Category Archives: Teachers

18 February 1982

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Thur Feb XVIII Swimming Sports. Borrowed Jamie Davisons bike to get to Newmarket Pool! Swimming Great fun. Even a Staff team entered. David Baird got appendicitis last night and can’t play Sat. So Bn gave us a trial to see … Continue reading →

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10 February 1982

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Wed Feb X Not a lot happening except no T/D because Mr Pw was away. No luck with pace at cricket practice so switch to spinners and Pow Get Francis Wynne Middle Stump! Went swimming with Tony. Did Kz + … Continue reading →

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9 February 1982

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Tue Feb IX Pe with D’Almeida. Stretches, the whole works. Then To Orienteering. Great fun. Must go again. Did Homework – Stewart + Krzanich give us too much. Trains = 32 If ever there was an example of a teacher … Continue reading →

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8 February 1982

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Mon Feb VIII 1st full day at school. (Sw, Va, Gs, Kz, Bc). Bn cancelled – Mr B caught in Traffic Jam. Went Swimming. Trains = 32 So, to translate, that was a full day of English, Maths, German, Social … Continue reading →

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5 February 1982

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Fri Jan V* First day of full lessons eg 5 periods (shortened). T/D not as bad as I thought. Mrs Krzanich** is a bit of a bitch. Mrs Stewart not a lot better. Came home and did homework for Mr … Continue reading →

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3 February 1982

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Wed Feb III Didn’t do much. At MAGS went to the cricket practice. Then came home and went to the library. Had a Hawaiian burger and chips. Trains = 30 Cricket practice was run by the master in charge of … Continue reading →

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30 January 1982

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Sat Jan XXX Morning spent shopping. P.m. Went swimming for the last time*. Went to Mt. Eden (dead Volcano), with Parkes’. Climbed down into crater and got Mr Robinsons rock samples. Then to One Tree Hill. There were three trees … Continue reading →

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Teenage Megalomaniac

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When I was in my final year at school I was, for reasons which still baffle me, appointed Head Boy. There was no election, no question of asking any of my peers if I was someone they would accept in … Continue reading →

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Shame

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Tonight we go back to that ‘shame’ question – which, you will recall, was one of when I first felt shamed by something I had done. To understand the situation here, you have to understand that Georgina Beecham was one … Continue reading →

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Mr Bradley

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

Inevitably, any reminiscence about schooldays involves thinking of the teachers you knew, who were such an important part of your life and who, with the odd exception, you never saw again once you left. I was very lucky. I had … Continue reading →

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