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REUNION 2012  

THE CENTENARY YEAR OF THE QCOBA

REUNION WEEKEND  20 TO 22 APRIL 2012

REUNION PROGRAMME 2012

 

THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2012

13.00                       Arrival of “Ride the 1965 Ride” Bicycle Marathon.

17:30                       National Executive Meeting – Board Room –                                

19:00                       Queen’s Entertains – Interact


                              

FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012

08.00                  Combined Reunion Assembly – Memorial Hall –
     Guest Speakers – Garth Shaw, Headboy 2002 and       Richard  Second, Headmaster  Queen’s    Junior.  
     
Followed by tea in the Queen’s Hall

10.00                  Trooping the Colour Parade – Recreation Ground –

13:00                  QCOBA Annual General Meeting

                           Sport – Queen's versus Selborne (Squash/Hockey/Golf etc)

16:30                  Queen’s Barbarians Rugby

19:00 for 19:30    President’s Banquet – Queen's Junior Hall. (Booking essential, cost R150 pp)

 

SATURDAY 21 APRIL 2012       

Morning               Rugby and Hockey versus Selborne College.

                            Berry Dam Relay Race

13:30                   Rugby at the Rec – Queen’s versus Selborne College.

15:00                   Start of 1st XV match.

 After match function in the Marquee at the Rec                                 (meals available)

SUNDAY 22 APRIL 2012

09:30                  Commemoration Service – D.C. Scott Amphitheatre

                           Tea – Queen’s Hall

 

PLEASE NOTE:       There will be a demarcated section on the stand for Old Boys in their years. Grandstand tickets will be available at the gate at R20.00. No grandstand bookings will be done. The National Office will be open all morning for the purchase of regalia.

Lunch on Saturday is available at Queen's Junior on a 'first come first served' basis.

 

