Time in transit 9 hoursFourteen of us left Heidelberg this chilly autumn morning - Old Queenians Tony Frost, Peter Gerber, John Ralph, John Sturgeon, Brendan Raasch, GHS Old Girl Jenny Ralph, and Jen Wilson, Ashley Truscott, Marc Barnes and Alan Buchanan. Our fantastic support vehicle drivers are Mike and Bren Sattary and Ryan Crosley assisted by Maya Kanhai.We were blessed with magnificent weathe...

Hi All PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE EASTER WEEKEND!!!!!! In April, the 21 Club meeting will change to Wednesday 11th for handing out the jerseys to the Ridethe1965Ride riders who leave the next morning from Heidelberg on their epic journey to Queenstown. We encourage all to join us for this great occasion.  Also a reminder of accommodation available at Aloes hostel for all Old Boy...

'A FANTASTIC evening of fun, tears and laughter' was recently held at the home of Ian and Riana Hillhouse in Gonubie to celebrate the hundredth year of the Queen's College Old Boys' Association. Past national president Ian Dorrington, who sent in the picture, says it was a wonderful opportunity to reminisce and a party never to be forgotten.In the picture are, back: Anthony Mortlock (1964), Lawrie...

OLD Queenian Alexander Hart (1994) sometimes has an unusual occupation - as a film stand-in - and says 'it's not a bad way to make a buck.' Alex, a Port Elizabeth boy, recently worked on the set for the filming of the big-budget Hollywood film, Safe House, in Cape Town, where he was the stand-in for Ryan Reynolds. The film, directed by Daniel Espinosa, is said to be the biggest one in terms of bu...

BEST wishes for a speedy and complete recovery are extended to Niall McDonald (2006) who was injured in a three car pile-up near Nanaga between Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth yesterday afternoon (Thursday, 8 March).He was taken to a hospital in Port Elizabeth where doctors are assessing the situation and will decide today what steps should be taken.Niall is the son of the National President of the...

THE sincere sympathy of the entire Queen's family is extended to former QCOBA National President (1986-87) Peter Hayes (1954) and all the family on the tragic death of his wife, Liz. She suffered severe injuries in a freak accident at their home on Friday, 24 February, and died at the private hospital in Queenstown before she could be taken to East London for specialised treatment. She is surviv...

OLD Queenian and head boy of 2007 Lionel Cronjé has suffered a crushing blow to his hopes of carving out a permanent place in the Bulls Vodacom Super Rugby team this season when he had an injury which will rule him out for the rest of the southern hemisphere tournament. Cronjé, who left the Stormers at the end of last season because of a lack of game time, suffered a pectoral muscle...

Newsletter No.  38 Just 45 days to go! Min dae as they used to say. There is, of course, still much to do and not much time to do it in! There is still time for cyclists to register to ride. If you have already committed please complete the rider registration and indemnity form. We need to start firming on numbers so that we can finally secure enough accommodation for everyone. Otherwise it...

IT has been decided that, when the new Queen's website is installed in March, it will be operated by the two headmasters and I will leave at the end of term (23 March). I have enjoyed operating the three sections of the website - Queen's, QC Junior and Old Boys - taking photographs and learning the ropes in the Museum to enable me to take over when Peter Haxton decides to call it a day and I than...

QUEENIANS, staff and many others will remember the effervescent Brazilian Rotary exchange student, Thales Cabral, who spent last year at Queen's and returned home soon after Christmas. These are some extracts (verbatim) from correspondence received from Thales last week: 'I want to shout out that I'm missing our South Africa like I've never missed anything in my entire life. I promise all of you ...

THE Castle Lager Cape Town 10s has come and gone, but the effects with be felt for a long time to come.... The tournament organisation itself was great. There was a lot to drink, eat and look at, but it was the standard of rugby that was most impressive. Bobby Skinstad, Robbie Fleck, Scott Robertson and Warren Brosnihan were just some of the internationals who played during the week. They proved ...

. 02 February 2012 Diary of a Queen's Barbarian.... Craig Tessendorf has been waiting for this day for ages. This Old Queenian has been counting the minutes and even shaved his arms and legs to help pass the time! 'Tessie' is one of many contributors on the Queen's College Barbarians Facebook page (official page..... mind you!), which is littered with quips and chirps about rugby, skunking and B...

Newsletter no.  38 ELEVEN weeks to go.  Soon we will be counting the days! Last week we reconnoitred the Jhb route and visited the places we are going to stay and all is in place. The accommodation is good. The road is mostly in great shape, we have potentially two qualified first aiders on the team and the numbers continue to grow! I am amazed at how the idea of supporting the most i...

AN added attraction at this year's Reunion (20-22 April)  will be a rugby match between the Queen's Barbarians and a team made up of Old Boys of the 2002 class.The Barbarians (over 35s) have established themseves as a force to be reckoned with at the various Tens tournaments that are held around the country and some of the names from the first XV of 2002 are Pierre Cronje, Loyiso Sishuba, Gar...

Newsletter no.  37 IT'S hard to believe, but there are only 85 days before we set off on our journey to Queenstown. There is no doubt that the organisational pace is picking up fast. Leon Jacobs has reconnoitred the Cape Town to Queenstown route; Roger Webb is beavering away on the PE contingent; and Marlene Stals is revving up the riders in the East London area. We had a 1965Ride steering...

WHEN he left Queen's in 1955, the possibility of being an author was probably the last thing on Basil Miles' mind. In his own words, 'I wasn't the greatest scholar.' Having grown up in a farming community in the Bolotwa area and with his love for animals and the outdoor life, it was natural that he should pursue a career along those lines, so he studied sheep and wool production in this country a...

Adrian Snelling, who matriculated at Queen's last year, has begun a GAP year in the UK. His interesting first e-mail home gives some insight into his experiences... Can't believe I've been on the mud island for a week already, it feels like ages. On the flight to London my in-flight entertainment didn't work. Thank goodness for my ipod, but when I flushed the loo I put my foot on the lid just in ...

IT is with regret that we report the death this morning of Joy Scott (widow of the late D.C.Scott, mother of Jock and the late Bruce and grandmother of former headboy Bruce). She was 93.A memorial service will be held in St Martin-by-the-Sea Anglican Church, Gonubie on Tuesday, 17 January, at 10am.'Joybell' will be fondly remembered as a mother-away-from-home, particularly by the scores of boarder...

Newsletter no.  36 WE rode most of the first leg of the2012 1965Ride - Deneysville to Frankfort, 85 kilometres of the 140km route. It is a beautiful ride around the edge of the Vaal Dam and traverses rolling countryside. We owe this lovely leg to the genius of the Ashley Truscott Ride Design Studio. Ash suggested this route rather than the one we rode last year and it is definitely an improv...

Newsletter no.  35 111 days and counting! And just five days to Christmas. I was going to tell you that there are just over 16 weeks before we start our ride to Queenstown, but that sounded too horribly short!  111 days sounded a little better, a bit more time. Isn't amazing how we try to fool ourselves? I am asked so often about the R25 000 entry fee that I thought we should discuss...

THERE will be no respite from training over Christmas for Old Queenian Alan Dell, who has been included in the South African under 20 rugby squad of 33, as he knows that the squad will be trimmed by another seven players before the final group for the U20 World Cup is announced. He was one of the 48 players initially chosen for the squad to attend a training camp in Stellenbosch, before being red...

Newsletter no.  34 125 days. That is all we have left before we put foot to pedal and set off on our mission to Queenstown. In 2012 it will not be just a handful of uncertain riders heading out from the Heidelberg Airfield. In 2012 we will have groups riding from Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London as well as Johannesburg.  We are still trying to find a champion to lead the charge f...

