Trinity College Newsletter, vol 1 no 52, August 1996

TRINITY COLLEGE NEWSLETTER 

THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 

AUGUST 1996 

AUSTRALIA POST PUBLICATION NUMBER 

PP 337 834/00021

1996 - The year so far 

It has certainly been a memorable start 

to the year for all residents. The 

highlight for many was the construction 

and opening of the Evan Burge 

Building. This new facility, which 

includes a library and lecture theatre, 

has been extremely well received by all 

residents. The new Leeper Library was 

the place to study during the recent 

first semester exams. We are very 

fortunate here at Trinity to have such a 

wonderful facility. 

return the 'Mervyn Bournes Higgins' 

shield back to Trinity. In the heat 

against Ormond, the men were down 

one and half lengths with 500 metres 

to go, but the crew stroked and 

captained by Tom Woodruff lifted their 

rating and work rate to row through 

Ormond to a great victory. 

Unfortunately the football team did not 

make it to the final this year but put in a 

spirited performance trouncing Queens 

in their first match. 

Despite the demanding and hectic 

academic program at the University, 

College life continues to flourish. O- 

Week was a resounding success with 

many of the traditional events, including 

the magical mystery tour and the Casino 

and Cocktail nights, a highlight once 

again. The TCAC dinner was held in a 

large marquee on the Bulpadock. The 

cold weather did not dampen the 

imagination of some who took the 

'Oceanic' theme to its wildest extremes. 

A jazz band kept everybody warm 

playing some great tunes. 

Trinity women have dominated 

intercollegiate sport with wins in the 

tennis, squash and athletics to date. 

After the results of the first semester 

sport, it is highly likely that we will 

regain the Holmes Shield for the third 

year in a row. The men's first eight took 

out the intercollegiate boat race to 

The Trinity drama club produced one its 

best ever plays, "Brilliant Lies" by 

David Williamson. The cast, directed 

by former resident, Michael McLeish 

gave a very powerful performance that 

was of an extremely high standard. 

Rehearsals for the College musical "Bye 

Bye Birdie" are in full swing and it 

promises to be an excellent show. 

Second semester will be just as hectic as 

the first with the Trinity Ball in a few 

weeks as well as several other social 

functions. In sport, both men's and 

women's hockey teams are strong 

chances to win as well as the women's 

netball team and men's soccer team. 

The Trinity rugby team is looking for a 

back-to-back premiership title after 

breaking the 9 year streak of Ormond 

last year. 

Wal Willows 

Senior Student

From the Warden 

Dear Trinity Members and Friends 

An academic year is astonishingly short! 

Last night we had a 'welcome back' 

dinner in Hall for the start of second 

semester. Even I was surprised when 

the Dean pointed out: "Before the final 

exams there are only thirteen teaching 

weeks - that is, only 65 days of lectures 

and tutorials, and the first of them has 

already gone." It seems only a few 

weeks ago that we were welcoming this 

year's freshers and soon afterwards were 

opening the splendid new library and 

teaching complex that bears my name. 

And yet, how much has been crammed 

into those first thirteen weeks. This 

includes a good deal of successful study, 

to judge by the first semester exam 

results, which arrived yesterday. This 

gave me the opportunity to read out 

during dinner the names of the 59 

students who gained one or two first 

class honours results, the 6 who gained 

three, and Ralph Webster who had a 

perfect score with four. It was good to 

hear the full Hall give generous applause 

to this kind of significant achievement. 

More unrestrained applause greeted the 

first men's crew when they carried in the 

Mervyn Bournes Higgins shield with 

their cox precariously perched on top, 

the first women's tennis team who 

retained the title for the third 

consecutive year, and the women 

athletes who again were premiers. Our 

firsts football team began well by 

soundly defeating Queen's, but then, 

alas, went down to both Newman and 

Ormond - the first time in four years 

when they did not contest the final. In 

all, it was a satisfying semester for Trinity 

sport. 

only by College standards which have 

been rising steadily for years. No 

wonder we have so many younger 

graduates who, following the example of 

Carillo Gantner, have gone on to 

develop their great ability in the world 

of theatre - Kate Oliver, Michael 

Pickering and Federay Holmes spring at 

once to mind, as well as Richard 

Bootle, Melissa Gray and Rob Sitch. 

The law has its theatrical dimension, but 

if Trinity makes the boards more 

attractive than the bar or the bench for 

some, there are many others whose 

careers and contributions in law are 

certainly distinguished - to say nothing 

of the large number who excel in 

medicine, the Church, business, and 

academic and professional life. It is 

wonderful that all these, together with 

those who live satisfying and productive 

lives out of the limelight, feel themselves 

part of the one great Trinity family. This 

fostering of interests and talents in a 

context of diverse friendships is surely 

one of the strongest arguments for the 

continuing existence of colleges like 

Trinity. 

So here we are at the beginning of 

second semester in the midst of a 

Melbourne winter. It feels very 

different from the heat of Greece and 

Turkey where Barbara and I have spent 

the past five weeks communing with the 

stones, art and landscapes of our 

cultural heritage as well as enjoying a 

rejuvenating break. It is inspiring to 

read Homer in his natural setting. It 

was also good to come back and find 

the College in good heart, eager for the 

second semester, with only 64 days of 

lectures and tutorials to go! 

ulpadok is the journal 

through which the 

tellectual and artistic 

orks of Trinity residents 

both past and present are 

brought to the fore. 

It is edited and produced 

y students currently in 

sidence at Trinity, and 

submissions are now 

being taken for the 

forthcoming edition. 

Any past resident, or 

those associated with the 

College who would like 

to contribute to Bulpadok 

in any way are 

encouraged to contact: 

The Editors (Bulpadok) 

C/- Trinity College 

Royal Parade 

Parkville. 3052. 

The Trinity play, Brilliant Lies, on the 

topical and difficult subject of sexual 

harassment, was outstanding. The 

production could have been proudly 

mounted by a professional company, 

and the acting was brilliant - and not 

Evan L Burge 

Warden 

23 July 1996

The opening of the Evan Burge Building 

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The Evan Burge Building 

At a ceremony held on April 19, the 

Evan Burge Building was dedicated by 

The Right Reverend Andrew Curnow, 

and opened by Sir Ninian Stephen. 

Since its opening the building has been 

in constant use by the Trinity Education 

Centre, by resident students and for 

conferences and functions. 

"Since the new Library opened there 

has been an increase in usage and an 

increase in borrowing. The students 

find it a good environment for 

working and are happy with the new 

accessibility of all of our resources." 

Gillian Forwood, 

Librarian 

Right and below centre: 1996 

parents enjoying refreshments 

before touring the Evan Burge 

Far right: Dr Robin Sharwood, 

Dr Evan Burge, Sir Ninian 

Stephen after the building was 

opened. 

"The domed ceiling and skylight 

windows make it a very pleasing 

place in which to work. The 

furniture is well designed which adds 

to the comfort when you're studying, 

and there are plenty of computer 

points for student use." 

Ralph Webster, 

1st year Architecture. 

"It's good to have all the books on the 

one level - it's much quicker and easier 

to find resources. It seems that more 

people are using the Library now, but 

even so, because of the increased 

space there's not a problem with 

seating. It works well." 

Simon Whitehead, 

2nd year Economics/Commerce. 

"The Evan Burge Building is a beautiful and 

stylish addition to the Trinity College/ 

Trinity Education Centre carnpus.The 

excellent teaching facilities are already loved 

by both students and staff. The Evan 

Burge Building is a visible 

manifestation of the standing of the Trinity 

College Foundation Studies Program." 

Dr Denis White, Executive Director, 

Trinity Education Centre. 

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College Musical 

Queen's 

Birthday 

Honours 

9 

Laurence Grimes 

COX ('57) was made an 

"Bye Bye Birdie" 

This year Trinity College is continuing its 

tradition of professional musicals by the 

production of the 1960 rock musical Bye Bye 

Birdie in August. The production involves 

almost a third of the College residents either as 

cast members or in the production crew. This 

year we have secured the services of the 

renowned Australian entertainers Rod 

McLennan and his wife Margo McLennan as 

Directors, and College resident Nicholas 

McRoberts as Musical Director. Rod's 

experience as a cast member in the original 

1961 Australian production of Bye Bye Birdie 

and as a performer and writer in musical theatre 

both in Australia and on Broadway and 

London's West End combined with Margo's 

acting experience and Nicholas' musical talent 

ensures an exceptional standard for this year's 

show. 

