
Photograph taken about 1912 (Source: A Faithfull, 2014) : The Originals - from left: WH Horn (student), RG Lindsay (student), H. Felstead (nursery), NL Boston (nursery), J Sampson (student), A Ken (nursery), A Warren (student)

Photograph taken in the Chemistry Lab at the VSF in 1915 : Students from the graduating classes of 1915 and 1917 - (l to r) FG Gerraty, D Walker (Ballarat School of Mines - Lecturer), C Smith, A Small, T Hart (Principal), C Watson, R Ingle, P Sims, W Trainor, W Zimmer, M Campbell, G McEwan

Photograph taken in 1920 (Source: B Fry) : Botany lessons at the VSF. From left, Beetham, Semmens, Halloran, ED Gill, A Jones

Photograph of the student body at the VSF in 1922 : Back (l to r) - Unknown,Unknown, RT Seaton,Unknown,KF McRae, CA Eales, DF Kerr ; Middle (l to r) ED Reilly, AOP Lawrence, AL Benallack, Bill Gay (Master), RM Cromb, CRG Venville; Front (l to r) - WP Tingate, Unknown

Photograph, probably taken in 1927, at VSF (Source: R Smith) : Graduates of 1927: Back (l to r) - CJ Irvine, CW Elsey, CR Mather, FJ Smith; Front (l to r) - R Powles, BO Squire, A Hedley

Photograph, probably taken in 1927, at VSF (Source: R Smith) : Class that would graduate in 1928: Back (l to r) - RH Luke (did not graduate), AR Jones (did not graduate), FJ Halloran, AHA Beetham; Front (l to r) - A Weetman, DT Kitchener, JA Incoll

Photograph probably taken at VSF in 1927 (Source: R Smith) : Classes that would graduate in 1927 & 1928. Back (l to r) - CW Elsey, FJ Halloran, AR Jones (did not graduate), AHA Beetham; Middle (l to r) - CJ Irvine, CR Mather, FJ Smith, RH Luke (did not graduate), DT Kitchener; Front (l to r) - JA Incoll, BO Squire, A Hedley, CE Carter (Principal), KVM Ferguson (Lecturer), A Weetman, R Powles

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in 1927 : Back (l to r) R Mather, C Irvine, C Elsey, R Powles - Front (l to r) F Smith, A Hedley, B Squire

Photograph taken at the VSF in 1928 (Source: FCRPA: negative from CJ Fraser) : l to r - Harry, Fairhall, JH Willis, W Litster (lecturer). There is no indication that either Harry or Fairhall graduated.

Photograph of the student body taken at the VSF in February 1931 : Back (l to r) JH Chinner, HR Parke, Chapman, RH Needham - Middle (l to r) JC Westcott, HH Beer, Thomas, AL Gordon, RM Jones - Front (l to r) AE Head, CC Gibson, W Litster (Vice-Principal), EJ Semmens (Principal), K Gibson, FR Moulds. It appears that Chapman and Thomas did not graduate.

Photograph of the VSF Graduating Class taken in 1931 : l to r - HR (Roly) Parke, JC Westcott, KM Gibson, AL Gordon

Photograph taken in 1934 (Source: M McKinty) : Students at VSF (l to r) Jim McKinty, Rupert Uren, Bert Semmens, Allan Coldicutt, Jack Cosstick

Photograph of the 1934, 1935, 1936 Graduating Classes taken at the VSF in 1934 : Back (l to r) J Newey, H (Bert) Semmens, W Caplehorn, D Beale, J Cosstick, R Bond, C Fletcher - Front (l to r) R Uren, M Thompson, S Ryan, A Coldicutt - Absent J Mckinty - R Uren did not graduate.

