The College by the Harbour - St Aloysius

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From the Archives College Roll of Honour Any connections ? 1929 The Bridge arch begins to take shape 2002 Seventieth Anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge opening For nearly thirty years, many Aloysians had travelled to school across the harbour by ferry. All that changed on 19 March 1932 when the Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened and the north shore began to expand rapidly. The Rector of the day, Rev Fr Austin Kelly, SJ, felt the College had been brought into the heart of the city and invited six hundred members of the College community to view the official opening celebrations from the College roof and from the grounds of Wyalla. The College joined in the general enthusiasm for the successful completion of the engineering feat by decorating the buildings with flags and illuminating the College at night. With the celebrations over, the boys began adjusting to the rumble of trains and trams overhead and travelling to and from the new Milson's Point railway station. In the years leading up to 1932, staff and boys had watched the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with great interest. Old Boys of the period recall the day one of the Jesuit teachers glanced out of his classroom window and noticed a workman falling from the bridge. He quickly blessed the man as he fell to his death. The College verandah provided an ideal location for photographing building progress, as the accompanying photographs show. In the last issue I made a plea for relatives of the sixty Old Aloysians who lost their lives in the various wars to contact me. Many thanks to Barry Hunt, nephew of Barry McGinley, to George Franki, cousin of Brian Johnson and to Paul Baxter, related by marriage to Joe Crogan for responding to my appeal for information about Old Aloysians who lost their lives in the various wars. Thanks also to Trish Flynn of the Development Office for introducing me to Miss Joan Dimond, sister of Frank Dimond. I also thank the other family members I have located via the College Old Boys' mailing list, the telephone directory and electoral rolls. If you are connected in some way or remember any of the following from your own schooldays, I'd be delighted to hear from you. Gerri Nicholas College Archivist Phone: 9954 4454 Myrton Allen Digby Barlow Jack Barlow Harold Barraclough Frank Bauer Leon Bennet Peter Brewer Basil Burke George Burke Vincent Burns Richard Campbell Bob Cazabon George Chandler Joe Crogan John Cunningham Lin Cunningham Gus Curtis John Dallas Jack d'Alpuget Joseph Dease Jim Decent Frank Dimond Fred/Frank Doyle Jack Ferris Myles Fitzgerald Ted Gilles Joe Hamlet Jack Harrison Cecil Healy Dermot Hegarty Bill Hickey Bernie Hindmarsh Richard Horan Bert Hughes Brian Johnson Barry McGinley Geoff McLaughlin Brian Maher William Molloy Martin Mooney John Moran Hilary Moylan Daly Mugliston Peter Murray Rupert Newland Bert Norris Richard O'Connor Alan O'Connor Con Page Marcel Playoust Stephane Playoust Jean Playoust Eric Richardson Roy Richardson Albert 'Mick' Ryan William Scollin Fred Vincent Oliver Whiting William Willis George Willmott 1930 The Canberra passes under the first section of the bridge decking. 14
Junior School Junior School Wrap Up In terms of staffing, 2002 saw significant changes. While we are deeply indebted to the contribution made by Miss Jenny Hoare and Mr David Thompson, who between them served this College loyally for a combined total of 21 years, it was equally important for them to have moved on, both for their personal and professional advancement. We wish them and others who have contributed to this School, our best wishes in their new career paths. I am pleased to advise that the quality of the new staff we have managed to recruit on to our team are proving to be dynamic, thoroughly professional, dedicated, compassionate people, fully committed to the mission of this College. We extend a very warm welcome to our new teachers, Ms Leighanna Miles (Year 3), Mr Nic Boys and Ms Marianne Busuttil (Year 4), Mr Scott Hardgrove (Year 5) and Mrs Sue Martin (Music), who is teamteaching with her husband, Mr Wesley Martin. The settling in process for the new boys and their families has been rather smooth and has been helped by Orientation Days prior to starting in the College. The hosting of the traditional Information Night for new parents and the publication of the Parent Information Booklets and other "welcome to your new school" initiatives have also made the transition much easier. Despite the inclement weather in the initial two weeks of School, we have managed to successfully run our Summer Sport trials, the Annual Swimming Championships and a number of other commencement and initiation activities. On Monday 18 February, we invited all parents to attend a Curriculum focused information evening. At least 90% of the parents came along to meet their sons’ Class teachers and other staff, and listen to their informative presentations. We are constantly exploring ways of informing and communicating with the parent body with a view to strengthening our partnership in the education of their sons. On Tuesday 19 February we conducted an Open Forum for parents interested in actively participating and supporting the School structures in the management and organization of the co-curricular life of the School. Around 40 keen parents and teachers attended this forum and discussed constructive ways of contributing to school activities ranging from Sport to Debating, Drama, Music, Enrichment & Extension Clubs, Chess, Poetry, Pottery, Theatre Sports and Lateral thinking. It was decided that parents and teachers with common interests, would continue to meet in smaller groups to work for the betterment of specific activities at appropriate times during the year. Martin Lobo Head of Junior School JS Swimming 2002 The annual Junior School Swimming Championships was held on Tuesday 12 February at Lane Cove Olympic Pool. Due to reconstruction work over the past 2 years we welcomed the return to the pool for the 2002 Championships. We were greeted with a great day, albeit very hot and as the carnival progressed we realised that it was going to be a very close day. All 4 houses were battling out for overall honours. The final results saw Owen in 1st place with 542 points followed by Campion (488), Southwell (480) and Ogilvie (478). The Age Champions were: Under 8 – Kieran Joel Under 9 – Paul Sindone Under 10 – Mark Sindone Under 11 – Chris Sudarmana Under 12 – John Carroll The Open Champions Shield is awarded to the champion swimmer from all age groups. This year it was won by Chris Sudarmana (Year 5). Chris was successful in breaking the record for the Open 100m Breaststroke. The record was broken by 3 seconds and had stood since 1981. We look forward to seeing what Chris can achieve during his time in the Junior School both in the classroom and in the pool. Chris Sudarmana and Tim Geldens (Year 5) were selected to swim at the CAS Swimming Championships and represent the College Senior School Swimming Team. All other Junior School representatives have taken part in the Knox Invitation Carnival and are preparing for the JSHAA carnival. Neil Scotney Junior School Sportsmaster Executive Editor: Rev Fr A V Smith SJ Editor: Murray Happ (SAC 1985) Assistant Editor: Trish Flynn Printing: The Precision Printers Pty Ltd Circulation: 8,500 E-Mail: murray.happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au (Development Office) St. Aloysius’ College Senior: 47 Upper Pitt Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061 Telephone: 02 9922 1177, Fax: 9929 6414 Junior: 28 Burton Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061 Telephone: 02 9955 9200, Fax: 9955 0736 Website: www.staloysius.nsw.edu.au 15
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