 
06 Feb 2012
21 Club meets this evening
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30 Jan 2012
Suggested names for 'Ride' routes
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27 Jan 2012
Added attraction for Reunion 2012
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26 Jan 2012
Inexpensive accommodation for Reunion
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19 Jan 2012
'Ride' preparations progress well
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18 Jan 2012
On the road with Basil Miles
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16 Jan 2012
Experiences of a GAP student
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12 Jan 2012
Death of Joy Scott
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12 Jan 2012
Newsletter from Jo'burg Old Boys
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03 Jan 2012
Trying out the 'ride' route
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20 Dec 2011
Time's ticking along
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15 Dec 2011
Dell still in reduced U20 squad
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09 Dec 2011
Prospects for 2012 Ride look good!
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01 Dec 2011
Death of young Old Boy
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18 Nov 2011
Dell in SA U20 squad
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15 Nov 2011
Old Queenian Guy Pearson appointed head of Bishops
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03 Nov 2011
Two Old Boy winners of rugby awards
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03 Nov 2011
Making international news
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01 Nov 2011
'Ride' newsletter No 33
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31 Oct 2011
All the Bonanza winners
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28 Oct 2011
Foundation Branch on Facebook
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14 Oct 2011
Another setback for Russell Caldecott
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27 Sep 2011
Gearing up for 2012 'ride'
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22 Sep 2011
Cronje to join the Bulls
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15 Sep 2011
Dates set for 2012 Cape Town Tens
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15 Sep 2011
Meet the boss
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13 Sep 2011
Old Queenian playing in the World Cup
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09 Sep 2011
Gregg has made a great recovery
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07 Sep 2011
In honour of Alan ('Bert') Wilkinson
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07 Sep 2011
Route changes for 2012 Ride
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07 Sep 2011
Come on, join next year's Ride
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07 Sep 2011
2012 Ride (the Wilkinson Ride) - all you need to know
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06 Sep 2011
'Just what we hoped for'
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06 Sep 2011
Old Queenian murdered
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05 Sep 2011
'Bring an Old Boy to Old Boys'
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17 Aug 2011
Queen's museum well worth a visit
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12 Aug 2011
Cyclists to converge on Queenstown from all sides
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02 Aug 2011
UK Old Queenians alive and well
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02 Aug 2011
Old Queenians fly the flag at Tens rugby tournament
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25 Jul 2011
Death of William (Bill) Frye
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20 Jul 2011
More gold for Glyn
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22 Jun 2011
QCOBA mourns the death of Alan Wilkinson
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22 Jun 2011
National karate champion
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07 Jun 2011
Planning begins for 2012 'ride'
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02 Jun 2011
Queen's Barbarians mar Dale's 150th Reunion
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30 May 2011
Lionel Cronje visits en route to specialist in Bloemfontein
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30 May 2011
Sithole scores the Bok Sevens' winning try
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24 May 2011
Special offer - Queen's College coffee table book
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23 May 2011
Calling all Old Boys branches - wherever you are!
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20 May 2011
Foundation Branch holds successful AGM
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21 Apr 2011
Trooping the Colour - impressive as always
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21 Apr 2011
Alasdair McDonald (1973) inducted as president of the QCOBA
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21 Apr 2011
Combined assembly - Reunion weekend
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21 Apr 2011
Hockey trip to Holland relived
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21 Apr 2011
'We shall remember them'
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20 Apr 2011
QCOBA National Council meets
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18 Apr 2011
Sympathy to the National President
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15 Apr 2011
More of the 1965 ride
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15 Apr 2011
1965 ride continued
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15 Apr 2011
The 1965 ride is over
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15 Apr 2011
Read more about the 1965 ride
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15 Apr 2011
They've done it - all 842.5km of it!
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14 Apr 2011
Part of the escort party
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14 Apr 2011
Day 9 and still going strong
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13 Apr 2011
Back after 50 years
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10 Apr 2011
When you talk to the animals...
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09 Apr 2011
You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel...
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08 Apr 2011
Eating again - in Ficksburg this time
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07 Apr 2011
Drama as John comes a cropper
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06 Apr 2011
Riding in the rain
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05 Apr 2011
Looking forward to 'deep and dreamless sleep'
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09 Mar 2011
Glen Dell's new plane impresses
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09 Mar 2011
Old Queenian Finlay Taylor appointed principal of GHS
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07 Mar 2011
Final resting place
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07 Mar 2011
Profile of Mr David Lovatt - Queen's College's new Headmaster
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14 Feb 2011
Not much joy on Friday
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14 Feb 2011
Fun and camaraderie
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11 Feb 2011
Good to see you again, Sir!
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08 Feb 2011
Wonderful 'Tens' weekend
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07 Feb 2011
Message from the Busse family
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02 Feb 2011