Bye Bye Birdie written in 1960 exemplifies the 

rock'n'roll era. The story is a clever parody of 

the story of Elvis Presley being drafted into the 

army, following the adventures of the rock god 

Conrad Birdie and his managing team from New 

York to a small Ohio town, the home of Kim 

McAfee, Conrad's number one fan. The show 

combines rock'n'roll tunes such as The 

Telephone Hour and One Last Kiss with more 

traditional show tunes such as the hit songs Kids 

and Put On a Happy Face, thus combining big 

full cast dance numbers with a bit of soft shoe 

and flamenco. 

The show has a cast of thirty-seven, thirty-four 

of which are College residents, and involves 

another thirty residents in production positions, 

thus involving a proportion of the College 

community unseen in recent musicals at College. 

This year's production is particularly special as 

it guest stars Wal Wiersma, the Dean, as Kim's 

father Harry McAfee. The talent and potential 

of the cast members has been acknowledged by 

the director. 

"In all my years as a judge on New Faces, this 

is the best musical comedy ensemble I've ever 

seen. I am astounded at the level of talent and 

I am sure Bye Bye Birdie will be a resounding 

success." 

Rod McLennan, June 1996 

The 1996 Trinity musical follows the standard 

of the previous College productions of Sweeney 

Todd, Chess and Evita, and is wide in appeal 

and genuinely a lot of fun. I urge you to come 

and check out this true College production of a 

very funny musical performed by a very 

talented cast. 

We are performing at 8.00pm from 8 August 

until 17 August at St Martins Youth Arts 

Centre, in St Martins Lane, South Yarra. 

Tickets are $1 5.00 for adults and $10.00 for 

students and pensioner concessions. 

For further information and booking details 

please see the enclosed invitation flier. 

Officer of the Order of 

Australia for service to 

business and commerce, 

particularly as Chairman 

of the Australian Stock 

Exchange. 

Lindsay Gordon 

CUMING ('48) was 

made a Member of the 

Order of Australia for 

service to business and 

commerce, particularly as 

Chairman of the 

Management and 

Investment Companies 

Licensing Board and to 

the community and the 

Epworth Hospital as 

President and Trustee of 

the Epworth Medical 

Foundation. 

I hope to see you there, ready to rock. 

4042, 

Clare Gatehouse 

Producer 

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Theological School Reunion 

■ 

Retired Clerics Congregate 

Over 500 years of active priestly 

ministry were brought together on 9 

May when thirteen clerics responded to 

the invitation of the Warden and the 

Acting Director of the Trinity 

Theological School to renew links with 

their Alma Mater. 

They were Ken Prentice ('31), Neale 

Molloy ('31), Bill Potter ('39), Bob 

Dann ('43), Andrew Jack ('43), 

Howard Hollis ('40), Stan Kurrle 

('45), David Orange ('45), Gordon 

Brown ('45), Bruce Reddrop ('45), 

Alex Reid ('46), Stan Moss ('46), 

and Bob Long ('36). Unfortunately, 

the latter, Bob had a mishap on the way 

which landed him in hospital but he is 

now well on the mend. The distinctive 

feature about them is that a "Jubilee of 

time", at least, has elapsed since their 

first coming up to College. 

Canon Neale Molloy, The Warden, Reverend Andrew Jack. 

The new Evan Burge Building, which 

now so aesthetically houses the Leeper 

Library on the first floor, was first 

inspected, thence to test the comfort of 

the seats in the lecture theatre on the 

ground floor where Evan Burge gave a 

welcome and some details of the 

building's construction. Then it was 

over to the Dining Hall to line up for 

lunch. Consensus was "same people, 

different faces, same taste, different 

tucker." Next on to the Horsfall 

Chapel to participate in the Theological 

School's Thursday Eucharist and finally 

to the old Chapel in Leeper to hear 

John Wright talk about current 

theological education at Trinity and the 

United Faculty. 

As we were about to sit down, Bill 

Potter was heard to remark "My 

grandfather used to lecture in this 

Chapel in the nineties". The remark 

took us back to the realisation that Bill 

is a third generation priest and his son 

Mick the fourth - all associated in their 

time with Trinity. 

Ven. Stan Moss 

The assembled group. 

Rev. Dr John Wright, Acting Director of 

the Theological School with Right Rev. 

Robert Dann. 

Reverend Bill Potter and Reverend David 

Orange.

A Member Profile 

Lara Smit 

Dr Richard Cotton ('59) — 

Research Scientist 

Dr Richard Cotton has recently taken up 

the position of Head of the Mutation 

Research Centre, based at St Vincent's 

Hospital, Melbourne. 

Mutations underlie almost all forms of 

cancer. This relatively new revelation 

has propelled the study and assay of 

mutations to a prominent place in 

medical science today together with the 

fact that mutation causes all inherited 

Ultimately, the Centre will focus on any 

aspect of Mutation including the 

mechanism of mutation, the cause of 

mutation, the effects of mutation, 

prevention of mutation and assay of 

mutation. 

In the first instance, there will be six 

major areas of work: 

• Improvement of the methodology for 

mutation detection is a major priority 

for research in the area worldwide. 

Centre staff have developed and 

hydroxylase, is being studied in 

several ways. The structure of the 

enzyme is being pursued vigorously 

in collaboration with Professor Bruce 

Kemp. The mutations in the disorder 

and how they cause disease are also 

being studied. We are also 

attempting to define an exciting 

antibody which appears to mimic the 

biopterin substrate which may lead 

to new antifolate drugs. 

• Dr Cotton has initiated a worldwide 

effort to have databases of mutations 

Lara Smith was recruited 

by Trinity as a resident 

tutor this year after 

proving an outstanding 

on-resident tutor in Fine 

Arts in 1995. A former 

student of the College 

from 1986 to 1989 

Lara enjoyed a lengthy 

"tint - in her beloved Italy 

fore returning to 

elbourne to take up an 

appointment as Manager 

at the Melbourne Fine 

Art Gallery. 

disease and therefore their detection is 

vital in gene discovery in medicine and 

agriculture. This dramatically increased 

importance has stimulated an enormous 

interest in the development and use of 

mutation detection technologies. The 

establishment of the Mutation Research 

Centre was stimulated by this increased 

importance as there is no centre in the 

world which is solely dedicated to the 

study of mutations, their cause, effect 

and detection. 

An exciting possibility arose at St 

Vincent's Hospital when the 7 storey 

Daly Wing was vacated on completion 

and occupation of the new In-patient 

services building. The hospital has 

proposed to develop this building into a 

major research centre on the site. As 

part of this plan, Dr Richard Cotton and 

his group were invited to initiate the 

Mutation Research Centre on the 7th 

floor in the former Clinical 

Pharmacology Department. 

The foundation staff of 1 4 are 

supported by grants from the 

NH&MRC, the Victorian Health 

Promotion Foundation and the NIH of 

USA. The Mutation Research Centre 

is affiliated with the St Vincent's 

Institute of Medical Research until the 

used a major method (chemical 

cleavage) and have recently 

developed an improved method 

(enzyme cleavage) which is currently 

being used and refined. This latter 

method is now being developed 

carefully by Avitech, a company in 

the USA. 

• The mutation detection technology 

will be used and improved during a 

collaborative grant with Drs John 

Hooper (University of Melbourne) 

and Deon Venter (Peter MacCallum 

Institute) in the genetic 

characterisation of mutation in cancer 

genes in breast cancer (and later, 

colon cancer). The patients to be 

studied are a group with early onset 

breast cancer who have been part of 

a thorough epidemiological study. 

The first gene to be studied is the 

BRCA1 gene. 

• Dr Cotton joins Professor John 

Mattick (University of Queensland) 

and Dr Simon Foote (WEHI) in 

receiving a $10 million award for 

the National Genome Research 

Facility from the Federal 

Government's major National 

Research Facilities Program. The 

Centre will perform linkage, 

in genes up-to-date and online. This 

will involve the formation of an 

association of curators of these 

databases and have them work to 

this objective, and also, keeping the 

central OMIM database in the 

USA up-to-date. 

• The Centre will be responsible for 

organising a series of "Mutation 

Detection" Workshops, the fourth of 

which will be in Prague in May 

1997. The centre also serves as the 

main editorial office for the journal 

"Human Mutation". 

