Our anniversary dinner was held in MacLaurin Hall on Saturday 20th
Jan 2018. Starting with cocktails and canapés on the Quad lawns 135
alumni and partners enjoyed a perfect Sydney summer evening of chat and renewed
acquaintance. Steve Jurd gave an
inspiring address in which he highlighted the achievements of our cohort in
parallel with ever-changing aspects of daily living. He reminded us of our unique privilege to
graduate in medicine and to practice our skills in an era of peace and
prosperity. Thereafter the room became a chat-session with people
table-hopping, all keen to catch up with as many old colleagues as
possible. Even as 11 o’clock approached many were still mingling at the
end of a long and pleasant evening.
Past reunions include Intercontinental Hotel (20 yr), Taronga Park Zoo (25 yr), Roseville Golf Club (27 yr), Killara
Golf Club (28 yr), MacLaurin Hall (30 yr), Roseville Golf Club (35 yr - remember the massive storm?) and
this present return to our exam site for our 40th reunion. I
read out a list of 14 departed souls, all
remembered fondly by year members. Everyone put on a smiling
face for this reunion, keen to relive some of our happy times past. I heard no acrimony all evening. Photos by Jim Markos, Judy Stokes, Bill Brooks, John Christie, Agnes Kainer Geyer, Eva Berman and others. Enjoy.
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| MacLaurin Hall, Sydney University - all in readiness! |
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| New Illawarra Flame Tree and Jacaranda (in distance), south quad lawn, Sydney University |
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| 6.30pm: guests arrive: Ray McKinley, Celia McKinley (Hooper), Greg Marks, Lynda Marks (Stevens) |
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| Russell White, Rob and Terri Peters, Di Phillpot |
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| Bruce Hammond, Eva Berman (Terkel), Lyn McKenzie, Terry Terkel |
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| Peter Bowles, Bruce Hammond, Andrew Byrne, Lyn McKenzie |
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| Penny Druce, Denise Haylen, Mary Kathryn Dwyer |
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| David Harris, Agnes Geyer (Kainer), Romany White (Van Twest) |
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| Max Lenzer, Colleen Kane, Miriam VanRooijen |
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| Tuly Rosenfeld, Annabelle Farnsworth (Hansen), Paul McKenzie, Dave Eisinger |
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| Kevin Yee, Simon Grant, Lesley Yee |
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| Kevin Yee, Lesley Yee, Peter Bowles, Paula Bowles |
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| Mariese Grant (Hely), Simon Grant |
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| Sharon Freelander, Mike Freelander MP, Max Lenzer |
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| Justin Smith and Nick Bennett |
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| Warwick Giblin and Rebecca Smith |
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| Romany White, Arnold VanRooijen |
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| James Iddon, Anu Alexander |
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| Robert Hansen, Kelly Hanrahan, Mike Campbell-Smith |
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| Greg Marks (behind), Russell White, Celia McKinley, Anne Gilroy, Ray McKinley. |
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| Liz Magassy, Robert de Rooy, Glenda and Mick O'Halloran |
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| Eva Berman (Terkel), Jim Markos, Andrew Byrne, Agnes Geyer (Kainer) |
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| Steve Jurd addressing the crowds with some philosophy, statistics and shared gratitude. |
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John Lamont, Bernie Hudson, Jim Wall, Jo McMahon, Andy and Lila Csillag, Nick Bennett
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| Libby
Bassett, Brendan McPhillips, Chris Hindley, Terri&Rob Peters, Max Lenzer,
Michael Davis, Helen Hopkins |
Marie
Oakley, Andrew Byrne, Justin Smith, Agnes and Robbie Geyer, Eva Berman
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| Helen Clarke, Mark and Marie Oakley, Andrew
Byrne, Justin Smith, Agnes and Robbie Geyer, Terry Terkel (Gerry Lister and Ray McKinley in background) |
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Marg
Hardy, Paul McKenzie, Mark Henschke, Hal Rikard-Bell, Michael Campbell-Smith
and Kelly Hanrahan |
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Lyn
Starr, Gerry Lister, Romany White, Miriam VanRooijen, Russell White, Ray McKinley, Annabelle Farnsworth,
Arnold VanRooijen, Rob Hansen
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Peter and
Sally Collignon, Taff and Vicki Hughes, Andrew and Marilyn Cole
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Di Philpott, Michael and Liz Giblin, Warwick
Giblin, Ingrid Rieger, Julie Kibby
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| Rebecca
Smith, Mary Kathryn Dwyer, Dennis Ronzani, Tessa Ho, Anu Alexander and James
Iddon (great jacket!) |
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Dave
Eisinger, Tuly Rosenfeld, Paul Pavli, Yael Cohen, Steve and Libby Jurd, Megan
Rathbone Shauna and John de Launey
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| Judy
and Ian Stokes, Lynda Marks (Stevens), Rob Finlayson, Greg Marks, Celia
McKinley, Denise and Bernie Haylen |
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Greg Marks, Celia McKinley, Denise &
Bernie Haylen
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| Gerry Lister, Max Lenzer, John Christie, Chris Hindley |
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Ian & Judy Stokes, Lynda Marks, Rob
Finlayson
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| John Christie, Chris
Needs .. Kerry Needs .. Anne Coady |
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| Jon
Grassby, Bill Brooks, Mal Robilliard |
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Patrick
Blake, Anne Coady, Lorraine Baines (David Baines and Kevin Yee standing)
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| Mike
Freelander MP with Kelly Hanrahan and Michael Campbell-Smith |
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| Brian
Williams, Mark Condon, Colleen Kane, David and Paula Clarke, Ros Pavey, Garvin
Williamz |
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Brian Williams, Bernadette and Mark Condon |
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Paula Clarke, Ros Pavey, Garvin Williamz
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| Glenda
and Mick O’Halloran, Robert de Rooy, Liz Magassy, Anne Gilroy, Bruce Hammond |
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Lesley Yee, David Harris, Mariese Grant
(Hely), Simon Grant, Peter and Paula Bowles
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| Janet
Widmer, Cliff Bott, Katherine Brown (Barry), Penny Druce, Joan Tierney, Margaret
Perrott, Julian Scullin |
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| Kevin Yee, David Baines |
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| Judy Stokes, Andrew Byrne, Agnes Kainer Geyer |
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| Robbie and Agnes Geyer, Dave Eisinger, Eva Berman |
