1953 BC Grade 8 class
Derek Worman Photographer1954c Dining Hall.
The date of the photograph is estimated from similar photographs.
1954c Chapel and school from Collins House.
The date of the photograph is estimated from similar photographs.
1956 BC Grade 11 class
Unknown1956 BC Matric Dinner: "Coming of Age" dinner, 8th December 1956
Contains details of the first Matriculants, Founder students and the Staff and Council members at the time.
1957 BC Matric Dinner: "Farewell dinner to the Second Company of the '53rd Pioneers" dinner, 7th December 1957.
Program contains menu and names of Class of 1957 as well as those of Staff and Council members.
Digital link to Terry Ryan's history and achievements: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Ryan_(tennis)
Photograph of Terry Ryan at Wimbledon in 1968 courtesy https://www.ebay.co.uk/
1960c BP holiday trip to Natal South Coast group photograph
Fargher, Brian1962 BC Matric class:
Legend:
Back row: P G Martin, R Beckman, I Finnie, C Hallam, P Vickers, S Miller, J Pfaff;
Middle row: R Thomson, J G Mackay, I Griffiths, M Thom, C Menke, M Jackson-Smith, T McNeil, R Everest, T Ferguson, J Fox;
Front row: G Read, W de Maar, W Moir, B P Cooper, Mr M T S Krige (Headmaster), Mr R Erasmus (Class Master), G M Martin (Head Prefect), R Cope, S Puth, R Hosford.
1965 BC Athletics: Mrs Legh presents the prizes
Drysdale, Douglas1965 BC D9 and U9 classrooms under construction
Drysdale, Douglas1965 BC Swimming Gala: Mrs Read presents the prizes
Drysdale, Douglas1965 Campus view to BC and Sandton. The staff house closest to the squash courts can be seen under construction.
Drysdale, Douglas1968 BC Rugby U14A Wood Collection NIS
Legend not available in Stythian magazine. The following boys represented the team during the season:
R. Newman, F. Legh, R. Cooper, J. Edmeston, D. Holt, L. Hartman, I. Woods, A. Oberholzer, B. Reádhead (vice-capt.), D. Kneen, P. Dewes, S. Laufer, R. Kippen, P. Hough, M. Wood (capt.), J. Harding and B. Jenkins.
Digital links to articles on Paul Nash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is2c6iD3wmw (footage of his record-breaking 100 yards run in 1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hho1HFAnfI (footage of his record-breaking 220 yards run in 1968) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Nash_(athlete) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C841279%2C00.html
VariousDigital links to story of Life Saving in South Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifesaving_South_Africa
Barry Fergusson was selected for the South African Lifesaving team at the time that the anti-apartheid movement succeeded in having South African participation in international sporting events banned.
1970 BC Rowing team Woods Collection ST p058
Legend:
Back row: C. Brand, A. Bruton, R. Wakefield, T. Chilwell, I. Dodds, D. Hulbert, R. Kennealy;
Middle row: R. Dansey, I. Crichton, B. Lincoln, J. Brandt, R. Kippen, K. Davis, H. McDonald, S. Robb, V. Goodbrand, D. Tatlow;
Front row: A. Groenewald, G. Paton-Ash, P. Smit, Mr J. C. Dickson, K. Goodbrand (capt.), I. Woods, D. Lincoln, D. Heney.
Absent: B. Jenkins
1970 BC Rugby 1st XV Woods Collection ST p055
Legend:
Back row: J de Swart, L Hartman, P Hough, C Bell, W van Aswegen;
Middle row: Mr W J Ellis, A Montgomery, N Janet, O Cook, R Kippen, P Dewes, I Crichton;
Front row: I Woods, B Fergusson, T Gillham, R Schoeman (capt.), I Whyte, M Wood;
Digital links to story of Life Saving in South Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifesaving_South_Africa
Josh Whyte was selected for the South African Lifesaving team at the time that the anti-apartheid movement succeeded in having South African participation in international sporting events banned.
https://za.linkedin.com/in/josh-whyte-3312221b
1971 BC Athletics team Woods Collection ST p039 TBI
No legend for photograph in Stythian magazine.
1971 BC Matric Class Woods collection ST p012
Legend:
Back row: P. C. Cosmann, M. S. Willis, R. R. Logan, P. R. J. Dewes, C. D. Stein, R. H. Ludlow, B. Crane, G. P. Watson, C. V. Kaplan, R. A. Burge, J. F. Santiago, K. Davis, N. A. Andrews.
4th row: R. O. Gilbert, T. E. Hoy, A. C. Burrow, W. A. v. Aswegan, M. A. Basnett, P. K. Hough, C. A. Fergusson, D. G. Beckett, T. J. Falkiner, R. E. Plastow, M. Muller, C. B. Williams, G. D. Peace.
