"DRUSILLA": PHOTO GALLERY

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1948 Original Group

1948 Group Photo (original eight)

Back Row: John Quinlan, Ron Harding, Brian McGrath

Middle Row: Geoff Hornsby, John Hopgood, Terry Gleeson

Front: Peter Alexanderson, David Edwards.

Arrived end of Term 1: Brian Flynn, Basil Hoare, Kevin O'Connor

[Photo courtesy of Des Hornsby (Drusilla 69) enhanced by John Meehan (Drusilla 50)]

1948 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

MOUNT GAMBIER

Ten of the Juniors travelled over and back in the Chev Ute with Brother Canice doing all the driving.

TRIP on GLENELG RIVER:
Back row: Peter Alexanderson, Brother Canice, Brian Flynn, John Quinlan, Terry Gleeson (partly hidden) David Edwards
Front Row: Ron Harding, Basil Hoare, Kevin O'Connor, John Hopgood, Brian McGrath

ON WAY BACK TO MACEDON (well rugged up for travelling in back of ute, no seat belts, only protection St Christopher medals!!)
Basil Hoare, Peter Alexanderson, Terry Gleeson, John Hopgood (partially hidden), Kevin O'Connor, Brother Canice, Brian McGrath, Ron Harding.

1949 Juniorate Group

1949 Group Photo

Back Row: Ernie Burrows, Brian Flynn, Brain McGrath(RIP), John Quinlan, Basil Hoare, Terry Gleeson(RIP).
Middle Row: Vin Scott (RIP), Peter Alexanderson, Brian Monro, John Hopgood (RIP), Diarmuid Crandles (RIP).
Front Row: Kevin O'Connor, Terry O'Brien, Bruce Piercy(RIP), Malcolm Morrison, Bernie O'Connell (RIP), Brian Greaves, Kevin Kyne (RIP), Brian Ridgeway.
Then: Br Ludovic (RIP), Fr Tim O'Callaghan (RIP), Br Canice (RIP), Br. Nilus (RIP).

1949 Christmas Holidays

at St Pat's Sale

[ photo courtesy Br Des Hornsby (Drusilla 69)]

Corrections to above original: Diarmuid Crandles and Bruce Piercy

Photos and information courtesy Brother Kevin Hoare (Drusil 48 and Br Des Hornsby (Drusilla 69)

[posted February 2013]

1950 Juniorate Group

1950 Group Photo (courtesy Br Julian Casey [Drusilla 56])

Back Row: Peter Alexanderson, George Crowley, Brian Greaves, Diarmuid Crandles, Brian Flynn, John Hopgood, Terry Gleeson
Next Row: Basil Hoare, John Date, Chris Peterson, Gerald Smith, John Quinlan, Brian McGrath, Bruce Piercy, Ernie Burrows
Next Row: Brian Ridgeway, Tony Kelly, Brian Monro, Malcolm Morrison, Ken Austin, Ray Burns, Bernie O'Connell, Terry O'Brien
Front Row: Kevin O'Connor, Brian Fitzgerald, Richard Casey, Michael Brown, Mark Witty, Stan Burrow, Peter Dickson , John Meehan Staff: Brothers Vincent Smith. Canice, Methodius, Ludovic

1950 Visit to Mittagong

[ Acknowledgment: photo courtesy Greg O'Regan (Canberra)]

Many of us will fondly remember Br Bernard McGann as our Provincial Bursar. And those of us that went to Mittagong will remember Br Paul and Br Finbar.

1951 Novitiate Group

Back row: Bede Naulty (RIP), Nello Facci (RIP), John Quinlan, Redmond Casey

Second row: Chris Peterson (RIP), Brian Monro, Brian Greaves

Front row: Peter Alexanderson, Kevin Kyne (RIP), Kevin Bodey (RIP)

[ photo courtesy Brian Greaves - Drusilla 49]

PHOTOS from 1951

[photos and information courtesy Peter Lawler - Drusilla 51]

The set of five photos that follow were amongst a number of photos done professionally for the production of a "recruitment" brochure in 1951.

The Juniors were offered the opportunity to get copies of various photos.

The photo of the chapel must have been taken around the Feast of St Joseph.

The last photo of the Log Cabin was not in this "recruitment" set.

