Newcastle Boys' High School was a government-funded single-sex selective high school, located in Waratah, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The school was active between 1929 and 1976, after which time it became a co-educational non-selective school.
| Newcastle Boys' High School | |
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Turton Road, Waratah , , 2298 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32°54′23.9″S 151°43′38.5″E / 32.906639°S 151.727361°E |
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| Type | Public, selective, single-sex, secondary, day school |
| Motto | Latin: Remis Velisque (With Oars and Sails i.e. with all one's might) |
| Established | 1929 at Newcastle East 1934 at Waratah |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | December 1976 |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Hannell Hunter Shortland Smith |
| Colour(s) | Red and blue |
| Song | Remis Velisque |
| Communities served | Lower Hunter Region |
| House names[1] | |
 Entrance to the original building in 2007. The school is now known as Callaghan College Waratah Campus. | |
History
editNewcastle Boys High School was established in 1929 when the Hill High School was split into two selective single-sex schools, the other being Newcastle Girls High School. Hill High School's campus was located on Newcastle Hill, at a site now occupied by Newcastle East Public School, and was referred to as "the School on the Hill". Newcastle Girls High School moved to a new campus in Hamilton, and Newcastle Boys High School moved to a new campus in Waratah[2] in 1934, at which time Hill High School became Newcastle Junior Boys High School. Both Newcastle Boys and Newcastle Girls high schools carried on the traditions established by the original school, including use of the same motto and school colours.
Newcastle Boys High School became non-selective and co-educational in 1977 and changed its name to Waratah High School that same year.[3] Later it became Waratah Technology High School, and then Waratah Technology Campus of Callaghan College in 2000.
Headmasters
editThe Headmasters of Newcastle Boys High School were:[4][5]
- 1930–31 Robert Frederick Harvey
- 1932–34 Charles Herbert Christmas
- 1935–44 Norman Ross Mearns
- 1945–47 William Pillans
- 1948–63 Frank Harold Beard
- 1964–74 Leonard Thomas Richardson
- 1975–76 Victor Huish Webber (relieving)
School song
editNewcastle Boys High School continued to sing the Newcastle High School song: words by a member of staff, R. G. Henderson MA set to the tune of "D'ye ken John Peel?", chosen by competition announced in 1913 in the school journal, "Novocastrian".[6] When the boys moved to the plain at the Waratah site, they no longer climbed up The Hill and the first verse was re-written in 1943 by Mr Hodge.[7]
Science scholarships
editThe following Newcastle Boys' High School students won scholarships to the Professor Harry Messel International Science School:[8]
| Year | Schoolboy |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Malcolm James Williams |
| 1964 | Peter Gordon Browne |
| 1965 | Ian Donald Henderson |
| 1966 | Grahame John Edgar |
| 1967 | Michael Duncan Daffey |
| 1968 | David Ian Cocking |
| 1969 | David Bruce Williams |
| 1969 | Graeme John Williams |
| 1971 | Danny James Llewellyn |
| 1971 | Ian Allen Watson |
| 1973 | Richard Kleeman |
| 1973 | Stephen Bruce Ticehurst |
| 1974 | John Ambler |
| 1974 | Dale Kleeman |
Extra-curricular activities
editThe following Newcastle Boys' High School boys were awarded "Blues" by the New South Wales Combined High Schools Sports Association under the system which operated from 1957 to 1980:[9]
| Year | Sport | Schoolboy |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Tennis | D Kelso |
| 1960 | Athletics | P Langley |
| 1961 | Tennis | P Marshall |
| 1962 | Basketball | D Collins |
| 1962 | Soccer | J Smith |
| 1962 | Soccer | J Thurlow |
| 1962 | Tennis | P Marshall |
| 1963 | Cricket | B Gibson |
| 1963 | Tennis | W Harrison |
| 1964 | Cricket | I Forrester |
| 1964 | Tennis | C East |
| 1965 | Athletics | P Wright |
| 1967 | Baseball | G Gilmour |
| 1967 | Rugby League | J Davis |
| 1967 | Rugby Union | J Davis |
| 1968 | Soccer | R O'Hearn |
| 1969 | Cricket | G Gilmour |
| 1970 | Rugby League | J Shield |
| 1970 | Soccer | G Valentine |
| 1971 | Basketball | T Antcliffe |
| 1974 | Basketball | G Logan |
| 1974 | Sailing | M Long |
Notable alumni
edit- Michael Back – Freehills Brisbane managing partner[10][11][12]
- Reginald Ian Barrett – jurist; Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales (2001–2015)[10][13]
- Jonathan Biggins – entertainer, writer[14][15]
- Leigh Blackmore – horror writer, critic, editor, musician[16][17][18]
- Peter Cave – journalist; Current Affairs Foreign Editor, Australian Broadcasting Corporation[19][20]
- Peter Robert Charlton (1946–2007) – journalist, soldier, military historian; editor at The Courier-Mail from 1996[21]
- William T. Cooper AO – artist and ornithologist[10][22][23][24]
- Phil Cousins OAM – community worker, surf life-saver, mines rescue leader; Venerable Order of Saint John (2004), Centenary Medal (2003), named Open Champion (First Aid) Surf Life Saving Australia (1994 and 1997), Gold Medallion NSW Mines Rescue Service (1993)[10][25][26]
