Old Scholars, staff, parents and friends of the former Ogilvie High school, New Town High School, Hobart Technical School all welcome! Please join us for drinks and nibbles on Friday 25th August and meet the new Lead Principal of the Hobart City High School Britany Roestenburg. Britany will present her Continue Reading
Old Boys
A profile of former students.
Vale – Eric Clifton (Cliff) Isles
11.9.1927 – 11.3.2023‘Human beings are storied beings, traipsing life paths paved with stories.’ The story Eric Clifton Iles tells of his time at the Hobart Junior Technical School might have been published in a boys’ own almanac, might have found its way to a cinema screen. As the nonagenarian old Continue Reading
Rugby Premiers celebrate 50 years
Members of the New Town High School 1971 Under 16 Rugby Team met on Saturday 17th July to celebrate their Grand Final win 50 years ago. They were joined by Assistant Principal, Ben Wilson for a lunch at University Rugby Clubrooms. It was at this ground where the ‘Boys of Continue Reading
Hobart Junior Technical College Old Boy – Ralph King
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
December 2020 News
At our AGM in September, Geoff Dodge was elected President. Geoff says, “I was at Hobart Technical High School from 1957 until 1961 and was in the last Matriculation class at the school. In fact, the school was renamed New Town High School the year after I left. I spent Continue Reading
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 Peter Tucker Swims the English Channel!
On 21 August 2019 I swam the English Channel in 15 hours, 38 minutes covering 59 kilometres. The shortest distance between England and France is 30 kilometres, but strong tides and currents mean it is impossible to swim it in a straight line. The average time is around 13 hours, Continue Reading
Keep in Touch, Get involved
Since the event last Friday we have had contacts from several old boys wanting to get involved. Don Reid’s recollections of getting to school from Gretna each day makes a great story. These contributions are appreciated and we look forward to more. Here are seven ways you can help NTHOSA Continue Reading