Scotch College

1960s

John Bunton, left, with Marie and Darvill Malcolm

On a recent visit ‘home’ to Hong Kong John Bunton (’51) found himself on the same flight as schoolmate and long-time friend Darvill Malcolm (’51). John was on his way for a regular visit to his brother David (’63) while Darvill and his wife, Marie, were visiting their daughter Louise. John was more than happy to show the Malcolms his favourite haunts in the city where he spent his early years as a missionaries’ son. They also dined at the Hong Kong Cricket Club and at the Seven Seas Restaurant on the island of Cheung Chau, where the Buntons used to holiday.

Roland Perry (’64) began his writing career as a journalist on The Age, Melbourne, from 1969 to 1973. After five years in England making documentary films, he had his first book, a novel – Program for a Puppet – published in 1979 by W.H. Allen and Hamlyn Books. He has since published 19 books, several of them international best-sellers, and in a variety of genres, from fiction and biography, to espionage, politics and sport. One of his recent biographies (Monash: The Outsider Who Won a War), has been widely acclaimed.

Roland has written many books on cricket, including The Don, Bradman’s Best, Bradman’s Best Ashes Teams, Bold Warnie, Waugh’s Way, Captain Australia: A History of the Celebrated Captains of Australian Cricket, and his latest release is Miller’s Luck, (first published in Australia for release in August 2005) the definitive biography of Keith Miller

Roland Perry, drawing on Miller’s personal archive and interviews with his family and closest friends, weaves together the various facets of Keith Miller, in a powerful narrative about the fortunate life of Australia’s greatest and most popular sporting character. The book is available in all good book stores now.

Jim Scotford (’66) is still very happy at Barker. Since the start of 2004 he has been Head of Boarding and looking after a co-ed boardinghouse of some 100 students. His wife, Sue, has recently been appointed as Head of Girls’ Boarding.

1980s

Peter Appleyard (‘86) (with Hamish Bruce), Robert Bruce (‘88) (with daughter Mardi), Tim Lawson (‘88) (with son Harry), Rob Thomson (with daughter Isobel), David Summerfield (‘88) (with daughter Emma) in front. All pictured below in Hong Kong: Peter Appleyard visiting from Sydney; Rob Bruce lives in Seoul. David Summerfield, Tim and Rob Thomson all live in Hong Kong.

Andrew Barta (’85) and Cathryn Vaux are excited to announce the arrival of their first child – Liam Alexander Barta – born in Melbourne on 29 June 2005.

Adam Biltoft (’88) is a securities broker with Kim Eng Securities based in Singapore. Adam is the son of former staff member David Biltoft who left Scotch in 1989 and now makes hand-made reproductive French antique furniture from cherry wood imported from the USA. David is also an active player in the stock market.

Andrew Donaghey (’84) and his wife, Marg, have had their fifth child, Adam, born 5 February 2004. He is a brother to Jessica (12), Amanda (11), Christie (9) and Sean (7), who is in Year 2 at Scotch.

Alex Findlay (’84) recently visited the School for the first time in 15 years. He is living in Nairobi, Kenya, teaching at an international School (Braeburn School). Alex has taught there for three years and plans to be there for the short to mid term. There are 63 different nationalities at the School, which make evey day stimulating, challenging and satisfying. Alex completed a Bachelor or Arts and Bachelor of Teaching at Deakin University after working in Sudan for a year. While in Melbourne Alex stayed with his brother James (’87), who is an accountant at Christian Blind Mission International, and also caught up with his father (Ian ’52), who runs a pediatric practice in Queensland.

We have recently heard from Robert Lyman (’80) who has written a book on Field Marshal Bill Slim, who was among many things a well-regarded Governor-General of Australia in the 1950s. The book has just been short-listed for the Templer Prize this year, and has been reprinted three times since its publication in January 2004.

Robert Lyman was for twenty years an officer in the British Army. He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne. He was commissioned into the Light Infantry from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in April 1982. He has a First Class Honours degree in History from the University of York as well as a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and another Master’s degree in War Studies from King’s College, London. He has a further Master’s Degree from Cranfield University. He is a graduate of the Joint Services Command and Staff College and is the author of Slim, Master of War (Constable, 2004).

