CULTURE

James Wieneke was a World War II artist who sketched the New Guinea Campaign of the 6th Australian Division and published an illustrated book of the war zone.

Born on the 7th October 1897 (died 11th November 1959) Charles was an Australian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter and nephew of Australian Army General Sir Harry Chauvel.

Ronald Erle "Ron" Grainer was an Australian composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom.

David Rowbotham was a student at Toowoomba Grammar School from 1939-1940. He was a celebrated literary figure, journalist, poet, author and lecturer.

Peter Porter was a student at Toowoomba Grammar School from 1943-1946. He was a freelance writer and poet; the ‘Eminence Grise’ of Australian Poetry and Winner of the 2002 Queen’s Medallion.

Donald grew up on the fruit and vegetable farm of his father, Percival James Savage, at Brookfield and later moved to Sydney where he studied art, trained in ballet and sang in opera productions.

Conductor and Musician, Mr Patrick Thomas graduated from BSHS in 1949. Recognised with awards such as the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Patrick's long association with ABC Orchestras, and as guest conductor of many famous orchestras overseas, were a major part of his distinguished career.

After a number of years in radio, Cornish switched to TV and became known as the 'First Face on Queensland Television'. He was in front of the cameras the night Channel 9 officially began transmission.

An Australian-based violist, conductor, and music director. He is the founder (1966) and Director of Music of the Queensland Youth Orchestras, with whom he established the National Youth Concerto Competition.