IT is with regret that the death is reported of Qaqambile Mapukata (known at school as 'Q') on Tuesday, 29 November.Qaqambile, who matriculated at Queen's in 2010, was an excellent English student who loved writing and was in the first year of a degree in journalism at Rhodes University.He died while attending initiation school.Sympathy is extended to his nearest and dearest.

ALLAN Dell, 2010 head boy of Queen's and first XV rugby captain, has been included in the 48 man South African under 20 squad, it was announced yesterday. While at school he captained Border Schools, was vice-captain of South African Schools and was awarded honours for rugby. The group will attend its second training camp in Stellenbosch later this month, utilising the university's new Sport Perf...

AN Old Queenian and former head boy of Queen's College, Guy Pearson, has been appointed principal of Bishops in Cape Town, with effect from January 2013. Pearson (BCom HDE BEd, Rhodes) was head boy in 1973 and his twin brother, Lindsay, was his deputy. He was captain of the athletics team, vice-captain of the first rugby XV and represented the second cricket team. He is presently rector of Michae...

QUEEN'S College has been invited to feature in an international, southern hemisphere newspaper that highlights rugby-playing schools in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Pacific area. First XV coach John Duncan says he recently received a request to submit information and photographs for the first edition, which is due to be published in January 2012. At present not much more is known...

TWO Old Queenians did their Alma Mater proud at the 2011 rugby awards dinner last week.Lionel Cronje (2007) was awarded the Vodacom Cup player of the year. Rugby followers will probably have heard that Lionel has accepted an offer from the Bulls and will be making the move north from Cape Town, where he has been with the Stormers for the past few years, to begin next season with his new franchise....

Newsletter  no.  33 IT is almost time to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year, but I will save that for a future newsletter. This edition is full of great news regarding the 1965 Ride! Let's start with some news related directly to our raison d'être: Congratulations to Jerry Danquah, Lungisa Mbula and Dale Venske who are the very first recipients of support f...

THE Foundation Branch in Johannesburg has launched a 21 Club facebook page. Please click on the link and like our page so we can communicate with you on another social network platform.   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Queens-Old-Boys-JHB/293240817372215?sk=wall#!/pages/Queens-Old-Boys-JHB/293240817372215?sk=wall   Please feel free to tag yourself or all your mates in ou...

TO quote Russell Caldecott (1987): 'Life sure does deal a deck of cards, but I'm dealing with it'. Russell was an outstanding sprinter and first XV wing at school, but a few years after matriculating he was involved in a motor accident which left him a paraplegic and wheelchair bound. Undeterred, he has continued to run his business, known as Ultimate Lodge near the Victoria Falls in Zim, which h...

Newsletter no.  32 Hello to you all It is significant that during this Rugby World Cup year we are gearing up for our second ride to Queenstown to raise funds to change the quality of education in the Queenstown district. Education remains  the most important ingredient for the building of a resilient and successful South Africa. An important and exciting bit of news is that we are ab...

NEWS just in is that Old Queenian and former head boy Lionel Cronje has signed to join the Blue Bulls.For the past few seasons Lionel has played for the Stormers, mostly at flyhalf. Early this season he suffered a serious knee injury and had to undergo an operation in Bloemfontein, which put him out of rugby action for the rest of 2011.Apparently he will move to Pretoria at the end of the year.

QUEEN'S College Old Boys are represented at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand by Carlo del Fava (1998). Carlo, who plays at lock for Italy (his father is Italian and his mother South African) matriculated at Queen's in 1998, but was not a member of the first rugby team. He came back to school the following year when he did don the white jersey on occasion, but it was only after he had left schoo...

GREGG Haxton (2000) who suffered multiple injuries in a horrific accident in Taiwan about a year ago, when his motorcycle and a car collided, has had the last of the many operations that were necessary at this stage and has recovered so well that he has been able to go back to Taiwan.He has returned to his old job, teaching English.It is possible that further surgery may be necessary at a later st...

A GROUP of Old Boys who left Queen's in 1965 recently got together for a luncheon at the home of Robin and Mary Crewe in honour of Alan Wilkinson, their head boy and a great friend, who passed away in June this year. Mary, of course, is the sister of 'Bert' as Alan was known. The event has been described as 'a lovely occasion of celebration, reminiscence and laughter'.  They were Nick Taylor,...

Dear Old Boys 2012 is the hundredth birthday of the QCOBA, which started in Johannesburg. What better way to celebrate than to join the symbolic ride back to your roots and be part of an initiative designed to keep your old school going from strength to strength! The 1965Ride - to be known as The Wilkinson Ride -  will take place between 10 and 20 April next year and you will arrive in Que...

Newsletter no.  30 THE 2012 Wilkinson Ride is beginning to take shape. The QCOBA Centenary ride is likely to have more than just one tour leaving from Johannesburg, already there is group planning a tour from Cape Town and potentially also one from PE. We are, of course, working on having a group of cyclists riding from KZN as well. There is much to be done and we are looking for riders, sp...

Newsletter no.  31 Only eight months to the start of the 2012 ride. It seems like a long way away, but time really does fly, it is not just a saying. Here are a few things worthy of comment:   Get the latest (August) edition of Ride magazine. It has a marvellous story written by the 1965Ride marketing executive and a rider this year, Ashley Truscott. It gives such a good feel ...

QUEEN'S today received the news that an Old Boy of the school, Siviwe Ntsizi (2006) died on Friday evening.Although information is scant at present it is alleged that Siviwe, a student at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, was returning to his residence after a late lecture when he was mugged and fatally stabbed.The sympathy of all associated with Queen's is extended to his ...

Hi all We are starting a new concept for our Old Boys' socials in JHB and we hope it takes off country wide. We all know that this year it is 100 years since the QCOBA was founded so we hope to pull as many Old Boys as possible back into contact with their Alma Mater. The Queen's College marketing team has really pushed hard to set up the website as a tool to regularly communicate...

CONTRARY to what one might think, the Queen's museum receives visitors almost every day. Some of these are people from overseas (some Old Boys, others not) while we also have visitors who live in Queenstown and 'have always wanted to have a look around but never found the time before', and then there are those who live in the surrounding area and whose wives are shopping/at the dentist or whateve...

TONY Frost (1965) bounced into the Old Boys' office this week, bubbling over with enthusiasm about next year's cycle ride. Regular readers will recall that Tony was the driving force behind the Ridethe1965ride, when several cyclists rode from Johannesburg to Queenstown to arrive here triumphantly on the Friday of Reunion weekend this year to raise funds for Queen's. (Read all about it in a three-...

THE Tens rugby tournament has evolved into quite a mini carnival. At the latest event, at Gonubie last weekend, there were hundreds of cars parked for miles around, there were marquees, music, a huge TV screen showing Saturday's rugby, motor and other displays, food and liquid refreshments on sale, craft and other stalls, bunting and colourful advertising material - in short, a really festive atmo...

THE Queen's website this morning received the following communication and the accompanying picture from Neil Crawford, a former teacher at the school who is now rector of Grey High School. It was recently my huge privilege and pleasure to meet up with a number of Old Queenians in London.  This all happened on Thursday, 14 July - and the gathering, coupled with excellent fellowship, took plac...

THE QCOBA office recently heard of the death on 20 March of William (Bill) Frye, who matriculated at Queen's in 1963 and taught at the school in the early 1970s after graduating from Rhodes University. In 1984 he moved to Johannesburg to teach at King Edward VII and in 1996 married Sue Couchman making, in the words of his wife 'the Herculean change from being a bachelor to a grandfather in one vo...

THIS man Glyn Thompson (1974) just never stops achieving and inspiring others. Having lost the use of his legs in a car accident more than 20 years ago, he started playing wheelchair bowls, resulting in his being selected for the Springbok paraplegic team. He has represented the country on numerous occasions, in this country and abroad, and the list of awards he has won is as long as your arm. N...

