Sandilands (8W)

Congratulations again to Windsor House and the House Dean, Mr Laurie Mobbs.

Year 8 Debate Winners, 2007

Congratulations to these students who defeated Brisbane Grammar students in the finals of the Queensland Debating Union Year 8 Competition.

Blokes who cooka Year 9 “Exploration”, 2007

Photo Top of Page: From left Jack Stickley K, Tim Symons B, Cameron Wilkins B, Douglas Hynes K, Jeremy Lim W, Sam Petherbridge R, Thomas Ryan B, William Scalia M Robert Browne T, Sam Morgan M

Mahoney in the House Choirs

An image that appealed to parents and others on Choir Night was this one from the Mahoney item. They came second to Windsor when the announcements were made at the end of a great night of fun and music.

Photo 1: ONE OF THE TWO COOKING GROUPS From left across the group: Matthew Chalmers (K), Douglas Hynes (K) (facing away), Robert Browne (T), Sam Morgan (M), Patrick Runge (W), Jeremy Lim (W), Jacob Christensen (K), Lachlan Pascoe (M), Thomas Burton (T), Harry Antoniak (R) (facing away), Jack Cunningham (B), Isaac Deakin (T), Daniel Lake (K), Declan Rice (M), Sam Sheehan (B), Sam Petherbridge (R), Mrs Therese Kotzas (Staff), Daniel McMahon (M), Matthew White (W), Mr Neil Wharton (Staff)

Photo 2: OBSERVING JOHN FROM JAMES STREET COOKING SCHOOL Angus Leaney M, Jesse Bramwell T, Gianluca Lamari W, Nick McArdle W, David Tyquin K, Oliver Colling K Patrick Lonn T, Oliver Mogridge W

Photo 3: US? SURELY NOT US! James Steffenden (B), Will McSweeney (K), Nick McCardle (K) and Oliver Collins (K).

Harry Connolly (8), Frank Plunkett (R). Pat McKinlay (B), Jack Ryan (B) and Erick Chan (B)

Ben O’Brien (5M) and Mark Jeffrey (12M) lead the Mahoney House Choir

Photo 4: AN EXPERIENCED “LEARNER” Mrs Julie Dignam (Staff) works with one of the two “Blokes Who Cook” groups

Photo 5: STIRRING THE POT! Mrs Therese Kotzas (Staff) watches Sam Sheehan (B) with an experienced eye.

St Joseph’s Day GTOBA Luncheon - Irish Club, 2007

The St Joseph Day lunch to which all members of the Terrace community were welcome was held in the Irish Club this year and it was a resounding success. The President of the GTOBA Paul Howard welcomed the 300 guests. The majority of those present have already noted in his or her diary the 2008 date Wednesday 19 March in case they miss out on a great time with pleasant musical background, congenial company and the usual high standard of drink and food provided by the friendly staff in the Tara Room.

The Principal thanked Paul for his wonderful organizational skills. Everyone agreed that it was a great ‘idea’ of Paul’s to revive this special occasion.

Special mention was made of the hospitality expertise of Michael O’Rourke and the marketing and administrative help supplied by the College Registrar, Hilary Mackie.

A GREAT time was had by all !! Neil Doherty Archivist

Photo 1: A HAPPY GATHERING!

Matthew Green (1974-81), Brendan Nasser (1977-81), Sean Berkeley (1981), Jason Saunders (1977-81)

Photo 2: Liam Proberts (1977-81), Mark Ryan (1974-81) and Simon Sweeney (1975-81).

Photo 3: ACROSS THE IRISH CLUB

Brian McDonald (1971-77), Paul Liddy (1979-81, walking across), Brendan Ryan (1969-77) and Gerard Forde

Photo 4: Jim Russell (1953-56), Neil Doherty (1953-56), Tim Moroney (1953-55), John Gates (1948-55), Jim Lawson (1947-56). Br Hannigan (Staff 1944-47)

Photo 5: ANOTHER GENERAL VIEW

Pat Creagh (1966-71, whose son Oliver wrote the article opposite) and Fr Pat Molony (1964-71)

Photo 6: “A THOUSAND WELCOMES!”