At Cambridge in 1971-1973 Dr 

Cotton developed the basic genetics 

that showed the widely used 

monoclonal antibody technique was 

possible. This, with other work, earned 

him a D.Sc. from Melbourne University 

and it was this discovery which led on 

to the work for which Cesar Milstein 

and his colleagues received a Nobel 

Prize. Working alongside Professor 

David Danks, Dr Cotton played a major 

role in the establishment of the 

Murdoch Institute and its development 

from the Genetics Research Unit of the 

Royal Children's Hospital Research 

Foundation. He has recently accepted 

an appointment as an Honorary Fellow 

eaving the Gallery in 

1995 to concentrate on 

postgraduate study in Fine 

s 'Orientalism' quickly 

ecame her main area of 

interest. Recently she has 

been awarded a residency 

at the Cité Internationale 

des Arts in Paris to 

undertake research 

towards a forthcoming 

x hibition of Orientalist t 

inting at the Art 

allery of New South 

ales, during which time 

she will also conduct 

research fof a Master's 

thesis. Currently she is a 

freelance arts writer 

contributing to a number 

of journals and recently 

she was awarded an 

Australian Film 

Commission "New 

Players" fund grant. 

Lara has thrown herself 

into College life with the 

same vigour as in her 

undergraduate days and 

has been designated the 

role of Arts & Cultural 

tutor taking an active role 

in Trinity's Arts and 

Music societies. 

centre becomes administrationally 

sequencing and other studies. The 

of the Murdoch Institute. 

independent. Considerable support is 

Mutation Research Centre will be 

being provided by way of current 

responsible for the mutation 

equipment by the Murdoch Institute 

detection technology in the centre. 

and Mr Richard Green (Epic Securities) 

will lead the corporate fundraising 

• The enzyme defective in 

activities. 

phenylketonuria, phenylalanine

Dialectic Society 

Mentor Program 

■ Dialectic Society 

First semester has been a busy time for 

the Trinity College Dialectic Society. 

Founded in the 1870's to promote 

essay writing and debating, its role has 

recently expanded somewhat. After a 

successful outing to "Late Night 

Catechism" in Orientation Week, the 

Society joined the SCR to present an 

After Dinner speaker series. 

Two speakers have addressed the 

College so far. Mr Austin Asche, QC 

(Administrator of the Northern 

Territory), gave an informative address 

on a topic of considerable interest to 

him - the Northern Territory. Several 

weeks later Ms Di Gribble (Deputy 

Chair of the ABC) spoke on the role 

and future directions of the media in 

Australian Society. 

The opening of the Evan Burge Building 

has given the Dialectic Society the 

opportunity to experiment with a new 

activity. Aptly named "Soapbox" it 

resembles the TV talkshow "Donahue" 

and takes full advantage of the new 

lecture theatre. It revolves around a 

microphone-bearing and aisle-traversing 

host, an 'expert' panel and an 

enthusiastic and vocal audience. The 

first "soapbox" focussed on the Crown 

Casino, and two more are planned for 

second semester. 

A visit to the play "Miss Bosnia" 

rounded off the Society's activities for 

the first half of the year. 

Mr Kevan Gosper AO will address the 

College in September, and will be 

followed by Mr Rob Sitch in October. 

The Society will also be running the 

Wigram Allen Essay Competition and 

the President's Medal for Oratory later 

this year. It promises to be another 

active semester. 

Cameron Forbes 

3rd year Arts/Law 

V 

Mentor Program 

During 1996 we have "fine tuned" the 

Mentor Program that began in 1995. 

The program was designed by the 

Strategy Committee to provide 

additional academic monitoring and 

personal support for students. 

Each student is assigned a mentor (a 

member of staff, tutor, or senior 

student) to act as counsellor and 

advisor, rather than as a teacher; 

detailed academic matters are catered 

for within the formal tutorial system. The 

mentor's role is to meet with each 

student at regular intervals to discuss 

progress in academic and other aspects 

of College life. This will allow students 

who may be struggling with their course 

load, subject choices, or a particular 

subject, or subject area, to voice their 

concerns. The mentor can then respond 

appropriately - perhaps by arranging 

additional tutorials within College, or 

through the Intercollegiate tutorial 

system. If tutorial assistance cannot be 

provided, the College will endeavour to 

help the student to find assistance from 

within their University faculty of study. 

In some cases, help with time 

management, verbal presentation, or 

essay writing skills may be beneficial. 

All first year students are required to 

meet regularly with their mentor. 

Participation is optional for senior 

students, though it is our hope that all 

students will avail themselves of this 

additional level of pastoral and 

academic support. 

As an extension to our internal program, 

we are, in second semester, conducting 

a trial professional mentoring program 

with a few senior students. This 

involves matching them with a Trinity 

graduate who is working in the field of 

the student's interest. Mrs Elizabeth 

Board, Executive Director of the 

Foundation is coordinating this trial 

program and would be delighted to hear 

from any graduates who are interested in 

participating in the program in 1997. 

The mentoring program is a great 

support to students whilst in College, 

and we believe that by extending it to 

give students a real insight into the 

workplace, Trinity graduates will benefit, 

Trinity will ensure that its programs 

remain relevant to society today, and 

the network of Trinity members will 

become even stronger. 

David Cole 

Chaplain

Cybec Scholarship 

Lord Woolf Dinner 

Cybec Scholarship 

Tyler Saxton is the recipient of the 1996 Cybec Scholarship for hard work and 

excellence in computer science. 

He is pictured below with Roger Riordan ('51) Managing Director of Cybec, 

and Sally Riordan, Director. 

In mid-March, just before the 

commencement of the academic year, 

Trinity College hosted the Honourable 

The Lord and Lady Woolf at a law 

dinner held in the Sharwood Room. 

His Lordship was accompanied by Lord 

Justice Henry of the English Court of 

Appeal and Judge Summer. 

A number of senior law students and 

tutors from Trinity were fortunate to be 

joined by distinguished members of the 

Judiciary and legal profession. 

Lord Woolf recently headed the 1995 

report on the civil justice system in 

England and Wales entitled 'Access to 

Justice". His Lordship's visit to Trinity 

College formed part of his visit to 

Australia in relation to civil litigation 

reform. 

During his few days in Melbourne, Lord 

Woolf met with members of the legal 

profession in Melbourne to discuss 

aspects of case management and reform. 

Sam completed a Science 

degree at the University 

f Melbourne in 1994, 

ajoring in Marine 

Sciences. 

She successfully 

completed an Honours in 

Freshwater Ecology at 

Monash University in 

1995, studying stream 

communities in rivers 

roughout Victoria. 

Sam is tutoring in 

biological sciences and 

biochemistry and is 

currently seeking a 

position in environmental 

research/natural resource 

management. She 

intends to continue 

studying as well; 

probably a Graduate 

Diploma in Environmental 

Management and 

eventually a PhD. 

Organ Appeal , 

Members of the organ Appeal Committee, Donald Malcomson ('44), David 

Hanson, Stewart Johnston ('46) and David Agg. The committee visited St 

Mary's North Melbourne for a "tour of a pipe organ", under David's guidance. 

The Organ Appeal Committee is working to raise finds to install a new organ in 

the College Chapel. 

After drinks on the Vatican Lawn on the 

balmy late summer's evening, guests 

moved to the Sherwood Room. A 

small group from the Choir of Trinity 

College performed several items during 

dinner including the Pie Jesu from the 

Duruflé Requiem - performed by Lisette 

Wesseling. 

Following dinner Lord Woolf addressed 

those present. His Lordship combined 

his quick wit with more serious 

discussion of civil litigation reform both 

in the United Kingdom and Australia. 

The evening concluded with a vote of 

thanks by Honourable M E J Black, 

Chief Justice of the Federal Court of 

Australia. His Honour thanked our 

distinguished guests and the organisers 

of the dinner, Peter Butler, Bill Gillies 

and Rebecca Fulcher, this year's Director 

of Legal Studies at Trinity. 

Apart from her work at 

Trinity and her studies, 

Sam's main interest is 

basketball. She plays 

and coaches with the 

Melbourne Uni 

Basketball Club, as well 

as being an elected 

member of the Club's 

committee. She also 

edits the Club's 

newsletter. 

Rebecca Fulcher 

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V 

► Fleur de Lys Dinner 

Fleur de Lys Dinner Member Profile 

1996 1997 

Robyn Lea 

The Union of the Fleur de Lys Dinner 

Next year there will be a Gala 

One of Robyn Lea's most important 

was held on Friday 3 May 1996 and 

Dinner on 5 September to mark 

traits is focus - an ability to focus on 

was a very well attended function, once 

the 125th anniversary of the 

people, and on her work. She decided 

again very capably organised by Mrs 

founding of the College and also 

to be a photographer at the age of 15. 

