PATON, Kenneth Ross (1944-2011)
PATON, Kenneth Ross (1944-2011)
Kenneth Ross Paton, farmer, in the Mitta Valley near Tallangatta, was educated at the College as a boarder from 1956 to 1961, after attending the small local State School of Noorongong near Ferndale in North-East Victoria.
After leaving College, he was a Jackaroo in South Australia and at Ceres near Geelong before returning to the family farm ‘Bingara’ near Tallangatta to become the third generation to manage the family cattle property. He died at Anam Cara House, Geelong on 18 Dec, 2011. Carol, his wife described him as ‘a man of the land who loved his valley’. Ross was active in the Host Farms Association and a foundation member since 1977. His brother, Graham Stuart Paton, OGC 1961, was also a student at the College.
Kenneth Ross Paton, farmer, in the Mitta Valley near Tallangatta, was educated at the College as a boarder from 1956 to 1961, after attending the small local State School of Noorongong near Ferndale in North-East Victoria.
After leaving College, he was a Jackaroo in South Australia and at Ceres near Geelong before returning to the family farm ‘Bingara’ near Tallangatta to become the third generation to manage the family cattle property. He died at Anam Cara House, Geelong on 18 Dec, 2011. Carol, his wife described him as ‘a man of the land who loved his valley’. Ross was active in the Host Farms Association and a foundation member since 1977. His brother, Graham Stuart Paton, OGC 1961, was also a student at the College.
Source
Paton Family; The Age (Melbourne) 19 Dec 2011. (OGC 1957).