Annual OGU Reunion

ONCE A PLC ARMIDALE GIRL, ALWAYS A PLC ARMIDALE GIRL!

ALUMNI SURVEY RESULTS

Our sincere thanks to all Old Girls who took time out of their busy schedules to complete the recent Alumni Survey. Your feedback has been invaluable and will be used to shape future communications, activities and experiences for our alumni.

VALE

June Wangmann (Head Prefect in

1958) passed away in December 2020. (Margaret) Meg Nicol (nee McLennan, 1954 graduate) passed away in March 2021. Meg had been an active member of the PLC Armidale & Hilton Old Girls’ Union, holding the position of Secretary for many years. Jill Wheaton (nee Harris, 1948) passed away in April 2021. Rosemary Perrott-Russell (was a Boarder from 1949-1954) passed away in May 2021. Elizabeth Frewin (nee Curtis, 1947 graduate) passed away in April 2021. Margaret Coles (1954 graduate & Gregory House Captain) passed away in 2021. Dorothy Seaton (Past Staff Member) - passed away in May 2021 in Tasmania. Renate Graser (Past Staff Member) - passed away in 2020. Clare Terlier (nee Mitchell, 1936) - passed away in July, 2000. Her story is featured here on the right.

CONGRATULATIONS

One of PLC Armidales’ oldest living Old Girls, Barbara “Binks” Dowling (nee Turnbull, 1939 graduate) who lives in Dorrigo, recently celebrated her 98th Birthday. Congratulations “Binks”!

COMMEMORATIVE PAVERS

Remember your years at PLC Armidale and have your name permanently etched in the beautifully landscaped gardens at the College. Pavers are just $200. For more information go to: https://www. plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au/community/ alumni/old-girls-union 100 YEAR OLD WORLD WAR 2 VETERAN RETURNS TO ARMIDALE FOR HER FINAL REST

Sergeant Clare Bell Mitchell died in Queensland in July 2020 aged 100. Because of Covid restrictions her family were unable to attend her funeral, nor could they come to Armidale to arrange Clare’s burial. Her stepdaughter Lesley sought the help of the RSL and, with advice from Piddington’s and the help of the Armidale Council, Clare has been interred in Armidale’s columbarium with a suitable AIF plaque. Clare Bell Mitchell was an Armidale lady who lived in Brown and Barney Streets before joining the Army as a nurse. Her parents were John Alexander and Alice Elizabeth, and she had a younger brother John William. Clare went to school at Hilton, leaving in 1936, a few years before it became the Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Armidale. Clare’s Army service began with the Australian Army Medical Women’s Service in 1942. In 1943 she was deployed to New Guinea with the Australian Imperial Force. Her final appointment was at Concord hospital in 1947. Clare’s brother John died in the hands of the Japanese in Borneo. His service is honoured on the WW2 list held in Armidale’s Memorial Library. In 1956, Clare married Lesley Terlier in Armidale and became step-mother to Lesley’s children. The Armidale RSL Sub-branch commemorated Clare Mitchell Terlier’s life with a graveside poppy service at the Columbarium on Monday 19 July, 2021. Military medals were worn.