Mark Panizza, Hugh Morrison (1977-81) and Nat Corrigan (1957-62)

Photo 7: 1971 WAS A GREAT YEAR!

Fr Pat Molony (1964-71), Peter George (196371), Mark O’Sullivan (1971-71) and Rick Siyyer (1965-71)

Photo 8: A LOT HAPPENS IN TWENTY-SIX YEARS

Simon Sweeney (1975-81), Guy Gibbons (197381), Paul Curran (1973-81) and Matthew Green (1974-81) have lots to talk about!

Photo 9: SUCCESSFUL ORGANISERS

Mrs Hilary Mackie (Staff) and Michael O’Rourke (1958-66) enjoy the function with Jason Sanders (1977-81), Brendan Nasser (1977-81) and John McCoy

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Congratulations!

Congratulations to Paul Howard, President of our own GTOBA on being named a Federal Magistrate. The Editor thanks him especially for organising the photographs on this page.

We all wish him and his family well.

Errors to correct!

Apologies to Barry Halcrow whose surname was mis-spelt three times in the article on p6 of the April Terracian. Apologies, Barry! Apologies, too, to Viv Humphreys. In a caption on p5 we sent him to a theatre of action between the two World Wars where he did not serve. Sorry about that, Viv, and our sincere apologies.

Editor, Terracian

Photo 10: THE PRINCIPAL ENJOYS THE CELEBRATION

Mr Peter Chapman and Stephen O’Kane (196573) enjoy the happy Luncheon crowd.

A visit to Jordan

Early in July two Terrace students Oliver Creagh (9T) and Jake Schmidt (9M) departed to Jordan to attend an International Youth Congress in Amma as guests of Her Majesty Queen Noor Al Hussain of Jordan. One of the criteria to attend was excellence in a particular area of the Arts and community involvement. Both Jake and Oliver are part of a group called the Kidz2Kidz Youth Choir. This Foundation has produced K2K, an inspirational musical CD that has inspired hope across the world, promoting world peace by planting the seeds of hope for future generations. The report is from Oliver.

In Jordan, Jake and I attended the International Arab Children’s Congress which was held in the capital Amman. The congress is held by the Queen of Jordan between 18 countries and this was the first time Australia had been invited to send a delegation. Most of the other delegations were Arab, but there were children there from Holland, America and India. Children at the conference ranged from ages 8 to 19.

Jake and I attended with Candy and Natalie, two All Hallows’ girls and Sana Mammo, founder of Kidz 2 Kidz. Kidz 2 Kidz is the peace choir that Sana founded, and the Queen of Jordan personally sent Kidz 2 Kidz an invitation to send four of their members for the congress. In Jordan apart from travelling the country we went to forums, debates, discussions and did workshops such as Drama and Music.

“Pin-hole Camera”, 2007 style

The main point of the congress was to make friends; the kids were just like us so it was very easy to make many friends. This was instead of fighting as most adults from the countries that were represented, see as the alternative.

We had a very fun time and we won’t forget the experience soon.

Oliver Creagh (9T)

REPRESENTING AUSTRALIA WELL

Oliver Creagh and Jake Schmidt

Year 11 students on a Biology excursion

These photos were taken when the Year 11 Biology students were attending Brisbane Forest Park. The students were on a biology excursion studying the differences and similarities between two different ecosystems - Rainforest and open scerophyll forest

YEAR 11 ECOLOGICAL STUDIES

OPEN FOREST STUDIES

Class of 1987Twenty Years

On Saturday 18 August, the students of 1987 got together for a bite to eat and a few drinks at the Merthyr Bowls Club at New Farm. It was a fun night catching up with former class mates reminiscing with each other, whilst also having a laugh at the many experiences shared together over the years. Some who had not attended a reunion before hadn’t seen each other since attending their school days at Terrace in the 80’s. The night was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. It was a great effort by many present on the night who travelled from overseas and all around the country to be there.