Photograph taken about 1938 at Powelltown (Source: J Flentje) : Back(l to r) W Litster, unknown, G Weste, C Fleming, K Simmonds - Front (l to r) K O'Kane, J Flentje

Photograph taken at the VSF in December 1939 (Source: N Endacott) : Standing (l to r) C Fleming, A Threader, W Flentje, J Gillespie, A Leslie, L Moore, T Chambers, N Endacott, D Campbell - Kneeling (l to r) K O'Kane, D Parnaby

Photograph taken at the VSF, probably about February 1940. It looks to be of the Senior and Intermediate Classes of that year only : Back (l to r) The first two in lab coats are unknown (staff?), JD Gillespie, AJ Threader, DM Campbell, Unknown, RH Larnach - Front (l to r) LK Moore, ND Endacott, DK Parnaby, LR Dudley, AJ Leslie, TH Chambers

Photograph of the First Year Class taken at the VSF in 1940 : l to r - I McDonald, VP Cleary, EL Ellwood, KJ Simpfendorfer, WM Mckenzie (Source: G Cleary)

Photograph taken at the VSF in 1941 : The Athletics team. Back (l to r) - VP Cleary, WG Vears, W Litster (Lecturer), EL Ellwood, LK Moore - Front (l to r) - DWM Paine, AJ Threader, AJ Leslie, WM McKenzie,

Photograph taken in 1941 at the VSF - First year students (Source: M Paine) : l to r - Smith, GR Pollard, EV Crisp, DWM Paine, WG Vears

Photograph taken in 1941 at the VSF - First year students (Source: M Paine) : l to r - Smith, GR Pollard, EV Crisp, DWM Paine, WG Vears

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in 1942 (Source; M Paine) : I McDonald, VP Cleary, EL Ellwood, KJ Simpfendorfer, WM McKenzie

Photograph of the student body taken at the VSF in 1942 (Source: M Paine) : Back (l to r) VP Cleary, I McDonald, EL Ellwood, KJ Simpfendorfer, WM McKenzie - Middle (l to r) DWM Paine, EV Crisp, GR Pollard, Smith, WG Vears - Front (l to r) BT Lasich, WG Meadows, G Griffin, SF Duncan, RJ Ritchie, GH Crowther

Photograph of the student body taken at the VSF in 1943 (Source; M Paine) : Rear (l to r) BT Lasich, GR Pollard - Next (l to r) RV Smith, EV Crisp, GH Crowther - Next (l to r) RJ Ritchie, G Griffin, WG Meadows, WG Vears - Front (l to r) DWM Paine, SF Duncan, IF Berwick, AL Bruton, TF Chettle, GK Treloar, AB Moore - Standing (l to r) W Litster (Lecturer), EJ Semmens Principal)

Photograph taken at the VSF in 1945 - four students of the First Year Class (Source: FCRPA) : l to r - BF McNeil, RJ Gorman, M Calsaferri, RG Hodges

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1946 : l to r - BG Molland, LJ Walker, JB Jack, GG Shepherd (rear, partly hidden), WC Hosking (front, squatting), IL Gherashe (middle of group), HT Gittins, WJ Edgar (rear), EK Gidley, RG Forsythe (back), FT Woodward (front, squatting), HB Day

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in 1947 : l to r - RJ Gorman, WT Knight, M Jack, HB Prewett, KG Harrop, RG Hodges, M Calsaferri, LB Williams, WR Jones, HJ Caldwell, H Miller, IF MCLaughlin, BF McNeil

Photograph taken in 1949 (Source: FCRPA) : Tom & Ken Morrison at the VSF

Photograph taken in the VSF Botany Lab in 1948 or 1949 (Source: FCRPA) : l to r - JR Macdonald, HJ Adams, JR Channon

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in 1949 : Back (l to r) K Sheldon, N Birch, K Morrison, JK Jerome, M Hall - Middle (l to r) M Douglas, J Wyllie, FJ May, R Handmer, M Goudie - Front (l to r) HJ (Joe)Adams, C Almond, N Carr, R Grose, DB (Mick) Adams

