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OBA Strategy document: 2021 to 2024
Thursday, 12 August 2021At our Annual General Meeting we launched our 2021-2024 Old Barker Association Strategy. The Strategy...
Barker Business Networking Directory
Thursday, 4 October 2018We are compiling a Business Networking Directory to promote & support Barker related businesses within our Community. This is available to all our...
Fundraising Bike Ride
Thursday, 23 June 2017Dear Old Barker Association Member
My name is Robyn Leonard and I am an old Barker parent. After the death of my daughter, Lucinda (95) from a brain...
My name is Robyn Leonard and I am an old Barker parent. After the death of my daughter, Lucinda (95) from a brain...
Announcement from Head of Barker College
Friday, 4 November 2016The Council of Barker College is thrilled to announce that by 2022, Barker will be a fully coeducational School.
This will commence with the entry of...
This will commence with the entry of...
Know Your School – Barker’s End of Year Celebration
Thursday, 26 November 2015With the academic year drawing to a close, we take a look at the annual prize ceremony, which has also been known as Speech Day and Celebration.
The...
The...
Know Your School – Barker’s Christian Heritage
Friday, 20 November 2015On 11 November 1918, Barker’s owner and Head, William Carter signed a contract transferring ownership of the School to the Church of England, now...
Know Your School – The Barker machine gun
Friday, 13 November 2015This week, we go back to Remembrance Day in 1921 when the School’s machine gun was unveiled. The College Barker (June 1922, pp. 1-3) reported on...
Know Your School – An ANZAC Story
Wednesday, 4 November 2015Know Your School – An ANZAC Story
This week, the Archives received a visit from Lloyd Sustenance, the son of Edward Sustenance, one of Barker...
This week, the Archives received a visit from Lloyd Sustenance, the son of Edward Sustenance, one of Barker...
Know Your School – 30 years ago in 1985
Friday, 30 October 2015This week we go back to 1985, the year the first mobile phone call was made and Route 66 was removed from the United States Highway. Barker was, of course,...
Know Your School – The Barker Oval
Friday, 23 October 2015Ninety-one years ago in October 1924, the Barker Oval was officially opened. We commemorate this occasion by recounting the events of that day as they...
Know Your School - Barker College Archives
Friday, 16 October 2015This week we look back to the origins of the Barker College Archives and its place within the School.
In December 1963, the Barker College Council...
In December 1963, the Barker College Council...
Know Your School – Senior School at Barker
Monday, 12 October 2015Know Your School – Senior School at Barker
This week we look at the foundation of the Senior School and commemorate 39 years of the Senior...
This week we look at the foundation of the Senior School and commemorate 39 years of the Senior...
Know Your School – Barker in the 1930s
Wednesday, 16 September 2015This week we go back in time to the 1930s and look at Barker during the years of the Great Depression.
1929 was the beginning of a new era for Barker...
1929 was the beginning of a new era for Barker...
Know Your School – Barker and the CAS
Tuesday, 9 September 2015This week, as Barker competes in the 86th CAS Track and Field Championships, we look at the history of the CAS.
In 1922, Mr Archer, Head of Trinity...
In 1922, Mr Archer, Head of Trinity...
Know Your School – Barker and World War Two
Sunday, 7 September 2015This week, as we commemorate 70 years since the conclusion of World War Two, we look at the War’s effect on the Barker community.
During the...
During the...
Know your School - Outdoor Education at Barker
Friday, 28 August 2015Know Your School – Outdoor Education at Barker
As Barker celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, each week we will delve into the Archives...
As Barker celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, each week we will delve into the Archives...
Know Your School – Founding of the OBA
Monday, 24 August 2015With the constitution of the Old Boys Union (OBU) being adopted on 25 August 1908, this week we look at the origins of the Old Barker Association (OBA)....
Know Your School – Barker Ablaze
Friday, 31 July 2015This week we recount the effects of fire on Barker’s built environment.
It was in 1935 that a Barker building was first affected by fire....
It was in 1935 that a Barker building was first affected by fire....
Know your School - Barker's First Computer
Thursday, 24 July 2015This week we go back to a time when Barker got its very first computer. Given the modern world, it is perhaps inconceivable to think that just over 36...
Know Your School – Barker’s Sporting Origins…
Friday, 17 July 2015This week we take a look at the origins of sport at Barker.
Barker’s founder, Henry Plume, was very much concerned with academic achievements...
Barker’s founder, Henry Plume, was very much concerned with academic achievements...
Know Your School – 50 years ago…
Friday, 19 June 2015This week we go back to the School’s 75th year in 1965.
The greatest change to Barker’s built environment in 1965 was the opening of...
The greatest change to Barker’s built environment in 1965 was the opening of...
Know Your School – Barker College Cadet Unit in 1912
Friday, 12 June 2015Know Your School – Term 2 Week 8 – Barker College Cadet Unit in 1912
This week we go back in time to 1912, when the Barker College Cadet...
This week we go back in time to 1912, when the Barker College Cadet...
Know Your School – Boarding at Barker
Friday, 29 May 2015This week, we take a look at the long tradition of boarding at Barker College.
When Rev. Henry Plume first advertised for pupils in the Kurrajong...
When Rev. Henry Plume first advertised for pupils in the Kurrajong...
2015 OBA Annual Golf Day - 15 Sept
Wednesday, 28 May 2015Please join us for our Annual Golf Day this year, which is being held at Pennant Hills Golf Club.
BOBs Back to Barker Sports Day
Wednesday, 28 May 2015BOBs Rugby and the Old Barker Football Club will be playing their 4 July round games on Barker Oval and Rosewood.
We hope you will be able to support...
We hope you will be able to support...
