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BEARD, Harold Revered Headmaster / About Harold Beard |
 His first year as HeadmasterAddress to the Students 1948” … I want to remind you that you have to live with yourself all your life. This is the time when you indulge in hero worship and form ideals. Whether you realise it or not, your heroes and your ideals are all the time forming your own character. Are they the ones that will make you a decent man in your own eyes, the sort of fellow that you won’t be ashamed of when you are fifty?Remember that your future – and indeed the future of the nation and the world itself – depends on what you really are. The world has never known such change and upset before as we have seen in this century. But some things don’t change. Love of truth, consideration of others, appreciation of the beautiful things around us – these will always have value. Include them in the make-up of that most important person of all to you – yourself.Then, collectively, you can go on to the task that fate has thrust into your hands – the building of a better world.” |
ALLAN, Robert & TEMPLE, Richard – 1st Place LC 1958
ANDERSON, Ian at CHS
ANDREWS, Allen – Sports Field Honour
ANTCLIFFE, Terry – Basketball Representative 1971
ATKIN, Mervyn – Closure of Barnett’s
BANFIELD, Ken – Killed WW2 Aircraft England
BARRETT, Reginald – Judge NSW Supreme Court – Wikipedia
BATES, Frederic – Renowned Artist, Year of ’35
BEACH, John – Newcastle East PS
BEARD, Harold – Revered Headmaster
BEARD, Harold – About Harold Beard
BEECHAM , Alan Douglas – Breakup Day 1940
BEECHAM, Alfred Renowned Sailor
BERGER, Kevin – Founder DALE school
BLUNDEN, Tom NBHS Teacher
BRANDRICK, William – Centenary of Public Education Cert.
BURKE, Family – Bruce Burke & Cyril Burke
BURNS, Neville – Animal pathologist
BURROWS, J (“Spot”) – Retiring 1966
CAIN, David – Cadets Passing Out Parade 1957 PHOTO plus attendance sheet
CAMERON, Angus – with Admirers – Tech High Dance 1956
CARRUTHERS, Dr Raymond G. – Letter to President NBHS OBA 2023
CAVANAGH, Alan – Surveying in Egypt
CAVE, Paul – Sydney Bridge Climb
CHARLTON, Allan – Detroit Lawyer
CHEEK, Russell – Sale of the Century
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| CHRISMAS, C H – Headmaster 1932 to 1934 |
CLARKE, Bill – Play ‘The Admirable Bashville’ circa 1940Ken Clifford Retires after 26 years at the Hunter Academy of Sport
CLIFFORD, Ken – Tributes on his death
CLIFFORD, Ken – NBN3 Item 01/09/2015
COOPER, Phil – 2006 Engineer
COOPER, William T. – Superb Bird Artist / death 2015
COOPER, Philip – 2013 Funeral and Life Story
CORNISH, Jack – Pilot to the Queen 1954
COULIN, Ted – History of Carrington
CROSSMAN, John Dallas – WWII RAF Fighter Pilot
DAVIES, D (“Snoz”) – Teaching
DAVIS, Leslie – Reference 1948
DEED, Leonard – RAAF
DONEGAN, Brian – Maths teacher 2006
DUFFEL, Tony – Life Saving
DUNCANSON, Eric – Outstanding Scientist – 1930
DUNN, Trevor – Speech night Silver Trowel
(Photo) EDWARDS, Tony – GILMOUR, Gary – Edwards-Gilmour Shield
ERWIN, John – Swimming 1941
EVANS, William Walter – WWII fighter pilot
FLOWERS, Ted Year of ’43 UoN Librarian
FREEMAN, Alfred – Year of ’30 Long Jump record
GILMOUR, Gary (‘Gus’) – Printable Tribute
Outstanding Test Cricketer & Tribute Video & Cricket Australia
GIRLE, Kelvin – WWII Airman
Charles Goffet – “Charlie” – professeur de français extraordinaire
GITTINS, Ross – Economics Editor SMH
GOFFET, Charles – “Charlie” – professeur de français extraordinaire
“Some of my fondest schoolboy memories were Charlie – my French Teacher & his wife “Nita Goffet” – my Y3 teacher at Mayfield East PS” – Webmaster
GOFFET, Charles – “Charlie” – professeur de français extraordinaire
EPILOGUE
(From Readers’ Opinions, Newcastle Herald, 16 November 1991]
Adieu, Charlie Goffet
Charles Goffet (or ‘Charlie’, as his many students knew him) was a regular correspondent
to these pages, so this seems a fitting place to put down a few words in his memory.