3rd row: J. R. Edmeston, P. F. Legh, P. J. Laburn, D. P. McKie, M. C. Wilford, I. C. Woods, B. S. Hosford, P. V. Smit, P. A. Lamont, R. P. Cooper, R. C. Shearer, K. G. M. Pratley.
2nd row: Mr. P. Pearce, Mr. J. Helliwell, Mr. G. Mascall, Mr. H. Jansen, J. A. Robertson, G. C. D. McSweeney, P. R. Cooke, M. D. Wood, D. C. Cumming, A. R. Sparks, C. B. McEwan, N. L. Janet, Mr. O. Roberts, Mr. M. Stalley, Mr. H. Thorpe, Mr. H. Huggett.
Front row: Rev. D. Henning, Mrs. G. Meumann, Mr. J. Frylinck, Mr. R. Erasmus, Mr. V. Clegg, Mr M. Henning, Mr. E. King, Mr. E. Lipsett, Mr. C. Wilkinson, Mr. A. Carter, Mr. J. Dickson.
Seated in front: A. J. Montgomery, R. J. Morgan, D. Forsythe, A. J. Combrink, J. F. Geddes, R. J. Mulder, D. Heney, A. B. Stead, M. Nicol, R. B. Wakefield.
1971 BC Prefects Woods Collection NIS
Legend not available, but Prefects and House Prefects for 1971 included:
N L Janet (Head Prefect), A C Burrow, P R J Dewes, R O Gilbert, M D Wood, P A Lamont, G D Pearce, P R Cooke, G C D McSweeney, R J Morgan, K G M Pratley, J F Santiago
1971 BC Rowing 1st IV Woods Collection NIS
Legend not available in Stythian magazine, but crew consisted of:
I Woods, A Groenewald, K Davis, D Heney (capt.), V Goodbrand.
1971 BC Rugby 1st XV Woods Collection ST p034
Back Row: N. Janet, F. Legh, A. Groenewald, M. Wood, M. Flinn, A. Oberholzer, K. Davis;
Middle Row: I. King, W. van Aswegan, G. Coulson, T. Hoy, M. Maarschalk, A. Montgomery;
Front Row: R. Paton-Ash, I. Woods, P. Hough (Capt.), R. Kippen, P. Dewes.
1974 BC Hockey U14 TBI NIS
St Stithians College1975 BC Tennis team TBI NIS
St Stithians CollegeDigital links to alumni story: https://www.provost.vt.edu/cyril_clarke_bio.html
Various1980 BC Matric Class tie
Boys' College1980 Founders' Day invitation
Boys' College1984 Mr Science comes of age ... [newspaper article]
Unknown1985 The Prefects Charge. Descriptive item explaining the origins and significance of the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the creator of the artefact. The shield is awarded to "The boy who voluntarily contributes the most to the welfare of his fellows".
Thornton, Mary E1997 Roland Schoeman tribute
Schoeman, Raymond1998 Peter Henderson obituary
Unknown2003 Derek Hudson-Reed obituary
Hudson-Reed served on the St Stithians College staff from 1955 - 1963 before serving as a founding Head of Treverton College in KwaZulu-Natal.
2004 Malcolm 'Wors' Read obituary
UnknownDigital links to http://www.alexanderbraczkowski.com/about
Photograph courtesy http://www.alexanderbraczkowski.com/about
Article from The Conversation 10th August 2023: https://theconversation.com/the-fast-furious-and-brutally-short-life-of-an-african-male-lion-211130
Digital links to the story of Gavin Hood's Oscar award for the film Tsotsi: https://writingstudio.co.za/oscar-winning-tsotsi/
Dercksen, Daniel E2006 Vernon Clegg tribute
Unknown2010 Jeremy Havard letter to Susannah Knowles containing description and context of donated items.
Boys' College2011 Patrick Laurence obituary.
Laurence served on the College staff from 1964 - 1967 before taking up journalism as a career.
Article available online https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jul/14/patrick-laurence-obituary
2011 Paul Krige tribute to Steyn Krige at the time of his passing 26th September, 2011.
Krige, PaulDigital links to alumni story https://mg.co.za/partner-content/2023-06-30-anglo-american-youth-campaign/
Mail & GuardianUndated tribute by Douglas Drysdale to Eric Lipsett at his memorial service.
Drysdale, Douglas2017 Jon Blair biography
Blair, JonDigital links to https://www.goodthingsguy.com/lifestyle/my-better-world-emmy-win/
Good Things GuyMoir provides details of some of the items in the accompanying donation.
Moir, William LawtonMoir describes how the issues of the Chronicles were produced in 1962 at which time he was the editor.
Moir, William LawtonCircular letter advising parents and guardians advising them of the appointment of Steyn Krige as the second Headmaster of the College.
Art ClubProgramme of the event
Dramatic Society