Alumni of
Ipswich Grammar School in
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia are known as 'Old Boys' and automatically gain membership into the schools
alumni association, the IGS Old Boys Association (IGSOBA). Established in 1907, IGSOBA organises regular reunions and occasional sporting competitions.[1]
Some notable Old Boys of Ipswich Grammar School include:
Charles Chauvel – Pioneer of the Australian film industry; Influential early film director; Credits include Jedda (first colour feature film made in Australia), In The Wake Of The Bounty, 40,000 Horsemen and The Rats Of Tobruk[2]
Walde Fisher – Australian Infantry Soldier killed in action in World War I[4][5]
Major
Percival Savage DSO[6] MBE[7] – Gallipoli veteran, farmer, chairman of the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, Queensland for 30 years.[8]
National Honours
Manuel Michael Varitimos CBE (Barrister, QC) – awarded the CBE in 2016[9] for services to the Papua and New Guinean community through the advancement of justice and the rule of law.
^"Anzac Day Commemorations"(PDF). The Grammar Word - 1 May 2014. Ipswich Grammar School. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^The Major to retire (Vol. 44 No. 2 ed.), Queensland Fruit and Vegetable News, 10 May 1973, p. 19
^50 years of progress : The Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, C.O.D. : 1923-1973. Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing. 1973.
OCLC221777895.
Alumni of
Ipswich Grammar School in
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia are known as 'Old Boys' and automatically gain membership into the schools
alumni association, the IGS Old Boys Association (IGSOBA). Established in 1907, IGSOBA organises regular reunions and occasional sporting competitions.[1]
Some notable Old Boys of Ipswich Grammar School include:
Charles Chauvel – Pioneer of the Australian film industry; Influential early film director; Credits include Jedda (first colour feature film made in Australia), In The Wake Of The Bounty, 40,000 Horsemen and The Rats Of Tobruk[2]
Walde Fisher – Australian Infantry Soldier killed in action in World War I[4][5]
Major
Percival Savage DSO[6] MBE[7] – Gallipoli veteran, farmer, chairman of the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, Queensland for 30 years.[8]
National Honours
Manuel Michael Varitimos CBE (Barrister, QC) – awarded the CBE in 2016[9] for services to the Papua and New Guinean community through the advancement of justice and the rule of law.
^"Anzac Day Commemorations"(PDF). The Grammar Word - 1 May 2014. Ipswich Grammar School. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^The Major to retire (Vol. 44 No. 2 ed.), Queensland Fruit and Vegetable News, 10 May 1973, p. 19
^50 years of progress : The Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, C.O.D. : 1923-1973. Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing. 1973.
OCLC221777895.