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7 unusual facts about Melbourne Grammar School


Cordner–Eggleston Cup

The Cordner–Eggleston Cup is the current name of a historic private school Australian rules football competition which has been played annually between Melbourne Grammar School and the Scotch College since 1858.

Frederick Revans Chapman

He was educated at the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne and in Europe, before reading law in London.

Hawthorn Railway Bridge

Cornwell had previously been involved as contractor in many other major construction works including the Melbourne Grammar School, the Model School, Coppin’s Haymarket Theatre, the Sunbury railway goods shed and other Melbourne and Suburban Railway works.

Henry English Fulford

After graduating from the Melbourne Grammar School, Henry Fulford went to England, to acquire some business experience in London.

Irvine Masson

He went to Melbourne Grammar School then Melbourne University, achieving a BSc with first class honours in chemistry in 1908.

John Edward Bromby

He was then appointed headmaster of the newly founded Church of England Grammar School at Melbourne, where he arrived in February 1858 with his wife and nine children.

Wadhurst

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Melbourne Grammar School


Andrew Justin Stewart Coats

Coats was educated at Melbourne Grammar School, where he was proxime accessit Head of School and a School Officer; St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he earned a B.A. in Physiological Sciences with First-Class Honours and won the Rose Prize; and Clare College, Cambridge, where he read medicine, earning a M.B. B.Chir.

North Sydney Boys High School

The King's School, 2.Melbourne Grammar School, 3. Melbourne High School,

William Moule

Moule resided at Clarence House now known as the old Mansion nightclub in 1876 whilst being educated at Melbourne Grammar School and took a law degree at Melbourne University, being called to the bar in 1879 and going into practice the following year.


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