He contributed a chapter on Slim to Challenges of High Command in the Twentieth Century (Macmillan, 2002) and his The Possibilities for ‘Humanitarian War’ in Bosnia was published in 1997. He is currently writing an analysis of the 1941 Middle Eastern War for Constable, to be called A Close Run Thing, The First Gulf War: Britain’s Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East, 1941. He currently works full-time for a European infrastructure services company, and squeezes his writing in between commitments to work, family, church and the Kohima Educational Trust, of which he is a trustee. Robert is married to Hannah; they have two sons.

1990s

Kemble Edelsten (’90) has qualified for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships taking place on 15 October 2005 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Each year, more than 50,000 athletes from more than 50 countries attempt to qualify for the world’s most famous endurance event. The Ironman consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run, which must be completed within the allocated 17-hour timeframe. In order to develop the endurance required to compete in the 140.6-mile journey athletes typically train for 18 to 24 hours per week for six to eight months. Of the 1734 athletes who competed in 2004, 1581 completed the event. The Ironman Triathlon began in 1978 with only 15 competitors and has grown to be a major international sporting event.

Kemble has also competed in the Gatorade Triathlon Series in 2002–03, he has run the ASICS Melbourne Marathon twice and competed in many other Ironman events.

Kemble works at Scotch where he manages specialised fitness programs for current students in areas such as rowing and football. The Scotch Family wishes Kemble all the best as he tackles this most difficult challenge. If any member of the Scotch family is able to assist Kemble with the financial demands of this event, could they please contact Tim Shearer on 9810 4302.

William Fowles (’96 ) was recently elected the youngest committee member in the history of the Melbourne Cricket Club, where no other of his 13 colleagues are aged under 50. It is believed to be the first time in more than 100 years an outsider has scored a coveted spot on the MCC Committee.

Angus Hooke (’94) and his wife or Felina announce the arrival of a daughter, Tigerlily Pearl, born 22 November 2004. Tigerlily Pearl is a sister for Zephyr MacPherson.

Since leaving Scotch (where his childhood dream to be a field biologist began), Chadden Hunter (’90) moved to Queensland, completed a BSc. on Marine Biology and an Honours degree on rainforest ecology at the University of Queensland. He then went to the University of Liverpool, UK, to complete his PhD on the behavioural ecology of gelada baboons. This meant living in a mud hut for 3 years during a war in the remote mountains of Ethiopia. The BBC filmed a documentary about his project, and after working as Sir David Attenborough’s scientific consultant, Chadden followed his hero into documentary film making. Chadden now lives in New York where he produces and presents wildlife documentaries for the BBC and National Geographic.

Mathew O’Brien (’96) and Sarah Jane Cavell were recently married on 24 May. Currently ‘Boyks’ and Sar are living in London.

In London, UK, on 11 February 2005, Hamish Roy (’92) and Jackie (née McDonald) Whitehead, gave birth to a son, Lachlan Roy Whitehead.

John Sargent (’92) has announced his engagement to Abby Teare in London, UK. They are planning to be married next year in Melbourne.

Stephen Scott-Young (’95) has recently received a PhD from the University of Melbourne. His citation reads ‘who investigated position and orientation determination for rapidly combining computer graphics with real views. This augmented reality system was designed to function in outdoor unprepared environments. The prototype added computer-generated road edges and surrounding vehicles to a driver’s view for greater safety in low-visibility situations.’

2000s

During the recent Year 8/9 student exchange to Kingswood-Oxford School in Connecticut, the Head of English, Bradley Wells, had an opportunity to catch up with one of his former star pupils, Nick Chong (’03) at Yale University where Nick is currently reading music, English and German for a Bachelor of Liberal Arts.

Rob Hunwick (’02) competed in the recent Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne where he was part of the victorious Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final, was placed 11th in the Men’s 100m Backstroke Semi-Final and placed 16th in the Men’s 50m Backstroke Semi-Final.

James Wan (’04) has recently been awarded a Chemistry Education Association Scholarship.