- Julian Croft – novelist and poet; Emeritus Professor of English, University of New England[10][27]
- Howard Crozier OAM (1936–) – teacher, education administrator, CSIRO manager, shire councillor, grazier[10][28]
- Roger Dean CBE – Federal Member for Robertson 1949–64, Administrator of the Northern Territory 1964–70, diplomat[29]
- Robert Douglas AO – medical practitioner and academic; chair, SEE-Change ACT; emeritus professor and visiting fellow, Australian National University; chair, Australia 21[10][30]
- Gary Gilmour – Australian cricketer[31]
- Ross Gittins AM – author; economics editor of The Sydney Morning Herald[32][33][34][35]
- Kevan Gosper – international sports administrator; company director[10][36][37]
- John Harding – violinist; Concertmaster, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (2006–)[10][38][39]
- Sam Jones – trade unionist, politician; Labor member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Waratah (1965–84)[40]
- Ross Kerridge – Lord Mayor of Newcastle (2024- )
- Patrick McGorry – psychiatrist, academic, 2010 Australian of the Year[citation needed]
- Jeffrey Miles – author, jurist; Chief Judge, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (1985–2002)[11][41]
- Arthur Morris – Australian cricketer[42]
- Peter Morris – Federal Minister; Federal Member for Shortland 1972–98[43]
- Gary Neat – journalist and author; Foreign Correspondent ABC Indochina/SE Asia; CEO of the Queensland Liberal Party; Senate Candidate & Federal Executive; National President – Australian Institute of Management
- Dick Tooth – Australian rugby union footballer, orthopaedic surgeon and sports science pioneer[44]
- Ivan Welsh – politician; Lake Macquarie mayor and member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1988–91)[45]
Notable teachers
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Newcastle Girls' High and Hunter Girls' High merged in January 1976 as Newcastle High School. A year later Newcastle Boys' High merged with Wickham Girls' High to become Waratah High, while Newcastle Technical High merged with Cooks Hill Girls' High to become Merewether High School.
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First public acclaim. In Year 12, I was in the debating team that won the State Championships. I went to Newcastle Boys High, and it was all maths, science and sport – to knock cricket off the dais was a big deal. At a special assembly, our victory was received in a lukewarm manner by our fellow students. But it was a veneration after six years of torment and torture at school.
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In recognition of service to art and to ornithology as a natural history artist.
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For long service to the Hunter and Lake Macquarie communities as a community worker
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For service to the community of the Hunter region through a range of first aid, rescue and sporting organisations and the surf lifesaving movement.
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For service to the credit union movement, to the wool industry, and to the community through participation in rural organisations.
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For service to medicine, particularly in the fields of epidemiology, public health research training and development, and the development of preventive measures for acute respiratory disease in children.
- ^ Watson, Chris. "Home of champions" The Newcastle Herald, 6 June 2006 (Supplement: 100 years of NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL : The Students) p44
- ^ Ross Gittins (Economics Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald) (8 August 2009). Give My Regrets to Waratah High (Speech). Newcastle Boysc High School Old Boys' Association annual dinner. Newcastle City Hall. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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Mr Gittins completed a Commerce degree at the University of Newcastle in 1970
- ^ Australian Government. "Australian Honours database. GITTINS, Ross Roderick. Centenary Medal". It's an honour.
For service to economic journalism in Australia.
- ^ Australian Government. "Australian Honours database. GITTINS, Ross Roderick. Member of the Order of Australia". It's an honour.
For service to journalism as a commentator on economic theory, policy and behavioural economics, and to the accountancy profession.
- ^ "Gosper Wins Five C.H.S. Titles". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842–1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 22 September 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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- ^ "Citation. John Phillips Harding. (Award of Doctor of Music, honoris causa.)" (PDF). The University of Newcastle. 7 May 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Our People. John Harding". 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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