LAMONT, John Scott (1939-2015)
LAMONT, John Scott (1939-2015), attended Harefield State School and boarded at Geelong College from February 1952 to December 1956.
At College, he was Head Storeman at the House of Guilds and member of the House of Guilds Council in 1955, and in 1956 Vice-Captain of the 5th XVIII Football Team. Not long after leaving school he became a jackaroo at Blackall, Queensland before returning to Junee, NSW in 1960. A farmer and grazier, of ‘The Grange’ and formerly Sedgefield, Old Junee, John died, age 75, at Wagga Wagga on 25 April 2015.
Originally a merino and wheat grower, John became the second farmer in NSW to grow canola in 1966. As his expertise developed he emerged as one of the leading advocates of commercial canola growing. He was inaugural Secretary of the Canola Association of Australia for many years and on the executive of the Australian Oilseeds Association. His brother, Robert Lamont, also attended College.
At College, he was Head Storeman at the House of Guilds and member of the House of Guilds Council in 1955, and in 1956 Vice-Captain of the 5th XVIII Football Team. Not long after leaving school he became a jackaroo at Blackall, Queensland before returning to Junee, NSW in 1960. A farmer and grazier, of ‘The Grange’ and formerly Sedgefield, Old Junee, John died, age 75, at Wagga Wagga on 25 April 2015.
Originally a merino and wheat grower, John became the second farmer in NSW to grow canola in 1966. As his expertise developed he emerged as one of the leading advocates of commercial canola growing. He was inaugural Secretary of the Canola Association of Australia for many years and on the executive of the Australian Oilseeds Association. His brother, Robert Lamont, also attended College.
Source
Sydney Morning Herald 28 Apr 2015 . OGC 1953.