John Barker – NTHS&Tech OSA

Students at our school need your help!

Posted on 06/06/202306/06/2023 by John Barker

Good day. You have not heard from us for some time but the Committee has been very busy working to establish and complement relationships with the new school communication to preserve the heritage of the school and to support the new school the NTHS and Tech Old Boys Association, while Continue Reading

Old Scholars 2020 update

Posted on 29/03/202029/03/2020 by John Barker

Good day all, With the Corona Virus currently dictating most of our thoughts and actions the Old Scholars’ Association committee is aware many of the School old boys are in the high risk, vulnerable category. The committee hope all is well as possible with you and your family in these Continue Reading

Incorporation of NTHOSA

Posted on 07/08/201907/08/2019 by John Barker

As part of the process to incorporate New Town High Old Scholars Association (NTHOSA) a meeting will be held at the school at 4pm on 27 August to elect office bearers and finalise its objectives. Office bearers required are: President / Chair Vice President Treasurer Secretary Public Officer Committee (total Continue Reading

Hall of Excellence: Nominations Open

Posted on 23/06/201930/07/2019 by John Barker

Recognition of former students’ outstanding achievements is a key objective of the schools Centenary celebrations. To achieve this, a Hall of Excellence has been created. This will recognise those former students of Hobart Junior Technical School, Hobart Technical High School and New Town High School who have achieved excellence in Continue Reading

Myths and Legends

A Confession

My first contact with the school was in 1942 when the Junior Technical School was in Bathurst Street and I was a student studying Chemistry at University. Our laboratory was on the second floor immediately above the broad driveway on which the school assemblies were held. The boys were tightly packed into the limited space available and we looked down upon them, as it were, from a great height. We used to sprinkle them with a fine spray of water blown from apparatus called wash bottles. They would look up at us in frustrated desperation. They could do nothing about it. They were too crowded to be able to move aside and, under the discipline of the school, unable to create a disturbance. They were sitting ducks. The university students very unfairly took advantage of the situation. But if looks could kill, we would have been consigned to everlasting perdition.

Twenty-four years later I re-appeared on the scene as Headmaster. It is remarkable how greatly perspectives can change in twenty-four years.

Des Mahoney

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