Phil Nagle meets student leaders

On Tuesday, May 19 Old Collegian Philip Nagle (SPC 1976-80) was the first person called to the witness box in the Ballarat Case Study of the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse. Mr Nagle delivered an incredibly harrowing and heartbreaking description of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Br Stephen…

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Squash and Racquetball results – August 27

Racquetball SPC -‘A’ Grade G1– L. Cashin (St Pats) 15 v – J. O’Donnell (Clarendon)13- – – – G2– 12 v15- – Points: 27 v 28 G1 C. Kent (St Pats)- – – – – 15 v T. Eason (Clarendon) – – – – – 11- – G2– 8v15 Points: – 23 v 26 G1–…

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Time to hit the greens for 2015 OCA Golf Day

The 14th annual SPC-OCA Golf Day will again be held at the Midlands Golf Club in 2015 following last year’s successful event which helped raise $2000 for the OCA. The OCA invites all members of the College community to participate in what is one of the highlights of the OCA social calendar. We encourage everyone…

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Leslie Henry Storry

STORRY, Leslie Henry- – – SPC 1908 DoB:- – 1892, Geelong, VIC Father:- – Harry William Storry Mother:- – Clara, nee Langfield Leslie Storry was a boarder at St Patrick’s. In 1908 he was in the 5th Class, and he was the junior handball champion. Service No:- 850 Rank:- – Corporal Unit:- – 5th Battalion…

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Horace Paul Sullivan

SULLIVAN, Horace Paul- – – SPC 1908 DoB:- – 1892, Yarrawonga, VIC Father:- – James Walter Sullivan Mother:- – Amy Constance, nee Coleman Service No:- 3255 Rank:- – Private, Corporal, Lance Sergeant Unit:- – 57th Battalion Horace Paul Sullivan enlisted on 20 July 1915. He was 23 years and one month old, a single man…

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Frederick Charles Sweeney

SWEENEY, Frederick Charles – – – SPC 1906 DoB:- – 10 December 1899, Bendigo, VIC Father:- – James Joseph Sweeney Mother:- – Isobel / Isabella, nee Babling Fred Sweeney was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Bendigo. Service No:- 21768 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – AAMC (Australian Army Medical Corps) Frederick Sweeney enlisted in the…

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Neil John Sweeney

SWEENEY, Neil John- – – – SPC 1911 DoB:- – 1896, Quambatook, VIC Father:- – Charles Sweeney Mother:- – Alicia M, nee O’Neil Service No:- 3616 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 57th Battalion Neil Sweeney enlisted on 13 July 1915, at the age of 21 years and four months. He was unmarried, five feet, six…

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William ‘Bill’ Tehan

TEHAN, William ‘Bill’- – – – SPC 1908 DoB:- – 1884, Rochester, VIC Father:- – John Tehan Mother:- – Honora, nee O’Shea After finishing at St Patrick’s College, William Tehan married Margaret Victoria Valli in 1913. Service No:- 6900 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 19th Reinforcements, 23 Battalion Bill Tehan enlisted on 1 September 1916….

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George Henry Trekardo

TREKARDO, George Henry- – – – SPC ? DoB:- – c1894, Ballarat, VIC Father:- – John Henry Trekardo, Service Street, Ballarat Mother:- – Elizabeth, nee Lindsay Service No:- 1003 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 39th Battalion George Henry Trekardo enlisted on 29 January 1916, aged 22 years and five months. He was a single man,…

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George Devine Treloar

TRELOAR, George Devine- – – – SPC 1900 DoB: – – 23 April, 1884, Ballarat Father:- – Thomas Reid Treloar, chemist Mother:- – Jane, nee Devine George’s father, Thomas Reid Treloar was born in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg in 1852, and after finishing school, became apprenticed to a leading chemist in Melbourne. At the…

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