The Chapel - highly decorated for some special occasion. Br Brian McGrath (Drusilla 48), and John Hopgood (Drusilla 48) were reknowed for producing such spectacular displays.
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[photo courtesy Tony Alonco - Drusilla 53]
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The Log Cabin Cafe

[photos courtesy Tony Alonco - Drusilla 53, enhanced by Br Des Hornsby - Drusilla 69]

"Cinderella"

Matriculation 1951

This play was directed by John Hopgood (RIP). It was a skit on Cinderella in verse form, eg about the sisters: "who'd buzzed off to the bally ball and left her on her lonesome!"
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[photo and information courtesy Brian Greaves - Drusilla 49]
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July 2nd - 1952

Photo courtesy Greg O'Regan (Canberra)

Editor's Note: Melbourne Province novices named only - assistance with names provided by Brian Greaves - Drusilla 49.

Back Row: Br Aidan -Gerald Smith (1st from left); Br Joachim - Brian McGrath (4); John Della (7).
Row 4: Terry Gleeson (1); Br Xavier Collins(2); Nello Facci (6); Peter Alexanderson (8); Chris Peterson (9); Basil Hoare (10).
Row 3: Bede Naulty (4); Br Dominic Stewart (5); John Quinlan (7); Brian Flynn (8); Br Red Casey (10);
Row 2: Brian Monro (2); Kevin Bodey (10).
Front Row: Brothers Paul (3); Clement (5); Bishop McCabe (6); Andrew (7); Arcadius (8); Fr Galvin (9); Brian Greaves (10)

Absent (through illness): John Emery
Left before July 2nd: Kevin Kyne
John Date didn't go to Mittagong.

1952 Superior General Visit
Kilmore

Photo courtesy Brother Noel (Jerome) Hickey (Drusilla 53 - staff)

This photo has been cropped into 5 sectional photos for better clarity.
Brother Noel (Jerome) Hickey kindly assisted with providing the names of the Juniors and Brothers.

1952 JUNIORATE PHOTOS

These photos taken Christmas holidays 1952

1952 GROUP PHOTO A

Back Row: Tony McGirr, Remo Bianco, Max Bond , John (JF)Kelly, Karl Quinn, Bruce Piercy, Pat Hewitson

3rd Row: John Meehan, Greg Parnham, Terry O'Brien, Kevin Agnew, Michael Dowd, Tony Kennedy

2nd Row: Brian McCrystal, Tom Lawlor, Brian Philp, Vin Scott, Ken Bainbridge, Bill McCarthy

Front Row: Les Jones, Michael Rush

1952 GROUP PHOTO B

Back row: John Buck, Dean Curtis, John Crowe, Peter Lawler, Luke Kavanagh, Mick Wade, Robert Mitchell, Michael Brown

3rd row: Ken Keating, Michael Doherty, Kevin Irvin, Kevin Lane, Jack (JW) Kelly, Brian Fitzgerald, Brian Ridgeway

2nd row: Kevin O'Connor, Tom Earnshaw, Malcolm Morrison, Gavin Bolger, John Hassett, Tony Kelly, John Maybon

Front: Kevin Lynne, Barry Hansen, Frank Green, Michael Williams, Doug Walsh, Peter O'Brien, Denis Myers, Brian Scales

1952 Brothers Groups

Section A Brothers (left side)

Back: Brothers Silas Hill, Flavius Donnelly, Walter Smith, Cletus Read, Joachim McGrath ..... Kevin Lynn (Junior)
Second: Brothers Callixtus Hogan, Prosper Coughlin, Climacus Daly, Phelan Howley
Third: Brothers Crispin O'Sullivan, Sixtus Byrt, Kieran Hogan, Macarius Joyce
Front: Brothers Austin Stephens, Geoffrey Daly, Nilus Kenny, Eric Wighton

Section B Brothers (middle )

Back: Brothers Bertrand Tilley, Denis Wright, Brian Beggs, Terence Kane, Xavier Collins, Dominic Stewart, Borgia Fletcher, Edmundus Scott, Aidan Smith, Eymard Martin, Bede Hornsby, Ernest Gleeson, Kilian Flynn,
Middle: Brothers Evaristus Mason, Egbert Daly, Evangelist Oswald, Eustace Flynn, Noel Noonan, Abel Driscoll, Marcellin Kivlighon, Finan Hughan, Methodius Murphy.
Front: Brothers Ronald Fogarty, Sylvester Mannes, Bernard McGann, Fr Kane SJ, Justinian Woods(Assistant), Leonida (Superior General), Placidus Redden (Provincial), Fr Ken Morrison (PP), Kenneth Harris