OLD Queenian, Sensei Tom Hayes (1983) became the South African Masters All Styles karate champion when he won a recent tournament in Uitenhage.

IT is with deep sadness that Queen's College and the QCOBA record the death of Alan Wilkinson on 19 June, 2011 after a lengthy battle with a rare form of motor neuron disease. Alan was head boy of Queen's in 1965 and went on to study medicine at Wits, after which he specialised in nephrology in South Africa and the United Kingdom. It was in America, in the field of kidney transplants, that he rea...

REGULAR readers of this website will be familiar with the epic cycle ride from Johannesburg to Queenstown that ended at Reunion 2011, the brainchild mainly of Tony Frost (1965). His ultimate aim is to get 1 965 people to do the ride in 2005, when the class of 1965 celebrates its 50-year Reunion. But in the meantime there are a few years to go and for the ride to grow, so he is losing no time ...

THE Queen's Barbarians had a great win of 14-12 against the Dale Legends at their 150th Reunion in Kingwilliamstown, in spite of the fact that there were a couple of 40-plus year-old Old Boys playing, as well as some much younger Old Queenians. They again thank Twizza for the sponsorship of their jerseys and Ken Clark, whose support is greatly appreciated. This group of Old Boys playing rugby at ...

OLD Queenian Sibusiso (S'bura) Sithole (2008) scored the winning try which resulted in the Springbok Sevens beating their Australian counterparts in the World Sevens tournament at Murrayfield in Edinburgh last weekend. The New Zealand team had already annexed the title, but the Boks and Aussies were playing for second spot. At one stage the Boks were down 28-7 and later by 35-19, when they produ...

LIONEL Cronje (head boy 2007) has recently had a couple of games as first-choice flyhalf for the Stormers in the Super 15 rugby competition while Peter Grant was injured. However, he has now also been injured and is due to see a specialist in Bloemfontein in order to determine how long he will be out for. He is hoping it will only be 4-6 weeks and will not require surgery. Cronje popped around t...

SPECIAL OFFER!   QUEEN'S COLLEGE 1858 - 2008 In This, Her Honour   By N R Veitch   Was R400, now R150   This very special coffee table book, commissioned for the school's sesquicentenary, is available at a greatly reduced price from the QCOBA office or from Sharon Kriedemann at the Queen's College office.   Phone us on 045-839 4188 or 045-839 4903 to order  ...

CALLING all Queen's Old Boys branches, worldwide! Do you know how many Queen's Old Boys live in your area? Are there any at all? Who are they? How can you contact them? Your very own website is offering you the opportunity, at no cost, of making all the contact details for your branch known to all who live in your vicinity and also to those who might visit your neck of the woods at any time. Th...

THE Foundation Branch of the QCOBA held its AGM last week and there was a great turnout, with 47 names on the register and around 75 in total attending. Mr David Lovatt was well received by all and there are some great initiatives in the pipeline for the growth and wellbeing of Queen's College. Mike Dovey remains chairman and Eldred Braun, who stepped down as treasurer after many years...

REUNION ASSEMBLY- MEMORIAL HALL The weekend started off with the traditional combined assembly where both the junior and senior school pupils, along with the staff from both schools, Old Queenians and friends of Queen's College commemorated the school's 153rd Reunion weekend. The highlight of the assembly was undoubtedly the address by Mr Richard Second, Headmaster of Queen's Junior. His theme w...

QUEEN'S COLLEGE CADET DETACHMENT NO 3 TROOPING THE COLOUR PARADE Another highlight of the weekend was the Trooping the Colour Parade. Grade 11 and 12 Queenians spent hours preparing for the parade, with cadet practices having started in October last year. Queen's College head prefect, Dylan Bouwer, and his officers, can be proud of the performance they put on for the spectators. Old Queenian, Lt...

ON Friday, 16 April after the Trooping the Colour Parade there was an Old Boys hockey match on the Chris Harker Astro between the Queen's 2001 team that toured Holland in 2001 (in black) vs the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Old Boys team (in yellow) - which meant some of the tour to Holland men got to play hockey against their "skunks" so to speak.   The younger Old Boys whipped the Holland ...

QCOBA PRESIDENT'S BANQUET The President's Banquet again proved to be a hit as the Reunion groups, this year being the year of the 1s, got into the spirit of things. Outgoing QCOBA National President, Ian Dorrington, spoke genuinely about his year in office and the good times he had experienced. He spoke of the new friendships he had made and old ones that were restored. He spoke of the change of...

SUNDAY - COMMEMORATION SERVICE The Commemoration Service is dedicated to all Old Queenians who lost their lives fighting for their country. It is a solemn ceremony, but a fitting way to honour those brave men. Old Queenian and former teacher Tubby Milne presided over the service. The assembly thereafter was a sobering reminder to all on just how quickly time flies. The guest speaker was Brad Tur...

ALASDAIR (Mouse) McDonald (1973) was inducted as National President of the Queen's College Old Boys' Association by Immediate Past President Ian Dorrington (1965) at the customary formal dinner on Friday evening, the start of Reunion weekend. The new first vice president will be Garry Godley (1979) and the second vice president is Peter Spence (1970). In the picture are some members of the Natio...

THE sympathy of the Queen's family is extended to National President Alasdair McDonald and all his family on the death of his father, Angus, in Cape Town last week.

NEWSLETTER  27: Day 10 AND now, it is all over! We did what we set out to do. No-one could have had better people to have this experience with: Leon Jacobs, the first to commit. On the day Des Raymer put it out there that I was doing the ride, on the day that the ride became more than just me doing it because it felt like the right thing to do, on that day Leon committed himself to joining...

1965 ride continued Trevor Stopforth: Few people were able to dethrone Paul Nash when he was at his peak over 100 metres. One who did that was Trevor, who was one of our country's finest sprinters. But there was no sprinting for Trev on this trip. He crawled down in the Ford Ranger at a pace that can only generously be described as boring in extremis. He was our solid support. His demeanour was a...

1965 ride - the last lap Just for the record, we rode 842.50km from Heidelberg to the finish on the Queen's College Victoria Recreation Grounds where we were given a welcome that made this grown man cry. The entire school encircled the field, they sang the school anthem Queen's Forever, they shouted the warcry, the headmaster, Dave Lovatt, made us feel so humble, Life Healthcare Group erected ban...

Continued... Kieran Frost: My youngest son. There are very few parents who have the opportunity to create a shared consciousness like this with a child. I feel deeply privileged that Kieran would sacrifice varsity and his studies to join this initiative. So many people say that the 'now generation' have no care for the community of which they are part. Well Kieran, my son, you have demonstrated t...

Ride continued AshleyTruscott: We were renewing our friendship and discussing ways in which we could do business together. I told her about the ride. She immediately said she would take care of the marketing and PR. She has done a wonderful job - even getting us on the LeadSA website as the lead story. I flippantly said when she offered to take on the publicity, "So why don't you ride with us?"&n...

NEWSLETTER   no. 26 - Day 9 There are very few words that can adequately describe the warmth of the welcome and hospitality given to us by Karen and Johnny Jelinek! (Incidentally Johnny's brothers are Old Queenians). When we spoke to Karen in the morning she said there would be no-one home but the domestic, but that we should make ourselves absolutely at home. We did. We were cold and ...

AMONG those who went out to escort the members of the Ridethe1965Ride into Queenstown after their epic cycle ride from Johannesburg were senior deputy headmaster Mike Boy (left) and Aubrey Ferreira, who drove the truck full of boys and bicycles out to the meeting place.