David Edwards (1982) receives international acclaim for his work as an Illustrator and Cartoonist
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25 Jan 2011
Queen's College achieved a 99.2 percent matric pass rate in 2010.
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24 Jan 2011
Cover of the book 'From Jo'burg to Dresden'.
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24 Jan 2011
Old Queenian 'Dick' Dickinson publishes war memoirs in book - 'From Jo'burg to Dresden
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22 Jan 2011
QC Junior's Headmaster praises new 21st Century Technology installed into 30% of classrooms.
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19 Jan 2011
Death of a legend - 'Uncle' Ivan Busse passes away at the age of 96.
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17 Jan 2011
BATCHELOR BURSARY
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21 Dec 2010
Road-Show results in Old Boys kick-starting the Classroom Transformation Project
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20 Dec 2010
Road-Show sparks the flame of generosity and goodwill from Old Boys
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19 Dec 2010
The November road-show a huge success
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16 Dec 2010
OLD QUEENIAN SELECTED AS FINALIST FOR 2011 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.
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09 Dec 2010
Letter of appreciation from a mother & why QC requires so many more bursaries
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08 Dec 2010
Snippets from Career Biographies 191 - 195
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30 Nov 2010
Boys bid farewell to the Harkers at final assembly
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30 Nov 2010
Through the famous archway - for the last time
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30 Nov 2010
The farewell gift - a painting of the White House
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30 Nov 2010
Former Headboys and Deputies return to say goodbye
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26 Nov 2010
Celebratory dinner in honour of Chris and Jane Harker
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26 Nov 2010
At the farewell dinner
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26 Nov 2010
Looking forward to a great evening
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26 Nov 2010
Having fun
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26 Nov 2010
You're welcome
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26 Nov 2010
Chinwag
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25 Nov 2010
Laughing skunk thinks this is no Laughing matter - Garry Miles (1958) provided us with the following account of his nephew Warwick Evans' spine chilling incident with a leopard
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24 Nov 2010
New Springbok Sevens player - S'bura Sithole recognised by Sharks Academy.
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21 Nov 2010
Dudley Schroeder's tribute to Dr Arnold Rosin
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20 Nov 2010
Old Queenian and Bok coach Dick Muir all smiles after landing a hole-in-one at St Andrews
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19 Nov 2010
Trevor James promoted
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19 Nov 2010
Department again resists expulsions
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17 Nov 2010
Snippets from Career Biographies 186 - 190
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16 Nov 2010
Snippets from Career Biographies 181 - 185
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15 Nov 2010
Three deaths
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03 Nov 2010
QCOBA National President visits the Eastern Cape
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01 Nov 2010
Dr Arnold Rosin dies
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01 Nov 2010
'This is too much!'
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19 Oct 2010
Update on Gregg Haxton
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13 Oct 2010
Daniel brothers visit the museum
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12 Oct 2010
QCOBA golf championships
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11 Oct 2010
Ingonyama!
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08 Oct 2010
Second staff vs boys debate
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08 Oct 2010
Interhouse athletics
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07 Oct 2010
New headmaster - legal talks resume
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07 Oct 2010
Last lap - interhouse relay
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05 Oct 2010
The web widens!
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27 Sep 2010
Cape Town QCOBA farewell function in honour of Chris and Jane Harker
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23 Sep 2010
NEW WEBSITE STATISTICS FOR FIRST YEAR
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21 Sep 2010
Tribute to David Dold Pike, who passed away on 12 August 2010
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04 Sep 2010
Longhill's spotlight falls on Glen Dell (1979) a master of speed and skill
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01 Sep 2010
Longhill Spotlight falls on Neil McNamara and Brian Southey
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20 Aug 2010
Thompson in SA team again
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06 Aug 2010
Brad Turner, EC Farmer of the Year
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05 Aug 2010
Postcard from Afghanistan - by David Bradfield
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27 Jul 2010
Snippets from Career Biographies No 176 - 180
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07 Jul 2010
LONGHILL's SPOTLIGHT falls on brothers Charles & Eugene Marais
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07 Jul 2010
Professor John Dugard awarded the 2010 Gruber Justice Prize
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21 Jun 2010
MAJOR BOOST FOR QC WEBSITE AS MRS 'CHUX' FOURIE SET TO TAKE OVER WEBSITE MANAGEMENT
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20 Jun 2010
WEBSITE STATISTICS @ 20 JUNE 2010
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20 Jun 2010
SNIPPETS FROM CAREER BIOGRAPHIES 171-175
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17 May 2010
Peter Haxton and Otto Langenegger pay tribute to ex Q.C. Cricket Professional, Mr Bob Jones.
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11 May 2010
Letter to Headmasters from Dr James Lees (US AID'S Leading HIV Researcher in Africa)
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10 May 2010
Ray Hartley (1982) appointed Editor of The Sunday Times
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09 May 2010
Well known Old Queenian Tony Frost (1965), an ex CEO of WWF and a Springbok athlete, wrote the following article in his weekly column of The Bolander after visiting his alma mater over the recent reunion weekend;
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04 May 2010
Professor Tony Booth of Rhodes University gave his inaugural lecture entitled "So long, and thanks for all the fish" last week.
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03 May 2010
Inaugural Lecture introduction by Rhodes University's Vice-Chancellor, Dr Saleem Badat, conferring the status of full professor on Old Queenian, Professor Tony Booth, on 28 April 2010
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22 Apr 2010
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON TO IAN DORRINGTON (1965)