Robbie Martin 1987

Frank Law (B), Alex Look (M), James Ryan (B), Julian Wruck (T) and John Pradella (W)

Nick Ritchie (R), Charles Freney (R), Harry Bongers (K), Harry Waller (K) and Alex Farrelly (K)

SETTING UP A SHOT WITH THE CAMERA Paul Liddy (9T, behind the camera) lines up Fergus Badenhorst (9B) for a photo.

A HAPPY RESULT FOR PAUL Paul is delighted with the result from another “photograph” from the pinhole camera, one taken in the car park.

After eleven years of preparing BBQs that were the envy of all other schools, BBQ Coordinators John and Jan Jeffrey have moved on as their second son finished Year 12.

The photos are of the mobile Cold Room donated to the College by John Tyquin and the Rugby Supporters Group.

The occasion was the last Home Game for 2007 against State High at Tennyson..

The last “JJ Barbecue” at Tennyson Cross CountryCongratulations for 2007!

House T&F, 2007

JOY

For the last ten years Terrace has finished in the first three in the GPS Championship in Cross Country and again we came third, but with both equal winners just that one point ahead! However, Terrace won the Cross Country Shield for the second time. The Shield is awarded to the team that does best at the weekly Cross Country

Carnivals. It is a showing of team depth rather than indivisual brilliance. Winning the Shield takes a lot of persistence and dedication on behalf of the students and it had taken Terrace a long time to get hold of it. Final scores in the Shield season were: GT 249, BGS 237, ACGS 194, NC 189, BBC 180, BSHS 152, IGS 142, TGS 116 and TSS 111.

Unfortunately the team fell just short of the dream of adding the GPS Premiership. The 16 years team of Ben McTaggart (R), Patrick Schmidt (K), Gerard Balnaves (B), Nicholas O’Brien (M), Michael Daniels (R) and Nathan Lndsay (M), won their age group. The Open team and the 15 years came second while the13 and 14 years groups came fifth. The final points were: IGS and ACGS equal 37, GT 36, BGS 32, NC 28, BBC 25, TSS 14, TGS 11 and BSHS 8. Our congratulations go to IGS and ACGS.

WHAT A DAY - ENJOYED BY 8 WINDSOR!

STANDING: Brendan Wicman, Luke Fitzgerald, Will Hopkins, Nathan Awyzio, Andrew Taylor, Lachlam Moore, Tim Nielsen, Jordon Bourke, Al Rigato, Callum Grady, Hamish Parry, Morgan Windsor

IN FRONT: Gus McDonnell, Joe Williamson

AT THE RELAY RACES

LEFT:

THE

OF INTERHOUSE T&F DAY! Morgan See (7K), Chris Gibbons (7K), Max Reinhardt (7K at rear), Matt Dwyer and Nick Curran (7K)

FROM

Ben Russell (11B), Liam Henneken (11B), Jack Coghlan (12B), Matt Barry (6B), Oliver Canfell (8M), Rory Dawson (12K), Matt Tunbridge (12K), Dan Cooney (12M) and Elliott Price (12K)

Photo Top: BEST WISHES IN THE RACE! Jack Coghlan (12B) wishes Zac O’Leary ((12W) good luck in his race

Photo Right: OPEN TEAM SHOWS UNITY The Opens show solidarity before competing.

Photo Top: MR JOHN JEFFREY GETS THE NEW KEYS Mr John Tyquin, Mr John Jeffrey and Mr Peter Chapman at the handing over of the Cold Room.

Photo Right: MR JOHN JEFFREY - “MR BBQ”

- RETIRES After eleven years organising Rugby Barbecues at GT home games, Mr and Mrs Jeffery retire.

