Time for our last Newman Nostalgia for the year! (We'll be back next year.)
Last week Graeme Walsh (Class of 1972) came to see us, and brought some photos with him, including this fabulous one of his Year 4, 1964 group at St Joseph’s College, Subiaco.
1964 was a significant year, as this was the last year of St Joseph’s, which became Marist Junior (now Newman) College in 1965.
Graeme recalled, "When we commenced Grade 4 we were a large group and all started together in a classroom in the main building. Our teacher was Miss [Jemina] Horrocks, and the Headmaster, Brother Gordon [Heinrich].”
After a couple of days, he said, they were divided into two groups. One group remained in the main St Joseph’s building on the southern side of Salvado Road and the other group (with Graeme in it), "was marched across Salvado Road to an old weatherboard house on the corner of Salvado and Connelly Street, directly opposite the school. The old house and that part of Connelly Street no longer exist. That house was our schoolroom for the year, and our teacher was Mrs Guppy."
Graeme then got in touch with classmate Wayne Van Lieven and, between them, they managed to name almost the entire class group (below)! They are only unsure of one name - possibly a Greg with the possible surname of Ryan, in the second row.
So many beautiful, smiling faces - don’t you love the cheeky grin of John Dastlik in the second row?
Back row: Brian Kinsella, Brett Maslin, Robert McMullen, Wayne Van Lieven, Brian Paul (there for a short time only), Dominic Hudsen.
4th row: Mick Evans, Dominic Picarilli, Brian Berrigan, Stephen O’Neil, Graeme Walsh, Dan Crouch, Jeff Wright.
3rd row: Shaun Dennis, Steve Bogue, Peter Smith, Terry Granger, John Aldous, Gary Mullins, Peter O’Dea, Mark Ryan.
2nd row: John Naughten, John Dastlik, Martin Chircop, Terry Beeson, ?Greg (?Ryan), Dick Capko, Greg Snudden, Tim Dwyer.
Front: Ron Wray, Barry Stribling, Mrs Guppy, Vincent Russo, Greg Figgins.