Susan Moro. 

the retirement of the Warden Dr 

Evan Burge. 

For me it was not unusual to decide 

Of particular note this year was the very 

what to do because my sisters had 

Taffy Jones ('57), 

Frank Henagan. 

strong contingent of those who have left 

the College in recent years. This 

"tradition" has been building up over 

This promises to be an 

outstanding occasion so please 

set this date aside now. 

decided what they wanted to do. It 

was only when I got to Uni that I 

realised a lot of people take a lot longer 

the course of the last few dinners and is 

to decide what to do." 

very important for the future strength of 

More details will be made 

the Fleur de Lys. 

available closer to the time but 

At the age of nine, Robyn was setting 

meanwhile start organising a table 

up fabric back drops and taking 

As is customary all generations mixed 

or two for your friends and make 

photographs of her sister - childhood 

together very well and many have 

the '97 reunion on the 

fashion shots! Now 25, Robyn has 

commented since on the success of the 

Bulpadock one to remember. 

established herself as a contemporary 

evening. 

Enquiries: 

fashion and portrait photographer and 

Taffy Jones 

Susan Moro, Ph:9741 2762. 

runs a freelance business in Melbourne. 

Robyn was a resident at Trinity College 

Martin Armstrong ('59), 

Neil Forsyth ('56). 

from 1989 while studying for a 

Bachelor of Arts in Photography at 

RMIT. She was born in Stawell and 

did her secondary schooling at Ballarat 

Grammar, a school blessed with a large 

and well equipped art department. 

White at Trinity she made friends that 

still form a close network of support for 

each other. She could have chosen to 

study art academically, but has never 

had any regrets about her practical focus 

Paul Willows (92), 

on photography. 

Bruce Munro ('59). 

"I didn't feel any different to people 

studying academically. I was just making 

things and they were thinking them. I 

had always been making things creatively 

- music or painting and drawing or 

making things out of fabric." 

During her first year at RMIT, Robyn 

approached a fashion photographer in 

Milan and after many letters, was 

Richard Wraith ('86), 

Edwina Curzon-Siggers 

('89), Charles Evans ('88). 

invited to spend a year in Milan, one of 

the fashion capitals of the world, as a 

photographic assistant. 

Some of the photographs she took there 

formed an exhibition held at Trinity 

College in 1991. Throughout her time 

at Trinity she photographed College 

events and sports. In 1991, Robyn 

won the Andrew Sprague Memorial 

Scholarship for photography.

L L ~ 

Robyn Lea 

Robyn has always sought the support of 

mentors - older artists working in her 

fields. She carries none of the baggage 

of a struggling tormented artist, even 

though human struggle has frequently 

been a subject of her photography. 

One of her first projects at university 

was to document women with 

endometriosis in a series of portraits and 

photographs taken inside hospitals. She 

also completed a series of photographs 

of victims of domestic violence and 

sexual abuse. During a year spent in 

Zimbabwe, she produced a series of 

portraits of diamond miners. 

"I was very interested in what people 

were struggling with and really dealing 

with. I don't just want to show the 

pretty side of the world." 

While in Zimbabwe, Robyn produced 

an exhibition of portraits of 

contemporary dancers. One of her 

current projects is a series of portraits of 

artists working in Milan and Melbourne 

which she is preparing to exhibit in 

Melbourne next year. 

All members of the 

Trinity community are 

invited to the Friends of 

Trinity Annual Dinner 

Friday 13 September. 

The guest speaker will be 

Elaine Canty, a current 

parent, well known ABC 

commentator and member 

of the AFL Tribunal 

Bookings & enquiries: 

Ms Prue Conaghan 

Telephone: 9349 0106 

Cost: $48.00 

Students: $38.00 

Such portrait work helps Robyn remain 

grounded in the sometimes highly strung 

world of commercial fashion 

photography. 

She balances portraits of human beauty 

with portraits of human struggle. Her 

artistic influences reflect a similar 

balancing act. She loves the ornament 

and texture of baroque art but has also 

been inspired by the stylised minimalism 

of Bauhaus design. 

A typical week for Robyn consists of 

meeting fashion designers and clients, 

casting models, briefing stylists, liaising 

with subjects for portraits, organising her 

exhibition and looking for sponsors. It 

is just as well that she loves people. 

The other half of her working week is 

pure photography - arranging sets, 

shooting film and creating in the dark 

room. "I always do my own printing 

because it is such an important part of 

the process - finishing the photograph." 

11

A 

8 

Member Profile 

-1 Tom King ('92) 

Tom completed his schooling at 

Melbourne Grammar in 1990, with the 

highest HSC results in the school. He 

entered Trinity in 1992, and was 

awarded major academic scholarships for 

1992 and 1994. At the moment his 

academic studies are "on hold" as he 

prepares to represent Australia in the 

Olympic Games. 

Tom left on July 3 with the 

Australian Team to compete in the 

Yachting. He is part of a team of 16 

Australian sailors. He will compete 

in the "double handed" men's 

discipline of the yachting, sailing a 

two-man boat called a '470' (4.7 

metres long). There are ten 

disciplines of Olympic sailing, and 

only one team per country is allowed 

to contest each class in the Olympics. 

The competition involves 2-3 races 

each day over 6 days racing against 

35 countries. Tom and his sailing 

partner Owen McMahon (an 

economics graduate who works for 

National Australia Bank), are the first 

Australians to compete in the 470 

men's class at the Olympics since 

1984. 

In 1991 Tom deferred his studies to 

compete in the World Mirror Class 

Championships in Hoorn, Holland, 

which he won, and now he combines 

his sailing with studying Mechanical 

Engineering at the University of 

Melbourne, taking leave of absence 

in 1 994 to campaign for Olympic 

selection and again in 1996 to 

prepare for and compete in the 

Atlanta Olympics. 

Tom has competed in Europe 8 

times, USA 3 times, NZ 4 times -

all since 1991. In the past 3 years he 

has spent about 3 months of each year 

competing overseas, and when he is not 

competing he trains between 3 and 5 

days a week. 

Tom and Owen have been sailing 

together since 1991, at which stage 

they set themselves the goal of selection 

for the 1996 Olympics. They have 

been members of the National Team 

since 1992. Their selection was based 

on the results of the 1995 World 

Championships in Toronto, Canada last 

August, and a World Cup Event in 

Hyeres, France in April of this year. 

They are both members of the 

Sandringham and Black Rock Yacht 

Clubs, and they train on Port Phillip 

Bay off Sandringham. In preparation for 

the Olympics they have been on the 

water 5 to 6 days a week. 

Over the past 3 years Tom and Owen 

have consistently improved their 

performance (in 1991 they were 84th 

in the World Championships, in 1993, 

51st, in 1994, 20th, and in 1995, 

12th). They are now rated 10th in 

the world. "We may not be medal 

favourites at the Olympics, but we 

certainly have a chance. The Americans 

are the only crew we have not 

previously beaten!" 

Trinity Education Centre 

V 

TEC staff and students participating in Address to TEC Midyear Valedictory 

the "Big Noise", an annual percussion by guest speaker, Professor Ian 

event performed by Foundation Studies, Williamson, Professor of Geomatics and 

designed to 'beat away the winter former Chairman of the Academic 

blues'. 

Board of Melbourne University. 

Miss Jacinth Thyagarajan, TEC Student Response by Miss Serena Sim from the 

Committee member, responding, on Foundation Studies Student Committee 

behalf of the Students, to the opening to the address at the Valedictory of the 

address at the Trinity College 

1995-96 Foundation Studies, by the 

Foundation Studies Program midyear Guest Speaker, Professor Ian 

intake Valedictory. 

Williamson. 

The Allan 

e 

Noel Carter 

Memorial Lectureship 

splendid memorial gift 

has been pledged over a 

period of time by Mrs 

Mary Hoy to 

ommemorate her late 

c 

husband. 

Noel Carter was a 

lihraduate in medicine of 

the University of 

Melbourne and a medical 

practitioner committed to 

the Christian faith. His 

practice of medicine was 

much inspired by the 

pastoral care of people as 

mirrored in the Gospels 

and it is to this general 

purpose that the gift will 

be applied. 

The capital sum is being 

invested in perpetuity as 

a trust fund of Trinity 

College. The income 

generated will be used 

within the Trinity 

Theological School to 

expand pastoral care 

programs and teaching. 