Section C Brothers (left)

Back: Brothers Raymond O'Regan, Matthias Weygard , Marius Woulfe, Columbanus Pratt, Theobald Colbert, Conrad Lynch ,
Second: Brothers Ludovic Bourke, Cleophas Simmons, Benedict Coman, Jerome Hickey
Third: Brothers Viator Ansley, Celsus Lyons, Bernadine Kelly, Celian Lee, Anastasius Moran, Desmond McMahon
Front: Visiting priest, Brothers Andrew Hill, Roger Reidy, Paul Bourke, Gilbert Donohue, Othmar Weldon

[posted January 2015]

1952 Kilmore Christmas Holidays

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Back Row: John Buck, Dean Curtis, John Crowe, Peter Lawler, Luke Kavanagh (RIP), Mich Wade, Robert Mitchell, Mick Brown, Tony McGirr, Remo Bianco, Max Bond, John Kelly, Karl Quinn (RIP), Bruce Piercy (RIP), Pat Hewitson.
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Row 4: Ken Keating, Mike Doherty, Kevin Irvin (RIP), Kevin Lane (RIP), Jack Kelly (RIP), Brian Fitzgerald, Brian Ridgeway, John Meehan, Greg Parnham, Terry O'Brien, Kevin Agnew (RIP), Michael Dowd, Tony Kennedy.
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Row 3: Kevin O'Connor, Tom Earnshaw, Malcolm Morrison, Gavin Bolger, John Hassett (RIP), Tony Kelly, John Maybon, Brian McCrystal, Tom Lawlor, Brian Philp (RIP), Vin Scott (RIP), Ken Bambridge (RIP), Bill McCarthy.

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Row 2: Kevin Lynn, Barry Hansen, Frank Green, Michael Williams, Peter Walsh, Peter O'Brien (RIP), Denis Meyers, Brian Scales, Les Jones, Michael Rush.

Front Row: Brothers: Brian McGrath (RIP) Bertrand Tilley (RIP), Denis Wright (RIP), Brian Beggs (RIP), Terry Kane, Xavier Collins, Dominic Stewart, Borgia Fletcher (RIP), Edmundus Scott (RIP), Gerald Smith (RIP), Ray Martin (RIP), Des Hornsby (RIP), Terry Gleeson (RIP), Brian Flynn, Ray O'Regan (RIP)

1953 ASSUMPTION CONCERT

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Program courtesy John Kelly (Drusilla 51)

1953 Macedon Days

[photos courtesyTony Alonco (Drusilla 52)]

Des Tuck, Michael Rush, Tony Alonco

Peter Walsh (Br Doug)

Who can you name is this photo?

Barry Hansen, Frank Green

Matric Play 1953: "The Ugly Duckling"

[photo and information courtesy Tony Alonco - Drusilla 53]..

Back Row: Guard -John Maybon; Herald- Kevin Irvin (RIP); Chancellor - Brian Philp (RIP); Carlo - Terry O'Brien.
Front Row: Prince Simon - Mike Doherty; Princess Camilla - Frank Green; King - Tony Kennedy; Queen - Jack Kelly; Dulcibella - Barry Hansen.

1953 : Antonio -an Operatic Tragedy

[Thanks to Brian Philp - Drusilla 51 - we have an answer: "Antonio - An Operatic Tragedy" produced by Br Brian McCrystal - Drusilla 50]

[photo and information courtesy Tony Alonco - Drusilla 53]

Top: Tony McGirr
Back Row: John Kelly, John Buck, Karl Quinn, Kevin Lane (RIP), Bruce Piercy (RIP), Brian Fitzgerald, Stan Burrows, John Meehan.
Front Row: Peter Walsh, Brian McCrystal, Mick Brown, Peter Lawler, Brian Monro, Michael Dowd, Ken Keating.

Brian and Yvonne Monro 2024

See 1953 photo above.(front row 3rd from left)

1953 Intermediate Play - " The Merchant of Venice"

[photos courtesy Tony Alonco - Drusilla 53- third from right back row]
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Characters included: Duke - Brian Sully; Antonio - Peter Wallace; Bassanio - Terry Orrell; Portsia - John Campbell; Nerissa - Brian Scales; Shylock - Greg Parnham; Lorenzo - Luke Kavanagh; Jessica - Fred Schepsi (beginning of an illustrious career in films); Gratiano - Dean Curtis; Balthasar - Ken Keating; Salarino - Tony Alonco; Salanio - Mich Wade; Guards - Tom Lawlor and John Kavanagh.

