Hurlstone Agricultural High School Escapee Register

This page is dedicated to my old High School, Hurlstone Ag High. For some reason, it's one of the busiest sites on BONWAG at the moment, so I guess it's up to me to fill it with at least a bit of useful information. If you look at the link below, I've posted links to as many places I know of which also contain Hurlstone information, including the very mobile official site.

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Hurlstone Film
(: December 7, 2007 12:34 PM)

I can't believe it'sa taken me a while to look this up, but there are a few Hurlstone videos doing the rounds on YouTube. (These search results will show what we have learned at dear old Hurlstone. Hurrah! Hurrah!)

When I find the many videos I have lying around here I might put some up from the 1980s :-)

Great memories for past students, terrifying blackmail for current ones, and excellent orientation for future Hurlstonians.

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Hurlstone's 100 Years
(: October 7, 2007 1:58 PM)

Although it was difficult to hear the speeches at times, the 80s contingent 'up the back' at Saturday's Hurlstone Centenary Dinner was in fine form. As I twittered from Table 41, it's amazing how quickly a group of school friends can regress 20 years. Boy - now that I think about it - that's half a lifetime.

Okay - big news first - there's definitely a 'Class of 88' 20 year reunion planned for next year. Catering whizzkid David Allison and Construction magnate Lee Fahey have taken it upon themselves - so stay tuned. It'll be twice the 10 year reunion.

On the night, everyone settled back into the old roles, the in-jokes remained, and the memories of the controversies and punishments were still wet to the touch. It seems that what lasts 20 years is not the grades or the awards, but the relationships and the extra-curricular.

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To Be Continued...

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In My Day, The Students Got The Cane For This Sort Of Thing
(: September 21, 2007 8:24 PM)

My, how things have changed after 100 years.  Hurlstone is once again in the news for its starring role as one of the nation's leading exporters of psychological torment. Oops - Sorry. Allegedly.

With more Centenary celebrations only a few days away, it seems there's still more growing up to do. If the reports are to be believed, staff have been taking bullying lessons from the kids. Things have been getting a bit Agricultural, shall we say?

Yet, only a few minutes down the railway, the kids are getting it right. Has the world gone topsy turvy?

Seriously - what's going on over there? Hurlstone's always prided itself on doing things a little differently - staff have never been shy about engaging in militant behaviour - heck, we produced Mark Latham -  but surely there comes a time to stop asking questions about the situation and start answering them?

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HAHS Centenary Dinner
(: September 18, 2007 5:13 PM)

It looks like a few of us are signed up to go to Celebrate 100 years of Hurlstone - any other ex-Hurlstonians going to come along? Last days!

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HAHS: A Hundred Years To The Day
(: April 1, 2007 6:17 PM)

I'm a little sad I didn't get to the Centenary Service for Hurlstone today - a family celebration for Charlotte and a dodgy shoulder conspired to keep me away. I'm reliably informed there's a brick with my name on it on the new Centenary Pathway which I'll have to get to see at the next open day.

I'm interested to hear from folk who attended the service today - it looks like the weather was sensational, and I would have liked to catch up with other 'Old Boys' of both genders.

What happened? Anyone?

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Another Hurlstone Community
(: February 25, 2007 1:55 PM)

Interesting to note another online Hurlstone Community has started up in Facebook - The Hurlstone New Age Old Boys (and Belles) Alumni is only new, with only a few members, but the Facebook interface is a lot slicker than your average. See you there?

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Hurlstone Reunited
(: June 4, 2006 10:05 AM)

There's life! Hurlstone Agricultural High School Turns 100 in 2007, and it looks like a bunch of commemorative activities are planned. The official site seems to be back up and running, and has some details of what's being planned. Colin Watts, from the class of '78, has taken on some reunion planning. I'm glad to have discovered his Alumni site in the process, too.

If you're an ex-Hurlstonian, You'd do well to send your details to the school to be kept informed of the centenary activities, sign up to the reunion page on Friends Reunited, or keep an eye on Colin's Page.

Hoopra hoopra hoopra tap-a-go-yah!

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Escapee Register - Class of 1988

Here's everyone I've made cotact with recently, with a rough outline of what they're doing. Let me know if you've been left off.

Name	Last Sighted	Crimes Against Humanity
Patrick Duffy	Sydney, NSW	Own legal practice, working for City of Sutherland
Alison Croft (McSkimming)	Sydney, NSW	Student/Lecurer in Film at Film & Television School. Married.
Jason Richardson	Queensland
David Sanderson	Adeliade/McLaren Vale, SA	Viticulturalist and rugby player; married with bub due in June 03.