ABOVE , LEFT TO RIGHT : LANCE WOODHOUSE (’ 42 ), KEN SCOTT (’ 48 ), ALASTAIR CHRISTIE-JOHNSTON (’ 16 ), STAN LACEY (’ 53 )
and their mother , Margaretha – to Australia , where Pieter and Robert attended Scotch from 1942-46 . Albert was imprisoned by the invading Japanese , but survived , and came to Australia in 1946 to repatriate Margaretha and the boys to Holland , before he returned to Indonesia .
Pieter was an excellent cricketer who played in Holland ’ s national team , opening the batting and making 77 in a notable match at The Hague in August 1964 , when Holland beat a full strength Australian team which had just retained the Ashes in England .
Now retired , Pieter is currently sorting through letters and reports in his family archives , encouraged by his daughter . He says : ‘ She is pretty sure that the next generations won ’ t be able to read these handwritten letters and reports , nor get hold of the grammar and spelling . Furthermore , many historical facts and events need some explanation .’ Pieter describes digging into the archives as ‘ a hell of a job ,’ which often creates more questions than it provides answers .
Congratulations to STAN LACEY (’ 53 ) and his wife , Susan , who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in lockdown on 12 August with a home-delivered meal from their favourite restaurant . Stan was a member of the 1st XVIII at Scotch in 1953 , and played in the famous ‘ comeback ’ match against Melbourne Grammar School . Scotch was 36 points behind at half-time , but finished strongly to win by 12 points , and went on to win the APS premiership . Stan later played 95 games from 1954-60 with Old Scotch Football Club , including 50 senior games , and he still supports Old Scotch . A mechanical engineer at GMH for 38 years , Stan received an Extraordinary Accomplishment Award for productivity and quality excellence . After retirement he built a holiday home at Safety Beach , and formed a public company to buy the Safety Beach golf course . He was Honorary Chairman of
the company for 10 years . Stan now plays at the National Golf Club at Cape Schanck at least twice a week , and currently holds the ‘ Wednesday Boys ’ 2019 trophy .
When BARRY SNEDDON (’ 55 ) retired in 2002 , he and his wife , Joan , moved from Camberwell to Mount Martha , relocating to Mornington in 2004 . Barry ’ s career was as an importer and manufacturers ’ agent for Australian and overseas companies , and he had offices and warehouses in Melbourne and Perth in the jewellery and giftware industries .
Barry and Joan celebrated their diamond ( 60th ) wedding anniversary this year : they were married by School Chaplain , Rev Alec Fraser , in the Littlejohn Memorial Chapel on 7 September 1960 . They have three children , DAVID (’ 80 ), JEREMY (’ 83 ) and Diane , and seven grandchildren , of whom ANDREW (’ 16 ) has attended Scotch .
Barry has taken a keen interest in the Mornington Peninsula Veterans ’ Golf Association . He has been a committeeman for 16 years , and President for the past three . Barry is also a member of the Mount Martha Rural Fire Brigade , having been the brigade ’ s Honorary Treasurer for 14 years . After Scotch , DR JOHN FREW (’ 57 ) studied Chemical Engineering , gaining a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Melbourne , and a PhD from Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois , USA .
John worked for the CSIRO ’ s Division of Chemical Engineering at Clayton until 1996 in modelling and automatic control of sugar crystallization , and then mineral flotation . After that for 10 years John was a consultant in mineral processing . Now retired , he enjoys music , cricket and chess .
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IAN MARCHMENT (’ 64 ) and PHIL WRIGHT (’ 69 ) co-hosted a Zoom meeting during Melbourne ’ s second lockdown . Participants were DOUG LORDING AM (’ 64 ), BILL SIDES (’ 63 ), PETER WOOD (’ 63 ), COLIN THOMSON (’ 64 ), GEOFF METZ AM (’ 63 ), PETER SINGER AC (’ 63 ), JOHN ZELCER (’ 64 ), ALISTAIR GLASS (’ 64 ), JOHN LAMONT (’ 63 ), JIM WELLS (‘ 63 ), JOHN SCOTT (’ 64 ), BRUCE FAIRLIE (’ 63 ) and FRANK PATON (’ 63 ). Participants updated the group on past , present and likely future happenings , which was followed by a general conversation among the attendees . The group plans a lunch reunion at Kooyong Tennis Club next year .
When EMERITUS PROFESSOR MICHAEL KNIGHT AM (’ 63 ) received a Member of the Order of Australia ( AM ) award in last year ’ s Australia Day honours for significant service to scientific education , particularly to Hydrogeology and groundwater management , it completed a trifecta of Australian honours for Michael and his siblings – both of whom have received Medal of the Order of Australia ( OAM ) awards .
Michael ’ s brother is IAN KNIGHT OAM (’ 53 ) who was honoured for service to the community of the City of Wyndham , particularly through aged care services and Rotary International , and Michael and Ian ’ s sister is Rosemary Brown OAM ( nee Knight ) a PLC old collegian , who received her award for service to international relations through voluntary education roles .
Michael retired as Director of the National Centre for Groundwater Management in 2004 at the University of Technology Sydney . Internationally , he was World President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists , an organisation which helps develop the profession globally . In retirement , he designed a successful groundwater supply for a high school in Uganda . He currently researches groundwater in antiquity as well as helping
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