Time Capsule Letters Available at Old Scholars’ Launch

A few weeks ago, we published an article about the Port Lincoln Lions Club opening a time capsule that was interred at Ravendale Oval in July, 1978. As you may recall, inside the fibreglass box were dozens of envelopes addressed to a host of local individuals, families, businesses and community groups, including two for Port Lincoln High School.

A copy of that article can be found here: Two Envelopes for PLHS Inside Lions Time Capsule – Port Lincoln High School

We are delighted to announce that we are now in a position to share the contents of the two envelopes, in particular, the host of letters that were written by the PLHS students of that era from classes 9.7 (Teacher Michele Cauchi) and 10.3 (Deputy Principal Nancy Collinson).

* Please note: we are well aware of the sensitivities surrounding the publishing of a list of names such as this, particularly for the families of any persons who may have passed away; we apologise for any distress this may cause.

The names of the letter authors that we have been able to determine are:

• Nancy Collinson (Deputy Principal)
• Michele Cauchi (Teacher)
• Carolyn Bilney
• Ferial Holme
• Alison Trevor
• Nola Hender
• Brenton Dennis
• Edwina Carbine
• John Bozanic
• Christine Utting
• Simon Harder
• David Harcourt
• Edwina Miller
• Paul Polkinghorne
• Greg Norris
• Brook Jones
• Donna Sellen
• Eddy Smith
• Scott Poole
• Bradley Witt
• Shayne Dunchue
• Roxanne Ware
• David Leyson
• Linda Davies
• Paul Watson
• Robin Bell
• Scott Gillings
• Vernon Miller
• Craig Lymn
• Mark Basford
• Angela Trevor
• Karen Earl
• Dean Vivian
• Shane Doudle
• John Theakstone
• Rosalie Pope
• Louise Brewster
• Shayne Manuel
• Denija Gospic
• Lesley Fletcher
• Dion Stendt
• Ian Laube
• Kerri Kemp
• Leoni Inglis
• John Blacker
• Daryl Mortimer
• Mark McCallum
• Dianne Kowald
• Donna Woods

There are also several letters that we are still trying to prise apart; they were written by:

• Kym Sampson
• Lillian Brown
• Brendan Sheehy
• Margaret Buddle
• June Paull
• Sharon Radford
• Paul Halligan

Sharon McEvoy in the school’s Front Office has painstakingly separated these pages, placed them into individual plastic sleeves and filed them in a display folder – this folder will be available to view at tomorrow evening’s PLHS Old Scholars’ Association launch at the Port Lincoln Hotel (6~8pm).

Any of the people listed above (and/or close family members) are invited to join us at tomorrow night’s function to your reconnect with your letter and share your memories of PLHS in the 70’s.

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