Those benefiting will be 

ordinands, lay pastoral 

care workers and clergy 

on in-service courses. 

Mary Hoy's gift is a 

powerful illustration of 

how the vision and 

personal gifts of one 

generation may be 

applied to benefit 

succeeding generations. 

13

College Sport 

1141,1116 1 

Men's sport in Semester 1 

The Trinity men have performed very 

solidly in sport during Semester One of 

1996. 

The cricket team opened proceedings, 

keen to bury the demons of the past. 

A thumping win over Queen's in the 

first game was the perfect start with 

Justin Dery taking 6 wickets with the 

form that saw his club side, University, 

win the district premiership. Richard 

Sherman fell just shy of a century of 

runs. Unfortunately, this emphatic 

victory saw the team fail to win their 

next two matches in what became a 

season that should have been. 

The athletics team had the daunting task 

of defending the shield they have 

owned for the past 5 years. While a 

few stars of yesteryear were missing, 

Frank Henagan moulded a team that 

was more than competitive. Trinity was 

beaten to the post by a vastly improved 

Newman outfit. The women's victory 

ensured Trinity maintained their 

reputation as the strongest College 

overall in athletics. 

The swim team trained simultaneously 

with the athletics season with many 

competitors being heavily committed. 

Freshers, Snow and Webster, ensured a 

very competitive unit and our small 

band of swimmers performed admirably, 

finishing a close second to Ormond. 

The night was capped off nicely with a 

party at the Redback Hotel. 

Expectations were high on the Trinity 

footballers as we have competed in the 

Grand Final for the past four years, 

winning in 1994. 

Losing much height and skill from last 

year, we became the quick and the fit 

team which annihilated Queen's by 

100 points in game one. Injuries and a 

sense of relaxation saw us slip to 

Ormond and Newman in our next two 

games, who eventually contested in the 

grand final. The season which started 

with so much promise fell away. Much 

thanks must go to Frank Henagan for his 

passion and commitment in his coaching 

role. 

Rowing, an intercollegiate sport steeped 

in tradition, was hotly contested. 

Trinity Men's 1st 8, led by captain Tom 

Woodruff, glided to victory to return 

the 50kg shield to Trinity once again. 

This remains the highlight of Men's sport 

in 1 996 thus far. 

Trinity also fielded men's teams in 

tennis, volleyball and table tennis in first 

semester. The teams trained hard and 

competed well and despite many 

genuinely talented individual and team 

performances, they were not rewarded 

by places in the finals. 

Aaron Tunks 

year Economics/Commerce 

A successful year for the Trinity 

College Boat Club 

The Trinity College Boat Club enjoyed 

a most successful year in 1996, 

reclaiming the Mervyn Bournes Higgins 

Trophy for Men's First Eights. All four 

crews raced strongly, with second 

placings achieved by both the women's 

first and second eights as well as the 

men's second eight. It was the first time 

since 1993 that Trinity had had a 

winning crew in any division. Land 

training began as soon as the freshers 

arrived in College, and after two 

months, concluded with three weeks "in 

boat" of up to fourteen sessions a 

week. 

The men's first crew overcame a series of 

serious injuries to win, which (on top of 

expected strains, colds and blisters) 

included two seriously rolled ankles, one 

requiring a cast and crutches, shin 

splints, bone spurs, a broken wrist, as 

well as bruising and grazing caused by 

multiple and constant pileups on bikes 

(whilst travelling to and from the river). 

In the heat the crew fell behind by 

around one and a half boat lengths at 

the half-way mark before settling into a 

powerful rhythm and defeating 

titleholders Ormond by one and a half 

lengths. In the final Newman were 

defeated by two and a half lengths, 

much to the delight of the crowd, many 

of whom spontaneously joined the crew 

in the water. 

Men's First Eight 1996 Bow, Tom 

Shelmerdine; 2. John Hunt; 3, Dean 

Gold; 4, Hamish Cole; 5, Andrew 

Wallace; 6, Tom Hodgson; 7, J P 

Thorburn; Stroke, Tom Woodruff; Cox, 

Will Spraggett; Coach, Bruce Bills. 

Tom Woodruff 

Captain of Boats

College Sport 

• 

First Semester successes in sport 

for Trinity women 

With the arrival of a new group of 

athletic and talented freshers, women's 

sport at Trinity continues to go from 

strength to strength. Semester One has 

again seen the full range of sports being 

contested with the red, white and green 

colours present at all but one major 

competition final. From the muddy 

banks of the Yarra River to the cleaner 

waters of the Richmond pools, Trinity 

girls have been willing to give everything 

possible to support their team-mates, 

achieve success for the College, and 

ultimately and most importantly, enjoy 

themselves. 

For the third year in a row, the tennis 

team defeated St. Hilda's in a night 

grand final on the University Courts. 

The support, led by KKK Jack Downie, 

was sensational and no doubt 

contributed to our decisive win. 

Both the rowing and volleyball teams 

also achieved a grand final berth, but 

again fell to second place behind 

Queen's College. Nevertheless, we 

put our intense rivalry behind us and 

joined them afterwards for celebratory 

drinks at Naughtons, where we were 

consoled by the impression that we 

were having more fun. 

In atrocious weather conditions, the 

men's and women's combined athletics 

carnival had its debut on the new 

University track. With intense coaching 

from stalwarts Frank Henagen, Steve 

McGinley and Alex Pocock, the 

women's team performed as a highly 

polished unit to end up well out in front 

when the points were tallied. 

On the basketball court, the team 

consisting of freshers, seniors and a 

tutor, couldn't bring home the trophy 

but were certainly not short of spirit, 

commitment and enthusiasm. 

Our swimming team, led by captain 

Katrina Webb, recorded some awesome 

performances and did not let defeat at 

the hands of the Ormond girls hold 

them back at the party afterwards at the 

Redback Brewery. 

Whilst the sporting calendar in Semester 

Two is a little less hectic, there will 

certainly be no change of pace when we 

take to the netball court and hockey 

pitch, let alone the football field. We 

are definitely in the running for the 

Intercollegiate aggregate Holmes Shield 

but to achieve this for the third year in a 

row will certainly not be easy. 

However, with a netball camp in a few 

weeks and approximately forty girls 

signing up for hockey, we are doing our 

best not to leave it to chance. Watch 

this space!! 

Caroline King 

3rd year Medicine 

The only sound that coul 

be heard throughout 

Andrew Tulloch's 

memorable "how to partake 

in every table toast and yet 

not get bounced from a 

College black tie dinner" 

speech at the 

Commencement Dinner 

earlier this year was the peel 

f laughter. A feat tried by 

Many, achieved by few, 

perhaps only by the Warden 

and the Venerable Dr Jones. 

It was vintage 'Bubs', 

showing the level of esteem 

in which our Accounting 

Tutor and SCR Treasurer is 

held. 

Andrew has been a resident 

tutor since 1995 having 

originally entered College in 

1987 as an undergraduate. 

A dedicated sportsman 

Andrew has coxed many 

College rowing crews and 

coached the men's and 

women's crews in 1995 and 

1996 respectively. 

The softball team also had a generous 

crowd to witness their gallant defeat by 

an admittedly taller, stronger and more 

skilful Queen's opposition. 

In the racquet sports squash and table 

tennis, we were definitely not disgraced 

and were rewarded with placings in 

both competitions. 

Below: Women's premiership tennis team. 

In 1995 Andrew coached 

the Melbourne University 

Men's Eight which 

competed at the Henley 

Regatta in England and went 

on to win the Australian 

University Championships. 

Having cut his teeth at 

Austrade for several years, 

Andrew is now a foreign 

investment specialist for 

KPMG. In addition he is 

currently completing an 

MBA and is known to burn 

the midnight oil with 

alarming frequency. Never 

one to shy away from a 

challenge he has set his 

sights on the Melbourne 

Marathon later this year. 

His spirited involvement 

with the student body has 

often led Frank to ask 

"When are you going to 

grow up Andrew?" to which 

he modestly replies "Not 

just yet, Frank. 

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Obituary 

V 

V 

David (Kip) Laycock 

1969-1996 

David (Kip) Laycock — 1969-1996 

The Trinity community was saddened to 

learn of the death of Kip Laycock in 

June after a sudden illness. 

Kip achieved outstanding academic 

results at Melbourne Grammar and was 

accepted into Law/Commerce at the 

University of Melbourne in 1987. He 

was a very popular non-resident student 

at Trinity and moved into College as a 

resident in 1989 and 1990. 

