St Bernard's College Katoomba opened on February 10, 1941 and had its foundation stone laid on December 7, 1941. It closed its doors for the last time in December, 1966.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the original, enthusiastic St Bernard's Old Boys' Association Committee of 1945 President: Ken Mitchell, Secretary: Don Foy, Treasurer: Tom Maher, Committee: Brian Vanny, Roger Jones and Bill McConnell
and the others present John Madigan, Tom Porter, Dick Watson, John Walker, Fred Egan, Brian Higgs, Harry Green, Geoff Lees, Paul Lippman, Phil Jones, John White, Brian McAteer and Syl Noonan for keeping the spirit and memory of the school alive.
We also have the 'second wave' Committee to thank for resurrecting the Association after the school had been closed for some years and a chance meeting between Rod Watson and Peter Boccanfuso in 1984 saw the re-start of SBOBA with the full support of Brother Leo who was the Principal when the school closed in 1966 and one of the Patrons of the Association until his death in 2009.
Please remember that some of the older stories are of a time and context that no longer applies but have been left as is for the sake of authenticity.
We also have a Facebook Page - St Bernard's Old Boys' Association - with over 1,000 photos in various albums.
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All pages have been updated as of 10/02/2021 The 80th Anniversary of the First Day of School.