Charlie was in his element last Saturday night. It was the 30-year reunion for the fifth year
students of 1961 at Newcastle Boys’ High, and he was our guest speaker.
We were having the kind of night you would expect from a group who had gathered
together from from all over Australia after a long separation, reminiscing about the school
we loved, the teachers we knew, the friends we had. And the teacher we remembered
best was with us, still full of life.
Not only was Charles Goffet an excellent French master and athletics coach, he was
more importantly a friend to all of us, teaching us from his wide experience of a life lived
to the full.
In the greyness of our school world, he was one of the brightest and most colourful stars.
Towards the end of the dinner, Charlie entertained us with stories (mostly unrepeatable)
about our old school and teachers, delivered in his own inimitable style. It was as if the
years had been rolled back, and we were once again in the classroom.
And then we watched in disbelief as suddenly, without warning, he fell to the floor as his
heart stopped.
Charlie, you died in the full flower of life, in the company of good friends, and one could
not have wished for a better way to go.
I think you would have been proud of the Marseillaise we sang later in memory of you.
The words had been lovingly and carefully taught to us all those many years before.
Au revoir old friend.
Ian Graham
GOFFET, Charles – “Charlie” – professeur de français extraordinaire
LETTERS to the NEWCASTLE MORNING HERALD
64 pages of Charlie’s Famous Letters
Prologue_NMH ⇔ A Difficult Job ⇔ Bad Eating Habits ⇔ Charlie Goffet ‘Victim of Smokers’ ⇔ I Remember the Bad – Good Old Days ⇔ continuing … I Remember the Bad – Good Old Days ⇔ Circular Burials ⇔ Newcastle Harbour ⇔ The Millionaire Professor Who Lived in a … ⇔ “I remember” – 11 December 1971
GOFFET, Charles – “Charlie” – professeur de français extraordinaire
OTHER “CHARLIE”- ISMS
Charlie Goffet Obituary – NMH ⇔ Charlie Goffet Feature Story Herald – Maree Eggleston ⇔ Charlie Goffet ‘Adieu’ 1991 – Lee Jensen ⇔ Charlie the Joker ⇔ Charlie LC Results 1926
GOFFET, Charlie, NBHS memorabilia – including Nita Goffet, Janette McHugh, Jim Perry, Tony Duffel, Don Willis, Jack McLaughlin …
GOSPER, Kevan & DUNN, Trevor Newcastle Athletics Meeting
HALL, Robert – AM for services to Gliding – Year of ’57
HARPER, John – at CHS Carnival 1954
HARPER, John – High Jump, NBHS Sports Carnival 1954
HARPER, John – Torch Bearer 1956 Olympics
HARRIS, Bruce – Year of ’59
HART, Peter – DUX RAN College 1963
HARTLEY, Kelver – Remembered
HARVEY, Robert F – Headmaster 1927
HAWKE, Doug – Newcastle Rugby League representative
HAWKINS, Jim – B2 Hockey Premiers 1951
HAYES, Matt – Media identity
HOGAN, Basil – Retiring Judge 1988
HOWARD, John Frederick, Richard and RH (Dick) – Family of Old Boys
HUDSON, Graham – Dedicated Maths Teacher 2020
HUMPHRIS-CLARK, Peter – New Guinea RL Trip 1965
JOHNSON, Ian – CEO Newcrest Mining
JONES, Samuel Barry – Member NSW Legislative Assembly
JUNIUS, Dr Frank – OAM
KABLE, Walter – 8 A’s in Intermediate Certificate
KEITH, Don – Prefect 1953
KELLOW, Robert and LEGGO, Jack – ‘Dam Busters’ 1942
KEMP, Dale – OBA 1986 Co-founder – – – Caricature