Kip made the most of his time at 

university. He had that rare ability to 

attain excellent university marks whilst 

throwing himself into every social 

function he could. His friendly, 

enthusiastic nature ensured he made 

friends wherever he went; you could not 

help but like him. Many students who 

studied with Kip will recall not only his 

disciplined study technique, but also 

how generous he was in assisting those of 

us who did not share his dedication to 

academic pursuits. The "Laycock notes" 

were legendary and in high demand 

around swot vac. 

Kip enjoyed his time at Trinity and was a 

keen contributor to College activities. 

He would be involved behind the 

scenes, such as Treasurer of the highly 

successful musical "West Side Story" in 

1989, or more prominently as a member 

of the victorious hockey team in 1990. 

The friendships he made during these 

years endured beyond his time at Trinity. 

Kip graduated with honours and joined 

the legal firm Freehill Hollingdale and 

Page in 1993. Kip was perfectly suited 

to work as a solicitor: a high level 

intellectual capacity, an incredible 

dedication to work hard and a genuine 

interest in commercial and legal matters. 

His prospects in the commercial world 

Alistair Cameron CROMBIE ('35), 

who died on 9 February, aged 80, had 

an international reputation as a 

philosophical historian of science. His 

best known work, Augustine to Galileo 

- a history of Medieval and Early 

Modern science first published in 1952 

- has run to three English editions and 

French, Polish, Japanese, German, 

Italian, Spanish and Greek translations. 

His monumental work, Styles of 

Scientific Thinking in the European 

Tradition - a history of scientific methods 

- was published in 1994 when he was 

78. Not only does it represent the 

culmination of a lifetime of scholarship, it 

transforms historical analysis into an 

anthropology of scientific thought. 

Crombie attended Geelong Grammar 

School and entered Trinity College in 

1935. He claimed to have been 

involved in the College's most famous 

prank — the closing of Sydney Road in a 

fog. In 1938 he went to Cambridge 

where he pursued doctoral work in 

zoology. From 1941 to 1946 he 

published eleven papers on the ecology 

and chemical physiology of insects. 

During his laboratory years Crombie also 

studied the history of philosophy under 

C D Broad and decided to pursue a 

career in the history and philosophy of 

science. 

At Cambridge he met Nancy Hey and 

they married in 1943. They had five 

children. After the war Crombie spent 

time in Germany rebuilding academic 

bridges. Between 1946 and 1 953 he 

was lecturer in the history and 

philosophy of science at University 

College, London, and also Editor of the 

British Journal for the Philosophy of 

Science. 

All Souls College, Alistair became a 

Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. 

The Crombies were sociable, entertaining 

a steady stream of colleagues and friends 

from all over the world at their home on 

Boar's Hill. Nancy died in 1993. 

Alistair was a controversial figure at 

Oxford, partly, perhaps, because of his 

almost exclusive dedication to intellectual 

work, and partly because of his 

occasionally indelicate handling of the 

fabric of authority at Oxford. 

Alistair Crombie frequently complained 

about the lack of interest in intellectual 

history in England; he was much in 

demand on the Continent to give 

lectures and to accept academic awards. 

In 1994 he was appointed to the 

Pontifical Academy of Sciences and in 

1995 he was awarded the European 

Prize for the History of Science. 

Nevertheless, his work was appreciated 

in England. He was very gratified by 

the honorary D.Litt. conferred on him by 

Durham University in 1979 and by his 

election to a Fellowship of the British 

Academy in 1990. 

Together with the three major studies 

already mentioned, Crombie brought out 

two volumes of his published papers and 

a third is in preparation. In his final 

months he was engaged in writing two 

anthologies, God and the Scientists and 

Shakespeare's Ethics. Crombie died 

after a brief illness on 9 February. He is 

survived by four of his children, Sophie, 

Charles, James and Nicholas. 

John Roche. 

were outstanding, and this point was 

confirmed by a partner of Freehill's in a 

eulogy. 

In 1953 Crombie was appointed 

university lecturer in the history of 

science at Oxford. 

Kip Laycock was an exceptional achiever. 

We were very lucky to have known him. 

In 1962, jointly with Michael Hoskin of 

Cambridge, Crombie set up the journal 

Trinity extends its deepest sympathy to 

the Laycock family. 

History of Science. From 1968 to 

1971 he was President of the 

International Academy for the History of 

Alistair Cameron CROMBIE ('35) 

Andrew Tulloch (1987). 

Science. In 1969, after some years at

The Choir of Trinity College 

Later this year the Organ 

Appeal Committee will 

conduct a very 

specialised sale and 

auction. Donations for 

sale already include an 

etching by Wes Walters, 

a linocut by lrena Sibley, 

a water colour by Prue 

Conaghan, and several 

pieces of porcelain and 

antique silver. 

Please contact the 

Foundation Office on 

9349 0116 if you 

would like further 

information about this 

auction and sale. 

The Choir of Trinity College 

So far this year the Choir has had a 

successfully busy schedule, the highlight 

of which was the "Splendour of the 

Kings George" concerts at St John's 

Toorak in April. The program, which 

was presented twice in aid of the 

historic organ restoration appeal at St 

John's, featured music from the 

Coronations of the King George II, IV 

and V 

The Choir was assisted by associate 

organists Thomas Heywood and 

Christopher Cook and featured the 

Handel Coronation Anthems "Thy heart 

is inditing" and "The King shall rejoice". 

Trumpeters from the State Orchestra of 

Victoria lead by Ben Mansted assisted 

in the "splendouring" of the occasion. 

A total of over 700 people attended 

over the two nights, an attendance 

which significantly aided the St John's 

Organ Appeal. 

Building and the TEC academic year, as 

well as the regular Orientation Sunday 

and Tenebrae Services. Both of the 

latter events were attended by large 

congregations as was the special Festival 

Orchestral Eucharist for Trinity Sunday, 

a service in which the Choir performed 

the Mizza brevis K258 by Mozart with 

the Trinity Mozart Orchestra (drawn 

again from the SOV). 

In semester two the Choir will prepare 

for the annual carol services in addition 

to its first performance of Handel's 

Messiah with the Elysium Ensemble, 

arguably Australia's most noted Baroque 

orchestra on period instruments. The 

performance will be given at 7.30pm 

on Thursday 12th December at St 

Mary's Star of the Sea Church in 

Howard Street West Melbourne. 

Finally, the Choir hopes to release its 

second CD featuring highlights of the 

year's music making. 

ANDES MESSIAH 

The Choir of Trinity 

College 

with 

The Elysium Ensemble 

12 December 1996 

7.30pm 

St Mary's Star 

of the Sea 

West Melbourne 

The Choir continues to play a pivotal 

role in the life of the College, appearing 

at the openings of the Evan Burge 

Michael Fulcher 

Director of Music 

17

From the Archives 

Bill Potter 

Archives have been fortunate in 

receiving several donations. 

Bill Potter ('39), gave us a reel of 9.5 

mm film that he had taken over several 

years in Trinity. This has been copied on 

to video and shows snippets of college 

life, all of which proves that students 

haven't really changed over the years. 

Anybody interested would be welcome 

to view it when visiting the College. 

Harold Riggall ('60) has donated a 

very large album of rowing photographs 

that had been kept by his stepfather 

Hubert Smith in the early 1930's. The 

album is in immaculate condition and 

superbly presented. 

The Warden and Tom 

Woodruff, Captain of 

Boats '96, met with Dr 

Harold Rigall (60), who 

presented the College 

with an album of rowing 

photographs from the 

30's, and Dr Peter 

Parsons, a member of the 

1932 crew. 

Men's First Eight 1996. 

Peter Parsons ('32), a member of the 

1932 rowing crews pictured below 

attended a lunch to which the 1932 

and 1933 crews were invited. He also 

gave the archives some of his early 

medical equipment and notebooks. 

Men's First Eight 1933. 

-41PF l91.1111 

'

From the Archives 

Shomik is a recent 

medical graduate who is 

in Trinity as a Physiology 

and Anatomy tutor. He 

has been working at the 

Royal Melbourne 

Hospital for two years. 

This year, he has been 

tutoring at the University 

of Melbourne, while 

studying for his FRACS 

Part 1 exams, which he 

has just passed. He 

hopes to go into either 

Some photographs received from the estate of the late Dr Russell Hughes. Dr. Hughes was a resident of Trinity from 1931 until 

1937. Reproduced here are some of his photographs. 

Above is a view of the old 'Wooden Wing' showing Ormond in the background and the tennis court of JCH on the left. 

