An Old Boy’s memories of snow at SPC

We recently chatted with Tom Murphy (SPC 1951-55, PY1959) who was a boarder at SPC in the 1950s. Tom was only 10 when he arrived in Ballarat in 1951 from the Balranald bush in NSW. It was in Ballarat that he saw snow for the first time, “three inches deep”, while studying at St Patrick’s. We found some excerpts of the reported snow from the College Annuals while Tom was a student, please scroll down to read.

Tell us your own memories of snow at SPC by emailing oca@stpats.vic.edu.au

Excerpt taken from the 1951-52 College Annual.

Tom Murphy pictured in this photo taken from the College Annual.

An excerpt from the 1955 College Annual.

Tom Murphy pictured in this College class photo in 1955.