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1950 : Back (l to r) JP Slater, JR Channon, JR Macdonald, LA Pederick, KE Nicholls - Middle (l to r) A Hodgson, PER McDonald, LJ Laing, RG Niggl, AR Tolsher - Front (l to r) DW Paterson, JB Johnston

Photograph taken at the VSF in about December 1952 : All VSF students - Graduation Years 1952, 1953 & 1954


Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1954 : Back (l to r) VG Griffin , JA Morrow, FG Craig, RJ Waugh, HG Brown, AJ Sims - Front (I to r) JG Hallett, BD Dexter, FR Moulds (Principal), GD McIntyre

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1955 : Back (l to r) DD Spriggins, RGM Yorston, PM Attiwill, IL Franklin, ICA Weir - Front (l to r) RW Allen, FR Moulds (Principal), RL Paul

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1956 : Back (l to r) JP Brown, BH Fryer, R Baker, AR Turnbull - Front (l to r) SJ Berrigan, WJ Gittins, FR Moulds (Principal), BJ Woodruff, BF Gibson

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1957 : l to r - KJ Wareing, JP Wright, CH Wood, RC Graham, ME McDougall, EG Stuckey, AL Banks

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1958 : l to r - LA (Gus) Geary, SJ Cowling, DJ Hocking, DF Stevenson, DP Gribble, DC Spence, JF McCormack, PA Langley, NG Cox

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1959 : Back Row (l to r) - RA Incoll, BT Evans, AL Beveridge, JG Edgar, EP Backen, GB Saddington, GD Wallace - Front Row (l to r) - RJC Stone, FGK Neumann, FW Noble, RA Beeching, RG Campbell

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1960 : Back (l to r) A Heislers, RA Sebire - Front (l to r) RD Cowley, HJ Kosmer, DJ McKittrick, RH Fulton, RD Dixon, AF Showers

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1961 : Back (l to r) GV Beilby , BD Fry, MT Gardiner, PR Lawson, BG Vernon, RJ McKimm - Front (l to r) IK Smith, RB Smith, JR Blain, GFA Leitch, DS Thomson, AC Tolsher

Photograph of the First Year Class taken at the VSF in 1961 by R Spencer: Back (l to r) Hec Yates (Geology Lecturer from SMB), RJ McHugh, DG Buntine, A Ditchburn, PG Sheehan - Middle and standing at right - IR Kennedy - Front and seated (l to r) RS Newton, WF Clifford (back), GW Hollingsworth (front), ME Zelman

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1962 : Back (l to r) JS Booth, AA Thornley, DP Read, FP Lawless, ST Rowley - Front (l to r) : JN McCracken, GL Morrison, OH Raymond, RO Squire, WD Incoll, GM Wright

Photograph taken in 1962 (Source: O Raymond) : Back (at far right) A Thornley - Middle (l to r) F Lawless, J Booth, G Wright, Unknown- Front (l to r) W Incoll, G Morrison, S Rowley, N McCracken, D Read, O Raymond, Unknown

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1963 : Back (l to r) DG Buntine, RJ McHugh, GW Hollingsworth, RD Spencer - Front (l to r) IR Kennedy, PG Sheehan, ME Zelman, WF Clifford, RS Newton

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1964 : Back (l to r) AD Manderson, MD Clark, RM Youl, PA Meyer, JH Taylor - Front (l to r) GMA (Jim) Waayers, LG Pope, PJ Young, IH Lelliot, RN Seymour

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1965 : Back (l to r) TK Rouse, GJ Pope, TL Sloan, DW Flinn, PJ Greig - Front (l to r) JR Cahill, JR Hill, PL Connell, GJ Squires, MH McKinty, MD Wade

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1966 : L to R - ID Sebire, RM Fyfe, C Muller, RF Borschmann (b), IS Hemphill (f), IW Wild, PL Bray, HW Bond, JVD Bywater, IF Leversha, G Waugh