AS is customary, this year the emphasis at Reunion fell on the years ending in a one. Paying a quick visit to the museum during the weekend were Garth Cloete (1961), Anstey Duke (headboy 1961) and Roy Callaghan (1959).

NEWSLETTER   no.  24 Day 7 I HAVE never been much of a user of the many scientific endurance products that one can buy. But I am now a firm convert to Biogen. Their drinks, energy bars and energy gels have been an absolute godsend and we have consumed great quantities of them. Especially on our 132km day.  Shortly after eating one of the bars you can feel the difference and t...

Newsletter 23 Day 5 First of all, we will never believe another map book or roadside distance indicator. The map has been significantly unreliable. Yesterday was supposed to be 11km, but ended up at 132km! We have had road signs giving different distances when the signs are literally metres apart. This has not happened only once. The most glaringly ludicrous of these was two as we left Fouriesb...

NEWSLETTER   no.  22 Day 4: Today was simply wonderful! Everything went smoothly. Leon and John (dislocated shoulder relocated but painful, of that there was no doubt) rode in from Clarens. We were waiting, packed the double cab and were quickly on our way to Fouriesburg for krummelpap and coffee at the Plaasstop Pub and Grill before taking the road to Ficksburg. The road surface ...

NEWSLETTER  no. 21 Day 3. Whew! Today was some day! We just about had it all. Fun, drama, worry, tough times, big mountains, elation, exhaustion, deep friendship and - as with each of our days so far - lots of laughs. The day started early with birds calling us awake from our hostel beds at the Reitz High School. Off to Poelanie's B&B for a great breakfast. We were told by Neels, the ow...

Newsletter no.  20 WOW, what a beautiful day! Yup, it did rain pretty much all the way and at times it was a little cold, BUT what a day! We got away at 07:30 after a nice light breakfast made by Voster and his team at Nicky's Stonehouse B&B (to be strongly recommended by the way) and off to Frankfort. I was really worried about the road reconstruction. But after chatting to Marianne ...

Newsletter no. 19 What an amazing day! An early start after a sleepless night. I just couldn't get to sleep worrying about what I might have forgotten and what I didn't want to forget in the morning, but in the end everything went well. We arrived at the Heidelberg airfield ready to ride. We are blessed by our friends - Graeme Conlyn came all the way out from Lanseria and brought Ian Dorrington,...

    Taylor new head of GHS   QUEEN'S College deputy principal Finlay Taylor has been appointed the new principal of Queenstown Girls' High School (GHS). He matriculated from QC in 1979 and furthered his studies at Stellenbosch University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree with English and History as major subjects.  He was awarded the Higher Diploma in Education from Ste...

Excerpts from an article in SA Flyer, author unknown, about Old Queenian Glen Dell, an Airbus A340 senior captain and a highly accomplished aerobatics pilot: GLEN Dell is probably best known for his achievements representing South Africa in the Red Bull Air Race series. At the 2010 Virginia air show we got a glimpse of Glen's new Extra 330, displaying 3.6 hours' total time. I asked Glen if I cou...

THE ashes of a Queen's legend, Ivan Desmond Busse, were placed in the Wall of Remembrance of the Old School Quad on Monday morning, 7 March.The Rev Rod KerFox said a few words and former pupil, colleague and fellow cricket fanatic Peter Haxton placed the casket in the niche in the wall.The remainder of the ashes were scattered on the cricket pitch of the Parry Davies Field, where 'Uncle Ive' spent...

MR David Lovatt has been appointed as Headmaster of Queen’s College Boys’ High School with immediate effect.   He matriculated from Roosevelt High School and obtained an HDE in Physical Education from Wits University and a subsequent B.Ed Honours in Educational Management and Leadership from RAU. More recently he completed an intensive management programme in School Leaders...

QUEEN'S marketing director Hayden Buchholz travelled to Cape Town to support our two teams at the Tens rugby tournament and kept a diary of his experiences. His thoughts for Thursday already appear, but today we continue with Friday's activity.   Friday, 4 February 2011 The players have, quite surprisingly, woken up this morning with a spring in their step. I don't know how they did it, ...

HAVING seen many of the Old Boys who played in or supported our Tens teams over the weekend, one was struck by the bond forged by their having attended Queen's, regardless of the fact that they might have left ten or more years apart. And, without exception, their remarks reflected appreciation for the camaraderie, fun and goodwill their common Alma Mater generated. Saturday, 5 February 2011 Ou...

DARRYL Mauer (1995) and Chris Harker met up at the Hamiltons Club in Cape Town at the 'Tens" rugby festival.

QUEEN'S marketing director Hayden Buchholz was part of the supporting team that travelled to Cape Town for the 'Tens' rugby tournament that took place there last weekend. He recorded his experiences in diary form, the first of which follows, with more to come: Thursday, 3 February 2011 What a fulfilling experience it is to be a part of the Queen's College family. I write this diary with a bit of ...

Bob Heske (a renowned American Independent Publisher) interviewed talented Old Queenian, David Edwards in November 2010. As  lead-in to the interview, he states ‘David Edwards is one of the most talented artists you probably haven’t heard of … but soon will! I Enjoy the interview and a glimpse of Mr Edwards' work. You will certainly see more, so be sure to grab his b...

Veteran's tale of World War II   THE newly-published World War II memoirs of a former Queenstown resident, EB "Dick" Dickinson, tell a tale of courage and tragedy. The book, From Jo'burg to Dresden, recounts the experiences of one of the few remaining survivors of the war, who, at the age of 92, takes the reader on a walk down memory lane. Dickinson, a former Queen's College pupil who liv...

The cover of Old Queenian 'Dick' Dickinson's book - 'From Jo'burg to Dresden.'

20 January 2011The QCOBA TrustPO Box 5128TygerValley7536 Attention:           Mr Des Raymer (Chairman) Dear Des 21st Century Technology finally arrives in some of our Classrooms On behalf of Queen’s College Boys’ Primary school, I wish the thank the QCOBA Trust  and more importantly, the contributing OLD BOYS, for their generou...

  IVAN DESMOND BUSSE (1914-2011)   By Charles Beningfield (former Editor of the Rep) THE Queen's College family world-wide paused for a moment this week to pay tribute to Ivan Busse, one of the school's most illustrious sons, who died peacefully in his sleep in East London at the weekend at the age of 96. He was thought to be the oldest Old Queenian and was certainly the oldest forme...

  This Bursary is available to past Queenians who are members of the QCOBA and who have completed (and passed) their first year of study   A few important points:    Application forms arriving after the closing date will NOT BE considered.             CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATIONS:  31 January each year.  ...

Three Old Boys pledged R250 000 each to the QCOBA TRUST to kick-start the QC classroom transformation project. The Senior School Governing Body committed a further R400 000 to this cause, taking the total to R1 150 000. As a result, 11 Classrooms from QC Senior and 10 classrooms from QC Junior will be transformed during the first two weeks of January 2011. As part of this transformation, the...

The November Road-Show has resulted in a good number of Old Boys responding to the serious challenges faced by QC Senior and QC Junior.For instance;• A generous Old Boy from Durban pledged R1m to the school via the QCOBA TRUST....details to follow in 2011. • Many other Old Boy’s came forward and pledged to pay for Q.C. scholarships and bursaries....details to follow...

 The QCOBA Road-show that covered PE, DURBAN & GAUTENG in 3 days was a huge success and looks set to become an annual feature. See gallery section for photographs.   Mouse McDonald as always, was an excellent Master of Ceremonies with his ability to crack a joke-a-minute.   There was much humour in Chris Harker’s farewell speeches as he recalled many of the uniquely Q...

