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Clive Addison Clive Addison (OSC 1960) gifted memorabilia belonging to his grandfather Cecil Valentine Addison (OSC 1932) and items from his time at school. Cecil attended the College from 1929 to 1932 and the donation includes 1931 newspaper clippings listing Junior Examination results, 1930–31 Speech Night programmes, 1930s textbooks, a 1930s stitched Scotch crest belonging to a Cadet pith helmet and a remarkably preserved 1920s striped woollen blazer with gold buttons with the crest featuring tape name “C.V.A.”. Clive also donated 1953 book editions awarded for merit prizes, gifted by Headmaster Maxwell Keys for the youngest exhibition in the Nature Studies competition and the 1956 Addison Kilpatrick Prize for Nature Study for Form 3M, as well as 1970s photographs of a younger Bill Dickinson, prior to becoming Headmaster, with Headmaster Keys.
Simon Devitt
Mike Fairclough
Simon Devitt (OSC 1959) donated memorabilia from his time at the College including textbooks published in 1954 and 1960 by the University of Western Australia, titled Manual of Public Examinations, 1988–97 Clan editions, 1997–2005 PSA Head of the River programmes, a 1988 mass booklet celebrating beloved music teacher Marjorie Wyndham (1948–72) and The West Australian newspaper clipping celebrating her commitment to students titled, ‘Teacher devoted her life to music’.
Mike Fairclough (OSC 1981) donated two postcards belonging to his great-grandfather John Fairclough (OSC 1917). The sepia photographs capture sporting teams from the 1910s, including the Athletics and Football teams alongside Headmaster P C Anderson. The Fairclough family are a fifth-generation Scotch family.
Alexander Robert Eadie Alexander Robert Eadie (OSC 1957) donated a 1951 Scotch College school prospectus, containing the booklet This Year at Scotch, a 1949 52nd Speech Night programme. Additional memorabilia included the Dramatic Society programmes for the 1951 school productions You Never Can Tell and Let’s Make an Opera, a 1950–51 council of governors and teaching staff pamphlet and 1952 PSA Sport fixtures booklet.
Jeffrey Hopkins Author Jeffrey Hopkins donated his book, The Headmaster Frederick Charles Faulkner’s Story, based on the Hale School Headmaster. The book includes research drawn from the Scotch Archive on page 520. He also donated his work, Alaric Pinder Boor – A Life Reimagined, which references Charles Craig (OSC 1912), Headmaster P C Anderson and Master Lieutenant William J H Emmott.
Fiona Lang Fiona Lang donated her son James Lang’s (OSC 2011) Cadet uniform.
Michael Lance Michael Lance (OSC 1972) donated a Scotch banner, featuring College crests, created for the 1970 PSA Athletics Carnival. The banner was resourcefully constructed by stripping apart the mattress protectors from dormitory two to reveal a cotton canvas that Michael painted. Michael donated an accompanying 1970 photograph taken on the evening of Scotch College’s Athletics win. He remembers: “We had a great day and celebrated with the caped crusaders banner taken from some boys at Christ Church [Grammar School]. A few Guildford [Grammar School] boys had their boaters unceremoniously destroyed in the grandstand with the Headmaster Mr David Prest dressing down students at Assembly in Memorial Hall the next day.” 1970 boarders with painted Banners ‘SCOTCH’ and ‘Porridge Power’ and ‘Scotch’ in senior dormitory two; 1970 House Heads with the banners in Memorial Hall
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