Remo Bianco is at back left but not listed in characters.

1953 Pyramid Team

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[ photo and information courtesy Tony Alonco - Drusilla 53]
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Back Row: John Dini, Michael Rush, Brian Ridgeway, Frank Loughland, Kevin Lynn.
Second Row: Tony Alonco, Des Tuck, Ken Keating, Mich Wade, Fred Schepsi, Peter O'Brien (RIP), Dominic Williams.
Front Row: Remo Bianco, Kevin Lane (RIP), Luke Kavanagh (RIP), Errol Lovett, John Kavanagh.
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1953 First XVIII

Back Row: Des Tuck, Tony Alonco, Ken Keating, Mick Brown, Br Dougie Walsh, Frank Green.
Middle Row: Mike Doherty, Greg Parnham, Br Brian McCrystal, Bruce Piercy (RIP), Brian Philp (RIP), Terry O'Brien, Br John Meehan.
Front Row: Brian Ridgway, Br John Maybon, Tony Kennedy, Brian Fitzgerald, John Kelly, Br Terry Orrell
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This team was coached by Br Terry Gleeson (RIP) and won all three games contested: 15 goals 14 points versus Geelong school 5 - 15; 8 - 17 versus Marist Kyneton 4 - 2; 10 - 9 versus Marist Bendigo 6 - 8.
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Team Positions
Back Line: McCrystal, Philp, Maybon.
Half Backs: Orrell, Meehan, Doherty.
Centre: Alonco, Ridgway, Walsh.
Half Forwards: Parnham, Kelly, Green
Forwards: Fitzgerald (V.C), Piercy, Keating.
1st Ruck: Kennedy (C), O'Brien, Tuck
2nd Ruck: Maybon, Fitzgerald, Keating
19th: Brown
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In 1954..... Br Augustine (Leo Hurley RIP) coached the First XVIII. This team beat Marist Brunswick 14 - 12 to 4 - 5; Assumption 2nd's 17 - 22 to 2 - 5. As a result of this fine win against Assumption 2nd's, they challenged Assumption First XVIII and were beaten by only 7 points: scores 5 - 14 to 5 - 7.
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[photo courtesy Tony Alonco - Drusilla 53]

Photo similar to one posted above with the important inclusion of Br Terry Gleeson (RIP) the coach. Photo showing signs of its age - a product of the dark room at Drusilla.

1954 Mittagong July 2nd

(Editor's Note: best resolution for photo - religious names provided - family name included in brackets)

Back Row:
Gonsales, Fidelis (RIP), Marius, Canisius, Leonard, Aloysius, Geoffrey, Athanasius, Redmond, Francis, Harold (RIP) (Bruce Piercy)
Next:
Silvanus, Marcellin, Leonard (Kevin O'Connor), Hubert, Geran, Neil (Mal Morrison), Anthony, Austin, Marcian, Ildephonsus, Matthew, Cyrillus (Bill McCarthy)
Next:
Michael (RIP) (Brian Philp), Columban, Valentine, Baylon, Augustus, Douglas, Nicholas, Ciaran, Arthur(John Maybon), Leo (Ken Rolls), Camillus (Barry Hansen)
Next:
Elstan, Eugene (Mike Doherty), Louis (RIP) (John Hopgood), Edward (Tom Earnshaw), Donald, Marcus, Elwyn, Gerard (RIP) (Kevin Irvin), Maurice (Ken Bambridge), Finan, Julian, Brian, Campion (Frank Green)
Next:
Graham, Neal, Chanel (Pat Hewitson), Linus (John Meehan), Sebastian (Tony Kennedy), Mel-Patrick, Bonaventure, Ignatius (Jack Kelly), Cleophas, Albert (Terry O'Brien), Christopher, Lawrence, Fintan, James (Kevin Agnew), Eymard
Front Row:
Baylon (Ken Preston), Fr Mahony, Ethelred, Paul, Hilary, Archbishop Carboni, Clement, Andrew, Fr Collins, Arcadius, Canice...

July 2nd

Traditionally July 2nd, the feast of the Visitation, was a day of celebration and ceremonial.
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For those who had completed the first six months training in the Novitiate, they received the religious habit of the Marist Order and their religious name.
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For those who had completed a further twelve months of training, they took their first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience according to the rules and constitutions of the Marist Order.