Professor Peter John Wormald (Deputy Headboy 1977) is an Innovative surgeon who has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 South Australian of the Year award. Ear, nose and throat surgeon Professor Peter Wormald is Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Adelaide and Flinders Universities. He is known to be an exceptional lecturer and teacher and is currently recogn...

The Clark family have paid the school fees for a number of Queenians over the years. The following letter of appreciation was sent by a mother after her son matriculated this year; Mr. Clark,Good morning.  Nana finished his matric as you are very much aware.  He told me that the matric exam was fine and has assured us very good results.  Many times I have looked back on the day we w...

Glenn (Glutch) Cuthbertson (1981) studied Civil Engineering at PE Technikon  after leaving school. He has worked on various sites around the country for companies like M&R, Group 5 and Thomas Construction. For the last 16 years been involved in recruitment for the Construction, Engineering and Mining Industries. The highlights of his career is starting out on his own in Recruitment . ...

Warwick Evans is a renowned huntsman who spent his junior school years at QC. His uncle, Garry Miles is also an equally well known huntsman who matriculated at QC in 1958 and provided us with the following account of an encounter with a leopard.DON’T BRING A CAMERA TO A LEOPARD FIGHT   The day was waking much faster than I.  It could have been the drugs keeping my sense...

S'BURA Sithole, the 2008 first XV captain, continues to do his Alma Mater proud. At the recent Sharks Academy prizegiving, Sithole walked away with two top prizes and was nominated for two others.In the category Best Second Year Rugby Student, for which the criterion was ' The player who excelled in the rugby course by transferring the techniques learned into the skills needed to perform in games....

Dr Arnold Rosin will be remembered by thousand of Old Queenians for whom he had been their general practitioner. In 1948 he graduated from the University of Cape Town with a degree in medicine. In the 1950s he started a practice in Queenstown. He also studied in Dublin, where he obtained a diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology Arnold and his charming wife Bea, were a well respected couple ...

SPRINGBOK assistant coach and Old Quenian Dick Muir (1982) has not stopped beaming since landing a hole-in-one at the historic St Andrews home of golf ahead of the pending Test against Scotland."I hit a firm 9 iron on the par 3 11th, it landed short, rolled and then the little white thing disappeared," a chuffed Muir enthused.His fluke meant that he and his playing partners who included coaches Pe...

CONGRATULATIONS to Trevor James (2000) who has been promoted to the position of regional manager of the Visa credit card division for Australia and New Zealand. His home is in Syndey.

Leon Butler (1969) qualified as an Electrician and later as a Refrigeration Technician. He joined the Permanent Force SADF Infantry from 1977 till 1992 He is currently self-employed in the Electrical and Catering business    Phillip Holl (1986) studied Security Grade A after leaving school as well as becoming a Telkom Electrician He obtained a Distinction in security management. ...

Hilton De Bruyn (1997) studied B.Com (Human Resource Management) at University of Free State. Hobbies include Squash and Off Road Motorcycle Racing   Raymond Erasmus (1968) joined the SADF after national service and later Loraine Gold Mine where he became a ventilation official. Soon thereafter he was recruited by SANLAM and served in the insurance industry for 10 years. He Broke away ...

SYMPATHY is extended to the loved ones of three relatively young people who have passed away in the past week.Old Queenian Warren Hollis (1989) (with Liesel in the picture) lost his battle with cancer in Port Elizabeth last week. He had celebrated his 40th birthday in September and leaves his wife, Liesel, and sons, Justin and Christopher.Cheryl Edwards, wife of Old Queenian Wayne (1978) also succ...

WHILE he was not an Old Boy of Queen's College, Dr Arnold Rosin was a well known doctor in Queenstown, respected by many, and his two sons attended the school. He will surely be remembered with affection by Old Queenians who were his patients over the years he practised in Queenstown.He and Bea retired to Cape Town a number of years ago and he continued to work there for some time.He died suddenly...

The Haxton family writes: 'Peter, Jill, Craig, Gregg and Robert Haxton have been amazed, overwhelmed and humbled by the support given to us during this very trying time. Words don't seem enough to thank everyone for their contributions and messages of encouragement. We have also been bowled over by the mark Gregg has made, not only at home, but in Taiwan and indeed all over the world! He seems to ...

RECENT visitors to the museum were a pair of 'older' Old Boys, brothers Clyde and Ken Daniel.Clyde (now 91) lives at Banner's Rest near Durban and Ken, 81, in Johannesburg. Their middle brother, Dennis, was killed in North Africa during World War II. The intrepid pair drove down from Port Edward in a day and spent a while in Queenstown with their cousin, Leigh, and his wife, Jean (nee Hodgskiss, e...

THE Queen's College Old Boys' national golf championships were held in Kokstad recently, with more than 30 golfers competing. After a hard-fought tussle Maurice Geldart (1981) emerged as the QCOBA national champion, with Shaun Miles (1993) second and Ken Rosewall (1967) in third spot. The Alma Mater pairs (for the pair who attended the same educational institution) was won by Chooks Louwrens and...

AT a bowls day in East London, some Old Boys proved that although they might be white and a bit thin on top, they can still perform the warcry with gusto!

  THE second staff vs boys debate took place this week. The senior debating team represented by Sakhi Gcina, Sibusisu Gaca and Khanya Penxa proposed the motion 'This house would create a student complaint forum' . The opposing staff team comprised Hayden Buchholz, Rykie Cullinan and Taps Chimedu. A lively debate ensued, after which the adjudicators declared a draw. In the picture are, bac...

Your webmaster (mistress?) visited the United Kingdom during the recent school holidays and a member of the cabin crew on the SAA flight to London was Old Queenian Luvo Makohliso who left school in 1997!He sent regards to all his old teachers and Eldred and Petro Butler, who were his house parents at Athlone.Luvo said he had so hoped to attend the "150 celebrations" in 2008 as many of his mates ha...

Clearly the QCOBA structures in the Western Cape are working as over a thousand Old Boys and their wives/partners have attended the five functions held in the past 30 months.   Another special function took place on Thursday evening, 23 September, at the Steenberg Golf Club  and was attended by about 45 QC Old Boys who matriculated any time between 1941 and 2009. Many wives and girlfri...

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DAVID DOLD PIKE With the passing of David Pike on 12th August 2010, the Queen's College Old Boys' Association has lost one of its early National Presidents. Dave became the sixth National President of the Association and served very successfully in this capacity for the year 1982. Dave came to Queen's College as a pupil in 1937 and spent the rest of his school career there, matriculating at the...

THOSE who attended the school’s sesquicentenary celebrations in 2008 will long remember the breathtaking stunts performed by world aerobatics champion and Old Boy Glen Dell (1979), especially when his plane appeared from behind the stand at the Rec, dipped down to what seemed to be ground level and flew off at top speed, lower than the top of the rugby posts, towards Bowker’s Kop. Man...

Old  Queenians honoured TWO Old Queenians, Neil McNamara and Brian Southey, both of whom matriculated in 1977, were awarded the Honoris Crux in 1979, along with six other members of their contingent, for their part in rescuing a pilot.They were part of a group of paratroopers, together with a friend from Dale College, Bryan Gibson, having met on the rugby field as members of their respective...

Congratulations to Glyn Thompson (1974), who has been selected for the South African paraplegic bowls team for the tenth time, to take part in the World Championships to be held in Bloemfontein in 2011.Headmaster Mr Chris Harker congratulated Glyn on his wonderful achievement and said 'Queen's College folk are enormously inspired by what you have achieved.'He also congratulated Glyn on his involve...

Queen's headboy of 2001, Brad Turner, has been named the Eastern Cape Young Farmer of the Year.Turner, who farms on Mountain Glen near Queenstown, has turned around the fortunes of the farm, which had been leased for many years, within six years. He was studying for a diploma in agricultural management in Port Elizabeth when his father, Ian (Queen's Junior), told him he should either come home and...