After the first world war, partly due to returned servicemen, there was a large increase in enrolments at Melbourne University and 

Trinity College. The 'Wooden Wing' was built in 1919 to 'temporarily' cater for these numbers. The intention was that it remain 

only two years. It was finally demolished in 1963! 

As described in Bishop Grant's "Perspective of a Century" it was little more than a long army hut. Walls were insubstantial, 

furniture decrepit and washing facilities primitive as well as being pervaded by the smell of an inefficient urinal. 

general or paediatric 

surgery. 

In his spare time (when 

he has any), Shomik likes 

to play or watch sports, 

read, and listen to music. 

And those who have ended up in a Jeopardy dog box thought they had it tough! 

Behan was opened in 1935 so these photos were taken just prior to that. Note the fences in the foreground as well as the 

wooden fence fronting Sydney Road/ Royal Parade. 

The aerial shot from the roof of an incomplete Behan shows the extensive fencing around the Bulpadock which was used to contain 

up to eight dairy cows. For some years there was a bull but he was kept in a yard near Tin Alley. The cows were a part of the

News from Trinity Members 

Nina Treadwell ('82) 

Nina Treadwell ('82) studied Arts and 

Music at Melbourne and while pursuing 

post-graduate work at Monash in music, 

taught at Penleigh and Essendon 

Grammar School and the Melba 

Conservatorium. At this time she 

played classical guitar, but while at 

Monash she became interested in the 

baroque period in particular, and the 

instruments used at that time. Whilst 

researching she was in contact with 

Professor Jim Tyler of the University of 

Southern California and he persuaded 

her to study at USC. She subsequently 

won a four year scholarship to study 

there. Nina was soon playing lute and 

baroque guitar in a number of 

ensembles, the major one being the 

"Ensemble de' Medici" which has 

produced 3 CD's to date, 2 more 

being issued before the end of 1996. 

Nina's academic work has focussed on 

the baroque period, particularly in Italy 

and she has written numerous articles on 

this period. Nina completed her MA 

at USC in 1995 and is now in the 

middle of her Doctoral studies. 

She won a number of awards for 

excellence at USC for her academic 

work. Recently she was awarded the 

Welsford Smithers Memorial Award of 

$20,000 from the University of 

Melbourne to continue her research 

over the next two years - a most 

prestigious postgraduate award. She 

continues to live and work close to 

USC in Los Angeles. 

Peter Warburton ('63) his wife Anne 

and their ten-year old daughter Emma 

have moved to Eleebana on Lake 

Macquarie in NSW. Peter recently 

joined ICI Explosives as a Principal 

Research Scientist after almost twenty 

three years with CSIRO. 

Angus Adkins ('84) who is studying 

to be a horse surgeon at the University 

of Western Australia recently travelled 

to the United States. While in New 

York he stayed with Simon Smith 

('84) who is working with the energy 

division of the investment bank Paine 

Webber. In Washington DC he stayed 

with Marshall Baillieu ('85) who is 

working with Rothschild, Natural 

Resources. 

After teaching in Geelong for ten years 

Robert Coffey ('73) returned to the 

family fishing business in 1987. He is 

Director of the Apex Foundation and 

Past President of Apex Victoria. He 

and his wife Robyn have three 

daughters. 

John Kiffer ('78) has been appointed 

Deputy Director of Radiation Oncology 

at the Austin and Repatriation Medical 

Centre. Prior to this he trained and 

worked at Peter MacCallum as a 

Radiation Oncologist. He and his wife 

Deborah have three children. 

Roger McLeod ('86) is back in 

Australia after having spent the last 

three years working as a Project Engineer 

in Zimbabwe. He is studying full time 

this year at RMIT, doing a Masters of 

Engineering ( Project Management ). 

Peter Field ('61) has been elected to 

the Council of the Royal Australasian 

College of Surgeons, representing 

Vascular surgeons. He heads the 

Vascular Surgery Unit at the Royal 

Melbourne Hosptial and is in private 

surgical practice as well as teaching at 

Melbourne University and tutoring at 

Trinity. Peter still sings and treads the 

boards, most recently with the Gilbert 

and Sullivan Society of Victoria in roles 

like Despard Murgatroyd and Sir 

Joesph Potter KCB. Peter chairs the 

local organising committee for the World 

Congress of Cardiovascular Surgery to 

be held in Melbourne in 1999. 

Jennifer McKay ('71) one of the 

founding members of the choir, 

completed a law degree at the 

University of Adelaide after receiving 

her PhD at the University of Melbourne 

in 1984. She has recently been 

appointed to the Environment Resources 

and Development Court of South 

Australia as a part-time Commissioner. 

She now researches and teaches in 

water resources law for the Australian 

Centre for Environmental Law and is a 

senior lecturer in law at the University of 

South Australia. 

Congratulations to Bishop Ken Leslie 

('29) on being awarded the degree of 

Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) from 

the Charles Sturt University. Since 

retiring from the See of Bathurst 15 

years ago, the Leslies first lived near 

Gosford but, in 1992, moved to Kelso 

near family and old friends. Isobel 

died two years ago. Bishop Ken is "a 

sort of honorary assistant" at Holy 

Trinity, Kelso. For those who would like 

to make contact, his phone number is 

063 31 5118. 

Charles Whitton ('89) is currently 

Priest-in-charge of the Anglican Parish of 

Cressy. This is a small rural town with a 

population of 650. There are five 

churches in the parish. He is also a parttime 

Chaplain with the Army Reserve, 

serving out of the 6th Training Group, 

Brighton Barracks. 

Geoffrey Vaughan ('56) a former 

tutor, has recently finished a four year 

contract as National Manager of the 

Therapeutic Goods Administration in 

Canberra. He has returned to 

Melbourne to take up consulting 

appointments to the pharmaceutical 

industry.


Kate Rofe (nee Brodie) ('83) and 

her husband Philip had a baby girl 

Philippa (Pippa) on the 29th August, 

College, Popondetta, Papua New 

Guinea. 

We note with regret these 

deaths recorded since the 

last Newsletter 

1995 whilst Alexandra Darling (nee 

Brodie) ('83) and her husband Ian 

had a daughter on the 30th November, 

Christian Bennett ('86) spent several 

challenging years in Zimbabwe, Angola, 

Malawi and Mozambique as an 

Professor Alistair 

Cameron CROMBIE 

(1935) 

1995. Despite a hectic life with new 

babies the cufflink business has survived. 

Since completing his PhD studies at the 

University of Melbourne Douglas 

Australian representative and then was 

posted to the United Nations in New 

York. He is now back in Melbourne as 

Manager, Business Relations in the 

Victorian Regional Office of Foreign 

Thomas Daryl DOBSON 

(1953) 

Dr Ralph Joseph 

FARNBACH (1923) 

Mackenzie ('72) has been working 

with the Australian Geological Survey 

Affairs and Trade, based in the World 

Trade Centre. 

Richard Clive Talbot 

GRAHAM (1946) 

Richard Woolcott AC ('46) 

Since retiring as Secretary for Foreign 

studying the geology and mineral 

resource potential of North 

Queensland. He publishes a wine 

magazine that has an international as 

well as Australian subscriber base. This 

Janet Arnold ('86) has recently 

returned from six weeks travelling in 

South America, during which time she 

visited the Galapagos Islands in 

Keith Harold HATHERLY 

(1941) 

Graeme John 

KEMELFIELD (1953) 

Affairs and Trade Richard Woolcott 

involves tasting about 1 500 wines per 

Ecuador, hiked the Inca trail to Machu 

David LAYCOCK (1990) 

AC ('46) has been following a new 

career with the private sector as Director 

of Bonlac and Spectrum Network 

year and visiting numerous wineries. 

Ted Witham ('72) finds it is refreshing 

Picchu (lost city of the Incas) and also 

spent time in La Paz, Bolivia. Janet is 

now moving to London for the next two 

Ross Gibson 

MACFARLAN (1929) 

Systems and as a consultant to 

Transfield Bell Securities and Pacific 

working as an independent consultant in 

Religious Education. His book "The 

years where she has accepted a position 

as a senior consultant with Robert 

Dr Victor Charles PEARCE 

(1973) 

Dunlop. He is also doing some serious 

writing mainly for the Australian and 

Church at Risk" published by the Joint 

Board of Christian Education in 

Walters and Associates, two minutes 

walk from Covent Garden tube station. 