1956 Solomon Islanders

Profession

[photo and information courtesy Greg O'Regan - Mittagong 46, photo enhanced by Br Des Hornsby - Drusilla 69]
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Editor's note: Those who were at Mittagong 1954 -56 would remember these great guys.
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John Tura (Br Raphael) died recently. He and his Solomon Islander classmates: Malachi Sukuatu and Benedito Laumanasa did their Juniorate at Bowral, and Novitiate at Mittagong in mid fifties. John taught at various schools in Bougainville and the Solomons. He left the Brothers in the 1970s and taught in government schools. He also became a member of the Guadalcanal Provincial government for a time. Those who knew him in Mittagong times remember him for his exuberance [and a tough competitor in a game of hockey].

1959 July 2nd

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Deepdene

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[photo and information courtesy Br Terry Orrell - Drusilla 52]
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Back Row: Brothers Columban (Barry Wirrick), Gerald (Gregory Sheil), Bernardine (Des Tuck), Luke (William Burns), Venantius (Terence Sheil), Stephen (Lindsay Bugg), Regis (Desmond Pauley).

Third Row: Brothers Ian (Peter Howes), Benignus (Barry White), Harold (David Blay), Raphael (Michael Kennedy), Gerard (Michael Rush), Joseph (Brendan Vort-Ronald), Vianney (Bevan Carter).

Second Row: Brothers Thomas (Peter Baker), Louis (Brendan O'Donohue), Emilian (John Skehan), Chanel (Michael Fitzgerald), Edward (William Jolley), Robert (John Gallagher), Benedict (Frank Williams), Laurence (Dominic Williams).

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Front Row: Brothers Basil (Laurence Toohey), Henry (John Ryan), Nilus Kenny (Master of Novices), Donald Grogan (Provincial), Rt. Rev. Mgr Hannan, Father J Carpenter S.J. (Retreat Preacher), Father Timothy O'Callaghan (Novitiate Chaplain), Brothers Eugene (Peter Dwyer), Gabriel (Francis Moran).

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1962 July 2nd

Marcellin College, Camberwell

1961 and 1962 Group

From the left: (1?) (2?) Tex Morton, Vincent Ryan, (5?) Mark Needham, John Needham, (8?), John O'Flaherty, Roger Deland, (10?) Keith Hunter, David Conway, Terry Dwyer (Br Claver - his 99 year old mum is in a Mercy Care Nursin Home - in the Claver wing!) Alan Swingler, Evan O'Halloran, Frank Owen, Brother Sixtus, David Christian (20? 21? 22?).

Can anyone identify: 1,2,5,8,10,20,21,22?

Acknowledgement: Names provided by Terry Dwyer (Drusilla 61)

Posted September 2022

1973 Novitiate Group

[photo and information courtesy Mark Moriarty (Drusilla 72) Albury NSW married to Cathy]
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Back Row: Paul Murphy, Adrian Pett, Peter Van Eeken, Mark Moriarty, Ian Bulkin.
Front Row: Dan Crouch, John O'Brien, Kevin McNamara, Neil Mitchell.
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Matthew Highet (Drusilla 72) died in 1976 as a result of car accident after leaving Novitiate.
Jim Burke (Drusilla 75) also lives in Albury NSW.
Gabriel Murray (Drusilla 70) is a priest in Wagga Wagga Diocese (South Wagga).
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The following novices for the order of Sacred Heart Brothers were also resident at Drusilla with the 1972 group: Anthony Budgen, Gerard McHenry, and Tony Waters.

1989 Kilmore

Brs Doug Walsh, Luke Kavanagh, John Maybon ..........ACK 1989

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2003 MEMORIES of DRUSILLA

The set of photos that follow were taken by Peter Lawler - Drusilla 51, on the occasion of the last reunion held there in November 2003.

Former Matric classroom and Laboratory

Former Brothers' study - upstairs bathroom

Round cypress hedge (ping pong ball!)

The Sunken Garden

Vegie shed

Tennis court built by Juniors

Site of former Vegie patch.

Cattle yards - chook house in background.

The Machinery Shed

The rebuilt laundry after the fire!

The Lourdes Grotto

2006

Fancy a Drusilla wine!
(photo and information provided by Br Des Hornsby -Drusilla 69)

The person who bought Drusilla seems to use the place occasionally for weddings and other functions. The wine is a promotional line. These two bottles were given to the Brothers at Bendigo by local exstudents.