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JAMIE KING (OSC 1982)

Jamie King (OSC 1982) donated memorabilia from his leaving year. The donation included his 1982 Year 12 portrait and group photographs of Year 12 Alexander House and Keys House. His leavers t-shirt was screen printed in the art department featuring striped school tie on the front and bold “Leavers 82” printed on the reverse. Additionally, Jamie donated the Class of 82’ 20-year reunion photographs featuring 82’ Old Scotch Collegians - Nigel Gellard, Graeme Clatworthy, Tim Wilhelm, Bill Fry, Andrew Frazer, Ben Crabbe, Geoff Newing, Richard Young and Russell Curtin.

EDWARD WEIR (OSC 1966)

Graham Weir (OSC 1966) kindly donated a selection of items associated with the College including fourteen Reporter editions dating from 1986 to 1999, 2001 Clan Edition No. 86, 1997 Centenary calendar, Graham Whitley’s OSC 1962 felt school cap gifted to him and his son’s Scott’s (OSC 1995) Leavers jumper.

AURELIE YEO

Aurelie Yeo, sister to David Shearer (OSC 1950), and great-granddaughter of Reverend David Shearer, founder of ‘The Presbyterian Church in Western Australia’, donated two photographic slides taken by her mother, Muriel Atkin, in the 1950s. The slides depict the family terrace home of her father John

Shearer (OSC 1914) with written inscription “Dad’s House where he was born” and the second slide features the double storey Scotch College Boarding House located at Stirling Street, Perth.

SUE HAYES ON BEHALF OF JOHN BARRIE (OSC 1965)

Sue Hayes, daughter of Ronald Barrie (OSC 1936), donated three prize books belonging to her brother John Barrie (OSC 1965). The books were awarded for General Proficiency at Speech Nights in the 1960s by Headmaster Dr. G. Maxwell Keys including The Sea is a Magic Carpet by Peter Padfield, The Tunnell by Eric Williams and The Miles That Midas Touched by Gavin Casey and Fred Man. The bound editions are embossed with the school crest and hand signed.

KEN LANGDON (OSC 1953)

Ken Langdon (OSC 1955) recently donated his brother Don’s (OSC 1955) Funeral Order of Service booklet dated 11th July 2023 and held at Scotch College Chapel. The booklet includes lifelong images of Don’s achievements. Along with the booklet he donated a classic 1950s black and white photograph of him with his brothers in their school uniform attending a celebration at St George’s Cathedral, Perth; featuring from left to right Don, Winton (OSC 1961), and Ken in succession.

ROB BROUN

Rob Broun donated memorabilia belonging to his father Nick Broun (OSC 1945) who attended school during WW2 from 1941 to 1945. Rob recalls Nick’s fond memories of Scotch including making many boarding friends and returning for numerous reunions including Founder’s Day Dinner celebration where on one evening he was the oldest Old Scotch Collegian in attendance.

Nick was an only child hailing from a farm in Beverley and after school in the late 1940s he worked as a journalist for the The West Australian Newspaper where he met his wife, fellow journalist, Barbara May Patison. Nick returned to farming after his journalism career where he ran sheep and farmed wheat, barley, and oats.

CHRIS THYNE (OSC 1974)

Chris Thyne (OSC 1974) continues to donate memorabilia belonging to the Thyne family’s association with the College. The generous donation includes Chris’s blazer pocket and prefect badge. Two blazers and an autographed Year 12 school shirt belonging to his brother Tod (OSC 1979). A blue leather prize book gifted in 1944 to his father John (OSC 1946) titled The Universe Around Us, fourth edition by J. H. Jeans, stamped with Scotch College Crest in gold lettering and gifted by Headmaster Peter Corsar Anderson awarded for Dux of Form 6B3.

KINGSLEY TEAKLE (OSC 1951)

Kingsley Teakle (OSC 1951) donated several items including an extraordinary 1920s striped blazer belonging to his father, David OSC 1921. The one-of-a-kind striped blazer in excellent condition features gold braid colours for Shooting. He gifted his 1950s school tie and blazer featuring colours for Shooting, Hockey, Athletics, Football XVIII. Blue and Gold braid decorates the pocket and cuffs while maintaining brass crested buttons.

Included in the donation was a 1950s trophy awarded for Best and Fairest of the Old Scotch Collegians Hockey Club and a small silver trophy with bakelite base for the PSA Athletics Carnival One Mile Race. Kingsley suggests “he was unsure where he was placed coming into the last lap of the race and was trailing behind Bun Lynn (OSC 1950) ‘the sure favourite’. He was the best runner, and I must have said something to Bun on the way through “Are you happy for me to go” and I pushed through, coming second to an Aquinas College student – a good sportsman as well” Kingsley Teakle 2023.