Hello all, The past two months certainly have been interesting and moving at a fast pace. Apart from missing Andrea and Tarquin, cold beer, the odd hamburger and western toilets the development of the national park is going surprisingly well. We initially travelled to Band-e-Amir national park in the middle of June and as I was sitting in the shuddering MI8 military helicopter on the flight ...

Hermann Hilser-ritter (1963) studied mechanical engineering at the technical college while in the navy and is currently studying Volume Spread Analysis to trade in the currency and futures markets. He has been the Maintenance Foreman for Rossing Uranium in charge of maintenance of the sulphuric acid plant in Namibia and is currently the maintenance manager for Tip Top Bakeries in Sydney Austr...

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, takes great pride in congratulating Professor John Dugard on his receipt of the 2010 Gruber Justice Prize. This prize is awarded to the champions of historically oppressed populations. Prof Dugard has, since 2007, been Professor of Law at the centre, where he has taught on the LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa) a...

Charles Marais (Class of 1975) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Charles is co-founder and a principal of Minneapolis-based Shorewater Advisors LLC.He has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its founding in 1999.Charles began his career at IBM as a Systems Engineer and soon started hi...

Mrs  'Chux' Fourie, a well known Daily Representative journalist (and an ex English teacher), will be joining Queen's College in August 2010 to take over the QC Website and QCOBA Data Base Administration.She has had a long association with Queen's College and is well placed to take over this role.Old Queenians and current Queenians should see a surge in Website activity once the Website ...

Tauqeer Ahmed (2002) began studying for a diploma in Civil Engineering at NMMU in 2006 and graduated with a BTECH Degree in  Urban Engineering from UNISA in 2009. He presented a paper entitled 'Sustainable Development and Urban Transportation' at the  28th annual Southern African transportation conference in Pretoria in 2009. He enjoys playing hockey and indoor cricket and is currently...

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It was with sadness that Queen’s College learnt of the death of Bob Jones after a year-long battle with cancer. He died in England on 9 May 2010. Bob was the Queen’s professional cricket coach from October 1983 till March 1988, making him one of the longest serving English professionals at Queen's. His enthusiasm and dedication to his job will readily be attested to by Queenians he ...

HIV & AIDS PROGRAMMEUniversity of the Western CapePrivate Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa. Tel: +29 21 959 2247; Fax: + 29 21 3365http://hivaids.uwc.ac.za                                        ...

On 25 March 2010, Avusa Media Newspapers announced that their editor of The Times, Ray Hartley, will assume the editorship of the Sunday Times. Here are selected excerpts from the official article: Under Hartley’s leadership The Times has enjoyed unparalleled success since its launch in 2007. “It is a great honour to be entrusted with editing a national institution such as the Sunday...

"This week is not strictly about conservation. I know that, but in considering the message it conveys it is about a critically important part of the conversation message – the sustainability of our society. So much has been written and spoken during the last few weeks in and about our country and the seemingly intractable racial divisions that continue to afflict us that I thought it would ...

Below is an edited version of the speech that was published by the university. In his lecture he pointed out that our fisheries resources are under siege and scientists, fishermen and consumers all have a role to play in ensuring that fisheries remain sustainable using the best scientific advice possible.Professor Booth’s lecture investigated stock assessment (i.e. how scientists assess...

“Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Deans, Heads of Department, colleagues, students, members of the Booth family, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this Inaugural Lecture, which at Rhodes is associated with the University conferring the status of full professor on an academic. It is also a public celebration of the intellectual and scholarly achievements of an academic by peers, students, family and f...

Shaun Aylwin (1993) is currently a Manager at BMC in Queenstown and played rugby for Swifts for some time. Andrew (Grunners) Grunewald  (1998) obtained a BA (Arts & Culture) History through UNISA. He conducts training courses for NGO's, parastatal companies and large corporates as well as business coaching workshops. These workshops focus on team development, strategy & performance ...

Ian (Harry) Dorrington (1965) has been President of the QCOBA for 2010 -11. He was a prefect at the school and captain of the unbeaten 1965 QC 2nd XV. Ian has had a lifelong association with the QCOBA and specifically with its branches in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. After leaving school he completed two engineering diplomas at PE Technikon (one of which he received a Cum Laude for). He p...

Peter Bartlett (1970) spent much of his time after leaving school honing his IT/IS skills. He worked in various companies in Queenstown between 1971 and 1985 and then moved to Johannesburg in mid-1985, where he joined the Barlows Group where he worked in various IT-related positions in a number of the Tiger Divisions.He was then transferred to Federated Timbers and was promoted to Group IS Manager...

Dr. Alan Wilkinson has had the honour of being notified by the Board of Directors of the American Society of Transplantation (AST), that he is to be the recipient of the prestigious AST Ernest Hodge Distinguished Achievement Award. This award is the AST's most prestigious award and honors a senior investigator who has made significant contributions to the field of transplantation science or m...

Dr Michael (Bossie) van den Bos  (1970) has had an illustrious career.                               He studied Construction Engineering and Quantity Surveying at Port Elizabeth Technikon from 1975-1976 .   He worked as a quantity surveyor/...

Dr Ladson Hayes (1975) passed away in March 2010 in Dundee, Scotland. The memorial services was attended by Eddie Hayes (1978) together with a few cousins who included Michael Hayes (now practising law in Australia). Ladson leaves his wife Karen and four children. Profile Dr Hayes lectured at Dundee University.He had a background in satellite data acquisition and processing, remote sensing, an...

Des Daniels (1961) has been living abroad for the past 18 years, having met his present wife in Vienna, Austria when undertaking a project development in Slovakia as a member of the professional team as a Q.S. in 1992.   As an Honorary Vice President of QCOBA he played a pivotal role in reviving the now defunct QCOBA branch in Durban, of which he was as the Chairman back in the late 1970's,...

Mike (Blip) Blenkinsop (1984) completed his Bsc (Hons) (Chemistry & Physics) at Rhodes in 1991. He then joined Eskom at Lethabo Power Station which was followed with a 5-year stint at Eskom's R&D division doing coal related research and then a 3-year periopd at the Hendrina Power Plant. He then established Waste Energy Recovery & Management (Pty) Ltd (WERM)in 1998 and grew it to a su...

Peter Blenkinsop  (1981) studied Mathematical Statistics and followed it up with an MBA.    He started out in Eskom, and in 1995 moved over into banking in the Treasury of the then NBS Bank in Durban firstly as a financial quantitative analyst and then as a fixed income trader. In 1998 he moved to Johannesburg to join HSBC in the same capacity. In late 1999 moved over to Rand Me...

Queen’s College Old Boys Association – Port Elizabeth Branch I have been given the task of chairing the PE branch of the Old Boys’ Association. To date, I have found it challenging, especially to get the members to our monthly meetings. I feel strongly that this branch has much to offer our Alma Mater and it is my dream to keep the flag flying high in the strong PE winds. I woul...

Mr Bongile (Bonz) Binase (2006) is studying at the University of the Free State, made the Free State Hockey u/19 side and participated in the SA Games in 2007.  Gavin (Joe) Heron (1981) completed a BA. Hons at Rhodes and then went on to complete Higher Diploma in Personnel Management at Wits Business School.He later completed his M.A. in Anthropology (Rhodes), earning a distinction in th...

Professor Russell Kaschula (1980) began his teaching career as a junior lecturer in African languages atRhodes in 1989. He was responsible for introducing the first ever “language and society” course taught from first year up to honours level.In 1990 he was appointed as a research associate at the University of Transkei. Later he taught isiXhosa at the universities of Western Cape, Cap...

