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Saint George’s Home for Boys 1915 – 1991
Recent SGH news:
- The Rev Canon Eric Richardson turned 100 years old on July 22nd 2012. John Rossouw, St. George’s Home Old Boy, shares: “I was privileged to join the Richardon family and the residents of Bryanston Village earlier today at a special tea in honour of Father Richardsons 100th birthday. He received letters of congratulations from both President Zuma as well as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II congratulating him on his milestone birthday and I felt very honored to be among his family and friends to join in the occasion”. For an earlier interview with Brian Gannon, former SGH Housemaster, please visit this link. Watch the video here.
- Old Boys gather for Reunion with Canon Eric Richardson at St. Georges Bishop Bavin on Saturday April 21st 2012. Read more here. See Reunion Photos here.
- Des Steel (SGH 1970’s) passes. Read more here.
- George Henry Adams, SGH Headmaster, dies on February 8th 2012
- Father Norman “Bee Bop” Clayton, SGH Chaplain, dies on September 7th 2010
- George Harold van Pletzen, Crawford Housemaster 1970-72, dies on July 21st 2010
- Frank Barry Kruger says “Hi”
- Eddie “Burty” Lancaster (’51-’62) writes in
- Heather McHolm checks in
- “DC” Dudley Claude Pringle (50s) writes on the Sword of St. George
- David “Tubby” Laughtonpasses May 2009 at 72
- João “Joey” Simoes writes of life in Simpson House in the late 70’s
- Peter De Reuck remembers the old Victorian Tuck Shop at SGH
- Lance Japhet, Chairman of SGH in the late 70’s up to closure in the 90’s, dies
- Ed Colyn writes on Umtentweni, aeroplane “props” and catty fights.
- Leslie DuPlessis (60’s) remembers life in Beaton and Spackman Houses
- Thomas Bainbridge (53-59) tells of his recent tea with Canon Eric Richardson
- Percy Maree (57-60 Beaton / Spackman House) writes in from Australia remembering Umtentwini
- Jeffrey Rendulic / Hackett (65-69 Simpson House) checks in
- Steve Towse, Project Volunteer 76-77, invites emails for Fr. Norman Clayton
- SGH Website finds a home on Facebook
- Old Boys wax poetic — to great effect
- Jaycee Milner (84-88 Beaton House) joins the conversation
- Marc Wastie shares photos from the seventies
- Mike Dollman contributes “Study Camp” photos from the sixties
- “DC” Dudley Claude Pringle remembers “Goggies” in the late 50’s
- Canon Eric Richardson turns 95
- Brian Gannon meets with Eric Richardson in Cape Town
- Fr. Norman “Bee Bop” Clayton found alive and well at 84 by John O’Neill . . .
- Vanessa Hurlimann (nee Finlay) remembers the “Big Walk” of 1972
SGH “Parade Ground”: 2007
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