Martyn Arnold Buntine (27 December 1898 – 26 February 1975) was an Australian headmaster and

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the

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in the

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(VFL). After retiring from football he attended

Trinity College Trinity College may refer to: Australia * Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales * Trinity Catholic College, Auburn, a coeducational school in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, New ...

while at

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, before obtaining a PhD in Education from the

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. Returning to Melbourne he started teaching at

Scotch College, Melbourne (For God, for Country, and for Learning) , established = , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Presbyterian , slogan = , ...

before becoming the headmaster of

Camberwell Grammar School , motto_translation = By our deeds may we be known , established = , type = Independent, single sex, Anglican primary and secondary day school , denomination = Anglican , slogan ...

. In 1931 he moved to Western Australia to be the headmaster of

Hale School Hale School is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Named after the school founded by Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale in 1858, Hale School claims to b ...

. During World War II he served in the 2/28th Battalion as a

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, serving in Tobruk and Syria. Promoted to

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and then

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he was put in charge of the 2/11th Battalion. In 1944 he returned to Hale School, before being appointed headmaster of

Geelong College , motto_translation = Thus one goes to the stars , established = , type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding, Christian school , denomination = in association with the Uniting ...

in 1945. Buntine was the son of educationalist

Walter Murray Buntine Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

(18661953) of

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, for whom the

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is named. He was married to Gladys (Jim) Buntine, who was the Australian Chief Commissioner of

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from 1962 until 1968. Their son was educationalist Robert Buntine of The King's School and

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

.BUNTINE, Robert Walter (1929–2014)
– Heritage Guide to

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Retrieved 30 May 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buntine, Arnold 1898 births 1975 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne St Kilda Football Club players Caulfield Football Club players Australian headmasters Australian military personnel of World War I Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army officers People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne) University of Melbourne alumni sportspeople Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Geelong College People from Caulfield, Victoria Military personnel from Melbourne