Dr Peter QUARTERMAN 

(1968) N/R 

International Herald Tribune. On 25 

September he will be installed as a 

Fellow of Trinity College. 

Andrew Boyd ('66) has taken up a 

Melbourne is enjoying modest success. 

Andrew Godwin ('86) and his wife 

Angela are moving to China where 

Andrew is joining the Shanghai office of 

Janet would be happy to hear from any 

Trinity visitors when they are in London. 

Roger Karge ('77) after 11 enjoyable 

years in the research and manufacturing 

The Rt Revd Dr Thomas 

Thornton REED (1922) 

Dr Colin Sergeant 

RICHARDS (1937) N/R 

position as Professor of Experimental 

Haematology with the Queensland 

Institute of Medical Research. 

the UK law firm Simmons and 

Simmons. 

area of ICI Australia, left in 1991 to 

establish his own chemical business at 

Lara (Geelong) which specialises in 

Florinda Mary Anderson 

RUSDEN (Librarian 1966- 

77) 

Rick Ladbury ('67) has returned to 

Anthony Cunningham ('65) has been 

appointed inaugural Director of a new 

developing chemical products for the 

mining, agricultural and plastic industries. 

Hubert Reynolds SMITH 

(1931) 

the Melbourne Office of Mallesons 

Stephen Jaques after eight and a half 

years in London as partner in charge of 

Medical Research Institute at Westmead 

Hospital, Sydney. The position carries 

the title of Professor of Research 

Roger and his wife have two daughters. 

Andrew Muirhead ('88) has recently 

The Revd Rosina 

WEAVER (1989) 

Mallesons Stephen Jaques (London). 

Medicine in the University of Sydney. 

taken up a position as Avionics 

Whilst in London, Rick was Chairman 

Tony begins work on draft plans to erect 

Development Engineer at Lufthansa 

of the Section on Energy and Natural 

a $7 million Institute Research building 

German Airlines at their manufacturing 

Resources Law of the IBA (1990-92) 

to house both cancer and virology 

and overhaul base in Hamburg, 

and President of Australian Business In 

research groups and one other yet to be 

Germany. His job involves modifying, 

Europe (1993). Rick and his wife 

recruited. The Institute will become an 

rectifying and flight testing aircraft 

Pam returned to Melbourne with two of 

"engine" for basic medical and clinical 

avionics systems for Lufthansa and other 

their daughters. Their eldest daughter is 

research on Westmead campus. 

client airlines. Andrew is living not far 

reading mathematics at Cambridge. 

from the city centre of Hamburg and 

Roderick McDougall ('80) who is a 

any Trinity visitors passing through are 

David Beischer ('80) and his wife 

Priest in the Society for the Sacred 

welcome to " drop in". 

Caroline celebrated the birth of their 

Mission, has been teaching at 

first child, Thomas Albert Beischer, on 

Nungalinya College, Darwin and in 

the 3rd October, 1995. 

June moved to Newton Theological 

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Edwin Byford ('70) in October 

1995 moved from the Parish of Binda 

in the Diocese of Canberra and 

Goulburn to the Parish of Broken Hill in 

the far west of the Diocese of Riverina 

and was collated as Archdeacon of the 

Darling. Dr. Byford was on the staff at 

St. Mark's National Theological Centre 

and is on the Editorial Board of St. 

Mark's Review. Both of his children are 

now students at the University of 

Melbourne. Martin is studying Arts/ 

Engineering and Kirsten, Arts. 

Jason Romney ('81) recently moved 

from being a Multimedia Solicitor at 

Melbourne's Price Brent and regular 

weekly columnist for the Australian 

Financial Review, to being an Associate 

Editor (Computers) for the Sydney 

Morning Herald, based in Sydney. 

Andrew McGowan ('83) and his wife 

Nicole and daughter Madeleine are 

returning to Perth after four years in the 

USA where Andrew completed his 

PhD in Theology at the University of 

Notre Dame. Andrew has been 

appointed Lecturer in New Testament 

and Early Christianity at the Australian 

Notre Dame in Fremantle, and also a 

Canon of St. George's Cathedral. 

Nicole hopes to continue ESL teaching 

in Perth. 

Krista Hooke ('81) and her husband 

Cameron have moved back to Canberra 

with their two children Genevieve now 

three and a half years old and John 

born last year. Krista is now enjoying 

full-time motherhood and is actively 

involved as Group Leader in the local 

Nursing Mothers' Group. 

Jim Royston ('78) and his wife 

Gabrielle and son William (18 months) 

visited Nic Cooper ('78) and Rena 

Geroe ('78) over Easter at their farm 

in El Dorado, Victoria. Also visiting 

the property was John Jefferies ('77). 

A good time was had by all. 

Kent Ashley Sutherland ('88) recently 

received a Master of Business 

Administration degree from the Darden 

School at the University of Virginia. 

• 

Old Trinitarians overseas 

James McGregor ('92) writes: 

After three years at Trinity and 

Melbourne University, I decided to 

spend 1995 working and travelling 

abroad. I expected to meet many 

people on my journeys but was amazed 

at the number of Old Trinitarians I 

encountered. 

I left in early April with Jono Gourlay 

('91) and the two of us travelled 

through Hong Kong, China, Mongolia 

and Russia before separating in Saint 

Petersburg in early June. After a 

period working at an agricultural school 

in Northern Greece, I moved on to 

Turkey. In Izmir I visited William 

Gourlay ('84) who was on an 18 

month contract teaching English. A 

little over a month later, I rendezvoused 

with David Koczkar ('91) and Jono 

Gourlay, on the 28th September, at 

4.45pm under the clocktower in 

Prague's Old Town Square, as 

prearranged. For three weeks we 

toured Central Europe, before parting 

company in Munich. Much of the next 

six weeks I spent potato harvesting in 

the Netherlands, before heading south 

to Portugal in late October. 

I continued south, then inland to arrive 

in Seville in mid-November. I'd 

arranged to meet up again with Jono 

Gourlay, who was studying Spanish in 

that city. To my considerable surprise, 

there were two other students from 

Melbourne in his course, one of whom 

was Cath Blarney ('92). 

My aim was to reach London by 

December, but this was not aided by 

the French train strike which left me 

stranded at the Spanish border for a 

week. Finally, I caught a bus to Lyon 

where I was lucky enough to find 

another friendly face, that of Angela 

Peace ('92), who was studying for a 

semester in Lyon. With the help of her 

superior linguistic skills, I was able to 

determine that the trains were not going 

to run in the forseeable future, and also 

decipher the emergency bus timetable. 

Finally arriving in England I found a job 

in Leatherhead, Surrey, about an hour 

south of London. I was again surprised 

to find Jenny Cowan ('92) and Fiona 

Richardson ('92) working within a 

twenty minute drive of me. In London 

itself, Dave Koczkar had found himself 

full time employment, at ING-Barings 

bank, and likewise Jono Gourlay with 

CRT Multimedia. I heard of several 

other ex Trinity Collegians working in 

and around London. 

My return home involved a two week 

layover in Indonesia. Here I met up 

with my brother Andrew ('90), who 

was on vacation from his job with Pacific 

Dunlop in Kuala Lumpur. 

All in all, Trinity certainly seems to 

inspire its alumni to spread their wings)

1996 - The year so far 

y 

Over the years we have 

lost track of some 

members of the College. 

If you know the 

whereabouts of any of the 

following, please contact 

the Records Department 

by returning the 

'information update sheet' 

or telephoning (03) 

9349 0114. 

Donald James WHITE, 

1971 

David Ellis LANGLEY, 

1967 

Timothy Patrick CASON, 

1992 

Stuart Bruce SMITH, 

1987 

Simon James BROOKES, 

1984 

Wayne Lindsey BRYCE, 

1968 

Fiona WATSON nee 

MIRZA, 1988 

Julie-Anne FORSTER, 

1992 

Kristy DUSTING nee 

CULLEN ,1989 

Gary James DAVISON, 

1971 

Elizabeth Grace 

MORRELL, 1982 

John Grimmond GUNN, 

1992 

Brian NIXON, 1932 

Bruce ST. CLAIR, 1940 

Alistair St. John McKAY, 

1986 

Simon Philip DAVID, 

1987 

Christopher Mark PIESSE, 

1975 

Kylie Judith MOORE, 

1985 

Mark William JAMIESON, 

1980 

Graham PILKINGTON, 

1974 

Paul DAKIS, 1974 

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