St Pat’s News
Alfred Lennon
LENNON, (sometimes Lennan) Alfred- – – – SPC 1896-1899DoB:- – 1887, Armidale NSWFather:- – James LennanMother:- – CatherineAlf Lennon was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Melbourne. Despite being young for the Senior football team, -‘many of the Juniors showed fine form, notably A Lennon -¦’Service No:- 822Rank:- – PrivateUnit:- – 34th BattalionThe first time…
Nicholas Lenaghan
LENAGHAN, Nicholas- – – – SPC 1894 DoB:- – 1876, Tourello, VIC Father:- – Daniel Lenaghan Mother:- – Eliza, nee Maloney Service No:- 878 Rank:- – Trooper Unit:- – 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade Nicholas Lenaghan enlisted on 11 November 1914, aged 38 years and 11 months. He was a single man, who worked as…
Reginald Noel Lefebvre
LEFEBVRE, Reginald Noel- – – – SPC 1907-1908 DoB:- – c1894, Frankston, VIC Father:- – Albert Edward Lefebvre Mother:- – Eliza, nee Bennett Reginald Lefebvre and his brother Charles (SPC 1907-1908) were boarders at St Patrick’s from Birchip, a small town in the north-west of Victoria. Service No:- 2057 Rank:- – Sergeant Unit:- – 2nd…
Charles Bennett Lefebvre
LEFEBVRE, Charles Bennett- – – – SPC 1907-1908 DoB:- – c1893, St Kilda, VIC Father:- – Albert Edward Lefebvre Mother:- – Eliza, nee Bennett Charles Lefebvre and his brother Reginald (SPC 1907-1908) were boarders at St Patrick’s from Birchip, a small town in the north-west of Victoria. Service No:- 77 Rank:- – Driver, later Corporal,…
William ‘Bill’ Leo Larkin
LARKIN, William -‘Bill’ Leo- – – – SPC 1909-1913 DoB:- – – – – – – – 1898, Hawthorn, VIC Father:- – – – – Michael Larkin Mother:- – – – – Elizabeth, nee Guerin (both Michael and Elizabeth were immigrants from Ireland -“ they met and married in Melbourne) Bill Larkin attended St Patricks,…
John Vernon Larkin
LARKIN, John -‘Jack’ Vernon- – – – SPC 1903-1905 DoB:- – – c1893, Hawthorn, VIC Father:- – Michael Larkin Mother:- – Elizabeth, nee Guerin (both Michael and Elizabeth were- – – immigrants from Ireland -“ they met and married in Melbourne) John Vernon attended St Patrick’s as did his brother William -‘Bill’ Leo (SPC 1909-1913)….
Josh Coward earns Australian selection
Year 12 student Josh Coward has been selected to represent the Australian Youth 7s team at the upcoming Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa from September 4-12. It will be the first time a current St Patrick’s College student has represented his country at any level in rugby. In March this year Josh and Year 11…
1st XV report – July 18 – SPC d Geelong Grammar
St Patrick’s College 1stXV vs. Geelong Grammar (18/07) Fulltime:– 80-19 (HT 40-0) Tries:– Joshua Coward 4, Mickitja Rotumah-Onus 4, Nicholas Donghi 2, Dyvontae Tippett 1, Marcus Kaponga 1 Conversions: Joshua Coward 10/12 It has been a calendar month since we last played. This period off always concerns me as the boys leave for a significant…
SPC Goes CSI
A group of St Patrick’s College Year 11 Chemistry students recently delved into the world of forensics with a CSI-like mock murder investigation, as part of a- -‘Monash Murder Mystery Challenge’ with the Monash University School of Chemistry. The 16 budding forensic scientists were provided with a mock murder scenario and charged with the task…
Careers Update – July 17, 2015
Work Experience Wrap Over the June-July holiday period Year 10 work experience was held. Over 180 students faced the world of work head on and came away with a deeper understanding of what career directions they could follow. Nearly all reports back from the employers showed an outstanding commitment by our boys to the tasks…
