[DannyKaye]

Nice area

Just thinking about it My science teacher was an old deaf man named Tom Potts, my metal work teacher was "Killer" Keats, English teacher 5 foot nothing Graham Thode, of cause in those days it was always Mr, a teacher was NEVER called by their christian name. Teachers back then ruled, Mr Martin our wood work teacher would not hesitate in throwing a blackboard duster at a student who was not paying attention. Best day of the week was Friday Sports Day, swimming in the Summer and RL in the winter although some kids played soccer but not competition like RL. Hard to think back over 70 years. The School Was Ashfield Technical College. Wonder if kids today get a choice of schools, I could have gone to Drummoyne High or Leichhardt Tech, wish I had of gone to the latter I might have got the chance to play for Balmain Tigers.

 

[gordon1940]

I attended Applecross State School, Perth. A beaut school with many diverse Natioalities

 

[gordon1940]

I attended Applecross State School, Perth. It was a beaut School with many diverse Nationalities, post WW2, Students. I had a mate, of Italian extraction, whose Lunch included many big Orange shells chock a block with white meat. I asked what it was and my Mate gave me one it was delicious. I told Mum when I got home and she asked what it was. I replied “ he said it was Crayfish “. Mum exclaimed “ they must be rich people”. Nup, my Mates Dad was a Crayfisherman.

 

[Suzanne rose]

I'm bumping this one up for all the new folks on here

 

[Bezz]

Started Swan Hill high school in 1959

 

[Veggiepatch]

I attended Applecross State School, Perth. A beaut school with many diverse Natioalities

Wow! I moved permanently to Applecross from Dandenong, Victoria just last Wednesday to live with another well known SDC member, @DLHM !

 

[Rick62]

Hi all, well I’m a old Saint Patrick’s College boy in Geraldton WA, the place was run by Christian brothers and there favourite past time in the mid seventies was to beat us students with what ever weapon they could muster at the time, oh the good old days, May we never forget…..Rick 62

 

[Jennie]

I started Boronia High school in 1958, it was a new school with only 2nd form ahead of us 1st formers. Slowly it got to 6 forms. It doesn't exist anymore, there is a Tormore Rd reserve where it was. A new Boronia Heights College in what I knew as The Basin opposite end of Boronia. Victoria must have gone up market and called all their High schools Colleges.

 

[normamatthews]

I went to Unley Girls Tech School

 

[Jest]

Timaru Girls High School 1950's New Zealand.

 

[Penny4]

I went to Southport SHS in the 70's.

 

[SirExton]

Wellfield Senior High School Leyland Lancashire England 1965 - 1970 Leyland is where British Leyland started prior to World War I

 

[SirExton]

I was born in Lancashire in 1958. Came to Aussie as 10 pound poms I was 6 months old.

Where about's in Lancashire?

 

[Suzanne rose]

Bumping this up for all the new people

 

[SirExton]

I went to Southport SHS in the 70's.

Is That Southport Lancashire UK? I went to Wellfield Senior High Leyland Lancashire. Regards Phil

 

[novezar]

I went to Granville Boys High, near Parramatta, NSW, for those reading interstate. Started there in 1957, (1st year then) - '59 (3rd year), 15 yrs old - Intermediate Certificate. Granville Boys was upgraded & designated to a High School in 1956 with the introduction of the "High School Certificate", which in turn, extended to 5th year.

I wonder if my best mate at school, Robert John Bourke, is still going ? He lived in, & I'm pretty sure was at Merrylands. If not, Guildford, with one huge "?", there. I lost all contact with him when I left school.

 

[Penny4]

Is That Southport Lancashire UK? I went to Wellfield Senior High Leyland Lancashire. Regards Phil

Lancashire would have been lovely, but no it's on the Gold Coast and was founded in 1916.

 

[novezar]

To my previous post. If anyone at all knows of my old class mate, "Robert Bourke", My name is Richard Spencer, contact can be made on land line 02 6834 9107, or 0427447774, email, richmich,[email protected] or [email protected]

Any info., would be extremely appreciated by me.


Thanking you,
"RS".

 

[Gunpark]

I went to Canterbury Boy's High School from Bexley North Primary School in (I think) 1947/8. I had a brand new Globite school case. It was handy for sitting on as I had to catch trains to get to Canterbury, and as I travelled in peak hours seats were rare both at stations and on trains. The good old Globite did the job nicely.

 

[Jest]

timaru girls high school NZ 50's