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From: Roger Higgins
Subject: Charles Kingsford-Smith at STHS
Hi Stephen,
I was at STHS from 1958 to 1962, and have come across your website while googling Joan bielski, whose obituary for her husband was in the Sydney Morning Herald of 7 March 2009.
In 1962, rumours abounded in our year that Charles Kingsford-Smith was at STHS for only a short time, then expelled for reasons unknown (to us at the time). I was wondering if you or any of your STHS contemporaries have any knowledge of if and why "Smithy" may have been expelled. The author Peter FitzSimons is writing a biography on him, and is keen for any gossip he might be able to follow up on.
Congratulations on your website.
Regards,
Roger Higgins
PS In our time the grass at the front of the school was known as "The Boss's lawn", and we did 'wheelies' on it on muck-up day. The stories about Fin Cook were all true. He 'taught' me French for 5 years!! Allen Whitehurst introduced me to the joys of classical music, by playing Beethoven's 5th Symphony in class.