Professor Peter John Wormald (1977) is a recognised world leader in sinus related technology. Professor Wormald was appointed to the Chair of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in 1998, a joint appointment between the Adelaide and Flinders Universities. He was previously an Associate Professor at the department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Hong Kong. He spent tw...

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  UPDATE FORM   Please don’t forget to let the National Office have your change of address or contact numbers. If you know of someone who does not receive communication, please ask them to update their details.   It is very important that we update our database regularly. Please help us in our endeavour to keep it updated and fill in the form below and send it back. &...

Darren Feldon (1986) obtained a Diploma in Building Science at Johannesburg Technical College before embarking on a Diploma in Architectural Technology at Wits Tech. Later, he graduated with a Bachelor of Architectural degree at Wits University. He travelled to the UK and worked in London and Cambridge for successful architectural firms before returning to South Africa. He then opened his own ...

·       Queen’s Scholar and the Mabel Harvey Award  ·         A Aggregate                                      ...

Brian Hansen (2005) enrolled for CPUT in 2006 and has been studying at UCT from 2007 until the present. He plays Rugby, Hockey and Water polo.  Warren Laubser (2000) obtained a National diploma in Information Technology and is in the process of getting his BTECH degree in Business Administration Thomas Radley (1987) spent a year at PE Technikon prior to joining Clicks Stores as a trainee ma...

Bryan Burger (1998), having made the transition from QC 1st XV  to chef, is currently the Executive Chef for Six Senses Destination Spa in Phuket, Thailand. He has worked in remote and sensational locations throughout the world and has had the opportunity to cook for the likes of UB40, Martina Navratilova, Ambassadors, Presidents and Royal Family members. Currently he oversees all of the 16 r...

  This Bursary is available to past Queenians who are members of the QCOBA and who have completed  (and passed) their first year of study   A few important points:                Application forms arriving after the closing date will NOT BE considered.           &nb...

Colin Emms (1979) completed a Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at Natal Technikon in Durban. He then worked for the Department Agricultural Engineering at Cedara, Pietermaritzburg. Since 1992 he has been Farming in the Ugie district and runs a business involved in the Design and of Supply Irrigation Schemes. He lists the highlights of his career as a fact finding drip and micro irrigation ...

Dear Fellow Old Queenians Melda and I were shocked to hear the sad news of the tragic death of Stan Leslie and his wife Julie.   We have remembered Stan and Julie’s loved ones in our prayers and will certainly attend the Memorial Service to be arranged by Old Mutual. In the l976 Queen’s Quire Stan Leslie’s photograph is the first on the page under the heading “Q...

Brian Emms (1982) qualified as a Mechanical Engineer at UCT in 1988 and then completed a B.Comm through UNISA in 2001. He has worked for Sasol, Petro Canada (now merged with Suncor) where is an Engineering Manager on the massive Canadian Oilsands project (estimated at CAD 8 billion). He has travelled extensively in Africa, Europe, Asia, North and South America, has climbed Kilamanjaro and walked t...

One of the finest all-round sportsmen produced by Queen’s College is surely KENNETH SCOTT McEWAN. Revered ex Teacher and Coach, OTTO LANGENEGGER, interviewed  him recently and asked him to share with us some memories and to remind us of some of his outstanding achievements as a cricketer.   Kenny, what are your earliest recollections of Queen’s? Together with a bunc...

The Number of years that my direct family has spent at Queens CollegeGrandfather - William Sydney Hart (1920's)  10 yearsGrandfather - Errol Davis Sutton (1930's)     10 yearsGreat Uncle - Malcolm Sutton 1930's)             5 yearsFather -          Tony Sutton (1966)&nb...

Quentin Davies (1976) began his career working for a major food company for 16 years, the highlight being the design and creation of a mega warehouse and distribution centre. He then opened his own labour consultancy business in Johannesburg, which he ran for a few years prior to then teaming up with a partner to create a Human Capital Management Company in Pretoria but with plans to create a nati...

1/08/2008Of those who have gone...Credo . . . Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum..Et vitam ventúri sæculi.  Bruce, A. Dell, Mickey and now Mike. How many of you still have the shirt from your last official day at QC as a pupil? I do. We were just pupils back then, yes? Not high-faluting lehnas. Why did I mention that? Well, sometime after reading the e mails last week of Mik...

May 2009Dear RalphI have been informed of the tragic accident that you and Tubby were involved in.  I have never had the pleasure of meeting you ....but my brother ....Andre Schwarz....talks very highly of you...and so do his boys, Zane, Daryl & Kyle.I don't know where to start with this email.....but I have to start somewhere!  When I was 18 years old .....I finished school at Queen...

June 2009Good day to you. Thank you for your mail and the great information on Q.C. you sent through.Is there is any chance you can send all the Queenians and Old Boys my data...for those who may wish to find out what an Old Boy is doing in north of South Africa. If any Old Boys want to make contact or make their way up here they can see my web site www.ultimatelodge.com and on facebook under Ru...

4 November 2009 Dear Mr Dovey, You probably don't remember me.I am Athi Dantile.You were the chairperson of the Governing Body of Springvale when I was in Grade 7 in 2003.I looked you up because I wanted to thank you for the advice you gave me at my final prize giving in that year.I had applied to 3 high schools after grade 7, namely Sutherland High, Pretoria Boys High and Queen's ...

Lionel Cronje was named U21 player of the year for 2009 at a gala rugby evening held in November. Already an exceptional rugby talent while at QC his pedigree on the rugby field can seen through his impressive career as tabled belowFree State (ABSA Under 21 Competition) - 2009 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (ABSA Currie Cup, Premier Division) - 2009 South Africa (IRB Junior World Championsh...

J.P. began his career at SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (between 1979 - 1993) where whe was the Senior Aeronautical Officer (Avionic Development Engineer - Project Manager) He was employed by VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS Ltd from 1993 - 2005.He began as an Avionic Development Engineer (Project Manager) and then became the Maintenance Control Engineer between 1995 – 1999.He was then appointed Head of Deve...

CAREER BIOGRAPHIES No. 121 - 126Robdyn Cloete (1973) completed a B. Comm at Rhodes in 1978 and then followed up with an MBA at the Grad.School the U.S. in 1993. He spent most of his career in the motor industry and has been the leader of several franchise award winning dealerships. He later movied into the field of financial consulting, investment and medical aid marketing and is currently a widow...

Rather chilly greetings from NE Afghanistan where a cold winter is setting in at the moment.I have some time to spare in a remote office with a satellite connection as we wait for some supplies to get through to us so thought I would send you the attached photographs (Not all taken by myself) of this exceptionally interesting aspect of this war torn country. Sadly, they are not the kind of stuff y...

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Dr Wilfred Krom was at Queen's College from 1946 and matriculated in 1953.He fondly remembers wonderful teachers such as Miss Iris Baisley and Mr Bud Rosseinsky whom he describes as "a master at his craft".He completed his 6 years of Medical School at Witwatersrand University in 1959.After his Internship in 1960, he pursued a Residency in General Surgery, acquiring an FRCS in England in ...

CAREER BIOGRAPHIES 111-120 Les (Digger) Barnes (1977) completed an MBA at Henley International and has been with Standard Bank for 32 years where he has climbed the ranks and is currently the Director of Integrated Operations, based in Johannesburg Quinton Caryer (1994) completed a Bsc in Electrical Engineering at UCT and is a now a Business Management Consultant. Dave Deetleefs (1973) complete...

If indeed Old Queenians were to get behind the school on the scale envisaged for the 2012 QCOBA Centenary, they will be greeted by Alasdair McDonald (1973) in his capacity as National President of the QCOBA for that special year. A fitting role indeed for this 'once in a generation' Old Boy whose contribution to his alma mater has been immeasurable.Alasdair (better known as Mouse) began ...