TOM NORRIS

Tom Norris kindly donated a photograph of the 1927 Rowing Crew IV. The historical photograph depicts students uniformed in khaki singlets and white shorts on the Swan River, possibly taken before the PSA Head of

the River race. George Nelson (OSC 1927) (Bow), Lawrence Robertson (OSC 1928) (2), Chester Stitch (OSC 1927) (3), C Foreman (OSC 1927) (Stroke) and William Murray (Cox) (OSC 1929) feature. Tom’s friend Ian Mackay, father to William Mackay OSC 2012, helped facilitate the donation.

BRADLEY MCMEIKAN (OSC 1975)

Brad McMeikan (OSC 1975) donated his grandfather William Roy Bishop McMeikan’s (OSC 1915) photographs. The 1915 Eight Winning Crew image depicts Scotch’s first rowing crew eight pictured at the newly constructed Boatshed, Freshwater Bay. Included is a 1915 Scotch College Prefects group photograph and two portraits of William in full military regalia prior and during embarkation off/to WW1.

DARREN ROGERS

Darren Rogers donated an incredible suite of PSA School sporting programmes including the 51st, 53rd, 54th and 55th PSA Official Athletics Day Programmes dated from 1955 to 1959. PSA Annual Swimming Contest 52nd, 53rd, 55th, 57th Programmes held at Crawley Baths dating from 1957 to 1962 and Reporter editions dated 1957-1958.

SHELLEY BARKER (OSC 1949)

Shelley Barker (OSC 1949) donated three photographs including his high-jump shot taken at the 1949 PSA Athletics carnival, an image of Master Leigh Jenkinson (‘Tix’) fishing at Cottesloe Beach with Geoffrey Kennedy (OSC1949) and Shelley catching his first Mulloway. Shelley donated a fascinating memoir ‘My Life at Scotch College 19391949’ that describes snippets of school life.

“At some time during my first year at Scotch I decided that I did not want to be at school so I legged it for the Swanbourne railway station at mid-morning break and caught the train to Cottesloe Beach. My mother was horrified when I turned up at home but didn’t take me back to school. The next day the headmaster Peter Corsar Anderson warned me not to wag it again or I would get the strap he carried in his pocket at all times. I took his advice and only wagged it on one other occasion when I was in my last year at school” and later in that year June 12th 1949 “I wagged it from school and went fishing at Keane’s Point jetty. Using a live trumpeter as bait I caught my first Mulloway weighing 27 lb. I sold it to Les Jordan, proprietor of the Brighton Hotel. First subject next morning was chemistry and after the lesson ‘Tix’ Jenkinson said to me “stay behind Barker”. When we were alone he said to me “I hear that you caught a big fish yesterday, tell me about it.” I found out much later in life that ‘Tix’ was a very successful fisherman, a specialist in catching Dhufish.

During the war years the shortage of young teachers was compensated for by the appointment of retired Masters from private and public schools. Of these some were outstanding teachers and others not so good. Mr Whitber, one of those, was an outstanding Maths teacher and very good at maintaining discipline. Walter Belford, a retired farmer, taught history but was never given the respect he deserved by his pupils. He was the author of the famous book “Legs Eleven” about the 1st Eleven XI WW1 Battalion. George ‘Bull’ Campbell who had been teaching at the school for many years was a wonderful teacher, very amusing and a delightful person. The best of all in my opinion was ‘Tix’ Jenkinson. He made the subjects seem easy and enjoyable and I personally went into science being influenced by his enthusiasm. Don Thomas was also a very good teacher who taught biology and influenced me to become a Biologist. Don was much admired for his gymnastic skills. On occasions he

walked up or down the steep flight of steps leading to the oval on his hands. He could also complete the giant swing on the high bar. He was a great asset to the school after he retired from teaching. There were five of us from Scotch who did degrees in zoology at UWA at about the same time. Tony Lee OSC1949, Don Edward OSC1950 and I all did Ph.D’s with Geoff Beyers OSC1949 and Graham Hodgkin OSC1949 both completing Bachelor’s of Science at UWA.

In August 1960, my father wrote to me at Washington State University to tell me that the University senate had ratified my Ph.D. I wrote in my return letter that I had to thank ‘Tix’ for the motivation to study science. My father lived in a house directly above the Boatshed and on the afternoon that he received my letter he saw ‘Tix’ going into the boatshed and showed him my letter. I was pleased that he had done so because I never saw ‘Tix’ again” Shelley Barker 2023