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1967 : (l to r) JE Harris, KA Ritchie, IS Thompson, RA Jones, AA Pook, JD Ferrier, PC Fagg, KG Rubeli, PF Collier, LJ Bren

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1968 : Back (l to r) HEC Krans, JM Cunningham, AM Willett, GC Suckling, JL Bates, RP Rawson - Front (l to r) JR Nankervis, RF Hateley, W Litster (Principal), I Brilliant, EA Chesterfield

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1969 : Back (l to r) J Slorach, B Ward, J Macpherson, R Macaulay, P Lavery, G Beach - Front (I to r) I Hastings, D Williams, A Eddy (Principal), J Kellas, P Ford

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1970 : l to r - M Stewart, SP Dwyer, DJ O'Bryan, PG Baulch, A Eddy (Principal), GS Barnes, CH Reynolds, TW Ritchie, R Penny, JD Morris, RD Safstrom

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1971 : l to r - GG Stewart, EI Stabb (front), GC Evans (back), PC Elliott, KA Maplestone, A Eddy (Principal), JA Chalmers, BA Kilgour, IM Coulter, CA Suggate

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1972 : Back (l to r) H Stewart , P Billing, G McCarthy, A Eddy (Principal), S Shaw, K Monk, M Leonard - Front (I to r) D James, J McDonald, J Butchart, J Walls

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1973 : Back (l to r) RT Caddell, RP Brinkman, Alan Eddy (Principal), KW King, BC Young - Front (l to r) PW Farrell, PJ Evans, E Waller, NH Crabtree

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1974 : Back (l to r) RJ Steiner, RW Gijsbers, DP Tainsh, AM Lyons - Front (l to r) BW Young, A Eddy (Principal), GK Rowland, M Woodman

Photograph taken at the VSF in 1974 (Source: M Niven) : l to r - G Portman, R Steiner, G Rowland, D Tainsh, S Murphy, Prince Charles, G Morgan

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1975 : l to r - SC Murphy, ID Christie, RL Russell, PG Devonshire (front), GI Portman (back), TJ Burt, GW Morgan, RG Runnalls, AG Bartlett, TW McAliece

Photograph of the First Year Class taken at the VSF in February 1976 : Back Row (l to r) M Woodward, ? Mollison, D Miller, G Pike, G White, F Hamilton - Second from Back Row (l to r) P Keppel, P Woodgate, A Hatch, M Morley, A Coleman, A Edgar - Second from Front Row (l to r) S Lowther, D Gallacher, F Cumming, B Wehner, M Varty - Front Row (l to r) P Stoddart, A Taylor, ? Mollison,

Photograph taken at the VSF in 1976 - the first female students (Source: FCRPA) : l to r - A Coleman, M Varty (front), F Hamilton (rear), S Lowther

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1976 : l to r - KG Tolhurst, AJ Buckley, RT Harper, BM Walsh, GE Wood, PA Novotny, GA Esnouf, MBA Niven, KE Rumba, RI Willersdorf

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in December 1977 : On wall (b to f) GR Salmon, PJ McHugh, AG Hayes, ID Abbott - Back (l to r) IO Cook, PT Grose, PG McEwen, M Parsons - Middle (l to r) - AS Baxter, R Jolly, G Matters, EA Ferguson, IR Long - Front (l to r) - JL Sanders, SJ Pollett, MP Smoljo, LR Jeremiah, MW Poynter, G Featherston

Photograph of the Graduating Class taken at the VSF in 1980 : back left standing - R Alder, P Bone - back seated (l to r) R Honeyman, M Jenkins, N McCarthy, S Burke - middle seated (l to r) C Pennington, A Campbell, A Harrison, J Adams, I Pendlebury - front seated (l to r) P Turnbull, D Rawet, B Edgar - right (on ledge from top) B Nicholson, R Lees, L Wilkinson (Note that because illness delayed his final examinations, R Lees graduated in February 1981)