Ursula Dubosarsky (COLEMAN 1978)
“Days. What are days for? Days are where we live. Where can we live, but days?” These are lines from a poem by Philip Larkin that we studied in Year 11 with Mrs Miller. These photos made me think of it. The photo below was taken on the lawn outside the Yellow Building in about Read more
Florence Ridley-Smith (CLIFFORD 1951)
Very vivid in my memory is attending the 50th SCEGGS Anniversary in the Sydney Town Hall. What a pageant, just thrilling for this young girl. The costuming, singing and drama. My opportunity to learn the organ was fantastic and I have been playing ever since, up until COVID-19 hit. It also enabled me to teach Read more
Juliet Schmidt (SKIPPER 1982)
15.08.1981 to 16.09.1981 17 girls – years 10, 11 and maybe 12 1 brother of a SCEGGS girl 3 teachers – Diana Bowman, Jo Karolis, Marina Comino Visited Athens, Peloponnese and Greek Islands. This was an Ancient History trip (but many girls weren’t doing Ancient History). Special memories: We all have very fond memories of Read more
Airlie MURRAY (2008)
I have the fondest memories from my time at SCEGGS. The laughter and deep connections made both inside and outside the classroom over the years have carried in to our 20s and no doubt, for many decades beyond! I fondly remember my Duke of Edinburgh experiences with Doric and Miss Bower! Twice a year we Read more
Cecily Parris (ACKMAN 1960)
Cecily with friend of 70 years, Sonia Lawson (BERKAHN) Read more
Girl Guides
Girl Guides 1a Darlinghurst (SCEGGS) Company was founded in 1921 and was one of the first registered Girl Guide Companies in NSW. In 1921 the Company leader, Miss Levy, took the girls on their first outing to Fairy Bower in Manly, where they had tracking games, cooked ‘very raw black chops’ and passed fire lighting. Read more