OBITUARIES
early from his honeymoon to take five wickets in a local game .
He was made a life member of the Foster Golf Club in the 1980s . In 2004 , Jim finalised Goldfield to Golf Course , a decade-long writing project capturing the history of the club that he described as ‘ one of the most difficult tasks ’ he encountered .
He never lost his commitment to making Foster a better place . Jim held significant roles within the community , including President of Foster High School ’ s council for some years . No politician was spared a deluge of letters in Jim ’ s trademark spidery longhand , arguing for improvements to facilities in South Gippsland . In 2020 , he was recognised for more than 50 years of service as Secretary to the Foster Recreation Reserve Committee , retiring as Secretary aged 91 .
Jim died on 14 November 2020 in the same place where he was born .
SCOTCH COLLEGE FROM THE AIR IN 1944
Great Scot Obituaries
The Great Scot obituaries column is a significant section of the magazine , recording the dates of birth , death and ( where applicable ) the Scotch attendance years of all current and past students , staff , School Council members , and others who have made a significant contribution to Scotch College , the Old Scotch Collegians ’ Association or to the wider community .
THE SCHOOL ’ S POLICIES FOR GREAT SCOT OBITUARIES ARE :
• The names , Scotch attendance years ( where applicable ) and dates of birth and death of current and past students , staff , and School Council members will be listed in the Great Scot obituaries column .
• Family members or friends are invited to submit obituaries for editing by the Archivist and the Great Scot editorial team . All edited obituaries will be sent to originators for approval , to help ensure that obituaries are an accurate , relevant and interesting record of Scotch Family members ’ lives .
• Only spouses for whom full marriage details ( full maiden name and exact date and place of marriage ) are supplied will be included .
• Reference will be made to multi-generational Scotch connections ( e . g ., son , father , grandfather , great-grandfather ).
• Special tributes recognising Scotch Family members who have made an outstanding contribution to Scotch College , the Old Scotch Collegians ’ Association , or to the wider community will
be initiated by the Great Scot editorial team . In these tributes , the School will seek to include material , including reflections , quotes and photographs , from family or friends , and from other sources .
• Scotch College takes no responsibility for the accuracy of information supplied by family members or friends , other than information which can be confirmed by Scotch College records .
• Obituaries are limited to 350 words , with the exception of those for very noteworthy people as determined at the discretion of the Great Scot editorial committee .
• Photographs of Old Boys should ideally be from their time at Scotch , and should be sent as TIF files with a resolution of 300 dpi for photographs 6 inches x 4 inches , or 600 dpi for a smaller photograph . Alternatively , original photos can be donated , delivered or mailed to the Archivist for scanning ( and return , if not donated to the School ).
Enquiries are welcome about Great Scot obituaries . Please contact the Great Scot Editor , Mrs Durga Kamte , on 9810 4302 , or durga . kamte @ scotch . vic . edu . au .
Tributes and photographs should be emailed to the School Archivist , Mr Paul Mishura : paul . mishura @ scotch . vic . edu . au , or mailed to Great Scot Obituaries , Scotch College , 1 Morrison Street , Hawthorn 3122 .
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