THE WINNERS GET THE TROPHY

At right: Mr Chapman presents the Mahoney House leaders James Blair-Swannell (Left) and Daniel Cooney with the Track and Field Trophy for 2007

Terrace Timor Network

The Terrace Timor Network (TTN) was formed just over 12 months ago and facilitates a partnership between the Christian Brother’s Ministry in Timor Leste - Comunidade Edmund Rice (CER), and the staff, parents and students of Terrace. The Terrace Timor Network evolved from a group of parents whose sons went to East Timor for their Year 10 Immersion. Their experiences during and since the Immersions encouraged the parents to seek ways to build partnerships with the East Timorese. Our vision is to walk in partnership and companionship with CER and the East Timorese villagers to:

- Build long term sustainable capacity within the East Timorese so as to improve their quality of life

- Empower the East Timorese for more life choices

· Support stable and sustainable independence.

In achieving this, we hope to continue to connect the heads and hearts of the Terrace Community.

With the support of the College Leadership Team, Damien Price, Conor Finn, Alison Price-Stone and the students of Terrace, the Terrace Timor Network has several projects underway:

- Specialised Educational Resources are being developed for use in the local Timor schools

· A range of Occasional Cards and Gift Tags using local handicrafts are being made by women and disabled groups

· An Art Exchange Project is underway between the Middle School at Terrace and several primary schools in the villages in Timor.

· Tais Wrist Bands are currently being made and will be available for sale early 2008.

One project recently came to fruition. Handwoven Tais Bookmarks, made by a group of women living and working in a remote hillside village outside Dili, were recently packaged and sold by Terrace students. The Tais is an indigenous weaving of Timor Leste and the multicoloured patterns are rich in cultural significance. Terrace students and TTN parents volunteered their time to individually package the Bookmarks and then sold them across Terrace. About $1500 was raised by the students for East Timor.

Under 15 Footballers try Yeppoon

League or Union?

Stan Ryan (GT 1942-50) comes from a footballing family. His uncle Tommy Gorman, the first Queenslander to captain the Kangaroos, was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in September 2007. Stan and his wife were invited by the ARL to represent the family.

Stan’s father captained Queensland Rugby League and later was a Rugby Union selector. Stan’s older brother, Tom, now deceased was a doctor who played Rugby Union for Queensland as a more than six foot half-back!. His younger brother, John, was known as “Rugby” Ryan - he was a great supporter of Rugby and a stalwart of Ballymore.

At Terrace Stan did not play Rugby, but was in the GPS Swimmimg team in 1950

No doubt Stan and his wife Cath (Tommy Gorman’s daughter) really enjoyed meeting fellow “old-timers” at the Dally M Awards Night in Sydney.

(Thanks to John Stitt - GT 1941-49 - for supplying information about a school friend.)

Photo Top: UNDER FIFTEEN PLAYERS

BACK ROW, from left: Ronnie Breslin (10W), Ben Ngo (10B), Pat Carey (10R), Ben Thompson (10B), Pat Wikman (10K), Lewis Chambers (10W), Dominic Howe (10R), Robert Daw (10M), Gianni Sgualdino (10B), Michael Harvey (10B), Travis Whiteman (10T) John Kereczko (10M)

FRONT ROW, from left: Cameron Geraghty (10B), Greg Holmes (10M), Chris Torbey (10K), Gerard Carroll (10T), Michael Rogers (10T)

Photo Left: LEARNING NEW SKILLS

From left: Michael Harvey, John Kereczko, Ben Ngo

Photo Below: VISITING CAPRICORN CAVES

NEAR ROCKHAMPTON

Across from left: Caving Guide, Greg Holmes , Gianni Sgualdino, Chris Torbey, Ben Ngo, Robert Daw, Gerard Carroll, Lewis Chambers, Ronnie Breslin, Michael Rogers

