Scotch College

Gregor Keylock Selwyn Rusden ('53 ).

Gregor's untimely death in a road accident drew several hundred people to All Saints Church Kooyong. His local beat - he lived around the corner as a child and after marriage he attended Scotch, directly opposite, and exercised his hounds, in nearby Fairview Park.

He had a pioneering career as a mechanical engineer in the specialized field of pneumatic conveying, love of vintage machinery - Bentleys, Jaguars and heavy trucks with his magpie propensities as a collector.

Gregor did a year of pre-med before switching to mechanical engineering.

He married Jen Austin in 1964 and went to England, where he worked in truck design.

His father's unexpected death brought him home to take over the family engineering business, Rusden Birrell in Fitzroy.

A brilliant engineer who effortlessly combined theoretical and practical, he developed and built special machinery with his staff. He was a fine marketer here and abroad. Today two-thirds of his firm's work in pneumatic conveying is in export markets.

Gregor Rusden was a member of the Bentley Drivers Club and the Burnley Runners.

He is survived by his children, Jane, David and Anna and his brothers Gordon, Tom and John.

Robert (Bob) Hilliard ('39). Bob was born in Camberwell on Anzac day 1923. Growing up in Hawthorn, he attended Glamorgan - Toorak Preparatory School, before entering Scotch on a part scholarship, in 1937.

A quiet but knowledgeable boy, he entered fully into the life of the school, winning prizes in his first two years.

On leaving Scotch, he joined the staff of the Trustees Executors and Agency Company, before joining the RAAF in 1941.

Training for aircrew under the Empire Air Training scheme, Bob graduated as an Observer (later Bomb Timer) and embarked for the UK.

During his operational training period, his aircraft was involved in a night mid-air collision. Saved by his parachute, he became a member of the Caterpillar Club. With main Bomber Force in Halifaxes and as a Pathfinder in Lancasters, Bob carried out two major tours of duty over targets in Europe. He was promoted to Flying Officer and awarded the DFC. Back in Australia, on discharge from the service, he returned to his former employment, but transferred to TAA (Trans Australia Airlines) on its inauguration.

He remained with TAA and its successors, in the area of operations, until his retirement. Bob was active in the community in a variety of spheres. Citizens Advice Bureau, Friends of the Zoo, and Probus, to mention a few.

His passing in early August this year brought the sympathy of a wide circle of friends and associates. To his wife, Mary and son Geoffrey, and other members of the Hilliard Family, the Scotch community extends its sincere condolences.

George T AGG ('37)
Peter G BALD ('50)
James L BELL ('41)
Ian M BERTRAM ('30)
Ewen A CAMERON ('27)
Colin W CHRISTIE ('55)
Ian H COCHRANE, MBE ('48)
John T COLLINS ('27)
Athol I DOIG ('26)
Neil B DUNCAN ('52)
G Bill FISHER ('52)
Stewart E FRASER ('47)
Herb H HAY ('31)
Leighton W HAWKE ('45)
George F HIGHAM ('42)
Robert M HILLIARD ('39)
Lindsay M HOWELL ('28)
Lou J HYAMS ('44)
Gordon D LOGAN ('36)
David M LUSH ('42)
Arthur C LYLE ('46)
Ian F MACRAE ('22)
Peter A McCALLUM ('60)
A Bertram McFARLANE ('33)
John H McKENDRICK ('56)
Arthur W L MITCHELL (Staff)
John C M PETTE ('41)
John M ROSS ('49)
Geoff M SHILLINGLAW ('53)
Bruce G SLOSS ('78)
W Roy STOTT ('37)
Thomas D TAYLOR ('45)
Don L TOUZEL ('32)
Edmond C UPTON ('41)
Barrie WHITE ('47)
Peter A WILSON ('47)

Peter McCallum ('60). In Family Therapy circles, Peter and his work have been known for several decades. He came to Family Therapy Circles in the mid 1970s and stayed until the mid 1980s, seeing families, teaching and supervising at the Williams Road Therapy Centre.

He came back to Family Therapy in the early 1990s when he taught and supervised in the Family Therapy training courses in Geelong.

Family Therapy was only a small part of Peter's professional and personal life.

His primary aim as a professional was to do the best he could to ease the suffering of patients, and no theoretical loyalty counted more than the needs of his patients.

We wish to apologise unreservedly to Murray Crow and his family for publishing his name in the list of obituaries in the last edition of Great Scot. The error was caused through an administrative error in the Development Office. We regret any distress which may have occurred.

The name of Roy Stott ('37) was also omitted from the list of the obituaries at the same time and we aplogise to Mr Stott and the family for the omission.