, motto_translation = With Oars and Sails
i.e. with all one's might , streetaddress = Turton Road, Waratah , city = Newcastle , state = New South Wales , postcode = 2298 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Public, selective, single-sex,

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, day school , established = at Newcastle East
at Waratah , status = Closed , closed = , years = 7–12 , gender = Boys , enrolment = , enrolment_as_of = , classrooms = , campus type = Urban , houses = Hannell

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Shortland
Smith , colours = Red and Blue
, song = ''Remis Velisque'' , communities = Lower

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, footnotes = House names , picture = Waratah HS02

, picture_caption = Entrance to the original building in 2007. The school is now known as

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. , picture2 = , picture_caption2 = Newcastle Boys' High School was a government-funded single-sex selective high school, located in Waratah, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales,

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. The school was active between 1929 and 1976, after which time it became a co-educational non-selective school.

History

Newcastle Boys High School was established in 1929 when the Hill High School was split into two selective single-sex schools, the other being Newcastle Girls High School. Hill High School's campus was located on Newcastle Hill, at a site now occupied by Newcastle East Public School, and was referred to as "the School on the Hill". Newcastle Girls High School moved to a new campus in Hamilton, and Newcastle Boys High School moved to a new campus in Waratah in 1934, at which time Hill High School became

Newcastle Junior Boys High School Newcastle usually refers to: * Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England * Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcast ...

. Both Newcastle Boys and Newcastle Girls high schools carried on the traditions established by the original school, including use of the same motto and school colours. Newcastle Boys High School became non-selective and co-educational in 1977 and changed its name to Waratah High School that same year. Later it became Waratah Technology High School, and then Waratah Technology Campus of

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in 2000.

Headmasters

The Headmasters of Newcastle Boys High School were: * 1930–31 Robert Frederick Harvey * 1932–34 Charles Herbert Christmas * 1935–44 Norman Ross Mearns * 1945–47 William Pillans * 1948–63 Frank Harold Beard * 1964–74 Leonard Thomas Richardson * 1975–76 Victor Huish Webber (relieving)

School song

Newcastle Boys High School continued to sing the Newcastle High School song: words by a member of staff, R. G. Henderson MA set to the tune of "D'ye ken John Peel?", chosen by competition announced in 1913 in the school journal, "Novocastrian". When the boys moved to the plain at the Waratah site, they no longer climbed up The Hill and the first verse was re-written in 1943 by Mr Hodge.

Science scholarships

The following Newcastle Boys' High School students won scholarships to the

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Extra-curricular activities

The following Newcastle Boys' High School boys were awarded "Blues" by the New South Wales

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under the system which operated from 1957 to 1980:

Notable alumni

Michael Back Michael John Back (born 26 June 1957) is an Australian lawyer. He is a senior partner of Herbert Smith Freehills and head of their Brisbane, Queensland office. He is an environmental and planning law specialist. Early life and education Back w ...

Freehills Brisbane managing partner * Reginald Ian Barrettjurist; Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales(2001–) * Jonathan Bigginsentertainer, writer *

Leigh Blackmore Leigh (David) Blackmore (born 1959) is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist, musician and proponent of post-left anarchy. He was the Australian representative for the Horror Writers of America (1994–95) and served as the se ...

horror writer, critic, editor, musician * Peter Cavejournalist; Current Affairs Foreign Editor, Australian Broadcasting Corporation * Peter Robert Charlton (1946–2007)journalist, soldier, military historian; editor at '' The Courier-Mail'' from 1996 * William T. Cooper artist and ornithologist * Phil Cousins community worker, surf life-saver, mines rescue leader; Venerable Order of Saint John (2004),

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(2003), named Open Champion (First Aid)

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(1994 and 1997), Gold Medallion NSW Mines Rescue Service (1993) * Julian Croftnovelist and poet; Emeritus Professor of English, University of New England * Howard Crozier (1936–)teacher, education administrator, CSIRO manager, shire councillor, grazier * Roger Dean Federal Member for Robertson 1949–64, Administrator of the Northern Territory 1964–70, diplomat * Robert Douglas medical practitioner and academic; chair, SEE-Change ACT; emeritus professor and visiting fellow, Australian National University; chair, Australia 21 *

Gary Gilmour Gary John Gilmour (26 June 1951 – 10 June 2014) was an Australian cricketer who played in 15 Tests and 5 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1973 and 1977. At the peak of his career, Gilmour combined "talented hitting" with "penetrative ...

Australian cricketer * Ross Gittins author; economics editor of '' The Sydney Morning Herald'' * Kevan Gosperinternational sports administrator; company director * John Hardingviolinist; Concertmaster, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (2006–) * Sam Jonestrade unionist, politician; Labor member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Waratah (1965–84) * Patrick McGorrypsychiatrist, academic, 2010 Australian of the Year * Jeffrey Milesauthor, jurist; Chief Judge, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (1985–2002) * Arthur MorrisAustralian cricketer * Peter MorrisFederal Minister; Federal Member for Shortland 1972–98 *

Gary Neat Gary Francis Neat (born 27 October 1948) is an Australian business leader and company director. He is a former journalist and senior political figure. Early life and education Neat attended Newcastle Boys' High School. He was a Chevening Schola ...

journalist and author; Foreign Correspondent ABC Indochina/SE Asia; CEO of the Queensland Liberal Party; Senate Candidate & Federal Executive; National President – Australian Institute of Management *

Dick Tooth Richard Murray Tooth (21 September 1929 – 5 August 2020) was an Australian rugby union footballer of the 1950s. He represented the Wallabies in ten Test matches and nineteen total appearances and was Australian captain on two occasions. He res ...

Australian rugby union footballer, orthopaedic surgeon and sports science pioneer *

Ivan Welsh Ivan Joseph Welsh (25 February 1940 – 15 March 2007) was an Australian politician. Born in Newcastle, Welsh attended Newcastle Boys' High School from 1952 to 1955 and served in the army from 1958 to 1967, including periods in Malaya (195 ...

politician; Lake Macquarie mayor and member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1988–91)

Notable teachers

Kelver Hartley Kelver Hayward Hartley Jones (11 February 1909 – 26 February 1988) was an Australian academic and the foundation professor of French at the University of Newcastle. Early life and career Kelver Hartley was born Kelver Hayward Hartley Jones in ...

References

External links

Newcastle Boys High School Old Boys Association
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