Know Your School – John Dewes
Friday, 22 May 2015Barker's Gallipoli tour
Friday, 8 May 2015In last Sunday's Sydney Morning Herald (3 May), Peter FitZsimons wrote the following about the impromptu concert put on by the Barker group at the...
Know Your School – Barker’s Libraries
Thursday, 8 May 2015This week we take a look at libraries from Barker’s past.
The first mention of a library at Barker occurs in The Barker College Magazine (April...
The first mention of a library at Barker occurs in The Barker College Magazine (April...
Know Your School - Barker's Uniform
Monday, 4 May 2015This week we take a look at uniforms worn by past and present generations of Barker students.
When Barker College was founded, there was no prescribed...
When Barker College was founded, there was no prescribed...
Know Your School – Barker and the Great War of 1914-1918
Friday, 24 April 2015This week, with the centenary of Gallipoli approaching, we reflect on Barker’s contribution to World War One.
Between 1890 and 1918 approximately...
Between 1890 and 1918 approximately...
An open letter to the Barker Community Regarding allegations of child sexual abuse - historical matters
Sunday, 20 April 2015Know Your School - Barker’s Swimming Pools
Friday, 27 March 2015This week, as the Barker Foundation Aquatic Centre turns 21, we take a look at Barker’s swimming pools.
A swimming pool within the School...
A swimming pool within the School...
Know your School - Who was Barker?
Wednesday, 25 March 2015This week we look at the man behind the School’s name, Bishop Frederic Barker.
Frederic Barker was born on March 17 1808 at Baslow, Derbyshire....
Frederic Barker was born on March 17 1808 at Baslow, Derbyshire....
Know your School - BCMA celebrates its 89th anniversary
Friday, 13 March 2015This week, the Barker College Mothers’ Association (BCMA) celebrates its 89th anniversary, and as such, we take a look at the founding of this organisation....
Know Your School - Barker students on the stage
Friday, 6 March 2015As Barker celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, each week we will delve into the Archives to reveal something of the School’s history. This...
Know Your School - Barker’s Vegetable Garden and Dairy Herd
Friday, 27 February 2015In 1923, when Stanley “Sammy” Seaberg arrived at Barker College as the Assistant Master, the School had both a vegetable garden and dairy herd....
Know Your School - 60 years of Junior School
Friday, 20 February 2015This week, we commemorate 60 years of the Barker College Junior School in its current location.
Right from Barker’s early days at Kurrajong...
Right from Barker’s early days at Kurrajong...
Know Your School - Arrival of Girls
Friday, 13 February 2015Know Your School - Girls arrive at Barker
As Barker celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, each week we will delve into the Archives to reveal...
As Barker celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, each week we will delve into the Archives to reveal...
Know your school - Barker moves to Hornsby
Friday, 6 February 2015Know Your School – Barker moves to Hornsby
In 1895, Rev. Plume purchased six acres of land at Hornsby Junction on Peats Ferry Road (now the...
In 1895, Rev. Plume purchased six acres of land at Hornsby Junction on Peats Ferry Road (now the...
Know Your School – Barker at Kurrajong Heights
Friday, 30 January 2015As Barker celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, each week we will delve into the Archives to reveal something of the School’s history. We begin...
Opening and Inaugural Address of the Barker Institute
Wednesday, 28 January 2015Thursday 5 February 2015 at 7.30pmRhodes Theatre, RE Kefford Building, Barker College, including light refreshments
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Flashback Friday - Seaberg Diaries: Boarding
Thursday, 12 September 2013From its beginning in 1890, Barker College has always been a boarding school. Sammy Seaberg (Staff 1923-1965) reflects on the life of the Barker College...
IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO PREVENT TYPE 2 DIABETES IN MEN?
Monday, 2 September 2013IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO PREVENT TYPE 2 DIABETES IN MEN?
Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly common problem. When present it reduces the overall quality...
Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly common problem. When present it reduces the overall quality...
Friday Flashback No. 4 Barker's Dramatic Flair
Thursday, 21 June 2013Barker’s Dramatic Flair
Apart from being a teacher of Mathematics and Commanding Officer of the Barker College Cadet Unit, Sammy Seaberg (Staff...
Apart from being a teacher of Mathematics and Commanding Officer of the Barker College Cadet Unit, Sammy Seaberg (Staff...
Flashback Friday No.3 - 1923 Annual Sports Day
Thursday, 14 June 2013Sammy Seaberg describes the antics surrounding the 1923 Barker College Annual Sports Day:
“Sports Day, the Annual Athletic Meeting, was one of...
“Sports Day, the Annual Athletic Meeting, was one of...
Flashback Friday No.2 - Vegetable Garden & Dairy Herd
Friday, 17 May 2013In 1923, when Stanley “Sammy” Seaberg arrived at Barker College to fill the position of Assistant Master, Barker College had both a vegetable...
Flashback Friday No.1 - The Dining Hall before it was destroyed by fire, 1925.
Monday, 14 May 2013In 1935, the school’s Dining Hall and Kitchen was destroyed by fire. Mr “Sammy” Seaberg, a teacher at Barker College from 1923-1965,...
Congratulations to Rachel Lack 2012
Friday, 15 March 2013Congratulations to Rachel Lack (12) on her selection in the Australian 19's Women’s Softball steam for the World Championships being held in...
Debating World Championships
Wednesday, 6 February 20132013 leaver, Bo Seo's team won the World Schools debating championship in Istanbul, Turkey, about 2 hours ago - in a unanimous decision against Swaziland!...
Australia Day Honours
Wednesday, 30 January 2013Congratulations to Geoffrey Coles (1975) for being awarded the Public Service Medal for Outstanding public service to the management of conservation outcomes,...