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22 Apr 2010
SNIPPETS FROM CAREER BIOGRAPHIES 166-170
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21 Apr 2010
SNIPPETS FROM CAREER BIOGRAPHIES 161-165
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18 Apr 2010
Dr Alan Wilkinson (Headboy 1965) is awarded the AST Ernest Hodge Distinguished Achievement Award
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18 Apr 2010
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT FALLS ONTO THE ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER OF DR MICHAEL VAN DEN BOS (1970)
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17 Apr 2010
POSTCARD FROM EUROPE - DES DANIELS (1961)
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17 Apr 2010
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON TO DR LADSON HAYES (1975) WHO PASSED AWAY IN MARCH 2010
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30 Mar 2010
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT FALLS ONTO THE CAREER OF PETER BLENKINSOP (1981)
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30 Mar 2010
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT FALLS ONTO THE CAREER OF MIKE BLENKINSOP (1984)
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24 Mar 2010
PORT ELIZABETH BRANCH APPEAL
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21 Mar 2010
SNIPPETS FROM CAREER BIOGRAPHIES 156 - 160
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20 Mar 2010
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT FALLS ONTO THE CAREER OF PROFESSOR RUSSELL KASCHULA (1980)
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19 Mar 2010
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT FALLS ONTO THE CAREER OF PROFESSOR PJ WORMALD (1977)
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18 Mar 2010
WEBSITE STATISTICS AS AT 18 MARCH 2010
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12 Mar 2010
Keep in touch!
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07 Mar 2010
Snippets from Career Biographies 151-155
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12 Feb 2010
Stan Leslie Achievements in his Matric Year at Queen's College
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04 Feb 2010
SNIPPETS from Career Biographies 146 - 150
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22 Jan 2010
SNIPPETS from Career Biogaphies 140-145
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08 Jan 2010
Snippets from CAREER BIOGRAPHIES 136 - 140
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02 Jan 2010
TRIBUTE TO STAN LESLIE FROM DUDLEY SCHROEDER
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17 Dec 2009
SNIPPETS from Career Biographies No. 131 - 135
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01 Dec 2009
THE HONOURS COLUMN - OTTO LANGENEGGER INTERVIEWS Q.C. CRICKET LEGEND, KENNY McEWAN
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24 Nov 2009
Postcard from Roderick Sutton (2000) outlining the 90 years his family has spent at Queens College
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18 Nov 2009
SNIPPETS from Career Biographies No. 127 - 130
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08 Nov 2009
FOOD FOR THOUGHT - a letter to fellow classmates - Sieg Heiress (1973)
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07 Nov 2009
FOOD FOR THOUGHT - Gerry Schwarz (1976)
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06 Nov 2009
POSTCARD FROM ZIMBABWE - Russell Caldecott (1987)
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05 Nov 2009
POSTCARDS between Athi Dantile (2008) & Mike Dovey (1978)
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04 Nov 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls on to SA U20 Player of the Year - Lionel Cronje (2007)
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01 Nov 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the aviation career of J.P. Gerritsen (1976)
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31 Oct 2009
Snippets from Career Biographies No. 121 - 126
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27 Oct 2009
POSTCARD FROM AFGHANISTAN - David Bradfield (1988)
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20 Oct 2009
WEBSITE STATISTICS AS AT 20 OCTOBER 2009
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19 Oct 2009
LONGHILL's SPOTLIGHT falls onto the distinguished career of Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Wilfred Krom (1953)
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15 Oct 2009
Snippets from Career Biographies 111-120
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14 Oct 2009
LONGHILL's SPOTLIGHT falls onto the outstanding contribution made to Queen's College by ALASDAIR McDONALD (1973)
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13 Oct 2009
LONGHILL's SPOTLIGHT falls onto the distinguished career of PETER WILMOT (1956)
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12 Oct 2009
Richard Weir
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12 Oct 2009
Allister Sparks
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12 Oct 2009
RALPH CULLINAN takes up post at Queen's
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10 Oct 2009
5th Generation Queenian is Headboy for 2010
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10 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the distinguished career of PROFESSOR ANDRE GOOSEN (1949)
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09 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls on the business success of TREVOR EVANS (1962)
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09 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the all round success of KEN CLARK (1973)
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08 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the career of JOHN TAVENDALE
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07 Oct 2009
Snippets from Career Biographies No. 101 - 110
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05 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the career of PROFESSOR MORNE DU PLESSIS (1978).
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05 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the career of PROFESSOR ERNEST VAN DYK (1978)
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05 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the career of PROFESSOR STAN HURN (1978).
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04 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the distinguished career of DR DAVID ROSSEINSKY (1949).
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02 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the international success of athlete NEIL MACDONALD (1956)
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02 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the varied sporting career of DR GV PRICE (1970)
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02 Oct 2009
LONGHILL'S SPOTLIGHT falls onto the varied sporting career of IAN GREIG (1974).
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01 Oct 2009
MORE OLD BOYS' REVIEWS OF THE WEBSITE
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01 Oct 2009
Snippets from Old Boy Career Biographies No. 86-100
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30 Sep 2009
OLD BOYS REVIEWS OF THE NEW WEBSITE
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25 Sep 2009
Snippets from the Old Boy Career Biographies No. 36 - 85.
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25 Sep 2009
WEBSITE SUMMARY FOR THE FIRST 14 DAYS
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22 Sep 2009
Snippets from the first 35 Old Boy Career Biographies
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