GPS Football Premier Team

GPS Rugby Premier Team 2007

GPS Chess Premier Team 2007

Melbourne Reunion

Date: Friday, 26 October, 2007

Place: Victorian Club

Contact: Pat Taylor

Phone: 03 9824 0184

Mob: 0428 539 640

1962 Reunion

Date: Friday 30 November 2007

Time: 6.30 pm

Place: Ballymore QRU Club

Contact: David Barry

Mob: 0403 574 040

Email: <david.barry@bnlaw.com.au>

Or: Eddie Burke

Mob: 0411 746 396

1967 Reunion

Date: Friday 2 November 2007

Time: 6 pm

Place: College Hall

Contact: Alan Kennedy

Phone: 0402 317 205

Email: <alankennedy@terrace.qld.edu.au>

1977 Reunion

Date: Saturday 13 October 2007

Place: College Hall

Contact: Brad Usasz, 0414 883 839 <Brad.Usasz@wilsonhtm.com.au>

Or: Michael McCluskey, 0411 779 821 mmccluskey@membersequity.com.au

1982 Reunion

Date: Saturday 6 October 2007

Time: 12 noon

Place: Story Bridge Hotel, Bunker Bar

Contact: Peter Bakker <peter@bakkerdiamonds.com>

1992 Reunion

Date: Friday, 19 October, 2007

Place: Regatta Hotel

Contact: Tony Pecoraro

Mob: 0412 220 560

Email: <TPECORARO@nine.com.au>

1997 Reunion

Date: Saturday 10 November, 2007

Time: 3.30 p.m.

Place: Trophy Room at Paddo Tavern

Contact: Michael Gallagher or Hugh Doyle

Mob: 0415 324 154

Email <terrace97@gmail.com

Rockhampton

Date: Saturday 10 November 2007

Time: 6.30 pm

Place: Brothers Club Capricornia, Lion Creek Road, Rockhampton

Contact: Beau Fanning

Phone: 07 4927 3102

Mob: 0407 273 123

Email <brian.fanning@studstock.net>

PARTICIPANTS

left across photo: Harrison Whiting (7R), Harry Butterfield (8T), Declan Pang (7K), Oscar Price (5B), Gianni Sarri (7R), Jacob Shields (10K), Seb Price (7B), Zoë Price (Visitor), Matthew Newcombe (7B), Chris Forwood (7B)

An example of “Parent Power” at Terrace

In the first week of July a number of enthusiastic parents took a small group of Terrace students to theski fields at Perisher Valley to compete in the northern New South Wales Interschools’ Snowsports Competition

Terrace v Nudgee Rugby 2007

Terrace wore blue and white colours from 1875. When Nudgee accepted the boarding boys from Terrace after 1891 they also took the blue and white colours. When Br Reidy was GT Headmaster in 1924 Br Ryan (NC) in a discussion opted to keep the blue and white so Br Reidy said that Terrace would change to red and black - as far as possible from blue and white.

The “Red and Black” set to do their very best (left) - as has been done since 1891! And on the right the kicker (Toby White 12T) faces the famous sea of blue and white in the Nudgee stand.

Football - 2007 GT Games

Rugby - 2007 GT Games

Junior 2006 Buchanan Medal

HENRY O’DRISCOLL’S MEDAL

This medal, won in 1906, was sent from England by Henry’s son, also Harry, a member of the 1949 Senior class, who returned the medals to “where they belonged”!

Mai Ita HamutuK

“Let’s Come Together”

The Terrace Timor Network (TTN) invites you to an evening of good company, entertainment, traditional supper and wine to raise funds for Timor Leste projects

“The Tote Building” at Eagle Farm Racecourse

Friday October 19th, 7.30pm (RSVP By Friday October 12th for catering Tickets $30 per person all inclusive and any donations on the evening are tax deductible For more information email ttn@terrace. qld.edu.au or phone Dympna Danaher 0409059737

Photo Top: TERRACE IN RED AND BLACK

Photo Right: NUDGEE GAME

From

IN FULL FLIGHT! An incident during the 2007 Match at Nudgee. TERRACE PLAYERS (From left): Daniel Hansen (12M), David Savoff (11M, top tackler), Robert Hansen David Savoff top Robert Fogarty (12K, lower tackler), Toby White (12T), Tom DeClara (12B), Harry Tynan (12B)