After leaving the army, Peter (Peewee) Wilmot became articled to a firm of Auditors and Accountants in Port Elizabeth and completed his articles in 1962.He graduated as a Chartered Accountant in 1963. He spent his entire working career in the Auditing profession.On retirement in 1999, he was the Chairman of Deloitte & Touche SA.He has sat on numerous Boards of JSE listed companies as a non-exe...

Ralph Cullinan has been appointed to the staff at Queen's College with effect from the 1st October.  Ralph has sold the family business after his untimely accident and taken up a Sports Administrator / Coaching post at Queen's.  Speaking to Ralph the last week was an uplifting experience to hear how positive and upbeat he is about both his future and that of sport at Queen's College.&nbs...

Richard Weir (1999), son of Stuart (1971) and Wendy, is the copywriter for a company named Aquaoline. Their advertisement for the Mini John Cooper Works Campaign entitled "Fast Love", won a bronze award at the recent Lourie Awards ceremony. Richard also writes scripts.    

Allister Sparks (1950), visited Queenstown recently to take a walk down memory lane as part of his research for a book based on his memoirs which he plans to write. He and his cousin Jean Scott, wife of Ashie (1954), called in at the office to purchase a copy of the latest book on Queen's College in which he features.  Photo courtesy of Chux Fourie and the Rep.

Professor André Goosen has had a distinguished career in the field of Chemistry, has been heavily involved in civic matters and has played a prominent role at the Joint Matriculation Board for many years. He spent Sub A to Std.3 at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Queenstown and then moved  to Queens College, where he matriculated with with a First Class 1949 (achieving colours ...

Allan Dell (2010), son of Steven (1984), son of Allan (1958), son of Ivan (1930s), son of Adolphus (turn of the century), is head boy of Queen's College for 2010.  5 generations of Dells have attended the school close to the crested hills.Prize Giving 2009, held in the Memorial Hall on Friday 9th October was a special occasion, as it always is, but none more so than for the Dell family. ...

Trevor Evans matriculated at Queen's College in 1962. He then graduated with a B.Sc. Chemistry & Geology from Rhodes University in 1966.He has had a long and distinguished career as one of the Captains of South African Business Industry which include being a Director, Group Managing Director, Deputy Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and ultimately Chairman of NAMPAK, one of the largest compani...

Ken matriculated at Queen's College in 1973 prior to attending a farm machine technology course at Bloemfontein Technicon in 1974.He then started farming for his father in the Dordrecht area before going to the army. In 1980 started farming under his own account with just milking 5 cows!!In 1984, he started the Crickley Dairy in Indwe which he operated in a small 80m2 building.He then relocated bo...

John Tavendale matriculated at Queen's College in 1960.He went on to qualify as an Accountant after studying at both Wits and Unisa. He later completed a mini MBA at Ashridge College in the UK. He has been a Director of numerous companies, including being the Managing Director of Unitrans (Swaziland) and later went on to become the Managing Director and ultimately Chairman of Genlux.He has travele...

Career Biographies 101-110 David Bradfield (1988) qualified in Nature Conservation and has worked throughout South Africa, as far afield as Malawi, Cambodia and is currently working for the wildlife conservation society in Afghanistan doing wildlife surveys, identifying and establishing nature reserves. He lists finding and proving snow leopard exist in Afghanistan and the ability to speak Xhosa ...

Morne was Head boy of Queen's College in 1978. He excelled at Athletics (receiving honours in 1978) and represented Border schools in long jump, triple jump and high jump in 1976, 1977 and 1978.He went on to play Provincial Rugby for both Eastern Transvaal U/20 and Free State U/20 after leaving school and today enjoys playing squash and mountain bikingPOST SCHOOL CAREERBSc Agric (Univ Stellen...

Professor Stan Hurn matriculated at Queen's College in 1978 and went on to become a Rhodes Scholar (1983 -1986) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1998 - 2009 Professor of Economics and Finance at Queensland University of Technology1996 – 1998 Official Fellow in Economics   Brasenose College, Oxford1995 – 1996  Visiting Senior Lecturer   University o...

Professor Ernest van Dyk is one of 3 Professors 'produced' by the Queen's College class of 1978.He is currently the Director of the Centre for Energy Research & Associate Professor at NMMU in Port Elizabeth.As an an academic, his core area of expertise revolves around Solar energy and Photovoltaic device characterisation but list seeing his students being successful as the highl...

Dr David Rosseinsky (1949) is a world renowned Academic who has specialised in numerous Chemistry and Scientific studies, has been based at the University of Exeter since 1961,He has been a guest lecturer at universities around the world, consults to numerous global corporations such as Plessey, Gestetner (and many others) and has been an advisor for the Chemistry Nobel Prize since 1996. POS...

Neil was a Springbok 400 metre hurdler in the 1960s and gave up when SOUTH AFRICA was first excluded from the Olympic Games in 1964.He was the SA champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963.In 1963, he was voted South African Athlete of the year.He was also the European Champion in 1963.1963 was a very good year for him and went on to beat the athletes who came 2nd & 4th in the 1964 Olympics!Clearly Q.C. ...

GV has excelled at canoeing, obtaining Northern Transvaal provincial colours as far back as 1981.He was member of the Northern Transvaal team that won the inter provincial canoeing championships in 1981 and also obtained his University of Pretoria blues colours in 1980 & 1981He has completed 29 Dusi Canoe Marathons with permanent number 87 and has the distinction of having won  two Dusi g...

Ian lists the following as his best sporting achievements;Being selected for SA Schools at Rugby and Cricket in 1974 (his final year at QC).Earning 3 Cricket Blues and 2 Rugby Blues at Cambridge (where he studied Law).Playing 2 Test matches for England Captaining the Surrey County Cricket ClubHis sporting highlights have been playing cricket for England as well as playing in a Cup Final at Lo...

Steve Chemaly (1980) qualified as a lawyer at Stellenbosch, is currently a Senior Legal advisor for Nedbank where he been involved in major and multi billion Rand corporate funding deals, is an avid cyclist who recently cycled with Gabs Sabatini while following the Tour De France 2009 (with the able support of brothers, Pierre and Mike). John Colling (1957) is a retired managing director who has ...

The new website is stunning.Congrats to all concerned - a job well done.I look forward to being kept up to date with all the happenings at QC..ThanksLynne Terblanche Brilliant WebsitePlease pass my congratulations on to all involvedMorne du Plessis Can we look at an online shop for buying Queen's memorabilia?RegardsTaffy  (Gustav) Kriel Well done, the website is world classI would even mis...

The time and effort has been incredible. You have managed to time warp 30 years back to yesterday. Well done. Russel Holmes.   Thanks for all of this Francois Venter.               My sincere congratulations on this project you guys have undertaken!! Most impressive, and I'm sure it will just go from strength to strength!! ...

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Christopher Badenhorst (1991) is a registered Surveyor currently working for Group 5 Civils Mike (Blip) Blenkinsop (1984) is currently the Managing Director of Net Energy, has camped in the Arctic and recently sat with Gorilla’s in Central Africa Noel Botha (1965) studied architecture at UCT and currently lives in Cape Town Peter Bowes (1973) qualified to work in SA as an attorney and...

1. Brian Bowren was National President of QCOBA for 2009...see Brian Bowren (1968) Career Biography2. Alasdair (Mouse) McDonald, a Queenstown-based professional accountant, has served on the QC School Governing Body for 15 years, the past 12 of which were as chairman. See Alasdair McDonald (1973) Career Biography 3. Ken Clark  is chairman of the School Governing Body. His company, TWIZZA, is ...