Alumni News As we progress through this celebratory year it is impossible not to take some time and reflect on all the elements that combine to bring us to this point. We have so much to be proud of and celebrate. It is, however, prudent for us as a school community to consider our future needs; academically, geographically, and fiscally, we have so much to consider. With this in mind, I take this opportunity to commend headmasters and boards, past and present, for their strategic planning which has resulted in successful projects coming to fruition over many years. For instance, one can only imagine the enormity of the decision to relocate the School from Elizabeth Street to Mowbray! More recent projects, such as the construction of the pool, Faulkner Park, access to and landscaping of the boat sheds, numerous upgrades at the
Junior Campus and, more recently, the purchase of the adjacent land to Broadland. I name only a few projects here, but these culminate in the futureproofing of our School for at least the next 100 years. All these projects would never have been possible without the pride our broad School community has. The volunteer hours and products and produce donated to support over the years is incalculable. The dedication and commitment of our teachers and staff is exceptional and the generosity of benefactors is remarkable.
As a School we have so much to be proud of which nothing drives this sentiment home for me more than when I see current students, including my own children, proudly wearing the Blue, Black and White. I look forward to celebrating this huge milestone with you!
Simon Wood Old Launcestonians’ Association President
How fortunate is Launceston Grammar to celebrate this year as the oldest independent school in Australia with a continuous history of 175 years. With its origins dating back to 1845, Broadland House could once claim to be the oldest continuously operating girls’ school in the southern hemisphere, that is until the amalgamation with Launceston Grammar. 1983 saw the union of the two independent schools, which has now resulted in one great school richly steeped in tradition, values, and honour, fully equipped to face the future with confidence.
Broadland, now the Junior Campus, continues to grow with the exciting news regarding the purchase of land at the back of the top tennis court, once part of the old QV Hospital. Many an old Broadland girl climbed through the hole in the fence to investigate what was beyond. As we laid in the long grass, we tried not to think about returning to our afternoon classes and hoped we would not be caught and earn another detention.
The generations of students who have excelled at the two schools and later in life have had the wonderful opportunity of attending our great School.
Rosemary Stobart Broadland House Old Girls Association President
In Memoriam Mrs Margery H Sheldrick Mr John A Marsden Mr Keith Ritchie Mr Henry C Haines Mrs Mary R Irby Mrs Lucy F Lancaster Mr Simon Voet Mrs M C Chandler Mrs M J Mcleod Major James H Welch Mrs Angela Kalnoky Mrs Margaret Parish Mr Geoffrey E Kay Mrs M A Trethewie Mr Stewart C Ferguson Mrs M S Bohdal Mr Denis A Frith Mr Peter R Jones Mr Geoffrey Lean Mr Ramsay A Palfreyman
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Mr Leicester B Walker 1950 Mr Thomas M Busby 1952 Mrs Dorothy Laycock 1952 Mr Neville F Hyland 1952 Mr Gerald Mayhead 1953 Mrs Zerlina J White 1953 Mrs Margaret H Allum 1955 Mr Bruce Cutts 1955 Mr Ian L Millen 1955 Mr Kevin Miller 1955 Dr Rodney D Morice 1956 Mrs A Arthur 1957 Mrs Althea Arthur 1957 Mr John H Sale 1957 Mr Roderick G Banham 1958 Mr Peter A C Scholes 1958 Mrs Gwendolyn Adams AM 1959 Mrs Geraldine Buck 1959 Mr David B Jones 1959 Mrs Leonie Springer 1959
Mr Peter A Newman Mr Kelvin D Cooper Mr Richard B Gilchrist Mr Desmond A Boxhall Mr J H Baily Mr Alastair J Piercey Mr Bruce C Taylor Mrs Helen P Wills Mr Joanne Kenny Mr Philip Green Mrs Diana Jane Griffin Mr Gregory S Buckley Mr Thomas Field Mrs Louise M Garwood Miss Ottalyne M Hood Mrs Patricia Kershaw Mr John P Madden
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