GOUGH, William John (1950-2015)
GOUGH, William John (1950-2015)
William John Gough attended Branxholme State School, and boarded at College from February 1964 to December 1968 completing Year 12. A Morrison House Prefect, he was also a member of the 1967 5th Football Team and played in one of the earlier 1st Hockey Teams in 1964. He later attended Marcus Oldham Agricultural College from 1977 to 1979 and then continued farming at ‘Miakite’, Branxholme.
His father, John Hamilton Gough (1914-1985) had also been a boarder at College. Bill’s three children: Richard, Louise, and Caroline, were the third generation of the Gough Family to attend College. Bill, aged 65 years, died on 1 April 2015.
William John Gough attended Branxholme State School, and boarded at College from February 1964 to December 1968 completing Year 12. A Morrison House Prefect, he was also a member of the 1967 5th Football Team and played in one of the earlier 1st Hockey Teams in 1964. He later attended Marcus Oldham Agricultural College from 1977 to 1979 and then continued farming at ‘Miakite’, Branxholme.
His father, John Hamilton Gough (1914-1985) had also been a boarder at College. Bill’s three children: Richard, Louise, and Caroline, were the third generation of the Gough Family to attend College. Bill, aged 65 years, died on 1 April 2015.
Source
The Age (Melb) 6 April 2015. OGC 1964.