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From: "Shorney" <>
Subject: Re: Honour List Horton College 1879-1887
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 20:21:55 +0800


Hi John
no sorry, the little pamphlet lists what the boarder have to provide and the
term fees, but not the meaning of A.A.

Does anyone on this list know what it might stand for.
Rosalie


> Hello Rosalie,
> The Horton College information was most interesting. Would you know what
> the acronym A.A. stands for?
> Thanks
> John Hammond
> Queensland
>
>
>
> Thought these names might belong to someone on this list. The headmaster
> was my great grandfather's nephew, William Walker FOX.
> Horton College was near Ross on the main railway line between Launceston
and
> Hobart and no longer exists. The State Library in Hobart has lots of
> information on Horton College. Anybody wanting ref nos to books and
papers
> can email me direct.
> Cheers.
> Rosalie Glynn
> Albany Western Australia
> Searching: HEASLIP, Cavan Ireland; SHORNEY, Somerset;
> McDONALD & SWEET, Scotland;
> BURTON, FOX, MOORHOUSE, Yorkshire;
> WILLIAMS & WYATT, Devon.
> BURTON, FOX & MOORHOUSE, Yorkshire;
> WILLIAMS & WYATT, Devon.
>
> Honour List Horton College 1879-1887
>
> 1879 -
> Percy L Waterhouse, A.A.degree Exam, first class; awarded Minor
Schol.(sic)
> Prize for Geology.
> John Warnock, A.A., First Class. First Prize for Italian.
> Arthur Warnock &
> Walter Blackmore Both passed Melb. Matric. Exam.
>
> 1880 -
> Evett Gordon Allport, A.A., awarded Gold Medal as Senior Associate of the
> Year, Minor and Dry Scholarships. First Prizes for Latin, Greek and
> Mathematics; prize for Geology; second prizes for English and Italian.
> Herbert N. Grant., A.A., first class.
> William C. Walch, A.A., first class.
> James Gorringe, A.A., second class.
> John Warnock, Tasmanian Scholar.
> F.E. Stephenson &
> Fred J. Derham &
> E. Barnett All 3 passed Melb. Matric. Exam.
>
> 1881 -
> James Saunders, A.A., first class.
> Walter H. Reed, A.A., first class. Prizes for Chemistry and Geology;
second
> prizes for English and Mathematics. Frank A. Gorringe, A.A.,
> second class.
> John R. Allport gained a Council's Exhibition.
> Walter H. Reed &
> Eustace L. Smith Both passed Melb. Matric. Exam. W.H. Reed with
> credit.
>
> 1882 -
> Ralph S. Stephenson, A.A., first class; awarded Gold Medal as Senior
> Associate, Minor and Dry Scholarships; prize for Geology; second prizes
for
> Greek and Mathematics.
> Alexander S. Malcolm, A.A., third class.
> Percy L. Waterhouse, Tasmanian Scholar.
> Harry B. Jamieson, Council's Exhibition.
>
> 1883 -
> Robert L. Gatenby, A.A., first class.
> Evett G. Allport, Tasmanian Scholar.
>
> 1884 -
> Walter T. Price, A.A., first class; awarded Gold Medal as Senior Associate
> of Arts, Minor and Dry Scholarships; first prize for English; prize for
> Geology; second prize for Italian.
> John R. Allport, A.A., first class.
> Percy J. Exton &
> Alfred E. Johns Both passed Melb. Matric. Exam.
>
> 1885 -
> Ralph F. Stephenson, Tasmanian Scholar.
> Alfred B. Pitt, passed Melb. Matric. Exam.
>
> 1886 -
> Tom R. G. Shoobridge &
> Norman Lavers. Both Council's Exhibition.
>
> 1887 -
> Walter T. Price, passed London Matric. Exam. with honours.
> Alfred B. Pitt, A.A., first class.
> John W. Sinden, passed Melb. Matric. Exam.
> A. C. Solomon, Council Exhibition.
>
>

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