Welcome to the latest edition in our series of features about the life and times of former students of New Town High School, Hobart Technical High School and Hobart Junior Technical College. In this edition, we’re very pleased to introduce you to Ralph King, a student of Hobart Junior Technical Continue Reading
Ian Peppiatt
A Walk Down Memory Lane
It’s at this point that we’d normally be publishing a story about an “old boy” of the School who has gone on to make a significant contribution in their after school years, perhaps a contribution that their years at school may have mapped for them. This time around however, time has beaten me Continue Reading
Old Boys: Ken Midson
Welcome to the latest in our series of stories about the life and times of former students of New Town High School, Hobart Technical High School and Hobart Junior Technical School. In this edition of our Newsletter, we’re very pleased to introduce you to Ken Midson. Ken was a student Continue Reading
Old Boy: Max Angus AM
This is the latest in our ongoing series of articles about former students of New Town High School, Hobart Technical High School and Hobart Junior Technical College. In this edition, we feature the late Max Angus AM. A prominent Australian artist, best known for his watercolour paintings of Tasmanian landscapes, Continue Reading
Old Boy: Don Reid
My time at Tech: a brief recollection. Following the Beer and Chat evening on 2nd August, Don kindly sent in his memories of school in the ‘good old days’. When my father returned from Service in WWII, he resumed employment with the Postmaster General’s Department and was posted to Gretna Continue Reading
Old Boy: Charlie Caulfield
Charlie Caulfield attended New Town High School from 1968 to 1971, and was a very popular member of his year group.The school leavers group of 1971 held a 40 year reunion towards the end of 2011, and Charlie was a very keen participant in activities associated with the reunion, including Continue Reading