KENTISH, Greg – NBHSOBA Webmaster, Tennis Blue
KEYS, Lewis – Professor, Old Boy, Benefactor
KEYS, Lewis – Tribute from Ian Hall, Phillip J Mackey and J Bruce See
KING, Ken – 100 yard Champion 1951
KNOTT, Allen – Framed Tribute
KNOTT, Allen – letter to FH Beard 1956
KNOTT, Allen and STEWART, David – Rhodes Scholars
LAFFEY, Kevin (former teacher NBHS) – Fortress Newcastle – YouTube Video
LONGWORTH, Ken OAM 2017
LUPISH, John – Russian language
MAIDEN, Bill – Assistant Principal 1967-1973 NBN TV 2020
MASKEY, Don – storyteller
McCOURTIE, Jack – School 100 yard Champion 1948
McCOURTIE, Jack – Athletic Award
McKENZIE, John (et al) – Bike Safety Lessons
McLEOD, Finlay Donald – “Captain of the Skies” 1918 – 1942
McNAUGHTON, John – Honoured
McNAUGHTON, John & PARK, Ian – 1989 Earthquake
McRAE, Len – Much loved Latin teacher
MEARNS, Ross – Trades Hall backed Uni
(Photo) MEARNS, N R – War Story 1935
(Photo) MELICK, Greg – New National President RSL
MELIK, Greg – attending funeral HRH Queen Elizabeth 2022
MILBURN, John – Basketball star
MILES, Chief Justice Jeffrey – more
MILES, Chief Justice Jeffrey – Guest Seaker 1990
MOLESWORTH, Athol (‘Tom’) – Maths teacher 2006
MOONEY, Wallace Phillip – more
MOORE, David – Lawyer and top public servant
MORGAN, Emrtitus Prof. Trefor – 2019 awarded AO
MORRIS, Arthur – A cricket legend and a gentleman
MUDFORD, S and STORER, W – in Chem Lab
MURRAY, Kevin Ross – barrister and citizen soldier
NEWBIGGIN, Robert – 1937 Swimming Champion
NEWELL, Frank – The War Years at NBHS
> NEWMAN, Wayne – more
(Photo) O’DONOGHUE, John – Tributes to Newcastle Playwright & Teacher
Vic Rooney & John O’Donoghue
ORTON, Richard – Press clippings Athletics
OWENS, Richard – Vigneron
PATERSON, Philip – Remembering Vic Rooney
PAUL, Albert – Yr of ’45 Rugby League International
PILLANS, W – Headmaster 1945
PINCZEWSKI, Leo – AM Awarded in 2019
RENFREW, Glen – NBHS Items 1943
RICHARDSON, Tom – Farewell to Students 1974
RICHARDSON, L T – Principal 1964
RICHARSON, Tom – Retirement 1974
RICHARDSON, Tom – Testimonial Dinner
RIGBY, Sid – Retirement 1975
RODGERS, Norm Snr – Schoolwork
RUSH, James – Ben Timmins’ Tuck Shop
RUSH, James – Toy trains in classroom
SANDERS, Dick – About Reunions
SANDERS, Richard – Cadet Ccte
SHIELD, Jeff – Rugby League
SILCOCK, Harry – WWII pilot
SMITH, Fred – DFC BA
SMITH, Fred – American friends
SMITH, Robert – Letter re memories of NBHS
SORENSEN, Trevor – Schoolboy Rocketry – Memoirs / Hamilton Primary School Days / NBHS Memoirs
STANWELL, Mike – Farewell to a Hero / World Needs More Mike Stanwells
STEWART, Dr David – Rhodes Scholar
STORER, Bill – “dressed up”
STORER, Bill – honoured with an AM
STORER, Bill – On your marks
TAMPLIN, Tony – Year of ’75 – Popular Police Officer
TOOTH, Richard Murray (“Dick”) – Year of ’46 – Outstanding Sportsman / Rugby Union Representative
TREW, Reginald – Act of Heroism 1949
WALKER, VH – Sportsmaster NBHS 1923-1948
WELSH, Ivan – various
WESTBURY, Oscar – remembering NBHS 1932 to 1934
WILSON, Greg , SIMPSON, Max, ALLEN, Neil – 5 decades of the HSC
WHITFORD, C – School Transport Passes 1971
WORNER, John – Yr of 57 _killed in accident 1963
YOUNG, Paddy – Retirees Association 1998
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